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• Game review: "Need for Speed Undercover"

  Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 11:27AM / Members only

  
  
  Hong Kong model/actress Maggie Q (star of movies like Naked Weapon and Gen-Y Cops) makes her video game debut with Need for Speed Undercover, the long-running series' entry into the realm of open-world racing, which has become fairly prominent over the past year or so, with entries like Burnout Paradise becoming critical and fan favorites. Is NFSU up to snuff, or is it better left in the garage, or rather, on the store shelves?
  
  http://hkfilm.net/vidgame/nfsu
  

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• Movie review: "Kung Fu Panda"

  Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 11:57AM / Members only

  
  
  Featuring an all-star cast, including Jackie Chan, Kung Fu Panda treads well-worn ground that martial arts fans have seen many times before -- except of course, the fact here that the protagonist is a portly bear. While it doesn't do anything all that amazing, Kung Fu Panda is at least a kid's movie that adults will be able to sit through, and perhaps even enjoy, especially if they're a fan of old-school kung fu pictures.
  
  http://hkfilm.net/movrevs3/kungfupanda.htm
  

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• Movie review: "On His Majesty's Secret Service"

  Sunday, Oct 25, 2009 6:12AM / Members only

  
  
  Louis Koo does his best Stephen Chow imitation in On His Majesty's Secret Service, a new comedy helmed by Wong Jing. Taking more than a bit of inspiration from Forbidden City Cop -- which, not coincidentally, was also produced by Wong -- Koo plays a royal guard that uses his wits, rather than his fists, to get out of sticky situations. Like most of Wong's other releases, this goes all over the map, but it somehow ends up still being a fairly solid movie.
  
  http://hkfilm.net/movrevs3/ohmss.htm
  

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• Movie review: "Kungfu Cyborg: Metallic Attraction"

  Sunday, Oct 25, 2009 6:09AM / Members only

  
  
  Heavily promoted in China as their home-grown answer to the juggernaut of the Transformers movies, Kungfu Cyborg certainly does ape the style of Michael Bay's blockbuster series, even to the point of throwing in Chinese rap-core music in place of Linkin Park. And like Bay's films, when Kungfu Cyborg concentrates on metal mayhem, it's decent enough brainless entertainment -- but when any sort of actual story-telling is attempted, the film's myriad of shortcomings become painfully clear.
  
  http://hkfilm.net/movrevs3/kungfucyborg.htm
  

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• Site news: 1000 movie reviews

  Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 11:08AM / Members only

  
  
  Well, it took 11 1/2 years, but Hong Kong Film Net has finally hit the 1000 reviews mark. Who would have thought that the little AOL John Woo tribute site would still be trucking along? I would like to thank all of the site's fans and friends, with a special shout-out to our long-time sponsors at Sensasian and HK Flix, without whose support many of the reviews featured here would simply not be possible. So join me in hoisting your favorite drink to celebrate, and let's hope hkfilm.net can reach 2000 reviews a bit quicker.
  

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  HKFilmNet

  posted on Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 10:25AM

  Yes, overall it is. Back at the peak during the "golden age" (mid 80's - early 90's) about 200-300 films were made per year. Now, they're making about 20-30 per year.
  
  There's more reasons than simply actors/directors working in other markets: the poor economy in HK, rampant piracy, local audiences getting tired of the local product, etc.
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  ymca

  posted on Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 8:35AM  [Report]

  Is Hong Kong film making declining since so many directors, actors/actresses are seeking opportunities in the mainland and other Asian markets?
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  critterdee

  posted on Tuesday, Jul 21, 2009 1:24AM  [Report]

  Hi
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  leomonkey

  posted on Monday, Jul 6, 2009 2:06PM  [Report]

  I like the sound of the "steady beer intake" of the HKFilmNet's webmaster: I may have found a kindred spirit
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  jvanzanten

  posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 2:39PM  [Report]

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