tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post1113691621908395208..comments2023-06-01T02:18:34.310-07:00Comments on Bullets Over Chinatown: Intruder (1996)Kingwho?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02474560455739504154noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post-61268273936860178952011-05-09T09:15:28.067-07:002011-05-09T09:15:28.067-07:00My wife and I watched Intruder last night and foun...My wife and I watched Intruder last night and found it to be a very interesting film. It plays on the tension of the looming handover to great effect. Paranoia permeates the entire film. Intruder is a nasty little thriller that really manages to scare you with its all out nihilism. <br /><br />It examines the identity of pre-handover Hong Kong while refusing to comment on the future of it. The most unsettlingly part of the film is that it ends in uncertainty. <br /><br />With that said, I still find myself wrestling with the politics of the film. It’s hard not to view Wu Chien Lien and Moses Chan as the personification of ruthless Others trying desperately to assimilate. It’s certainly not hard to see why the audience didn’t response to this film. It takes a hard look at the uneasiness brought on by the inevitable handover and tells its audience that they damn right should be scared for what’s next to come.D. Lambnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post-65379478970377096442011-04-02T03:31:06.052-07:002011-04-02T03:31:06.052-07:00Thanks for the info Kenneth, I've ordered that...Thanks for the info Kenneth, I've ordered that dvd. I was going to get Run and kill as my next cat III movie anyway!A hero never dieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075070081480449104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post-15575080194601003092011-03-29T11:59:22.471-07:002011-03-29T11:59:22.471-07:00Intruder is also available as a bonus film on the ...Intruder is also available as a bonus film on the German release of RUN AND KILL. Wide, uncut and subtitled.Kennethhttp://www.sogoodreviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post-10798761867671620232011-03-28T23:56:42.078-07:002011-03-28T23:56:42.078-07:00I did see Walk In, but it was more than 10 years a...I did see Walk In, but it was more than 10 years ago and I don't remember much about it except that it was one of those quirky HK genre benders I'm so fond of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post-14268668637901278762011-03-27T18:06:02.373-07:002011-03-27T18:06:02.373-07:00Duriandave, Thanks so much! I really enjoy Wu Chi...Duriandave, Thanks so much! I really enjoy Wu Chien-lien in the majority of her films. To think that this film started a downturn on her carreer kinda upsets me? Another of her films that I really enjoyed around the same time is Walk In. A pretty decent ghost story w/ Danny Lee. Seen it?<br /><br />AHND, thanks! This post was too much for me. I prefer short, sweet, and silly =P<br /><br />I'll leave the good write-ups to you and YTSL =)<br /><br />YTSL, how did I miss that review? I've utilized A View From The Brooklyn Bridge for years. It's a wonderful tool. Great review as well. <br /><br />I have seen Beyond Hypothermia. That was my first Milkyway film. I saw it on a bootleg vhs! It got a fairly wide dvd release here in the states about 5-6 years ago. That is a great film and one where I first took notice of the changing look of HK films. From lower quality images to something more sleek.<br /><br />Pat, Intruder is out of print, I believe. You might be able to find the 'Euro' version on Ebay, which is uncut. if you are into downloading from torrent sites, they are rife with copies. Cheers!Kingwho?https://www.blogger.com/profile/02474560455739504154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post-82440110664148839332011-03-25T12:14:38.392-07:002011-03-25T12:14:38.392-07:00Kingwho or any NYC chinatown DVD dwellers. Do you ...Kingwho or any NYC chinatown DVD dwellers. Do you think Intruder is available for sale in chinatown? Sounds like a movie that I would enjoy which went under my radar. Thanks for mentioning it!mr chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820528838603187063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post-13749678693841142232011-03-25T11:21:13.054-07:002011-03-25T11:21:13.054-07:00Hi Kingwho? --
Wrote the following review of Intr...Hi Kingwho? --<br /><br />Wrote the following review of Intruder years ago:-<br />http://brns.com/pages3/horror17.html<br /><br />It still might interest you though. :)<br /><br />Also, have you seen and like "Beyond Hypothermia"? Not as intense as "Intruder", to be sure, but one more early Milkyway Image film starring Wu Chien Lien that seems to have slipped under people's radars, alas.YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post-63550551706479931832011-03-25T02:40:26.726-07:002011-03-25T02:40:26.726-07:00Wow Kingwho? You should mix it up and write more p...Wow Kingwho? You should mix it up and write more posts like this!<br /><br />The handover thing maybe an old chestnut, and it has been done to death on films that to me don't have anything to do with it, but if ever a film screamed out about it, its this one.<br /><br />The poster is very cool and looks pristine, nice!A hero never dieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075070081480449104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788280764985772675.post-10655713330787851772011-03-24T22:43:03.040-07:002011-03-24T22:43:03.040-07:00Nice review, Kingwho! You definitely made me want ...Nice review, Kingwho! You definitely made me want to watch this again. It's been a long time since I saw it.<br /><br />I only recently (a couple of months ago) saw A Moment of Romance, so it's only now that I can fully appreciate Wu Chien-lien's risk-taking role.<br /><br />Love that poster!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com