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Recommendations
by Magicvoice |
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Jennifer Marley AKA: Magicvoice has provided her top fifteen
Hong Kong films. She stresses that this list is a work in progress, but
the ranking of the films is of absolute metaphysical certitude. And remember:
see her review.
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A Chinese
Ghost Story (1987)
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15
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A great Hong
Kong horror movie with well choreographed action and a theme song by the
film's star, Leslie Cheung.
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A Better
Tomorrow (1986)
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14
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Has anyone who reads this website not seen this film?
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Infra-Man (1975)
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13
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Hong Kong's answer to Ultraman starring a young
Danny Lee as the hero. A definite guilty pleasure. So bad it's good.
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Blade of Fury (1993)
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12
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Sammo Hung directed this classically-styled, politically-charged
actioner starring Ti Lung and Cynthia Khan. The fight choreography ranks
among Sammo's best.
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11
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Ti Lung gives a great performance in this Shaw Bros. classic.
See my review.
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10
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A guilty pleasure Jackie Chan vehicle. Flawed, but also
entertaining on many levels.
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9
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The second best of the "Three Brothers" collaborations.
Contains a fantastic rematch from Wheels on Meals between Jackie Chan
and Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez.
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8
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Danny Lee is the cop and Anthony Wong is the triad he's
chasing. This film has excellent character development and an uncompromising
ending. See my review.
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7
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Jackie Chan's best work to date. The stunts and fights
are amazing.
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The Bride with White Hair (1993)
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6
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Director Ronny Yu's visual masterpiece. Very hypnotic
and mystical.
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5
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Forget Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - buy this
instead. You'll be glad you did. See my review.
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4
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Great triad/cop drama with great acting by Anthony Wong.
The final scenes where he gets drunk and goes on a rampage are among his
best work ever. See my review.
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3
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The first and best of the series. Yuen Biao steals the
show. Tsui Hark is the man!
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The funniest of the "Three Brothers" collaborations.
Each brother is given a chance to shine. There are some great fight scenes
including a legendary bout between Jackie and Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez.
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1
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Hands down the best action movie ever made. Gets better
with repeated viewings.
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