When he did get that role, I was thinking to myself: “Why that guy? Who the hell is he?”… I didn’t even know he existed until he got the part as Kato in The Green Hornet (2011) movie. I’ve never seen any of his movies before. Speaking of which, what’s up with her marijuana-leaf cap? Shouldn’t she be in jail and sentenced to death for wearing that in a Chinese film?Īs for Jay Chou, I was very impressed with him. I knew what I was getting into beforehand: Pop stars, guys with dumb hair and arm tattoos, Eric Tsang acting like his usual self (I’m getting sick of this guy), and useless Charlene Choi doing nothing but cheering the team on the whole time. I think if I was a corny 15-year old Chinese girl with red streaks in my hair, I’d have a little more appreciation for Kung Fu Dunk. Okay, now that I got that out of the way, I feel like I can officially start with this review… Even Chu Yen Ping’s next movie was another big budget, effects-driven film called Treasure Hunter (2011), also starring Jay Chou… As far as the other three stars, who knows? I’m sure they owed something to somebody.Īfter Island of Fire, Chu Yen Ping went back to making obscure films with either has-been stars or unknowns - that is until Kung Fu Dunk came along. Both directed by Chu Yen Ping, both presented/produced by Jimmy Wang Yu. Of course we’re all aware of how Jackie took the role as a favor to Jimmy Wang Yu (he saved Jackie from Lo Wei, who wanted to kill Jackie, literally) It’s public knowledge that Jackie disowned Island of Fire. Take Island of Fire (1991) for instance: It stars Andy Lau, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Tony Leung Ka Fai. Every time the guy makes a movie with major talent (which has only been a few times out of his 60+ movies), they’re strange ensemble pieces. I’m not knocking Chu Yen Ping, but judging from his filmography, his career is bizarre. Since when did Chu Yen Ping become a hot shot director working with extremely famous stars like Jay Chou? What’s going on here? Does Jay Chou owe Jimmy Wang Yu a favor or something? Cast: Jay Chou, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Wilson Chen, Charlene Choi, Ng Man Tat, Wang Gang, Huang Bo, Will Liu Keng Hung, Leung Kar Yan, Eddie Koįrom Chu Yen Ping (aka Kevin Chu), the director of Fantasy Mission Force (1982) comes Kung Fu Dunk…
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