Para Para Sakura 芭拉芭拉櫻之花

 Released Year: 2001

Directed by 馬楚成 Jingle Ma

Casted by:

郭富城 Aaron Kwok as 王锦胜 Philip
张柏芝 Cecilia Cheung as 乐儿 Yee
 陈庆祥  Ah- Niu as Henry Ko

 Story:

Phillip Wong, a colour-blind dance instructor who holds a class devoted to the latest dance craze, the Japanese Para Para. While in Shanghai, Phillip meets Yee, a spoiled rich girl who is running away from her up-coming arranged marriage. Soon, Yee begins using Phillip's dance studio as a sanctuary from her responsibilities, and an attraction begins to form between the two. However, Yee is called back to Japan to be married before long, and Phillip must use more than his dance skills and charisma to prevent her from taking her vows.

L² Scored: 4/10

L² Comment:

Nothing really special about this movie, except the para para dance which is quite famous at that time. Of course having Aaron Kwok & Cecilia Cheung in this movie can guarantee certain percentage of the tickets to be sold off. Basically all the actors/actresses are just simply acting in the film...

Romancing in Thin Air 高海拔之戀II

Released Year: 2012
Directed by 杜琪峰 Johnnie To

Casted by:
鄭秀文 Sammi Cheng as 阿秀 Sau
古天樂 Louis Koo as 邁克 Michael
李光潔 Guang Jie Lee as 小田 Tian
恬妞 Tanny Tien as Doctor
高圓圓 Yuan Yuan Gao as 圓圓 Yuan
Story:

Sau has been waiting for her husband Tian who have lost in the woods for 7 years, she take care of the hotel that her husband left for her at he Yunam Shangrila. Michael is a superstar who just won Best Actor and propose to marry Yuan Yuan during the academy. But Yuan Yuan left Michael on the wedding and run away with her old time boyfriend.

Michael get himself drunk and went over to Kunmin. He accidentally fell into Sau's truck and went all the way to Yunam. The appearance of Michael in the hotel has cause everyone excited. But Michael continuously destroy Sau's husband properties including a piano with the spoiled of DoReMi, a truck and a motor truck. Michael get himself to suit the life in Yunam but he discover that Sau is his fans club with member id 033. Sau get exhausted when the police search Tian's bag in the wood, she lost control and went inside the wood but luckily Michael trace after her and manager to save her out.

While Sau is unconscious, the doctor told Michael about Sau's past. 7 years ago, Sau met Tian when she was traveling. They fall in love with each other but Tian was too shy to tell Sau. Years pass as Sau came back every Winter. Finally one year, Tian told Sau that he like her by learning all Michael's movie trick. They get married but Tian lost himself in the wood when he search for a missing kid in the wood.

Michael took Sau for movie but was discovered and he was sent back to Hong Kong. He invited Sau to Hong Kong but he was too busy for her. Sau got the message from Yunam that the police found Tian's body, she was stress out and leave Michael. Michael decided to make a film regarding this story and Sau saw it in the cinema. In the end Sau went back to the hotel and happily ever after with Michael.

L² Scored: 10/10

L² Comment:

I think this will be the best touching/romance film of this year for the Asian market. With sammi greatest acting and Louis deepest feeling, they created a best and yet romantic film ever for all the film they have make together. Scenery of this film has make me wanted to go Yunam Shangrila now!!! Its breath-taking.

The Magnificent Scoundrels 情聖

Released Year: 1991
Directed by 李力持 Lik Chi-Lee

Casted by:
周星馳 Stephen Chow as 程勝 Shen / Jackie
毛舜筠 Teresa Mo as 葉圓 Yuan
午馬 Wu Ma as 周潤發 Fatt
葉子楣 Amy Yip as Apple
恬妞 Tanny Tian Niu as 阿萍 Ping
元華 Yuan Hua as 貴利王之兄 Gui Li's brother
張耀揚 Roy Cheong as 貴利王 Gui Li
麥嘉 Karl Maka as 程勝之師 Shen's master
Story:

Shen is a mediocre con artist and learn all his trick from his master. He met Yuan and was drag into a deal with Gui Li to pay back Yuan's debt. In another hand, Fatt have plastic surgery but still get caught by Gui Li for owning his debt. Therefore Fatt decided to cheat all the valuable antique for Gui Li.

During Fatt stealing events, he overheard a phone call mentioning that a rich heir Jackie is coming back and Fatt decided to change his plan. In a coincidence Shen claimed himself as Jackie and together with Yuan, they decided to trick Fatt for money. Fatt hire Apple as his daughter and Ping as his wife for the whole con. When both of their trick failed, only they realize they have the same debtor and wanted to con Gui Li instead.

With the help of Shen's master, they get to trick Gui Li in giving them money and Gui Li was beaten up by his own brother. Finally, everyone managed to clear their debts.

L² Scored: 8.5/10

L² Comment:

This movie rank on number 17 in Hong Kong blockbuster in 1991. I love this movie the most in Stephen Chow's series, the best movie ever for me~ i laugh and laugh until i can't breath, no matter how many times i watch~ Really hope to see all of them work together and get us some good comedy again~ :)