Hong Kong Flix
Jun. 20th, 2002 10:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yendiLJ won't allow more than ten choices in a poll, so I'm just posting these in a message -- post your choices in the reply. Note that the list doesn't include Iron Monkey (since we're already going to watch that), any films made outside of HK studios (Rush Hours, etc), and the films that I know I have, but can't find (SuperCop, Young Dragons :-( )
A Better Tomorrow -- Classic John Woo/Chow Yun Fat
A Chinese Ghost Story -- the Tsui hark animation -- Lots of fun, and less disturbing than the non-animated flick.
Big Bullet -- Cop/gangster movie
Black Cat -- La Femme Nikita, HK-style. Wit Jade Leung and Simon Yam.
City on Fire -- Ringo Lam/Chow Yun Fat. Resevoir Dogs, done right the first time.
Enter the Dragon -- Um, duh? Bruce Lee.
Enter the Fat Dragon -- Sammo Hung, exactly what it sounds like.
Expect the Unexpected -- Probably Simon Yam's second best film (alas, I don't have Full Contact yet)
First Strike -- Jackie Chan - has the classic ladder fight.
Fist of Legend -- Jet Li. American release
Fong Sai Yuk -- Jet Li classic -- has an awesome fight scene, and some funny moments.
Future Cops -- Really bizarre Street Fighter pastiche
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu -- Early Jackie Chan.
Hard Boiled -- Guns. Lots of Guns. And then more guns. A gunfight that lasts over forty minutes. Woo, Lee, Yun-Fat.
High Risk -- A damned funny Jet Li movie -- basically, a HK version of Die Hard, with a parody of Jackie Chan tossed in.
Legend of Drunken Master -- American release of the classic DM2
Look Out, Officer -- The second best Stephen Chow flick (behind From Bejeing, With Love). Funny.
Magnificent Warriors -- Michelle Yeoh in an adventure/action movie
Millionaire's Excpres -- Sammo Hung directed and starred -- sort of a western martial arts movie; also has Richard Norton, Cynthia Rothrock, and Yuen.
Mr. Nice Guy -- Jackie Chan -- some damned good fight scenes (Hong Kong versiion)
Mr. Vampire -- Hong Kong's answer to Army of Darkness -- this is the second funniest horror movie ever made, imho.
My Lucky Stars -- Jackie, Yuen, and Sammo in a slapstick movie (first in a long series)
New Fist of Fury -- Weak Jackie Chan flick
Once a Thief -- Woo/Chow Yun Fat/Leslie Chung -- damned fine caper film
Once Upon a Time in China -- The Classic -- Jet Li's best, imho.
Once Upon a Time in China 2 -- Also Jet Li, still fun
Once Upon a Time in China 3 -- Ditto.
Picture of a Nymph -- supernatural thriller/erotica
Spiritual Kung Fu -- Older Jackie movie.
The Black Mask -- Jet Li's superhero movie (american release)
The Bride With White Hair -- One of the true classics -- a historical fantasy of love and war.
The Heroic Trio -- Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, and Maggie Chung as heroes in a dark future
The Untold Story -- Really disturbing crime piece with Anthony Wong -- essentially the HK version of Silence of the Lambs.
The Young Master -- Jackie Chan -- one of his best roles
To Kill with Intrigue -- Another older Jackie flick
Wheels on Meals -- My second favorite Martial Arts movie; Jackie and Yuen run a catering van, with Sammo as a bumbling cop, all set in Barcelona.
Wonder Seven -- Michelle Yeoh as a government agent
Yes Madam! -- Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock, in a cop/buddie flick
A Better Tomorrow -- Classic John Woo/Chow Yun Fat
A Chinese Ghost Story -- the Tsui hark animation -- Lots of fun, and less disturbing than the non-animated flick.
Big Bullet -- Cop/gangster movie
Black Cat -- La Femme Nikita, HK-style. Wit Jade Leung and Simon Yam.
City on Fire -- Ringo Lam/Chow Yun Fat. Resevoir Dogs, done right the first time.
Enter the Dragon -- Um, duh? Bruce Lee.
Enter the Fat Dragon -- Sammo Hung, exactly what it sounds like.
Expect the Unexpected -- Probably Simon Yam's second best film (alas, I don't have Full Contact yet)
First Strike -- Jackie Chan - has the classic ladder fight.
Fist of Legend -- Jet Li. American release
Fong Sai Yuk -- Jet Li classic -- has an awesome fight scene, and some funny moments.
Future Cops -- Really bizarre Street Fighter pastiche
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu -- Early Jackie Chan.
Hard Boiled -- Guns. Lots of Guns. And then more guns. A gunfight that lasts over forty minutes. Woo, Lee, Yun-Fat.
High Risk -- A damned funny Jet Li movie -- basically, a HK version of Die Hard, with a parody of Jackie Chan tossed in.
Legend of Drunken Master -- American release of the classic DM2
Look Out, Officer -- The second best Stephen Chow flick (behind From Bejeing, With Love). Funny.
Magnificent Warriors -- Michelle Yeoh in an adventure/action movie
Millionaire's Excpres -- Sammo Hung directed and starred -- sort of a western martial arts movie; also has Richard Norton, Cynthia Rothrock, and Yuen.
Mr. Nice Guy -- Jackie Chan -- some damned good fight scenes (Hong Kong versiion)
Mr. Vampire -- Hong Kong's answer to Army of Darkness -- this is the second funniest horror movie ever made, imho.
My Lucky Stars -- Jackie, Yuen, and Sammo in a slapstick movie (first in a long series)
New Fist of Fury -- Weak Jackie Chan flick
Once a Thief -- Woo/Chow Yun Fat/Leslie Chung -- damned fine caper film
Once Upon a Time in China -- The Classic -- Jet Li's best, imho.
Once Upon a Time in China 2 -- Also Jet Li, still fun
Once Upon a Time in China 3 -- Ditto.
Picture of a Nymph -- supernatural thriller/erotica
Spiritual Kung Fu -- Older Jackie movie.
The Black Mask -- Jet Li's superhero movie (american release)
The Bride With White Hair -- One of the true classics -- a historical fantasy of love and war.
The Heroic Trio -- Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, and Maggie Chung as heroes in a dark future
The Untold Story -- Really disturbing crime piece with Anthony Wong -- essentially the HK version of Silence of the Lambs.
The Young Master -- Jackie Chan -- one of his best roles
To Kill with Intrigue -- Another older Jackie flick
Wheels on Meals -- My second favorite Martial Arts movie; Jackie and Yuen run a catering van, with Sammo as a bumbling cop, all set in Barcelona.
Wonder Seven -- Michelle Yeoh as a government agent
Yes Madam! -- Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock, in a cop/buddie flick
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Date: 2002-06-20 07:58 am (UTC)A Chinese Ghost Story
Enter the Dragon
Mr. Vampire
Picture of a Nymph
Once Upon a Time in China
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Date: 2002-06-20 08:00 am (UTC)How many do we get to vote for? :)
Date: 2002-06-20 08:02 am (UTC)Enter the Dragon . Bruce Lee was DA MAN. End of story.
Hard Boiled. Woo! Woo! Woo! And Chow Yun-Fat too!
Once Upon a Time in China. You are correct, this is Jet Li's best film.
First Strike. Gotta have a Jackie Chan in there someplace, and that's one of the best.
cheers,
Phil
Re: How many do we get to vote for? :)
Date: 2002-06-20 10:10 am (UTC)Worse comes to worse, we can always just watch the ladder fight from First Strike if we don't end up watching any Jackie flicks. Still the best one-on-many fight I've ever seen.
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Date: 2002-06-20 08:05 am (UTC)Yes, I have a crush on Jackie Chan. I like a man who's got a good sense of humor. Flexibility doesn't hurt, either. ;)
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Date: 2002-06-20 08:28 am (UTC)A Chinese Ghost Story
Enter The Dragon
Mr Vampire
Once Upon A Time In China
Picture Of A Nymph
The Bride With White Hair
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Date: 2002-06-20 10:08 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2002-06-20 10:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2002-06-20 11:03 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2002-06-20 05:25 pm (UTC)