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The "Sha Po Lang" aka "SPL" thread
Posted: 29 Jul 2005, 14:41
by tom2681
I'm surprised that nobody has created a topic about this flick yet.
Title: Sha Po Lang (SPL).
Director: Wilson Yip.
Actors: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Jackie Wu Jing.
Music: Chan Kwong-Wing.
Genre: Infernal Affairs-like with Kung-Fu.
AFAIK: This movie is not related to Sammo's latest movie "Dragon Squad".
Trailer (shockwave format (you open it with Internet Explorer)):
http://rapidshare.de/files/3461148/Sha_Po_Lang.swf.html

Posted: 29 Jul 2005, 14:51
by tom2681
Sorry for spamming:
SPL will feature an amazing climactic fight between
Sammo Hung (left) and Donnie Yen (right):
-The style of filmmaking in SPL is close to Bullets over Summer.
-SPL is Hong-Kong's answer to Ong-Bak (according to Donnie).
-tentative release date: December 2005 in HK.
Posted: 29 Jul 2005, 15:14
by memetic
I quite liked this film. It was darker than I thought it'd be but had some great fights in it. Despite all the press centred on Sammo and Donnie, Simon Yam is the main character in it and does a good job (Donnie doesn't even appear in it for about first half hour). It is similar in style to "Bullets Over Summer" particularly blurring the line between the good guys and the bad guys.
Posted: 29 Jul 2005, 15:18
by tom2681
Where did you see it ?
At the Cannes film festival ?
Posted: 29 Jul 2005, 18:26
by bradavon
Direct link to that trailer:
http://dl4.rapidshare.de/files/3461148/ ... o_Lang.swf
Tom2681 wrote:Sammo Hung (left) and Donnie Yen (right):
What really? No shit and there was me thinking Donnie isn't looking to well
Tom2681 wrote:-The style of filmmaking in SPL is close to Bullets over Summer.
Which means what?
Tom2681 wrote:-SPL is Hong-Kong's answer to Ong-Bak (according to Donnie).
Jeez HK filmmakers are clearly getting worried.
Posted: 29 Jul 2005, 20:29
by tom2681
-The style of filmmaking in SPL is close to Bullets over Summer
-Which means what?
It's hard to define. I guess you could say it's Ringo Lam-like (close to the -on fire films) as opposed to the more stylish and clean look of Infernal Affairs.
Thanks for the direct DL link, BTW.

Posted: 29 Jul 2005, 23:30
by bradavon
Tom2681 wrote:It's hard to define. I guess you could say it's Ringo Lam-like (close to the -on fire films) as opposed to the more stylish and clean look of Infernal Affairs.
So rough around the edges? Less polished? Which can be good.
Tom2681 wrote:Thanks for the direct DL link, BTW.

It's a pity it doesn't work (doh), they must have a leeching filter applied.
Posted: 30 Jul 2005, 09:44
by BiscLimpkit
I'm quite looking forward to this film. I've not seen Donnie Yen in a movie for a while.
Posted: 30 Jul 2005, 19:37
by romerojpg
Never heard of this one yet

wont watch that trailer as I dont do IE ever. and the link Bradavon gave doesnt do anything.
Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 04:26
by EvaUnit02
romerojpg wrote:wont watch that trailer as I dont do IE ever. .
IE=in example or Internet Explorer?
Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 08:29
by grim_tales
I think he means Internet Explorer.
Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 09:14
by tom2681
@Romero:
When I said "you open it with Internet Explorer", I meant "you open the file with your Internet browser.
I'm sure that Netscape or Opera have no problem playing shockwave files.
Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 11:09
by bradavon
LOL Romero you're so funny. Of course it works in the likes of Firefox.
Besides I doubt you never use IE not all sites work in Firefox properly.
romerojpg wrote:and the link Bradavon gave doesnt do anything.
Keep up that's what I said earlier. You need to use Tom's link.
Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 16:56
by romerojpg
Tons didnt work either I tried it
I never will and never have used IE yet there is no use to ever if you want to keep safe.
Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 17:06
by tom2681
I'll see if I can convert it to a more user-friendly format.
Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 17:18
by romerojpg

I just get a screen saying join the place to use the downloading function, I see nowhere to click to download the actual clip

Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 17:31
by tom2681
Scroll-down -> Choose download type -> Free.

Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 19:05
by tom2681
I've made an AVI file out of it.
It's low-quality but it looks better than the SWF trailer when played in fullscreen:
http://rapidshare.de/files/3525205/SPL.avi.html
Video: XVid 1500kbits 640x360 20mb.
Audio: MP3 44Khz 192kbits.
Enjoy.

Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 19:27
by bradavon
Nice one Tom. Can't you find decent free webspace though?
romerojpg wrote:Tons didnt work either I tried it
Who's Tons?
Ah well it worked for me. You need to follow the instructions.
romerojpg wrote: I never will and never have used IE yet there is no use to ever if you want to keep safe.
I say again Romero what do you think the AOL front end runs over?
(Internet Explorer). Trust me you use it everytime you open AOL.
Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 19:29
by tom2681
Who's Tons?
Hi ! My name is Ton (I guess

).
Posted: 31 Jul 2005, 19:30
by bradavon
Maybe he meant Tron

Posted: 02 Aug 2005, 06:27
by memetic
Tom2681 wrote:Where did you see it ?
At the Cannes film festival ?
I saw it a few months ago on a screener.
Posted: 23 Aug 2005, 17:41
by tom2681
Second trailer for SPL is online:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4265151/splt ... .rmvb.html
7mb RealMedia file.
(if some of you are allergic to RealMedia, maybe I can convert it to AVI).
Enjoy !

Posted: 23 Aug 2005, 17:44
by tom2681
There's been a slight problem with the upload.
If the above link doesn't work for you, try this one instead:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4291275/Trailer2.rar.html
Posted: 23 Aug 2005, 19:05
by romerojpg
Will be interesting to see how it turns out.