Comments on: Damn You, Movie News! More Hong Kong movies that geeks don’t care about

By: the neophyte

the neophyte — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:36:02 +0000

As long as Andy Lau lives, Hong Kong film will never die. Well ****’n said.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:02:43 +0000

Thanks Kozo. I mention “Shiri” because I’ve seen it on TV (in Sydney) a few times now, & also DVD. As for “A Wondrous Bet”, I struggled to watch it for 10 minutes on (a Mandarin-dubbed, unsubtitled) DV, & even so could still tell it wasn’t much good. So I was wondering what others thought about these two.

By: Webmaster Kozo

Webmaster Kozo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:42:41 +0000

achillesgirl,

Glad you found the review. Frankly, the search engine is the best way to find anything on the site. Google rules.

I may update this blog one more time in the next week or so, but after that I’ll probably be knee-deep in new movies to review. I’m not sure I should go back to the movies I was behind on because we’re now a few months post-viewing and my memory may be shaky.

I’ll try not to lose hope, though. This summer was bad, but things seem to be picking up.

gabriel,

Shiri is a movie I saw way before I started this website, when I only took the time to jot down notes on HK movies. About A Wondrous Bet, I do have that lying around, but, uh, it’s A Wondrous Bet, and it was directed by Tony Leung Hung-Wah. Even looking at the DVD cover is a bit of a chore.

By: achillesgirl

achillesgirl — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:18:46 +0000

oh damn, never mind. I just found your review of Red Cliff. Whoops!

By: achillesgirl

achillesgirl — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:15:37 +0000

Kozo, please don’t be sad about the current situation! You seem despondent lately. When HK gives you lemons… Why not use your writing superpowers to review the many movies you said you were behind on?

Or you could make clever, amusing lists for different types of people, like “top ten HK movies for people who like Anthony Wong” or “top ten movies for West Coast yuppie hipsters” or “my favorite toy’s favorite films”…

Whatever you do, don’t get depressed and wither away. You are the bomb, so remember to always use your superpowers for good instead of evil.

By the way, am I just too dumb to find your review of Red Cliff? I am dying to know if it’s epic goodness or not, and am afraid I’ll have to scour Chinatown to buy an early copy. Which I don’t want to do if it’s crappy, because then I’ll feel grumpy.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:03:00 +0000

How come nobody’s reviewed “Shiri” & “A Wondrous Bet” yet?

By: MW

MW — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:44:49 +0000

Given the situation and how everything turned out, the biggest black eye was how Commissioner Stern did a favor for a friend and agreed to hijack a historic franchise. I think this episode really taints Stern’s legacy. It’s been a great year with the NBA Finals and huge trades, and horrible year with the ref scandal and the Sonics thievery.

By: Webmaster Kozo

Webmaster Kozo — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:19:04 +0000

MW is correct, the picture is a Sonics fan in Key Arena, before the team was hijacked by Oklahoma City. What happened there was incredibly sad, and is, in my mind, the biggest black eye the NBA has had in years. Worse than the ref scandal of the numerous tales of players running into stands.

By: MW

MW — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:44:51 +0000

That picture of the single fan in the seats is from the Team Formerly Known As the Seattle Supersonics, who lost their basketball franchise. At least HK film industry is doing better than Supersonics fans.

By: Munin

Munin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:35:47 +0000

Chaos is actually a fun little diversion managing to evoke the style of Carpenter’s post-apocalyptic flicks in that it displays a believable, tense atmosphere of desolation despite obviously having been filmed on a shoestring budget in the producer’s backyard and the garage of his neighbour.

The script is unfortunately marred by complete predictability and routine, but it’s a solid little flick and definitely worth buying, especially these days where HK cinema is as dead and devastated as the world presented in Chaos.