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Michelle Reis and Ekin Cheng |
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AKA: |
Young
and Dangerous '97 |
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Year: |
1997 |
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Director: |
Andrew
Lau Wai-Keung |
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Producer: |
Manfred
Wong |
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Cast: |
Ekin
Cheng Yee-Kin, Jordan
Chan Siu-Chun,
Michelle Reis, Karen
Mok Man-Wai, Alex Man
Jin-Leung, Ng Chi-Hung,
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung,
Michael Tse Tin-Wah,
Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung,
Jason Chu Wing-Tong,
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang,
Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu,
Pinky Cheung Man-Chi,
Wan Yeung-Ming,
Spencer Lam Wai-Leung,
Ken Lo Wai-Kwong, Lee
Siu-Kei, Samuel Leung
Cheuk-Moon, Nam Yin,
Chan Chui-Fung,
Michael Lam Wai-Leung |
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Those
who are fans of the series will probably find this a welcome
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Review
by Kozo: |
Here we go again: triad angst returns as Chicken (Jordan Chan)
attempts to become a Hung Hing branch leader in Tuen Mun.
However, evil Tung Sing triad Yiu-Yeung (Roy Cheung, who’s
been resurrected from Young and Dangerous 3) manipulates
the local Hung Hing into escalating a mini civil war. He secretly
promotes Barbarian, a local Tuen Mun boy to become branch
leader, even though Barbarian is an idiot. His plan includes
knife fights, fake drug overdoses, and that scourge of Hong
Kong, disrespectful students.
Meanwhile, Karen Mok is busy teaching
high school, where she runs into Michelle Reis as an amazingly
innocent and beautiful teacher. Plus, Hung Hing needs some
leadership, so they recruit the late Mr. Chaing’s brother
(Alex Man) to lead them. All this and the continuing depression
of Chan Ho-Nam (Dior Cheng), who’s smarting over the loss
of Smartie (Gigi Lai).
As a member of HK's most illustrious
triad film series, this latest installment proves to be not
as good as Y&D3, but it matches up well with Y&D2.
Nothing really new happens in this film other than a few interesting
side characters (Ken Lo and Sandra Ng as fellow Hung Hing
branch leaders) and more sadness among our Goo Wat Jai
boys as more people bite it. Michelle Reis does her usual
stellar job of looking amazingly beautiful, though she really
doesn’t add much to the film. This is a decent outing for
those who find the characters familiar and engaging. (Kozo
1997) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Mei Ah Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
English and Chinese Subtitles |
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Also
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Young
and Dangerous (1996)
Young and Dangerous
2 (1996)
Young and Dangerous
3 (1996)
Young and Dangerous
5 (1998)
Born to be King (2000)
Young and Dangerous:
The Prequel (1998)
Portland Street Blues
(1998)
Those Were the Days
(2000)
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