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Re: your favorite hk flicks

PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 2002 4:46 pm
by Sydneyguy
I have to agree with<br>Moonlight express <br>but where did you get a copy of ALL FOR THE WINNERS i don't see it on vcd anywhere!!!<br><br>My fav movie all time is STORMRIDERS<br>because it is a manga brought to life<br><br>Most Jackie chan movies but lately his stuff is nowhere near is 1980's movies<br><br>Jet Li movies in general because they all kick ass, especially HIGH RISK<br><br>HARDBOILED, the action cop's and robbers movies out there!!<br><br>STEPHEN CHOW movies, since most of them are SO DAMn funny, espcially ROYAL tramp series<br><br>LEGEND OF THE WOLF<br>Donnie Yen's best work<br><br>Chinese Ghost stories series<br><br>The DAy the sun turned cold<br>one of the best dramas out there<br><br>NEEDING YOU <br>the best romantic comedy ever!!<br><br><br><br>Rojoe

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2002 1:28 am
by pjshimmer
1. Fong Sai Yuk 2: first HK movie I saw in the U.S., thus remains my favorite<br><br>2. Once Upon a Time in China - the greatest HK movie ever made.<br><br>3. Storm Riders - just awesome & cool & doesn't try to contain gags.<br><br>4. Fong Sai Yuk - almost as good as part 2<br><br>5. Peking Opera Blue - excellent but little known movie. A must see; do not let the title bother you.<br><br>6. Barefoot Kid - the most flawless movie ever made<br><br>7. Fire Dragon - watched it over and over and want to watch more of it!<br><br>8. A Better Tomorrow - the only action movie to top my list<br><br>9. Handsome Siblings - one of my all time favorites, I can't say it has too much merit though.<br><br>10. Prodigal Son - excellent kung fu and cast.<br><br>11. King of Beggars - a Stephen Chow movie that focuses on the story and exploitates characters.<br><br>12. Dragon Inn - I'm still looking for a copy on DVD!<br><br>13. Saviour of the Soul - it gets better with every viewing<br><br>14. Future Cops - great example of the meritless action comedies that my friends love<br><br>15. Deadful Melody - made in the form of TVB series, but does much better.<br><br>I've seen about 500 Chinese movies and probably will see 1000 more when I have time.<br><br>

Re: your favorite hk flicks

PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2002 9:54 pm
by PAUL MARTINEZ
Oh man I could name a hundred. I know I'll probably forget a couple of gems but off the top of my head....<br><br>1. Bullet In The Head : The immortal John Woo's best IMO and to think it didn't star Chow Yun Fat.<br><br>2. Hardboiled : Another Woo film. This is the one that got me into HK films other than just old Shaw Bros. Prod.<br><br>3. The 5 Deadly Venoms : The film that made me fall in love with the martial arts genre in the first place.<br><br>4.Sex & Zen : Hysterical<br><br>5. New Legend Of Shaolin : My first sight of Jet Li. Incredible.<br><br>6.Fong Sai Yuk 1&2 : IMO Jet's Best work<br><br>7. Drunken Master 2 : My Favorite Jackie movie. Ken Lo is awesome.<br><br>8. Legend Of The Wolf : Why doesn't Donnie Yen do more films like this.<br><br>9.Once A Thief : OK I know I'm starting to sound like a Woo fanboy but I love this movie.<br><br>10. Fist Of Legend : For some reason Easterners didn't like this film. I don't know why, I found it fantastic.<br><br>11. Eat Drink Man Woman : Forget Crouching Tiger. This is Ang Lee's true masterpiece. <br><br>12. The Day The Sun Turned Cold : Not sure if it was a HK production or not. But what a film! Excellent acting and pacing.<br><br>13. Stormriders : Not that I thought it was a tremendous plot or great acting. It brought HK films into the new age of film making.<br><br>14.A Better Tomorrow : Alright! Alright! I'm a John Woo fanboy. So shoot me, heck everyone else gets shot in this one anyway.<br><br>15.Running Out Of Time : I heard someone say it was predictable. IMO this movie broke new ground from the usual HK cop films.<br><br>Honorable Mentions :<br>Mortal Combat (AKA Crippled Avengers)<br>Bride With White Hair<br>Heroic Trio<br>5 Fingers Of Death<br>King Of Beggars<br>God Of Gamblers<br>Prison On Fire<br>Beyond Hypothermia 32<br><br>Like I said I probably missed 50 more.<br>By the way although a Japanese film I too truly loved Battle Royal.<br><br>

Re: your favorite hk flicks

PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 12:14 am
by pjshimmer
you said: <i>Legend Of The Wolf : Why doesn't Donnie Yen do more films like this</i><br><br>It's probably because Legend of the Wolf failed to gross $1 million on the big screen. Obviously people didn't like it as much as you and other action fans did. I think it was pretty good, but it's just too violent to be of merit.<br><br>

Re: your favorite hk flicks

PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2002 3:41 am
by PAUL MARTINEZ
Never heard of Drunken Mountain before. Do you know where I could obtain a copy?<br><br>