736 HK MOVIE '90S : ‘ Her Fatal Ways ‘ - 表姐，你好野﹗

A ‘90s Carol Cheng’s classic …

An action comedy of the era …

‘ Her Fatal Ways ‘ - 表姐，你好野﹗




Cast : Carol Cheng, Tony Leung Kar Fei, Alfred Cheung
Director : Alfred Cheung

Synopsis

A woman super cop from the Mainland was tasked to escort a wanted criminal back to Hong Kong. She clashed with a local police inspector on her arrival in Hong Kong but soon changed her dislike to appreciation when they were on a joint-investigation of the criminal who had escaped from custody….


表姐，你好野﹗… 鄭裕玲 , 梁家輝 ,

張堅庭

中國女公安將一名毒販押解來港時，與負責的總督察起

衝突。后毒販在途中越押，二人就联手調查。。。


Rating / 评价 : 3 ½ stars of 5

661 HK MOVIE '90s : ' Fist of Fury 1991 ' - 新精武門 (1991 )

A ‘90s Kenny Bee’s Classic …

' Fist of Fury 1991 ' - 新精武門 (1991 )





















Cast : Stephen Chow , Kenny Bee
Director : Jor Chung Sing

Synopsis

A country bumpkin, Sing befriended a thief, Smart upon his arrival in Hong Kong. When Smart discovered the awesome power of Sing’s’right fist, he convinced him to enter a martial arts tournament in view to win the fabulous prize money….


新精武門 (1991 ) … 周星馳 , 鍾鎮濤

劉星來港投親巧遇以偷竊為生的瀟灑。後瀟灑慫恿星參加

搏擊大賽…


Rating / 评价 : 4 ½ stars of 5

656 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ The Last Blood ‘ - 驚天12小時

A ‘90s Andy Lau’s classic …

‘ The Last Blood ‘ - 驚天12小時





















Cast : Andy Lau, Alan Tam, May Lo
Director : Wong Jing

Synopsis

A renowned religious leader and a female tourist were severely wounded by some Japanese terrorists during their visit in Singapore. As they had the same rare blood type and were in critical conditions, the female victim’s boyfriend hence teamed up with an Interpol officer and a cop to fight against the terrorists while in search for the blood donor …


驚天12小時 … 劉德華 , 譚詠麟 , 羅美薇


一到訪新加坡的喇嘛遭日本恐怖組織刺傷 , 在同一場合一女

同遭中伏受傷. 其爱郎為了救回女友，和香港反恐怖專家及

新加坡特警聯手 , 十二小時內展開一場與日本恐怖組織追殺

之戰 …


Rating / 评价 : 3 stars of 5

648 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ Handsome Siblings ‘ - 絕代雙驕

A ‘90s Brigitte Lin’s Classic …

‘ Handsome Siblings ‘ - 絕代雙驕





















Cast : Andy Lau, Lin Ching-hsia
Director : Eric Tsang

Synopsis

A young and cunning warrior Xiao Yu-er, who was brought up by ten notorious villains in the land, was tasked to search for two missing villains. On his way he met a powerful maiden-in-disguise and later challenged her in a nationwide martial arts tournament….


絕代雙驕 … 劉德華 , 林青霞

小魚兒被十大惡人撫養, 後成為天下最惡之人並與武功壓群雄的花無缺比武决斗 …


Rating / 评价 : 2 ½ stars of 5

642 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ Gorgeous ‘ - 玻璃樽

A '90s Jackie Chan Classic ...

‘ Gorgeous ‘ - 玻璃樽





















Cast : Jackie Chan, Shu Qi, Tony Leung
Director : Vincent Kok

Synopsis

A village girl picked up a glass bottle, which contained a romantic message. Thus, she traveled from Taiwan to Hong Kong in search for the mysterious man who was capable of such a romantic gesture. To her disappointment, she found out that the message was intended for the man’s boyfriend …


玻璃樽 … 成龍 , 舒淇 , 梁朝偉


一个女孩在海边捡到一个装有字条的玻璃樽，字条上写

著：我很寂寞，你呢？还附有姓名与地址.于是，女孩决

定照地址前去寻找白马王子，孰料这个期待中的白马王子

竟是个同性恋 …


Rating / 评价 : 4 stars of 5

634 HK MOVIE '90S : ‘ Downtown Torpedoes ‘ - 神偷諜影

A 1997 Golden Harvest Classic …

‘ Downtown Torpedoes ‘ - 神偷諜影





















Cast : Takeshi Kaneshiro , Charlie Yeung
Director : Teddy Chen

Synopsis

Two specialists from an industrial espionage unit were arrested and blackmailed by the Hong Kong government to trace some lost counterfeit plates. It was then up to the two with their three other counterparts to power their way in the war of espionage …


神偷諜影 …金城武 , 楊采妮

兩個特工受香港警局情报局之命, 截回伪钞电版…


Rating / 评价 : 4 ½ stars of 5

599 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ Iron Monkey ‘ - 铁马骝

A Hong Kong Classic …

‘ Iron Monkey ‘ - 铁马骝





















Cast : Donnie Yen , Yu Rong-guang
Director : Yuen Woo-ping

Synopsis

Kung fu master Wong and his son came to a village where there was a bandit Iron Monkey who robbed the rich and gave to the poor. Owing to his awesome kung fu ability, Wong was forced by the local authorities to arrest the Iron Monkey …



铁马骝 … 甄子丹 , 于荣光


少年黄飞鸿跟他的父亲黄麒英来到浙江采买药材，其间侠

盗铁猴子出现，父子意外被卷入追捕铁猴子的过程中 …


Rating / 评价 : 4 ½ stars of 5

598 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ The Bare-Footed Kid ‘ - 赤腳小子

A Hong Kong Classic …

‘ The Bare-Footed Kid ‘ … 赤腳小子





















Cast : Aaron Kwok , Ti Lung , Maggie Cheung
Directed by : Johnny To

Synopsis

An illiterate country bumpkin arrived in town and found a job in a cloth factory. Once, some local thugs wanted to get control of the cloth business and used violence to get their way, the kid retaliated with his iron fists …



赤腳小子 … 郭富城 , 狄龍 , 張曼玉


一身手不凡的小子,在布店當小工. 一土霸為爭布店, 相繼惹

麻煩. 結果小子決與其拼過死活…


Rating / 评价 : 4 stars of 5

533 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ All's Well, Ends Well Too ‘ - 花田喜事

Lunar New Year 2009 Selection :

A Hong Kong Classic ...


‘ All's Well, Ends Well Too ‘ - 花田喜事





















Cast : Samuel Hui , Leslie Cheung , Rosamund Kwan
Director : Clifton Ko

Synopsis

1993 version of Shaw Brothers classic ‘ The Bride Napping ‘ …

A beautiful young maiden-in-disguise met a rakish lad and promptly fell in love. However, her father had mistaken a licentious man for his daughter’s lover ….



花田喜事 … 许冠杰 , 张国荣 , 关之琳

花田灯会中 , 顽劣小霸王周通巧遇白家独女白雪仙 , 惊为天人，硬要娶雪仙过门 …


Rating / 评价: 3 1/2 stars of 5

504 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ Fong Sai Yuk ‘

‘ Fong Sai Yuk ‘





















Type :
Action

One-word description :
Fantastic

Stars :
Jet Li , Josephine Siao Fong Fong , Vincent Zhao

Director :
Yuen Kwai

About :
An ex-bandit held a martial arts contest with intent to find a prospective husband for his daughter. Then came a playful youth Fong Sai Yuk who participated but lose the contest on purpose when he had mistaken an ugly maid as his daughter. The news of Fong’s loss in the contest spread to his protective mother who disguised herself as a fighter to challenge in the contest in view to bring back the honor to the household …

Main reason to see this movie :
Jet and Josephine’s best collaboration in this movie! Their comedic aspects of the persona together with their dashing fighting stunts are just fantastic.

Rating :
4 ½ stars of 5

442 HK MOVIE '90s : ' Once Upon A Time In China '

‘ Once Upon A Time In China ‘





















Type :
Kung Fu

One-word description :
Fantastic

Stars :
Jet Li, Yuen Biao , Jacky Cheung, Rosamund Kwan

Director :
Tsui Hark

About :
A tale of the legendary patriotic kung fu master Wong Fei Hung who organized a local militia, tasked to protect the town folks from the intimidation of the foreigners and the local criminal underground in a turbulent era in China …

Main reason to see this movie :
A must-see ’90s mega box office classic for all kung fu fanatics ! Engaging performances from the leads, of particular note is Jet Li’s splendid role as the legendary kung fu master Wong Fei Hung … Thumps up !

Rating :
5 stars of 5

439 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ The Magic Touch ‘

‘ The Magic Touch ‘




















Type :
Comedy

One-word description :
Thrilling

Stars :
Michael Hui, Leon Lai

Director :
Michael Hui

About :
A tax inspector was assigned to investigate a tax-evasion case of a fortune-teller. When he discovered that the fortune-teller possessed some intermittent supernatural power to foresee people’s fortune when knocked on the head, he collaborated with him to uncover the corrupt accounts of a shady businessman who had constantly evaded the authorities…

Main reason to see this movie :
Dashing performances by ‘70s veteran comedian Michael Hui and ‘90s Canto-pop idol Leon Lai !

Rating :
4 stars of 5

418 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ C'est La Vie, Mon Cher ‘ - 新不了情

C'est La Vie, Mon Cher - 新不了情



‘Type :
Romance

One-word description :
Tear-jerker

Stars :
Anita Yuen, Sean Lau Ching Wan

Director :
Derek Yee




About :
A tale of a girl who lived in poverty and saddled with leukemia. However her positive attitude towards life led an embittered jazz musician to ditch his overwhelming self-pity and let go of his ex-relationship. When he fell for her and wrote her a great pop song to sing, the tragic disease strikes ….

Main reason to see this movie :
This movie won 6 awards in a film festival (1994) including the followings:

Best Picture
Best Director (Derek Yee)
Best Screenplay (Derek Yee)
Best Actress (Anita Yuen)
Best Supporting Actor (Paul ChIn)
Best Supporting Actress (Fung Bo Bo)

Rating :
4 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

311 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ Dragon Inn '

‘ Dragon Inn '

Type :
Swordplay

One-word description :
Fantastic

Stars :
Brigitte Lin , Maggie Cheung , Tony Leung , Donnie Yen

Director :
Raymond Lee

About :
A ruthless usurper executed an opposing official and ordered to destroy his clan. Thus, many patriotic heroes came to the rescue and all ended up stranding at a deserted and notorious inn, the” Dragon Inn” which was operated by a seductive and cunning lady …

Main reason to see this movie :
This ’90s remake of King Hu’s classic ‘ Dragon Gate Inn ‘ has been infused with stunning fighting and beautiful acting . The cinematography is visual astounding.

Rating :
3 1/2 stars of 5

306 HK MOVIE '90s : ' The Lovers '

‘ The Lovers '

Type :
Romance

One-word description :
Tragic

Stars :
Nicky Wu , Charlie Yeung

Director :
Tsui Hark

About :
A maiden-in-disguise met her Prince Charming in a school. When love blossomed between the two, she was called back home to marry an important official …

Main reason to see this movie :
’90s remake of SB classic ‘ The Love Eterne’ ! Breathtaking cinematography and heartbreaking performances by the leads !

Rating :
4 ½ stars of 5

296 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ Fight Back To School '

‘ Fight Back To School '

Type :
Comedy

One-word description :
Action-thrills

Stars :
Stephen Chow , Ng Man-tat

Director :
Gordon Chan

About :
A veteran SDU cop was tasked to take undercover in a high school to trail a missing gun that belonged to his superior. His nightmare began when he encountered many bratty kids, evil triads and annoying teachers ….

Main reason to see this movie :
A mega-hit comedy of the ‘90s !

Rating :
4 stars of 5

228 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ The Tigers ‘

‘ The Tigers ‘

Type :
Action

One-word description :
Thrill

Stars :
Tony Leung , Andy Lau , Felix Wong , Michael Miu , Ken Tong

Director :
Eric Tsang

About :
A crime squad started to unravel when one corrupt member decided to keep the loot retrieved from an anti-narcotics mission. While his team was in custody for ICAC’s interrogation , they were also threatened by the mastermind who set them up …

Main reason to see this movie :
The one and only one memorable movie starred the ‘80s pop TVBI ‘5 Tigers’ .

Rating :
3 1/2 stars of 5

186 HK MOVIE '90s : ' The Moon Warriors '

‘ The Moon Warriors ‘

Type :
Swordsplay

One-word description :
Thrilling

Stars :
Andy Lau, Kenny Bee, Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui

Director :
Sammo Hung

About :
When a feud between a deposed emperor and his brother erupted, a country kid was tasked to escort the emperor’s fiancée and never did he expect to fall in love with her in due course …..

Main reason to see this movie :
A great cast with Andy Lau, Kenny Bee, Maggie Cheung and Anita Mui entangled in a web of love ! A spectacular fighting choreography with fantastic effects ! !

Rating :
3 1/2 stars of 5

169 HK MOVIE '90s : ‘ SWORDSMAN II ‘

‘ SWORDSMAN II ‘

Type :
Swordsplay

One-word description :
Thrill

Stars :
Jet Li , Brigitte Lin

Director :
Chen Xiao-tung

About :
An usurper that hunger for power had castrated in order to master a legendary martial arts . Then he met a swordsman who intended to ruin his plan to reign supreme in the martial world and unexpectedly , the latter fell in love with the feminine “him” .....

Main reason to see this movie :
A ‘90s megahit that shot Brigitte Lin to stardom once again with her male impersonation in this movie. The fighting choreography and special effects are just FANTAAAASTIC !

Rating :
4 ½ stars of 5