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Prolific director wong jing mixes the laughter, action and suspense as only he can in this sequel. Parents need to know that raiders the story of the greatest fan film ever made is a documentary about a group of mississippi tweens who, in the early 1980s, decided to film a shotforshot remake of the blockbuster adventure film indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark a project that ultimately took several years and has stayed with them into their adult lives. A taut, intriguing action drama set in the glamorous mafia casinos of macao. Unlv would have 90 days to declare intent and another two years to raise the funds. This film s title literally translates to the knight of gamblers, the name of andy laus character.
The main characters are crab chan and sam law and they are best friends. Sep 12, 2009 andy lau winglun tam, and starring in the movie casino raiders are the most important scenes. Mar 27, 2017 nfl owners approve raiders move to las vegas, commissioner goodell concedes nfl owners have approved mark davis wishes to move his raiders franchise from oakland, california, to las vegas. Filled with anachronisms and rip offs from the a team and the dirty dozen its 1942 in manila and an american saloon owner organizes a misfit group to fight in wwii. Ida chan yuklin and rosamund kwan chilam look good against the backdrop of the gambling underworld. The sequel to the 1989 hong kong modern classic casino raiders was never going to be as well received as its predecessor, yet, despite the criticism that this merely cashed in on laus fast onscreen success, this is nevertheless an interesting film to look at. Released 1989, casino raiders stars andy lau, alan tam, idy chan, rosamund kwan the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 7 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Despite the title, the film is the third installment in the casino raiders film series, following casino raiders 1989 and no risk, no gain 1990. Gambling films were very popular in hong kong in the late 80s so this movie went down really well among fans. Although andy lau was indeed one of the stars of the 1989 hit casino raiders, his participation in this unrelated sequel was more of an attempt by hong kong filmmaker johnny to to capitalize on laus successful pairing with jacqueline wu in the previous years a moment of romance.
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Even though the international english title is god of gamblers ii, this is not the direct sequel to the 1989 film starring chow yunfat. Two men must face numerous gambling scams and power struggles with the yakusa to become asias king of gamblers. Casino raiders zhi4 zun1 wu2 shang4 1989 chinese movie database username password. Crab is a smooth professional gambler, although con man might be more accurate to describe some of his sleazy and deceptive means by which he tricks his rich victims out of huge amounts of money. Our protagonists here are crab and sam, a pair of renowned. Sequel in name only to the original, this film stars andy lau takwah as a 2nd rate gambler called upon to redeem his uncle and gambling master, played by. Rent casino raiders ii 1993 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Sep 29, 2017 erik, the asian movie enthusiast presents. Casino raiders 1989 jimmy heung, jing wong synopsis. Casino raiders follows a pair of con artist friends, crab chan andy lau and sam law alan tam, from hong kong to las vegas where they are hired to bust up a gang of yakuza who are using hightech gadgets to cheat a casino out of some serious money. Casino raiders is a 1989 hong kong action drama film written and directed by jimmy heung and wong jing and starring andy lau, alan tam, idy chan and. Art shell replaced mike shanahan, and in the process became the first black head coach in the nfl since fritz pollard coached the akron pros in 1921. His partner, a small time grifter, and his partners girlfriend begin to take care of him after the accident. Ii casino raiders ii 1989 hkg bluray 1080p h264 2aud.
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Casino raiders ii is a 1991 hong kong action drama film directed by johnnie to and starring andy lau, dave wong, jacklyn wu and monica chan. Andy lau and alan tam costar as two buddies who work for a casino keeping an eye out for cheats and other shady characters. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. The saint of gamblers 2 is a 1995 hong kong film directed by wong jing. Film action casino raiders 1989 full movie sub indo. This is an incomplete list of films shot in the las vegas valley in the u. Casino raiders 1989 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Although andy lau was indeed one of the stars of the 1989 hit casino raiders, his participation in this unrelated sequel was more of an attempt by hong kong filmmaker johnny to to capitalize on. He helmed the 1989 film casino raiders and then cemented the modern. Raiders the story of the greatest fan film ever made home. In 1981, three 12 year olds set out to make a shotbyshot remake of raiders of the lost ark. So, thankfully, casino raiders ii is a sequel in name only.
Wong had actually written a similar and highly profitable film for television nine years earlier the shell game, but this one marked the beginning of a minitrend of casino oriented theatrical crime films including the even more popular god of gamblers. Andy lau starred in the 1989 gangster film runaway blues. I hate that part the most about scary movies, its just not knowing when they show up. Another fine production from wong jings evil genius, chock full of drama, action, romance, some unintentionally hilarious moments and some tense gambling scenes.
The story follows the adventures of a master gambler with a supernatural gift for cards after he loses his memory in a freak accident. As yee lies dying, chun drops janets tape which actually never finished burning onto his body. Nonton movie casino raiders 1989 gt sub indo dramamu. God of gambling is a 1989 hong kong action comedydrama film written and directed by wong jing, and featuring an allstar cast led by chow yunfat and andy lau. Casino raiders ii even goes so far as to use cinematographer horace wong winghang to get that look. Casino raiders ii 1991 letterboxd your life in film. Las vegas hits nfl jackpot in 2017 with oakland raiders decision to relocate.
The theatrical trailer included on the dvd contains a scene of chicken leg and kit training before the gambling championship, but the sequence does not appear in the actual film. Casino raiders is a 1989 hong kong action drama film written and directed by jimmy heung and wong jing and starring andy lau, alan tam, idy chan and rosamund kwan. God is my colt western movie full length cowboy film english spaghetti italo western duration. Casino raiders 1989 another hong kong movie on the list, casino raiders was written and directed by jimmy heung and wong jing and is the oldest movie on this list.
They are called in to assist a casino owning friend of theirs who has lost a lot of money to some cheating japanese yakuza, and so their investigation into the suspected men ensues. A tax on hotel rooms in clark county would pay for the publics share, just as it would have for a raiders stadium. Raiders the story of the greatest fan film ever made. Rent casino raiders 1989 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Its not wongs best gambling film, and its not the worst one either. Casino raiders 1989, it is the most important scenes.
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