PerlaGrigia
A must-see for all lovers of Asian cinema!
When I saw this movie for the first time in 1994, I was so excited that I checked into Chungking House when I was in Hong Kong in 1996! Whether this hostel still exists in the form today, I do not know, but the mood of the first part of the film could actually be perfectly captured...After really watching a lot of series from all parts of Asia in the last 2 years, I decided to dig out my old DVDs and beam myself back 25 years. The fascination caught up with me in the first few minutes! Chungking Express is a must-see for all Asian film lovers! Wong Kar-Wei not only made Asian film history with the unusual pacing at the time and the absolutely unusual camera angles, courtesy of the great cinematographer Christopher Doyle, but continues to influence film aesthetics worldwide to this day. Together with the gorgeous Takeshi Kaneshiro, the truly unusual Faye Wong and my absolute top star Tony Leung, a film has been created that takes the viewer to pre-millennial Hong Kong, but cinematically, in my view, has lost nothing of its modernity to this day.
I won't give anything away about the plot, because the two storylines are quite simple.
My recommendation: just watch it and preferably on a big screen!
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My new magic word is strongberry....Thanks for the nicest Series ever!
What a beautiful, fresh story from Korea!I've really been watching a lot of BL series lately and I'm always amazed at what you can discover!
This is a very simply made series with talented actors who really get into their "characters" very well;) The comedy and tragedy come across naturally and will probably make even the most die-hard series viewers laugh. Also the never missing plot lines, like the mouth wiping (which annoys me personally) suddenly become very funny because of the background of the story.
My personal minus: I don't like the format with the short mini-episodes, I hope we can enjoy the series as a film later!
In the meantime I look at all the other works by stronberry and I'm thrilled!
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