RUNNING OUT OF TIME-1999-A dying criminal (Cantonese pop star Andy Lau) involves a cop (Ching Wan Lau) in a game of cat and mouse intent on getting revenge for his father against an organized crime syndicate. A little routine but still pretty good mainly thanks to the two leads. Director Johnny To (THE MISSION, HEROIC TRIO 2) made a sequel in 2001 featuring Wan’s character.
LEGEND OF THE DRUNKEN TIGER-1992-In the late 1890’s China, a fighter gets deadlier the more he drinks."The Drunken Fighter" legend has been done in many Kung-Fu dramas. The dubbing is bad but the fights are very good. Things get out of control when everyone joins together to battle foreign invaders (The US, Great Britain, Japan) but it’s still enjoyable. Director Robert Tai also made MAFIA VS. NINJA and FIST OF LEGEND 2.
ESCAFLOWNE-(2000)-This is a feature version of the popular Japanese TV anime. It’s actually more of a retelling with much darker overtones. Hitomi, an average high school student is transported to the fantasy world of Gaea where she helps survivors of “The Black Dragon” prepare for the final battle to save their world. There’s the usual love story, a lot of action but not much story. Still the animation is excellent as well as the music.
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