《寒战1994》

bongnino

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That just means those new comers can't hold their ground at all.
Yah sad to say those newcomers got no x factors to hold their ground. For typical, old fashion plots to work, the characters need to act in a way that make viewers REALLY BELIEVE that THEY ARE those characters.

Otherwise, those characters can be acted by any other actors, it will be the same.

For e.g. for this Cold War movies, viewers like it because they feel like aaron kwok really feels like the high ranking hkg cop that is smart and righteous and tries to do the right thing.

viewers also feel that Tony leung is really the crime Ops chief who has been through many real life risky Ops.

These actors make viewers truly believe in their characters that's why people like to watch it's like watching a real story documentary like that.

Whereas in Cold War 1994 - can't say the newcomers have done that - that's why the plots seem very old fashioned and boring... because feels like any other actors can act as those characters, viewers don't feel or believe that the current actors ARE those characters unlike aaron and tony.
 

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I really hope they flim part 3 to give a ending to this 寒战 franchise.
Some youtuber commented that the old Daniel Wu is murdered in this 1994 movie.
I know that Tony was kidnapped or missing but I dunno whether they closed the loop on status on Tony at the end of the movie.

And there is evident red-washing in this movie.
(Maybe that is the reason why the other writer was not involved.)
The RED may not want the Part 3 to be made if the movie depict the weaknesses or corruption on their management of SAR.
 

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Re watch part 1 on channel 8 last night.

need to re watch part 2 before watching part 3?
 

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Yah sad to say those newcomers got no x factors to hold their ground. For typical, old fashion plots to work, the characters need to act in a way that make viewers REALLY BELIEVE that THEY ARE those characters.

Otherwise, those characters can be acted by any other actors, it will be the same.

For e.g. for this Cold War movies, viewers like it because they feel like aaron kwok really feels like the high ranking hkg cop that is smart and righteous and tries to do the right thing.

viewers also feel that Tony leung is really the crime Ops chief who has been through many real life risky Ops.

These actors make viewers truly believe in their characters that's why people like to watch it's like watching a real story documentary like that.

Whereas in Cold War 1994 - can't say the newcomers have done that - that's why the plots seem very old fashioned and boring... because feels like any other actors can act as those characters, viewers don't feel or believe that the current actors ARE those characters unlike aaron and tony.
The young mb lee actor has totally different aura to the older one. Should have get Nicolas Tse or Ron Ng instead
 

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Louis Koo is portraying this guy (John Tsang) in the movie right????

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:LOL::LOL::LOL:
 
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Yah sad to say those newcomers got no x factors to hold their ground. For typical, old fashion plots to work, the characters need to act in a way that make viewers REALLY BELIEVE that THEY ARE those characters.

Otherwise, those characters can be acted by any other actors, it will be the same.

For e.g. for this Cold War movies, viewers like it because they feel like aaron kwok really feels like the high ranking hkg cop that is smart and righteous and tries to do the right thing.

viewers also feel that Tony leung is really the crime Ops chief who has been through many real life risky Ops.

These actors make viewers truly believe in their characters that's why people like to watch it's like watching a real story documentary like that.

Whereas in Cold War 1994 - can't say the newcomers have done that - that's why the plots seem very old fashioned and boring... because feels like any other actors can act as those characters, viewers don't feel or believe that the current actors ARE those characters unlike aaron and tony.
Kinda sad though. No more talented people like fatt gor, tony and aaron
 

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Kinda sad though. No more talented people like fatt gor, tony and aaron
The movie industry is already taken over by the tiong side.
So, you only see the re-cycling of the few senior actors.
The young artists especially the 2 female lead are up and coming.
I guess they will be future pillars for the HK movie industry.
 

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Re watch part 1 on channel 8 last night.

need to re watch part 2 before watching part 3?

I re-watching part 2 to understand the universe and why Joe Lee missing in action


Thought in 1994 he should be a kiddo or baby oredi
 

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Nowadays don’t really see Shawn Yue
His career like tanked after Edison Chen left , last movie end up smoking with Miriam Yeung




The young mb lee actor has totally different aura to the older one. Should have get Nicolas Tse or Ron Ng instead

I thought Edison Chen more convincing as how MB Lee morphed into bad guy in part 1

Terence give the good guy vibe until I thought Daniel Wu was MB Lee
 
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