5 movies or shows to stream at home or watch in cinemas in Hong Kong this weekend August 3-4

5 movies or shows to stream at home or watch in cinemas in Hong Kong this weekend August 3-4

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Ha Jung-woo stars as Tae-in, a disgraced fighter pilot who finds himself flying the hijacked aircraft while squaring off against Yeo Jin-goo’s troubled young bomber.

First-time director Kim, who cut his teeth assisting on big-budget hits such as 1987: When the Day Comes and Ashfall, packs this taught, lean thriller with life-threatening incidents and period-specific peccadillos to amuse and appal his audience between the breathless thrills and political grandstanding. Read our full review

Hijack 1971 opens in cinemas today.

2. Breaking and Re-entering

A gang of thieves is charged with pulling off a “reverse heist” in emerging Taiwanese director Leo Wang Ding-lin’s comedy crime caper. Chen Bo-lin and Cecilia Choi Si-wan star as a pair of crooks who must return NT$1 billion (US$30 million) in stolen cash to the bank vault they took it from.

The bank heist has been a tried and tested movie trope for as long as the medium has been around, and Wang plunders many of the genre’s finest examples to colour his polished, playful thriller.

Breaking and Re-Entering is a consistently entertaining romp, rich in broad laughs and sentimental romance, that never threatens to outstay its welcome. Read our full review

Breaking and Re-entering is streaming on Netflix.

3. Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color

Winner of best visual effects at this year’s Academy Awards, this masterful 37th film in the Japanese blockbuster franchise turns the clock back to the late 1940s as it dramatises a destructive attack from the king of the monsters on a country still reeling in the aftermath of World War II.

Even if you’ve already checked out the colour version of the film, which is also streaming on Netflix, Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color is still well worth watching, as it offers like a very different experience: the filmmakers haven’t just removed the colour but have also reprocessed the image meticulously to give it an almost documentary feel.

What results is a striking homage to the series’ original film from 1954. In the words of director Takashi Yamazaki, this is “what a Godzilla film would look like created with modern technology in black-and-white”. Read our full review of Godzilla Minus One

Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color is streaming on Netflix.

4. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes begins with the funeral of Caesar, the dignified leader who died in sacrifice for the ape cause, before moving forward “many generations” to a time when these talking apes are now the dominant species.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will start streaming on Disney+ on August 2.

5. No Way Out: The Roulette

Fans of Korean mystery thrillers look set to be in for a ride with this brand new drama series, which marks the TV debut of director Choi Kook-hee, who is known for the films Default and Life Is Beautiful; the script was written by Lee Su-jin, the director of the indie sensation Han Gong-ju.

When the infamous criminal Kim Kook-ho (Yoo Jae-myung, Itaewon Class) is released from jail, a 20 billion won (US$14.5 million) bounty is placed on his head, sparking a nationwide manhunt.
Cho Jin-woong (Believer 2) plays Baek Joong-sik, the detective assigned to protect the former convict. Among the supporting cast, Taiwanese heartthrob Greg Hsu Kuang-han (Marry My Dead Body) has an eye-catching role as a smirking assassin from Taiwan.

No Way Out: The Roulette is streaming on Disney+.

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