Lethal Ninja [2006] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Completely insane! This is a B-movie action film done to perfection about ninjas. Great stuff from Yau.
On The Edge (product link) Crime / Drama This is an excellent post-"Infernal Affairs" film. It has an interesting story about an undercover triad attempting to assimilate back into normal life. Nick Cheung and Anthony Wong are stellar. Tremendously underrated.
A Mob Story (product link) Crime / Action/Adventure This is a Cat. III WKW film. Believe it or not. Yau mixes subjective poses and unrequited love with hatchets to the face and other acts of violence. Decent acting from all involved.
Possession (product link) Horror / Thriller One of the best Eurocult horror flicks ever! Isabelle Adjani is incredible. Zulawski's typical motifs are present--insanity, non-conformity, and quite a bit of violence. This is a film where you never know what's coming next. See it.
Cocktail (product link) Drama This is Yau doing WKW and doing WKW rather well. It shares a lot with films like "Fallen Angels" and "Chungking Express". One of the sweeter films in Yau's filmography. Recommended for WKW fans or people looking for another side of Yau.
Nachtblende (product link) Erotica / Drama This is Fabio Testi's best acting performance. Romy S. is wonderful as usual. Zulawski is a criminally underrated Eurocult filmmaker.
The Washing Machine (product link) Horror / Thriller Perverse thriller from Deodato. Very stylish and engrossing story. Probably the sexiest film Deodato's ever filmed.
Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man (product link) Crime / Action/Adventure One of the best Eurocrime films ever! Lovelock and Porel are cops who act more like thugs. They love the ladies and knocking people's teeth out! Really immoral and nasty flick. Loved it!
Nightmare City (product link) Horror / Thriller Quite possibly one of the best Eurocult horror films of all time, in terms of fun. Hugo Stiglitz is totally unable to emote. The dialogue is quite often daft. However, this is a fast-moving, gory, action-filled horror tale that always entertains. Stelvio Cipriani provided a stellar soundtrack. Lenzi rarely shows this much enthusiasm in his horror films. See it.
Don't Play With Fire (product link) Action/Adventure / Crime This Tsui Hark film is an early masterpiece. He would never make a film like this again. Angry, brutal, violent, and creative. Also, occasionally funny. This one is a must-see for Hark fans, along with "Butterfly Murders" and "We're Going to Eat You".
Land Of Death (product link) Horror / Thriller Ever seen "Predator"? Good, because Mattei did also. In fact, Mattei "borrows" heavily from McTiernan's film, instead substituting cannibals for aliens. It's fun, no doubt, and I do love Mattei. However, this carbon copy has none of the fun of Mattei's 80s output or even a more recent effort like "The Tomb". Only for diehard Mattei fans.
Chaos [2008] (product link) Crime / Action/Adventure This is a very conservative effort from Yau. The film doesn't hide its low-budget origins--really talky, overuse of the same sets, poorly lit, and has poor CGI. There was a lot to potentially love about this one.:) If Yau would have pushed the insanity factor, like some of his more recent works, then this one could have been epic.
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