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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Hong Kong, Land of Ghosts and Fiends, 27 May 2008

Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In Hong Kong, the special force of the police known as 2002 is composed of the twenty-two year-old cop Chiu (Nicholas Tse) and his ghost partner and they fight against supernatural phenomena under the guidance of the mystic Paper Chan (Kar-Ying Law). When his partner reincarnates, the rookie policeman Fung (Stephen Fung) applies for the position; but Paper Chan explains Chiu that the team is to be formed by a man and a spirit, and Chiu has a death star on his hand that dooms his friends to die. Meanwhile, Chiu falls in love for Nurse Danielle (Danielle Graham), but he avoids her to protect her life against the fate of the death star. When the fiend Water Ghost (Alex Fong) possesses Fung seeking revenge against Chiu, he has to battle against the evil spirit trying to protect also his friend.

The melodramatic "2002" blends action, sci-fi, fantasy, fight scenes, drama, romance, comedy, free merchandise of a bank and an ice-cream brand and cheap philosophy; the result is an enjoyable, but very confused movie, with weird rules and no explanation for the ghosts and fiends in Hong Kong. The special effects work very well and in the end this film is a good entertainment. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "2002 – Exterminadores do Além" ("2002 – Terminators from Beyond")

5 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Cool kung-fu ghost action, 16 January 2005

Author: AwesomeWolf from Australia

Version: Cantonese, with English subtitles (by SBS)

When watching movies on SBS, I'm prepared for nearly anything. Obviously my definition of 'anything' didn't include an action/horror movie from Hong Kong that was essentially 'Ghostbusters' if it were a kung-fu movie. SBS rules.

'2002' follows a police-unit dealing with the supernatural. Each team is comprised of a human / ghost partnership. When Tide's (Nicholas Tse) partner is re-incarnated, Tide finds a new partner in Fung (Stephen Fung). Fung doesn't know about the human / ghost rule, nor does he realize that anyone close to Tide is doomed to die. Meanwhile, some nasty demons are running around Hong Kong, and they're pretty angry.

The story of '2002' is pretty good. The characters are likable, and the movie was well written. Some things weren't explained very well, but that shouldn't be a problem for anyone interested in these movies or the general subject (Chinese mythology).

Action-wise, '2002' kicks arse. There is a lot of wire-work and CGI. I normally don't like CGI, but I'll forgive it here as the fight scenes were pretty damn-cool. Be warned though, the fight-scenes in this exist to serve to explain the story, and not for the sake of action. Some of these fights are broken up by flashbacks, etc and may drag-on for those not keen on the plot.

8/10 - Check it out if like HK action movies.

2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Action, Comedy, Romance - who could ask for more ?, 24 November 2002

Author: Julian Cable (jc-89) from United Kingdom

2002 is the ghostbusting department of the Hong Kong Police. The hero is fated to cause the death of anyone he gets close to, which cramps his love-life somewhat. He gets through partners rather quickly too, since they die, become super-powered ghost partners and then get re-incarnated. His mentor sells paper offerings for the hero to burn for their ghost friends.

The script is always intelligent and witty. The action sequences are just right - they move the plot along without dominating it and are great fun. The acting and directing are both excellent and the main characters are likeable and sexy - strong, but vulnerable.

We laughed out-loud, especially at the comments that brought the characters down to earth. We didn't actually cry at the pathos but it was there.

This review relates to the English subtitled version shown on TV.

2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Gen-X Cops Reunion, Sci-Fi Style, 16 April 2002
Author: AlbertV79 from New York

I've been waiting to see this film and when I finally did, I loved it. It was great to see the original Gen-X Cops in the same film again. Nicholas "Jack" Tse is the human cop who teams up with Sam "Alien" Lee's ghost character. When Lee is ready to be reincarnated, enter Stephen "Match" Fung as Tse's new partner, who is scared of ghosts. Excellent debut from former Olympic swimmer Alex Fong as the Water Ghost. The finale is a total surprise and it has to be seen to be believed!!! If you liked Gen-X Cops, you'll love 2002.

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
A badly under-rated martial arts/ghost busting film, 8 July 2006

Author: Step Wallace from Canberra, Australia

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Like the only other person to comment this, I spotted it late one night on SBS (Australia's international channel).

I wasn't really expecting anything at all - but this film was great! It's your classic cop buddy movie, your experience cop (ghostbuster) gets a new partner to break in - and as always there's a new bad guy (ghost) on the block.

Action, comedy, romance, a couple of nice twists here and there to keep the whole thing entertaining.

If you're a fan of Asian cinema, this is a great film. It's a little hard to get your hands on, try ebay.

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Perfect couple cinema-- a bit of Kung-fu, a bit of romance, 27 June 2006

Author: angel_starfine from Dublin, Ireland

One of my favourite movies of all time. It's a lovely bitter-sweet story surrounded by an edgy plot and plenty of action and bits of humour.

The story tells of the ancient partnership of a ghost and a human teaming together to solve cases concerning unhappy ghosts.

But with this ancient partnership, comes a burden.

This movie does carry on a tiny bit but it's all for the sake of emotional suspense.

The plot twists and turns and just when you think you can predict it... I haven't met a single person that hasn't enjoyed it (and I've played this film to a lot of friends)

Perfect for a night in, maybe with your other half, it's neither overly violence nor over-mushy.

I can't hyper about this movie enough!

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
An amazingly cool introduction to HKmovies..., 25 November 2002
Author: bmyatt_uk from Gillingham, England

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Caution! this review may contain spoilers!

2002, or as it can be named, "Ghostbusters with martial arts" is possibly one of the most entertaining and enjoyable movies I have ever seen. the fight scenes were amazingly stylised and choreagraphed, and the story...

the basic plot is that of the spcial department in the hong-kong police, code named 2002. supplied with special equipment, such as vision drops (Ghosts become visible for five minutes) and the ghostbuster gun, which coats the bullet in the shooter's own blood.

The department, initially, consists of a man-ghost partnership (with Sam Lee fulfilling his irritating sidekick quota.) but after the ghost in the partnership is reincarnated (with an amazingly surreal sequence of Sam swimming down the birth canal, surrounded by sperm.) Tide (nick Tse) is left to find a new partner.

supposedly, all the partners in 2002 are pre-ordained by fate, and when Tide meets heis new partner, Fung, events start to click into place.

however, the emotions of real-life are starting to intrude on Tides life, and before long, he's starting to want more than just ghosthunting.

that about sums it up without TOO much spoiling. I actually found this movie to be immensely emotional, with the romantic stories taking far greater precedence over the action for the middle part of the movie. the whole film focused more on the human element than that of simple eye-candy.

when the fighting did start, however, it started with a BANG. blows are exchanged at ligtening speed, making movies like the Matrix seem to be PERMANENTLY in slow motion!

Forget the Matrix. come and see a REAL martial arts movie.

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Martial Arts Ghostbusters!, 9 April 2002
Author: flipfan84 from Baltimore, Maryland

Ok, while it isn't as good as Ghostbusters, it was a very entertaining picture. The ideas of reincarnation and the afterlife were really cool to see, particularly Sam Lee's character being reborn. The martial arts were decent but it was painfully obvious that both Nicholas Tse and Stephen Fung aren't the best fighters if at all. It really didn't matter because the action was cut well and the fights seemed to be innovative, especially the pool fight. With top notch special effects, action, and some comedy, 2002 is a pretty good movie that may have gone under some people's radar. It's something that people should definitely check out.

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Another good movie with Sam Lee!, 6 April 2002

Author: wendellmn (wendellmn@hotmail.com) from Minnesota, USA

Too bad he's only in it for a short while. This whole movie was sort of like Ghostbusters meets Men In Black. It has ghosts, gadgets, as well as my favorite Hong Kong actors, Sam Lee, Stephen Fung, and Nicholas Tse. It offered me a nice escape, and I'm currently watching the making of the movie on the DVD. Unfortunately, that part is not subtitled in English. It is still interesting to watch though.

1 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Very cool......., 24 November 2002

Author: Mike Baker from Gnosall, England

When this movie premiered on sky, I really wanted to watch it but due to a faulty satellite, I couldn't. The next day I looked for it on Amazon and couldn't find it. After a while I forgot about it, until last night, it was on again (the satellite had been fixed by then). I shoved a tape in and watched it. I had my doubts about this film, I've seen many Chinese films and I know when there bad, there bad but when there good, man are they good. This little gem happened to be one of the good ones, the editing, the music, the relationship between the two main characters made this film one of the most entertaining films I'd seen for a while. Wilson Yip did a good job of this (it's a film that could have been easily ruined), the film has just the right amount of everything in it, action, comedy, romance.

Overall, I really enjoyed this film and hope they make a sequel, I'd give it a cool four stars.

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