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Summary: gen x cops rule
Review: Gen X Cops was wicked. My favorite part was when they were in the disco club. Jack is cool. Too bad he isn't returning in Gen Y Cops. ........ There's alot of action and adventure. Excellent movie. best HK movie I've ever seen. Keep your eyes out for Gen Y cops coming out in winter 2000. Later .....
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Summary: Routine blockbuster showcases new HK talent
Review: GEN-X COPS (Hong Kong - 1999): Jackie Chan co-produced this routine blockbuster as a showcase for some of Hong Kong's hottest new teen stars, including Nicholas Tse Ting-fung, Stephen Fung Tak-lun, Daniel Wu Yin-cho and comic relief Sam Lee Chan-sam. The convoluted storyline posits Tse, Fung and Lee as a trio of rebellious young cops, recruited as undercover agents by police commander Eric Tsang Chi-wai to investigate the shady business dealings between low-level Triad underling Wu and a Japanese crime lord (Toru Nakamura) who has seized a shipment of deadly explosives for nefarious purposes, prompting a sequence of betrayals and counter-betrayals amongst members of the opposing criminal factions, until events reach an explosive climax during a showdown at the newly-opened Hong Kong Convention Center.Veteran director Benny Chan Muk-sing (A MOMENT OF ROMANCE, NEW POLICE STORY) marshals proceedings into a cohesive whole, though the movie fizzles badly after a dynamic opening sequence before rallying again somewhere around the halfway mark. The action scenes are staged and executed with all the breathless abandon one expects from HK cinema, but many of them unfold so quickly, it's often difficult to know who's doing what to whom, or even why, and crucial plot points are sometimes lost along the way. Few of the actors emerge with any credit, though Nakamura is admirably solemn as an English-speaking Japanese villain who clings to old-fashioned notions of truth and righteousness in a world where such virtues no longer have currency. The young leads are OK (Wu's transition from beleaguered second-in-command to ruthless hard man is surprisingly convincing), while Tsang spends much of his screen time trading insults with his younger, slicker police counterpart (Moses Chan Ho). Stand-out set-pieces include a breathtaking skydive from the roof of a high-rise building, and the climactic scenes at the Hong Kong Convention Center which utilize ambitious visual effects supervised by a US effects team, headed by Oscar-winner Joe Viskocil (INDEPENDENCE DAY, APOLLO 13). Sensitive viewers may be irritated by some xenophobic comments directed toward the Japanese villains, and there's a couple of dialogue exchanges which play directly to bigoted attitudes about gay men, but the offence is fleeting, if unnecessary. Ultimately, this big budget fluff - designed to compete with a flood of Hollywood blockbusters dominating the HK box-office - amounts to little more than a feel-good fantasy thriller, as slick and hollow as the very films it seeks to emulate. A huge success on its home turf, the film spawned an inevitable sequel, GEN-Y COPS (2000). Original title: DAK GING SAN YAN LUI (Cantonese) or TE JING XIN REN LEI (Mandarin). Columbia TriStar's DVD offers a fine representation of the original film, and there's a generous helping of extras, including trailers, outtakes and a US-style 'Making of' which sells the film as a major blockbuster. Sound and picture quality is excellent. Major irritation: For some unfathomable reason, the disc continues to provide English subtitles during the lengthy English-language sequences in the original Cantonese version of the film. 113m 6s
2.39:1 (Anamorphic) / Anamorphically enhanced
DVD soundtrack: Dolby 5.1/Dolby 2.0
Theatrical soundtrack: Dolby Digital
Cantonese and English, with optional English subtitles
(Dubbed English version also included)
Closed captions
Region 1
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Summary: Gen-X Cops is a Must See/ Must Own Action Packed DVD!
Review: I don't know what the Editorial Reviewer was watchin', but th' original Cantonese Language track and English subtitles are present on th' disk. Viewers are urged to watch th' Cantonese track w/ subtitles as th' original performances are top-notch, and alot of well-spoken English is present on th' Cantonese track. Why? Because most of th' young stars featured in this film were born/or grew up in the USA, Canada, or Australia! Thus, th' original audio track features some well-spoken, non-butchered English (unlike, say Jackie Chan's dubs) peppered betwixt th' Cantonese dialogue. Th' plot, altho' not spectacular (action films..c'mon), is pretty tight and follows a logical progression from beginning to end. Unlike Mod Squad, or US cop flicks and shows, this cop flick takes place in HK so th' rules and conventions are completely different making this all th' more enjoyable! In other words, you won't find yourself picking nits which is VERY relaxing. Asian actress/supermodel fans may want to keep their eyes peeled for hot newcomer Jaymee Ong. Half Chinese and half Australian, Jaymee's hot sexy looks accompanied by her lovely Aussie accent'll have you exclaiming,"Tia Carrere, Michelle Yeoh, Sung Hi Lee, Who are They! " in a heartbeat. HK Comedy fans'll dig that Chinese Joe Pesci guy who serves as th' group's mentor. Th' young stars of th' film are fantastic; many of whom are featured in current HK hits like "The Purple Storm", "A Man Called Hero" (also listed on amazon.com), and "2000 AD." Heck, one guy looks like a Chinese Matthew Lillard if you're into that guy... Star Wars Episode II fans may want to listen to the head Japanese badguy's well-spoken, sinister English. If th' 20-something yr. old Japanese badboy Lucas supposedly hired to play th' new Sith is as cool as th' young Japanese fellow in Gen-X cops, all will be well in Star Wars-land. It's rare to see an Asian villain speaking English with his own voice! 4.5 out of 5 Stars!
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Summary: Very Entertaining
Review: I had a lot of fun watching this movie. It's not even half as cool as The Matrix; though, the actors' upbeat attitude was definitely catchy. I disagree with one reviewers posted here. Nicholas Tse is cute, alright. But the Japanese guy who played the evil head honcho (he killed Dinosaur and Dinosaur's brother) is hot! Does anyone know his name? Please reply by writing another review. Thank you.
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Summary: The Most Awesome Flick For New Hong Kong Cinema Viewers
Review: I read some reviews not knowing whether to watch this movie or not. There were some positive reviews, and then there were some negative ones. On my thirteenth birthday, I was at the store buying this. The movie looked really cool, with an interesting cast and some great action sequences. I know the girls will go crazy over Nicholas Tse and Stephen Fung, my cousin thinks they're real cute. I had never seen a movie like this. It was hip, humorous, and like I said the action was awesome. The dubbing matches the actors quite well if you ask me. When you listen to their dubbed voices, it sounds as if it could actually almost be them. In the Cantonese/Mandarin version there is some English being spoken. The special features are awesome also, including a music video, a making of-featurette, and some awesome trailers. Overall, this movie is great. I think that a little over 10 bucks isn't enough to charge for a movie like this. Do not bother renting this movie. Just buy it. It's awesome. By the way, if you like this one, there is an internationaly made sequal titled Gen-Y Cops. I know, the name is kind of corny but at the same time makes sense. Anyway, that one is even better. You can get it at [URL]...
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Summary: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!
Review: I read the recommendations here and rented this movie the same night based on the positive reviews it received. Man, what a load of complete garbage this movie is! Don't get me wrong, I love John Woo's HK films like "Hardboiled" and especially "The Killer" and Jackie Chan is my all-time favorite action hero, but this movie has about zero percent charisma, charm, or interest level for me. I only give a single star because there were a few ok fight scenes, but overall, it's a dog with a capital D!
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Summary: Great intro for some young stars
Review: I Really enjoyed this movie, I thought that it had some great action, perfect character interaction and some good humor. Most impotantly, I think that it is a really good introduction to some new hong Kong stars. However, don't watch this movie expecting characters as involved as the ones in John Woo's a Better Tomorrow, because it is not that well developed. This movie is intended to be just for fun and I think it pulls that objective off great. You won't be disappointed if you purcahse this movie! Just don't compare it to John Woo's trio type movies.
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Summary: Worst HK movie I have seen this year
Review: I rented this on blockbuster and this has got to be the WORST movie I have seen all of 2005. Watching this movie reminded me of why I should stay away from Hong Kong movies. Eric Tsang Chi-wai reminds me why I should hate the idiot, despite his good acting on Infernal Affairs. The guy is a moron and this movie is moronic.
NOTHING makes sense whatsoever and everything looks staged and fake. I like action but this movie was just plain DUMB because the dialogue was retarded and nothing was believable.
Please save your money and watch something else instead.
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Summary: over rated
Review: i think this movie was over rated. its an ok movie. i liked it but i still dont think it deserves a 5 star. the plot was thinly set and they could have killed the bad guy in a better way. the bad was cool but his death was uncool. some characters didnt need to exist because they did nothing but occupy screen time, example-Grace Yip who plays Y2K. she really didnt have much to say or fight. she was more of a tag along. i wished that they had some really cool martial art stunts. hand to hand combat should have been more fierce and painful. this dvd was well planned though. the special features were neat, and the edited scenes are good to watch. dubbing was good in english, i really didnt see a problem.
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Summary: This movie really sucks!!!!!!!
Review: I'm a Jackie Chan generation (and I have all Jackie's movies). I don't believe that Jackie Chan approved this movie. Neither of his movies have foul language, nor too much innecessary violence. If you want to see fighting, you are looking to the wrong movie. Not even one interesting fight in the movie. Only gunfighting. If I want to see gunfighting I will rent an american movie (Stallone). This movie is a Rambo want to be!!!!!!! I really do not know if these kids really know any style of martial arts or what???? But the only fight takes place in the last five minutes of the movie and the duration of this fight is about two minutes. And three good guys against one bad guy!!!! Come on!!! And they lost the fight. The character named Aliens (bad hair day dude) wanted to be funny but he never made me laugh (Crappy humor). Chan (the guy who recruited them) need it to be in a mental institution and not commanding a special forces unit. There were only three things that stop me from killing myself after watching this movie: 1) Brad Allan was in the movie (cameo/stutman) for only 10 seconds 2) Jaymee Ong!!!!! (she is awesome) and finally the Jackie Chan cameo and dialogue "When I was younger, I was stronger and better than you" (truth is out there). Please only rent this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!
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