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Wong Jing

She Starts the Fire (1992)

She Starts the Fire (1992)
Rating: ★★
May 12, 1999Hong Kong Pyrokinesis Comedy
Hong Kong Pyrokinesis Comedyshe-starts-the-fire-19921992Madcap Hong Kong comedy variant on Firestarter where Chingmy Yau has a curse that she starts fires when aroused
Director: Wong Jing
Actors: Chingmy Yau, John Ching, Carol Do Do Cheng
Category: Fantasy
12 May 19993 December 2020 by Roog

Ghost Lantern (1993)

Ghost Lantern (1993)
Rating: ★★
Sep 17, 2020Hong Kong Reincarnation Romance Comedy
Hong Kong Reincarnation Romance Comedyghost-lantern-19931993From Andrew Lau, director of Infernal Affairs, a weepy Hong Kong comedy about a man caught up in a romantic quandary from his previous reincarnation
Director: Andrew Lau
Actors: Tony Leung Ka-fai, Chingmy Yau, Roy Cheung
Category: Fantasy
17 September 202025 October 2025 by Roog

Future Cops (1993)

Future Cops (1993)
Rating: ★★★½
Oct 28, 2012Time-Travelling Superheroic Battle
Time-Travelling Superheroic Battlefuture-cops-19931993Manically paced Hong Kong action comedy about a time-travelling action team purportedly inspired by the Street Fighter videogame. Imagine The Terminator as a manic slapstick comedy with martial arts sequences.
Director: Wong Jing
Actors: Andy Lau, Jackie Cheung, Simon Yam, Chingmy Yau, Richard Ng, …
Category: Science Fiction
28 October 201224 October 2025 by Roog

The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)

The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)
Rating: ★★★★
May 9, 2001Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy
Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasynew-legend-of-shaolin-19941994Hugely enjoyable entry in Hong Kong's Wu Xia/flying swordsmen genre filled with wildly over-the-top moves
Director: Wong Jing
Actors: Jet Li, Chingmy Yau
Category: Fantasy
9 May 200121 December 2021 by Roog

Sex & Zen II (1996)

Sex & Zen II (1996)
Rating: ★★
Sep 11, 1999Hong Kong Erotic Comedy/Gender Changing Sorcerer
Hong Kong Erotic Comedy/Gender Changing Sorcerersex-and-zen-2-19961996Sequel to the Hong Kong erotic film, an entirely unrelated work that inflates the original into a madcap Wu Xia film filled with crude, rude humour
Director: Chin Man Kei
Actors: Lorretta Lee Lai-Chun, Elvis Tsui, Lok Tat-Wah, Hsu Chi, …
Category: Fantasy
11 September 19991 November 2019 by Roog

Forbidden City Cop (1996)

Forbidden City Cop (1996)
Rating: ★★★★
May 12, 2004Gonzo Hong Kong Comedy/Period Spy Film
Gonzo Hong Kong Comedy/Period Spy Filmforbidden-city-cop-19961996Hilariously Stephen Chow directed/starring film where he plays an agent of the emperor in a series of gonzo comic exploits. Chow goes crazily over-the-top including breaking the fourth wall
Director: Stephen Chow, Vincent Kuk
Actors: Stephen Chow, Carina Lau
Category: Fantasy
12 May 200422 October 2025 by Roog

The Duel (2000)

The Duel (2000)
Rating: ★★½
Mar 15, 2023Wu Xia Film
Wu Xia Filmduel-20002000A Wu Xia film from Andrew Lau, the director of the Infernal Affairs films where the two top martial artists in the world issue a challenge to a duel on the roof of the imperial palace
Director: Andrew Lau
Actors: Andy Lau, Ekin Cheng, Elvis Tsui, Patrick Tam, Norman Chu
Category: Fantasy
15 March 202316 October 2025 by Roog

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
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