Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, Sam Lee, Grace Yip, Eric Tsang, Daniel Wu, Tфru Nakamura, Terence Yin, Francis Ng, Jaymee Ong, Moses Chan, Bey Logan, Ken...
The "Generation X Cops" are four young officers of the Hong Kong Police, joined together to fight against organised crime using all possible means, even if this would lead them to break the law... Their first assignement: eliminate a gang of criminals who have stolen a shipload of explosives.
AMAZON.COM REVIEWS FOR DAK GING SAN YAN LUI (1999): This is what The Mod Squad wanted to be. Chan (Eric Tsang), a cop on the fringe of the force, assembles a team of loose-cannon cadets--the Gen-X Cops--to infiltrate the mobs of Hong Kong, and they find a stolen shipment of explosive rocket fuel. Dressed in skin-tight leather and vinyl, hip to the point of being ridiculous, our heroes (named Jack, Alien, and Match) have to fight not only ultraviolent criminals but also hostile factions within the police as they track down a supercool Japanese gangster with no fear of death. The clichés fly fast and thick, and the plot is at times incomprehensible, but the action is pretty much nonstop. A shootout in a surfboard factory is particularly spectacular but is only one of several rapidly edited, stunt-filled sequences. The dubbing is better than usual (though subtitles would still be preferable), and there's some unfortunate homophobia, but the actors are all good-looking, the rock soundtrack is loud, the colors are bright, and the attitude is intense. Gen-X Cops even features a cameo by Jackie Chan, who's somehow involved with presenting the film. A slick, silly, and very entertaining movie. --Bret Fetzer
AWARDS FOR DAK GING SAN YAN LUI (1999):
- Hong Kong Film Awards
2000
Nominated
Hong Kong Film Award
Best Action Choreography
Chung Chi Li
Best Art Direction
Bruce Yu
Best Cinematography
Arthur Wong
Best Costume & Make Up Design
Bruce Yu
Best Film Editing
Ka-Fai Cheung
Best Sound Design