Comments on: A concert, a wedding, and more Random Crap

By: Webmaster Kozo

Webmaster Kozo — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:38:24 +0000

I still manage to enjoy Empress, though I admit that the film’s actual quality is not a reason why.

Hi Gabriel, I have no idea when Rule Number 1 is coming out here in Hong Kong. I hoped a lot earlier, but they’re taking their sweet time. My guess is fall at the latest. If not, then I’ll have to count on some kind Singaporean soul to send me a DVD.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:56:30 +0000

When is the Shawn Yue film “Rule Number 1″ coming out so you can review it?

By: glenn

glenn — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:11:22 +0000

Spike, that is a great story. I don’t think I could control myself if I were in an elevator alone with Shu Qi. Animal instincts or just general chatty obnoxiousness would take me over.

I used to hate Leon as an actor and then I saw Moonlight in Tokyo and I thought he was great in that.

Then this year I saw Empress and I’m back to hating him.

And Empress is making me think that I might have to start buying VCDs again rather than just outright buying new HK films on DVD for $7 more a pop (sorry Kozo).

By: Spike

Spike — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:52:36 +0000

I got to meet Leon once and it was not pleasant. It was 2000 and I was living in SF and I walked out of the train station one morning to see him and Maggie Cheung filming some movie across from my office, Sausalito or something like that, Andrew Lau was directing. When they took a break, I went up to Maggie, got her autograph, and she kept on chatting with me till it was time for the next shot.

At the next break I went up to Leon, asked for his autograph, and he practically snarled at me, “How do you know who I am!” And I sort of muttered, “Er, um, I, uh, used to live in Hong Kong.” And he said, “okay,” grabbed the paper and pen from me, scrawled his name on the paper and walked away.

(A friend who was with me tried going up to Andrew Lau, who said to him, “Why do you want my autograph? I’m not a star! Go ask the stars!”)

Leon related … a friend used to live in the same building in Happy Valley where Leon lived, and in the mornings when going to work, he’d often end up sharing the elevator with Shu Qi as she was going home. He said she looked fabulous. That gave me another reason to hate Leon.

By: MW

MW — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:33:09 +0000

VCD is evil. Even with the cheap prices of local DVDs, people still buy/rent VCDs. Chinese people love saving a few bucks, but c’mon.

I’ve always been indifferent about Kelly. Can’t blame her for the miscast in Empress, but she’s been an okay singer with occasional good songs. She falls in the same category as the majority of the Hong Kong entertainers: some people love them, some people hate them, most just don’t care.

I just don’t get leaving early for concerts or sporting events. I paid money to see this through the end no matter how bad it is. It’s not like Hong Kongers have to beat the rush out of the parking lot.

By: TheGoldenRock

TheGoldenRock — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:24:07 +0000

Hong Kong concerts for mid-career pop stars generally have a pretty low energy. It’s not surprising that only people who paid for the front section tickets will actually physically react to the music, and Hong Kong audiences will literally leave in droves before the concert is even over. This happened at the Jacky Cheung concert last year, and the man just kept performing with indifference as half the audience wouldn’t even stay to listen to him finish the last song. They’re probably used to it.

Apparently, the excuse for Hong Kong audience’s lethargy is that they just want to sit down and enjoy the music. But sometimes they can’t even get the energy to applaud between songs. It’s kind of depressing, really.

By: Webmaster Kozo

Webmaster Kozo — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:57:47 +0000

You asked, “Where there any other men in our general (30-40ish) age bracket at the Kelly concert?”

Yes, one sat next to me. He left early.

By: glenn

glenn — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:02:06 +0000

I like Kelly more than most people — at least more than any other white people I know — but, really, Empress was horrible. At least The Promise was visually pleasing even if ridiculous as far as modern wuxia films go. I couldn’t believe how weak Empress was by my very, very low standards. “No fighting in the Hall of Swords!” The bees.

That said, I had this split Faye Wong/Kelly Chen music video DVD and it had this awesome song by Kelly that sounded like The Cardigans — she had kind of a band behind her — and I loaned the DVD out and now am dumbfounded as to what that one rocking Kelly song was.

It doesn’t help not speaking or reading any Chinese.

Where there any other men in our general (30-40ish) age bracket at the Kelly concert? Just kidding.