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Film Review: Dynasty Warriors 真‧三國無雙 (2021) - Hong Kong / China Reviewed by Andrew CHAN (Film Critics Circle of Australia)  Help me reach one review per day in 2021. 2021 Review count - 24/365 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews   There is a lot of problems with the latest video game adaptation of the action extravaganza effects filled blockbuster in Roy Chow directed “Dynasty Warriors”. From the atrocious acting to the ridiculous fight sequences, the awful enhanced special effects to the non existent plot-line and irrelevance of the character developments, this film almost hit rock bottom in terms of shattering expectations....

Film Review: Ready o/r Knot (不日成婚) (2021) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew CHAN (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help me reach one review per day in 2021. 2021 Review count - 20/365 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews   The beauty of Director Anselm Chan latest romantic comedy “Ready Or Knot” lies in its storytelling and relatable happenings that goes beyond the expected genre cliches. There is almost an innate expectation of how these kind of movies usually turns out, but Chan makes great use of its likeable leads in Carlos Chan and Michelle Wai to stretch the audience emotions and...

i'm livin' it 麥路人 (2019) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help me reach one review per day in 2021.  https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Buy me a coffee ☕️ or two to support our Asian cinema film reviews since 2004! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog   Aaron Kwok and Miriam Yeung headlines this well meaning portrayal of homeless people in Hong Kong. Debut director Wong Hing-fan with the support from veteran filmmaker Soi Cheang created a realistic look on the touching and pressing issue that is often ignored by commercial cinema in Hong Kong. Homelessness is a serious concern in all society, but...

The Storm Riders 風雲雄霸天下 (1998) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help us continue to cover more Asian and Martial Art films by making a donation to Neo Film Blog below.   Fresh off the gangster cult following of the commercially successful “Young and Dangerous” series, Andrew Lau teams up with Ekin Cheng and the rest of the cast to film the comic book inspired “The Storm Riders”. The film will go on to be a major box office hit, aided by two big stars in Aaron Kwok and Sonny Chiba. Watching “The Storm Riders” again, after...

The Real Iron Monkey 真假鐵馬騮 (2014) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help us continue to cover more Asian and Martial Art films by making a donation to Neo Film Blog below. For fans of Asian martial arts cinema, the words”Iron Monkey” resembles two key landmark films, one is Shaw Brothers Chen Kuan Tai and the other is the famed Donnie Yen’s 90s classic. It’s no surprise that “The Real Iron Monkey” attempts to dwell in on past successes and even managed to provide some screen time to “Iron” Chen Kuan Tai “Monkey” reprising the aforementioned role....