Wilson Yip

ike the mixed martial arts it showcases, Flash Point espouses the belief that there's nothing quite as entertaining as uninhibited brutality. And yet despite a conviction that cops should have every right to beat criminals to death with their bare... ... Full Article

When I first heard the buzz on Wilson Yip's Sha Po Lang/S.P.L./Killzone , that the film was a welcome return to the glory days of HK's no nonsense action, I was skeptical. ... Full Article

I got into Hong Kong flicks in the mid 1990's, which was pretty much the tail end of the HK New Wave, but that only meant I had about twelve solid years of movies to catch up on...there was a... ... Full Article

When I first heard the buzz on Wilson Yip's Sha Po Lang/S.P.L. S.P.L.(2005), advance word was that the film was a welcome return to the glory days of HK's no nonsense action. ... Full Article

The concept of joss should be familiar to many followers of Hong Kong's antics. Used profusely in James Clavell novels (Tai Pan, Noble House et al), joss relates notions of life's fickle randomness, as events remain at the mercy of... ... Full Article

According to the back of the packaging (and the beginning of the movie), Wilson Yip's Sha Po Lang is named after three Chinese constellations that represent the three primary characteristics (violence, conflict, and materialism or greed) of the three leads... ... Full Article