Stars: Aarif Rahman, Tony Leung, Christy Chung | Written by Robert Lee, Manfred Wong | Directed by Raymond Yip, Manfred Wong
Review by Baron Fortnightly
“Known as ‘The Little Dragon’ to legions of adoring fans, Bruce Lee is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts legend who ever lived. From his birth on November 27th 1940 to his departure for San Francisco in 1959, discover how Bruce Lee lived through war and persecution and survived the brutal street-gangs of 1950′s Hong Kong before going on to live his dreams.”
Young Bruce Lee is a Hong Kong biopic based on the recollections of Bruce Lee’s siblings, mainly the first-hand experiences of his younger brother Robert Lee, author of the book “Bruce Lee: My Brother”. From the opening credits you can tell this film has high production values, and why not, it’s an incredible look at the world’s most famous martial...
Review by Baron Fortnightly
“Known as ‘The Little Dragon’ to legions of adoring fans, Bruce Lee is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts legend who ever lived. From his birth on November 27th 1940 to his departure for San Francisco in 1959, discover how Bruce Lee lived through war and persecution and survived the brutal street-gangs of 1950′s Hong Kong before going on to live his dreams.”
Young Bruce Lee is a Hong Kong biopic based on the recollections of Bruce Lee’s siblings, mainly the first-hand experiences of his younger brother Robert Lee, author of the book “Bruce Lee: My Brother”. From the opening credits you can tell this film has high production values, and why not, it’s an incredible look at the world’s most famous martial...
- 4/2/2017
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Finally the English language trailer for the new flick The Incredible Truth, which opened in Singapore on May 16th, has arrived. Check it out, and look for more on this one soon. Including the eventual remake as soon as Hollywood catches wind of it.
The film is directed by Sam Leong and stars Christy Chung, Liu Yana, and Megumi Kagurazaka.
Synopsis
While sightseeing around Japan, a young couple, Jiajia and Wei Ling, have their excursion cut short after they check into the nefarious Hotel Shimizu. The haunted structure holds many murderous secrets, some of which pertain directly to the tourists, who end up getting caught in a web of mystery and bloodshed.
Will they survive the night, or will they be the next to fall victim to The Incredible Truth?
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The film is directed by Sam Leong and stars Christy Chung, Liu Yana, and Megumi Kagurazaka.
Synopsis
While sightseeing around Japan, a young couple, Jiajia and Wei Ling, have their excursion cut short after they check into the nefarious Hotel Shimizu. The haunted structure holds many murderous secrets, some of which pertain directly to the tourists, who end up getting caught in a web of mystery and bloodshed.
Will they survive the night, or will they be the next to fall victim to The Incredible Truth?
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Be set free in the comments section below!
- 5/21/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Quite some time ago the iconic John Lennon plead for some honesty in his song "Gimme Some Truth." If he could watch the trailer for the new flick The Incredible Truth, he might want to retract that statement.
The film is directed by Sam Leong and stars Christy Chung, Liu Yana, and Megumi Kagurazaka. Check out the disturbing new international trailer below, and look for more soon.
Synopsis
While sightseeing around Japan, a young couple, Jiajia and Wei Ling, have their excursion cut short after they check into the nefarious Hotel Shimizu. The haunted structure holds many murderous secrets, some of which pertain directly to the tourists, who end up getting caught in a web of mystery and bloodshed. Will they survive the night, or will they be the next to fall victim to The Incredible Truth?
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Be set...
The film is directed by Sam Leong and stars Christy Chung, Liu Yana, and Megumi Kagurazaka. Check out the disturbing new international trailer below, and look for more soon.
Synopsis
While sightseeing around Japan, a young couple, Jiajia and Wei Ling, have their excursion cut short after they check into the nefarious Hotel Shimizu. The haunted structure holds many murderous secrets, some of which pertain directly to the tourists, who end up getting caught in a web of mystery and bloodshed. Will they survive the night, or will they be the next to fall victim to The Incredible Truth?
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Be set...
- 4/30/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
First impressions count, and in the case of the teaser trailer for director Sam Leong’s chiller/thriller The Incredible Truth, its all good so far. The whole thing watches with an almost ‘Twins Peaks’ esk, creepy, surreal feel and has the added big plus bonus in the fact the cast includes; Christy Chung, Liu Yana and Megumi Kagurazaka. The movies still in post so no word yet on a release date. Creepiness, murder, mystery and supernatural goings-on, at the link. Synopsis: An artist named Jiajia promised to show her boyfriend, Wei Ling, around Japan but eventually fails to show up for no reason. After Wei Ling goes and gets accommodated in a family-run host spring hotel of Shimizu, Jiajia’s Japanese boyfriend, she brings her endless weird experience as if she’s haunted, and the hotel even sinks into a series of horrible homicides, in which the victims are...
- 8/4/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
First impressions count, and in the case of the teaser trailer for director Sam Leong’s chiller/thriller The Incredible Truth, its all good so far. The whole thing watches with an almost ‘Twins Peaks’ esk, creepy, surreal feel and has the added big plus bonus in the fact the cast includes; Christy Chung, Liu Yana and Megumi Kagurazaka. The movies still in post so no word yet on a release date. Creepiness, murder, mystery and supernatural goings-on, at the link. Synopsis: An artist named Jiajia promised to show her boyfriend, Wei Ling, around Japan but eventually fails to show up for no reason. After Wei Ling goes and gets accommodated in a family-run host spring hotel of Shimizu, Jiajia’s Japanese boyfriend, she brings her endless weird experience as if she’s haunted, and the hotel even sinks into a series of horrible homicides, in which the victims are...
- 8/4/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Young Bruce Lee (aka Bruce Lee, My Brother)
Stars: Aarif Rahman, Tony Leung, Christy Chung | Written by Robert Lee & Manfred Wong | Directed by Raymond Yip & Manfred Wong
“Known as ‘The Little Dragon’ to legions of adoring fans, Bruce Lee is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts legend who ever lived. From his birth on November 27th 1940 to his departure for San Francisco in 1959, discover how Bruce Lee lived through war and persecution and survived the brutal street-gangs of 1950′s Hong Kong before going on to live his dreams.”
Young Bruce Lee is a Hong Kong biopic based on the recollections of Bruce Lee’s siblings, mainly the first-hand experiences of his younger brother Robert Lee, author of the book “Bruce Lee: My Brother”. From the opening credits you can tell this film has high production values, and why not, it’s an incredible look at the world...
Stars: Aarif Rahman, Tony Leung, Christy Chung | Written by Robert Lee & Manfred Wong | Directed by Raymond Yip & Manfred Wong
“Known as ‘The Little Dragon’ to legions of adoring fans, Bruce Lee is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts legend who ever lived. From his birth on November 27th 1940 to his departure for San Francisco in 1959, discover how Bruce Lee lived through war and persecution and survived the brutal street-gangs of 1950′s Hong Kong before going on to live his dreams.”
Young Bruce Lee is a Hong Kong biopic based on the recollections of Bruce Lee’s siblings, mainly the first-hand experiences of his younger brother Robert Lee, author of the book “Bruce Lee: My Brother”. From the opening credits you can tell this film has high production values, and why not, it’s an incredible look at the world...
- 5/27/2011
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
Director: Raymond Yip and Manfred Wong. Review: Adam Wing. Young Bruce Lee takes us back to the early days of a martial arts legend, seen through the eyes of his younger brother Robert. Robert Lee participated in the production of the film, which focuses primarily not on the fighting, but on the Lee family growing up. Produced by Manfred Wong (The Storm Riders) who also co-directed with Raymond Yip, Young Bruce Lee casts Aarif Lee as the legend-to-be. Aarif is no stranger to success either, having taken home the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for his scene-stealing debut in the period drama Echoes of the Rainbow. He is joined by the likes of Tony Leung, Christy Chung, and Jennifer Tse (Nicholas Tse's sister) appearing in her big screen debut. Bruce Lee was still a baby when his famous father, Cantonese opera artist Lee Hoi Chuen (Tony Leung...
- 5/16/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Produced to coincide with the 70th anniversary of his birth, “Bruce Lee, My Brother” is a part-fictionalised biopic of the legendary star, based upon the memoirs of his younger brother Robert Lee, who was himself involved with the writing of the script. The film was directed by Manfred Wong (“The Storm Riders”) and Raymond Yip (“Anna in Kung Fu Land”), and endeavours to tell the story of Lee’s generally less well known early years. Charged with doing justice to the weighty role of one of the most popular and internationally recognisable stars of all time is Aarif Lee, who recently impressed with his award winning turn in “Echoes of the Rainbow”, with a supporting cast that includes Tony Leung Ka Fai, Christy Chung, and Jennifer Tse. Beginning from the very beginning with his birth in San Francisco in 1940, the film follows Bruce Lee, or Phoenix (Aarif Lee) as he was then nicknamed,...
- 2/15/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Chinese director Raymond Yip's Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010) is not the high kicking martial arts amalgamation one might expect from the title, but instead takes a sentimental journey from the renowned actor's childhood through to his late teen years, and is adapted from a book written by his younger brother, Robert Lee. Told with intimate detail only a family member could recount, we are shown the untold story of Asia’s most cherished martial artist.
Born to a wealthy mother Grace Ho (Christy Chung), and fathered by the famous Chinese opera performer Lee Hoi Cheun (Tony Leung Ka-fai), Bruce Lee - played here by Aarif Lee - grew up under the name "Phoenix", after his grandmother decided upon a name which would rise out of the fire of war-ravaged Hong Kong.
Constantly in trouble for his confrontational nature and consequently disciplined by his despairing parents, Bruce spent his youth...
Born to a wealthy mother Grace Ho (Christy Chung), and fathered by the famous Chinese opera performer Lee Hoi Cheun (Tony Leung Ka-fai), Bruce Lee - played here by Aarif Lee - grew up under the name "Phoenix", after his grandmother decided upon a name which would rise out of the fire of war-ravaged Hong Kong.
Constantly in trouble for his confrontational nature and consequently disciplined by his despairing parents, Bruce spent his youth...
- 1/15/2011
- by Cine-Vue
- CineVue
What, there are still things about Bruce Lee’s life that we don’t know about yet? Apparently so, and this new take on the kung fu legend happens to be based on the memoir by Alex Lee, Bruce Lee’s brother, so you expect it to shed some light into the man, the legend, the asskicker that we haven’t known about. Maybe. The film stars Aarif Lee as Lee (no relations — at least, I don’t think there is), and co-stars Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Christy Chung as his parents, with Alex Man, Siu-Fai Cheung and Kar Lok Chin rounding out the cast. “Bruce Lee” (aka “Bruce Lee, My Brother”) purports to tell more of the family life of Bruce Lee, though judging by the English-subtitled trailer, that leaves plenty of room for Bruce Lee to deliver some asskicking to some dudes throughout the movie. They all had it coming,...
- 11/8/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
"Gen Y Cops" is entertaining, flashy and outlandish, not to mention ridiculous and silly -- as you'd expect any good Hong Kong picture to be. It is still lower-grade than most of John Woo's locally made films, but Hong Kong aficionados will enjoy the uberkitsch of its kinetic energy.
A sequel to last year's hit "Gen X Cops", "Gen Y", directed by Benny Chan (Jackie Chan's "Who Am I?") again features some of Hong Kong's top idols as a group of skilled young agents tackling equally fashionable and good-looking terrorists. Imagine 'N Sync and Britney battling Backstreet Boys and Christina directed by Michael Bay. The first film found success throughout Asia, including Japan and Singapore, and is out on DVD in America.
For "Gen Y", the producers have set their sights on more international appeal. Much of the film is in English, and the cast is bolstered with more native English-speaking leads, including Toronto-raised Edison Chen, Hawaiian-Chinese model Maggie Q and young American actor Paul Rudd ("Clueless", "The Cider House Rules").
The plot involves a robot named RS1 (think RoboCop version 7.1) that an American weapons company has created and unveiled at a law enforcement exhibition in Hong Kong. When the disgruntled teen IT genius who created the robot steals it back, the Gen Y Cops and their FBI rivals go into action tracking the dangerous robot. Complicating the story is that one of the young cops is a childhood friend of the bad boy.
Twenty-year-old Chen makes his debut as the officer who gets duped by his friend-turned-foe. With his martial arts training and James Dean-brooding looks, he could be a big regional star soon.
Along with Chen, the slick actioner relies heavily on the charisma of the other stars and tongue-in-cheek humor that ensures nobody takes this lightweight romp too seriously. As goofball sidekicks, Stephen Fung and especially Sam Lee (of Fruit Chan's "Made in Hong Kong" fame) fill their scenes with enough Bill-and-Ted-type excellent adventures for maximum comic relief. In fact, Lee is beginning to rival Jim Carrey for facial contortions.
Chinese audiences also should get a kick from Anthony Wong Chau-sang (Ann Hui's "Ordinary Heroes") and Eric Kot as incompetent scientists who brag that their robot is better than the American version. Unfortunately, their hilarious Jiang Zemin accents won't be picked up by Western audiences.
In between the broad slapstick are predictable shootouts, kung fu fights and explosions, all backed by a techno soundtrack straight from last weekend's rave.
Not as interesting are some of the stiff secondary players relegated to bad expository dialogue. This is a film with virtually no character development, which is sometimes a blessing because "character development" in projects like this is often painful to watch.
The short-circuited ending goes from intense to frivolous to laughable as the computer robot threatens to detonate its nuclear center in a downtown core. Somehow, the inconsistent tone isn't too disturbing. As Hong Kong cinephiles know, it comes with the territory.
GEN Y COPS
Presented by Media Asia Films in association with Regent Entertainment
Credits: Director: Benny Chan; Screenwriters: Felix Chong, Bey Logan; Producers: John Chong/Solon So, Benny Chan; Executive producers: Thomas Chung, Willie Chan; Director of photography: Anthony Pun; Production designer: Bruce Yu
Music: Peter Kam; Editor: Cheung Ka Fai; Action director: Nicky Li. Cast: Edison: Edison Chen; Match: Stephen Fung; Alien: Sam Lee; Jane: Maggie Q; Kurt: Richard Sun; Ian Curtis: Paul Rudd; Oli: Rachel Ngan; Ross Tucker: Mark Hicks; Inspector Chung: Christy Chung. No MPAA rating. Running time -- 108 minutes. Color/stereo.
A sequel to last year's hit "Gen X Cops", "Gen Y", directed by Benny Chan (Jackie Chan's "Who Am I?") again features some of Hong Kong's top idols as a group of skilled young agents tackling equally fashionable and good-looking terrorists. Imagine 'N Sync and Britney battling Backstreet Boys and Christina directed by Michael Bay. The first film found success throughout Asia, including Japan and Singapore, and is out on DVD in America.
For "Gen Y", the producers have set their sights on more international appeal. Much of the film is in English, and the cast is bolstered with more native English-speaking leads, including Toronto-raised Edison Chen, Hawaiian-Chinese model Maggie Q and young American actor Paul Rudd ("Clueless", "The Cider House Rules").
The plot involves a robot named RS1 (think RoboCop version 7.1) that an American weapons company has created and unveiled at a law enforcement exhibition in Hong Kong. When the disgruntled teen IT genius who created the robot steals it back, the Gen Y Cops and their FBI rivals go into action tracking the dangerous robot. Complicating the story is that one of the young cops is a childhood friend of the bad boy.
Twenty-year-old Chen makes his debut as the officer who gets duped by his friend-turned-foe. With his martial arts training and James Dean-brooding looks, he could be a big regional star soon.
Along with Chen, the slick actioner relies heavily on the charisma of the other stars and tongue-in-cheek humor that ensures nobody takes this lightweight romp too seriously. As goofball sidekicks, Stephen Fung and especially Sam Lee (of Fruit Chan's "Made in Hong Kong" fame) fill their scenes with enough Bill-and-Ted-type excellent adventures for maximum comic relief. In fact, Lee is beginning to rival Jim Carrey for facial contortions.
Chinese audiences also should get a kick from Anthony Wong Chau-sang (Ann Hui's "Ordinary Heroes") and Eric Kot as incompetent scientists who brag that their robot is better than the American version. Unfortunately, their hilarious Jiang Zemin accents won't be picked up by Western audiences.
In between the broad slapstick are predictable shootouts, kung fu fights and explosions, all backed by a techno soundtrack straight from last weekend's rave.
Not as interesting are some of the stiff secondary players relegated to bad expository dialogue. This is a film with virtually no character development, which is sometimes a blessing because "character development" in projects like this is often painful to watch.
The short-circuited ending goes from intense to frivolous to laughable as the computer robot threatens to detonate its nuclear center in a downtown core. Somehow, the inconsistent tone isn't too disturbing. As Hong Kong cinephiles know, it comes with the territory.
GEN Y COPS
Presented by Media Asia Films in association with Regent Entertainment
Credits: Director: Benny Chan; Screenwriters: Felix Chong, Bey Logan; Producers: John Chong/Solon So, Benny Chan; Executive producers: Thomas Chung, Willie Chan; Director of photography: Anthony Pun; Production designer: Bruce Yu
Music: Peter Kam; Editor: Cheung Ka Fai; Action director: Nicky Li. Cast: Edison: Edison Chen; Match: Stephen Fung; Alien: Sam Lee; Jane: Maggie Q; Kurt: Richard Sun; Ian Curtis: Paul Rudd; Oli: Rachel Ngan; Ross Tucker: Mark Hicks; Inspector Chung: Christy Chung. No MPAA rating. Running time -- 108 minutes. Color/stereo.
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