Hello everyone, I'm in Alaska with glasses and a microphone, tablet.
In recent years, there have always been people who say that "Hong Kong movies are dead".
This is not alarmist.
For example, last year, the highest-scoring film with the attributes of a Hong Kong film was Qiu Litao's "Bomb Disposal Expert 2".
(7.5 points, no up)
In 2019, the strongest work of Hong Kong directors is "Young You".
But in addition to the fact that some of the main creators of "Young You" are Hong Kong, in fact, this movie has no Hong Kong flavor at all.
(The film was filmed in Chongqing, and the story told also took place in the mainland)
This year, the performance of Hong Kong directors is not optimistic.
On May 1st, Wang Jing painted "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon", and the film emperor gathered to recount the story of the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Unfortunately, the four film emperors could not stand up the lame script, and the score of "Chasing the Tiger and the Dragon" was 5.1 after the screening...
In the same period, there was also a Hong Kong director Chow Hing-yang's "True Three Kingdoms Matchless".
Friends who have watched this film will feel that it is a fool under the guise of game adaptation, and in the end it is only 4 points.
In this way, Hong Kong movies really seem to have run out of gas.
At this juncture, a movie called "Wisdom Teeth" came out.
Looking at the poster, it feels quite intimidating.
One look at the director, Zheng Baorui.
He has filmed the "Journey to the West" series before, and has also made three in one go, with a maximum score of 5.6...
(It's also a poster that scares people)
With the mood of probably being pitted, I watched Wisdom Teeth discreetly.
After reading it, I will say two words:
Beef beer!
Unexpectedly, after the "Journey to the West" series, Zheng Baorui was painfully determined and came to a Jedi counter-killing.
It is no exaggeration to say that "Wisdom Teeth" is likely to be the most energetic Hong Kong film this year!
(The lineup is also all strong)
The story of Wisdom Teeth begins with a garbage dump.
In the movie, there are frequent strange cases in Hong Kong - a few women's left hands appear in many garbage dumps on the street.
These left hands are cut off by blunt objects.
According to the experience of the police, these victims who have their left hands cut off are most likely killed.
Finding their bodies is the key to solving the case.
Detective Zhan Ge is the person in charge of this broken hand case.
He has a special skill:
The taste of the evidence can be remembered, similar to that of a humanoid hound.
With this special skill, Brother Zhan sniffed left and right, and really found the remains of the victim.
They mingled with a bunch of discarded mannequins that the average person couldn't find out.
Through an autopsy analysis of one of the remains, the police found that the victim was an addict before he died.
Zhan Ge's eyes rolled and he decided to visit the drug addicts in the neighborhood, who may know the deceased.
Maybe the murderer was among them.
On the way to visit, Brother Zhan met a short-haired girl who ran when she saw him.
When Brother Zhan saw the short-haired girl, he also triggered some dark memories and turned on the rage mode.
He caught up with the short-haired girl and was about to pull out a gun and crash the people.
Fortunately, a nearby colleague Pulling Brother, the short-haired sister escaped the disaster.
Between Brother Zhan and the short-haired sister, there must be something in the past.
(The short-haired sister is played by mainland actor Liu Yaser)
As the camera turns, the plot returns to years ago.
It turned out that the short-haired girl was also an "addict" before.
After one indulgence by the short-haired sister, the drug driver hit Zhan Ge's wife.
(Zhan Ge witnessed the whole process)
With this collision, Brother Zhan's wife became a vegetative person.
Her legs were also amputated.
For Brother Zhan, the short-haired sister is an absolutely unforgivable enemy.
Short-haired sister is not happy, after the accident, she lost a lot of money, but also went to jail, after getting out of prison became a street gangster.
Under the pressure of life and self-abandonment, she engaged in petty theft, and even stole a car.
On such a muddy day, the short-haired girl closes her eyes every day and will think of the moment of the car accident.
This time when she met Brother Zhan and saw him collapse, the short-haired sister did not want to continue to escape, she wanted to atone for her sins.
The short-haired girl heard that Brother Zhan was looking for a drug dealer, and she just happened to know some of them.
So she volunteered to be an informant for Brother Zhan.
Brother Zhan would not easily accept this way of atonement.
He asked the short-haired sister to say a lot of drug dealer information, and then deliberately let the drug dealers know that it was the short-haired sister who told the secret.
Out of the police station, the short-haired girl was directly beaten to death by the drug dealers.
Brother Zhan, fierce!
Even so, the short-haired sister, who was determined to atone for her sins and completely end her grievances, still gritted her teeth and continued to help Brother Zhan.
With her unremitting help, Zhan Ge and his colleagues found a girl who may be related to the broken hand case.
The girl was emaciated and her face was disheveled.
She usually lives in the garbage dump and uses drugs all day long.
Coincidentally, the girl also did not have a left hand.
However, her left hand was not cut off, but was accidentally caused by her childhood.
Brother Zhan used a trick to marry, implying that the girl was the murderer.
The logic of his reasoning is that the girl herself has no left hand, and she cuts the left hand of others to retaliate against society.
Of course, the girl did not recognize it, and the real culprit of the broken hand case may be her boyfriend.
The boyfriend is very mysterious, he is a rag picker, and he and the girl met in the garbage heap.
At that time, the girl was paralyzed on the ground after taking drugs, the wind and rain were cold, and it was a rag to cover her with a coat.
For the first time since the girl who grew up eating and sleeping, she received such warm care.
Since then, the two have become a couple.
One day, the boyfriend gave the girl a special gift, which was packed in a lunch box — a hand.
The plot has arrived here, and the real murderer of the broken hand case is about to come out.
According to the information provided by the girl, the boyfriend did not often see her and usually wandered around.
And he didn't speak much Chinese, and seemed to be a Japanese.
Brother Zhan asked out the most frequent places of this tramp, and wanted to go directly to search for it first.
As soon as they left, they left the short-haired sister to go home alone.
As a result, she met a drug dealer who had been called to the police station for questioning because of her, and was beaten again.
This beating, the short-haired sister could not survive, accidentally moved the knife.
Someone was stabbed for this.
Brother Zhan and his colleagues who heard the news rushed to understand what was going on, and the short-haired sister absconded in fear of crime.
While fleeing, the short-haired girl snatched the gun of Brother Zhan's colleague.
But halfway through, she threw it away because she was afraid.
The colleague who lost the gun chased after the short-haired girl like crazy, handcuffed her to the side of the road, and hurried back to find the gun.
At this moment, a tramp silently walked over.
He went straight to the short-haired girl curled up on the side of the road...
In the cart next to him was the gun of the policeman who had picked him up.
In order to prevent spoilers, the next plot we will briefly summarize:
The short-haired girl is captured by the tramp and imprisoned in a very evil place.
Brother Zhan tried everything to save her, so he and the tramp began a fight for their lives.
To be honest, this is the plot behind this, and many shots will make people feel uncomfortable.
For example, the short-haired girl was ruthlessly mutilated by the tramp.
For example, the short-haired girl after being mutilated, the explosive and bloody resistance.
Fortunately, the whole film adopts a black and white color treatment, otherwise after watching it, it will be somewhat disgusting.
The fierce energy of "Wisdom Teeth" is reminiscent of Zheng Baorui's "Dog Bites Dog".
In the 2006 film, Chen Guanxi played a killer.
He also lives in a garbage dump and has sex like a vicious dog.
The police officer played by Li Cansen has a rough life and is also a mad dog.
The two fight and bite each other in the movie, and the scale of the action scene is extremely large.
Because of this movie, Zheng Baorui is called a "fierce man".
This macho director, a must-have little candy for filming (bottom right corner)
In addition to "Dog Bites Dog", the action drama "Kill the Wolf 2" is also the masterpiece of this macho man.
Known as the Chinese version of "Quick Shock", "Driver", he made it.
The crazy version of Yu Wenle, which you have never seen before, also made a thunderbolt appearance in his "Army Chicken", which makes people tremble.
Such a fierce male director, making "Wisdom Teeth", is not surprising.
It seems that he has been misread and held back for too long because of the three "Journey to the West" series.
Fortunately, the spring always bounces.
Zheng Baorui finally returned to his original old road.
And if there is a reality of decline in Hong Kong cinema, it may be one of the ways to save it, but also to "return to the original heart".
Zheng Baorui, who studied under Du Qifeng and came from the "Galaxy Image" company, should have realized this long ago.
After all, Sir Du and Galaxy Image are a beacon that has always stood firm in the harbor.
Speaking of which, it could have been finished, but there may be some small partners who have doubts:
The movie is called "Wisdom Teeth", but it seems that there is no wisdom teeth.
You've got the idea.
In fact, there are wisdom teeth in "Wisdom Teeth", but I didn't say it, because it doesn't matter at all.
In the plot, Brother Zhan's colleague who lost his gun was played by Li Chun, the son of the great director Li An.
He is a stunned young man who has been newly sent from above to partner with Brother Zhan.
When handling the case, he had been growing wisdom teeth, and the pain was unbearable for him.
Later, as the plot progressed, the wisdom teeth were knocked out.
The function of wisdom teeth in this piece is nothing more.
This is actually the failure of Wisdom Teeth — as an image, it has not been used well.
Li Chun's performance in the film is far less than that of Lin Jiadong, who is more and more the mainstay of Hong Kong stars.
And The Amazing Performance of Arthur Liu.
Moreover, the portrayal of the murderer and tramp in "Wisdom Teeth" is also superficial.
At the end of the movie, although there is a huge reversal, why the tramp has to cut people's left hand, how he can wander in Hong Kong as a Japanese, is unclear.
(Playing the tramp is the Japanese actor Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, who once acted in "Ip Man")
But overall, Wisdom Teeth is worth watching.
Inside, you'll find the cracked, overheated taste of Hong Kong movies.
Just rush to this point, you will not be disappointed.
(Some of the shots are very elaborate)
In the current era, it is of great significance to revisit Du QiFeng and the galaxy image.
It is both a remembrance and a vision.
Because Du Qifeng and the Galaxy Mirror are not dead.
Hong Kong movies and Hong Kong directors have not yet all hit the streets.
(For example, I am very much looking forward to Zheng Baorui's "Kowloon City Walled City")
Well, I'll talk to you here today, remember to give a thumbs up.
We'll see you tomorrow.
Bye bye bye.
The picture in this article comes from the network
EDIT: Kang Meng