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The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #503 - FRUIT CHAN
Gaau ji (2004)
... aka Dumplings
Saam gaang yi (2004) (segment "Dumplings")
... aka Three... Extremes
Hwajangshil eodieyo? (2002)
... aka Public Toilet
Heung gong yau gok hor lei wood (2001)
... aka Hollywood Hong-Kong
Liulian piao piao (2000)
... aka Durian Durian
Xilu xiang (1999)
... aka Little Cheung
Hui nin yin fa dak bit doh (1998)
... aka The Longest Summer
Xianggang zhizao (1997)
... aka Made in Hong Kong
Da nao guang chang long (1993)
... aka Finale in Blood
Long de xin (1985) (second director)
... aka Heart of Dragon
... aka The First Mission
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08-11-2006, 01:52 PM
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Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #503 - FRUIT CHAN
Popular figure in the Hong Kong film industry who's first projects were aided by other directors giving him leftover film stock from their shoots and saving reel ends from his editing assignments. Received notice for his trilogy of films dealing with the handover of Hong Kong to China and more recently received notice here for his segment of Three Extremes.
1. Made In Hong Kong - A- (Stylish, moving film about disaffected youth on the outskirts of the Hong Kong underworld.)
2. The Longest Summer - B+ (Deals more directly with some of the social and political issues surrounding the HK handover in telling the stories of a group of characters who's lives are affected by the handover in various ways)
3. Heart of Dragon - B+ (I have no idea how much Chan actually directed of this, but it was listed on his IMDB filmography so I left it on here. One of the few genuinely moving kung fu films, and perhaps the only Jackie Chan movie I've seen that has him acting outside his comedic persona, is this story of a police officer (Chan) who gives up his dreams to stay at home and care for his mentally challenged brother (Sammo Hung) )
4. Three Extremes: Segment "Dumplings" - B (I liked this the least of the 3 as the idea behind it is pretty played out. Unfortunately didn't realize that the flipside of the DVD had this segment extended out to feature length which most say is a vast improvment on the shorter version and ended up being the highlight of the collection)
5. Little Cheung - B- (The final film of the "Handover Trilogy" about a young boy left mostly on his own while his parents work. Befriends a young girl from China and they have various adventures)
*6. Durian Durian - C+ (Ok film about the changing face of modern China centers around a young woman who earns money as a prostitute before returning home to reminisce with her friends about their school days)
Own: 1 (I have Made in Hong Kong, The Longest Summer, and Little Cheung on VCD)
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A Zed & Two Noughts - B+ / Leaves from Satan's Book - C
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08-11-2006, 11:22 PM
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Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #503 - FRUIT CHAN
Public Toilet **1/2
Three Extremes (short version) ***1/2
Finale in Blood ***
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08-12-2006, 11:57 AM
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Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #503 - FRUIT CHAN
My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Ong-bak (2003,Prachya Pinkaew) 3/5, I Want to Live! (1958,Robert Wise) 2/5, Nancy Drew (2007,Andrew Fleming) 3/5, But Forever in My Mind (1999,Gabriele Muccino) 3/5, Death at a Funeral (2007,Frank Oz) 3/5, Pumpkinhead (1988,Stan Winston) 4/5, Beach Cafe (2001,Benoît Graffin) 2/5, 15 (2003,Royston Tan) 3/5, Lonely Boy (1962,Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor) 3/5, Privilege (1967,Peter Watkins) 4/5, Risky Business (1983,Paul Brickman) 4/5, The Free Will (2006,Matthias Glasner) 5/5, Speed Racer (2008,The Wachowski Brothers) 4/5, Lakeview Terrace (2008,Neil LaBute) 3/5, Burn After Reading (2008,Joel Coen, Ethan Coen) 4/5
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09-30-2006, 11:54 PM
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Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #503 - FRUIT CHAN
Finale in Blood *** out of ****
Crap, I thought Durian, Durian was about the stinky fruit. 
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10-06-2006, 11:37 AM
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Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #503 - FRUIT CHAN
Saam gaang yi (2004) (segment "Dumplings") - 8/10
The best segment of the film, IMO. I probably should have watched the feature-length version while I still had the DVD out from the library.
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