English movie names

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More Chinese titles

Negotiator

More foreign movie names

Aau chin

An Zhan ... (Hong Kong: Putonghua Title)

Film genre

Action/conspiracy/crime

The length of a movie (according to the screening time)

93 minutes

Country/region

Hong Kong

conversational language

Cantonese, Chinese and English

colour

colour

width

35 mm wide screen system

Match to the original tape

single track

grade

Singapore: PG Australia: M Germany: 16 UK: 15 China Hong Kong: IIA.

[Edit this paragraph] Credit

producer

Charles Heung

Supervise production

Johnny To

Executive producer

Chen Mingying

plan

Taoyun

be in charge of/supervisor

Du Qifeng Du Qifeng (as Du Qifeng)

dramatist

You Nai-Hai Nai-Hai You (author) (in the name of Yau Nai-hoi)

Julien Carbon ... (Author)

Laurent Courtiaud ... (Author)

Script planning/coordination

Li Jingyi

executant

Andy Lau Andy Lau ... Hua Xiang.

Liu Qingyun Qingyun Building ... Inspector He Shangsheng (District Qingwan)

Wilson Tsui loves ... bank robbers and police in banks (such as Alvey).

Lin Xue Sutram ... Slate Oil, the lackey of the bald man (Aslam Slate Oil).

Outside Lin Weijian, LinJuanJian ... Mr. Xu, the negotiator, Xu (Lin Weijian)

Qing court law ... elevator police (such as Luo Qingting)

Huang Zhuoling Huang Zhuoling ... Head of Interpol.

You Wencheng, You Wencheng ... Bank robbery (eg You Wencheng)

Wei Liangxiong Wei Liangxiong ... Building Manager (such as Wai Leung Hung)

Yan Chee So Rentian Su ... office staff (such as Su Rentian)

Hostage in Wan Woo Wong, Wan Woo Wong (Wu Huawu)

Xu Shaoxiong Zhaohonghui ... Chief Inspector Huang Qifa (Ashui Zhaoxiong)

Li Zixiong Li Zixiong ... Bald (as Li Zhixiong).

Yoyo Mung, Yoyo Mung ... Liang Wanting-the girl on the minibus (Yoyo Mung)

Huang Yusheng Huang Yusheng ... member of the operation team (Huang Yaosheng)

Li Manchun ... member of the operation team

Zhuo Guangzhi Zhi Guangzhuo ... member of the operation team (such as Zhuo Zhiguang)

Feng Jielong ... member of the operation team

Dr. Sau Kei Lee Sokai Lee ...

Yi Tianxiong, Yi Tianxiong

Robert sparks ... diamond dealer.

producer

Li Jingyi Christina K.Y. Lee ... Co-producer (such as Christina Lee)

Du Qifeng Johnny Producer (Johnny)

Tiffany Chen ... Executive producer.

Tao Yun to Wan ... Production line manufacturer

original music

Huang Yinghua Huang Baiming

Take pictures of ...

Siu-keung Cheng Siu-keung Cheng (as Siu-keung Cheng)

montage

Chibi Waterway in Chen Zhiwei ...

Art design

Feng Jielong ... member of the operation team

Assistant director/assistant director

Wing-cheong Law, Wing-cheong Law ... Assistant Director (e.g. Wing-cheong Law)

[Edit this paragraph] Production and distribution

Shooting format

35 mm

layout

35 mm

Production company

Galaxy Image Galaxy Image Co., Ltd. [Hong Kong]

Yongsheng Entertainment Limited Yongsheng Entertainment Limited [Hong Kong]

Issuing company

Canyon vídeo[ Brazil] ... (Brazil) (VHS)

Fast Eye Movie [Germany ]...(2000) (Germany) (Drama)

Subway Cinema ... (2000) (USA) (Subtitle)

Sun Film Entertainment Co., Ltd. [Germany ]...(200 1) (Germany) (DVD)

Huaxing Entertainment Co., Ltd. Huaxing Entertainment [Hong Kong]

Special effects production company

MastersFX ... (special makeup effect)

[Edit this paragraph] Introduction to the plot

Version 1

The thief played by Andy Lau, with an elaborate robbery and kidnapping, attracted Liu Qingyun, the first negotiator of the police. Andy Lau asked Liu Qingyun to play a 72-hour gangster game with himself, and then escaped safely. In order to catch Andy Lau, an arrogant thief, Andy Lau cleverly approached him, and Liu Qingyun was forced to get involved in this completely passive game.

Confrontation again and again, the police always fall behind and can only be led by thieves. Liu Qingyun vowed to wash the snow and catch the thief Andy Lau. It turns out that the thief is terminally ill and can only live for four weeks. His father died at the hands of the gangster Li Zixiong, and the thief decided to take one last chance to avenge his father.

Andy Lau, the thief, snatched 20 million yuan from Li Zixiong, used the police chasing him to catch Li Zixiong, and finally got revenge on his father. Liu Qingyun learned that Andy Lau was terminally ill and gave up the plan to take him back to prison.

Version 2

Hua (Andy Lau), who has only four weeks to live because of cancer, robs financial companies, takes diamonds and takes hostages. Sheng () has just been transferred as a civilian and negotiator. He rushed to the scene to try to persuade China to surrender. Hua threatened to play games with Sheng for 72 hours and run away, which made Sheng deeply angry. In the process of escape, Hua met a police roadblock, so he tried to kidnap Ting () and pretend to be a couple, so that he could hide his eyes and ears and escape. The two met unintentionally and left a deep impression on each other.

The 72-hour game started with a screw given by China to Sheng, who broke into a financial company day and night, only to be cheated by China. It turns out that Hua has been monitoring students and using commercial maps to rob Chen, which is the mastermind behind the transportation company next door to the finance company. Hua lured the tiger away from the mountain with his own life, pretended to be Chen, got the jewelry from Chen's men, and then fled the scene. During the investigation, Sheng found that Chen smuggled jewelry many years ago and betrayed Hua's father. Hua came back from England to avenge his father's death. In order to bring China to justice, we can't deal with Chen by agreeing to cooperate with China. China disguised herself as a man, fought bravely to get Chen's 20 million yuan, and then took advantage of the chaos to escape. Chen Yinhua was arrested by the police for stealing a column. The student waited in the car, but was cheated by Hua, and he was convinced. The next day, the Children's Cancer Foundation received a donation of 20 million pounds.

Three years later, Sheng happened to meet Ting on the bus and saw Ting wearing a jewel necklace. It turned out that Hua gave Ting the necklace as a fake, but Sheng refused to tell the truth, so that Ting would remember this romantic relationship for the rest of her life.

[Edit this paragraph] A brief review of the film

Andy Lau versus Liu Qingyun, one is the top idol faction and the other is the top strength faction. This pair should be a winner-take-all partner. As far as the film is concerned, the cooperation between the two people is also very harmonious. Andy Lau's idol temperament is too heavy. Although this film has no important acting skills, it always prevents him from entering the role. Liu Qingyun's acting skills are good, but the role is not very hard, so the two people reach a balanced state in the film.

The best part of this film lies in the screenwriter. In many other films, such as Gunfire and Dark Flowers, Du Qifeng's directing skills to create a cold atmosphere have not been fully exerted, but the intensive and colorful scriptwriting techniques have become the most eye-catching part of the films. Everyone knows that Andy Lau's revenge will be successful, but the reward is not as brave as the old-fashioned martial arts movies. Extraordinary wisdom, accurate calculation, public speculation and calm execution are the key. At this time, the film presents a bridge design that can only be seen in the heyday of Hong Kong film. Unexpected and reasonable, wonderful and self-evident, is really the key to the success of the film.

Dark War Chinese Title: Dark War Director: Du Qifeng Starring: Andy Lau, Liu Qingyun, Yoyo Mung Release Year:19999swoge)

Dark War is a special movie, not just Andy Lau's. It can be said that this is a must-see movie for China fans. Andy Lau also embarked on the road of the film emperor. Generally speaking, this movie is defined as a gangster movie, an action movie and even a gangster movie. From this point of view, this film is quite special. There is no thrilling action scene in the film, but it is always exciting; There is no dividing line between justice and evil, but there is a great sense of mutual understanding between heroes; There is no vigorous oath of heaven and earth, but there is subtle and meaningful light love. All these are doomed that Dark War will become a classic of Hong Kong movies, but it seems that it can't be simply called a classic yet. No matter the later dark war II or the two heroes, they can't compare with it, or even the dark war. At least for now, it is difficult to surpass the dark war.

This film has truly become Andy Lau's transformational work, and it can also be said that it is his pinnacle. For Andy Lau, whose acting skills are controversial, covert warfare has also become a watershed to measure his acting skills. In the film, Andy Lau got rid of the consistent image of handsome and stiff in previous performances and replaced it with a low-key and restrained temperament, which also contributed to the success of the film. Of course, the success of the film is inseparable from the performance of another protagonist, Liu Qingyun, and it is the excellent performance of these two protagonists that has raised the quality of the film to an insurmountable height.

This film continues Du Qifeng's usual style, gloomy and full of hope. Although the hero vomited blood, the film did not make people feel disappointed and pessimistic, but gave people a little spiritual hope after the hero died. The film incorporates a subtle love, but it does not destroy the theme of the film. The excellent and perfect soundtrack is the highest quality of the film. It can be said that this film is a top work in terms of script, director and actors. Andy Lau's success in this film is inseparable from his years of cinematographic experience.

Andy Lau won the title of Best Actor in the Hong Kong Film Awards for the first time.

[Edit this paragraph] behind-the-scenes production

* The film performed very well at the box office, ranking first at the Hong Kong box office 1999. The story director and actors are the best in Hong Kong films. Liu Qingyun and Andy Lau's story about the battle of wits about one right and one evil has no chase or stunt, and finally the battle of wits between them, with equal strength, contending everywhere and being carefree. Du Qifeng changed the gray tone in this film, turning grief into joy, emphasizing heroes, and Liu Qingyun spared Andy Lau. Andy Lau's performance is the pinnacle of his acting career in recent years, turning Liu Qingyun into a foil. Andy Lau performed the calm side of the character, with few words and little action. The grim appearance and terminal illness make the image of a genius criminal very convincing.

* Andy Lau tells "Dark War":

"From then on, I began to act in another way."

"Dark War" was released 1999, which was the box office champion of that year. It won the first Oscar for Andy Lau and the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Screenplay for Qiu Naihai.

It can be said that Du Qifeng's Unexpected made me want to make his film. Because I think only making this kind of film can make Andy Lau ordinary again, and a movie doesn't need a star, which is what I always hope. So when the dark war appeared, my consciousness kept asking me to do something unlike Andy Lau.

I want to say that when I was filming a dark battle, I suddenly felt that the director had confidence in me. I have always admired Du Qifeng and wanted to cooperate with him, but I have a hunch that he always doesn't trust me. When filming "If Heaven is Sentient III" (1996), the director and I filmed in Changchun for a long time before we began to build mutual trust. Until "Dark War", this feeling was even stronger.

In fact, the original role of the dark war is different from what you see now, and the role at that time was closer to Metamorphosis. I remember a scene was shot on the court. That scene happened to tell me that I went back to the court where I played basketball as a child. At that time, I saw a group of children playing basketball. There is a little fat man. Obviously, he is not popular with other children. I found that this child happened to have the shadow of my childhood, so I went to talk to the little fat man and found that he liked ice cream very much. So, in order to make him happy, I bought him ice cream from the whole ice cream truck. I told the little fat man the story of my childhood and handed him the ice cream. He is full, and I want to feed him, because I always want to tell him my story. After filming the scene, I found that the child was scared by me, and he even thought that there was something really wrong with me. Later, when the scene was cut, the director felt that the audience might not accept such a Andy Lau. Andy Lau always gives people a positive image. Although his performance was wonderful this time, he always gave the children a feeling of confusion and even could not tell right from wrong. In fact, few directors think so much about actors. Since then, the film has been stopped and the script has been rewritten just because the audience can't stand such a Andy Lau. In my opinion, this is a director's little contribution to the actors.

I have studied my acting skills, including calculating what role Andy Lau will play to get more people's acceptance. As we all know, Tony Leung Ka Fai has Tony Leung Ka Fai's acting skills, and I can also be Tony Leung Ka Fai in the underworld. However, at that time, people might think that Andy Lau's acting skills had gone too far, so there was no criterion for acting. The director and I both want to choose a way that you can accept imperceptibly. Finally, everyone found that since the feelings were written in the script, the director hoped that I would not perform the whole play. For example, if you want to spray blood, you don't have to play that painful feeling; Just say what you want to say on the phone, without any other feelings. So, everyone began to really follow the plot. As long as the audience is moved by the plot, they will naturally accept the role and even believe that he is special. From then on, I began to act in another way.

Dark War won me the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Academy Awards, but I was not sure about myself at that time. I even want to know, why did Andy Lau win the Academy Award for this film? I wasn't too excited when I won the prize. It seems that there are too many things mixed in it, and I still don't understand why. I have doubts about that award. So I've been waiting for the second time. I think "second time" is my ability. Fortunately, this is another chance given by big guy Du Qifeng. "