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Country: United States
Genre: Action/ Martial Arts/ Fantasy/ Comedy/ Romance/ Ghost
Director: Richard Yeung
Year: 1990
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TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
The Revenge of Angel certainly starts out with a bang.
We witness some very charming Chinese opera, led by the famous actress Angel Sui (Moon Lee). The show is interrupted by triad leader Chan Ping (Chung Faat) and a […]
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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Action/ Martial Arts/ Exploitation/ Category III/ Fantasy
Director: Tony Liu
Year: 1991
Rating:
WORTH A LOOK
I’m not generally a fan of campy movies, but you’ve got to give The Holy Virgin vs The Evil Dead some credit, starting with that title. This is a movie that includes copious gratuitous nudity, gore, machine gun battles, flame […]
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Country: China
Genre: Action/ Romance/ Martial Arts/ Comedy/ Fantasy
Director: Taylor Wong
Year: 1994
Rating:
NOT WORTH YOUR TIME
Check this out for a pedigree: direction by Taylor Wong (Rich and Famous/ Tragic Hero), martial arts choreography by Tony Leung Siu-Hung and Yuen Bun, and a cast including Andy Lau, Brigitte Lin, and Elvis Tsui.
And yet, The Three Swordsmen is […]
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Country: China
Genre: Ghost/ Action/ Romance/ Martial Arts/ Comedy/ Fantasy
Director: O Sing-Pui
Year: 1987
Rating:
NOT WORTH YOUR TIME
After the wild success of the original A Chinese Ghost Story, a slew of imitators popped out of the Hong Kong filmmaking factory. One of the first, Golden Swallow, appeared in theaters only five months after the debut of A […]
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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Action/ Martial Arts/ Fantasy
Director: Tony Liu
Year: 1983
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MOVIE
Bastard Swordsman starts out in terrific fashion, with near constant high-quality action. The choreography by Yuen Tak and Tony Liu is a mixture of fairly rigorous kung fu and creative wirefu that acts as an extension of the actors’ natural abilities. […]
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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Fantasy/ Action/ Martial Arts/ Romance
Director: Su Chao-Pin
Year: 2010
Rating:
WORTH A LOOK
Reign of Assassins might be the last wuxia film Michelle Yeoh is ever in. She is a precious resource, one of the most soulful and intelligent actresses in the world. Putting her in a business as usual flick meant to make […]
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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Fantasy/ Ghost/ Martial Arts/ Comedy
Director: Ricky Lau
Year: 1986
Rating:
WORTH A LOOK
I dunno. Maybe I’m just not a fan of hopping vampire flicks, but Mr. Vampire 2 was a bit of a challenge to sit through for me.
The plot really isn’t the problem per se.
Treasure hunter Kwok Tun-wong (Chung Faat) and […]
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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Fantasy/ Action/ Romance/ Martial Arts/ Ghost/ Comedy
Director: Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Year: 1990
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
A Chinese Ghost Story II may lack the sublime moments of the first film (Wu Ma’s impromptu song and dance, Leslie Cheung hiding in the bathtub with Joey Wang), but it doesn’t have a lousy first act either.
A […]
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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Fantasy/ Ghost/ Martial Arts/ Comedy
Director: Ricky Lau
Year: 1985
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MOVIE
Just because a movie was extremely popular with the Hong Kong audience doesn’t mean it’s any good. Think of all the early Stephen Chow nonsense comedies or Jackie Chan’s Lucky Star flicks. On the other side of the ocean, Porky’s […]
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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Fantasy/ Action/ Martial Arts
Director: Johnnie To
Year: 1993
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
Even by the wacky standards of Hong Kong cinema of the 90s, the tone of The Heroic Trio is bizarre.
It takes place in a Hong Kong of the imagination. Some of the city does indeed look like the real thing, but […]
