OCTOPUSSY, Dir John Glen   Octopussy is a famous James Bond film made in 1983 and was the thirteenth in the James Bond series and sixth of Roger Moore as the MI6 agent code named 007. The film was shot in many parts of the world, with much of shooting being carried out in the historic Indian city of Udaipur located in the State of Rajasthan.   In the plot of the film, James Bond follows the principal villain, Khan to his palace in India and spies on a nefarious nexus between him and a Russian general, who are involved

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GOD OF GAMBLERS, DIR. WONG JING (1989)            Prince Edward, Nathan Rd, Hong Kong “God of gamblers” is a film famous in Hong Kong and overseas. The god of gamblers(Ko Chun, Chow Yun Fat) has been imitated by many films related to gamblers up to now. In this film, Ko Chun’s head was hurt accidentally. He lost his memory and became like a kid. “Little Knife”(Andy Lau Fat) takes amnesiac Ko Chun to his home and generally discover his virtuosity at gambling. Then Ko Chun was taken everywhere to gamble with Little Knife. In a scene from this film,

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Rouge DIR. Stanley Kwan (1988)          Rouge was released by Golden Harvest in 1988. Adapted from Lee Pik-Wah’s novel, the film tells a doomed romance between a courtesan Fleur (Anita Mui), and Chan Chen-Pang (Leslie-Cheung), a wealthy noble playboy. They fell in love in the 1930s, but upon realizing their love would never be accepted by Chan’s family, they committed suicide by opium and promised to meet in afterlife. 50 years later, Fleur returned as a ghost to search for her lost lover with the help of another couple. The two timelines are interspersed with flashbacks, unfolding

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(I have to say that actually there are not so many films that are mainly shot in Chengdu.) Released in 2017, “The Ex-file: The Return Of The Exes” tells the story of Meng Yun and Yu Fei who break up with their respective girlfriends Lin Jia and Ding Dian because of some small matters and refuse to compromise (to apologize firstly) in their relationships, and these two golden singles set themselves free from all the nuisances by always attempting to enter a new relationship. The director of this movie is not as great as Wong Kar-wai. The actors of this

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CHUNGKING EXPRESS, DIR. WONG KAR WEI (1994)            Central to Mid-Levels escalator, Central District, Hong Kong Chungking Express, directed by Wong Kar Wei in 1994 and shot in Hong Kong, told two romantic stories set in the 1990s Hong Kong. Two policemen fell in love respectively after a hurtful breakup. In the movie, Central to Mid-Levels Escalator is a significant witness of the story between Cop 663 and Faye. Covering over 2000 feet, it is the worlds’ “longest outdoor covered escalator system,” connecting the central business district with the Mid-levels residential district. Moreover, it functions as an

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CHUNGKING EXPRESS, DIR. WANG KAR WAI (1994)            Chungking Mansions, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong Yifan ZHANG  303577281 Wong Kar Wai released Chungking Express in 1994. The film mainly tells two love stories that took place in Hong Kong.As mentioned in the title,one of the centerpiece is Chungking Mansions.At the beginning of this film, the female escapee get a group of Indians together in Chungking Mansions to do drug trafficking.Later,the Indians betrayed her and she had to face everything alone.My primary impression of Chungking Express is aloneness.When I got into this place which is full of foreigners ,when I smelled

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Police Story (1985), starring and directed by Jackie Chan, was the first of the 7-movies series. In the story, Jackie Chan is acting as Inspector Chan Ka-Kui trying to arrest the crime lord Chu Tao and protecting Chu’s secretary, Selina Fong who will testify in court. However, the trial fails and Chu tries to revenge by framing Chan for the murder of a policeman. However, Selina acquires proof of Chu’s crime at a shopping mall and Ka-Kui fights Chu’s men while protecting Selina and the briefcase containing the proof. Ka-Kui defeats all the henchmen and the police finally arrive to

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