New Fist of Fury - 新精武門

New Fist of Fury (新精武門) is a 1976 film out of Hong Kong. It stars a very young Jackie Chan and Nora Miao. This film was a sequel to Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury.

The movie is about Nora Miao escaping Shanghai and setting up shop in another town. However, I can't recall the town (silly me, it's been less than 24 hours since I watched it). Jackie is a local kid that makes a living as a thief. Jackie steals some nunchucks. Eventually, Jackie decides to learn kung fu and resist the Japanese that occupy the area.

The movie was super long and super "not good". Avoid it if you can. I had it on while washing dishes so it wasn't a serious watch. The fights were completely whacked. This is pre humor Jackie. I think the movie played off of Bruce Lee's movie. Including Nora Miao being in this movie.

With so many classic films from the 70s era, its a shame that this gets more attention just because it has Jackie Chan. Look at the DVD cover, Jackie has guns on. Makes him look like Rambo.

Undercover - 危險人物

Undercover (危險人物) is 2007 film out of Hong Kong. It stars Shawn Yue and Sam Lee.

Shawn Yue plays Feng. Feng is currently on the police force. But before this, Feng was deep undercover. However, during his time as an undercover, something bad happened. Now that he's back on the police force, no one likes him there. With the triads, no one likes him there either. Feng keeps flashing back to his undercover days and starts to slowly pine for those days more than his current police days. When old players are introduced again, what will he do?

I thought this movie is average. It was dark and Feng had no redeeming value. So, I didn't seem to care for him. If his police comrades bullied him, I didn't care. If his old life triad friends hate his guts, I didn't care. Mainly because Feng didn't care, so I didn't care for him.

The Duel - 決戰紫禁之巔

The Duel - 決戰紫禁之巔 is a 2000 film out of Hong Kong starring Andy Lau and Ekin Cheng. It also stars a bunch of others, look at the cast credits for more. This is considered the third film of the martial arts trilogy from Andrew Lau. The film is based on a novel by Gu Long.



The story follows Nicky Cheung as a super detective for the imperial court. A governor played by Andy Lau of a region shows up to issue a duel challenge to the reigning number 1 swordsman, played by Ekin Cheng. The special thing about this duel is that it'll take place on the rooftop of the imperial palace. But before the duel happens, there are mysterious deaths and the disappearance of Ekin. But, in the end, the duel happens and its a CGI event to behold.

There are lots of fighting, cheezy interactions. But its a little bit of HK movie madness at work and I loved it. Watch it for the great cast, CGI, and modern martial mythos.

Hooked On You - 每當變幻時

Hooked On You (每當變幻時) is a 2007 film out of Hong Kong starring Miriam Yeung and Eason Chan.

The movie was related to the 10th anniversery of the turnover in 1997. The movie spans 1997-2007. Within that time, we follow Miriam as Miu and Eason as Fishman. Miu is a fishmonger at Fortune Market and Eason is a rival fish monger. Miu and Fishman start to fall for one another. But Miu does not want to marry into her current "class", but wants to marry up so she doesn't have to work so hard. Miu and Fishman have this back and forth in the film. Will they or will they not get together situations.

HK events from 1997-2007 were brought up as landmarks in the 10 years. From the turnover, to SARS, to modern super centers.

I was bored watching this film. I am no HK resident and some of the events didn't register until I read other reviews for it. Catch it if you're a Miriam or Eason fan. If you're not a fan, skip it.

蕭亞軒 (Elva) - 1087

1087 by 蕭亞軒 (Elva Hsiao) was released in 2006. I picked it up in the bargain bin for $5 USD back in December 2008. I've recently had a chance to re-listen to it and had it on in my car via my iPod.

The music is pop, but there isn't a song that stands out. That's probably why I've only listened to 1087 a handful of times. I tend to find that one song or two on an album and put it on repeat. This one didn't have it so I moved on to the next CD in my queue.

You should check out the clips from youtube and decide if you like it.

This is the first Elva CD that I've purchased.