(BBC) Johnnie To Interview

[Ah Max]

a couple of honorable mentions 1st b4 revealing ze lumber 1 movie.


毒战 (Drug War)

great performance by ze tiong lead sun honglei n louis koo.







文雀 (Sparrow)

tis movie iz johnnie’s luv letter 2 old hong kong.

 

[Ah Max]

@ no. 1 iz 树大招风 (Trivisa)

ok so johnnie iz only ze producer but kudos 2 him 4 pushing ze 3 鲜潮流 hk directors in tis masterpiece.

 

[jw5]

@ no. 1 iz 树大招风 (Trivisa)

ok so johnnie iz only ze producer but kudos 2 him 4 pushing ze 3 鲜潮流 hk directors in tis masterpiece.

A shout out to Richie Ren for his performance in this movie. He is more well known for his bubblegum pop songs and romance movies (particularly with Miriam), but his performances have always been excellent when playing a baddie.

 

[Ah Max]

A shout out to Richie Ren for his performance in this movie. He is more well known for his bubblegum pop songs and romance movies (particularly with Miriam), but his performances have always been excellent when playing a baddie.

he iz moar of an anti-villain.

he wanted 2 do good but got outplayed by ze tiongs, like johnnie to.

 

[jw5]

a couple of honorable mentions 1st b4 revealing ze lumber 1 movie.


毒战 (Drug War)

great performance by ze tiong lead sun honglei n louis koo.







文雀 (Sparrow)

tis movie iz johnnie’s luv letter 2 old hong kong.

Just watched Sparrow recently on cable tv.

Please can you adviSe who Kelly was talking to on the phone, when she was in the taxi on the way to the airport at the end of the movie?

 

[Ah Max]

Just watched Sparrow recently on cable tv.

Please can you adviSe who Kelly was talking to on the phone, when she was in the taxi on the way to the airport at the end of the movie?

itz either her bff or bf from ze mainland.

 

[Ah Max]

i found tis longer version of Sparrow @ 1h26mins. maybe itz ze director’s cut.

i highly suspect ze 2014 umbrella movement in hk iz inspired by tis movie.

 

[jw5]

@ no. 9 iz 暗战 2 (Running Out of Time 2)

part 2 iz better dan part 1 coz kelly lin iz ze female lead.

Good roles for both Andy Lau and Ekin Cheng, but imho, the 2 actors who really shone were Liu Qingyun and Benz Hui.

 

[Ah Max]

Good roles for both Andy Lau and Ekin Cheng, but imho, the 2 actors who really shone were Liu Qingyun and Benz Hui.

4 me iz 林雪

 

[JurongEast]

@ no. 9 iz 暗战 2 (Running Out of Time 2)

part 2 iz better dan part 1 coz kelly lin iz ze female lead.

Good movie

 

[jw5]

This very good movie "Eye In The Sky" was produced by Johnnie To.

 

[Ah Max]

This very good movie "Eye In The Sky" was produced by Johnnie To.

haf u watched ze korean remake?

 

[Ah Max]

johnnie to oso makes great comedies 2 like tis 1.

from 2001….yes 2001….

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

Thanks for sharing

 

[Ah Max]

呖咕呖咕新年财 from 2002… yes 2002…
牌品好人品就好

 

[jw5]

haf u watched ze korean remake?

No. Not a fan of Korean movies and music.

 

[Ah Max]

johnnie’s closet picks.

roma iz one of his picks.

 

[WangChuk]

Johnnie outdate liao lah ... most of the productions become repetitive storyline liao ... time for the new talents to rise and give some changes to the trend of movies

 

[Ah Max]

Johnnie outdate liao lah ... most of the productions become repetitive storyline liao ... time for the new talents to rise and give some changes to the trend of movies

may i recc a couple of recent hk films - the port of call (2015) n the sparring partner (2022).

 

[Ah Max]

johnnie’s closet picks.

roma iz one of his picks.

thankz johnnie 4 recc Roma.
brilliant cinematography n a very human story.
available on netflix.