紧急救援 - The Rescue

紧急救援 (The Rescue) is an 2020 film. The movie stars Eddie Peng, Wang Yanlin, and Xin Zhilei. There's a larger supporting cast set around the members of the China Rescue and Salvage teams. The movie was delayed 11 months from its original release date during the pandemic.

Eddie Peng plays Gao Qian, the captain of a China Rescue and Salvage team. Gao is a single father and super dedicated to his profession. A new helicopter pilot joins the team and sparks begin to fly. Will Gao let this spark grow or will he dedicate himself to rescuing?

I caught this film via Prime Video awhile back and it made its way to IQIYI as well. I did not actually watch this in one sitting but multiple ones. I think because of this, I kept rewinding to catch up. Maybe if I had not watched in multiple settings, I would have liked it more. The movie also follows a mystery storyline of revealing the mystery of Gao Qian and why he is today. Its always shrouded in mystery. But like an onion, the layers eventually get peeled away as the movie progresses.

I think there are lots of options to watch this including on Youtube with ads.

The Beekeeper - 蜂刑者

The Beekeeper (蜂刑者) is an 2024 film. The movie stars Jason Statham as The Beekeeper. The supporting cast include Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons. But the movie is really about Jason Statham kicking @$$.



Jason Statham plays Adam, a beekeeper in quiet part of middle America. Jason is hired to pollenate and rents out the barn of a retired school teacher Eloise Parker, played by Phylicia Rashad. They have a friendly relationship and keep tabs on each other. When Eloise is scammed out of her retirement funds, she takes drastic measure and commits suicide. Adam is the first to discover this and goes after the scammers. The law enforcement puts Adam as the primary suspect. Will Adam be able to get the scammers before he's taken in?

If you are a Jason Statham fan. This is right up your ally. You get a Jason that’s skilled in taking out people. In this movie, The Beekeeprs are a special kind of bad @$$ and can do much. Jason is the ultimate special kind of person. I hope they make a sequel.

Godzilla Minus One - 哥吉拉-1.0

Godzilla Minus One (哥吉拉-1.0) is an 2023 film. It is a re-imagined origin story set in post war Japan. I caught it via Netflix last year.



In post war Japan, a fighter pilot returns home and tries to rebuild. In the midst of all the destruction, the survivors start to piece together and rebuild. All the while, the nuclear effects have seemed to create a creature that destroys. What use to be a small destructive creature is not destroying boats. The make shift team sets out to take care of this new creature.

I was not sure what to make of the movie as I watching as it was slightly different than the other Godzilla movies. And the protagonist was not presented in a good light. But the second chance storyline was what kept me in. The Godzilla scenes were pretty intense as the characters were all developed before they were put in harms way.

After pondering the film a bit after the watch, it grew on me and i would say that I liked the film. Especially if you are a Godzilla fan, this one will continue to the tradition.

There was also a re-release in black and white. I watch part of it on Netflix but didn't get very far. I forwarded a bit too and still did not watch much more. I do not think it hits as hard the second time around for me.

2025 February Amazon Prime Video Releases

Now that January's over... pic.twitter.com/woJl5KH7xv

— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) February 1, 2025

2025 February Netflix Releases

Netflix has lots of things that come and go every month. And its a bit of a struggle to keep up. Here are some highlights.





























Source: Netflix Tudum

2025 Zhong Guo Chun Jie Movies

The 2025 Chun Jie started on January 29th last week and its usually a good time to release some blockbusters. These are the movies I am looking forward to.

封神第二部:戰火西岐 (Creation of the Gods II:Demon Force)





射雕英雄傳:俠之大者 (The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero)





唐探1900 (Detective Chinatown 1900)





蛟龙行动 (Operation Hadal)





笑傲江湖 (Invincible Swordsman)

2025 February Blockbuster Movie Guide

Here are the movies to look out for this month, US Edition.


Love Me

Love Hurts (狠狠愛)





Dark Nuns (黑祭司2:闇黑修女)





Heart Eyes





Captain America: Brave New World (美國隊長:無畏新世界)





The Unbreakable Boy





Last Breath (窒息倒數)





In the Lost Lands





Cleaner





Sources:
IMDB Coming Soon
Box Office Mojo
Wikipedia.org
Taiwan Yahoo!
WMoov Hong Kong