The Mission sequel: Exiled

[j.crawford]

Check it out!


http://www.mediaasia.com/eng/film_detai ... n=-2-&no=0


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[MrBooth]

More info here:

http://www.mediaasia.com/eng/news_detail.php?Id=208&pd=2005-11-14&news_listPage=

[Brian Thibodeau]

Funny, the press release snubs Roy Cheung and Lam Suet, who are both shown in the photos. It also doesn't mention whether Jackie Lui, who's not in the photos, will be repriging his role as the fifth member of the group (and whose character seems to figure prominently in that story synopsis linked in Simon's post! Surely it would't be the same without him...

[ewaffle]

Excellent news. "The Mission" looked and sounded great, a very elegant movie. Should be a lot of fun to see the old pros and the (relatively) new pros get together again.

[Chinoco]

Is Simon Yam in this movie?

[Chinoco]

Well, to answer my own question- SEVEN MONTHS LATER .... YES, Simon IS in the film... I saw it in the trailer- which you can see as well.... I posted the link for the trailer in a seperate topic.

Once problem- this does NOT appear to be a sequel to the Mission AT ALL . Looks like the guys are playing entirely new characters. Watch the trailer and let me know what you think.

[Brian Thibodeau]

You're correct in assuming this isn't a sequel. These are definitely different characters, though they could just as easily have been the characters from THE MISSION considering the thematic similarities. And Simon Yam is amazing in this movie, so full of smarm and (largely justified) hatred towards Nick Cheung's character in particular and just about everyone else in general.

Very mild spoiler below, but it won't ruin the movie, I promise!

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In typical Johnnie To fashion, one extended gunfight in a restauarnt (partly shown in the trailer at the movie's website) results in two major characters getting rather nasty wounds. One of the wounded men is driven to an "underground" medical clinic based in the doctor's apartment. Moments later, the other wounded guy, Simon, is brought to the same clinic and demands preferential treatment without realizing that the patient on the gurney he just pushed across the room is actually a guy he's wanted dead for ages, and that guy's pals are strategically hiding throughout the apartment, where another gunfight is about to explode while Simon's getting some stitchwork done to some very sensitive areas.

And then there's this hooker that the doctor was schtupping just before everyone came in...gotta keep your eye on that one!

[Chinoco]

Thanks for the info man- can't wait to see this one!!!

I am a little disapointed that it isn't a TRUE sequel to the Mission... THAT would have been amazing!

[Brian Thibodeau]

Well, you could pretend it's a sequel! The similarities are striking...