NYSoprano

Hi, i want to get some hk movies and i dont know which ones are good and which ones blow. I need your help telling me your top 10 some i can see what everyones favorites are. thanks

tofu

in no particular order

needing you
once upon a time in china
once upon a time in china 2
hard boiled
bullet in the head
fist of legend
wu yen
fong sai yuk
chinese ghost story
supercop

KennyK

Here are top 10 in order:
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
The Killer
Hard Boiled
Chungking Express
Raise the red lantern
Drunken Master 2/ U.S. Title is: Legend of Drunken master
In the mood for love
A Bullet in the head
A Better tomorrow
Fist of Legend

Maybe you should rent some of these and decide wether to buy or not. All of these are great movie from my opinion.

Oopium

Mine in order:

Fallen Angels
Fist of Legend
Drunken Master 2
Killer
God of Cookery
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Fong Sai Yuk
Chungking Express
New Legend of Shaolin
Hard Boiled

Apocrypha

Here goes I find with HK films that I find nuances in them that make me like them more but these are all time best.

Prodigal Son
Drunken Master II (LODM)
Bride With White Hair
Tai Chi Master
Police Story III (U.S. Supercop)
Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Iron Monkey
Fist of Legend
Wing Chung
Dragon Inn
This list is a little Sammo heavy but what can I say he rocks!! As a choreographer, director, and actor/martial artist.
Basically if you get movies with
Donnie Yen
Jet Li
Yuen Biao
Jacky Chan
Sammo Hung
Michelle Yeoh
Maggie Cheung

nemein

If I had to pick just 10:

Non-Jackie/Jet/Yun-Fat
Full Alert
Running Out Of Time
2000AD
Double Tap
Expect the Unexpected
Storm Riders
Tokyo Raiders
Longest Night
C'est La Vie, Mon Cheri
Purple Storm


JC/JL/CYF
HK 1941
Miracles
Project A2
Hitman
My Father is a Hero
Killer
Hard Boiled
Once A Thief
Young Master
Fractured Follies (ok not really but after watching Hard Boiled, The Killer and other movies it's fun to see CYF in a chicken suit )
All About Ah-Long (to actually make 10)

nemein

Don't forget Lau Ching Wan http://us.imdb.com/Name?Lau,+Ching+Wan

dvdwatcher

Here's my 10, in no particular order (very tough to choose just 10)

The Killer
Hard Boiled
Legend Of The Drunken Master
Prodigal Son
Royal Tramp 1 (Hilarious Stephen Chow Comedy)
Iron Monkey
Fist Of Legend
Tai Chi Master
Fong Sai Yuk 1
Heroic Trio

Lokimok

Ok. I'm leaving out all Jackie Chan, Jet Li, & John Woo films to try to get some variety.

-Comrades, Almost a Love Story - a moving romance with Maggie Cheung. It's got drama, it's got comedy, & even Hong Kong haters should like it. No flying people.
-Chungking Express - it's hip, it's fun, it's cool, it's art. I always hated California Dreamin' until this movie.
-Beast Cops - it has action, but I like it most for the relationships between the 3 cops & the women in their lives. Anthony Wong is amazing.
-Iron Monkey - fantastic kung fu/wire fu period piece (by the guy who did the Matrix fights)
-Naked Killer - this movie changed my life
-Full Contact - usually overshadowed by John Woo movies, I think this Chow Yun Fat movie is just as good. Violent with very entertaining, cartoony, over the top villains. My favorite Simon Yam performance.
-God of Cookery - hilarious Stephen Chiau film. See it now before America remakes it. (I think I read recently that Jay Roach is attached? Not sure.) Anyone who likes Iron Chef should see this movie. (though I hate Iron Chef)
-A Chinese Odyssey 1 - my first Stephen Chiau & still my favorite. a very funny fantasy with excellent make-up, fx, etc. The Monkey King, a spider woman, a bull king, & more. #2 is very good also.
-Mr. Vampire - hopping corpses
-Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain - fun family fantasy film. lots of color. nice fabrics.
& just to make sure I have at least one on my list that no one else has:
-The Odd One Dies - this one seems to end up in my player pretty often. It's sort of a quirky love story between a hitman & hitwoman - but not exactly.

I'd like to recommend netflix to anyone starting out & curious about Hong Kong movies. I joined last year for a few months & found it very useful in figuring out what types of movies I was interested in. They had a very decent selection.


Oh alright, I'll also say my favorite Jet Li movies are Tai Chi Master, Fong Sai Yuk 1 & 2, & Hitman.

Yellow Hammer

The ten best HK movies of all time, according to the HK The Sun newspaper poll back at the end of 1999:

1) A Better Tomorrow
2) An Autumn's Tale
3) Private Eyes
4) Princess Chang Ping (1959 version)
5) A Chinese Ghost Story
6) Fist of Fury
7) Summer Snow
8) God of Gamblers
9) The Great Devotion (1960, not on DVD)
10) C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

Other's on the top 50 list on DVD include The Big Boss, Way of the Dragon, Drunken Master, Aces Go Places, Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain, City on Fire, Police Story, Long Arm of the Law, As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Once Upon a Time in China, Saviour of the Soul, Actress, Justice My Foot, Happy Together (the one with Leslie Cheung/Tony Leung), Comrades Almost a Love Story, Storm Riders, and Made In Hong Kong.

NYSoprano

Thank you for your replys. With your help i was able to get :
1.Fong Sai Yuk II
2.New Legend of Shaolin
3.The Storm Riders
4.Last hero in China
5.The bride with white hair

and this week i'll be picking up:
1.Swordsman
2.Swordsman II
3.Iron Monkey
4.Fist of Lengend
5.Fong Sai Yuk

i'm waiting til 7/17/01 to get the "Once upon a Time in China" box set

anybody else?

Ky-Fi

(OK, some of these might not technically be HK productions, but...)

In no order:

1. Once Upon a Time in China 1
2. A Touch of Zen
3. Peace Hotel
4. The Killer
5. Dragon Gate Inn (1966)
6. Shaolin Master Killer (36th Chamber of Shaolin)
7. Moon Warriors
8. Drunken Master 2
9. Ashes of Time
10.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

But I will admit I've seen very few HK comedies, romances or non-action dramas, so I'm sure my list isn't representative of the whole gamut of HK films.

Fielding Mellish

The Top Ten

The Killer
Comrades: Almost a Love Story
A Better Tomorrow
Project A II
C’est La Vie, Mon Cherie
Mr. Vampire
Bio Zombie
Pedicab Driver
Miracles (Mr. Canton & Lady Rose)
Chungking Express

Runners Up:

Naked Killer
Mighty Peking Man
Supercop
Hard Boiled
All About Ah Long
Storm Riders
Project A
A Bullet In The Head
Full Contact
Ricki O – The Story Of Ricki

gopeglegs!

I second, or third, or whatever with my comments:

Chungking Express: Faye Wong's rendition of Cranberries' Dreams is really cool (she's the sandwich shop-later-stewardess girl), even though I don't understand Cantonese.
Fallen Angels
Days of Being Wild
Ashes of Time: Artsy version of Crouching Tiger w/o as much action and with weaving multiple storylines?
Comrades Almost A Love Story: Nice mainstream-ish movie. Nice date movie.

Oh, yeah the first four are by Wong Kar-Wei.
His movies aren't really in the action genre, more artsy-cool.

Trigger

In no order - and could change depending on my mood:

Running Out of Time
Time and Tide
Fire Dragon Kid
Swordsman 2
God of Cookery
Tokyo Raiders
Purple Storm
Story of Ricky
The Blade
Iron Monkey

Yellow Hammer

All the WKW movies are considered to be good or great movies, but for the uninitiated, artsy movies are probably better served for so-called advanced HK-movie viewers. His movies make you think a lot and are generally hard to understand the gist/plot of the movie. With trying to enjoy the movie, understand subtitles/language, and think at the same time, it may be much for the beginning moviegoer. JMO.

jorbles

My 10 favorite HK movies are, in no particular order


Big Bullet
Full Throttle
C'est la Vie mon Cheri
Flirtong Scholar
Extreme Crisis
A True Mob Story
Comrades Almost a Love Story
Iron Monkey
Chinese Odyssey
God of Gamblers

gopeglegs!

I gotta agree.

Trigger

^bump

willys188

I couldn't come up with 10, but here are some of my favorites.

-Hit Team
-Everyday is Valentine
-Tai Chi Master
-What Price Survival
-The Duel
-Legend of Speed
-Fly Me to Polaris
-Crouching Tiger & Hidden Dragon

devilshalo

and what is everyone's top 5 category 3 movies?

side note: anyone have any idea if "Eat, Drink, Man, Woman" will make it to DVD?

HKFlix

Of course, many of the films listed already are awesome...

But I'm really surprised no one has mentioned the Young & Dangerous series! I think it's really pretty cool, definitely worthy of inclusion in an HK recommended list. I think almost anything directed by Andrew Lau is going to be impressive. The Duel, Legend Of Speed, Y&D, Man Called Hero... A prolific and talented director.

Also, keep your eyes out for films with Jordan Chan, almost always worth seeing due to his endearing acting.

tonga

in no particular order:

the legend of speed
full throttle
needing you
fly me to polaris
iron monkey
god of gamblers
tai chi master
my father is a hero
summer holiday
the killer

RossMAN

This is an awesome thread guys. I have Hard Boiled and The Killer which I purchased from Buy.com a few months ago for a great price. Which should I see first?

jscout

Did a search and came up with this great thread. It's a few years old, so I figure I'd give it a little bump to see of there might be some updates or new opinions.