Marsha Yuan Movies
The action-filled supernatural fantasy Shaolin vs. Evil Dead stars martial arts superstar Gordon Liu (of Kill Bill fame) as Brother White, a roving priest and maestro of all things supernatural. During his latest mission - one that involves accompanying several vampires to their burial site - he stumbles across his old nemesis, the vile Brother Black (Louis Fan), whose modus operandi involves annihilating the souls of the dead in lieu of guiding them to a higher plane of reincarnation. Black's intense envy of Brother White drives him to the point of summoning a towering, seemingly unstoppable evil which White must draw on all of his resources to combat. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Ho Cheung Ping, who wrote the novel that was the basis for Fulltime Killer and made his directorial debut with the crime comedy You Shoot, I Shoot, returns to the parody genre with his second film, Men Suddenly in Black. Eric Tsang does a takeoff of his role in Infernal Affairs, playing Tin, the leader of a group of four men who enact an intricate plot to cheat on their significant others while the women are away for the day in Thailand. The others are Cheung (Jordan Chan), a relatively straight-laced doctor; Chao (Chapman To), the fun-loving goofball of the group; and Paul (Spirit Blue), Tin's virginal nephew. All their machinations threaten to unravel when they discover that their wives, played by Teresa Mo, Marsha Yuan, Tiffany Lee, and Candy Lo (The Eye), never left for Thailand and are following them. The men begin to suspect that there is a traitor in their midst. They face many obstacles, but they soldier on to honor "Ninth Uncle" (Tony Leung of Dragon Inn), who once took the fall for them when their wives showed up at their favorite strip club and who is now imprisoned in his home by his vengeful wife (Sandra Ng). The film presents all this material in the style of a typical Hong Kong action film, with many references to other films and cameos by Sammo Hung, Alan Tam, Maria Cordero, and others. Ping won Best New Director and Leung Best Supporting Actor at the 2004 Hong Kong Film Awards. The film was shown at the 2004 New York Asian American International Film Festival. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
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A daring explorer races against an evil organization to find the legendary Pills of Eternity in this explosive homage to the Hollywood blockbuster Tomb Raider. On the remote border between China and India, fearless adventurer Ivy (Yoko Shimada) scours the land in search of the undiscovered tomb rumored to house the long-lost Pills of Eternity. Ivy isn't the only one searching for these powerful pills though, and if she doesn't reach the tomb before the evil Wild Wolves, mankind may face the greatest danger ever known. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
