As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I’m working on a list of the ten best Hong Kong films from 1997 to the present (approximately the period following the handover.) I came up with eight (or five if I decide to exclude the co-productions) pretty quickly and am now looking to fill out the rest of the list. Here are some candidates.
Kung Fu Hustle: I liked it. I liked Shaolin Soccer a lot more, but this was a lot of fun. do I think it belongs in the top ten? No. As long as Shaolin Soccer exists, any other Stephen Chow entry will take second place…
2046: No. As good as it is, it’s not in the same league as Wong’s masterpiece In the Mood for Love, so off the list it goes.
Storm Riders: Am I really considering it? Maybe just a little. I know this movie isn’t “great,” but I still love it. I just do and I don’t care who knows it.
While I’m confessing HK movie related shit, let me just say I think Wong Jing is a genius, I love the Young and Dangerous series and I have a mad crush on Sammi Cheng.
Running Out of Time Hmmm… Johnny To has got to be on this list somewhere, right? Lau Ching Wan needs to be on the list somewhere too. And this movie kicks ass.
Hmm…
It doesn’t kick me in the nuts like the other films did, but it’s in play.
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 Speaking of Lau Ching Wan, I loved this film when I saw it. I’d have to revisit it, but I’m feeling pretty good about it right now. Let’s call this another one in play.
More later.
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