Director quentin tarantino rethinks the gangster movie genre with this modern crime epic, which interweaves four tales from the underbelly. Geny cops is a 2000 hong kong science fiction action film directed by benny chan and starring edison chen, stephen fung and sam lee. Xcops is the twelfth episode of the seventh season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles. Their studies are interrupted when they must rescue one of their number from a mad scientist who can enter others dreams. It was produced by new world entertainment and marvel entertainment group. The film stars nicholas tse, stephen fung and sam lee as jack, match and alien. Although these socalled generation x cops worm their way into dannys confidence, the powersthatbe continue to view them with disrespect. After a lethal american attack robot, rs1, is unleashed onto the mean streets of hong kong, asias funkiest crimefighting team, the geny cops, find themselves on the wrong side of the law. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon recommended for you. Tuesday, may 29, 2012 1999 genxcops in chinese with english subtitles action comedy jackie chan produced movie vehicle centering on a group of young looking teenage cops infiltrating a gun. Staring chan ho, terence yin, lam ka tung and daniel wu. We are the underprotected children of baby boomers and the lucky few. Four young officers of the hong kong police are joined together to fight against organised crime using all possible.
I just picked my favorites and that is what you see below. Cordero has leg amputated after covid19 complications. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The generation x cops are four young officers of the hong kong police, joined together to fight against organised crime using all possible means, even if this. A group of young mutantshumans with a genetic variation that gives them superpowers and makes them feared by the population at largebegin training at a school for heroes.
If genx cops had been made in the united states, the title probably would have been rendered xtreme cops, because the movie s attitude reflects that of the skateboardwielding, limp bizkitlistening youths. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Young upstart cops are thrown into a maelstrom of danger in this. Oct 14, 2010 paul rudd fainted in a hong kong bathroom and woke up in an odd position duration. American and asian authorities join forces to find a stolen combat robot before it wreaks havoc in hong kong. Summer of 84 official trailer 2018 drama, horror movie duration. We are stuck in the middle between two larger and more boisterous and beloved generations, millennials and baby boomers. Tejing xinrenleigen x cops1999 represents the new generation of performers in hong kong cinema today. Directed by michael watkins and written by vince gilligan, the installment serves as a monsteroftheweek storya standalone plot unconnected to the overarching mythology of. Genx cops 1999 benny chan synopsis, characteristics.
Gen x cops is a 1999 hong kong action crime film directed by benny chan, starring nicholas tse, stephen fung and sam lee. Rent gen x cops 1999 starring nicholas tse and stephen fung on dvd and bluray. Nicholas tse is a cross between andy lau and leslie cheung in his acting style. Tejing xinrenleigen x cops 1999 represents the new generation of performers in hong kong cinema today. Genxers are the overprotective helicopter parents of millennials and generation z. Genx cops 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Boasting a high level of visual polish, genx cops features visual effects from joe.
With mark hicks, paul rudd, edison chen, stephen fung. Paul rudd fainted in a hong kong bathroom and woke up in an odd position duration. Boasting a high level of visual polish, gen x cops features visual effects from joe viskocil and sam nicholson, who have worked on such blockbusters as independence day, apollo, terminator 2. Jack played by nicholas tse the main protagonist of the movie. Dec 27, 2018 a gunfight from hong kong movie gen x cops. Geny cops match and alien must find him before maverick fbi agent ian curtis does. Movie scenes that nearly killed jackie chan duration. Rent genx cops 1999 starring nicholas tse and stephen fung on dvd and bluray. Gen x cops, released a year before, is technically a better film but it lacks any of the titular metal mayhem and gives us a film no one is likely to remember the moment they put something else on. Genx cops on dvd 043396050266 from sony pictures home entertainment. He heavily looks down on chan and the gen x cops and has a strong dislike for them. Cast and crew movie tickets movie theaters moviefone. Generation x is a socalled lost generation born between 1961 and 1981.
The generation x cops are four young officers of the hong kong police, joined together to fight against organized crime using all possible means, even if this would lead them to break the law. Their latest member, edison, is accused of stealing rs1, and forced to go on the run. Boasting a high level of visual polish, genx cops features visual effects from joe viskocil and sam nicholson, who have worked on such blockbusters as independence day, apollo, terminator 2. Generation x is a television pilot directed by jack sholder that aired on fox on february 20, 1996. With matt frewer, finola hughes, jeremy ratchford, heather mccomb. Eric tsang has the thankless role of inspector chan. The hong kong police must retrieve explosives stolen by a japanese terrorist group. Genx cops is a 1999 hong kong action crime film directed by benny chan, starring nicholas tse, stephen fung and sam lee. Nicholas tse, jackie chan, stephen fung, sam lee, grace yip, benny chan, benny chan, media asia films. Jackie chan is one of this movies producers and has a small appearance at the end. All genx cops movie posters,high res movie posters image for genx cops.
Yip was a teen popstar and also appeared in the martial arts movie a man called hero, which starred ekin cheng, nicholas tse, shu qi and. The fuel is reacquired by the hong kong police but then once again stolen. Finally, i ended up with a list of the best generation x movies ever and i am now ready to share that list with you. Directed by michael watkins and written by vince gilligan, the installment serves as a monsteroftheweek storya standalone plot unconnected to the overarching mythology of the xfiles. Stephen fung in genx cops 1999 nicholas tse in genx cops 1999. Seriously, i think this is probably the most optimistic movie ever made about a generation whose defining cultural touchtone was the o. Genx cops even features a cameo by jackie chan, whos somehow involved with presenting the film. Singapore fans of the 1999 hong kong crime flick genx cops may be in luck soon read more at.
It is based on the marvel comics comicbook series of the same name, a spinoff of the x men franchise. The film has strengths in its photogenic cast of young guns, some decent action and excellent pyrotechnics, but its dated. The action scenes are high tech but not as impressive as action during the hayday of hong kong cinema. Jan 07, 2019 gen x cops trailer starring nicholase tse. Genx cops dak ging san yan lui 1999 rotten tomatoes. It is based on the marvel comics comicbook series of the same name, a spinoff of the xmen franchise. Genx cops series will get a third movie, says hk actordirector. Gen x cops 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If you dont agree, put your suggestions in the comments. Nicholas tse, jackie chan, stephen fung, sam lee, grace yip, benny chan, media asia films. Sep 18, 2016 genx cops certainly demonstrates the promise and charisma of its lead actors, especially nicholas tse and daniel wu as well as the actiondirecting skills of director benny chan, all of whom have gone onto bigger and better things.
In its desperate bid to seem contemporary in that uniquely embarassing turnofthemillenium way, it can be filed alongside its western equivalents like xxx and swordfish. Inspector tang played by wayne lai a cib trainer, he was the gen x cops instructor who kicked them out due to their extremely bad behavior. Geny cops at the hong kong movie database jackie chan presents. The attentiondeficit speed of pop culture has left the moniker generation x along the cultural wayside with lingo like def and radical. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
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