Comments on: My Personal LoveHKFilm Awards, plus how the madness occurred http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/ Tue, 26 May 2026 02:31:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: V http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-570 V Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:33:21 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-570 Thank you, Kozo, for posting your personal picks. I'm a bit surprised to read about the close competition between Lust, Caution and Hooked on You. While Hooked on You was a delight to watch, I didn't feel that it had the kind of quality as Lust, Caution to claim the No.1 spot for the year. That's just my personal opinion; obviously almost half the jury thought otherwise. That picture of Miriam Yeung is priceless! You should be given an award for picking the funniest pictures :D Good to see that Mad Detective fared 2nd on your list. Once again, thanks for posting your picks. Thank you, Kozo, for posting your personal picks.

I’m a bit surprised to read about the close competition between Lust, Caution and Hooked on You. While Hooked on You was a delight to watch, I didn’t feel that it had the kind of quality as Lust, Caution to claim the No.1 spot for the year. That’s just my personal opinion; obviously almost half the jury thought otherwise.

That picture of Miriam Yeung is priceless! You should be given an award for picking the funniest pictures :D

Good to see that Mad Detective fared 2nd on your list. Once again, thanks for posting your picks.

]]> By: Webmaster Kozo http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-552 Webmaster Kozo Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:24:53 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-552 Protege is another movie that polarizes people. Some people swear that it's crap, while others will nominate it for many awards. I didn't find it to be as pretentious as it was merely didactic, and even then I thought it managed to affect a great deal more than The Drummer did. I didn't put it in my Top 10. However, it made the lists of some of the other jurors, leading to it getting a spot on the site's "Best of 2007" list. If I could shrug through typing, I would. Majority opinion is only a numerical thing. As with everything, the individual's mileage will vary. Protege is another movie that polarizes people. Some people swear that it’s crap, while others will nominate it for many awards.

I didn’t find it to be as pretentious as it was merely didactic, and even then I thought it managed to affect a great deal more than The Drummer did. I didn’t put it in my Top 10. However, it made the lists of some of the other jurors, leading to it getting a spot on the site’s “Best of 2007″ list. If I could shrug through typing, I would.

Majority opinion is only a numerical thing. As with everything, the individual’s mileage will vary.

]]> By: Munin http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-551 Munin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:25:03 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-551 If I take Kozo's guidelines for why The Drummer constitutes such a huge failure and apply them to Protégé, I wonder why that one is not prominently featured in the #1 Worst Movie spot. If I take Kozo’s guidelines for why The Drummer constitutes such a huge failure and apply them to Protégé, I wonder why that one is not prominently featured in the #1 Worst Movie spot.

]]> By: LaiCheukPan http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-545 LaiCheukPan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:41:34 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-545 moo moo

]]> By: MW http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-540 MW Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:57:02 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-540 I'm glad Flashpoint got some recognition for the Turkey and Colin Chou. The glorious scene with the CGI explosive turkey was hilarious. And poor Colin Chou, taking one for the team. I would have thought Protege (despite its numerous flaws) would get some more mclovin' at the LHKFA. I’m glad Flashpoint got some recognition for the Turkey and Colin Chou. The glorious scene with the CGI explosive turkey was hilarious. And poor Colin Chou, taking one for the team.

I would have thought Protege (despite its numerous flaws) would get some more mclovin’ at the LHKFA.

]]> By: eliza bennet http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-538 eliza bennet Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:38:24 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-538 I completely agree with The Drummer - As for Pye-Dog comparison, I'd take it over The Drummer any day (even if it didn't have Eason in it). The reason for that is I felt heart and potential in Pye-Dog and didn't feel any in The Drummer. "The Special Award: Wonder Women, because it was so very, very, very special" Kozo you are hillarious! (and thanks for explaining the award process) I completely agree with The Drummer -
As for Pye-Dog comparison, I’d take it over The Drummer any day (even if it didn’t have Eason in it). The reason for that is I felt heart and potential in Pye-Dog and didn’t feel any in The Drummer.

“The Special Award: Wonder Women, because it was so very, very, very special”

Kozo you are hillarious! (and thanks for explaining the award process)

]]> By: Webmaster Kozo http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-537 Webmaster Kozo Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:02:40 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-537 Hi Glenn, Francis Ng has made tons of crappy movies, but I agree that he can make any movie more interesting. However, I would take issue on a measure of "halfway interesting", because The Closet and a few of his older non-gems aren't even close to halfway interesting. About The Drummer, I think I tend to be a little more critical when a film wastes tremendous resources, plus takes on the pretension of quality. The Drummer had a lot of money and effort put behind it, but it failed at earning the meaning it so loudly trumpeted. Super Fans, on the other hand, was just an incoherent, fluffy movie that never aspired to be anything more than minor. It was still bad, but when measuring each film's failure, I would say that The Drummer fell farther. The Drummer has plenty of fans, though. It reportedly received a 10-minute standing ovation at the Locarno Film Festival, so apparently there are people who really, really appreciate it. Hi Wakawaka, a lot of the photos on the blog come from Apple Daily, who for some reason like to take really strange looking photos of celebrities and publish them online. Others I find elsewhere. Some are even years old. Hi TD, unfortunately, I don't know every resource there is out there for what you need. For Hong Kong, you can always check the Hong Kong movie database (www.hkmdb.com) or the online catalogue at the Hong Kong Film Archive (http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/HKFA/english/archivefct2.html) Offhand, those are the only two I can think of. Hi Glenn, Francis Ng has made tons of crappy movies, but I agree that he can make any movie more interesting. However, I would take issue on a measure of “halfway interesting”, because The Closet and a few of his older non-gems aren’t even close to halfway interesting.

About The Drummer, I think I tend to be a little more critical when a film wastes tremendous resources, plus takes on the pretension of quality. The Drummer had a lot of money and effort put behind it, but it failed at earning the meaning it so loudly trumpeted. Super Fans, on the other hand, was just an incoherent, fluffy movie that never aspired to be anything more than minor. It was still bad, but when measuring each film’s failure, I would say that The Drummer fell farther.

The Drummer has plenty of fans, though. It reportedly received a 10-minute standing ovation at the Locarno Film Festival, so apparently there are people who really, really appreciate it.

Hi Wakawaka, a lot of the photos on the blog come from Apple Daily, who for some reason like to take really strange looking photos of celebrities and publish them online. Others I find elsewhere. Some are even years old.

Hi TD, unfortunately, I don’t know every resource there is out there for what you need. For Hong Kong, you can always check the Hong Kong movie database (www.hkmdb.com) or the online catalogue at the Hong Kong Film Archive (http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/HKFA/english/archivefct2.html)

Offhand, those are the only two I can think of.

]]> By: TD http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-529 TD Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:55:00 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-529 if i wanted, say, a list, by year, of hong kong theatrical and home video releases, where should i go (preferably on the web)? what about mainland theatrical and home video releases? taiwan? if i wanted, say, a list, by year, of hong kong theatrical and home video releases, where should i go (preferably on the web)?
what about mainland theatrical and home video releases? taiwan?

]]> By: wakawaka http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-526 wakawaka Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-526 where do you find those pictures that fit your posts so well...omg...or do you just come up with great captions for your pics where do you find those pictures that fit your posts so well…omg…or do you just come up with great captions for your pics

]]> By: glenn http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-525 glenn Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27:59 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/damnyoukozo/2008/03/26/my-personal-lovehkfilm-awards-plus-how-the-madness-occurred/#comment-525 wait, a "terrible Francis Ng movie?" Is that even possible? Doesn't the guy make just about anything these days at least halfway interesting? I'm impressed with myself as I've seen 9 out of your top 10 already (Magic Boy can wait). BUT, why the hate for The Drummer? Yes, it was predictable, yes Tony Leung Ka-Fai was cartoonish, yes Josie Ho was wasted, etc, but it hardly as bad as Super Fans, was it? Super Fans was almost incoherent. At least The Drummer was made with some degree of professionalism and talent, eh? The Pye-Dog was a bigger disappointment to me despite liking many things about it. Just my two cents, as usual. wait, a “terrible Francis Ng movie?” Is that even possible? Doesn’t the guy make just about anything these days at least halfway interesting?

I’m impressed with myself as I’ve seen 9 out of your top 10 already (Magic Boy can wait).

BUT, why the hate for The Drummer? Yes, it was predictable, yes Tony Leung Ka-Fai was cartoonish, yes Josie Ho was wasted, etc, but it hardly as bad as Super Fans, was it? Super Fans was almost incoherent. At least The Drummer was made with some degree of professionalism and talent, eh?

The Pye-Dog was a bigger disappointment to me despite liking many things about it.

Just my two cents, as usual.

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