Waan ying dak gung (Hot War) (1998)
Ekin Cheng, Kelly Chan, Jordan Chan
A futuristic techno-thriller in which three CIA recruits, working on a secret project, find themselves in deep trouble. When Blue is kidnapped, it's up to Tango and C.S. to save the day.
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Unrated, 93 minutes
Directed by:
Jingle Ma
Release Date: Dec 24, 1998
DVD Release Date: Nov 02, 1999
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From a time when the Hollywood remake of Mission: Impossible was the dopest, comes cinematographer Jingle Ma's directorial debut Hot War, accordingly armed with silly gadgets galore and made up tech-stuff. A movie as pseudo-serious as this needs some... (read more) From a time when the Hollywood remake of Mission: Impossible was the dopest, comes cinematographer Jingle Ma's directorial debut Hot War, accordingly armed with silly gadgets galore and made up tech-stuff. A movie as pseudo-serious as this needs some comic relief badly, which Hot War certainly has, albeit unintentional. Just thinking about Ekin Cheng delivering lines in English actually cracks me up. But really, Hot War has some pretty cool action scenes courtesy of the great Stephen Tung Wai, and after the incredibly silly set up (involving a giggling Kelly Chen trying to pass as some CIA-big shot, go figure), Ma takes this story into some rather unexpected territories. But will someone please tell me why Terence Yin always gets to play the bad guy? It's such a waste on all those good looks and charm, you know.
Saw it a couple of years ago. A good plot, interesting characters and plenty of action.
Watched it in my high school days. The story was attractive to me that time. So sad when Blue was killed (did I remember right?).
a classic in Hong Kong films, Ekin Chen vs. Jordan Chan. they start out as friends who help the government develop "supersoliders" and later become part of the experiment. Don't want to give too much away, you need to see the film
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