Peace Hotel (UK - DVD R2)
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Title: Peace Hotel (IMDb)
Starring: Chow Yun-fat
Released: 26th June 2006
SRP: £15.99
Further Details:
Optimum Asia has announced the release of Peace Hotel for the 26th of June, priced at around £15.99. The disc will feature an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio and trailers. Here's the artwork.
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Starring: Chow Yun-fat
Released: 26th June 2006
SRP: £15.99
Further Details:
Optimum Asia has announced the release of Peace Hotel for the 26th of June, priced at around £15.99. The disc will feature an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio and trailers. Here's the artwork.
News by Chris Gould
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I'm not gay or anything (some of my best friends...), but Chow Yun Fat is one handsome man.
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And Unicorns kick ass 
No one would've assumed you were gay so why say you aren't? Personally I think he's fairly attractive but not hugely.
As for the DVD fingers crossed it's uncut this time. The Mei Ah HK Remaster is missing one shoot out (that was on the original Mei Ah DVD). It does have DTS/DD5.1 though.
As for the DVD fingers crossed it's uncut this time. The Mei Ah HK Remaster is missing one shoot out (that was on the original Mei Ah DVD). It does have DTS/DD5.1 though.
I think there are more handsome HK stars out there.
I haven't seen this film. Is it worth buying?
I haven't seen this film. Is it worth buying?
Chow Yun Fat in a western? I need to see this!
I picked up the R3 re-master and found out the shoot-out was missing after. But to be fair the shoot-out was not in the release version any way.
I was just being silly. I actually don't care what anyone other than my girlfriend thinks about my sexual orientation. I was "having a go" at some closet homophobic types. Still I've got a man-crush on The Fat.
Sadly, Chris, my Jr. Highschool mascot was a unicorn. Fortunately High School was a Badger, those are pretty tough.
Sadly, Chris, my Jr. Highschool mascot was a unicorn. Fortunately High School was a Badger, those are pretty tough.
Gabe Powers: Sadly, Chris, my Jr. Highschool mascot was a unicorn. Fortunately High School was a Badger, those are pretty tough.
Although the Badger was the nickname of the winning contestant in this year's British Apprentice, and she was rumoured to be gay in the tabloids, so in the UK you've just made yourself sound somewhat more gay.
Although the Badger was the nickname of the winning contestant in this year's British Apprentice, and she was rumoured to be gay in the tabloids, so in the UK you've just made yourself sound somewhat more gay.
S**t, does this mean I need to repaint my car from black to pink? That sounds expensive.
Except she didn't win it Mal. She's a scary b****r though. BTW, did you get the unicorn reference or not? Thought it might be a bit obscure...
Oops forgot, must have got confused considering they were both working for him for a while.
An HK western staring Chow Yun Fat. I`ve got to look for this.
Gabe Powers wrote: Still I've got a man-crush on The Fat.Which bit?
Chow is more cute than sexy.
Now Andy Lau..he's sexy.
Imagine being the filling in an Andy Lau, Moon Lee sandwich! Heaven I call it.
Now Andy Lau..he's sexy.
Imagine being the filling in an Andy Lau, Moon Lee sandwich! Heaven I call it.
unfortunately Dave, I've been to your site. I know what you look like. Now I have that picture in my head. I think I've been scared straight
Shocking! 
Chow Yun Fat's last Hong Kong film before moving to America is slightly better than the 2 bad efforts that went before it, "Treasure Hunt" and the especially awful "Return of the God of Gamblers", but it's still a huge drop from his glory days.
The problems are numeorus.
Too much bad humour in the first half, endless repetition of scenes and a basically simple plot made overly obscure by very messy plotting and script crafting.
Not much happens for the most part but all of it is chaotic and flat.
The action is very rare and shot in an overly chaotic and eye straining fashion.
Most of the emotion is basically lost in the mess and what does shine through the murk is very forced (as is the ending).
BUT... the cinematography is great looking (if very cramped), the score is excellent (and includes a lovely, Hong Kong Film Awards winning, song by Cass Phang Ling) and Chow is as lovely to watch as ever.
But overall it's a basically good idea (a sort of HK Western with philisophical leanings) wasted by sloppy and messy scripting, needless muddle, unwanted humour, plot repetition and too little, too late in coming, overly chaotic action.
The problems are numeorus.
Too much bad humour in the first half, endless repetition of scenes and a basically simple plot made overly obscure by very messy plotting and script crafting.
Not much happens for the most part but all of it is chaotic and flat.
The action is very rare and shot in an overly chaotic and eye straining fashion.
Most of the emotion is basically lost in the mess and what does shine through the murk is very forced (as is the ending).
BUT... the cinematography is great looking (if very cramped), the score is excellent (and includes a lovely, Hong Kong Film Awards winning, song by Cass Phang Ling) and Chow is as lovely to watch as ever.
But overall it's a basically good idea (a sort of HK Western with philisophical leanings) wasted by sloppy and messy scripting, needless muddle, unwanted humour, plot repetition and too little, too late in coming, overly chaotic action.
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