Poll #240: How do you feel about The Myth?
Posted August 15th, 2005
Total votes: 535

• Looks great! Can't wait! (127) 24%
• Ehh...I reserve judgement. (118) 22%
• It looks ok...I'll see it. (116) 22%
• I like french fries. (63) 12%
• Wow, that looks like crap! (44) 8%
• I could care less. (38) 7%
• It doesn't look good...we'll see. (29) 5%

Poll #239: Which of the following movies should Kozo review next?
Posted August 15th, 2005
Total votes: 548

• Danny the Dog (139) 36%
• Rice Rhapsody (48) 13%
• About Love (37) 10%
• Fear of Intimacy (37) 10%
• Hands in the Hair (37) 10%
• Legend of the Dragon (37) 10%
• Set to Kill (17) 4%
• Set Up (12) 3%
• A Westlake Moment (10) 3%
  
• The Flying Mr. B (9) 2%

Poll #238: Bug Me Not!, the latest production from EEG, flopped massively at the box office. Why do you think this happened?
Posted August 1st, 2005
Total votes: 548

• EEG = crap. (161) 29%
• It obviously sucked. (119) 22%
• It needed more Twins. (84) 15%
• Nobody likes Isabella. (58) 11%
• Too many people at Initial D. (41) 7%
• HK animation is not so hot. (34) 6%
• Who can understand such devices? (24) 4%
  
• Everybody downloaded it. (14) 3%
• Bugs are icky. (8) 1%
• Audiences are stupid. (5) 1%

Poll #237: Race Wong is appearing in 2 films without sister Rosanne. What the hell is Rosanne doing?
Posted August 1st, 2005
Total votes: 392

• Looking for a way to join Twins (120) 31%
• Absolutely nothing (90) 23%
• Acting lessons (32) 8%
• Sulking (32) 8%
• Career Development (24) 6%
• Eating (24) 6%
• Hanging with Mom in Singapore (21) 5%
• Supporting her sister 100% (20) 5%
• Dating (19) 5%
• Back to school (10) 3%

Poll #236: Which of the following elements are absolutely necessary to make a successful Hong Kong film?
Posted July 25th, 2005
Total votes: 3546

• People who can act (385) 11%
• A good director (358) 10%
• A script (342) 10%
• An audience. (258) 7%
• Pretty people (251) 7%
• Cool characters (251) 7%
• Kung fu (200) 6%
• The element of surprise (191) 5%
• Stephen Chow (184) 5%
• Good production values (179) 5%
• Romance (144) 4%
• A bankable star (144) 4%
• A great Cantopop song (125) 4%
• Money (126) 4%
• Tragedy (105) 3%
• Special Effects (98) 3%
• Two-gun action (74) 2%
• Wacky hijinks (73) 2%
• A licensed property (30) 1%
• Wong Jing (28) 1%

Poll #235: According to Jackie Chan, it's Chris Tucker's prima donna act that's putting the hold on Rush Hour 3. Is this good or bad?
Posted July 11th, 2005
Total votes: 642

• Good. Jackie Chan deserves better. (205) 32%
• Bad. I like those movies. (149) 23%
• Who cares? Chan is done. (124) 19%
  
• Bad. Chan needs Rush Hour 3. (90) 14%
• Good. Can't stand those movies. (74) 12%

Poll #234: Now that Initial D has conquered Hong Kong, what do you want for Initial D 2?
Posted July 11th, 2005
Total votes: 574

• I want a continuation of the manga. (151) 26%
• I want Storm Riders 2 instead. (132) 23%
• I don't care, I just want more! (77) 13%
• I don't want anything. Initial D blows. (62) 11%
• I want them to go to America. (47) 8%
• I want them to go to Canada. (31) 5%
• I want them to go to Europe. (23) 4%

Poll #233: If they made a Hong Kong remake of Oldboy, who should star?
Posted June 27th, 2005
Total votes: 545

• Anthony Wong (80) 15%
• Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (54) 10%
• Andy Lau (51) 9%
• Francis Ng (45) 8%
  
• Jackie Chan (44) 8%
• Lau Ching-Wan (44) 8%
• Chow Yun-Fat (36) 7%
• McDull (34) 6%
• Ekin Cheng (30) 6%
• Stephen Chow (26) 5%
• Jacky Cheung (15) 3%
• Other (14) 3%
• Louis Koo (13) 2%
• Chapman To (12) 2%
• Simon Yam (11) 2%
• Jordan Chan (9) 2%
• Tony Leung Ka-Fai (9) 2%
• Ng Man-Tat (7) 1%
• Leon Lai (4) 1%
• Lam Suet (4) 1%
• Aaron Kwok (3) 1%

Poll #232: Will Seven Swords mark the return of Tsui Hark?
Posted June 27th, 2005
Total votes: 442

• Yes, the master is back! (182) 41%
• I stay silent because I fear a jinx. (154) 35%
• I wish I cared...but I don't! (77) 17%
• No...Tsui Hark is dead. (29) 7%

Poll #231: In the absence of new Hong Kong movies, what should LoveHKFilm.com endeavor to review for its bi-weekly updates?
Posted June 13th, 2005
Total votes: 714

• Review old Hong Kong films. (163) 23%
• Stay strong! Stick with HK films. (151) 21%
• Review other Asian films. (109) 15%
• Review Korean films. (98) 14%
• Do what you think is best. (93) 13%
• Review Japanese films. (39) 5%
• Review American films. (23) 3%
• Review Japanese anime. (19) 3%
• Don't care. (12) 2%
• Review other World Cinema. (7) 1%

Poll #230: Do you care about Dragon Reloaded, the sequel to Dragon Loaded?
Posted June 13th, 2005
Total votes: 395

• No, I don't care. (125) 32%
• I like bacon. (120) 30%
• No Stephy? Screw that! (46) 12%
• Yes, can't wait! (45) 11%
• I like Ronald Cheng, so I'm optimistic. (35) 9%
• Vincent Kok is the new Wong Jing. (24) 6%

Poll #229: The Weinsteins have left Miramax. Will they treat New Police Story and The Promise well?
Posted May 30th, 2005
Total votes: 484

• No, they butcher them too. (225) 46%
• Who are the Weinsteins? (158) 33%
• I refuse to prejudge. (62) 13%
• Yes, they'll treat them well. (39) 8%

Poll #228: Will Sammi Cheng's new film earn her a Best Actress Award?
Posted May 30th, 2005
Total votes: 477

• Yes, it's time for her. (236) 49%
• No, she will never win anything. (182) 38%
• Who's Sammi Cheng? (59) 12%

Poll #227: Wong Kar-Wai blames the audience for the decline in the Hong Kong film industry. Do you agree or disagree?
Posted May 16th, 2005
Total votes: 614

• Agree. Wong Kar-Wai is right. (298) 49%
• Disagree. Wong Kar-Wai is wrong. (216) 35%
• I take the fifth. (100) 16%

Poll #226: Which Hong Kong film series should they attempt to relaunch?
Posted May 16th, 2005
Total votes: 655

• Young and Dangerous (162) 25%
• Once Upon a Time in China (95) 15%
• A Better Tomorrow (78) 12%
• Fight Back to School (67) 10%
• A Chinese Ghost Story (63) 10%
• Aces Go Places (53) 8%
• Sex and Zen (51) 8%
• Swordsman (31) 5%
• The One-Armed Swordsman (29) 4%
• A Moment of Romance (26) 4%

Poll #225: Should actors act against type, e.g. Gillian Chung in Beyond our Ken?
Posted May 2nd, 2005
Total votes: 856

• Yes. It's good to see actors stretch. (408) 48%
• Good actors should, bad actors shouldn't. (331) 39%
• Everyone should except for Ekin. (63) 7%
• Don't care. (43) 5%
• No! Actors should stick to one persona only. (11) 1%

Poll #224: Whose career is doing better right now: Jackie Chan or Jet Li?
Posted May 2nd, 2005
Total votes: 1084

• Jet Li (467) 43%
• Chapman To (318) 29%
• Jackie Chan (299) 28%

Poll #223: Which of the following features would you like to see on LoveHKFilm.com?
Posted April 18th, 2005
Total votes: 2551

• Reader ratings on films (288) 11%
• Comprehensive Actor Data (286) 11%
• Chinese Titles (256) 10%
• Comprehensive Film Info (227) 9%
• Illegal downloading (219) 9%
• More Life with Kozo (214) 8%
• More Kozo in HK Challenge (151) 6%
• More comprehensive DVD info (140) 5%
• Fully-functional database (131) 5%
• Built-in Forum and Chatroom (128) 5%
• LoveHKFilm.com mailbag (84) 3%
• Personalized accounts (79) 3%
• Better writing (77) 3%
• Faster Loading (75) 3%
• More Links (71) 3%
• Coffee Maker (60) 2%
• Syndication/XML feeds (36) 1%
• Guestbook (29) 1%

Poll #222: How will Initial D do at the box office?
Posted April 4th, 2005
Total votes: 697

• It will flop horrendously. (155) 22%
• It will become HK's highest grossing film (153) 22%
• Between $50-60 million HK (90) 13%
• Between $40-50 million HK (83) 12%
• Between $20-30 million HK (81) 12%
• Between $30-40 million HK (72) 10%
• Between $10-20 million HK (63) 9%

Poll #221: Misbegotten progeny Jaycee Fong is starring in the new film from last year's Best Director, Derek Yee. Whaddya think?
Posted April 4th, 2005
Total votes: 528

• This was forced upon Yee by investors. (165) 31%
• I don't like Fong, but I trust Yee, (135) 26%
• I'm indifferent to this whole thing. (93) 18%
• I download all my HK movies. (54) 10%
• Fong is talented and Yee knows it. (49) 9%
• Yee is an idiot! I will never trust him again! (32) 6%

Poll #220: What do you think about the results of the Hong Kong Film Awards?
Posted March 28th, 2005
Total votes: 575

• Good. They got most of them right. (248) 43%
• Ok. They did so-so. (126) 22%
• Perfect! They nailed it. (82) 14%
• Crap. They're clueless. (73) 13%
• Not so hot. They missed a bunch. (46) 8%

Poll #219: Now that the Webmaster has moved to Hong Kong, would you like to see more "Life with Kozo" columns?
Posted March 28th, 2005
Total votes: 546

• Yes, absolutely. (246) 45%
• Sure, but only if you have time. (183) 34%
• I luv Twins! (58) 11%
• Never read them, so I don't care. (35) 6%
  
• No. Never cared for them. (24) 4%

Poll #218: Hong Kong Cinema output in 2005 will drop to an alarmingly low level, with production less than 20% of what it was 10 years ago. Who gets the blame?
Posted March 21st, 2005
Total votes: 650

• The filmmakers (204) 31%
• Piracy (195) 30%
• Hollywood (83) 13%
• The audience (71) 11%
• China (68) 10%
• The media (29) 4%

NOTE: In case anyone wonders, the Webmaster thinks the audience deserves the most blame.

Poll #217: If Hong Kong television dramas were available on DVD subtitled English, would you be interested in them?
Posted March 21st, 2005
Total votes: 609

• Yes, I would buy them. (263) 43%
• No, I wouldn't care. (130) 21%
• I care, but have no money. (120) 20%
• Yes, I would rent them. (96) 16%

Poll #216: Reader's Choice #10: What was 2004's best Hong Kong film?
Posted March 14th, 2005
Total votes: 664

• Kung Fu Hustle (222) 33%
• One Nite in Mongkok (91) 14%
• House of Flying Daggers (86) 13%
• 2046 (48) 7%
• A World Without Thieves (43) 6%
• Love Battlefield (33) 5%
• Throwdown (32) 5%
• Beyond Our Ken (30) 5%
  
• Breaking News (18) 3%
• Dumplings (16) 2%
• 20 : 30 : 40 (11) 2%
• McDull, Prince de la Bun (11) 2%
• Koma (9) 1%
• Fantasia (7) 1%
• Butterfly (5) 1%
• Colour Blossoms (2) 0%

Poll #215: Reader's Choice #9: What was 2004's best PanAsian film?
Posted March 14th, 2005
Total votes: 497

• Oldboy (KOREA) (129) 26%
• Ong Bak (THAILAND) (114) 23%
• Zatoichi (JAPAN) (57) 11%
• Windstruck (KOREA) (39) 8%
• Taegukgi (KOREA) (34) 7%
• Casshern (JAPAN) (33) 7%
• My Little Bride (KOREA) (25) 5%
• Baober in Love (CHINA) (16) 3%
• Nobody Knows (JAPAN) (13) 3%
• Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (CHINA) (8) 2%
• Quill (JAPAN) (8) 2%
• Beautiful Boxer (THAILAND) (7) 1%
• Letter from an Unknown Woman (CHINA) (4) 1%
• One Missed Call (JAPAN) (3) 1%
• Shutter (THAILAND) (3) 1%
• Hana and Alice (JAPAN) (2) 0%
• The Hidden Blade (JAPAN) (1) 0%
• Slimido (KOREA) (1) 0%

Poll #214: Reader's Choice #8: Who gave 2004's best female performance?
Posted March 7th, 2005
Total votes: 514

• Cecilia Cheung (One Nite in Mongkok) (93) 18%
• Gillian Chung (Beyond Our Ken) (92) 18%
• Zhang Ziyi (2046) (68) 13%
• Karena Lam (Koma) (53) 10%
• Miriam Yeung (Dumplings) (53) 10%
• Yuen Qiu (Kung Fu Hustle) (48) 9%
• Bai Ling (Dumplings) (32) 6%
• Faye Wong (2046) (30) 6%
• Ada Choi (The Miracle Box) (15) 3%
• Josie Ho (Butterfly) (14) 3%
• Angelica Lee (Koma) (9) 2%
• Sylvia Chang (20 : 30 : 40) (7) 1%

Poll #213: Reader's Choice #7: Who gave 2004's best male performance?
Posted March 7th, 2005
Total votes: 578

• Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle) (126) 22%
• Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (2046) (105) 18%
• Daniel Wu (One Nite in Mongkok) (87) 15%
• Jackie Chan (New Police Story) (81) 14%
• Andy Lau (A World Without Thieves) (60) 10%
• Nicholas Tse (New Police Story) (29) 5%
• Ekin Cheng (Leave Me Alone) (28) 5%
• Yuen Wah (Kung Fu Hustle) (24) 4%
• Alex Fong Chung-Sun (One Nite in Mongkok) (14) 2%
• Anthony Wong (A-1 Headline) (10) 2%
• Lau Ching-Wan (Fantasia) (9) 2%
• Tony Leung Ka-Fai (Dumplings) (5) 1%

Poll #212: Reader's Choice #6: Who was 2004's best filmmaker?
Posted February 28th, 2005
Total votes: 637

• Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle) (205) 32%
• Derek Yee (One Nite in Mongkok) (84) 13%
• Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers) (70) 11%
• Benny Chan (New Police Story) (68) 11%
• Johnnie To (Throwdown, Breaking News) (60) 9%
• Wong Kar-Wai (2046) (51) 8%
• Soi Cheang (Love Battlefield) (27) 4%
• Feng Xiaogang (A World Without Thieves) (22) 3%
  
• Edmond Pang (Beyond Our Ken) (20) 3%
• Fruit Chan (Dumplings) (17) 3%
• Oxide Pang (Ab-normal Beauty, The Eye 2) (7) 1%
• Sylvia Chang (20 : 30 : 40) (6) 1%

Poll #211: Reader's Choice #5: What was 2004's crappiest film?
Posted February 28th, 2005
Total votes: 534

• The Twins Effect II (175) 33%
• Protégé de la Rose Noire (89) 17%
• Silver Hawk (81) 15%
• 6 AM (57) 11%
• Love is a Many Stupid Thing (28) 5%
• Dating Death (24) 4%
• The Attractive One (23) 4%
• Sex and the Beauties (22) 4%
• My Sweetie (15) 3%
• A Wedding Or a Funeral (8) 1%
• In-Laws, Out-Laws (7) 1%
• Hidden Heroes (5) 1%