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= "<a href='filmreviews/crouchingtiger.html'>Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon</a>" 
v2[a] = "crouching tiger hidden dragon chow yun fat michelle yeoh ang lee yuen 
woo ping oscar zhang ziyi chang chen 2000" v3[a] = "Chow Yun Fat stars as Liu 
Mu Bai a legendary kung-fu master who's sword (the 400 year old 'Green Destiny'). 
Its theft sets off a complex interaction between a sword-wielding warrior, his 
ally and a bandit. Their common nemesis is a creepy and lethal outcast named Jade 
Fox. Who turns out to be more lethal than she first seems." a += 1 v1[a] = "<a href='filmreviews/ahkam.html' >Ah 
Kam</a>" v2[a] = "ah kam michelle yeoh sammo hung meng hoi ann hui 1996" v3[a] 
= "Michelle Yeoh plays Ah Kam. A stuntwoman who finds herself working under the 
direction of Sammo Hung in the local film industry. However, he finds himself 
on the wrong side of a triad run film industry. Split into three parts we see 
Ah Kam join the team, fall in love and then she has to face up to her responsiblities." 
a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/armourofgod.html'>Armour of God</a>" v2[a]="armour 
of god Jackie Chan injury alan tam rosamund kwan 1986 indiana jones lola forner" 
v3[a]="Similar to 'Indiana Jones', 'Armour of God' stars Jackie Chan as Asian 
Hawk an adventurer who's childhood sweetheart is kidnapped. The kidnappers (an 
evil religious cult) demand that Jackie hand over to them The Armour of God which 
is an ancient artefact. Along for the ride are Jackie's old friend (Alan Tam) 
and a rich collectors daughter (Lola Forner)." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/ashesoftime.html'>Ashes 
of Time</a>" v2[a]="wong kar wai ashes of time leslie cheung tony leung brigette 
lin maggie cheung 1994 arthouse christopher doyle sammo hung" v3[a]="Leslie Cheung 
plays a loner who lines up work for assassins for hire: Tony Leung is a young 
swordsman with a knack of making enemies: and Maggie Cheung portrays the woman 
in the hearts of both men who sets the story in motion with her wine of forgetfulness." 
a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/blackmask.html'>Black Mask</a>" v2[a]="black 
mask jet li lee lau ching wan francoise yip karen mok daniel lee 1996 anthony 
wong batman" v3[a]="Jet Li plays Tsui, former member of the 701 squad, a group 
of elite professional assassins trained to not feel human emotions. After leaving 
the squad Tsui finds himself a job as a librarian searching for a normal life. 
However, his old team try to control Hong Kong and Tsui becomes the Black Mask, 
a lone vigilante." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/blacksheepaffair.html''>The 
Blacksheep Affair</a>" v2[a]="the blacksheep affair chiu man chuk shu qi andrew 
lin lam wai lun yuen kwai 1998" v3[a]="This film begins with Yim Dong (Chiu Man 
Chuk) engaged in a hostage situation on an aeroplane. After disobeying orders 
(but still saving the hostages) he is dispatched to the mythical European country 
of Lavernia to work for the Chinese ambassador. There he is reunited with his 
childhood sweetheart (Shu Qi) and incurs the wrath of Kaizo Misihima (Andrew Lin) 
who is a cult leader from Japan and responsible for the bombings of the underground 
tube network." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/blade.html'>The Blade</a>" v2[a]="the 
blade chiu man chuk tsui hark hung yan yan valerie chow sword 1995" v3[a]="On 
(Chiu Man Chuk) uncovers the long-buried secret of his father's brutal murder 
by Lung, and sets out for vengeance, only to lose an arm after falling into a 
trap set by bandits. Nursed back to health by a nameless young orphan, On must 
master the art of one-armed swordfighting, or, like his father, fall victim to 
Lung's treachery." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='film reviews/blade of fury.html'>Blade 
of Fury</a>" v2[a]="blade of fury sammo hung lo wei ti lung cynthia khan ngai 
sing 1993" v3[a]="The black flag troupe of China plan to attack a Japanese munitions 
cache. They manage to destroy the cache but also destroy the troupe, except for 
Brother Wong. Years later, Tan (Ti lung) and his servant (Cyntia Khan) save some 
townspeople and are joined by the blacksmith who is in fact brother Wong. However, 
their newly found friendship is strained when Tan is framed for treason by the 
governor and Wong is forced to fight Yuan." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/bodyguardfrombeijing.html'>Bodyguard 
from Beijing</a>" v2[a]="bodyguard from beijing yuen kwai jet li lee christy chung 
ngai sing yuen kwai 1994" v3[a]="Jet Li has plays a private bodyguard hired to 
look after the wife of a rich business man. Christy Cheung plays the part of the 
spoilt rich man's plaything who is the target of a gang eager to hold her for 
ransom. Jet Li must use all of his combat skills in order to protect her from 
the aggresors. Howver, as Li and Cheung spend more and more time together in the 
line of fire Cheung begins to have feelings for the straight-laced hero..." a+=1 
v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/bridewithwhitehair.html'>The Bride with White Hair</a>" 
v2[a]="the bride with white hair ronnie yu brigette lin leslie cheung elaine yu 
1993" v3[a]="Leslie Cheung stars as a reluctant swordsman sent to destroy an evil 
cult headed by sadistic male and female siamese twins. Conflict ensues when Cheung 
falls for the cult's prime assassin, the Wolf Woman, played by Brigette Lin. As 
the two lovers escape the turmult they are both betrayed, leading to a tragic 
conclusion." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/bridewithwhitehair2.html'>The Bride 
with White Hair II</a>" v2[a]="the bride with white hair 2 II ronnie yu brigette 
lin leslie cheung christy chung 1993" v3[a]="Left abandoned and bitter from the 
first installment, Brigette Lin, now a white-haired witch, heads an all-female 
cult bent on destroying the eight martial arts clans from which her former lover, 
Leslie Cheung, had come. Her own cult comes under attack by a man whose bride 
was kidnapped by Lin. Cheung, meanwhile, sits atop a snow covered mountain, waiting 
for the mystical flower to bloom that can restore Lin's beauty." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/champions.html'>The 
Champions</a>" v2[a]="the champions yuen biao brandy yuen dick wei sam hui 1997" 
v3[a]="Yuen Biao is a young troublemaker who looks after his sick uncle. He dreams 
of playing in the local soccer team alongside the town's hero striker (Dick Wei). 
However, after getting a job for the team as a ballboy Yuen realises that money 
and fame mean that everyone's idol is accepting bribes to throw the game..." a+=1 
v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/chineseerotic.html'>Chinese Erotic Movies</a>" v2[a]="chinese 
erotic movies brian chung amy yip 1997 documentary" v3[a]="This hour and a half 
documentary focuses on the recent addition of the category three movie into Hong 
Kong cinema. Basically, these films contain all of the usual Hong Kong trademarks 
but at the same time push the barriers of what is allowed with sex and violence 
to the absolute limit. " a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/chineseerotic.html'>Chinese 
Erotic Movies</a>" v2[a]="chinese erotic movies brian chung amy yip 1997 documentary" 
v3[a]="This hour and a half documentary focuses on the recent addition of the 
category three movie into Hong Kong cinema. Basically, these films contain all 
of the usual Hong Kong trademarks but at the same time push the barriers of what 
is allowed with sex and violence to the absolute limit. " a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/chinesefeast.html'>The 
Chinese Feast</a>" v2[a]="chinese feast tsui hark leslie cheung anita yuen chiu 
man chuk hung yan yan 1995" v3[a]="Leslie Cheung is a junior triad who becomes 
a chef, gets a job in a resturant, and befriends the owner's teenybopper daughter 
(Anita Yuen). When an evil competitor forces Cheung's boss to bet his resturant 
on a cooking contest Cheung must find China's one-time greatest chef - now an 
emotional wreck - and get him back on his feet to save the day." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='film reviews/chineseghost(ani).html'>A 
Chinese Ghost Story (The Tsui Hark Animation)</a>" v2[a]="chinese ghost story 
animation tsui hark cartoon" v3[a]="A young man is traveling the countryside on 
a mission to collect old debts in hopes of winning the love of a beautiful girl 
who abandoned him years ago. But things in the rustic countryside aren't so peaceful, 
for the land is full of ghosts. In addition to this, he meets a beautiful ghost 
who is intent on grabbing his soul for her employer. But there's something more 
than that between them, and their bond takes them on a spectucular adventure." 
a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/chungkingexpress.html'>Chungking Express</a>" 
v2[a]="wong kar wai brigette lin tony leung faye wong takashi kaneshiro chungking 
express 1994" v3[a]="Two disconnected stories about Hong Kong policemen jilted 
by their girlfriends. In the first Takashi Kaneshiro goes into a bar on his birthday 
determined to fall in love with the first woman he sees and picks up a blonde 
wigged Brigette Lin. In the second story Tong Leung, pining over his ex-girlfriend 
dosen't notice the counter girl at a fast food resturant (where his keys have 
been dropped off) has a crush on him, and is subtly redecorating his department 
when he is at work." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/cityhunter.html'>City Hunter</a>" 
v2[a]="city hunter jackie chan wong jing joey wong chingamy yau gary daniels 1993" 
v3[a]="Jackie Chan is 'City Hunter' a womanising private detective hired to track 
down a rich man's daughter. Her trail leads him to a cruise ship which is later 
hijacked by terrorists. Jackie and his gang of women must try and save the ship 
from the terriorists who are holding the rich hostages to ransom." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/downtown.html'>Downtown 
Torpedoes</a>" v2[a]="downtown torpedoes takashi kaneshiro jordon chan charlie 
yeung teddy chan 1997" v3[a]="This film follows the recent tradition of setting 
Hong Kong actioners in a European location - in this case Germany. Unfortunately 
the director doesn't make any good use of the locale, and apart from the open 
spaces this may as well of been filmed in Hong Kong." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/dragonfight.html'>Dragon 
Fight</a>" v2[a]="jet li dragon fight 1988 dick wei america chow sing chi nina 
li chi" v3[a]="Jet Li is one of the Chinese Wushu team touring America. However, 
his chain smoking partner (Dick Wei) is jealous that Li has his youth and is therefore 
upstaging him. As a result of this Wei decides to stay in America and joins the 
local triad gang. Li's attempts to stop him are unsuccessful and he misses his 
plane. Therefore he must stay in America where he manages to befriend a shop owner 
(Chow Sing Chi). However, it is not long before the two Wushu star's paths cross 
again." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/dragoninn.html'>Dragon Inn</a>" v2[a]="dragon 
inn brigette lin maggie cheung tony leung donnie yen raymond lee 1992" v3[a]="A 
remake of King Hu's 1967 swordplay classic 'Dragon Gate Inn'. Two noble warriors 
(Tony Leung and Brigette Lin) rescue the children of a general murdered by an 
evil eunuch, and, while fleeing through the desert, take refuge at the Dragon 
Inn. Trapped there by bad weather, the heroes are kept on their feet when the 
eunuch's swordsmen arrive..." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/dragonsforever.html'>Dragons 
Forever</a>" v2[a]="dragons forever jackie chan yuen biao sammo hung yuen wah 
1988" v3[a]="When an industrialist is sued by a woman who claims his factory is 
poisoning her fish farm, he hires attorney Jackie Chan to get her off his back. 
Chan recruits his old friends Hung and Yuen to spy on the woman: but when the 
three men discover that the industrialist is manufacturing narcotics, they switch 
sides and raid his factory." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/drunkenmaster2.html'>Drunken 
Master II</a>" v2[a]="drunken master 2 II jackie chan lau kar leung ken lo anita 
mui andy lau 1994" v3[a]="The evil British and their treasonous Chinese henchmen 
are planning to smuggle the emporer's jade seal and other art treasures out of 
Manchuria, unless Wong Fei Hung (Jackie) can stop them with his drunken boxing. 
Teaming up with a Manchurian officer (Lau Kar Leung) the mischievous Wong must 
fight against the aggresors in a climatic battle set in a foundry works." a+=1 
v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/drunkenmaster3.html'>Drunken Master III</a>" v2[a]="drunken 
master 3 III lau kar leung andy lau simon yam michelle reis lee tien san 1994" 
v3[a]="Michelle Reis plays a young maiden in desperate need to rendezvous with 
the Manchu general. If she presents him with a jade ring he will make her his 
queen. Trying to prevent this is a young nationalist revolutionary (Andy Lau). 
After clashing with Manchu guards Lau and Reis find safety in the house of Wong 
Kay Ying. He orders his son Wong Fei Hung (Lee Tien San) to escort them to more 
nationalist partriots who plan to overthrow the Manchu's." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/easterncondors.html'>Eastern 
Condors</a>" v2[a]="sammo hung eastern condors joyce godenzi yuen biao yuen wah 
lam ching ying 1986" v3[a]="A group of Asian convicts are offered freedom by their 
American handlers if they can destroy a munitions dump in wartime vietnam. The 
mission is officially scrubbed just as the convicts are about to parachute into 
the Vietnamese jungle, but by then it's too late to turn back." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/eastisred.html'>East 
is Red</a>" v2[a]="east is red brigette lin yu rong kwong joey wong ching siu 
tung raymond lee 1993 swordsman 3 III" v3[a]="A soldier visits the grave of Invincible 
Asia (from Part II) and finds she is alive after all. He informs her that numerous 
Asia the Invincible inmposters, including her former lover, Snow, are causing 
havoc in her name. Soon the real Asia is on a campaign to reclaim control of the 
world, with a Japanese submarine and a Spanish warship at her disposal." a+=1 
v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/entertheeagles.html'>Enter the Eagles</a>" v2[a]="enter 
the eagles shannon lee and no youre dead michael wong jordan chan anita yuen benny 
urquidez yuen kwai 1998" v3[a]="Martin (Michael Wong) is a professional thief. 
He brings his three new assistants Walt, Casper, and Janice to see Karloff and 
his men at Castle Hill. Martin offers to steal the Czar's Prism, the largest diamond 
in the Republic from the Museum. In order to strengthen his power, he invites 
Mandy (Shannon Lee) to work with him..." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/enterfat.html'>Enter 
the Fat Dragon</a>" v2[a]="sammo hung leung kar yan roy chiao enter the fat dragon 
1978 bruce lee" v3[a]="Sammo plays pig farmer Wong Lung, a Bruce Lee fanatic who 
arrives in Hong Kong from the territories to work in his cousin's cafe, and just 
like Bruce Lee has a run in with a local gang. When the cafe is destroyed Wong 
Lung finds a job in a local Dim Sum bar and befriends two of the waitresses. A 
millionaire interested in antiques arrives at the resturant and takes a shine 
to one of the girls. This angers Wong Lung, who must now face the rich man's hired 
bodyguards." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/executioners.html'>Executioners: 
Heroic Trio II</a>" v2[a]="executioners heroic trio 2 II michelle yeoh maggie 
cheung anita mui anthony wong johnny to ching siu tung 1993" v3[a]="After a nuclear 
explosion devestates the city, the three heroines from Part I must reunite to 
defeat an evil capitalist who controls all the fresh drinking water, and a mad 
general who wants to take over the government." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/fallenangels.html'>Fallen 
Angels</a>" v2[a]="fallen angels wong kar wai 1995 takashi kaneshiro leon lai 
michelle reis karen mok" v3[a]="Wong's semi-sequel to 'Chungking Express'. 'Fallen 
Angels' again concentrates on telling a series of interwoven stories. The first 
concerns hit man (Leon Lai) who is beginning to question both his career choice 
and his relationship to his previos partner (Michelle Reis). The second looks 
at an enterprising ex con (Takashi Kaneshiro) who breaks into and runs other people's 
businesses at night." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/gamblingghost.html'>Gambling 
Ghost</a>" v2[a]="gambling ghost sammo hung kao chi sum meng hoi nina li chi james 
tien 1991" v3[a]="Sammo and Meng play two of Hong Kong's unluckiest hustlers in 
search of a short cut to the easy life, much to the disapproval of Sammo's father. 
But the real problems begin when beatiful car thief Nina Li Chi gets them fired 
from their jobs and fall foul of a triad gang. They take Meng hostage and Sammo, 
his father, and the ghost of his grandfather (all played by Sammo) must stage 
a rescue." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/godofcookery.html'>God of Cookery</a>" 
v2[a]="chow sing chi god of cookery lee lik chi karen mok ng man tat 1996" v3[a]="Chow, 
self-proclaimed 'God of Cookery', has strayed from the culinary path, spending 
more time profiting from his image than actually cooking. When he gets exposed 
by a rival chef Bull Tong, Chow loses everything, and is forced to beg for food 
in the Temple Street markets. Things start to turn around when Sister Turkey takes 
an interest in him." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/godofgamblers.html'>God 
of Gamblers</a>" v2[a]="god of gamblers wong jing chow yun fat andy lau joey wong 
1989" v3[a]="Chow Yun Fat plays a clairvoyant gambler who never loses at cards, 
dice or mah jongg. After a head injury leaves him with the personality of a child, 
he is taken in by con man Andy Lau, who soon discovers and tries to exploit Chow's 
gambling skills, which have remained intact. As an innocent boy in a man's body, 
Chow gets to show off his full range of acting skills." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/gorgeous.html'>Gorgeous</a>" 
v2[a]="gorgeous jackie chan shu qi tony leung brad allen ken lo vincent kuk 1999" 
v3[a]="Set in a small town in Taiwan Bu (Shu Qi) finds a bottle with a note inside. 
It is from a man in search of true love and she flies to Hong Kong to pursue her 
romantic dream. However, the man she finds is gay. Staying in Hong Kong Bu meets 
CN Chan (Jackie) who is a local business owner and very rich. They fall in love 
with each other but then Bu discovers CN is a playboy by nature and returns to 
Taiwan with a broken heart..." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='film reviews/green snake.html'>Green 
Snake</a>" v2[a]="green snake maggie cheung joey wong chiu man chuk tsui hark 
1993" v3[a]="Two snake sisters, Green (Maggie Cheung) and white (Joey Wong) change 
their shape and become human. White is the more experienced of the two and has 
no problem blending in with the humans and finding herself a lover. However, Green 
is young and reckless and much more inexperienced at shape changing and cannot 
feel human emations. After a few run-ins with a monk (Chiu Man Chuk), who hunts 
non-humans, Green is forced to show her true form and scares her sisters lover 
to death. The two of them must then recover a special herb to revive him which 
is guarded by both a crane and the monk." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/hero.html'>Hero</a>" 
v2[a]="hero yuen biao yuen kwai takashi kaneshiro yuen tak yuen wah ma wing jing 
1997" v3[a]="Takeshi Kaneshiro plays Ma Wing Jing, a country boy who escapes with 
his brother Yuen Wah to Shanghai, a city owned by the British and run by two rival 
powers: the honorable Yuen Biao and the evil Yuen Tak. Gifted with incredible 
fighting skills and great pride, Ma Wing Jing plans on taking part of Shanghai 
for himself, and that he does. But his success is threatened due to the influence 
of wicked club girl Valerie Chow." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/heroesamoung.html'>Hero 
Amoung Heroes</a>" v2[a]="hero amoung heroes donnie yen yuen woo ping hung yan 
yan ng man tat 1993" v3[a]="Officer Lam Che Chu and legendary kung fu physician 
Wong Fei Hong have joined forces to serve in the front lines against opium smugglers, 
and naive So Chen (Donnie Yen) alternately picks fights with shady characters 
from Fire Lotus Gang while stealing food for the poor. Meanwhile, a lovely school 
teacher (Fenny Yuen) is reviled by suspicious parents who think she's operating 
a whorehouse and pursued by powers behind the drug traffickers because she knows 
too much." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/heroictrio.html'>Heroic Trio</a>" 
v2[a]="heroic trio michelle yeoh maggie cheung anita mui anthony wong johnny to 
ching siu tung 1993" v3[a]="Anita Mui is Wonder Woman, a superheroine in the Hong 
Kong of the future, who has been called upon to stop the wave of kidnappings of 
male infants from a local hospital. The perpetrator is the Invisible Woman (Michelle 
Yeoh), who has been forced into working for an aging supernatural eunuch with 
a scheme for world domination. Maggie Cheung, meanwhile, is the Thief Catcher, 
a high-priced mercenary hired to recover the baby of the police chief. The three 
women ultimately join forces in a struggle for survival." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/highrisk.html'>High 
Risk</a>" v2[a]="high risk jet li chingamy yau jacky cheung wu ma wong jing 1995" 
v3[a]="Jet Li is Kit, a despondent ex-cop who finds work as the bodyguard - and 
uncredited stunt double - for Frankie, Asia's number one movie star, played by 
Jackie Cheung. Frankie, who is famous for supposedly doing all his own stunts, 
is not only a fraud, but a lazy womanizer as well. When terrorists take control 
of a posh high-rise, it is up to Kit to storm the building and save the hostages 
- including Frankie, who must overcome his cowardice and live up to his image 
at last." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/ironmonkey.html'>Iron Monkey</a>" v2[a]="iron 
monkey donnie yen yu rong kwong yen shi kwan chang si man yuen woo ping wong fei 
hung 1993" v3[a]="Dr Yang (Yu Rong Kwong) is a respected Doctor in the local community. 
But crime is rampant and no one will lift a finger to change it, Yang takes matters 
into his own hands and becomes Chinatown's own martial arts 'Robin Hood' - stealing 
from the wealthy and donating his spoils to the poor; but he soon finds himself 
hotly pursued by angry law enforcement officers , Yang adopts a powerful ally 
in Wong Kei Ying (Donnie Yen) one of China's most feared and revered Kung Fu warriors." 
a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/jackiechanmystory.html'>Jackie Chan: My Story</a>" 
v2[a]="jackie chan my story documentary 1998 sing lung" v3[a]="This is basically 
a documentary made by Jackie himself and his stunt team. It has very good production 
values and a lot of stuff has been filmed especially for it. The main problem 
though is that it is a bit over-the-top in it's praise of Jackie. The interviews 
just consist of all of his friends and collegues saying how amazing he is!" a+=1 
v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/killer.html'>The Killer</a>" v2[a]="the killer john 
woo chow yun fat danny lee sally yeh bloodshed 1989" v3[a]="Jeff (Chow Yun Fat) 
is a hired killer who accidently blinds a nightclub singer (Sally Yeh) in a hit 
gone wrong. Unable to live with himself Jeff takes her under his wing and undertakes 
one last job to pay for her cornea operation. His clients however, want him silenced 
in order that their identity will not be discovered and Jeff no longer knows who 
he can trust with both them and the police on his trail..." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/kingofbeggars.html'>King 
of Beggars</a>" v2[a]="king of beggars chow sing chi gordan chan ng man tat cheung 
man 1993" v3[a]="Chow Sing Chi plays a rich playboy in love with a female revolutionary 
who, to get rid of him, persuades him to go for the title of Martial Arts Scholar 
in Peking. Chow surprisingly wins the physical competition, but cheats on the 
written exam (he's illiterate), as a punishment the Emporer strips him and his 
father of their wealth. Chow soon finds himself the King of Beggars, and, through 
the use of some new martial arts techniques, returns to win back his title and 
the woman he loves." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/kungfucult.html'>Kung Fu 
Cult Master</a>" v2[a]="kung fu cult master jet li chingamy yau cheung man sammo 
hung wong jing 1993" v3[a]="Clan leaders seeking possession of a magical sword 
inflict a delayed death wound on a boy named Mo-kai and slaughter his parents. 
He is adopted by a powerful master (Sammo Hung), who keeps the boy alive by imparting 
his own integral energy. The adult Mo kai, played by Jet Li, finally heals his 
childhood wound when he tricks a martial artist into teaching him the mysterious 
'solar' fighting stance, leaving him well prepared to take revenge against the 
murderous clans." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/loveondelivery.html'>Love on 
Delivery</a>" v2[a]="love on delivery chow sing chi christy chung ng man tat lee 
lik chi 1994" v3[a]="Chow Sing Chi (Stephen Chow) is a timid delivery boy in love 
with Christy Chung,who, he learns, hates cowards. With the aid of con man Ng Man 
Tat, he learns how to be a Superhero, and, clad in a Garfield mask, he saves the 
lovely Chung from a masher. Unfortunately, a Japanese karate expert takes the 
credit, and Chow must challenge him to hand-to-hand combat in order to win back 
the girl." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/lovers.html'>The Lovers</a>" v2[a]="the 
lovers tsui hark charlie yeung nicky wu carrie ng 1994" v3[a]="During the Eastern 
Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl (Charlie Yeung) 
like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls 
in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man (Nicky Wu), but their 
short love affair ends in disaster." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/mermaid.html'>Mermaid 
Got Married</a>" v2[a]="mermaid got married christy chung takashi kaneshiro ekin 
cheng norman law 1994" v3[a]="A mermaid (Christy Chung) loses her magic pearl 
to a young high school teacher whose life she saved; in trying to get it back 
she is forced to assume human form and look for the teacher. As a result she must 
learn how to adapt to modern Hong Kong. She disguises herself as one of his pupils 
and soon they fall in love, but then she's kidnapped by some profiteers who discover 
that she is in fact a mermaid." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/mismatch.html'>Mismatched 
Couples</a>" v2[a]="mismatched couples donnie yen yuen woo ping dick wei 1985 
breakdancing" v3[a]="Donnie Yen plays a carefree troublemaker who is constantly 
trying to chat up a young posh girl while going against a rival breakdancer. While 
all this is happening he is also trying to set his sister up with a sugar cane 
vendor (Yuen Woo Ping). Donnie also comes across a bumbling but tough fighter 
(Dick Wei) who wants to challenge him." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/moment.html'>Moment 
of Romance</a>" v2[a]="moment of romance andy lau ng sin liang ng man tat benny 
chan 1990" v3[a]="Andy Lau plays a criminal whose skill as a getaway driver saves 
him and his partners in the wake of a robbery gone awry. The gang members have 
taken a female hostage while making their escape, however, and they want her killed. 
Lau, who is attracted to the innocent woman, flles with her and soon realises 
that he must eliminate his former crime partners if he and the woman hope to survive." 
a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/moonwarriors.html'>Moon Warriors</a>" v2[a]="moon 
warriors sammo hung andy lau anita mui maggie cheung kenny bee 1992" v3[a]="Andy 
Lau is Fei a happy-go-lucky boy from a fishing village is is content with his 
existance. However, he is unwillingly drawn into the battle between the prince 
(Kenny Bee) and his evil brother. Promisingly to help the Prince in any way possible 
Fei is asked to escort his bride to be (Anita Mui) to a safe haven. However, after 
first argueing with the price's fiance Fei discovers that he has developed feelings 
for her. But there is no time to resolve this as the evil forces attack. This 
all ends in a battle for love, betrayal and honour." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/mrniceguy.html'>Mr 
Nice Guy</a>" v2[a]="mr nice guy jackie chan gabrielle fitzpatrick richard norton 
sammo hung 1997" v3[a]="Set in Melbourne Australia, a TV chef (Jackie Chan) is 
inadvertently chased by a drug runners gang. He helps out a young TV reporter 
who has recorded evidence of a murder. However, when the tape gets mixed up with 
one of Jackie's cooking videos it is him, not the woman who is their prime target." 
a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/mrvampire.html'>Mr Vampire</a>" v2[a]="mr vampire 
lam ching ying chin siu ho moon lee ricky lau 1985" v3[a]="In the early days of 
Republican China, a landowner hires priest Lam Ching Ying to disinter and move 
his father's corpse: but in the process, the corpse turns into a vampire with 
a powerful thirst for the living. The situation worsens when one of Lam's disciples 
falls in love with a beautiful ghost, and the other is turned into a creature 
of the night himself by a vampire bite." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/myfather.html'>My 
Father is a Hero</a>" v2[a]="my father is a hero jet li yuen kwai yu rong kwong 
anita mui hui miao 1995" v3[a]="Jet Li, unbeknownst to his adoring family, is 
a secret agent for the Chinese government, and is sent to Hong Kong to infiltrate 
a violent gang. Anita Mui is the tough Hong Kong cop who has a run-in with Li, 
and travels to the mainland to investigate his background. When Li's wife dies 
of an illness, Mui takes her young son back to Hong Kong in search of his father." 
a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/nakedkiller.html'>Naked Killer</a>" v2[a]="naked 
killer chingamy yau simon yam carrie ng clarence fok 1992" v3[a]="A young woman 
named Kitty (Chingamy Yau) kills her father's murderer, making a favourable impression 
on Sister Cindy, a professional hitwoman, who adopts her as a pupil. Kitty finds 
herself the object of desire for a traumatized cop who throws up at the sight 
of a gun, and Sister Cindy's ex-pupil, a lesbian assassin with a contract on her 
former mentor." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/onceupona2.html'>Once Upon a 
Time in China II</a>" v2[a]="once upon a time in china 2 II jet li donnie yen 
rosamund kwan david chiang tsui hark wong fei hung 1992" v3[a]="Wong Fei Hung 
(who is a physician as well as a martial artist) attends an international medical 
conference, and introduces the British to acupuncture. Presently, Wong and his 
followers find themselves in mortal danger at the hands of the anti-foreign White 
Lotus Cult, and they take refuge at the British embassy. Wong teams up with Dr. 
Sun Yat Sen to, fight back the cultists, and keep a name list of revolutionaries 
from falling into the wrong hands." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/onceupona5.html'>Once 
Upon a Time in China V</a>" v2[a]="once upon a time in china 5 v tsui hark chiu 
man chuk rosamund kwan hung yan yan kent cheng wong fei hung 1994" v3[a]="Pirates 
on the South China Sea are terrorizing a Cantonese town, and the local officials 
have fled. Master Wong (Chiu Man Chuk), who has been reunited with his father, 
and Aunt Yee, his love interest from the first three installments, stick around 
to take on the bad guys." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/onceupona6.html'>Once 
Upon a Time in China & America</a>" v2[a]="once upon a time in china and america 
6 tsui hark jet li rosamund kwan hung yan yan jeff wolfe sammo hung wong fei hung 
1996" v3[a]="Jet Li returns to the role of Wong Fei Hung in this sixth installment 
of the popular film series. This time Fei Hung visits the Wild West of America 
to attend the opening of his new school. However, on the way he and his party 
are attacked by indians. Fei Hung is thrown into a river and when he awakes can 
no longer remember who he is. He is adopted by a tribe of Indians after he proves 
his worth by rescuing them from a rival tribe. Meanwhile, Fei Hung's friends begin 
the search for their master..." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/papermarriage.html'>Paper 
Marriage</a>" v2[a]="paper marriage sammo hung Maggie cheung dick wei billy chow 
Alfred cheung 1988" v3[a]="Sammo Hung is a down on his luck Chinese boxer living 
in Canada. Desperate for money, he decides to accept, Maggie Cheung's marriage 
proposal so she can get Canadian citizenship. Unfortunately, Maggie realises too 
late that this is part of a complicated plan by her boyfriend to cheat her out 
of money. Suddenly, Sammo and Maggie find themselves broke and Sammo is forced 
to go back into the ring..." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/robotrix.html'>Robotrix</a>" 
v2[a]="robotrix amy yip aoyama chikako david ng luk kim ming 1991" v3[a]="Sara 
(Hui Hiu Tan), a beautiful scientist, and her two rather attractive robot attendents, 
are assisting the police in locating a kidnapped sheik. The kidnapper also happens 
to be a top Japanese cybernetic research specialist, who commits hara kiri to 
transform himself into a sex mad robot. From then on it is man against woman and 
machine against machine as Sara and her robot girls battle the scientist turned 
randy cyborg with every weapon in their arsenal." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/rumbleinthebronx.html'>Rumble 
in the Bronx</a>" v2[a]="rumble in the Bronx Jackie chan anita mui bill tung Stanley 
tong 1994" v3[a]="Jackie Chan plays Keung a Hong Kong cop visiting America to 
attend his uncle's wedding. However, while working at his uncle's supermarket 
Chan gets involved in a battle with a local gang when he refuses them protection 
money. After being beaten half to death Chan eventually teams up with the gang 
to aprehend a gang of jewel theives." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/semigodsanddevils.html'>Semi 
Gods and Semi Devils</a>" v2[a]="semi gods and semi devils brigette lin gong li 
cheung man andy chin 1994" v3[a]="A kung fu master is fatally poisoned, but refuses 
to die until he finds the man fated to receive his supernatural powers, throwing 
the martial arts world into disarray. Brigette Lin plays good and evil twin sisters, 
both of them disciples of the master; Gong Li has her hands full battling the 
evil twin, while pining for the good one, who was once her lover." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/shanghai.html'>Shanghai 
Express</a>" v2[a]="shanghai express sammo hung yuen biao yukari oshima Cynthia 
rothrock 1986" v3[a]="Directed by Sammo Hung (Jackie Chan's Mr Nice Guy), this 
rib tickling Hong Kong slapsticker is a great mix of martial arts mayhem and traditional 
Hong Kong comedy. Its a travelling Hong Kong cinema variety show, and its only 
a this train that you'll see Yakari Oshima as a flying swashbuckling samurai, 
Cynthia Rothrock make her screen debut going head to head with the mighty Sammo 
and more HK star cameos that you can poke a firecracker at ..." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/slickers.html'>Slickers 
Vs Killers</a>" v2[a]="slickers vs killers sammo hung joyce godenzi dodo cheng 
lam ching ying 1992" v3[a]="A salesman gets mixed up in a vendetta between a couple 
of killers and the triad gang they want to teach a lesson. To make matters worse, 
the salesman's wife, a policewoman, is fancied by one of her collegues who decides 
to kill the salesman and pretend the gang did it." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/somebody.html'>Somebody 
up the Likes Me</a>" v2[a]="somebody up there likes me aaron kwok Carmen lee sammo 
hung Patrick leung 1996" v3[a]="To win the love of Carmen Lee young delinquent 
(Aaron Kwok) takes up kickboxing and less by skill than determination, knocks 
out a line of worthy opponents. But he ends up accidentally killing her older 
brother in the ring, severing their affair and leading to his descent into the 
world of underground fighting. He returns to kickboxing again for the All-Asia 
title again, a decision that paves the way for victory and his undoing." a+=1 
v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/stormriders.html'>Storm Riders</a>" v2[a]="storm riders 
aaron kwok sonny chiba ekin cheung shu qi andrew lin 1998" v3[a]="Lord Conquer 
(veteran Japanese actor Sonny Chiba) makes orphans of two children and raises 
them as his disciples. Ten years later, Wind (Ekin Cheng) and Cloud (Aaron Kwok) 
have secured the kingdom, thus fulfilling the prophecy. Conquer then sets them 
against each other, using his innocent daughter Charity (Kristy Yeung) as a pawn." 
a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/swordsman2.html'>Swordsman II</a>" v2[a]="swordsman 
2 ii jet li brigette lin rosamund kwan michelle reis ching siu tung 1991" v3[a]="A 
year after the first installment Fox (Jet Li) and Kiddo (Michelle Reis) learn 
that the sacred scroll from Part I has fallen into the hands of Asia the Invincible 
(Brigette Lin), a man who has changed his sex in the process of acquiring unthinkable 
power. As part of his plan of conquest Asia the Invincible has imprisoned the 
father of a woman to whom Fox is set to marry, drawing him into an inevitable 
showdown with Asia." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/taichi2.html'>Tai Chi II</a>" 
v2[a]="tai chi 2 ii jacky wu Christy chung billy chow yuen woo ping 1996" v3[a]=" 
The two sons of the great Tai Chi master stumble into a powder keg and when they 
save two girls from a primitive tribal sacrifice they meet Christy Chung. She 
is parading for democracy in China in the middle of the Opium wars, and seems 
quite taken with the teenage kung-fu master (Jacky Wu) who saves her life. However, 
her fiance (Mark Cheng) is a pawn in the drug trade, and he's pretty much lost 
out on the battle for the girl's hand. It is up to Jacky to bring the opium smugglers 
to justice." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/taichimaster.html'>Tai Chi Master</a>" 
v2[a]="tai chi master jet li yuen woo ping michelle yeoh chin siu ho 1993" v3[a]="Jet 
Li and Chin Siu Ho are both students at the shaolin temple who enjoy joking around 
and generally causing trouble. But one day Chin falls foul of his master and he 
and Jet are banished from the temple - after they beat everyone up. They must 
now make a new life for themselves in the outside world. They hook up with Michelle 
Yeoh, a drunken freedom fighter who has just been dumped by her rich boyfriend. 
However, unlike Li, Chin is not happy with his meagre existance and leaves to 
join the red army. However, as the years pass Chin gets more and more power hungry 
and eventually turns against his friends in an epic battle against the freedom 
fighters. Li must invent his own style (Tai Chi) in order to repremand his brainwashed 
friend." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/thunderbolt.html'>Thunderbolt</a>" v2[a]="thunderbolt 
Jackie chan anita yuen Michael wong Gordon chan 1995" v3[a]="Jackie Chan stars 
as a Japan-trained racing car driver who has since retired and helps the police 
in finding sports cars with illegal modifications done to them. Whilst out on 
a raid Chan annoys Kougar, a German racing car driver with underworld connections. 
Once Kougar has escaped from jail he tracks down Jackie and tortures him before 
kidnapping his sisters. Jackie must agree to face Kougar in the Macao grand prix 
in order to win them back." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/touchandgo.html'>Touch 
and Go</a>" v2[a]="touch and go sammo hung billy chow irene wan ringo lam 1991" 
v3[a]="Sammo Hung is Fat Goose the owner of a small market stall. Despite his 
annoying mother he has a happy life, until one night when he witnesses the murder 
of a cop. From that moment on he is on the run and after his apartment is torched 
he decides to stay under police protection. However, the criminals are one step 
ahead of him and wherever he goes he is threatened by them. This all comes to 
a head when Sammo and his new found policemen friend must fight to silence the 
murderers." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/twindragons.html'>Twin Dragons</a>" 
v2[a]="twin dragons jackie chan teddy robin Maggie cheung nina li chi kirk wong 
ringo lam tsui hark 1993" v3[a]="Jackie Chan plays twins separated at birth and 
unaware of each others' existance. One has grown up to become a Hong Kong garage 
attendant and streetfighter, while the other is a renowned concert pianist and 
conductor raised in the west. When the musical twin arrives in Hong Kong to give 
a concert, he and his brother inadvertently swap places presenting each of them 
with challenges that they are ill-equipped to handle." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/wheelsonmeals.html'>Wheels 
on Meals</a>" v2[a]="wheels on meals jackie chan sammo hung yuen biao benny urquidez 
spain 1984" v3[a]="Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao are friends who run a fast food business 
together in Barcalona. However, they both get involved with a prostitute (Lola 
Forner) after saving her from an angry client. Meanwhile private detective Sammo 
Hung is hired by a rich butler to find the count's daughter. Of course this is 
the woman who Jackie and Yuen are looking after and the three brothers paths cross. 
It all comes to a head when the woman is kidnapped and the three must plan a raid 
on the enemies castle." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/wheresofficer.html'>Where's 
Officer Tuba</a>" v2[a]="wheres officer tuba sammo hung Jackie cheung david chiang 
joey wong wong jang lee ricky lau Philip chan 1986" v3[a]="Sammo Hung is the tuba 
player in the police band who becomes instantly infatuated with Joan (Joey Wong). 
To woo her he seeks help from his dead friend (David Chiang). However, he will 
not help Sammo unless he avenges his death by taking on a gang of hoods (led by 
Wong Jang Lee). As a result he does more harm than good to Sammo's relationship 
until he agrees to help him." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/whoami.html'>Who 
am I?</a>" v2[a]="who am I jackie chan michelle ferre yamamoto mira benny chan 
1998" v3[a]="Jackie Chan is a member of a crack army swat team sent to Africa. 
However, on completion of the mission the teams helicopter crashes and everone 
but Jackie dies. Despite surviving Jackie has lost his memory and is adopted by 
an African tribe. One day he saves a man who is involved in a car race across 
Africa and finds his way back to civilization. As Jackie's memory slowly comes 
back to him he realises that the helicopter crash was a conspiracy and the people 
involved are after him as the only witness. This takes Jackie to Rotterdam where 
he must finally confront his enemies." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/wickedcity.html'>Wicked 
City</a>" v2[a]="wicked city jacky cheung leon lai michelle reis peter mak rapter 
1992" v3[a]="In the Hong Kong of the future, two policeman (Jacky Cheung and Leon 
Lai) are assigned to the anti-rapter squad. Rapters are ferociously predatory 
aliens able to take human form. As of late, some raptors have been dealing a drug 
called Happiness, which has the unfortunate side-effect of killing the user. Matters 
become more complicated when it is revealed that Cheung is actually half rapter, 
while Lai is in love with one (Michelle Reis)." a+=1 v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/wingchun.html'>Wing 
Chun</a>" v2[a]="wing chun michelle yeoh Donnie yen waise lee yuen woo ping 1994" 
v3[a]="Based on the real-life creator of the martial art Wing Chun. Michelle Yeoh 
plays Yim Wing Chun. In a plotline similar to Jet Li's 'Fong Sai Yuk' Yeoh dresses 
as a man and becomes instantly unrecognisable as a woman (yeah - right!) Yeoh 
rescues a young girl from selling herself and invites her to work at her families 
bean curd shack. From here on suitors line up for a look at the new recruit. However, 
troubles arise with the local bandits and Yeoh must fight them off helped only 
by her loyal friend (Donnie Yen) who initially believes Wing Chun is a man." a+=1 
v1[a]="<a href='filmreviews/yesmadam.html'>Yes Madam</a>" v2[a]="yes madam michelle 
yeoh cynthia rothrock tsui hark yuen kwai police assassins 1985" v3[a]="Michelle 
Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock play mismatched cops who are tracking down microfilm 
that incriminates some top gangsters, while Tsui Hark and John Shum provide the 
comic relief." records_count = a;