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Treasure
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Year: |
1994 |
Chow Yun-Fat and Wu Chien-Lien |
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Director: |
Jeff
Lau Chun-Wai |
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Action: |
Philip
Kwok Chun-Fung |
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Cast: |
Chow
Yun-Fat, Wu Chien-Lien,
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui,
Chin Han, Choi Yu, Philip
Kwok Chun-Fung (Kuo Chui), Roy
Chiao (Kiu Wang), Michael
Wong Mun-Tak |
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The
Skinny: |
A
typical Hong Kong mishmash of multiple genres, except this
one is buoyed by the lovely chemistry between Chow Yun-Fat
and Wu Chien-Lien. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Chow Yun Fat’s triumphant return to HK film after a two year
lay-off finds him in a true Hong Kong film. Jeff Lau directs
this multi-genre piece that combines action, comedy, romance,
and other assorted genres into one big package. The result
is uneven, littered with too much in too many directions.
The supposed plot is thin as paper and the drama isn’t really
all that dramatic. Yet, hidden in there are some truly fun,
sweet moments.
Plot: Chow Yun-Fat is Chang Ching,
a CIA operative sent to China to find a mysterious “treasure.”
For some reason he shacks up at a local Shaolin temple where
the gags pile on, especially in the form of an overweight
Shaolin kid who either charms or annoys depending on your
taste. Then Wu Chien-Lien shows up as Siu Ching, a girlish
ESP misfit who’s imprisoned at the temple for reasons that
would only give away the plot.
Chang befriends Siu Ching her but
her powers hold a large price: everybody wants to barter her
talents to other parties for lots of dough. Can Chang save
her? And, can they find true love unlike Ching Ching and Hui
Man-Keung, the protagonists of Siu Ching’s favorite book (an
in-joke to Shanghai Beach, Chow’s old TV show). Chow’s
charisma and Wu Chien-Lien’s beauty and charm carry this movie.
Without them, this is just another wacky and weird HK exercise
by wacky and weird Jeff Lau. Not that there’s truly anything
wrong with that. (Kozo 1996) |
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Theme song: |
"The Moon Represents My Heart" by Teresa Teng 
Request this song on HKVP Radio | Vote for Teresa Teng |
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Awards:
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The
14th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nomination - Best
Actor (Chow Yun-Fat)
• Nomination - Best
Cinematography (Peter Pau
Tak-Hei) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Mei Ah Laser
16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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image courtesy
of Mei Ah Laser Disc Co., Ltd.
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