Julian Cheung Movies
- 2001
A romantic triangle turns fantasy into reality in this comedy from Hong Kong. Fung Yip (Julian Cheung) and Mo Wan (Eason Chan) are a pair of young cartoonists who have been hired by a comic book publisher to help write and draw a new superhero comic. Both Fung Yip and Mo Wan become seriously infatuated with Mandy (Ruby Lin), a beautiful girl who works in the office, and as the friends become rivals for her affections, their characters become increasingly contentious; in time, the superheroes they've created come to life and begin settling their differences using their fighting skills. Nicholas Tse also appears in a dual role as the two rival comic book heroes. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julian Cheung
This Hong Kong action thriller finds a team of top-notch lady thieves springing into action when one of their members' ex-lovers is kidnapped. Cat and Zi-yang were once romantically involved cat burglars. However, since their breakup, Zi-yang has attempted to walk the straight and narrow, while Cat has fallen in with a sexy band of crooks call The Seven Cats. When word arrives that Zi-yang has been taken captive, Cat realizes she still has feelings for him and calls upon her cohorts to help save him. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
In this drama (inspired by the nerve gas bombing of a Tokyo subway station), a Japanese terrorist group has planted bombs loaded with deadly Sarin gas all around the city of Hong Kong, and they threaten to set them off if their leader, being held by Hong Kong authorities, is not released. Kent Wong, a hot-tempered Hong Kong police detective, and Takami, a methodical Japanese intelligence agent, are forced to work together if they're to defuse the bombs in time to save the city. For Kent, the crisis also has a personal side -- one of the bombs has been planted in a TV station where his girlfriend works, and if he cannot dismantle it in time, she'll be among the first to die. Extreme Crisis stars Julian Cheung, Theresa Lee, and Shu Kei. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1996
This Hong Kong action film from director Andrew Lau details the activities of a Special Duty Unit (SDU, the local equivalent of a SWAT team) and was designed to capitalize on the success of Gordon Chan's 1994 blockbuster The Final Option. Indeed, the film's Chinese title positions it as a direct sequel, although it is entirely unrelated. The film begins as some gun-toting arms dealers lay waste to a SDU, necessitating a number of new recruits to be put through the grueling two-week training regimen commanded by Eagle (Roy Cheung). Much of the film focuses on Tung Tung (Daniel Chan), who was on police patrol but signed up for a SDU after his partner was viciously murdered by a Vietnamese hitman. Julian Cheung co-stars as Coolman, another recruit who bears a special animosity toward Tung Tung, the secret reason for which is revealed to him by his parents. The first half of the film concentrates on the training period, with the new SDU team members getting a chance to apply what they learned in the rousing second half, in which they are sent to a desert island for three days, during which they encounter some sadistic Vietnamese arms dealers. Naturally, among their number is the man who killed Tung Tung's partner, allowing him a chance for revenge. Dion Lam choreographed the impressive action sequences, and while the film has been criticized for its portrayal of Vietnamese detainees held in camps, it is at least bold enough to tackle the subject. Karen Mok co-stars with Jerry Lam and Chu Win-tong, while Asian action devotees will recognize Herman Yau and Blackie Ko in smaller roles. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
