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Beauty on Duty! (2010) Movie Review
The one and only Wong Jing returns to familiar territory with his latest comedy “Beauty on Duty!”, basically a remake of the 2000 Hollywood Sandra Bullock vehicle “Miss Congeniality”. The premise of an attractive...
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Future X-Cops (2010) Movie Review
Legendary Hong Kong writer, director and one man cinematic production line Wong Jing returns with “Future X-Cops” a remake sequel of sorts to his 1993 cult trash classic “Future Cops”. Unsurprisingly, being very much...
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Jackie Chan and the Kung Fu Kid (2009) Movie Review
The region 2 release “Jackie Chan and the Kung Fu Kid” is a master stroke of creative and opportunistic marketing, being in fact the 2009 Mainland Chinese inspirational family comedy “Looking for Jackie”. The...
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Go Lala Go! (2010) Movie Review
Popular Chinese actress, director, writer and celebrity blogger Xu Jinglei returns to screens both in front of and behind the camera with the topical urban comedy “Go Lala Go!”. The film sees her diverging...
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Fire of Conscience (2010) Movie Review
After the success of his much praised “The Beast Stalker”, director Dante Lam continues his quest to prove himself the leading purveyor of hardcore Hong Kong thrills with “Fire of Conscience”. The hard hitting...
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Bad Blood (2010) Movie Review
Property developer turned film maker Dennis Law continues his onslaught on Hong Kong cinemas with another genre outing in “Bad Blood”. As with his former outing “Fatal Move”, the triad thriller sees him working...
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14 Blades (2010) Movie Review #2
Action megastar Donnie Yen adds yet another notch to his ever growing belt with “14 Blades”, the latest wuxia epic from director Daniel Lee, recently responsible for another period set blockbuster in “Three Kingdoms:...
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True Legend (2010) Movie Review
The announcement of “True Legend” unsurprisingly caused considerable excitement amongst martial arts fans, given that it saw Yuen Woo Ping, arguably still the world’s best action choreographer, returning to the director’s chair for the...
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City of Darkness (1999) Movie Review
As Donnie Yen’s star continues its inexorable rise, it’s inevitable that pretty much every film in his back catalogue will get re-released, usually with DVD covers unsubtly manufactured to suggest that he is the...
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Ip Man 2 (2010) Movie Review
2008’s “Ip Man” is one of the best martial arts movies you’ll see in the last 10 years, a film that all but cemented Donnie Yen’s crown as the new kung fu king of...
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Womb Ghosts (2010) Movie Review
The wonderfully titled “Womb Ghosts” is the latest effort from real-estate developer-turned director and one man Hong Kong film factory Dennis Law. With a grotesque premise that harks back to the good old days...
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72 Tenants of Prosperity (2010) Movie Review
“72 Tenants of Prosperity” is the second big screen joint production from Shaw Brothers and TVB, and is essentially an updating of the 1973 Shaw hit “House of 72 Tenants”, released domestically as a...
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All’s Well Ends Well 2010 (2010) Movie Review
The “Alls Well Ends Well” franchise returns to screens yet again for its 2010 outing, following on the heels of its highly successful predecessor, which was perhaps surprisingly the highest grossing Hong Kong film...
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The Warrior and the Wolf (2009) Movie Review
Although many viewers might quite reasonably groan at the thought of yet another Warring States period swordsman epic, “The Warrior and the Wolf” is certainly a film which should give pause for thought, thanks...
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Confucius (2009) Movie Review
Although, in the West at least, the name Confucius is widely known, and indeed often misused, very few people are actually aware of either his teachings, or the events of the Great Sage’s life,...
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14 Blades (2010) Movie Review
Of all the period action movies that the Chinese are cranking out lately, “14 Blades” is the one I’ve been anticipating the most. It stars Donnie Yen in his usual Donnie Yen role –...
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The Storm Warriors (2009) Movie Review #2
With “The Storm Riders” having been a huge blockbuster hit back in 1998, taking the fantasy wuxia genre to a new level with its amazing special effects, it is perhaps surprising that it took...
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Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) Movie Review
The biggest Hong Kong event film of the last couple of years arrives in the form of “Bodyguards and Assassins”, the latest blockbuster from director Teddy Chan and producer Peter Chan. A historical piece...
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To Live and Die in Mongkok (2009) Movie Review
With its familiar sounding title and ex-con trying to go straight premise, “To Live and Die in Mongkok” is not immediately a particularly appealing prospect. However, the impeccably acclaimed cast should certainly arouse the...
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Mulan (Hua Mulan, 2009) Movie Review
Given the continuing popularity of the Chinese costume epic, it’s pretty much inevitable that all manner of legends and enduring tales will be dusted off and brought to the screen as blockbusters. And so...
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