Beast Cops 1998  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Gordon Chan
Cast: Michael Wong, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Roy Cheung, Kathy Chow, Stephanie Che, Sam Lee, Patrick Tam
A tough rookie cop, Michael Cheung (Michael Wong), and a seasoned veteran, Tung (Anthony Wong), learn to respect each other's methods of getting to the core of Hong Kong's underworld activity.
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 Black Mask 1996  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Daniel Lee
Cast: Jet Li, Lau Ching Wan, Karen Mok, Francoise Yip, Kong Lung, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Xin Xin Xiong, Moses Chan, King-fai Chung, Ken Lok, Lawrence Ah Mon, Sze Mei Yee, Roy Szeto
Michael (Jet Li) was once a member of a test project for a government experiment to create superhuman men and women. The project was abandoned, and Michael now works as a Hong Kong librarian and uses the name, Simon. When gang murders take place that have the markings of his former comrades in the experiment, Michael dons a Black Mask and fights the villains. The action scenes are superb.
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Bunman: The Untold Story 1992 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Untold Story
Human Meat Pies: The Untold Story
Human Pork Chop
Director: Herman Yau
Cast: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Danny Lee, Parkman Wong, Julie Lee, Shing Fui-On, Emily Kwan, Tony Leung Siu Hung
Eight years after a grim murder took place in Hong Kong, body parts wash up on a beach at Macao. Police investigate, all signs point to additional murders, and Wong Chi Hang (Anthony Wong Chau-San)–who manages the Eight Immortals Restaurant–is the prime suspect. Comedy and brutality mix as police try to coerce Wong into a confession.
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Full Contact 1992 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Ringo Lam
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Chris Lee, Simon Yam, Bonnie Fu, Ann Bridgewater, Frankie Chin, Victor Hon
Tough thief Jeff (Yun-Fat Chow) agrees to help his friend Sam (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang) who is having trouble with a loan shark. To that end, Jeff joins with Judge (Simon Yam) and his gang to rob an arms shipment. But things go awry when Jeff is betrayed by Judge, and now it's revenge time for Jeff.
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Hard-Boiled 1992  N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: John Woo
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
In this, another of John Woo's extremely violent films (see, for example, "The Killer"), a tough cop must team up with a mysterious hired gun to rid Hong Kong of gun smugglers. The action scenes are incredible!
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Heroic Trio 1992 R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Ching Siu-Tung, Johnny To
Cast: Anita Mui, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Damian Lau, Paul Chu, James Pak, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Yee Kwan Yan, Zhu Mimi, Jiang Haowen
Three female superheroes–who are often on different sides–team up to rid the world of a villain who has great powers. Lots of action. There is an English-dubbed version.
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Infernal Affairs 2002 R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Wai-keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Cast: Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng, Kelly Chen, Shawn Yue, Elva Hsiao, Chapman To, Lam Ka Tung
Ming (Andy Lau) and Yan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) become friends at the police academy, but Yan is expelled. Yan's expulsion is actually a ruse to enable him to infiltrate the Triad Bureau, a crime syndicate. Meanwhile, Ming is actually a Triad member who is assigned to infiltrate the police department. Both are successful in their undercover roles and rise to positions of authority. When both organizations learn that moles are present in their midst, Ming and Yan are assigned to find the moles. A good flick.
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Initial D 2005 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Wai-keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak, Ralph Rieckermann
Cast: Shawn Yue, Edison Chen, Jay Chou, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Chapman To, Tsuyoshi Abe, Anne Suzuki, Kenny Bee, Liu Keng Hung, Jordan Chan, Kiyohiko Ueki, Kazuo Yashiro
Eighteen-year-old Takumi (Jay Chou) delivers tofu for his father's (Anthony Wong Chau-San) restaurant. But, what Takumi really wants to do is race like his father did up until five years ago. Tokumi has mastered the art of "drifting," which involves getting cars around corners fast while skidding. One day, Takumi has a run-in with ace driver Takeshi (Shawn Yue), and the race is on when Takumi races Takeshi down Mt. Akina on a mountain road.
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 The Medallion 2003 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Gordon Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani, Julian Sands, John Rhys-Davies, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Christy Chung, Johann Myers, Alex Bao, Lau Siu Ming
When he learns that a young boy, Jai (Johann Myers), possesses a medallion that can be used to give super-human powers and immortality to others, Snakehead (Julian Sands) kidnaps Jai. During the ensuing rescue attempt, Hong Kong cop, Eddie Yang (Jackie Chan), suffers a near-fatal accident after which Jai uses the medallion to grant Eddie super-human powers–and the fun begins in this comedy/action/crime/fantasy film.
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Russell Wong, Liam Cunningham, David Calder, Jessey Meng, Tian Liang, Albert Kwan, Jacky Wu
Adventurer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) are enjoying retirement in England when they are asked to return the fabled jewel, Eye of Shangri-la, to China. They agree, and when they reach China, they encounter their son Alex (Luke Ford) who is now an archaeologist searching for the tomb of the Dragon Emperor Han (Jet Li). Alex finds the tomb and accidentally awakens Emperor Han who sets out to conquer the world. Alex asks his parents for help, and together–along with Evelyn's brother Jonathan (John Hannah) they set out to the Himalayas in search of Shangri-La where Han can make himself immortal by drinking water from the fountain. Now it is up to the O'Connells and the guardian of the fountain, the witch Zi Yuan (Michelle Yeoh), to stop the Emperor from becoming immortal and dominating the world.
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 Time and Tide 2000 R, 113 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Tsui Hark
Cast: Nicholas Tse, Wu Bai, Candy Lo, Cathy Chui, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Couto Remotigue Jr., Jack Kao, Tsui Hark
In this better-than-average action-filled thriller, drug cartels and a lesbian police woman stand in the way of a 21-year-old Hong Kong native, Tyler (Nicholas Tse), who dreams of a new life in South America.
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The Twins Effect 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The Vampire Effect
Director: Dante Lam
Cast: Ekin Cheng, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Edison Chen, Jackie Chan, Mickey Hardt, Josie Ho, Karen Mok, Ricardo Mamood, Maggie Lau
If a vampire can drink the blood of all the royal vampire families, then the vampire will become omnipotent. And Duke Dekotes (Mickey Hardt) is on the verge of accomplishing the task; only Prince Kazaf (Edison Chen) remains to be dealt with. But the famed vampire slayer, Reeve (Ekin Cheng), and his new partner, Gypsy (Gillian Chung), are on the case. Reeve is captured, so his sister, Helen (Charlene Choi), takes his place and the two young women have a rousing good time as they fight to save the world.
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| 1. Beast Cops (1998)
2. Black Mask (1996)
3. Bunman: The Untold Story (1992)
aka: The Untold Story
aka: Human Meat Pies: The Untold Story
aka: Human Pork Chop
4. Full Contact (1992)
5. Hard-Boiled (1992)
6. Heroic Trio (1992)
7. Infernal Affairs (2002)
8. Initial D (2005)
9. The Medallion (2003)
10. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
11. Time and Tide (2000)
12. The Twins Effect (2003)
aka: The Vampire Effect
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