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Rating: 7 stars

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artificial intelligence superhero secret identity Hong Kong shinjuku tokyo flashback motorcycle technology detective

All movies seen on 03/28/2023

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Silver Hawk (2004)

Directed by Jingle Ma

Science Fiction | Action

Overview

Lulu Wong, a rock star and philanthropist, fights injustice as her superhero alter-ego Silver Hawk. When the criminal baddie Wolfe sets a plan in motion to dominate the world through cell phone signals, Silver Hawk joins forces with police detective Richman to save the world.

Rated PG-13 | Length 99 minutes

Actors

Michelle Yeoh | Richie Ren | Li Bingbing | Luke Goss | Michael Jai White | Koichi Iwaki | Lisa S. | Daming Chen | Brandon Chang | Hei Zi | Wu Sai Kit | Max Ruddock | Lui Wei | Gao Xu Peng | Qi Ru Yi | Ja Xu Zhao | Zhang Xin Huo | Xiao Long Huang | Liu Dagang | Shih Yi | Eiichi Kato

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

I know ppl like to hate on this but I’m a big fan. Why? It stars Michelle Yeoh, who also exec produced. Features Michael Jai White *and* Li Bingbing as tag-team henchpeople, which just having these two alone is amazing. Daniel Wu’s wife, Lisa, is one of the detectives (she’s basically a supermodel that did a short acting stint). Also, this movie is fun as hell w/Yeoh as the beautiful supermodel celebrity with the secret superhero identity where she gets to kick ass. That’s enough for me.

What edges it up even more is that the story is about AI tech which is hilarious and prescient in addition to all the “futuristic” mobile device tech on display (“oh I can make a video call from my phone!?!?”), Dick Tracy smartwatches, bluetooth headsets, etc. And they use that crazy Nokia handheld that was based off the goatse meme. So damn amusing to watch a 2004 film that is all about tech being used on the regular nearly 20 years later.

I would totally upgrade to a good restored/new scanned Blu if someone made it available + loaded w/extras. This DVD I’ve owned forever has nothing but the movie on it. I’d love to have a commentary w/Yeoh, White, etc. w/separate interviews w/them and making-of / BTS featurettes.

There’s a scene at the end where I was like, “huh that street looks so familiar like I’ve been there… oh shit that’s the TMG building in Shinjuku! I have been there!” That whole scene is wild bc it’s just a street in Shinjuku in front of the TMG twin towers seen in so many JP movies. But why this movie??

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