The Storm Riders was great only to certain standards: 2 pop icons at their primes, 1 veteran Japanese actor, Young & Dangerous crew and cast embodied in expensive sets and techniques. It lived up to the Y&D’s (an already dying genre) transition, carefully turned Mr.Cheng gangster image to a more proper one. The movie served many important purposes; unluckily Storm Warriors, just by the look of it, served none.

While everyone loves to point fingers at the Pangs, I do the opposite. What have the audiences changed in 11 years? I’m not talking about the same crowd who are now in their late 20s or early 30s, those learning how to change diapers or get promoted, but the younger generation who prefers BT to theatre, and Hollywood movies to local films. Pangs made fatal mistakes by trying hard to make their movie look Hollywood, undeniable move yes, but who do they think will buy this crap? People who enjoy 2012 and G.I.Joe over any local films on any given day. All Tier-2 Hollywood action and romantic movies will sell, CGI sells, Uncle Aaron and Uncle Ekin don’t. I have been amused by these two actors who still have the courage to look young in their 40’s. I’m sure teens will find them uncool.

Pangs never made movies with a heart. Angelica Lee was the heart, they lost grip of her later (Re-cycle). It wouldn’t be that bad if they just copied 300 frame by frame, but these guys seemed to put no heart into making a movie without the help of talents like Ms.Lee; either they were screwing around or trying to cash in from the comic-book fanbase, they screwed up their own names very badly.

Have not seen the film myself. I based my comments on what I heard and that stupid trailer only. Dante Lam’s “Clash” bridged nothing after all, it was a bad anime sequel with a very unsavory live-action sequel to follow. They’re waste of time, if not lost in time.

One word, my friend…

Pang