Director: Benny Chan. Review: Adam Wing. There are good films, there are bad films, and then there are films so bad they’re good. I’m not quite sure why I mention this, because make no mistake about it, City Under Siege is a really bad movie. Occasionally, and I’m being really positive on this one, Benny Chan’s latest touches on greatness, but that’s only because the rest of the film is so ill-conceived and hopelessly dire, It’s easy to get caught up in the crassness of it all. Hong Kong director Benny Chan’s (Connected) sci-fi action film pits a naïve circus performer against his dangerous colleagues after being contaminated by a biochemical that gives them superhuman powers. Aaron Kwok leads a superpower cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing (Spl), Zhang Jing Chu (Aftershock), and Colin Chou (Flash Point). City Under Siege features...
- 12/28/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
If you’d ever wondered what would happen if Hong Kong did ‘X-Men,’ we now have the answer. Hk director Benny Chan (‘Connected,’ ‘New Police Story’) takes a break from hard core crime thrillers heading for a genre mash up of a very different order, with his mutants on the rampage action comedy…City Under Siege, and its out on English subtitled DVD and Blu-ray next week. Siege stars Aaron Kwok leading a ridiculously high end cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, and Colin Chou and features action sequences by Nicky Lee (Invisible Target) and Ma Yuk Sing (Storm Warriors). Synopsis: Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II.
- 10/18/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
If you’d ever wondered what would happen if Hong Kong did ‘X-Men,’ we now have the answer. Hk director Benny Chan (‘Connected,’ ‘New Police Story’) takes a break from hard core crime thrillers heading for a genre mash up of a very different order, with his mutants on the rampage action comedy…City Under Siege, and its out on English subtitled DVD and Blu-ray next week. Siege stars Aaron Kwok leading a ridiculously high end cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, and Colin Chou and features action sequences by Nicky Lee (Invisible Target) and Ma Yuk Sing (Storm Warriors). Synopsis: Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II.
- 10/18/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
If you’d ever wondered what would happen if Hong Kong did ‘X-Men,’ we now have the answer. Hk director Benny Chan (‘Connected,’ ‘New Police Story’) takes a break from hard core crime thrillers heading for a genre mash up of a very different order, with his mutants on the rampage action comedy…City Under Siege, and its out on English subtitled DVD and Blu-ray next week. Siege stars Aaron Kwok leading a ridiculously high end cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, and Colin Chou and features action sequences by Nicky Lee (Invisible Target) and Ma Yuk Sing (Storm Warriors). Synopsis: Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II.
- 10/18/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
If you’d ever wondered what would happen if Hong Kong did ‘X-Men,’ we now have the answer. Hk director Benny Chan (‘Connected,’ ‘New Police Story’) takes a break from hard core crime thrillers heading for a genre mash up of a very different order, with his mutants on the rampage action comedy…City Under Siege, and its out on English subtitled DVD and Blu-ray next week. Siege stars Aaron Kwok leading a ridiculously high end cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, and Colin Chou and features action sequences by Nicky Lee (Invisible Target) and Ma Yuk Sing (Storm Warriors). Synopsis: Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II.
- 10/18/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
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