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The Log

Original title: 3 gor sau seung dik ging chat
  • 1996
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
77
YOUR RATING
The Log (1996)
CrimeDrama

New Year's Eve of 1997, Hong Kong is almost in hand to China and the service routine is shaken by a number of events that threaten to get out of hand: a cop accidentally kills an old woman k... Read allNew Year's Eve of 1997, Hong Kong is almost in hand to China and the service routine is shaken by a number of events that threaten to get out of hand: a cop accidentally kills an old woman kidnapped by a thug during a tense action and is arrested facing general disbelief. A cadet... Read allNew Year's Eve of 1997, Hong Kong is almost in hand to China and the service routine is shaken by a number of events that threaten to get out of hand: a cop accidentally kills an old woman kidnapped by a thug during a tense action and is arrested facing general disbelief. A cadet committing the same offense is acquitted and instead celebrated as a hero by the citizens... Read all

  • Director
    • Derek Chiu
  • Writers
    • Bing Lo
    • Kin Chung Chan
  • Stars
    • Kent Cheng
    • Michael Wong
    • Jerry Lamb
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    77
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Derek Chiu
    • Writers
      • Bing Lo
      • Kin Chung Chan
    • Stars
      • Kent Cheng
      • Michael Wong
      • Jerry Lamb
    • 1User review
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Kent Cheng
    Kent Cheng
    • Officer Gump
    Michael Wong
    Michael Wong
    • Dixon
    Jerry Lamb
    Jerry Lamb
    • Jerry
    Cher Yeung
    Cher Yeung
    • Gump's Wife
    Chi-Shing Chan
    Chi-Shing Chan
    Siu-Lung Ching
    Siu-Lung Ching
    • RCU Officer
    • (as Ching Siu-Lung)
    Raven Choi
    • RCU Officer
    Stephen Fung
    Stephen Fung
    • Cop
    Guy Lai
    Guy Lai
    • Uncle Big Mouth
    Yiu-Cheung Lai
    Yiu-Cheung Lai
    • Tiger
    Do-Yu Lee
    Do-Yu Lee
    • Brother De-po
    Benny Shuan-Yan Li
      Fredric Mao
      Jupiter Wong
        Andrew Chan Chi-Ho
        • Policemen
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • Derek Chiu
        • Writers
          • Bing Lo
          • Kin Chung Chan
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        3paul_haakonsen

        A movie without a proper storyline...

        Alright, well the 1996 Hong Kong crime drama "3 Gor Sau Seung Dik Ging Chat" (aka "The Log") is definitely one of the more pointless of Hong Kong movies I have sat through in a long, long time.

        The storyline in the movie, as written by Bing Lo and Kin Chung Chan, made very little coherent sense, and thus it was somewhat of a struggle to sit through all 95 minutes of the movie. Yet, I managed to endure, but as the movie came to an end, I have to admit that I was left with an overwhelming sense of having wasted 95 minutes of my life on a rather pointless and incoherent storyline of a movie.

        If you are a fan of the Hong Kong cinema, then at least there are some familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Michael Wong, Kent Cheng and even Stephen Fung.

        I don't understand what the writers wanted to tell with this particular storyline, but it certainly wasn't a gem in the Hong Kong cinema, and director Derek Chiu had very little contents to work with.

        This is definitely not a movie that I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on, not even if you are a fan of the Hong Kong cinema, such as I am. The movie just simply made too little sense to be properly entertaining.

        My rating of "3 Gor Sau Seung Dik Ging Chat" lands on a three out of ten stars.

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          Einstein and Prometheus' Dreams
          Written by Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

          Composed by Tats Lau

          Performed by Tats Lau

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        • Release date
          • June 13, 1996 (Hong Kong)
        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • Cantonese
        • Also known as
          • 3 ge shou shang de jing cha
        • Production company
          • Entertainment Power
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 35 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Dolby
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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