The Pye-Dog (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region All
Eason Chan (Actor)
| George Lam (Actor)
| Eric Tsang (Actor)
| Gia Lin (Actor)
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ENG KONG LEE
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May 11, 2008
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May 11, 2008
Susan Shaw Yin Yin shines!
| I must admit I bought this DVD to witness Susan Shaw Yin Yin's amazing performance which I thought was worth the price of the DVD. What a marvellous performance! She has come a long way from those Li Han-hsiang's Shaw flicks!! |
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February 29, 2008
This customer review refers to The Pye-Dog (DVD) (US Version)
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Pye-Dog is a fabulous film.
Pye-Dog is a fabulous film.
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This movie deserves the awards it is nominated for HonG Kong Film Festival. Another great movie from Film Devision of Mystaru.com. They are becomng a force in film and this movie adds to the record of recent hits including Big Movie 1 and 2. This movie will also appear soon on IPTV. Its a bigb hit. |
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February 14, 2008
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Two Lost Hearts
Two Lost Hearts
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This is a strange sort of movie that you don't know quite which audience its really intended for. Its not quite recommended for the hard core fan of hard edged action types or gangster flicks, but even though this is also not quite a wholesome romantic film, either, it could be for this latter category. Maybe a gritty family drama, with a bit of dampened gun play at the end. Well, its certainly a gritty situation drama, as it deals with two orphaned characters, both finding a rare companion ability and trust in each other, due to their gangster related worlds. Basically, the plot outline is about Dui, an erratic triad gangster member, who having lost both his parents in his childhood, was taken under the wing of a gangster boss (played by Eric Tsang). And Wang, a 12 year old boy who has an emotional speech problem, who is also parent less after his father leaves home due to his own gangster life style and his alcoholic mother had committed suicide - leaving Wang only the support of his elderly grandmother. Due to Wang's father (played by George Lam) causing the death of Eric Tsang's own gang boss, a retaliation is set up with Dui being sent to locate Wang at his local school in the guise of a janitor, and as a means of finding Wang's father. But after Dui comes across Wang at first, unknowing that he is the boy he is looking for (duh), strikes up and eventual friendship with him and his teacher at the school. Thereafter, for a while anyway, the film then becomes a sort of family entertainment type with gangster, teacher and possible kidnap victim going on field trips, amusement parks together and living it up. So......Dui's not you're usual assassin in dark shades lurking in litter filled and screeching cat alleyways, then? Indeedy not! But, as this is Eason Chan in the main role, you can probably guess that his character is going to be slightly bumbling, erratic and generally amusing here - which he is, and brilliantly and sympathetically portrayed, too. Even so, I had anticipation of this film being a bit of a tension movie, when I first saw the DVD cover. You know, tense action drama with three characters holed up in an amusement park and against the clock type! Certainly seems like that with triads and revenge pacts. But this isn't exactly expressed in that sort of way. It certainly concerns all those character types and plot elements mentioned, as Dui is sent on instruction by his boss to find and possibly assassinate Wang, if he has to. But the plot pitch is not fashioned as a high dramatic movie (it has action parts, but more dampened to the film's style), and, in essence, is a somewhat flighty, oddball and feel good movie about two orphaned people facing the plight of being cast out in the wilderness at childhood, and then trying to survive and re-ignite some sort of credible life and love, that was blunted by their bleak starts in life. Both Wang and Dui are empathetically united here. Eason plays a very commendable role as Dui, becoming the undercover janitor at Wang's school, keeping the school in trim, kids in check and his antenna honed to locate Wang. But what further develops is more a father/elder brother chumminess between him and Wang, and Wang becoming close in feelings with Dui, as he learns that Dui also lost his parents in his childhood. This procures quite a heart warming set of situations, as Wang begins to look upon Dui as a sort of father figure, and Dui himself looking after the boy's back, rescuing Wang at one stage from nearly drowning, after he gets lost on a school field trip. A funny part in the film is when Dui teaches Wang to salute, as at the beginning Dui pretends to be an undercover policeman (which previous to this knowledge, Wang had given Dui an electric handshake shock, as he thought he was a weird janitor), and in a playful military style, asks Wang to keep his eyes peeled for any unusual circumstances with other boys. Which of course means that Dui is asking Wang to look out for the boy which is himself, right under his nose. Wang's constant little salutes to Dui are also touching at times, too. Dui is no real ominous character here, more a soft centered, but hard edged survivalist, who just happens to have landed up in a criminal world due to his past (a reflection of Wang's own father) and is a good person deep down. Additionally, there is the mysterious 'anime looking' Miss Cheung (who is played by lovely Gia Lin, and adorably cute looking, sporting a Trinity 'Matrix' type hair cut - and demeanor), who is Wang's school teacher and Dui's love interest. These three eventually become characters that are more like family members going out on picnic treats (and fun fairs, as in the DVD cover), than a trio mix of gangster, protectorate and potential victim. Still, that does change for the worse as the story progresses and the more dangerous elements occur, with Dui going against the wishes of his boss and when another assassin is sent in. Also, Miss Cheung is a little bit more 'Trinity Matrix' than you may at first think, too! Not your usual 'apple for the teacher' type. (The clue of course - is in the hair do!) As mentioned, Dui doesn't have a clue that the boy he is looking for is Wang at first, and only when this discovery is met, does the plot move into a more emotional and dramatic level. And emotion there is, too. Young actor Wen Jui Hui who plays Wang is excellent, and one feisty, cute and tear jerking boy, who cuts into your heart at the latter part when he learns of Dui's true identity. You might shed a few tears here, too, reaching for your 12 ply 'Korean Drama Tissues' from your inventory at this point. So, not to be anticipated as being a gritty action drama. I know it sounds like it is, but it really is more a sensitive story about blunt social circumstances, touching relationships, reconciliations and inevitable loving understandings....with a bit of tragedy and guns and talk at the end. Quite enjoyed this film as a whole (and it doesn't have to be an action drama type for me to enjoy as such), and for many I think this will be an interesting film concerning Eason's acting, as in the role of Dui, here, he has certainly added another good character display. For extras, the single disk features a "Making Of" (no subs), a trailer (with Mandarin and English subs) and a data bank of synopsis, cast and crews that have English texts. |
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