2000 AD (2000)

The Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming. Peter Tong, a carefree Hong Kong youngster, finds himself drawn into the web of a deadly espionage conspiracy. A clandestine organization ... See full summary »

Director:

Gordon Chan

Writers:

Gordon Chan (story), Stuart Zicherman (story) (as Stu Zicherman)

Stars:

Aaron Kwok, Phyllis Quek, James Lye

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Kwong Kim Yip	...	Judge (as Ip Kwong Kim)
Stephanie Chan	...	Government Security Unit

Storyline

The Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming. Peter Tong, a carefree Hong Kong youngster, finds himself drawn into the web of a deadly espionage conspiracy. A clandestine organization schemes to use the Y2K Bug to cause mayhem throughout Asia. To survive, Peter has to call on reserves of courage and stamina he has never needed before.

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Plot Keywords:

conspiracy | playing a video game | hand to hand combat | police shootout | crying | 

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Media Asia Raintree Pictures

Country:

Hong Kong Singapore

Language:

English Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

3 February 2000 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

2000 A.D.

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Box Office

Budget:

SGD6,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Asia Films, Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, People's Production Limited

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Final Fantasy VIII (1999)

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Soundtracks

Unprecendented
Performed by Aaron Kwok

User Reviews

Dated but fun cyber crime thriller

This Chinese cyber thriller takes absolutely ages to get going. The entire first half of the film is filled with the machinations of a rather uninteresting cast of geeky characters, of whom there are far too many including lots of extraneous types (like the hero's girlfriend). Then, after a set-piece ambush, the story finally starts moving and it all gets rather better from that point in.

The plot, involving cyber crime at the turn of the millennium, is inevitably rather dated by today's standards, and watching people chase around and downloading data onto disk is a little cheesy. The inclusion of some ultra-low budget CGI effects, such as a plane explosion, doesn't help things. But when it comes to the action, director Gordon Chan doesn't disappoint, filling the latter half of his production with a series of hard-hitting shoot-outs that really make an impact, utilising bloody squib hits to their maximum advantage. Okay, so the ensuing martial arts fights aren't quite as well choreographed as the gunfights, but who cares? Young, dashing hero Aaron Kwok leads the proceedings, transforming from a geeky-type character into a rather unfeasibly tough, battle-scarred hero. A subdued Daniel Wu plays his friend, confidante and business associate, but doesn't have a great deal to do, although beautiful Malaysian actress Phyllis Quek is a welcome addition to the cast list. One of the best characters is an investigating cop, played by Francis Ng, who steals every scene with his layered performance of real depth. And watch out for Jackie Chan's former bodyguard, Ken Lo, playing an evil sniper.