Tokyo Raiders 東京攻略

Released Year: 2000

Directed by  馬楚成 Jingle Ma

Casted by:

梁朝偉 Tony Leung as 林貴仁 Ren

鄭伊健 Ekin Cheng 畢大勇 Yong

陳慧琳 Kelly Chen as Macy

張柏芝 Cecilia Cheung as 沙織 Saori

仲村亨 Toru Nakamura as 高橋裕二 Takashi

阿部寬 Hiroshi Abe as 伊藤武 Ito

 Story:

Macy is waiting for her fiancee Takashi to attend their wedding in LA, but he did not appear. Macy went back to Hong Kong and met with Yong, who is a body guard of her father (to pretend as interior designer), and together they depart to Tokyo to look for Takashi.

At Tokyo, interpol officer Ren is looking for Takashi as well. He pretends as a private inspector to get near Macy for more information. 3 of them was hunted by the gangster Ito. On a boat fight, Takashi beat down Ito, but he was also arrested by police with the help of Ren and Yong. In the end, Yong escort Macy back to Hong Kong.

 L² Scored: 5/10

L² Comment:  

The storyline is kinda predictable, nothing special seriously. The most exciting part will be the fighting action part, it was carried out mostly by Ekin & Tony throughout the movie. For me, Kelly Chen is really an extra of this movie, i believe any actress can take her part if it weren't of her fame...

The Shopaholics 最愛女人購物狂

 Released Year: 2006 

Directed by 韋家輝 Wai Ka Fai

Casted by:

張栢芝 Cecilia Cheung as 方芳芳 Fong

劉青雲 Sean Lau as 李簡仁 Yan

陳小春 Jordan Chan as 何窮富 Fu

官恩娜 Ella Koon as 丁叮噹 Dong

徐小鳳 Paula Tsui as 陸小鳳 Feng

羅家英 Lo Kar Ying as 何西 Sai

 Story:

Fong is a shopaholic and she was in horrible debts. She finally got a job after she helps Yan's nurse to give birth in a shopping mall. Yan as a psychological doctor treated her but in the same time fall in love with her as well. Fong met Fu, one of the richest guy who got psychological illness as well. Both Fu and Yan wanted to marry Fong; in the same time both of them wanted to marry Yan's girlfriend Dong too.

The situation goes crazy, and it needs the ultimate shopaholics Feng for help. Feng used her psychological knowledge to let them 4 knows who they really wanted to marry to...

L² Scored: 9/10

L² Comment: 

Even though its a bit similar like "The confession of a shopaholics", but i think the HK version took it to a better extend and i love it. The best part would be seeing Paula Tsui shopping session. "This, this, this... i don't want, the rest please pack it for me"... lol! how cool is that~

Storyline of course its good, a bit confusing will be the part when Paula Tsui directed them by phone to the wedding destination. I have to watched twice to discover, all these while Paula was directing Sean to Cecilia & Jordan to Ella. A very good movie which shopaholic like us shouldn't miss...

The White Dragon 小白龍情海翻波

 Released Year: 2004

Directed by 叶伟信 Wilson Yip

Casted by:

张柏芝 Cecilia Cheung as 黑凤 Black Phoenix / White Dragon Jr.

吴镇宇 Francis Ng as 一地鸡毛 Chicken Feathers

安志杰 Andy On as 天养 Tian Yang

邓梓峰 Patrick Tang as 校长 Gene

阮小仪 Kitty Yuen as Tweetie

许绍雄 Benz Hui as 陆美霸 Deer Tail

雪妮 Suet Nei as Auntie / White Dragon Sr.

 Story:

In a twist departing from the standard superhero formula, White Dragon is a narcissist, forever worried about her good looks, even as she's fighting with Feather, a blind assassin nicknamed "Chicken Feathers" because of his propensity for using chicken feathers as his calling card.

Chicken Feathers is first challenged by White Dragon, an elderly woman with proficient skills in martial arts to almost match his, but not quite enough. Thinking that she has been fatally wounded, White Dragon transfers her kung-fu knowledge into empty shell Black Phoenix, turning the young woman into the prettiest martial arts expert around. The downside to having these extraordinary powers, which she does not fully understand, is bad acne, which she manages to prevent only by doing "noble" deeds like robbing from the rich and giving to the poor.

Phoenix is reluctant to take on her new role at first, but soon becomes interested in tracking down Chicken Feathers when she learns that her love interest, Second Prince Tian Yang, might become his next target. Using her flute-playing as bait, White Dragon finally faces Chicken Feathers in an attempt to defeat him before he can carry out the assassination. Chicken Feathers proves to be too good for the new White Dragon, however. When White Dragon tries to exploit his "weak points," she ends up injured(breaking her leg while trying to kick Feathers in the nuts) and dependent on Feathers, who does nurse her back to health after their heated battle. While Chicken Feathers plays nurse, White Dragon seeks to find his true weak point to stop him once and for all. What she finds instead is that Chicken Feathers has fallen in love with her, and that he is growing on her as well.

After a while her leg healed and Chicken Feathers found a letter for Second Prince Tian Yang and had it read by the town's doctor. This letter made Chicken Feathers thinking that Black Phoenix already has a boyfriend, namely the Second Prince Tian Yang. Chicken Feathers confronted Phoenix Black with this and they ended up struggling. Accidentally the girl stabbed her flute into the back of Chicken Feathers, which gave him a moment of sight. She ran away.

The Third Prince, brother of the Second Prince, apparently hired Chicken Feathers to kill his brother, this was revealed at the very last scene.

 L² Scored: 7/10

L² Comment:

When i look at the cover of the disc, i thought its gonna be those damn boring fighting movie. But i was wrong with the comedy aspects added in the movie, it become more lively and not that boring too. Overall the movie and storyline is ok, but it won't definitely attract me to watch it again lol

Wu Yen 鍾無艷 2001

 Released Year: 2001

Directed by 杜琪峰 Johnnie To & 韦家辉 Wai KaFai

 

Casted by:

郑秀文 Sammi Cheng as 钟无艳 Wu Yen
梅艳芳 Anita Mui as 齐宣王 Emperor Chai

张柏芝 Cecilia Cheung as 夏迎春 Ying Chun
黄浩然 Raymond Wong as 吴起 Ng Hei

 Story:

Emperor Chai accidentally released the foxy demon which can either be a man or a woman. Emperor Chai wanted to marry Wu Yen but only discover she has a red birth mark on her face. But for the country, Emperor Chai promised to marry Wu Yen for help.

 

Foxy demon transform into a pretty woman Ying Chun and cause a lot of trouble to the country. Wu Yen was send out to defeat the enemy at war. While Wu Yen is fighting at war, Emperor Chai and Ying Chun is gambling in the palace and lose out the whole country and Emperor Chai even sell off Wu Yen, this has broke Wu Yen's heart and she left.

 

Ng Hei start a war to fight Emperor Chai, Emperor Chai pretend as woman to escape and went to look for Wu Yen to help. Emperor Chai is competiting with other kings to win back Wu Yen  but the foxy demon win. Foxy demon and Wu Yen each discover they were pregnant and went back to palace to save Emperor Chai. After that the three of them live happily ever after...

 L² Scored: 8.5/10

L² Comment: 

Its funny, its hillarious... First time ever in history, a film was conquered by 3 famous woman Sammi Anita & Cecilia in making such a comedy film... Sammi Cheng was even nominated as best actress with this film...

Para Para Sakura 芭拉芭拉櫻之花

 Released Year: 2001

Directed by 馬楚成 Jingle Ma

Casted by:

郭富城 Aaron Kwok as 王锦胜 Philip
张柏芝 Cecilia Cheung as 乐儿 Yee
 陈庆祥  Ah- Niu as Henry Ko

 Story:

Phillip Wong, a colour-blind dance instructor who holds a class devoted to the latest dance craze, the Japanese Para Para. While in Shanghai, Phillip meets Yee, a spoiled rich girl who is running away from her up-coming arranged marriage. Soon, Yee begins using Phillip's dance studio as a sanctuary from her responsibilities, and an attraction begins to form between the two. However, Yee is called back to Japan to be married before long, and Phillip must use more than his dance skills and charisma to prevent her from taking her vows.

L² Scored: 4/10

L² Comment:

Nothing really special about this movie, except the para para dance which is quite famous at that time. Of course having Aaron Kwok & Cecilia Cheung in this movie can guarantee certain percentage of the tickets to be sold off. Basically all the actors/actresses are just simply acting in the film...

Treasure Hunt 无价之宝

 Released Year: 2011

Directed by 王晶Wang Jing & 姜国民 Jiang Guo Min

Casted by:

张柏芝 Cecilia Cheung as 江慧妮 Winnie

郑中基 Ronald Cheng as 高大龙 Long

邵兵 Shao Bing 阿星 Xing 

王晶 Wang Jing as 何能威 Wei

 Story:

 An advertisement director Winnie is willing to shoot the advertisement for Long just because she will get sponsor to shoot her own children movie. But leaving her husband and son alone make her miserable. Winnie and the crew went to the island which the pirates are aiming. Long is not really a martial arts actor but only know how to show off, luckily he was save by Xing who stay in the island together with his son. The pirates attacked but luckily all of them managed to defeat them with Xing's help. Finally the advertisement is shot and Winnie went back to see her love one.

 L² Scored: 1.5/10

L² Comment:

Though its a welcome movie for Cecilia Cheung to join back the entertainment of HK movie industrial, but her acting is still the same, a bit too much exaggerated... And what i hate the most is, the overall storyline together with the "not-funny-at-all" stupid jokes...yawn!!!

Legendary Amazons 杨门女将之军令如山

Released Year: 2011
Directed by 陳勳奇 Frankie Chan

Casted by:
张柏芝 Cecilia Cheung as 穆桂英 Mu Guiying
任贤齐 Richie Ren as 杨宗保 Yang Zongbao
肖明玉 Xiao Mingyu as 杨文广 Yang Wenguang
刘晓庆 Liu Xiaoqing as 柴郡主 Princess Chai
郑佩佩 Cheng Pei-pei as 佘太君 She Saihua
周小飞 Zhou Xiaofei as 杨排风 Yang Paifeng
周海媚 Kathy Chow as 杨五娘 Fifth Sister Yang
陈紫函 Chen Zihan as 杨八姐 Eighth Sister Yang
金巧巧 Jin Qiaoqiao as 杨三娘 Third Sister Yang
葛春燕 Ge Chunyan as 杨大娘 Eldest Sister Yang
大岛由加利 Oshima Yukari as 杨二娘(邹兰英) Zou Lanying
李 静 Li Jing as 杨二娘(耿金花) Geng Jinhua
杨紫彤 Yang Zitong as 杨四娘 Fourth Sister Yang
于娜 Yu Na as 杨七娘 Seventh Sister Yang
刘冬 Liu Dong as 杨九妹 Ninth Sister Yang
王媞 Wang Ti as 杨金花 Yang Jinhua
赵芊羽 Zhao Qianyu as 小豆子 Xiaodouzi

午 马 Wu Ma as 庞太师 Imperial Tung

Story:

The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the rival state of Western Xia.

Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song Dynasty from foreign invaders. He dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Tutor Pang refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zongbao's widowed wife Mu Guiying leads the other widows of the Yang clan into battle to continue the legacy of their husbands.

L² Scored: 4.5/10

L² Comment:

Oh gosh, how should i comment this. Frankie Chan (director) is quite famous in the HK film industry, i was expecting a good action from him... but sadly no... Jackie Chan the producer, did he ever do any QS before they show this film in the big screen?

The cost for this film is quite huge i believe, but the production came out like ATV (亚视)'s quality... Though they gather actors & actresses from China,HK & Taiwan, but due to the bad graphic and dub, the whole movie is spoiled !!!

As for the cast, Cecilia still look stunning after all these while; Kathy Chow is a bit funny in this action kinda film; PeiPei Cheng look even sillier in this character...Overall this film is ok ok only.