At the time of release "Sha Po Lang (Spl)" was the most hyped film here at Twitch, and for a good reason. It marked the return of serious kick-ass action to Hong Kong cinema and proved to be a major come-back for its star Donnie Yen.
By the time I finally saw the film I was puzzled by all the accolades as I thought the story left something to be desired while the characters often devolved into caricature stereotypes. Frankly I enjoyed "Infernal Affairs" a lot more.
But, and that's a Major but, just when I started to fear "Sha Po Lang" wouldn't offer more than some decent craftsmanship and only some moments of brilliance, Donnie Yen gets truly unleashed. This leads to some of the most brutal and epic fights ever filmed, and the scene below is a good example.
Setting the scene: Donnie's character is hurrying somewhere to save someone,...
By the time I finally saw the film I was puzzled by all the accolades as I thought the story left something to be desired while the characters often devolved into caricature stereotypes. Frankly I enjoyed "Infernal Affairs" a lot more.
But, and that's a Major but, just when I started to fear "Sha Po Lang" wouldn't offer more than some decent craftsmanship and only some moments of brilliance, Donnie Yen gets truly unleashed. This leads to some of the most brutal and epic fights ever filmed, and the scene below is a good example.
Setting the scene: Donnie's character is hurrying somewhere to save someone,...
- 10/6/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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 a Wong Jing outing, the film is typically hard to classify, mixing in science fiction, action, romance, family melodrama and, of course, crude humour. The film is a bona fide stab at making a big budget Chinese blockbuster, with special visual effects from noted South Korean team Kinomotive and an all star cast headlined by the one and only Andy Lau, with support from the gorgeous Fan Bing Bing (“Sophie’s Revenge”), Barbie Hsu (“Connected”), Mike He (“Love at Seventh Sight”) and young actress Xu Jiao (recently in Stephen Chow’s “CJ7”). The plot itself takes some swallowing. The film kicks off in the year 2080, with Andy Lau playing a cop called Kidd, who is entrusted with protecting scientist Dr.
- 7/6/2010
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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