Hong Kong Film Awards - Cecilia Cheung& Simon Yam
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CANNOT SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Year: 2003
Director: Johnnie To Kei-Fung
Cast: Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Lam Suet, Maggie Siu Mei-Kei, Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling, Raymond Wong Ho-Yin, Eddy Ko Hung, Wong Tin-Lam, Lo Hoi-Pang
The Skinny: Johnnie To's long-awaited crime film comes stuffed with Milky Way-type style and cinematic contemplation. The end result is less satisfying than some of his more celebrated works (i.e. The Mission), but it's still head and shoulders above most anything you'll find out of Hong Kong. Nowadays, anyway.
Review
by Kozo: It took a year to make thanks to numerous starts and stops, but Johnnie To's long-awaited PTU is finally upon us. This return to the crime genre is long overdue for To. Since The Mission in 1999, his filmography has consisted almost exclusively of comedies, the only two exceptions being Fulltime Killer and Running Out of Time 2, though the latter could have been considered a comedy too. PTU promises a return to the films that made Milky Way productions: tough crime flicks mired in and critical of their chosen genres. For awhile there, it seemed that Johnnie To's Milky Way crime films were the only thing worth seeing out of Hong Kong.
Simon Yam is Mike, the leader of a Police Tactical Unit (or PTU, duh) that patrols the streets of Hong Kong. One night, he and his squad (including Maggie Siu and Milky Way regular Raymond Wong) happen across Officer Lo (Lam Suet), an anti-crime detective who's been beaten by a group of young triad regulars. Lo's gun is missing, which should be reported, but Lo is fearful that the oversight will have heavy consequences for him. Without hesitation, Mike offers to help Lo find the gun, with the coming dawn as their deadline for success.
Unfortunately, the circumstances are more convoluted than they first appear. Lo was beaten by men belonging to gangster Ponytail, but Ponytail has just been assassinated by another party. The obvious culprit would be rival gangster Eyeball, but the accusation is denied. Still, Ponytail's father Bald Head wants revenge, and will use Lo's missing gun to get his way. Meanwhile, Mike and his team conduct their own investigation into the missing gun, but Mike's motives are questioned by various parties, including fellow PTU member Maggie Siu and the obligatory rookie cop. The local members of CID (led by Ruby Wong) begin investigating Ponytail's murder, and soon begin to question Lo's involvement. Plus, a series of broken car windows and some guy at a telephone booth add intrigue to the evening. All these seemingly separate plot threads circle each other before coming together in grand cinematic style. Shots are fired, lives saved or lost, and heroism attained in the most unlikely of ways. Were it not a Milky Way film, this could be the blueprint for your atypical noir potboiler.
But this is a Milky Way film, which means things are never quite what they seem. Johnnie To explores a variety of genre themes—camaraderie, righteousness, and the nature of heroism—but stops short of being definite on anything. Like his most sublime crime film, The Mission, To uses a minimum of dialogue and a maximum of cinematic staging to explore the subjects of PTU. Actions speak more loudly than words, and the criminal world is home to both a stunning ridiculousness (there's actually a hierarchy for seating at hot pot restaurants) and a sudden danger (death, and even life, could be hidden just out of reach). At the same time, the just and the pathetic can exchange places in a matter of minutes, and heroism can be found by sheer luck. Without dialogue or even an overly dominant theme, all of this seems blissfully random, but there is a geniunely enthralling edge to this noir tilt-a-whirl of a movie. Johnnie To keeps things moving with a steady—and deceptively still—pace, and even when the film seems to go nowhere, nuggets of satisfaction are easily gleamed.
Which isn't to say that the film is perfect because it really isn't. Perhaps it's unfair to do so, but when comparing PTU to The Mission, it becomes all to easy to recognize one as superior to the other. The Mission found genuine character and drama in the underplayed relationship between five guys, and the amount that was unsaid in that film carried remarkable emotional weight. On the other hand, PTU takes a few compelling characters (Lam Suet's Officer Lo) and some not-so-compelling ones (Ruby Wong's CID officer, and pretty much every PTU officer not played by Simon Yam) and creates little that is more than superficially interesting. Some questions are raised, but more often than not, the absurdities and amusing minutiae provide only momentary chuckles. Rarely do we discover more about the characters through their quietest moments, and some sequences (like when Mike and his PTU team explore a dark building) are only interesting as minor gags.
Still, PTU works tremendously as an iron-handed exercise in cinema style, and Johnnie To and company should be commended for their exquisitely realized production. To (and cinematographer Cheng Siu-Keung) create an almost alternate reality for PTU, a nighttime Hong Kong so quiet and empty that seemingly almost anything could happen. The Hong Kong streets one normally associates with bustling crowds are rendered as clean, dark spaces with fixed intervals of stark brightness. It's the perfect setting for the nominal characters of PTU to run around in, and their simple existence in this empty world seems to impart great thematic significance. What that significance is (Right? Wrong? Heroism? Dumb luck?) can be debated endlessly, but it's worth celebrating that a Hong Kong film gives us anything even remotely substantial to chew on. PTU succeeds as an entertainingly minor noir, and though it may not amount to much more than that, the ultimate ride is well worth the trip. (Kozo 2003)
Awards: 23rd Annual Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nomination - Best Picture
• Nomination - Best Director (Johnnie To Kei-Fung)
• Nomination - Best Actor (Simon Yam Tat-Wah)
• Nomination - Best Supporting Actress (Maggie Siu Mei-Kei)
• Nomination - Best Screenplay (Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee)
• Nomination - Best Cinematography (Cheung Siu-Keung)
• Nomination - Best Editing (Law Wing-Cheong)
• Nomination - Best Original Score (Chung Chi-Wing)
• Nomination - Best Sound Effects (Cheuk Bo-Yi)
• Nomination - Best Visual Effects (Ma Man-Yin)
40th Annual Golden Horse Awards
• Winner - Best Original Screenplay (Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee)
• Nomination - Best Picture
• Nomination - Best Director (Johnnie To Kei-Fung)
• Nomination - Best Actor (Simon Yam Tat-Wah)
• Nomination - Best Supporting Actor (Lam Suet)
• Nomination - Best Editing (Law Wing-Cheong)
• Nomination - Best Cinematography (Cheng Siu-Keung)
• Nomination - Best Make-Up and Costume Design (Suki Yip Suk-Wa)
• Nomination - Best Original Film Score (Chung Chi-Wing)
• Nomination - Best Visual Effects (Stephen Ma Man-Yin)
• Nomination - Best Sound Effects (Martin Chappel)
10th Annual Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• Best Director (Johnnie To Kei-Fung)
• Recommended Film
Availability: DVD (Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
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16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
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Simon Yam Tat-Wah
selected filmography
(actor unless otherwise noted)
He Lives by Night (1982)
Tiger Cage (198
Big Man Little Affair (1989)
Burning Ambition (1989)
Final Run (1989)
Live Hard (1989)
The Wild Ones (1989)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Doctor's Heart (1990)
Fatal Termination (1990)
Hong Kong Gigolo (1990)
Killer's Romance (1990)
Return Engagement (1990)
The Banquet (1991)[cameo]
Black Cat (1991)
Bullet for Hire (1991)
Gigolo and Whore (1991)
The Great Pretenders (1991)
Mission of Condor (1991)
The Plot (1991)
The Queen of Gamble (1991)
Queen's High (1991)
Sea Wolves (1991)
Cash On Delivery (1992)
Dr. Lamb (1992)
Friday Gigolo (1992)
Full Contact (1992)
Gigolo And Whore 2 (1992)
Gun n' Rose (1992)
Naked Killer (1992)
Once Upon A Time A Hero In China (1992)
Powerful Four (1992)
The Black Panther Warriors (1993)
A Day Without Policeman (1993)
Don't Stop My Crazy Love For You (1993)
The Final Judgment (1993)
The First Shot (1993)
Future Cops (1993)
Guns And Roses (1993)
Holy Weapon (1993)
The Incorruptible (1993)
Insanity (1993)
Killer's Love (1993)
Love Among The Triad (1993)
The Prince Of Portland Street (1993)
Raped By An Angel (1993)
Rose, Rose I Love You (1993)
Run And Kill (1993)
Awakening (1994)
Crossings (1994)
Crystal Fortune Run (1994)
Drunken Master 3 (1994)
Tragic Fantasy - The Tiger of Wanchai (1994)
The True Hero (1994)
Because of Lies (1995)
Legendary Couple (1995)
Dragon Killer (1995)
Farewell to My Dearest (1995)
Ghostly Bus (1995)
Love, Guns & Glass (1995)
Man Wanted (1995)
Passion 1995 (1995)
Police Confidential (1995)
Story of a Robber (1995)
Twist (1995)
Young and Dangerous (1996)
Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)
Street Angels (1996)
Young and Dangerous 3 (1996)
To Be No. 1 (1996)
All of a Sudden (1996)
The King of Robbery (1996)
Bloody Friday (1996)
Scarred Memory (1996)
Operation Billionaires (199
Casino (199
Hitman (199
Expect the Unexpected (199
The Suspect (199
Trust Me U Die (1999)
The Mission (1999)
Night Club (1999)
The Legend of Speed (1999)
Juliet in Love (2000)
Horoscope 2: The Woman from Hell (2000)
Cold War (2000)
Deathnet.com (2000)
Man Wanted 3 (2000)
Model from Hell (2000)
To Where He Belongs (2000)
Midnight Fly (2001)
Final Romance (2001)
Fulltime Killer (2001)
Partners (2002)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction (2003)
Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)
PTU (2003)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (USA 2003)
My Jail Story (2003)
Moving Targets (2004)
Breaking News (2004)
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AH MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
CANNOT SEEEEEEEEEEEEE LAHHHHHHHHHH
/me exit..... ah ma ignore me again
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Originally posted by thhong22:
ya i noe u canot see...then later after a while then come in n see lor i canot do anyting mah
[b]AH MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
CANNOT SEEEEEEEEEEEEE LAHHHHHHHHHH
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everybody can c except me???
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then means oni i can see lor then hw wan me to remove them ah...troublesome...leh..nvm jus leave ther lor later after awhile shld b able to seeOriginally posted by thhong22:everybody can c except me??? -
nvm..... i don c loh... u c urself can liaoOriginally posted by Ah Ma:then means oni i can see lor then hw wan me to remove them ah...troublesome...leh..nvm jus leave ther lor later after awhile shld b able to see -
then i go remove lorOriginally posted by thhong22:nvm..... i don c loh... u c urself can liao -
no need lah.... only i cannot c wat.... let u n others c can liao lahOriginally posted by Ah Ma:then i go remove lor -
dn lidat say mahOriginally posted by thhong22:no need lah.... only i cannot c wat.... let u n others c can liao lah make me feel bad...nvm later u come in see again can see mah..hw come canot see weird... -
me also cannot see leh...Originally posted by Ah Ma:dn lidat say mah make me feel bad...nvm later u come in see again can see mah..hw come canot see weird...
is it all cannot see... but then no one tell u?? -
i noe u all canot see bt i already post mah if remove v troublesome jus leave ther lor...Originally posted by coolger03:me also cannot see leh...
is it all cannot see... but then no one tell u?? -
Hong Kong actor Andy Lau (R) and actress Cecilia Cheung pose after winning the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards April 4, 2004. Lau won the award for his role in the movie "Running On Karma" and Cheung for her role in "Lost in Time." [Reuters
Hong Kong actor and stuntman Donnie Yen, based in the United States, celebrates after winning the Best Action Choreography award in movie "The Twins Effect." [Reuters
Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung receives the Best Actress award for her role in "Lost in Time" as Hong Kong actor Andy Lau (L) and Jackie Cheung look on during the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards April 4, 2004. [Reuters]
Actress Josie Ho receives the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in "Naked Ambition" during the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards April 4, 2004. Tony Leung Ka Fai wins the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in "Men Suddenly In Black." [Reuters] -
Zhang Xueyou (R), Wu Junru attend the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards, April 4.
Zhu Yin shows up at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards.
Lin Jiaxin (L) with Li Xinjie
Zhou Xun (R) and Yang Caini announce the best supporting actress winner at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards.
Cecilia Cheung, known as Zhang Bozhi in Chinese, got the Best Actress award for her performance in "Lost in Time".
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Running on Karma" wins best film prize of HK Film Awards
HONG KONG, April 5 (Xinhuanet) -- "Running on Karma" produced by One Hundred Years of Film Co. Ltd. won the Best Film prize of the 23rd Hong Kong Film Award conferred Sunday night.
Johnnie To obtained Best Director prize for the film "PTU."
Andy Lau won the Best Actor prize for his role in "Running on Karma" for his years efforts on playing various roles in Hong Kong films.
The Best Actress fell in the hands of Cecilla Cheung who playedactress in the film "Lost in Time."
Tony Leung Ka Fai obtained Best Supporting Actor prize for his role in "Men Suddenly in Black" while Hosie Ho won Best SupportingActress prize for her role in film "Naked Ambition."
Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa attended the award conferring ceremony and conferred Best Asia Film prize to a representative from Japan's Shockiku Co. Ltd. for film "The Twilight Samurai."
He said he likes Hong Kong films and Hong Kong-Chinese mainlandmade films. He said quite a number of Hong Kong films are of international fame and he felt proud of Hong Kong films. He have seen "Infernal Affairs," "Hero", "Crouching Tigers and Hidden Dragon" and some other films.
Tung said his government would further support Hong Kong's filmindustry and expects Hong Kong films to become more influential inthe international market and become more prosperous.
According to CEPA, which has been implemented from the beginning of this year, more Hong Kong films will have the access to the Chinese mainland market.
Quite a number of Chinese mainland film directors and stars such as Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Zhou Xun and Xu Jinglei were invited to the award conferring ceremony Sunday night. Enditem -
this one is jing xiang jiang rite??? then the previous one is wat jiang\???
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Hong Kong pop star's appeal attempt thwarted by court
HONG KONG April 3 - Hong Kong's top court has refused to let Asian pop music star Nicholas Tse appeal his conviction for having someone act as the driver of a car he crashed two years ago, an official said Saturday.
Tse has already served his sentence - 240 hours of community service - but he tried to appeal the conviction to clear his name.
The singing and acting idol crashed his Ferrari in March 2002. No one was injured in the accident, but Tse was convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice after agreeing to let his chauffeur, Shing Kwok-ting, take the blame for the crash, even though he was behind the wheel.
During the trial, it emerged that Tse quickly called Shing to ask for help after the crash. Shing said he told Tse to leave the scene, and that he would claim he was the driver to police.
On Friday, Tse's lawyer argued the 23-year-old star was wrongly convicted after the trial judge failed to properly evaluate inconsistencies in the chauffeur's testimony.
Shing pleaded guilty to conspiracy and served a four-month prison sentence, then testified against Tse.
Tse's lawyer attacked Shing's credibility, saying there had been a discrepancy between what he said during his early testimony and a later cross-examination, the South China Morning Post reported.
``The credibility and reliability of Shing was crucial to the prosecution's case,'' Tse's lawyer, Cheng Huan, was quoted by the newspaper as telling the court.
But the Court of Final Appeal rejected the arguments and refused to let Tse to go ahead with the appeal, court spokeswoman Glenis Liong said.
The son of veteran movie stars Patrick Tse Yin and Deborah Li, Tse began performing at age 15 and quickly gained popularity with his music and acting talent, as well as a bad-boy image. - AP -
my fave idol..... Bad Boy Nicholas Tse -
ur fav idol nt me mehOriginally posted by thhong22:
my fave idol..... Bad Boy Nicholas Tse 
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of cos NOT lah... hahhaha... after NIc Tse still got Lin Dan, Xuanze n Candra leh.... n abit of idols here n thereOriginally posted by Ah Ma:ur fav idol nt me meh 
lost count liao -
Originally posted by thhong22:of cos NOT lah... hahhaha... after NIc Tse still got Lin Dan, Xuanze n Candra leh.... n abit of idols here n there
lost count liao 
