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Dragon Heat

Original title: Mang lung
  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.6K
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Yu Xia, Lawrence Chou, Shawn Yue, Vanness Wu, and Shengyi Huang in Mang lung (2005)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Crime
Interpol agents and gangsters battle in Hong Kong.Interpol agents and gangsters battle in Hong Kong.Interpol agents and gangsters battle in Hong Kong.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Daniel Lee
  • Writers
    • Daniel Lee
    • Ho-Leung Lau
  • Stars
    • Vanness Wu
    • Shawn Yue
    • Yu Xia
Top credits
  • Director
    • Daniel Lee
  • Writers
    • Daniel Lee
    • Ho-Leung Lau
  • Stars
    • Vanness Wu
    • Shawn Yue
    • Yu Xia
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Yu Xia, Lawrence Chou, Shawn Yue, Vanness Wu, and Shengyi Huang in Mang lung (2005)
    Mang lung (2005)
    Maggie Q in Mang lung (2005)
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    Maggie Q in Mang lung (2005)
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    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung in Mang lung (2005)
    Yu Xia and Vanness Wu in Mang lung (2005)
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    Michael Biehn, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, and Maggie Q in Mang lung (2005)
    Maggie Q in Mang lung (2005)
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    Top cast

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    Vanness Wu
    Vanness Wu
    • Officer Wang Sun-Hoas Officer Wang Sun-Ho
    Shawn Yue
    Shawn Yue
    • Officer Hung Kei-Lokas Officer Hung Kei-Lok
    Yu Xia
    Yu Xia
    • PRC Luo Zai-Junas PRC Luo Zai-Jun
    Shengyi Huang
    Shengyi Huang
    • Officer Pak Yut-Suetas Officer Pak Yut-Suet
    Lawrence Chou
    • Officer James Lam, INTERPOLas Officer James Lam, INTERPOL
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Kong Longas Kong Long
    • (as Sammo Hung)
    Michael Biehn
    Michael Biehn
    • Petros Angeloas Petros Angelo
    Bingbing Li
    Bingbing Li
    • Yu Chingas Yu Ching
    • (as Li Bing Bing)
    Joon-ho Huh
    Joon-ho Huh
    • Captain Ko Tung-Yuenas Captain Ko Tung-Yuen
    • (as Huh Joon-Ho)
    Maggie Q
    Maggie Q
    • Yuetas Yuet
    Simon Yam
    Simon Yam
    • Commander Hon Sunas Commander Hon Sun
    Isabella Leong
    Isabella Leong
    • Kong's Daughteras Kong's Daughter
    Mark Henderson
    • Joe Pearsonas Joe Pearson
    Philip Ng
    Philip Ng
    • Lee Chun Peias Lee Chun Pei
    Andy On
    Andy On
    • Suet's Undercover Targetas Suet's Undercover Target
    Ken Tong
    Ken Tong
    • Tiger Duenas Tiger Duen
    Hugo Ng
    Hugo Ng
    • Panther Duenas Panther Duen
    Abraham Boyd
    Abraham Boyd
    • Dominic Angeloas Dominic Angelo
    • Director
      • Daniel Lee
    • Writers
      • Daniel Lee
      • Ho-Leung Lau
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    Storyline

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    A team of young Interpol agents arrive in Hong Kong to give testimony at the trial of local crime lord 'Puma' Duen. Among them are American agent Andy Hui, Taiwanese cop Vanness Chang, and local lawman Lok. They are greeted by Hong Kong police commander Hon Sun. The heavily armed convoy taking Puma to court is attacked by a ruthless team of North Korean agents, led by international terrorist Petros Davinci. Petros is seeking revenge for his brother in arms, who was killed by Puma and his brother, 'Tiger' Duen. At Petros' side is his fierce enforcer, Ko, and a lethal lady sniper, Song. After Puma is snatched, the Interpol team insists on tracking down Petros themselves. Hon Sun rejects their request and places the team in the care of veteran police officer Kong Long. A burned out cop who has never come to terms with either his personal or professional history, Long Kong is reluctant to get involved. Finally, inspired by his young charges, he rises to the occasion, and leads the Interpol team on their quest for Petros and his team. The mean streets of Hong Kong form a backdrop for a battle of wills, wits, and urban warfare. —Bey Logan (as sent to MB official fan club)
    • interpol
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    • sniper
    • revenge
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    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Steven Seagal became involved with the movie's production through fellow producer James Moy. According to Bey Logan, the two were planning to produce a series of Asian features, but Moy died shortly after the film's completion.

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    Tarnished
    When a fellow countryman calls this "visually the most glorious movie I've seen", I feel compelled to shout out to the world (well, IMDb review readers) that his statement, even in 2005, when it was written, hardly represents an average Finn's opinion. If this is visually the most glorious movie *anybody* has ever seen, they really need to see more movies. Or study the meaning of the word "glorious". It seems, based on the average IMDb rating, that most people deem this movie anything but "glorious."

    Hong Kong action films set in the time period when they were made should not be judged on terms of characterization, dialog, plot or acting (Mou gaan dou a.k.a. Infernal Affairs excepted). Most of them are meant to entertain with action sequences. This movie does not do that. Apart from the duel near the end *without* guns, the action sequences in this movie make Michael Bay seem a genius. The first question that came to my mind when watching this movie was: "What the frak was wrong with the editor?" The chaotic action sequences where you can't tell who's doing what thanks to ADD editing and visual effects that are all over the place were already bad enough, but what makes most of them downright disasters is the fact that it seems some shots that should have been between other shots to form, you know, a *coherent* visual flow, were either never shot in the first place, or ended on the editing room floor. Characters practically teleport instantaneously from one spot to other presumably because it was deemed too boring to show them moving.

    Urgh. It's sad to see so many legendary actors' CV tarnished by this mess. I miss the golden age of John Woo. His movies had grace. A word that doesn't probably even exist in the vocabulary of the makers of this 4/10 example of how to ruin a perfectly entertaining action movie with horrendous editing.
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    • Nov 1, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 2005 (Hong Kong)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • China
    • Official site
      • Official site (Hong Kong)
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dragon Squad
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies
      • Mei Ah Films Production Co. Ltd.
      • Visualizer Film Productions
      • Pearl River Film Studio
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $292,926
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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