Tag: Andy Lau

30 Years Later: Drunken Master II 醉拳II (1994)

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend, Drunken Master II <醉拳II> made history for a Jackie Chan film to hit the HK$40 million benchmark — HK$40.9 million, to be exact — at the time of its release in 1994.  It was also the second highest-grossing Hong Kong movie that year behind the Chow Yun Fat-led God of Gamblers Return <賭神2>.

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I Did It My Way 潛行 (2024) Review

In less than a month, we are treated to double doses of Andy Lau, beginning with The Goldfinger <金手指> at the end of 2023 and now, I Did It My Way <潛行>. The latter also marks the return of cinematographer-turned-director Jason Kwan, who proved his worth as a co-director alongside Wong Jing in the entertaining Chasing the Dragon <追龍> and Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch <追龍II: 賊王>.

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The Goldfinger 金手指 (2023) Review

It goes without saying the key selling point for the HK$350 million epic crime drama The Goldfinger <金手指> is the much-anticipated reunion of Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Andy Lau. And it has been twenty years since they last appeared together in Infernal Affairs <無間道>.

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Moscow Mission 莫斯科行动 (2023) Review

Another month, another Herman Yau. Moscow Mission <莫斯科行动> marks his fourth directorial effort this year after The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell <掃毒3: 人在天涯>, Death Notice <暗殺風暴> and Raid on the Lethal Zone <绝地追击>.

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20 Years Later: Infernal Affairs 無間道 (2002)

Infernal Affairs <無間道> celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. This is the movie that reunites Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai since their last collaboration in The Tigers <五虎將之決裂> back in 1991. And most of all, it famously re-defined the oft-told undercover genre by giving it a then-fresh twist.

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25 Years Later: Shanghai Grand 新上海灘 (1996)

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Shanghai Grand <新上海灘>, a big-budget adaptation of the classic 1980s TVB series The Bund <上海灘> which was released back in 1996.

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30 Years Later: The Tigers 五虎將之決裂 (1991)

(Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers)

Directed by Eric Tsang, The Tigers <五虎將之決裂> was best remembered for featuring the famous Five Tigers at the time. They were actually five popular TVB actors during the ’80s era that include Michael Miu, Kent Tong, Felix Wong, Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.

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Shock Wave 2 拆彈專家2 (2020) Review

Riding the trend of franchise-focused thematic sequels populated by the likes of Overheard <竊聽風雲>, The White Storm <掃毒> and Line Walker <使徒行者> film series, Shock Wave 2 <拆彈專家2> follows the footsteps by having the same actor (in this case, Andy Lau) but with new characters and storyline altogether.

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Top 10 Hong Kong Movies Of The 2010s

It’s hard to deny the fact that the once-thriving Hong Kong cinema has increasingly lost its lustre, particularly if to compare with the golden era of the 80s and 90s. But that doesn’t mean the Hong Kong cinema is hopelessly out of touch. Although most of today’s Hong Kong movies have to adhere to China’s strict censorship board, there are still a number of them that worth mentioning here. After spending the last two months rewatching the Hong Kong movies released from 2010 to 2019, here are ScreenHK’s Top 10 Hong Kong Movies of the 2010s.

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The White Storm 2: Drug Lords 掃毒2: 天地對決 (2019) Review

Here’s the thing about Herman Yau’s The White Storm 2: Drug Lords <掃毒2: 天地對決>: it has nothing to do with Benny Chan’s first movie released back in 2013, despite carrying the same White Storm <掃毒> title and features Louis Koo again as one of the lead actors.

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