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Movies Cold War (寒戰) 1 & 2 2012/6, directed by Sunny Luk & Longman Leung
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TSMov_freak
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 Nov 11 2012, 01:53 AM, updated 10y ago
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QUOTE Plot
Asia’s safest city is about to be tested.
In Asia’s safest city, the police have long been untouchable. Approaching midnight in Hong Kong, police headquarters receives an anonymous call: a fully loaded police van carrying the force’s most advanced equipment and five highly trained officers has disappeared off the grid. The hijackers possess direct knowledge of police procedures and are already several steps ahead. The police must meet a list of demands to ensure the hostages’ release, including the delivery of a large ransom. Any delay will cost lives. The clock has begun to tick.
Rival Deputy Commissioners Sean Lau and Waise Lee fight to take charge of the rescue operation, code named COLD WAR. Lau wants to negotiate with the hijackers while covertly tracking them to their hideout. Lee is ready for an all-out aggressive attack, no matter the cost. For them, there’s much more at stake than the safety of the hostages or the reputation of the police. With the Secretary for Security stepping down, the seat will soon be vacant. COLD WAR will decide who climbs to the top.
Lau and Lee are aware that every decision is crucial, that each minute counts. But as they execute a carefully planned attack, they know they’ve become unwitting pawns in a bigger, more dangerous game. QUOTE Cold War 2 is a 2016 Hong Kong-Chinese crime thriller film written and directed by Longman Leung and Sunny Luk. The film is a sequel to the 2012 box office hit, Cold War, and stars returning cast members Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung, Charlie Young, Eddie Peng, Aarif Rahman, Ma Yili and Alex Tsui, joined by new cast members Chow Yun-fat, Janice Man, Tony Yang and Bibi Zhou. Cold War 2 was released on 8 July 2016 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D (excerpt from wikipedia)This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jul 8 2016, 01:16 PM |
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TSMov_freak
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Nov 11 2012, 02:10 AM
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aka. Nickelodein Weirdo
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Cold War (寒戰) 2012
How times have changed
Used to be everybody clamor to be the first to put a movie info or review for a movie here, and now...
Honestly, I'm hesitant of current Hong Kong movies.
Style over substance seems to be the norm.
Poor story telling is covered up by "Star Power" and "Stylish Production" (as far as Hong Kong is concern)
We are VERY far away from the Golden age of Hong Kong movie from the 70s (Shaw brothers and Bruce Lee), 80s (Chinese Vampire Movie, Samuel Hui and Brothers, Chow Yuen Fatt etc) and 90s (Stephen Chow)...
They might not ALWAYS have high production value, but with a little bit of Asian ingenuity and which a little tongue and cheek, I can rewatch those movies till the cows come home!!
But I digress, we are here to talk about Cold War.
It does reminds me of a little bit of Infernal Affair, but not quite.
The story is very ambitious and about 70% of the movie, the execution is actually good.
And have to add, there are JUST too many loopholes and discrepancies that stop this movie from being... GREAT
Aaron Kwok spearheads this movie along with Tony Leung
They both did excellent work
Up and comer Aarif Rahman is also in the mix
One main complain about this movie is that is tries to hard to be complex and clever, and because they tried too hard... They tend to trip over themselves.
One of the better Hong Kong movie to come out in a long time
If you are a fan of Infernal Affair/Hong Kong movies, give it a go.
My Two Sen
This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 12 2012, 06:42 PM
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TSMov_freak
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Nov 21 2012, 09:57 PM
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QUOTE(Double_Ace @ Nov 21 2012, 09:49 PM) Hi guys sry ar i dont understand chinese, the last part the subtitles was too fast for me to catch. May i know why the son went bad for??? » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «
First, you have to understand that he has an IQ of 195 [Genius].
Second, he was pissed off that the police budget had been cut [cannot remember if it is millions/billions] to implement the new Police IT/communication system.
Third, he is most pissed that his father who is in the force much longer and also has grassroots support, is likely to be passed over for promotion, and Andy's character is likely to be promoted instead.
Basically, he is an evil genius [he might never had been good] who is using the about as excuses to justify his actions.
Hope this helps This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 21 2012, 09:59 PM |
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Nov 24 2012, 09:13 PM
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QUOTE(LightningZERO @ Nov 24 2012, 08:45 PM) I thought it was so so. The beginning and middle part were pretty good (although some scenes, like the bad guys aiming for the excess cash was extremely predictable once you watch enough of these police thrillers). But the whole thing seemed gone to hell once we reach the end game...I kinda got lost there and don't get me started with that WTF ending. I do have some questions and hopefully someone can answer me this. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « I understand that Aaron Kwok's character is the one who was sending those classified information, in order to 'use ICAC to find out the suspects'. But...I failed to see how it achieved anything. ICAC didn't dig out anything useful...in the end, it was the laboratory report that brought the police to the fireworks buildings (another wtf scenes...I totally got lost there). So...what exactly did that plan achieve? Thanks guys That is correct Act 1 and 2 was paced in such a way that they feed most information to the viewers as if they are idoits. and then at the end, needed the viewers to make leaps and bounds with the story... » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «
I understand that Aaron Kwok's character is the one who was sending those classified information, in order to 'use ICAC to find out the suspects'. But...I failed to see how it achieved anything. ICAC didn't dig out anything useful...
Correct. Aaron suspected that the bad guys are being fed every private informatioon about police procedure by an internal mole. He used ICAC to clear Tony Leung of being the said mole...
it was the laboratory report that brought the police to the fireworks buildings (another wtf scenes...I totally got lost there). So...what exactly did that plan achieve?
The bad guys is trying to render the new IT/Communication system as inept in the eyes of HK/the world. Remember the bad guys was pissed that in order to implement the system, police salary budget was actually cut....
Hope the above helps This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 24 2012, 10:20 PM |
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Nov 24 2012, 10:18 PM
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QUOTE(LightningZERO @ Nov 24 2012, 09:25 PM) Thanks! Also, I really don't know why HK films always cast those who can't speak cantonese, and then have their lines dubbed. It was so pointless Er... Well, Hong Kong movies now is in a interesting situation. They now really have access to the Chinese market. Although Hong Kong actors have already got market share in China, but if they use Chinese actors as well, that might attract additional Chinese viewers. Also, I believe Hong Kong movies are dubbed in Mandarin, when shown in China. This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 25 2012, 12:38 AM |
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TSMov_freak
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Nov 29 2012, 01:26 PM
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QUOTE(skylinelover @ Nov 29 2012, 06:50 AM) haha it is been like that all this while but i still like cantonese speaking more than chinese speaking any day   Hmmm.... with so many bigger HK production being made in China (eg. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)) I'm more partial to Mandarin for those. Also bare in mind that Most of Shaw Brother movies (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s) were all dubbed in Mandarin for International market It is only during the middle of 80s that they used Cantonese for their movies.... |
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Jul 21 2016, 01:13 PM
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Cold War II (2016)
I think Hong Kong movies on a whole is not as well received as it once was (80s & 90s) because of.... many reason.
I like the first Cold War.
Well cast, script and made.
How does the second one stand?
Apart of Aaron's Kwok scary attempt at English... Pretty good!
It really feels like a quality H.K. movie, with it's own identity.
Please do not go in and expect a full fledged action movie.
It is a drama movie with action elements.
All actors brought their A game.
Oh, Chow Yun Fatt's has a strong cameo.
If you like the first one, go for it
My Two Sen
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