97 goo waak jai: Jin mo bat sing (1997)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Wai-keung Lau

Writer:

Manfred Wong (written by)

Release Date:

28 March 1997 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Fight to the end...no regrets!

Plot:

The boss of the Hung Hing gang, Tian Sang, has died. Ho Nam and Hon Bun find Sangs younger brother, Yang to lead the gang...

Plot Keywords:

Gang | Lesbian | Sequel | Triad | Lesbian Stereotype

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ekin Cheng	...	Chan Ho Nam / Peter Chan (as Cheng Yee Kin)
Jordan Chan	...	Chicken Chiu / Simon Chiu (as Chan Siu Chun)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chi Fai Chan	...	Barbarian
Pinky Cheung	...	K.K.
Roy Cheung	...	Lui Yiu-Yeung / Thunder Tiger
Jason Chu	...	Banana Skin
Jerry Lamb	...	Pou-Pan
Spencer Lam	...	Father Lam
Siu-Kei Lee	...	Key
Sammuel Leung
Ken Lo	...	Prince
Alex Man	...	Chiang Tin-Yeung
Karen Mok	...	Lam Suk-Fan / Wasabi
Chi Hung Ng	...	Tiger
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue	...	Sister Thirteen
Michelle Reis	...	Lee Yan-Kin
Michael Tse	...	Dai Tin-Yee
Yeung Ming Wan	...	Ben Hon
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Tai Fai
Ronald Wong	...	Superman

Also Known As:

97 Wise Guys No War Cannot Be Won (literal English title)
97 gu huo zi: Zhan wu bu sheng (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Young and Dangerous 4 (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English | Mandarin | Thai

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:(Banned) (original rating) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating)

Company:

B.O.B. and Partners

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Goo waak chai ching yee pin ji hung hing sap saam mooi (1998)

Without a Doubt the best of the Series

This is definitely the best out of all the Young and Dangerous Series. The loyalty and comraderie within the triad is well played out and the scene where San Gai is scolded is especially powerful. The way Ekin Cheng just downed all those beers and walked aimlessly down the street is a damn near perfect mimic of what a real gu wa zai would do in such a situation. The ending was great and uplifting, short of giving it away. Definitely the best in the series.

I'm guessing that this movie got a low rating from the conservatives who don't like to see the proliferation of the idealization of gangs but I ask that you judge the film on its own merit. This is a must-see if you want to take a look at the gritty life of a Hong Kong triad society member, glorified of course. Enjoy.