Tagged: chinesemovies

Movie: The Equation of Love & Death Release Date: September 18, 2008 Country: China Director: Baoping Cao Starring: Xun Zhou , Chao Deng , Hanyu Zhang Runtime: 96 min. Editor Rating: 8.0 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. It's always a blast walking into a movie without knowing anything about the film and then finding yourself completely immersed in an unpredictable story. "The Equation of [...]

Movie: Lady Cop & Papa Crook Release Date: December 24, 2008 Country: Hong Kong Director: Felix Chong , Siu Fai Mak Starring: Sammi Cheng , Eason Chan Runtime: 98 min. Editor Rating: 5.0 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. " Lady Cop & Papa Crook " appears to be a good ole' fashion Hong Kong cops & triad film. The film is directed by Felix Chong [...]

Movie: Red Cliff 2 Release Date: January 7, 2009 Country: Hong Kong Director: John Woo Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai , Takeshi Kaneshiro Runtime: 90 min. Editor Rating: 5.5 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. Just six months after " Red Cliff " bulldozed its way across cinema screens in Asia, the second & final installment of John Woo's epic portrayal of the Battle of Red Cliff [...]

Movie: Ip Man Release Date: December 18, 2008 Country: Hong Kong Director: Wilson Yip Starring: Donnie Yen , Lynn Hung , Simon Yam Runtime: 105 min Editor Rating: 6.0 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. Wilson Yip's "Ip Man" is an entertaining (albeit somewhat shallow) biopic, liberally using fictional elements to tell its story and centered around martial arts master Ip Man. For those unfamiliar with [...]

Movie: True Women For Sale Release Date: October 10, 2008 Country: Hong Kong Director: Herman Yau Starring: Mei-Guan Lau , Race Wong , Anthony Wong , Sammy Leung Runtime: 90 min. Editor Rating: 7.5 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. Having watched Herman Yau's prior film on the sex industry titled " Whispers & Moans " (for the most part a solid film, but burdened [...]

Movie: The Way We Are (Tin shui wai dik yat yu ye) Release Date: July 17, 2008 Country: Hong Kong Director: Ann Hui Starring: Hee Ching Paw , Chun-lung Leung , Lai-wun Chan Runtime: 90 min. Editor Rating: 7.5 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. "The Way We Are" is an understated film that brings to light the lives of regular folks and the trials and [...]

Movie: Breeze of July Release Date: May 16, 2008 Country: Hong Kong Director: Stanley Tam Starring: Monie Tung , Sammy Leung Runtime: 95 min Editor Rating: 5.5 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. You don't come across all that many independent Hong Kong films, so that's one solid reason right there to check out first time director Stanley Tam's " Breeze of July ." The indie film, based [...]

Movie: La Lingerie Release Date: August 8, 2008 Country: Hong Kong Director: Hing-Ka Chan, Janet Chun Starring: Stephy Tang , Janice Man , J.J. Jia , Yee Tong Runtime: 119 Min Editor Rating: 7.0 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. La Lingerie is simply a Romantic-Comedy done right. Yes there's cheeseball moments, the characters can get excessively superficial and the film itself screams out blatant commercialism, but on [...]

Movie: Painted Skin Release Date: May 31, 2008 Country: China Director: Gordon Chan Starring: Vicki Zhao , Donnie Yen , Xun Zhou Runtime: 100 Min Editor Rating: 7.0 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. "Painted Skin" draws you in with it's recognizable list of performers (Vicki Zhao, Xun Zhao, Donnie Yen) and gives off an air of mystique with its movie posters and unique storyline. Loosely [...]

Movie: Red Cliff / Chi bi / 赤壁 Release Date: July 12, 2008 Country: China Director: John Woo Starring: Tony Leung , Takeshi Kaneshiro , Chen Chang Runtime: 146 min Editor Rating: 6.0 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. There's big epics and there's biiigggg epics. "Red Cliff" would certainly fall in the latter. For those unfamiliar with the movie's background, "Red Cliff" marks the return [...]

Movie: Help Me Eros Release Date: September 4, 2007 Country: Taiwan Director: Kang-sheng Lee Starring: Kang-sheng Lee , Jane Liao , Ivy Yi Runtime: 120 min Editor Rating: 6.5 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. In the opening sequence to "Help Me Eros" we see the main character lying in a fetal position and watching TV. On television there's a fish that has been freshly [...]