CALL OF HEROES (NC16)
CALL OF HEROES (NC16)
After a string of mediocre flicks - City Under Siege (2010), Shaolin (2011), The White Storm (2013) - weighed down by melodrama and mawkish exchanges, Hong Kong director Benny Chan is back in form.
Call Of Heroes, set in war-torn 1914 China after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, tells the tale of brave Pucheng villagers who stand up against cruel warlord Cao Shaolun (Louis Koo). Among them are stoic sheriff Yang Kenan (Lau Ching Wan) and comical vagabond Ma Feng (Eddie Peng).
Story-wise, it's simple but effective. The action is gripping and equally impressive are the high-octane choreography and fight set pieces.
- Tan Kee Yun
Movie Review: Time Raiders (PG13)
Despite starring two of China's hottest hunks and boasting a ridiculous amount of special effects, Time Raiders remains a confused, ludicrous mess.
Wu Xie (Lu Han) is an antique shop owner who hails from a family of tomb raiders.
He chances upon a lost treasure with a 3,000-year-old secret about Emperor Zhoumu's obsessive quest for immortality.
Wu sets off for the caves with a bunch of guys, including mysterious martial arts expert Zhang Qiling (Jing Boran), to find out more.
As the film progresses, it is disappointing that there is no real character development. Director Daniel Lee seems more interested in showing off dazzling CGI, be it an army of creepy crawlies or ghoulish creatures.
Nothing can save a lousy storyline.
Ratings: 2/5
Movie Poster: Imperium
IMPERIUM
What It Looks Like:
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is a racist scumbag in this dark reboot, Harry Potter And the Chamber Of Skinheads. Using his magic, Harry fights to deport foreigners, muggles, elves, centaurs, mermaids and Weasleys from England.
What It's Really About:
Radcliffe is an FBI agent who infiltrates a white supremacist organisation.
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