Gong yuan 2000 AD (2000)

Director:

Gordon Chan

Writers:

Gordon Chan (screenplay)
Stu Zicherman (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 2000 (Singapore)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Plot:

The Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming. Peter Tong, a carefree Hong Kong youngster, finds himself...

Plot Keywords:

Conspiracy | Rooftop | Cop | Gun Held To Head | Accidental Shooting

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Aaron Kwok	...	Peter Li
Phyllis Quek	...	Salina
James Lye	...	Eric Ong
Daniel Wu	...	Benny
Gigi Choi	...	Janet
Andrew Lin	...	Kelvin Wong (as Hoi Lin)
Ray Lui	...	Greg Li
Francis Ng	...	Ronald Ng
Ken Lo	...	Bobby
Yu Beng Lim
Wenyong Huang
Cynthia Koh	...	Theresa
Shucheng Chen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mohamed Badi	...	Radar Control
La Bon	...	Gouvernerment Securiy Unit
Claudine Chan	...	Guest on stage
Michael Chang
Jeff Chan	...	Man Cigar Bar
Stephanie Chan	...	Gouvernerment Securiy Unit
Tan Yng Chee	...	Agent
Joe Chew	...	Agent
Roks Chik	...	Gouvernerment Securiy Unit
Vincent Mo Chik	...	Gouvernerment Securiy Unit
Ng Ching Ching	...	Air Stewardess
Ho Wai Chiu	...	Gouvernerment Securiy Unit
Melody Choi	...	Girl Cigar Bar
Patrick Chua	...	Agent
Che Kim Fai	...	Policeman
Chor Wai Fu	...	June
Ho Sui Hang	...	Gouvernerment Securiy Unit
Clint Helyer	...	Agent
Young Hoick	...	May
Kuan Yew Hong	...	Agent
Brinton Jeou	...	Agent
Jong Jun Jie	...	Agent
Wong Kwok Kai	...	Bayal Game Centre
Kameen	...	Air Stewardess
Chau Lim Kan	...	Man Cigar Bar
Keagan Kang	...	Villian
Mark Kaufman	...	Computer specialist
Andy Keung	...	Walter
Kornelia	...	Guest on stage
Jim Shoi Kwan	...	Waitress
Yung Kwan
Wilfred Kwok	...	Greg's friend
Hora Lam	...	Girl Cigar Bar
Roderick Lam	...	Gouvernerment Securiy Unit
Jean-Claude Laurent	...	Agent
Tony Lau	...	Man Cigar Bar
Martin Law	...	CIA Hitman
Fred Lee	...	Greg's friend
Johnson Lee	...	Greg's friend
Marilyn Lee	...	Emcee
Nike Lee	...	Bayal Game Centre
Sunny Luk	...	Teller
Young Lam Man	...	Man Cigar Bar
Philip Menezes	...	Agent
Victor Tan Kuan Meng	...	Agent
Leslie Ong	...	Agent
Jerome Ow	...	Agent
Christina Nicole Poh	...	Social Escort
Benedict Soh	...	Agent
Tan Kuan Soon	...	Agent
Tan Teck Soun	...	Agent
Spencer	...	Agent
Alvin Tan	...	Agent
Picasso Tan	...	Agent
Serena Tan	...	Air Stewardess
Frances Taslim	...	Air Stewardess
Pal Tay	...	Airline staf
Kwan Tung	...	CIA Hitman
Luk Man Wai	...	Gouvernerment Securiy Unit
Michael Wai	...	Bayal Game Centre
To Fu Wan	...	Man Cigar Bar
Dickie Wong	...	CIA Hitman
Emma Wong	...	Control Room Officer
Kent Wong	...	Man Cigar Bar
Don Yap	...	Agent
Kwong Kim Yip	...	Judge (as Ip Kwong Kim)
Ryan Young	...	CIA Agent

Also Known As:

2000 AD (International: English title)
Gung yuen 2000 AD (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

Germany:99 min | Japan:109 min

Country:

Hong Kong | Singapore

Language:

English | Mandarin | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:18 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Media Asia Films

Movie Connections:

References "The X Files" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Unprecendented

A very enjoyable Hong Kong action movie!

Ever since John Woo, Tsui Hark, and Ringo Lam left Hong Kong for Hollywood, there's been other directors trying to fill their shoes (even though Hark and Lam came back to Hong Kong recently). Gordon Chan is one of the directors to fill in the shoes along with Wong Kar Wai to make Hong Kong films just as good as their predecessors.

I read an interesting article about Gordon Chan. It talked about the shooting a movie in Hong Kong is really quick and fast. A lot of the action movies would be heavy in action sequences but lacking in character development and story. For example Tsui Hark's "Time and Tide" and Benny Chan's "Gen X Cops". Chan wanted to bring back the slower approach of filmmaking that was done by John Woo. John Woo would take months compared to the other directors who would take a few weeks to direct a film. With the slower approach, there would be more depth in the story and the action scenes. This film is a good example of that.

The action scenes are incredible! The shootouts remind me of the shootout in Michael Mann's "Heat". The characters were very intriguing like Aaron Kwok's character Peter, who is introduced as a guy who doesn't seem to have direction in his life. Peter's computer company is failing, but doesn't seem to care because he spends his time playing video games and wasting his money. His older brother, Greg would look after him and from time to time give him money so Peter can get back on his feet again. Later in the story, Greg gets killed and you see the transition that Peter makes. He quickly grows up and becomes more responsible. What drives him is to found out who killed his brother and why. The other character I found intriguing was Francis Ng's character as a GSU agent. He's a cop with morals and has a lot of experience. The score really sets the mood of the movie and it reminds me a bit of "Heat". Overall very good performances by everyone.

The only flaws was the realism. I know it's a Hong Kong action flick but why does everyone seem to know Martial Arts in this movie? Peter who is suppose to be a computer programmer and how the hell does he know Kung Fu? The other thing that bugged me was it seem to be too many characters sometimes. It was a bit hard to follow what's going on but not as bad as "Time and Tide".

I really enjoyed "2000 AD" and I'm looking forward to watching Gordon Chan's "Beast Cops". I heard that it was better than this one. So I really can't wait. So if you wanna enjoy a solid Hong Kong action flick go watch this one.