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Beast Cops
1998
When a gangster is forced to leave town, his turf becomes a war zone for criminals and the law. Two bickering cops (Anthony Wong and Michael Wong) must battle each other as they try to restore peace to the community. The offbeat action movie features lots of violence and an odd sense of screwball humour. BEAST COPS won five .. Read more
| Starring | Michael Fitzgerald Wong, Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Kathy Chau |
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| Director | Gordon Chan, Dante Lam |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
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Beast Cops
When a gangster is forced to leave town, his turf becomes a war zone for criminals and the law. Two bickering cops (Anthony Wong and Michael Wong) must battle each other as they try to restore peace to the community. The offbeat action movie features lots of violence and an odd sense of screwball humour. BEAST COPS won five Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Anthony Wong), and Best Director (Gordon Chan).
| Starring | Michael Fitzgerald Wong, Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Kathy Chau |
|---|---|
| Director | Gordon Chan, Dante Lam |
| Studio | E1 ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Cantonese, Chinese |
| Released | DVD: 27 Dec 2001 Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
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This violent cop thriller cleaned up at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1999, bagging five awards including best film, director and screenplay, plus best actor and supporting actor trophies for Anthony Wong and Patrick Tam Yiu-Man, respectively. Wong is the hard-nosed detective, who is prepared to bend all sorts of laws in the constant battle with the Triads; Michael Wong is his more conventional superior, uneasy about his colleague's relationships with the criminal fraternity. It's a familiar enough story but the raw, unflinching direction by Gordon Chan and Dante Lam gives it a gritty ring of truth and the splashes of violence (particularly the finale) are unsettling.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Down and Dirty in Hong Kong
Anthony Wong goes all under cover cop in this above average effort full of jump cuts and wobbly 'flash back' gritty photography. Very similar to the superior 'The Corruptor' with Chow Yun-fat. Tries to hard to be Hollywood, (see above for more of the same) when it should reflect it's own cinematic roots. Those just after a 'Woo-Fest' should look elsewhere. File under-'must try harder!' Or better still, rent 'Purple storm.' by the same director. Much better film all round, with some terrific action/stunts welded to a gripping story line about a dangerous undercover mission.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Down and Dirty in Hong Kong
Anthony Wong goes all under cover cop in this above average effort full of jump cuts and wobbly 'flash back' gritty photography. Very similar to the superior 'The Corruptor' with Chow Yun-fat. Tries to hard to be Hollywood, (see above for more of the same) when it should reflect it's own cinematic roots. Those just after a 'Woo-Fest' should look elsewhere. File under-'must try harder!' Or better still, rent 'Purple storm.' by the same director. Much better film all round, with some terrific action/stunts welded to a gripping story line about a dangerous undercover mission.
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Beast Cops
When a gangster is forced to leave town, his turf becomes a war zone for criminals and the law. Two bickering cops (Anthony Wong and Michael Wong) must battle each other as they try to restore peace to the community. The offbeat action movie features lots of violence and an odd sense of screwball ...
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