Tsang Kong Movies

Even for viewers who can take or leave martial-arts films, the work of Jackie Chan bears special attention. Chan is quite simply the hardest-working movie star in the world, regularly participating in the sort of death-defying stuntwork which would make most American action heroes cringe in fear. Combining his daredevil heroics with an almost goofy brand of self-effacing humor, Chan is one of the genre's most entertaining and engaging personalities. In this film, third in the Police Story series, Chan plays a Hong Kong detective working undercover with the Chinese police to nab a Malaysian druglord. The usual hair-raising gamut of stunts follow, and numerous shootouts, fights and explosions surround the plucky cop as he combats bad guys atop a moving train, a bus, a motorcycle, a speedboat, cars, and trucks, eventually being swung through the city at high speed on a rope-ladder suspended from a helicopter. For the kind of fast-paced exotic thrills that make James Bond look like a wimp, this film is the place to go. There are some amusing comedy bits too, as when Chan's superiors all go undercover as his long-lost family, and the story zips along at a feverish clip. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Based on a true story, this Hong Kong crime and action drama follows the rise to power of a mainland gangster who has come to Hong Kong to do business. His ruthless willingness to engage in violence quickly gains him a prominent place in that city's rackets, but he wants to be number one. In a number of very violent battles with gang members of the current number one, he finally attains the goal he seeks, displacing his rival before being condemned to a term in prison. Reviewers found that this action film paints a sufficiently realistic picture of the true crime situation in Hong Kong and is extremely instructive, in sharp contrast with the violent crime fantasies of director John Woo. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Following the bloody climax of the previous film, A Better Tomorrow -- again directed by John Woo -- opens with Sung Chi-hi (spelled Tse-ho in the first film though still played by Ti Lung) getting released from jail on the condition that he rat out his gangland associate and a shipyard owner, Lung (Dean Shek). Chi-ti's younger brother, a young cop named Chi-kit (Leslie Cheung), is working undercover on the case and has already gotten into the gangster's good graces by dating his daughter, Peggy (Regina Kent). Fearing that he might put his brother's life in danger, Chi-hi cooperates with the cops. Meanwhile, Lung comes to believe that he is responsible for the death of a competitor and flees to New York. There he promptly goes crazy while under the care of Ken (Chow Yun-fat), the twin brother of the sunglass and trench coat-sporting Mark who died in the previous film. During a gun battle with the Mafia who tried to blackmail the exiled crime boss, Lung miraculously regains his sanity. Together he and Ken return to Hong Kong to settle a few scores. This film's onscreen mayhem was almost matched offscreen. Director John Woo and producer Tsui Hark had radically different views of how the film ought to progress. As a result, Hark reportedly recut the film without Woo's consent, ending a long-time professional relationship between the two filmmakers. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Popular Asian filmmaker Yim Ho directed this entertaining look at the trials and tribulations which movie extras must endure in the Hong Kong film industry. Hakky Ho (Yee Lui) is an aspiring actor who is frustrated by his lack of success, but gets an extremely low-paying job as an extra and believes he is close to finally getting his foot in the door. He soon learns otherwise, as his illusions of fame and glitz are quickly shattered by the grueling, day-to-day grind which being an extra entails. Ho is terrified by exploding bullet squibs, destroys the director's car, forgets his cues, starts a fire, and nearly drowns in the course of a harrowing assignment on an action film. Only the presence of beautiful actress Siu-fong (Idy Chan) makes it bearable, but Ho is soon unemployed again. When he finally gets a part, it requires him to bite off a snake's head, and to make matters worse, Ho finds Siu-fong at a hotel with aging sex symbol Ting Chung (Kenneth Tsang). When Ho refuses to cover for Ting to the actor's jealous wife, Ting gathers some friends and decides to get revenge on the hapless extra. Melvin Wong and Lee Hoi-sang co-star. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Family conflicts between a mother, daughter and sister cause one of the girl's to be sent to a home for wayward girls. She is suspicious of men, particularly after she is accosted by a teenage hood. The director of the school, a middle-aged man of high moral standards, has his hands full trying to tame the unruly teens. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide