Reviews (3)

These People are trying to rip Chow Yun-Fat off!
After the success of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Chow Yun Fat has truly become one of the hottest acting commodities not only in the United States and Asia but across the globe as well. But with this great fame there are many money grubbing executive pushers that are literally taking food out of his mouth. By selling these cheap, horrible transfer movies (Most that are not really Chow Yun Fat movies to begin with) these companies are not only tarnishing the integrity of CYF star but are disrespecting and confusing the viewer as well. How the heck are you going to take a forgotten hong kong flick, splice in short Chow Yun Fat footage from another movie, then call it Hong Kong Corruptor? Chow should really consider suing these a@#holes! I don't even think that Chow is aware what is going on. Well in behalf of Chow Yun Fat and his fans BEWARE!!!

Beware These Arena Titles and the below review!
I have to get the word out there to warn the public about these arena titles. They are trying to bank off of the American Success of John Woo, Chow Yun Fat and Jet Li. Let me review them in a few steps.

#1. Some of the titles aren't even John Woo or Chow Yun Fat films. The one called 'Hong Kong Corruptor' (banking off the success of the Corruptor), is actually an Alan Tam film entitled 'Return Engagement' (a better tomorrow ripoff) with an unrelated Chow Yun Fat scene from another film pointlessly edited in. This one 'Hong Kong Face Off' (key words FACE OFF), i cannot place. I know John Woo's filmography and I can't place this one (if anyone can tell me the real title, please mail me). John Woo's directorial debut 'Hand Of Death' was released on Arena home video as 'Strike Of Death', and banks more on the apperance of Jackie Chan (only a minor character in the film, but takes over the cover of the box). so all in all, point #1- the films don't really match.

#2- Extremely poor quality. I purchased 'Strike Of Death, and master copy it was from must have been warped. The picture quality was horrbile. Another one I bought 'Shanghai Killer' was a HK tv movie called 'The Bund'. this one was just cheesy tv fare, with nothing good but the laughs. Another was an early CYF film called 'Blodd money' under another title, which had subtitles, but the film was a pan and scan version, so the subtitles were totally chopped off throughout the whole film, leaving it indecipherable.

The only one purchased that was decent quality and a fun movie to own was under the Arena title 'Killers Two', which was pawning itself off as a sequel to the killer (how?). It is actually a very early 80's film called 'Heroic Cops', with a stickly thin Yun-Fat, and Danny lee sporting flare pants and horrid haircuts. This film is only good for unintentional laughs, and the Cantonese Version of 'Stayin' Alive"!

All in all, Beware these Arena Titles. I stopped buying them. It's better to get the HK version.

Ps- the reviewer below was reviewing 'The Corruptor' not 'Hong Kong Corruptor', i don't want people to get confused!

Close but no cigar
I'm glad to see Hollywood try to make a home for Chow Yun Fat. He's proven himself to be a fine actor with a certain amount of something that makes his appeal more universal. Now if only the right vehicle could be found for him. This movie is far from bad, but it has only a couple of scenes that hint at CYF's abilities and it merely points at what more he is capable of doing. The movie has Chow Yun Fat playing a Chinatown cop who knows his way around and is corrupt by Western standards. Mark Wahlberg plays the "round eye" who is going to help clean up the place. This in itself is not new stuff. A few things do get thrown in to complicate matters though. First is the fact the Mark is actually working for internal affairs and is there to sting Chow. Second is that Mark's father is in money trouble with the mob and, though he needs his son's help desperately, he also chastises him for being an internal rat. Things progress and get messier as the lines between good and bad become blurred and cause the various situations to become more tense. Therein lies at least part of the problem. The lines didn't seem all that blurred to me. These people made conscious decisions to do the wrong thing. Plus the story was needlessly complicated by the fact the audience isn't made aware right away that Mark is with internal affairs. The subplot with his father probably could have landed on the floor with no one noticing either. Add to this the lack of better scenes with Chow Yun Fat and you have a frustrating experience. This is not a bad movie. It's quite watchable and very sincere. The production standards are high and most of the right people did most of the right things. It just doesn't quite make it to the finish line. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Bloody and funny!
To me this movie makes me laugh because of the cheesy moves the characters do. I think half of the actors in this film didn't really know Kung Fu; this is probably why theirs so many camera cuts of the fighters flying back and forth, also flipping in the air. Yes there are bloody scenes in the movie and that's one of the things that make this old school flick OK! A Japanese Master goes around killing Chinese Kung Fu masters claiming He's the best until he meets his match. Like I said, it's funny to me with all the jumping & blood. This is a good, clear copy of this move with a widescreen transfer. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

These People are trying to rip Chow Yun-Fat off!
After the success of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Chow Yun Fat has truly become one of the hottest acting commodities not only in the United States and Asia but across the globe as well. But with this great fame there are many money grubbing executive pushers that are literally taking food out of his mouth. By selling these cheap, horrible transfer movies (Most that are not really Chow Yun Fat movies to begin with) these companies are not only tarnishing the integrity of CYF star but are disrespecting and confusing the viewer as well. How the heck are you going to take a forgotten hong kong flick, splice in short Chow Yun Fat footage from another movie, then call it Hong Kong Corruptor? Chow should really consider suing these a@#holes! I don't even think that Chow is aware what is going on. Well in behalf of Chow Yun Fat and his fans BEWARE!!!

Beware These Arena Titles and the below review!
I have to get the word out there to warn the public about these arena titles. They are trying to bank off of the American Success of John Woo, Chow Yun Fat and Jet Li. Let me review them in a few steps.

#1. Some of the titles aren't even John Woo or Chow Yun Fat films. The one called 'Hong Kong Corruptor' (banking off the success of the Corruptor), is actually an Alan Tam film entitled 'Return Engagement' (a better tomorrow ripoff) with an unrelated Chow Yun Fat scene from another film pointlessly edited in. This one 'Hong Kong Face Off' (key words FACE OFF), i cannot place. I know John Woo's filmography and I can't place this one (if anyone can tell me the real title, please mail me). John Woo's directorial debut 'Hand Of Death' was released on Arena home video as 'Strike Of Death', and banks more on the apperance of Jackie Chan (only a minor character in the film, but takes over the cover of the box). so all in all, point #1- the films don't really match.

#2- Extremely poor quality. I purchased 'Strike Of Death, and master copy it was from must have been warped. The picture quality was horrbile. Another one I bought 'Shanghai Killer' was a HK tv movie called 'The Bund'. this one was just cheesy tv fare, with nothing good but the laughs. Another was an early CYF film called 'Blodd money' under another title, which had subtitles, but the film was a pan and scan version, so the subtitles were totally chopped off throughout the whole film, leaving it indecipherable.

The only one purchased that was decent quality and a fun movie to own was under the Arena title 'Killers Two', which was pawning itself off as a sequel to the killer (how?). It is actually a very early 80's film called 'Heroic Cops', with a stickly thin Yun-Fat, and Danny lee sporting flare pants and horrid haircuts. This film is only good for unintentional laughs, and the Cantonese Version of 'Stayin' Alive"!

All in all, Beware these Arena Titles. I stopped buying them. It's better to get the HK version.

Ps- the reviewer below was reviewing 'The Corruptor' not 'Hong Kong Corruptor', i don't want people to get confused!

Close but no cigar
I'm glad to see Hollywood try to make a home for Chow Yun Fat. He's proven himself to be a fine actor with a certain amount of something that makes his appeal more universal. Now if only the right vehicle could be found for him. This movie is far from bad, but it has only a couple of scenes that hint at CYF's abilities and it merely points at what more he is capable of doing. The movie has Chow Yun Fat playing a Chinatown cop who knows his way around and is corrupt by Western standards. Mark Wahlberg plays the "round eye" who is going to help clean up the place. This in itself is not new stuff. A few things do get thrown in to complicate matters though. First is the fact the Mark is actually working for internal affairs and is there to sting Chow. Second is that Mark's father is in money trouble with the mob and, though he needs his son's help desperately, he also chastises him for being an internal rat. Things progress and get messier as the lines between good and bad become blurred and cause the various situations to become more tense. Therein lies at least part of the problem. The lines didn't seem all that blurred to me. These people made conscious decisions to do the wrong thing. Plus the story was needlessly complicated by the fact the audience isn't made aware right away that Mark is with internal affairs. The subplot with his father probably could have landed on the floor with no one noticing either. Add to this the lack of better scenes with Chow Yun Fat and you have a frustrating experience. This is not a bad movie. It's quite watchable and very sincere. The production standards are high and most of the right people did most of the right things. It just doesn't quite make it to the finish line. ... Read more