The majority of the finale appears to take place along Kimberley Street in Tsim Sha Tsui. In fact, the big car park where everyone is shot up was located on the site later turned into the Empire Hotel Kowloon.
Showing posts with label Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien. Show all posts
Monday, January 20, 2025
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Beyond Hypothermia - Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (1996) - Mabuhay Restaurant, Minden Avenue
Another eating establishment appears in this movie as Shu (we now know her name) is lured to Mabuhay Restaurant in TST under false pretences. She believes she is undertaking another contract, but it turns out it was a trap placed by the South Korean killer.
This restaurant went out of business around the time I moved to Hong Kong and was located at 11 Minden Avenue. The space is currently filled by a Japanese restaurant.
This restaurant went out of business around the time I moved to Hong Kong and was located at 11 Minden Avenue. The space is currently filled by a Japanese restaurant.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Beyond Hypothermia - Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (1996) - Cambo Thai Restaurant, Kowloon City
The Korean tracks down the assassin's handler (played by Shirley Wong) and tries to find out who killed his boss. This meeting takes place at the Cambo Thai Restaurant on Nga Tsin Long Road in Kowloon City.
Friday, January 17, 2025
Beyond Hypothermia - Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (1996) - Times Square, Causeway Bay
When the South Korean enforcer arrives in Hong Kong, he is met in one of the Times Square offices by some local contacts who provide him with some weapons. The scene starts off with a view out towards Happy Valley and Morrison Hill Road/Canal Road Flyover.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Beyond Hypothermia - Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (1996) - Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
On one of her visits to the noodle stall, Long surprises her by taking her to the top of his building where he has installed a swing set on the roof terrace. The building is supposed to be located next to the noodle stall but when we get to the roof it's quite obvious we have crossed the harbour and are adjacent to the Blackhead Point Signal tower (centre left, first image). Where the "Harbour Pinnacle" building now stands on Minden Avenue was a row of low-rise tenement buildings, and it was on the roof of one of these that this scene was filmed. The buildings have long gone but you can get a glimpse via this old post. In the top image on that link, if you look immediately below the signal tower you will see the row of buildings in question.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Beyond Hypothermia - Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (1996) - Centre Street, Sai Ying Pun
The next film is another one of those local films that actually qualify for my (very loose) definition of an "international" movie courtesy of it being a Hong Kong/South Korea co-production. It also appears to hold the esteemed title of being the very first Milkyway production.
The story revolves around a nameless female assassin played by Jacklyn Wu, who falls for a humble noodle stall owner, Long (Sean Lau). In between contracts she stops by his nearby stall and eats his noodles and he slowly starts to anticipate her random reappearances. Eventually though, her work catches up with her as she is spotted killing a Korean businessman, whose bodyguard takes it upon himself to seek revenge and he follows her back to Hong Kong.
Long's noodle stall is located at the very top of Centre Street in Sai Ying Pun. The area where the stall was is now unrecoginsable due to the (recent - circa 2015?) construction of some escalators. However, some elements remain including the view of the harbour and the assassin's apartment block (#47-49 High Street). The Google marker keeps snapping to 35 Bonham Road, but the actual location is the adjacent section of Centre Street.
Long's noodle stall is located at the very top of Centre Street in Sai Ying Pun. The area where the stall was is now unrecoginsable due to the (recent - circa 2015?) construction of some escalators. However, some elements remain including the view of the harbour and the assassin's apartment block (#47-49 High Street). The Google marker keeps snapping to 35 Bonham Road, but the actual location is the adjacent section of Centre Street.
