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Following are edits of what the critics had to say about some of the best-known Hong Kong films.
Police Story
The execution of this police thriller more than compensates for its formula plot. Jackie Chan’s first Police Story film doesn’t impress with its story or acting, but the action, stunts and comedy all combine for one of the best Hong Kong Cinema—or any cinema—experiences around.
Police Story set the benchmark for all of Chan’s films to follow introducing numerous trademarks. It also gave Chan a chance to bring his directorial skills to the forefront. The film has won the Best Picture at the 5th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards in 1985.
A Better Tomorrow
If you don’t know this movie, you don’t know Hong Kong cinema. A Better Tomorrow is a little gangster film that became nothing less than a phenomenon—a multiple award-winning box-office smashing tour-de-force from John Woo that single-handedly changed Hong Kong cinema forever.
John Woo established himself as one of Hong Kong’s premier action directors with this ultra-hip, ultra-violent action classic.
Chow Yun-Fat won the Best Actor award at the 6th Hong Kong Film Award, and the film won the Best Picture in 1986.
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
Destiny brings two people together, but they aren’t sure if they’re meant to be friends or lovers in this romantic comedy-drama. Directed by Peter Chan, Comrades, Almost a Love Story was a runaway success in Hong Kong, where the film won nine trophies at the 1997 Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress.
In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-Wai returns with his most accessible work yet. Wong’s movies are about love, but are not necessarily love stories. Everything from the music, to the glorious cinematography, to the sublime performances echoes the longing and inner emotion felt by the two protagonists.
Tony Leung Chiu Wai won the Best Actor Award at Cannes Film Festival in 2000.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Academy award-winning film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is more than just a movie; it’s a phenomenon. The Ang Lee film has had a tremendous impact on the Asian movies that are financed and distributed to American audiences.
Shaolin Soccer
After a two-year break, Stephen Chow finally returned to Hong Kong screens with Shaolin Soccer. Easily his most ambitious film, it combined the usual Chow nonsense comedy with a sports storyline and special effects. The result: the biggest local moneymaker in Hong Kong history, and a critically-lauded effort which took home the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Picture, Director, Actor and a bunch of others.
Infernal Affairs
Top-notch commercial filmmaking starring more big names than any Hong Kong film probably deserves. Directed by Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, this cops-and-robbers thriller is about a pair of detectives leading undercover lives.
At over HK$55 million ($7 million), the film has gone on to become the territory’s second highest-grossing local film behind Shaolin Soccer when it was released. It has won the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and three other awards at the 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Perhaps Love
Hong Kong director Peter Chan continues his quest for love in Perhaps Love—a Chinese language, Broadway style musical film. Director Peter Chan invites Bollywood choreographer and dancer Farah Khan to design the Broadway-style dance numbers set in Old Shanghai. Zhou Xun has won the Best Actress award for her acting in this film at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2006.
以下是评论家不得不提及的一些最为著名的香港电影的剪辑。
《警察故事》
这部动人心弦的警察片的技巧弥补了其公式化的情节的不足而有余。成龙首部《警察故事》并未因其故事情节或表演给观众留下深刻印象，而是其动作、绝技和幽默有机结合的整体效果成就了最好的香港影片，或者说是任何电影中最好的。
《警察故事》成了所有成龙电影的基准，其风格演变为后来多部成龙影片的商标。同时，它也为成龙提供了将一身绝技带到世界电影最前沿的机遇。该影片获得1985年的第五届香港电影金像奖“最佳影片”。
《英雄本色》
如果你不知道《英雄本色》，就等于不知道香港电影。它仅仅是部警匪片，却成就了香港电影的一段传奇——吴宇森导演的影片屡获大奖，票房高筑，技冠全球，凭一己之力就改变了整个香港电影格局。
吴宇森导演以其极度机灵和极度暴力的动作影片经典成为引领香港动作影片的先锋导演。
1986年，周润发凭借在《英雄本色》中的出色表演获得了第六届香港电影金像奖“最佳男演员”奖，该影片同时获得“最佳影片”奖。
《甜蜜蜜》
这是一部浪漫喜剧，命运使两个人走到了一起，但他们却不知道该成为朋友还是恋人。陈可辛导演执导的这部《甜蜜蜜》在香港影坛取得了巨大的成功，在1997年香港电影金像奖颁奖典礼上连获九项大奖，包括“最佳影片”、“最佳导演”、“最佳电影剧本”和“最佳女演员”奖。
《花样年华》
这算是王家卫导演最容易让人理解的作品了。王氏电影通常关于爱情，却并不一定是爱情故事。电影中所有的细节，从音乐到华丽的电影术，再到演员卓越的表演，无不刻画出两位主人公悠长而深藏于心的情感波动。
2000年，梁朝伟凭借《花样年华》获得戛纳电影节“最佳男演员”奖。
《卧虎藏龙》
学院奖获奖影片《卧虎藏龙》已不仅仅是一部电影，而是一段传奇。李安导演这部电影对亚洲电影产生巨大影响，使之能贡献，使之能贡献给美国观众，筹得资金。
《少林足球》
继两年沉寂后，周星驰带着《少林足球》重返香港影坛。作为其雄心勃勃的一部作品，《少林足球》将体育运动的故事情节和电影特效融合进周星驰惯用的无厘头喜剧风格。这部影片最后成为香港电影史上最赚钱的作品，电影制作班底的备受赏美的努力使其将2002年香港电影金像奖“最佳影片”、“最佳导演”、“最佳男演员”和其它多座大奖收入囊中。
《无间道》
顶尖的商业制片阵容使更多大名鼎鼎的人成了明星，这是其它电影无法企及的。由刘伟强、麦兆辉执导的此部警匪惊险片描述的是一对卧底警察的故事。
5500万港币（700万美元）的高额制作费使其成为花费仅次于《少林足球》的香港影片。在2003年香港电影金像奖评选中，一举获得“最佳影片”、“最佳导演”、“最佳男主角”和其它三座大奖。
《如果爱》
在《如果爱》中，香港导演陈可辛继续着对爱情题材的探索，这是一部具有百老汇风格的中文音乐剧。陈可辛特意请来印度电影宝来坞的舞蹈动作设计师、舞蹈家法拉罕为此部电影设计旧上海百老汇风格舞蹈单元。周迅因在影片中的出色表演获得2006年第25届香港电影金像奖“最佳女演员”的殊荣。
Police Story
The execution of this police thriller more than compensates for its formula plot. Jackie Chan’s first Police Story film doesn’t impress with its story or acting, but the action, stunts and comedy all combine for one of the best Hong Kong Cinema—or any cinema—experiences around.
Police Story set the benchmark for all of Chan’s films to follow introducing numerous trademarks. It also gave Chan a chance to bring his directorial skills to the forefront. The film has won the Best Picture at the 5th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards in 1985.
A Better Tomorrow
If you don’t know this movie, you don’t know Hong Kong cinema. A Better Tomorrow is a little gangster film that became nothing less than a phenomenon—a multiple award-winning box-office smashing tour-de-force from John Woo that single-handedly changed Hong Kong cinema forever.
John Woo established himself as one of Hong Kong’s premier action directors with this ultra-hip, ultra-violent action classic.
Chow Yun-Fat won the Best Actor award at the 6th Hong Kong Film Award, and the film won the Best Picture in 1986.
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
Destiny brings two people together, but they aren’t sure if they’re meant to be friends or lovers in this romantic comedy-drama. Directed by Peter Chan, Comrades, Almost a Love Story was a runaway success in Hong Kong, where the film won nine trophies at the 1997 Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress.
In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-Wai returns with his most accessible work yet. Wong’s movies are about love, but are not necessarily love stories. Everything from the music, to the glorious cinematography, to the sublime performances echoes the longing and inner emotion felt by the two protagonists.
Tony Leung Chiu Wai won the Best Actor Award at Cannes Film Festival in 2000.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Academy award-winning film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is more than just a movie; it’s a phenomenon. The Ang Lee film has had a tremendous impact on the Asian movies that are financed and distributed to American audiences.
Shaolin Soccer
After a two-year break, Stephen Chow finally returned to Hong Kong screens with Shaolin Soccer. Easily his most ambitious film, it combined the usual Chow nonsense comedy with a sports storyline and special effects. The result: the biggest local moneymaker in Hong Kong history, and a critically-lauded effort which took home the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Picture, Director, Actor and a bunch of others.
Infernal Affairs
Top-notch commercial filmmaking starring more big names than any Hong Kong film probably deserves. Directed by Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, this cops-and-robbers thriller is about a pair of detectives leading undercover lives.
At over HK$55 million ($7 million), the film has gone on to become the territory’s second highest-grossing local film behind Shaolin Soccer when it was released. It has won the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and three other awards at the 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Perhaps Love
Hong Kong director Peter Chan continues his quest for love in Perhaps Love—a Chinese language, Broadway style musical film. Director Peter Chan invites Bollywood choreographer and dancer Farah Khan to design the Broadway-style dance numbers set in Old Shanghai. Zhou Xun has won the Best Actress award for her acting in this film at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2006.
以下是评论家不得不提及的一些最为著名的香港电影的剪辑。
《警察故事》
这部动人心弦的警察片的技巧弥补了其公式化的情节的不足而有余。成龙首部《警察故事》并未因其故事情节或表演给观众留下深刻印象，而是其动作、绝技和幽默有机结合的整体效果成就了最好的香港影片，或者说是任何电影中最好的。
《警察故事》成了所有成龙电影的基准，其风格演变为后来多部成龙影片的商标。同时，它也为成龙提供了将一身绝技带到世界电影最前沿的机遇。该影片获得1985年的第五届香港电影金像奖“最佳影片”。
《英雄本色》
如果你不知道《英雄本色》，就等于不知道香港电影。它仅仅是部警匪片，却成就了香港电影的一段传奇——吴宇森导演的影片屡获大奖，票房高筑，技冠全球，凭一己之力就改变了整个香港电影格局。
吴宇森导演以其极度机灵和极度暴力的动作影片经典成为引领香港动作影片的先锋导演。
1986年，周润发凭借在《英雄本色》中的出色表演获得了第六届香港电影金像奖“最佳男演员”奖，该影片同时获得“最佳影片”奖。
《甜蜜蜜》
这是一部浪漫喜剧，命运使两个人走到了一起，但他们却不知道该成为朋友还是恋人。陈可辛导演执导的这部《甜蜜蜜》在香港影坛取得了巨大的成功，在1997年香港电影金像奖颁奖典礼上连获九项大奖，包括“最佳影片”、“最佳导演”、“最佳电影剧本”和“最佳女演员”奖。
《花样年华》
这算是王家卫导演最容易让人理解的作品了。王氏电影通常关于爱情，却并不一定是爱情故事。电影中所有的细节，从音乐到华丽的电影术，再到演员卓越的表演，无不刻画出两位主人公悠长而深藏于心的情感波动。
2000年，梁朝伟凭借《花样年华》获得戛纳电影节“最佳男演员”奖。
《卧虎藏龙》
学院奖获奖影片《卧虎藏龙》已不仅仅是一部电影，而是一段传奇。李安导演这部电影对亚洲电影产生巨大影响，使之能贡献，使之能贡献给美国观众，筹得资金。
《少林足球》
继两年沉寂后，周星驰带着《少林足球》重返香港影坛。作为其雄心勃勃的一部作品，《少林足球》将体育运动的故事情节和电影特效融合进周星驰惯用的无厘头喜剧风格。这部影片最后成为香港电影史上最赚钱的作品，电影制作班底的备受赏美的努力使其将2002年香港电影金像奖“最佳影片”、“最佳导演”、“最佳男演员”和其它多座大奖收入囊中。
《无间道》
顶尖的商业制片阵容使更多大名鼎鼎的人成了明星，这是其它电影无法企及的。由刘伟强、麦兆辉执导的此部警匪惊险片描述的是一对卧底警察的故事。
5500万港币（700万美元）的高额制作费使其成为花费仅次于《少林足球》的香港影片。在2003年香港电影金像奖评选中，一举获得“最佳影片”、“最佳导演”、“最佳男主角”和其它三座大奖。
《如果爱》
在《如果爱》中，香港导演陈可辛继续着对爱情题材的探索，这是一部具有百老汇风格的中文音乐剧。陈可辛特意请来印度电影宝来坞的舞蹈动作设计师、舞蹈家法拉罕为此部电影设计旧上海百老汇风格舞蹈单元。周迅因在影片中的出色表演获得2006年第25届香港电影金像奖“最佳女演员”的殊荣。