Gigi Lai Movies
Lee may be unrivaled as a swordsman, but losing his memory has quite understandably left him feeling lost and haunted. Determined to find the truth -- and exact revenge on the person who caused him so much suffering to begin with -- Lee sets off for what would become the fight of his life. The Legend of the Flying Swordsman was directed by Bosco Lam and stars Wong Git, Gigi Lai, Sonny Chiba, and Law Chung-Ha. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dave Wong Kit, Sonny Chiba, (more)
Simon Lui, Lai Yiu-Cheung, and Ng Chi-Hung star in director Bosco Lam's sexy comedy concerning a womanizing sex-maniac suffering from "Monaco Inherent Unstoppable Erection," and determined to locate his birth mother and biological sister. Master Tak (Lui) has quite a libido, but he needs some fast cash to keep up his lavish lifestyle. Dispatched by his father to locate his long lost relatives in the Philippines and secure a $100million loan, Master Tak enlists the aid of the fey Gay (Yiu-Cheung) and Viagra-addicted S&M specialist Fit Man (Chi Hung) in accomplishing the mission that promises to make him a wealthy man. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Andrew Lau Wai-keung spins this third installment of the popular Young and Dangerous series to hit the theaters in a year. The film opens with the hero Ho-nam (Dior Cheng Yee-kin) run afoul of Crow (Roy Chueng Yiu-yeung), the psychotic henchmen of Tung Sing clan boss Camel Lok (Michael Chan Wai-man). When Tung Sing opens a club next to a bar run by Ho-nam's Hung Hing group, trouble soon ensues. While in Europe, Hung Hing boss Chiang (Simon Yam Tat-wah) gets whacked and Ho-nam gets blamed for the death. Meanwhile, Crow kills his boss and uses the funeral to kill anyone who might challenge his claim to power. Meanwhile, Ho-nam's friend, Chicken (Jordan Chan Siu-chun), is allowed to return to Hung Hing after a prolonged stint in Taiwan; Ho-nam's girlfriend, Smartie (Gigi Lai Chi), who was sent into a coma during the first movie, regains consciousness; and Chicken falls in love with foul-mouthed lass Shuk-fan (Karen Mok). ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- 1996
Andrew Lau Wai-keung spins this mobland thriller adapted from Niu Lo's cult comic book Cow Man. The film opens with members from the Hung Hing Society whacking another gangster from a rival group who is deep in debt. A comrade with the slain man, sociopathic crime boss Ugly Kwan (Francis Ng Chun-yu) vows revenge and sets his sites on Hung Hing members Chan Ho-nam (Dior Cheng Yee-kin) and Chicken Chiu (Jordan Chan Siu-chan). The two are spirited away to Macau only to be jumped by Kwan's henchmen. Chan's friend is killed while Chan is captured, drugged, and shot on tape having sex with Chicken's girlfriend. Crushed by his friend's perceived betrayal, Chicken leaves for Taiwan while Chan is punished by his gang. Meanwhile, Kwan plots to take over the Hung Hing Society. A surprise box-office smash, this film spawned sequel after sequel. Young and Dangerous 2 hit the theaters a mere two months after the original premiered. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- 1996
Following up the surprise hit Young and Dangerous only a couple months after the original's release, this sequel -- again directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung -- centers around Jordan Chan Siu-chan's Chicken Chiu. At the end of the last film, Chicken left for Taiwan after he was lead to believe that his buddy, Chan Ho-nam (Dior Cheng Yee-kin), betrayed him. While Ho-nam and the Hung Hing gang open a bar on Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, Chicken joins the San Luen gang while trying to seduce his boss' girlfriend, Ting Siu-yiu (Chingmy Yau Suk-ching). In gratitude for killing a rival crime boss, Chicken is made boss of the Poisonous Snake Hall. Meanwhile in Hong Kong, Ho-nam is vying for leadership of Hung Hing with a bumptious oaf named Tai Fai (Anthony Wong Chau-sang). Later, the San Luen gang tries to enlist Hung Hing's support in a Macau casino. When the latter declines, violence ensues. Soon Chicken must decide which side he's on. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
A lowly waitress rockets to fame in the Hong Kong underworld as a result of her sexy cabaret act and one shocking act of violence in director Sherman Wong's outrageous action comedy. Har Jay was a mere waitress when she became romantically involved with a handsome young customer, but her life gets endlessly complicated when the selfish lover gets her pregnant and then refuses to help care for the baby. This is one woman who's not about to go down without a fight though, and after enlisting the aid of sympathetic police detective Guan to deal with the unresponsive father of her child, the waitress and the cop soon fall in love and marry. After landing a job at an exclusive nightclub and gaining a notable reputation for training inexperienced girls, Har Jay makes the troubling discovery that one of her dancers has seduced her husband. Now driven into a jealous rage, Har Jay does the only thing possible to ensure that her husband will never again make love to another woman. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
