Wednesday, August 20, 2008
355 CREATION : ' Classical Romance II '
' Classical Romance II ' ...
春花秋月何时了
往事 知多少
小楼 昨夜 又东风
故国不堪回首月明中
雕栏玉砌应犹在
只是朱颜改
问君能有 几多愁
恰似 一江春水向东流 ...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
354 SB KUNG FU : ‘ Shaolin Martial Arts ’
‘ Shaolin Martial Arts ’
Cast : Fu Sheng , Chi Kuan-chun
Director : Chang Cheh
Synopsis
The Manchu Emperor was determined to suppress the Shaolin martial artistes and thus, employed his top boxers to smash the Shaolin Institute. All except two of the Shaolin disciples were killed by the Manchu henchmen. The two survivors vowed to restore the reputation of Shaolin and seek for kung fu masters to learn the deadly martial arts that could subdue the Manchu killers ….
Rating : 3 stars of 5
353 SB MUSICAL : ' Blue Skies '
‘Blue Skies’
Cast : Cheng Pei-pei , Peter Chen Ho , Margaret Tu Chuan
Director : Hsieh Chun
Synopsis
A young girl became an overnight sensation after she sang on behalf of another singer at the club. However, success came with a heavy price as her relationship with a pianist was on a rock and she had to deal with the unwanted affections from an influential backer of her show. She was then forced to make a decision to choose between love and her ultimate career …
Rating : 3 stars of 5
352 HK MOVIE '00s : ‘ Initial D '
‘ Initial D '
Type :
Action
One-word description :
Thrilling
Stars :
Jay Chou , Edison Chen , Shawn Yue
Director :
Andrew Lau
About :
A high school student in Japan traveled on the mountain slopes to deliver tofu every morning . He used his insane drifting skills to drive home soonest after the delivery and thus, he had unconsciously mastered the art of car drifting. Then he was challenged in a road race ….
Main reason to see this movie :
A faithful manga adaptation ! Top notch car races, engaging and entertaining !
Rating :
4 stars of 5
351 MUSIC BOX : JAY CHOU - 周杰倫
Sunday, August 17, 2008
350 TAIWAN ROMANCE : ‘Lovable You’
‘ Lovable You ’
Cast: Fong Fei Fei, Kenny Bee
Director : Hou Xiao-xian
Synopsis
A young woman met her ‘ dream lover ‘ during her vacation in a rural village. Their relationship got entangled with her impending marriage arranged by her parents. However life was always full of surprises when she saw her future better half ….
A hilarious romance with both Fong Fei-fei and Kenny Bee at their most ‘lovable’ personalities … Thumps up !
Rating : 4 stars of 5
349 SB KUNG FU : ‘ Heroes Of The East ‘
‘ Heroes Of The East ‘
Cast : Gordon Liu , Yasuaki Kurata
Director : Liu Chia-liang
Synopsis
A Chinese martial arts lover married a Japanese woman who was skillful in Japanese martial arts. Therefore, the couple bickered and challenged each other frequently. Once a misunderstanding had caused the wife to go Japan and return with several Japan top martial arts masters to challenge her husband ….
Another masterpiece of Liu Chia-liang with unbelievable displays of the different martial arts techniques…
Rating : 4 stars of 5
348 SB SWORDSPLAY '70s : ‘ The Deadly Breaking Sword ‘
‘ The Deadly Breaking Sword ‘
Cast : Ti Lung, Fu Sheng, Shih Sze
Director : Sun Chung
Synopsis
Armed with a ‘deadly breaking sword’, a hired swordsman challenged a villainous betrayer who had framed a prostitute’s brother in jail. He joined forces with a dagger master to fight the overwhelming odds…
Rating : 2 ½ stars of 5
347 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ Once A Thief '
‘ Once A Thief '
Type :
Action
One-word description :
Thrilling
Stars :
Chow Yun-fatt , Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung
Director :
John Woo
About :
A trio of orphans who have grown up to be art thieves, lived a luxurious life, funded by their involvement in many international art thefts . When they decided to undertake ‘ one last assignment ‘, their final score went awry as a double-cross occurred…
Main reason to see this movie :
A lighthearted caper film with John Woo’s trademark gunfights and Chow Yun Fatt’s charismatic grin .
Rating :
4 stars of 5
346 MUSIC BOX : LESLIE CHEUNG - 张国荣
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)