Tag Archives: hong kong cinema

The Legend Of An Erotic Movie Star (1993) – review

Posted on May 5, 2016 by David

The Legend Of An Erotic Movie Star aka The Ledgen Erotic Movie Star aka 北妹皇后 (1993)   Liu Chi-Tak stars as Hung Chan, a typical ditzy Mainlander who leaves her husband in China to go and make her fortune as … Continue reading →

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Dreaming the Reality (1993) – Film Review

Posted on December 9, 2015 by David

Moon Lee and Yukari Oshima as highly trained killers who have been trained since they were children by their foster father. After they botch a mission and a bunch of school kids get killed, Moon is haunted by guilt. Yukari, … Continue reading →

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Lethal Panther (aka Deadly China Dolls) (1990) – Film review

Posted on December 8, 2015 by David

Sibelle Hu plays a cop working for the HK branch of the CIA who investigating money counterfeiters operating in the Philippines. Meanwhile, the paths of two female assassins cross when they are ordered to kill one another to cover up … Continue reading →

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Lethal Panther 2 (1993) – Film review

Posted on June 25, 2015 by David

Lethal Panther 2 (1993) aka 格殺令 aka “Lethal Panther” (UK) aka “Blood and Guts” (My Way Film Co., Dir. Philip Ko) Personal favourite of mine Yukari Oshima plays a Japanese Interpol agent sent to Manilla on the case of some Japanese … Continue reading →

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Daughter of Darkness (1993) review

Posted on May 16, 2012 by David

Daughter of Darkness (滅門慘案之孽殺) (1993) A young woman named Fong (Lily Chung) is constantly and violently abused by her family. When her family are murdered, Inspector Lui (Anthony Wong) is put on the case. A suspect is brought in and brutally interigated but Liu … Continue reading →

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Nightfall (2012) review

Posted on May 7, 2012 by David

Wow, it’s been 2 months since I last posted. I’ve been pretty busy lately with holidays, parents visiting and other random crap, but hopefully I can get motivated again to start writing. So without further ado… Nightfall (大追捕) (2012) After serving 20 years … Continue reading →

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Hidden Desire (1991) review

Posted on January 15, 2012 by David

Hidden Desire (1991) tells the story of David (Gary Lam Gin-Fai), a US buisnessman who makes a trip to Hong Kong to check on how his buisness is being ran. When there he meets two girls who work for his … Continue reading →

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As Tears Go By (1988) review

Posted on January 4, 2012 by David

I used to infrequently write reviews for the Asian film site cityonfire.com. Here is my review for Wong Kar-Wai’s 1988 drama As Tears Go By. I wrote this back in 2004 and have updated the review slightly. That said, it’s … Continue reading →

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Princess Madam (1989) review

Posted on July 15, 2011 by David

Directed by the king of cut-and-paste Godfrey Ho, ‘girls and guns’ flick Princess Madam is actually one of the director’s better efforts. When a secretary agrees to testify in court against a semi-retired Triad boss, two cops, Moon (Moon Lee) … Continue reading →

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Beauty Investigator (1992) review

Posted on July 15, 2011 by David

Since I’m a huge fan of Hong Kong cinema and I’m currently living in Hong Kong I figured I’d start to review some of the films I’ve been watching. Movies are a huge part of the culture here. It’s not … Continue reading →

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