2020 is coming to an end, and it is time to take stock, the original Hong Kong film production is not much, coupled with the epidemic reasons, it is not easy to take stock of ten best Hong Kong films.
10. "Prison Escape Brothers": Douban 6.0 points
Released in Hong Kong on December 3, and launched on the mainland video website, listening to the name, you know that it is a prison theme, the pioneer of this theme is Lin Lingdong's "Prison Storm", followed by "Prison Dragon", "Li Wang" and other masterpieces.
With the good sales of "Anti-Corruption Storm 4" in 2019, Huang Baiming saw business opportunities again, so with this "Prison Escape Brothers", this film is a simple condensed pocket version of "Prison Break", mixed with the prison genre film of Hong Kong movies and the release genre of Hollywood, and the overall standard is decent.
Although the plot is simple, it also has warm and comedic elements, the characters have distinct personalities, coupled with tan Yaowen and Zhang Jicong's performances, which make up for some prison scenes and the problem of serving morality.
9. "Loveless Counter-Attack Team": Douban 6.0 points
Released in Hong Kong on November 26, Ye Nianchen wrote and directed herself, and the commonly used heroine Deng Lixin was replaced by Wang Yunzhi, a little unaccustomed, but fortunately Fang Lishen appeared as an Easter egg. In addition, Jiang Haowen, Liang Hanwen, Shao Yinyin, Yuan Fuhua, Xia Shaosheng and others joined.
The storyline of the film is not convincing, the protagonist image is too old-fashioned, and even with a regional negative portrayal, I really suspect that Ye Nianchen is still alive in the eighties and nineties, and now it is 0202, and he is still self-intoxicated.
Of course, putting aside all this, Ye Nianchen's film is still emotionally heartfelt, but also can move people, that kind of market atmosphere, the real emotions displayed and the nonsense bridge section are also real Hong Kong flavor.
8. "Emergency Rescue": Douban 6.3 points
In Chinese films, Lin Chaoxian should be regarded as the first person in military action dramas, perhaps because the previous works "Operation Mekong" and "Operation Red Sea" were too good and the expectations for him were too high, so "Emergency Rescue" was pounced on the box office and word of mouth.
Objectively speaking, the big scene of "Emergency Rescue" is still full of points to watch, the collapsed drilling platform, the cliff waterfall side, the crash inside, the shipwreck, the four high-standard rescue operations, as always crisp and clean, cool, burning, cool, fried, there should be scenes.
What makes the audience unsatisfied is the design of the emotional drama and the father-son drama, which is a bit cheesy and unconvincing. But we still can't deny that this is the benchmark work in the disaster film, and after watching it, we have to sigh that the sea rescue team is not easy and great.
7. "Anti-Riot": Douban 6.5 points
Released on November 20, it won 537 million box office, the box office is gratifying, it is a wave of film market, the film scale is large enough, the former "national brand" big case on the screen.
The success of the film at the box office is due to several places, first of all, the immersive creation of the sense of reality, the scene, the costume are more in line with the 90s, with a sense of the times. Then there is the actor's performance, Wu Yanzu and Wang Qianyuan bathroom battle, hormones exploded, I want to ask how the bath towel can not fall off. Finally, there is a tribute to Hong Kong films, and the montage editing techniques in the video hall pay tribute to "Two Heroes of Blood".
But the shortcomings are also obvious, the heroine Spring and Summer are completely reduced to tool people, there is no play to speak of, and the second half of the plot is also a bit chaotic. It is worth mentioning that "Riot 2" has been arranged on the road, do you still continue to make an appointment?
6. "Mai Luren": Douban 6.6 points
Released in the mainland on September 17, it was originally one of the most anticipated Hong Kong films in 2020, with a gathering of powerful factions, Aaron Kwok, Yang Qianwei, Wan Ziliang, Bao Qijing, Miao Kexiu, Zhang Daming, but unfortunately such a good card, the box office only received 18.02 million.
First of all, let's talk about what is called The McDonalds, those who spend the night at McDonald's. The film selection is not said, very topical, focusing on hong Kong small people, is a realistic story, and "a thought of ignorance" and "fallen man" is a category, but there is a big gap with the previous two.
The first half is a group of people in a bitter survival game, they help each other, hug the group to warm, the rhythm is not slow or fast, warm people's hearts, but the second half is a bit for sensationalism and sensationalism, multi-line narrative is only dragonfly water, bringing us only touch, but no thinking, which is quite regrettable.
5, "Phantom Love": Douban 7.2 points
Released in Hong Kong on July 2, the name is easy to dissuade people, but the fantasy love is really fantasy love, love paranoia. The script is more professional and solid, the male protagonist is a psychopath, he fell in love with the girl at first sight, but he is not sure whether the girl exists, the first half of the whole film is very good, the second half may seem deliberate, in order to break up and break up.
We often say that Hong Kong filmmakers are broken, but the performances of the male and female protagonists are worthy of praise, the male protagonist has explosive power, the female protagonist has a sense of layering, there is depth, and the future can be expected.
Love is easy to make people dizzy, to some extent, this is also the understanding of the other half is a fantasy, there are many couples may not be able to tell whether it is habit or love in the end, in the final analysis, the film itself explores love, is still so beautiful.
4. "Win the Championship": Douban 7.3 points
Proposition composition, in fact, is not easy to shoot, because everyone knows the ending, Chen Kexin completed very well, with three pieces of time and space three generations of women's volleyball stories, showing the courage of the Chinese women's volleyball team, after watching it is very moved.
"Win the Championship" can also be called "Lang Ping Biography", Gong Li played the "iron hammer" Lang Ping, to be domineering and domineering, to be tender and tender, the looks, actions, and eyes are just right, the young Lang Ping portrayed by Bailang is also excellent, as well as Huang Bo, Wu Gang, Peng Yuchang and the girls of the Chinese women's volleyball team, who play very well.
The Chinese women's volleyball team is a fighting spirit, in that era when there was nothing, they played a piece of the sky, after decades of development, we are strong, but we still need this spirit, because it represents indomitable, never give up, the spirit of the women's volleyball team, will never lose value, we always need.
3, "Uncle": Douban 7.7 points
Released in Hong Kong on May 28, Taibao has finally become the protagonist for many years of supporting roles, and also won the film emperor, which is worth congratulating. The whole film is good in that it is very peaceful, there is not much dramatic conflict, compared to Jiang Haowen's "Trish", there is more subtlety and forbearance.
The theme is curious, but also the choice of two old comrades, their daily life and ordinary old people, public toilets, parks, saunas, and even buy vegetables together will rush to pay. In life, they have their own responsibilities, to live for others, and in their twilight years, they want to live for themselves, live a little bit of true self and freedom, not shameful at all, but admirable.
The film itself is topical, on the one hand, family and affection, on the other hand, love, how to choose, is indeed a dilemma, itself has social and speculative.
2, "Jindu": Douban 7.7 points
Released in Hong Kong on June 11, Teresa Teng was fortunate not to play Ye Nianchen's "Loveless Counter-Offensive Team", but chose "Golden Capital", which explores the story of marriage and freedom, which is a big surprise for Hong Kong movies.
Aren't you saying that you're not free to get married? Is it free not to marry? The film focuses on the various entangled mentalities of a Hong Kong woman before and after marriage, using true and false marriages as dramatic conflicts, both laughter and exploration, both reflection and thinking, and at the same time thinking about freedom, not only marriage, but also Hong Kong itself.
The film does not give a specific answer, but leaves an open-ended ending, as to how to choose, it depends on how the audience chooses.
1. "Bomb Disposal Expert 2": Douban 7.9 points
The biggest surprise in 2020 is "Bomb Disposal Expert 2", which was thought to be a mediocre Hong Kong police film, but did not expect to play a new height, sitting firmly in the first place of Hong Kong films in 2020, and also the best mainland cinema in 2020.
"Double Liu" became "first-class", jumped out of the "sequel" spell, and created a police film with no urine point and full of Hong Kong flavor. The film exploded at the beginning, Chek Lap Kok Airport, Xiangdao Hotel, subway station, airport, Tsing Ma Bridge... All blown up, the bombshell C4 is pediatric, directly using the world's smallest nuclear bomb , the David Crowe cannon.
If it is just a simple explosion, it is definitely not excellent, but director Qiu Litao constructed a "Rashomon" story that is constantly reversed, playing a suspense routine, not as distinct as the decent villains of previous police films, but letting the protagonist find himself, often between good and evil, depending on how you choose.
If you seriously calculate, in fact, "Mai Luren", "Uncle", "Jindu" and "Fantasy Love" are not works in 2020, they are all premiered in 2019, but this year's Hong Kong films are indeed too few, according to the release time, divided into 2020. So what's your favorite? (Written by: Hatsuma Tomomo)