HK Movies Rewind

During my stay in the hotel, an 80's HK movie was being shown in TV. Watching it somehow brings back a lot of good old memories.

The title is 'The Story of Ah Lang', starring Chow Yun Fat and Sylvia Chang. Chow Yun Fat is a racer, a typical poor 'tambay sa kanto' who then had an affair with Sylvia, a rich girl. They bore a child, got separated because of the Yun Fat's infidelity and alcoholism . Sylvia thought her child was dead and with much suffering from her relationship with Yun Fat, she left and was sent to the States by her parents. They met again in the future because of their child. The ending is very much saddening, Yun Fat wanted to start a new life and to earn big money so that he could win back his family. He went back to racing, and he died in the race due to collision. The ending song is one of the saddest one that I've ever heard.

The movie inspired me to recall all those great 80's and 90's HK movies that I've watched. :) Thanks to VHS and Star Mandarin Channel 38. (Btw, bkit nawala na ata yun channel na yun)

CHOW YUN FAT'S
Fun, Luck & Tycoon
-- Chow Yun Fat is a tycoon who wants to lead a simple life and to escape her mother's arranged marriage for him. He applied for a job in the restaurant as waiter and there he met Sylvia and for the first time he realized what love is.

God of Gamblers
-- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3... I cant remember the exact plot. But I'm sure they're all interesting cause I enjoy watching such themes, something that stimulates my pusoydos and mahjong prowess. :)

Once a Thief
-- Chow Yun Fat, Leslie Cheung and the girl are all trained thieves, they steal expensive stuffs like paintings. It's a bit similar to Entrapment. One of the famous scenes of this movie is the part wherein Yun Fat (in his wheelchair) dances with the girl in a cocktail party.

Promdi (I cant remember the title)
- Chow Yun Fat is a promdi from the province who is then sent to Anita Mui, a professional image builder. Anita needs to transform Yun Fat from a promdi to a rich playboy style. The movie is a hilarious one.


STEPHEN CHOW's
God of Cookery
-- Stephen Chow is a well-known cook, some competition stuffs. His leading lady is a killer one!, funny to the max, the chop-chop scene, matching sticking out of tongue and her funny theme song.

Hail the Judge (Pao Ching Tian )
-- Stephen Chow is the famous Pao Ching Tian judge who defends the poor to bring back justice. He helped Zhang Min who was accused of murder and adultery.


ANDY LAU's
Dance with the Dragon
-- Andy Lau was a famous HK tycoon who was pushed down his yacht by his date. When he reached the shoreline, it was some province borderlining HK/China, so he was captivated for illegal entry. Zhang Min's family adopted him and hired him as helper and named him 'Ta Lu Chi'. He then fell in love with Zhang Min without her knowing that he is a rich guy.


ASSORTED:
City Hunter
- my favorite movie of Jacky Chan. Most remembered scenes are the Street Fighter mimics.

Future Cops
- probably my most favorite :). Starring a lot of famous artists, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Ekin Cheng, etc. Andy's partner is also one of my favorite female artists then (i dont know her name). The story was about Future Cops from who travelled via time machine to save a judge. The judge was still a teenager then. Most remembered scenes are again Street Fighter stuffs, and oh Jacky Cheung's broomish hair.

Shaolin Popeye
- starring none other than Jimmy Lin (crush!). It was about Jimmy's little brother who got lost and was adopted by Shaolin monks. Jimmy went to find him and later on learned a few kung fu. By the way, thanks to Jimmy. Probably he was one of the reasons that made me wanted to learn Mandarin that time hehe, which got me to the level that I have now. (I'm not an expert though, but basic - I can handle) :)

Chinese Ghost Story
- starring Leslie Cheung and Joey Wang. Part 1, part 2, part 3... all of them talks about the love affair of Xiao Chien a female ghost played by the beautiful Joey, and Leslie who is a monk? (disciple of some sort).

Happy Ghost 1,2,3,4.. and so on
- Raymond Wong's funny antics of how a friendly ghost from the olden times came into modern age and fools around while helping people.

Once upon a time in China 1,2,3...and so on
- Jet Li's portrayal of a kung fu master, a sort of Robin Hood chinese version.

P.S. If I miss out any other famous HK movies, feel free to share!