Magic to Win 開心魔法

 Released Year: 2011

Directed by 叶伟信 Wilson Yip

Casted by:

黃百鳴 Raymond Wong as 康森貴 Professor Kang

吳千語 Karena Wu as 程美斯 Macy

吳尊 Wu Chun as 凌楓 Fung

吳京 Wu Jing as 畢野武 Wu

閆妮 Yan Nee as 柏格斯大學女排教練 Coach
古天樂 Louis Koo as 古新月 Yue

 Story:

The world constitutes of five elements: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. In the wizard world of Magic to Win, the story also revolves around the "Five Element Wizardry", portraying a story that surpasses our imagination. Hong Sum-Kwai, a university professor, is also the wizard of water of "Five Elements Wizardry". Although he uses magic spells in his daily life, his superpower remains a secret. By accident, his power is transmitted to his student, Macy, and finds herself entangled in the power struggle of the 5 elements.

 L² Scored: 4.5/10

L² Comment:

When they film this movie, it stated clearly that this will be the 6th movie of the "Happy Ghost" series, but it is so different from the original 5 movies, Raymond Wong is no more the happy ghost, then what point stating this as the "Happy Ghost" series?

Back to the storyline, it is a bit childish and very predictable. The only excellent part is when Wu Jing fought with Wu Chun, the rest is just so so...

Shaolin 新少林寺

Released Year: 2011
Directed by 陳木勝 Benny Chan

Casted by:
劉德華 Andy Lau as 侯傑 Jie
謝霆鋒 Nicholas Tse as 曹蛮 Man
成龍 Jackie Chan as 悟道 Dao
范冰冰 Fan BingBing as 颜夕 Yan
吳京 Wu Jing as 净能 Neng
释延能 Shi Yan Neng as 净空 Kong
Story:

Jie is a violence lieutenant who never let his rival survive and he is the head of Man, Man was trained to be as cool as Jie in war. Jie and Yan has a daughter, but their daughter was killed during a fight between Jie and his brotherhood. Jie managed to send his daughter to Shaolin temple but failed to save her life, Yan was frustrated and left Jie.

In Shaolin, Jie noted the truth of a living from Dao and decided to become a monk and stay in Shaolin temple. Though Jie had has a fight with Neng and other monks before, but everything become well when they realise that Jie has changed into a better person.

In the meanwhile, Man has took over Jie's place in the arm force and become more cruel than Jie. Man came to Shaolin temple and decided to catch Jie. Man also caught Yan and torture her in front of Jie. But while they are fighting each other, the caucasian came and attack the temple with bomb. The shaolin monks protect the citizen while Dao was told to lead them away. Man and Jie fight and in the end Jie died because he wanted to save Man.

Man realise the horror of war and decided to stop in the end.

L² Scored: 8.5/10

L² Comment:

A remake of the same shaolin film in 1982, this is definitely much more better. The bombing part and all others things are so real, even Andy, Nicholas and Jackie make a good show in this movie, bravo :)

Love Nicholas' style and the way he looks in the movie, so cool and so dangerous~ nice

Twins Mission 雙子神偷

Released Year: 2007
Directed by 江道海 Kong Tao-Hoi

Casted by:
钟欣桐 Gillian Chung as 宝珠 Bao
蔡卓妍 Charlene Choi as 珍珠 Zhen
吴京 Wu Jing as 刘曦 Xi & San
元华 Yuen Wah as 常忠 Zhong & Yung
洪金宝 Sammo Hung as 吉祥 Xiang
张茜 Jess Zhang as 李瑶 Yao
石修 Sek Sau as Professor Mok
张致恒 Steven Cheung as Fred
李灿森 Sam Lee as Officer Lam
Story:

Xiang and Xi are sending back the Buddhist Tian Chu to Lama, but they were robbed on their way during a transition in a train. The attackers are 2 pairs of twins. They realize the attackers are from the Twins Mission Gang. Xi went to ask help from Chung.

Chung is from the twins mission too, he has an evil twins Yung who is incharging of the bad twins to steal the Tian Chu. Yung is using professor Mok to threatened Yao for a property contract. They told Yao that her ill sister Happy need the Tian Chu to cure the cancer, but in order for exchange, Yao needs to sign the contract.

Chung need to ask help from his previous students, Bao & Zhen, Marco & Polo, Cat & Dog to help Xi who has lost his own twins, San. In the meanwhile, Tian Chu was left at Fred's flee market shop. Fred was incharge to take care of it. Bao & Zhen arrived in the same time with evil twins and everyone fighting to grab the Tian chu away in the flee market. The last person who got the Tian Chu is Xi, but he accidentally pass it to Yung who pretended to be Chung.

Professor Mok continue to threaten Yao on Happy's illness. All twins went into the Mok Building and fought on it. Xiang also appeared to help out. Finally Yung fall out of the tall building and Happy & Yao are save. But the Tian Chu is still missing in action...

L² Scored: 5.5/10

L² Comment:

The movie ends with a cliffhanger, showing that a part 2 will be coming soon. But i believe the production team has stop it due to Gillian Chung's sex scandal photo with Edison Chen on beginning year of 2008.

This film has used up 5 pairs of real twins siblings which is very awesome. Part of this movie which i love the most is when the twins are chasing each other in the flee market and fighting with martial arts... cool :)

Sammo Hung and Yuen Hua still keep up their standard as the kung fu master. If they were 20 years younger and more good looking, they will be as popular as Donnie Yen now.