Swordsman II: Asia the Invincible 笑傲江湖2: 東方不敗

Released Year: 1992

Directed by 程小東 Chin Siu Tong

Casted by:

李連杰 Jet Li as 令狐沖 Linghu Chong

林青霞 Bridget Lin as 東方不敗 Dongfang Bubai

李嘉欣 Michelle Reis as 岳靈珊 Yue Lingshan

關之琳 Rosamund Kwan as 任盈盈 Ren Yingying

袁潔瑩 Fennie Yuen as 藍鳳凰 Lan Fenghuang

 Story:

Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan and members of the Mount Hua Sect are planning to retire from the jianghu (martial artists' community). They learn that Dongfang Bubai has seized control of the Sun Moon Holy Cult and is secretly plotting with some Japanese rōnin to rebel against the Ming Empire and dominate China. Dongfang Bubai had castrated himself in order to master the skills in the Sunflower Manual, and his appearance has become more feminine, even though he is now a formidable martial artist.

Linghu Chong meets Dongfang Bubai by chance without knowing his true identity, mistakes him for a beautiful young woman, and falls in love with "her". Dongfang Bubai knocks out Linghu Chong while he is not looking and imprisons him in an underground dungeon. In the dungeon, by coincidence, Linghu Chong meets Ren Woxing, Ren Yingying's father and the former leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult. They escape from captivity together. One night, while Linghu Chong is distracted by Dongfang Bubai's lover Shishi, Dongfang tracks down his Mount Hua Sect fellows and kills them.

Linghu Chong brings Yue Lingshan, Ren Yingying, Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian with him to confront Dongfang Bubai at Black Woods Cliff. In the ensuing battle, Dongfang Bubai apparently dies after refusing Linghu Chong's help and falling off the cliff. Ren Woxing regains control of the cult and starts killing the traitors who defected to Dongfang Bubai. Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan secretly escape with help from Xiang Wentian and Ren Yingying because they know that Ren Woxing cannot tolerate them.

 L² Scored: 10/10

L² Comment:

The classic movie during the 90's, even though it did not follow the original fiction, but the amended version is so good that nobody can ever resist... Ling HuChong & DongFang BuBai never fall in love with each other in the fiction, but the movie with Bridget Lin as DongFang BuBai is too good to be true, i think nobody can act as good as her,,, especially with her beautiful look (as female) and handsome feature (as male)... 

Miss Du Shi Niang Miss杜十娘

Released Year: 2003

Directed by 杜国威 Du Guo Wei

Casted by:

李嘉欣 Michelle Reis as 杜十娘 Niang

吴彦祖 Daniel Wu as 李甲 Jia

沈殿霞 Lydia Sum as 老鸨 Mamasan

 Story:

Du Shi Niang is the famous hooker but she fall in love with Jia, a useless guy who came for her beauty and not able to live based on his own ability. When mamasan challenge Jia to leave or buy back Niang, he felt defeated but Niang has her own way out. 

Following Jia back to his hometown, Jia sold Niang out to a rich man which make Niang disappointed. She show Jia how rich she was but dump them all into the lake. In the end, she herself jump into the lake as well. Later that day she swim back to find mamasan and promise herself that she will never fall in love again.

 L² Scored: 5.5/10

L² Comment:

Not a bad movie, its actually based on an old old novel last time. The only disappointing point is that both Daniel Wu & Michelle Reis don't really speaks good cantonese and their acting are not that good as well. Beside Lydia Sum, the whole movie is consider dull and boring. Luckily with Michelle & Daniel's look + Lydia good comedy skill, this movie is still watch-able~

Fong Sai Yuk 方世玉

 Released Year: 1993

Directed by 元奎 Corey Yuen

Casted by:

李連杰 Jet Li as 方世玉 Yuk
蕭芳芳 Josephine Siao as 苗翠花 Fa
李嘉欣 Michelle Reis as 雷婷婷 Ting

胡慧中 Sibelle Hu as 李小环 Wan

趙文卓 Vincent Chiu as 鄂爾多 Duo

陳松勇 Chan Chung Yung as 雷老虎 Fu
朱江 Paul Chu as 方德 Tak

鄭少秋 Adam Cheng as 陳家洛 Luo

 Story:

The brash and ambitious Fong Sai-yuk meets the beautiful Ting-ting during a track and field competition and falls in love with her. Ting-ting is the daughter of the hot-headed hooligan Tiger Lui. Tiger Lui stages a martial arts competition for interested men to participate and win his daughter's hand in marriage. The contestant must defeat Tiger Lui's wife, Siu-wan, in order to win. Fong Sai-yuk joins the contest at his friends' urging and defeats Siu-wan. He catches a glimpse of his future bride, who is actually a servant maid to replace the temporarily missing Ting-ting. Fong Sai-yuk decides to forfeit the match and leaves.

Fong Sai-yuk's mother, Miu Chui-fa, enters the contest in disguise as a man to help her son win back the lost glory. She defeats Siu-wan and knocks her off the scaffold. Miu Chui-fa catches Siu-wan as she falls and they land safely on the ground. After that intimate moment together, Siu-wan becomes romantically attracted to Miu Chui-fa, as she is unaware that Miu is actually a woman in disguise. Tiger Lui forces Miu Chui-fa to marry his daughter. To save his mother from embarrassment, Fong Sai-yuk marries Ting-ting on behalf of his "brother" (his mother in disguise as a man), and is confined in his father-in-law's house. He is unaware that his bride is actually his love interest and they fight in the dark. They discover each other's identities eventually.

Miu Chui-fa manages to persuade Tiger Lui to let her son return home. Just then, Fong Sai-yuk's father, Fong Tak, returns home from a trip. Fong Sai-yuk discovers that his father is a member of the Red Flower Society, an underground resistance movement that aims to overthrow the ruling Ching Dynasty. While Fong Tak is having a conversation with fellow members, they are ambushed by the Governor of Nine Gates and his soldiers. The Governor demands that Fong Tak hand over the name list of the society's members, but the latter refuses. Just then, Fong Sai-yuk and his mother appear, and Fong fights with the Governor and holds him off until his parents have escaped to safety.

Fong Sai-yuk and his parents hide in their in-laws' house to evade the authorities, but the Governor pays a visit to Tiger Lui and recognizes them. In the ensuing battle, Fong Tak is captured while Siu-wan dies from a gunshot wound. Fong Sai-yuk lies to his mother that his father has been rescued and decides to save his father alone without letting her know. He attempts to storm the execution ground and fights with the Governor to save his father. At the critical moment, Miu Chui-fa appears together with the Red Flower Society's members and their leader, Chan Ka-lok. They defeat the Governor and his men and succeed in freeing Fong Tak. Before the film ends, Fong Sai-yuk becomes Chan Ka-lok's godson and he joins his godfather on their noble quest as they ride off towards the sunset together.

 L² Scored: 8.5/10

L² Comment:

Of course who will ever forgot this classic martial arts legendary Fong Sai Yuk portraited by Jet Li? After Jet Li managed to brought Wong Fei Hung in 1991/1992 times, the director spoted and make sure him nailed this film just as exactly as they want, and how the audience wants it. Overall the movie is good, love Jet Li & Michlle Reis as usual, Josephine's character definitely brought us some laugh and the scenes of her and Sibelle were not bad as well...

Royal Tramp 2 鹿鼎記２神龍教

Released Year: 1992
Directed by 王晶 Wong Jing

Casted by:
周星驰 Stephen Chow as 韦小宝 Bao
林青霞 Bridget Lin as 龙儿 Lung
陈百祥 Natalis Chan as 多隆 Duo
李嘉欣 Michelle Reis as 阿珂 Ou
温兆伦 Deric Wan as 康熙帝 Emperor Hong Hei
邱淑贞 Chingmy Yau as 建宁公主 Princess Ning
刘松仁 Damian Lau as 陈近南 Nan
汤镇业 Kent Tong as 吴應熊 Xiong
秦沛 Paul Chun as 吴三桂 Kwai
馬海倫 Helen Ma as 獨臂神尼 Jiu
陈德容 Vivian Chan & 袁洁莹 Fennie Yuen as 双儿 Twins Shuang
吴君如 Sandra Ng as 韦春花 Hua
Story:

The fake empress ran away and gone back to the Shen Lung Society, she took off her mask and reveal her real identity as Lung. Lung received the martial arts from her master. Her martial arts request her to be a virgin, once she has sex with a guy, 80% of her kungfu will be transfer to the guy.

Bao brought Duo back and Duo fell in love with Hua immediately. but Duo betray Bao and caused him to be caught by Ou and her master, Jiu. Lung and Xiong went after them and Xiong quickly tackle Ou who fall for him. Xiong and his father Kwai betray Lung and forced Lung to take a slutty pill. Lung choose Bao to have sex with and pass all her martial arts to him.

Emperor arrange Bao to send Princess Ning to marry with Xiong, but Princess Ning told Bao that she was pregnant. When they reach Wu's house, Princess Ning slice off Xiong's penis. With the help of Lung, Ning & Twins, Bao ran away and discover the secret of "42 Scriptures". Finally, Bao found the treasure but was fought by Fan. Bao used the martial arts that he got from Lung and defeated Fan.

In the end, Bao managed to get Ou with him and together with other wives. Bao chose to leave the place and bid farewell to the emperor and Nan.

L² Scored: 7.5/10

L² Comment:

This movie hit the 5th place on the Hong Kong 1992 blockbuster. A good result from Stephen Chow & Wang Jing. But out of expectation, Bridget Lin is so funny in this movie, and her hairstyle~ lol... i laugh non stop on it...

A Chinese Ghost Story 2 倩女幽魂2 : 人間道

Released Year: 1990
Directed by 程小東 Chin Siu-Tung

Casted by:
張國榮 Leslie Cheung as 寧采臣 Ning
王祖賢 Joey Wong as 傅青風 Wind
張學友 Jacky Cheung as 知秋一葉 Ye
李嘉欣 Michelle Reis as 傅月池 Moon
李子雄 Li Zi Xiong as 左千戶 Zuo
午馬 Wu Ma as 燕赤霞 Yen
刘洵 Liu Xun as 普渡慈航 Tze
刘兆铭 Liu Zhao Min as 傅天仇 Revenge
Story:

The story continues from the first episode after Ning lost Qian in his life. Ning went around the city but was caught to put in jail. Inside the jail, Ning has make friend with a senior who is well known of his intelligent mind. The senior assists Ning to escape from the jail.

Ning found a girl who looks like Qian, but whom she's not. This girl is Wind who is the daugther of Revenge and elder sister for Moon. Revenge was caught by Zuo to send to the emperor and the two sisters are doing their best to save their father. Ning gave them advise and help them to save Revenge.

In the meanwhile, Ye is a ghost buster who capture spirits by earning money. He met up with a big monster and with the help of Ning, both of them manage to defeat the big monster. While when they thought they are save, Tze the scary Centipede monster has killed all the government and try to handle the whole China by himself. Unable to defeat the Tze, Ning ask the gang to find Yen who is able to help them. Unfortunately Zuo was killed by the centipede.

But after all the hardwork, they managed to defeat Tze and put him back to hell.

L² Scored: 4/10

L² Comment:

This series is not based on the novel instead but edited by the movie team. I find it a bit un-acceptable. Don't ask me why, but i jst cant tell. I still prefer Liu Zhao Ming to act as the Granny instead of Revenge :P