25 Years Later: Big Bullet 衝鋒隊─怒火街頭 (1996)

The late Benny Chan has directed a number of high-profile Hong Kong action blockbusters in the past including movies like Who Am I? <我是誰> (1998), New Police Story <新警察故事> (2004), Invisible Target <男兒本色> (2007), The White Storm <掃毒> (2013) and of course, his upcoming final work, Raging Fire <怒火>.

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25 Years Later: Shanghai Grand 新上海灘 (1996)

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Shanghai Grand <新上海灘>, a big-budget adaptation of the classic 1980s TVB series The Bund <上海灘> which was released back in 1996.

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30 Years Later: The Tigers 五虎將之決裂 (1991)

(Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers)

Directed by Eric Tsang, The Tigers <五虎將之決裂> was best remembered for featuring the famous Five Tigers at the time. They were actually five popular TVB actors during the ’80s era that include Michael Miu, Kent Tong, Felix Wong, Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.

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