[Andy Lau plays Josie Ho’s father in this melodramatic, action packed biopic that’s probably more than a little divergent from reality.]

it made it seemed like you actually watched the movie, while on LITTLE CHEUNG, the whole blurb was basically a quote from Grady. (that and the fact, I missed the earlier conversation about this subject)

Casino Tycoon is the same case of Lee Rock (now I noted I wrote Rock Lee). Good premise, good pace, good supporting cast, but Andy Lau annoying acting almost make both films unwatchables. I was very disappointed with Lee Rock since many people talked good about this one.

Opinions seem to diverge quite a bit in these comments, but it’s great to see people talking about Hong Kong movies from the nineties. Just seeing some reaction and conversation about the range of Hong Kong films — and not just the current favorites or hot topics — is really rewarding for this fan.

However, when he played drama he is good, his solid drama in the past are UNWRITTEN LAW, THE TRUTH, AS TEARS GO BY, MOMMENT OF ROMANCE and FULL THROTLE.

What I like about CASINO TYCOON because of its story, it has adventure, drama, action & little laugh (not an overdose one). Others, because of the supporting cast like Alex Man, Chingmy Yau & Paul Chun that made the movie worth to watch.

I wanted to vote for The Blade by Tsui Hark but I missed my chance to watched it completely some years ago. So I think it won’t be a valid vote. ..wonder where it will be shown in this list.

I believe many good movies can’t make it to this list only because the voters haven’t seen it, maybe somehow it’s less accessible or other reasons. So it will be great if Kozo can “spotlight some of them sometime later” .

It is after Running Out of Time that Andy Lau become a good actor, it is incridible how he improved. In this film he shaped his acting abilities and left behind some irritant and overacting mannerism such like his ultra-mega-cool-manlike smile. Before it all his film, except God of Gamblers in a less degree (maybe some more films that I didnt watched), he gives his usual unconvincing and overacting charisma. Past decade was his decade since he delivered many top acting. Casino Tycoon is so so as well his performace in Rock Lee. The good plot, character development and supporting actor compensate Andy Lau limited acting in Rock Lee.

Actually, the film didn’t make my list because I didn’t think it was as complete a film as some others, but I almost included it by virtue of that one scene and the “training” scene.

@Kozo. I was thinking that a “funniest scenes in HK film history” vote would be fun, but then I realized that Mr. Chow would make it a laugher. However, a “funniest scenes from the Chow oevure” might be fun.