Fat Choi Spirit 嚦咕嚦咕新年財

 Released Year: 2002

Directed by 杜琪峰 Johnnie To & 韦家辉 Wai Ka Fai

Casted by:

劉德華 Andy Lau as 德華 Andy

梁詠琪 Gigi Leung as 詠琪 Gigi

劉青雲 Sean Lau as 青雲 Sean

古天樂 Louis Koo as 天樂 Louis

應采兒 Cherrie Ying as 采兒 Cherrie

王天林 Wong Tin Lam as 天叔 Tin

黃文慧 Bonnie Wong as 媽媽 Mother

 Story: 

Andy is an extremely compulsive Mahjong player. Thrown out of the house by his mother and ignored by his more academically gifted and successful younger brother, Louis, he had a hard time running away from debt collectors until one day he met a young girl named Gigi after a run-in with some of the debt collectors' men. Gigi started out as a thief, but because she fell for him and gave him immense luck, Andy gained great success with his extreme good luck in mahjong games and became very rich. However he refused to marry Gigi because she, though a nice woman when with him, was in reality quite a sore loser who threw temper tantrums while on the verge of losing mahjong games. She could not understand that he couldn't stand the way she behaved. As Andy said, her behaviour could be revealed by just playing a game of mahjong where when she lost, she would throw the tables. He promised her that he would marry her if she could play a game of mahjong without such a bad temper. She couldn't and so he couldn't marry her though he loved her. In the meantime, Andy found his mother who was now suffering from Alzheimer's disease and his brother who faced bankruptcy and moved in with Andy, who coincidentally lived in a bungalow. Not wanting to lose out in finding a job, Louis who had excellent luck in Mahjong but zero skill, was conned out of all his money and even his clothes by a skilled, yet devious mahjong player, Sean. But being a kind hearted simpleton, Cherrie on the con team, fell for him and decided to mend her ways.

In the meantime, Gigi who was very disappointed with Andy's refusal to marry her, went with the bad crowd, in the form of mahjong con men led by Lau Ching-wan. Andy who was cursed by Gigi lost his winning streak and instead found a living as a taxi driver and moved into public housing. Being ever optimistic, he did not complain. However, not wanting Gigi to fall into the con men's trap, he played a game of mahjong with Sean and lost terribly. But Gigi was touched by his actions and went back to him, promising she will return a better woman. But before she left, she gave Andy a blessing and from there on, Andy's winning streak came back. Louis who had created a mahjong computer game with his new girlfriend, Cherrie, received word that there would be a Mahjong tournament sponsored by his game. The ever optimistic Andy decided to join the contest which saw him competing against Sean. Before the tournament began, he discovered that Gigi had returned to her old job as a stewardess and gave him a lot of good fortune items from around the world. During the tournament, Andy was able to secure a seat in the final match which also included Sean, Sean's father and a henchman. Andy easily won the match but was then confronted by Sean to have a rematch. Andy agreed and the two of them squared off. Before the match could end, Andy gave up and gave the prize to Sean. Sean, surprised at what had happened, decided to look at Andy's hand, which was a major breakthrough set. Sean realized all his mistakes and decided to learn from Andy. Andy then regained all his money and started a Mahjong school by the sea. He eventually got married with Gigi.

 L² Scored: 4.5/10

L² Comment:

No matter how many times I rewatch this movie, i just feel stupid. But this year, I changed my mind. Referring back Gigi Leung's filmography, she has make a big change on the way she perform in the movie. Beside of willing to drive her way into a character that is a bit "not her style" during that time, this character challenged her in expanding her way to different styles of acting. Beside that, she's the one who is mainly bringing out the comedy part throughout the whole movie, so this 4.5 score goes to her :) Looking at other actor like Sean Lau & Louis Koo, I feel like puking at them in this movie seriously... while Cherrie all these while never bring any glorious moment to any of her movie, the scene where she smoke is also sickening, she's so fake! In another hand, Andy Lau did not bring any big surprise and Bonnie Wong's scenes are too little for her to shine~

Connected 保持通話

 Released Year: 2008

Directed by 陳木勝 Benny Chan

Casted by:

古天樂 Louis Koo as 阿邦 Bob

徐熙媛 Barbie Hsu as 王海晴 Grace

張家輝 Nick Cheung as 余振輝 Detective Fai

劉燁 Liu Ye as 霍德能 Detective Nang

張兆輝 Eddie Cheung as 張督察 Detective Cheung

樊少皇 Louis Fan as 唐 Tong

貝安琪 Ainke Beilke as Michelle

陳慧珊 Flora Chan as Jeanie

 Story:

While Grace Wong is driving her vehicle, her car is knocked down by another vehicle and she is abducted from the scene. The kidnappers, led by Fok Tak-nang, return to Grace's house, where they kill her maid, and start searching the place. Grace is then taken to an abandoned house, where she manages to repair a destroyed telephone. With the phone, she manages to contact Bob, a single father and debt collector. Bob has promised his son, Kit-kit, and his sister, Jeannie, that he will meet them at an airport, before Kit-kit boards a flight to Australia.

While talking to Grace on his cellular phone, Bob agrees to help Grace and hands his phone to patrol officer Fai, who believes that the distressing phone call is a prank, due to Bob's reckless driving. Grace is interrupted from the call when Fok and his men enter the room, having abducted her brother's friend, Joe. Fok forces Grace to contact her brother, Roy. After listening to Roy's answering machine, Fok kills Joe and leaves with his men, now planning to go after Grace's daughter, Tinker. Grace persuades Bob to head to the school and find her daughter before Fok's men do. When Bob arrives, he is distracted by the school's headmaster, and minutes before the school's class dismissal, he finds Tinker too late, when she is abducted by Fok's men. Bob goes after the abductors, but winds up losing sight of them in the struggle. After crashing through a truck, Bob later finds a handgun left in his car by a fellow debt collector.

Realizing that his phone has a low battery, Bob heads to a phone store to buy a cell phone charger. After losing his patience with the flirty service clerk, he holds the store at gunpoint and pays for the charger. After Bob is caught on camera at both the school and the phone store, Fai heads to Grace Wong's residence. He is still convinced that the kidnapping situation is a prank, having talked to Michelle, a woman impersonating Grace. Fok then decides to go after Grace's brother, Roy, who is in a hospital.

Fai decides to call Grace's house, after realizing the real Grace Wong is a Mandarin-language speaker, while the impersonator he met speaks Cantonese. At the hospital, Bob manages to distract Grace's abductors, who are revealed by police to be Interpol agents. The agents, however, succeed in kidnapping Roy and take him to a hill where he has hidden a camcorder. Bob intervenes, grabbing a hold of the camera and fleeing from the agents; unfortunately, he loses connection with Grace.

Fai heads to Grace's house, where he confronts and kills Michelle, realizing she was also an Interpol agent working for Fok. As Grace tries to contact Bob, she is caught by one Fok's henchmen. Grace kills the henchman and manages to find her daughter. However, while planning to escape, Grace and Tinker are caught by Fok. Bob looks at the evidence on the camcorder. The footage, captured by Roy, reveals Fok brutally executing several American drug dealers and stealing their contraband. Bob calls Fok, and tells them to meet him at the airport in an exchange for the evidence and the hostages, while attempting to keep his promise to his son.

At the airport, Bob's plans to meet his sister and son are foiled as Fok conveniently stands between them and Bob's hiding place. After telling Fok to go towards the parking lot, he demands that Grace, Roy and Tinker be released. They flee to a patrol car that is also in the lot. Unfortunately, Bob is caught by Fok and his men, and fights against them until Fai catches up to them. Fok and his men are arrested by Detective Cheung and his Serious Crimes Unit. After Bob hands the videotaped evidence over to Detective Cheung, Fok and Tong, one of Fok's henchman, appear, and Cheung reveals that he was working with Fok. Fok deletes the footage on the videotape, and a violent confrontation ensues in a loading dock in the airport where Fai and Bob take on Fok, Cheung and the corrupt Interpol agents. Cheung is shot to death by Fai after attacking the patrol officer with a forklift truck.

Bob confronts Fok on a scaffolding. After Bob reveals he still has videotaped evidence on his cell phone and threatens to send it to the police, Fok kicks Bob off the scaffolding. A net manages to save Bob's fall, but sends Fok falling to his death. While this was going on, a member of Fok's team rekidnaps Grace and her family and prepares to kill them, but Grace manages to defend her family long enough for the police to arrive. When Bob returns, Fai talks to him, feeling the glory he once had as a police officer, and wishing that they never meet again after their ordeal. Bob then meets Grace for the first time in person. Grace thanks him, and Bob concludes their meeting by saying, "If you're gonna call for help, no thanks! If you want dinner, then I'll consider." Bob is then reunited with his son, who is happy that his father kept his promise.

L² Scored: 8/10

L² Comment:

My friend recommend me this movie for quite sometime ago and I've forgot about it, maybe the title of the movie itself does not make me feel interested at all... But i just happen to remember this movie when i went to my friend house and saw the DVD...

Basically this movie is a remake of 2004 "Cellular" movie but in asian version. Its quite excited but some of the part does not make sense at all! For example, a man in reality world will straight ahead shut down his phone when he heard such call, right? But since this is just a movie, so the action of Louis Koo can be said as brave or idiot should i say...?

Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 單身男女2

Released Year: 2014

Directed by 杜琪峰 Johnnie To

Casted by:

 古天樂 Louis Koo as 張申然 Sean

杨千嬅 Miriam Yeung as 杨鸯鸯 Yang

高圓圓 Gao Yuan Yuan as 程子欣 Chi Yan

周渝民 Vic Chou as 程子建 Ken

吴彦祖 Daniel Wu as 方启宏 Kevin

林雪 Lam Suet as John

 Story: 

Continue from the first movie, Chi Yan has chose Kevin instead of Sean and will be getting marry soon. While Sean in another hand trying to avoid  Chi Yan appears in his life again by getting more slutty & even attached with Yang, an iron lady who is expert in shares investment.

Things just happen so coincidentally that Chi Yan work as an economic adviser in Yang's office which happened to located opposite of Sean's office building. Chi Yan's brother, Ken has his feeling on Yang one day who needs help on moving her car out from a terrible parking conditions. Both of them quickly get close with each other due to one octopus but Yang is still having most of her feeling for Sean.

After knowing that Sean's ex girlfriend is Chi Yan & Sean is still unable to let go of Chi Yan (Sean has been renting Chi Yan's old apartment & stay overnight there daily to feel the appearance of Chi Yan in his life), Yang get angry because Sean has proposed to her but still can't let go of Chi Yan. At the same time, Yang even mistaken Ken is Kevin and angrily push Ken into the sea. Yang scolded Sean; Sean released his stress & depression by beating up Kevin at his house. But thing sorted out when Chi Yan told Yang that Ken is actually her brother instead.

On the wedding day of Chi Yan & Kevin (at the top floor of a high building), Sean crazily hike his way all up to that building just to attracts Chi Yan's attention by not marrying to Kevin. This crazy behavior cause everyone to go insane & Yang even sprained her ankle on it. In the end, both Kevin & Ken climb up to the top and managed to pull Sean back to the building. Chi Yan cried & hit Sean for his behavior. In front of everyone, Yang asked Chi Yan to choose one guy but Chi Yan chose non of them. Yang stopped Chi Yan from leaving and her turn to hit on Sean. Yang forced Sean to choose between her and Chi Yan & Sean chose Chi Yan by saying sorry to Yang. Disappointingly, Yang decided to walk away but Ken rush out to propose but was rejected by Yang. Ken is not giving up, he rush behind Yang (after picking her heels from the pool), and told Yang no matter how, he will not let go of her... The elevator's door close with Yang sort of accept Ken by letting him help her to wear back her heels.

Before Yang left just now, she told Chi Yan to be brave and chose the man that she really wants. Chi Yan walked up to Kevin and saying that she is sorry and run away by pulling Sean along...

 L² Scored: 9/10 

L² Comment: 

Wow, I never know that the sequel is so much better than the first movie. The whole storyline is richer & exciting when another 2 characters (Yang & Ken) was added in; but in the same time the character of Kevin has become a supporting role instead of the lead role like the first movie. 

Throughout the movie, not only I can feel the sadness, disappointment, jealousy that presented by these actors & actresses... I feel that Louis Koo finally improve his acting skills after so many years acting in the same kind of characters in so many movies. Bravo to him.

Not sure whether in future the production house will be doing the same kind of story about single man & lady or not... but definitely the characters will be change, just hope that they will maintain some of these actors & actresses in the new movie again... 

Naked Ambition 2 豪情3D

 Released Year: 2014

Directed by 李公樂 Lee Kung Lok

Casted by:

杜汶澤 Chapman To as 陳偉文 / 小澤馬利奧 Wyman / Mario

何超儀 Josie Ho as 嶋山初代子 Hatoyama

袁嘉敏 Candy Yuen as 席夢絲 Cecilia

加藤鷹 Taka Kato as 加藤鷹 Taka Kato

古天樂 Louis Koo as 長崎直樹 Nagasaki

吳君如 Sandra Ng as 阿金 Kam

蔡卓妍 Charlene Choi as 蒼井舞空 Aoi

王晶 Wang Jing as 毛高衛 Frankie Mo 

 Story: 

Literature graduate Wyman Chan writes erotic stories in the soft porn section of the newspaper for a living, but with the soft porn section ceasing publication, he loses his job. The unemployed Chan becomes capricious, and takes inspiration from men working in the Japanese adult video (AV) industry to become a producer of pornographic films. Chan's idea immediately receives enthusiastic responses from his friends, who offer their help—especially Hatoyama, who is familiar with the Japanese porn industry. While everyone initially takes great interest in being a part of filming, Chan is soon forced into acting in the lead role. Surprisingly, Chan becomes a sensation in Japan for his performance of being sexually harassed and dominated by women in the AV. Hatoyama immediately travels to Hong Kong to persuade Chan to pursue his unrealistic dream—a Hong Kong man entering the Japanese AV industry.

 L² Scored: 7.5/10

L² Comment:

Even though the title of the movie is exactly the same with in 2003, but beside having some same actors, the story does not link together with this movie. This movie is being produced by Louis Koo himself after 11 years, choosing the same title.

This time, Louis Koo only came out as a guest appearance, Chapman To took over the main character place and once again Josie Ho is the main actress in this movie. Basically the whole movie is talking about the Japanese AV industry,so happy to see so many AV girls and the master Taka Kato in a normal movie which is not xxx. Not bad on this movie, but will Louis Koo considering coming out with a new Naked Ambition soon?

Overheard 3 竊聽風雲 3

 Released Year: 2014

Directed by 麦兆辉 Alan Mak & 莊文強 Felix Choong

Casted by:

劉青雲 Sean Lau as 陸金強 Keong

古天樂 Louis Koo as 羅永就 Jau

吳彥祖 Daniel Wu as 阿祖 Joe

周迅 Zhou Xun as 阮月華 Hua

葉璇 Michelle Ye as 陸永瑜 Yu

方中信 Alex Foong as 陸永富 Fu

林家棟 Gordon Lam as 陸建波 Bo

林嘉華 Dominic Lam as 陸永泉 Chuen

曾江 Kenneth Tsang as 陸瀚濤 Tao

吳孟達 Ng Man Tat as 司徒光 SzeTo

黃磊 Huang Lei as 萬山Shan

 Story: 

Few years ago, Jau bang Yun and cause him to die so that the Luk's 4 brother - Keong, Fu, Bo & Chuen able to work with Tao's development company in extending the village properties. When Jau is out from prison, Tao's daughter Yu and bf Shan hired Jau and IT expert Joe to investigate of the Luk's 4 brother. Jau still has feeling for Yu while Joe met Hua (Yun's wife) and the Luk's brothers later discover that Jau is the one who betrayed them... 

 L² Scored: 9/10

L² Comment:

The very last movie of the "Overheard" franchise film, this is the best among the 3 movies. Even though there's no link among these 3 movies but the actors are basically the same which is Sean, Louis & Daniel. Overall the storyline for this is the best, love the twist and turn of it. Happy to see that most of them are originated from TVB, and now they are strong enough to stand in front of the HK blockbuster and shine for the Hong Kong films :)

Triumph in the Skies 衝上雲霄

Released Year: 2015

Directed by  葉偉信 Wilson Yip & 鄒凱光 Matt Chow

Casted by:

吳鎮宇 Francis Wu as 唐亦琛 Samuel

鄭秀文 Sammi Cheng as 譚夢 TM

古天樂 Louis Koo as 張春亮 Branson

張智霖 Julian Cheung as 顧夏陽 Jayden 

佘詩曼 Charmaine Sheh as 潘家詩 Cassie

郭采潔 Amber Kuo as 薛健雅 Kika

 Story: 

Young pilot Branson recently takes over Skylette, his father’s aviation empire, only to realize his old flames Cassie is a flight attendant there. Several years ago, he was forced to break up with her and move to New York to take care of his father's business. To this day, the two continue to harbor feelings for each other but decide to keep them bottled up.

In an effort to rebrand the airline, Branson invites rock idol TM to star in an upcoming commercial and appoints Sam as her flying consultant. Incongruent in both tastes and experience, this odd couple gets off on the wrong foot. As the shoot progresses, however, they slowly discover each other's merits, developing a strong mutual attraction.

Jayden has left Skylette Airline to become a pilot for private jets. He meets the young and vivacious Kika during a flight and assumes her to be wayward and shallow. But they turn out to have a lot in common and start falling madly in love. At the height of their romance, Jayden realizes almost too late the secret behind her recalcitrance…

Each of the three relationships comes with its own setbacks. As long as one can accept the imperfection of things, finding happiness—however fleetingly—is a blessing in itself.

 L² Scored: 2.5/10 

L² Comment:

Seriously, i never give such a low score to any of the Sammi's movie before... as u all would have know by now that i'm a big big Sammi's fans, and it so disappointed to see her act in this movie. I watched it in the cinema during Feb, but i hate it when i watch it, i didn't even feel like blog about it that time.

Well, as a professional movie blogger (self claim :P), i reconsider to watch it again and hopefully the whole movie will change my mind after a few months. But i cant... this movie is so so disappointed seriously. When the first and second drama has won a big success in my heart, i expected this to be better but it did not. Especially with Amber Kuo's part, i hope she die in that movie, she looks like a stupid retarded bitch to me... And Louis & Charmaine's part is so full of xxx... hey come on, y dont u both jst spray each other with ur underwear and lingerie?

As for Francis and Sammi's part, the feeling is seriously not strong enough. I dont even knw why the love occur in between the two of them. Really, i wont watch it for the 3rd time~

Little Big Master 五個小孩的校長

 Released Year: 2015

Directed by 關信輝 Kwan Shun Fai

Casted by:

楊千嬅 Miriam Yeung as 呂慧紅 Hong

古天樂 Louis Koo as 謝永東 Dong

何涴瀠 He Yuan Ying as 何小雪 Xue

王詩雅 Wang Shi Ya as 譚美珠 Chu

傅舜盈 Fu Shun Ying as 盧嘉嘉 Kar

Zaha as Kitty

Kaiti as Jennie

 Story:

Hong is a cancer survivor and a responsible kindergarden headmaster. She is frustrated with the city kindergarden style of management and decided to be a HKD4,500 headmaster in Yuen Tian village. There has 5 kids and if by next year there is less than 5 students, the kindergarden will be closed down. Too bad that one of the kid will be graduated next year and Hong needs to find a new kid to replace the space. But the cancer cause her to be admitted to hospital and her husband Dong take up the responsibility to continue. During the graduation day, they thought it is the end of the kindergarden, but luckily there are another 2 children join in and the kindergarden get to stay on. 

 L² Scored: 10/10

L² Comment:

Watch this very touching movie with my love one and i saw tears in the eyes~ awww... This is a very nice movie which based on a real story. I believe a lot of us will feel that we are so lucky because we have chances to proceed with our education, not like these 5 girls who almost lost their chance in it if not because of the responsibility headmaster. Its a very good movie with good storyline, i dont mind to watch it again if anyone of u got the dvd :p

12 Golden Ducks 12金鴨

 Released Year: 2015

Directed by 鄒凱光 Matt Chow

Casted by:

吳君如 Sandra Ng as 張近萊 Future

劉浩龍 Wilfred Lau as 陳守仁 Yan

姜皓文 Philip Keung as 狄偉 Wai

蔡瀚億 BabyJohn Choi as 流雲 Wan

王菀之Ivana Wang as 鏈球嫂 Poy

黃偉文 Wyman Wong as 鏈球 Kao

 Story: 

During a high school reunion, student and teacher are discussing about how to make woman pay for them. In the conclusion, they think Future is the one who should have been the most successful one. But the truth is, Future is now being depressed and need helps from all parties to groom him (& a few gigolos) who later on become the most hit gigolo in the market.

 L² Scored: 5/10

L² Comment:

A lots of people must thought that this movie will shows a thousand of muscular guys topless, but seriously not really. The storyline is very very normal, its a bit similar to Golden Chicken 3, but slightly worse than that. Ivana continue to surprise me with her over-acting skill; its good to see Louis Koo reunion with Carmen Lee after so many years; the most surprising would be Nicholas Tse's character, which i think is the best and he shows improve in his acting as well.