What HK films should I check out?

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, etc
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Risk wrote: does this mean if I don't have DTS/5.1 I will get rubbish/annoying/no sound when I watch the film?.
Hell no. DD5.1 can be downmixed to stereo (2.0) by AFAIK, all DVD players.

Downmixed 5.1 is theoretically better than an proper stereo track, since it's at a much higher bitrate.
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hey,
What has Anthony Wong been up to? He is one of my favourite actors; I see he is in Election but besides that has he been in any other recommended films?
A lot of peeps are in Election, Anthony is not one of them. He choose to spend his time in Initial D and waste his time in Ah Sou. But Tony recommended films are easily some around the Infernal Affairs period. Most notably Just One Look and Princess D. He has a nice supporting role in Derek Yee's 2 Young, IMO one of the best Hong Kong movies of 2005.

He's also shooting a movie with Edward Norton, set in China.
Is One Nite In Mongkok recommended (another bloody film with Daniel Wu).
The HK title is NITE and I'm going with it...try and stop me! ;)

It comes highly recommended. Derek Yee is very dependable and this being one of his darkest films for a long time is well worth mentioning too. Daniel Wu and Cecilia Cheung are a bit spotty in the acting department but Alex Fong and Chin Ka-lok makes up for that. Very hard hitting tale.
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Knetan wrote:He has a nice supporting role in Derek Yee's 2 Young, IMO one of the best Hong Kong movies of 2005.
Funny, I thought that was one of the worst films ever period, IMO.

I thought Nite was decent but lost faith in Derek Yee after 2 Young tbh.
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hey,

And that's ok...this won't be a 40 page flame war. ;)

2 Young to me was a good celebration of a simple style, simple story but with heart and performances suited for the young actors. Fiona Sit will be a star. Thought Drink Drank Drunk was the sign however of Yi working just a little bit too much these days.
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Knetan wrote:hey,

And that's ok...this won't be a 40 page flame war. ;)

2 Young to me was a good celebration of a simple style, simple story but with heart and performances suited for the young actors. Fiona Sit will be a star. Thought Drink Drank Drunk was the sign however of Yi working just a little bit too much these days.
Aye you're right. Sorry if I came across somewhat derogatory but I really did not like that film.

I had Drink Drank Drunk at one point but passed it onto someone else. The premise didn't really convince me. May give Lost in Time a try though.
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Knetan wrote:hey,


A lot of peeps are in Election, Anthony is not one of them.
My bad, must have got my wires crossed. Thanks for all your recommendations and opinions guys and for clearing up my confustion on DTS/5.1 EvaUnit02