This year is the Year of the Monkey and we hope you have been having a shrieking good time so far! Since it’s CNY week, we will be showcasing more Asian movies than the usual. A sick game of revenge, a incredibly intelligent A.I., a love story won over by martial arts, a cancer-ridden’s thief’s last heist and a superhuman cannibal are in the list this time around.
Have a good time watching these movies and stay safe on the roads!
1. Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina is one of the best independent movies of 2015. Programmer Caleb Smith wins a week’s stay at his boss’s house, billionaire Nathan Bateman. Upon arrival, he is asked to test the abilities of Ava, a beautiful humanoid with artificial intelligence. What Nathan and Caleb discover is that Ava is more than she appears and may actually be smarter and deceptive than both of them combined…
2. I Saw the Devil (2010)
Jang Joo-yun is left stranded due to her car breaking down. Jang Kyung-chul passes by and stops with seemingly good intentions but kills her brutally, scattering her body parts. What Kyung-chul doesn’t know is that he has angered Joo-yun’s fiancé, a secret agent who takes matters into his own hands. What follows is a sick game of revenge, brutality and a surprise twist when the tables are turned.
3. Running out of Time (1999)
Cheung is a professional thief who finds out that he has only 4 weeks left to live. Knowing he doesn’t have much time to live, he decides to pull off one last grand heist with a particular interest in Inspector Ho Sheung-sang. A thriller from start to finish with plenty of action and both men butting heads as they race against time to outwit the other, this movie won Andy Lau his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor in 2000.
4. Love on Delivery (1994)
A Stephen Chow classic, Love on Delivery’s main character is weak but a kind-hearted delivery boy who falls head over heels for Lily, a beautiful student from a martial arts center. After an encounter with Black Bear, a judo master, and being told by Lily that she dislikes weak men, the delivery boy goes on a quest to become strong by learning kung fu. The results are a series of funny encounters, a Garfield superhero and of course, Lily falling for the delivery boy in this hilarious and endearing tale.
5. He Never Died (2015)
A comedy horror movie, the movie centers on Jack and his daily routine that prevents his from giving to his impulse to eat…. humans. Withdrawn and reserved, he finds his “normal” interrupted by the revelation that has a daughter from a past relationship. A series of events happen that leads to his daughter getting kidnapped by a crime lord. Jack embarks on a violent quest to save her and at the same time reveals his Biblical ties…
