[2024.08.19] WONG JING ADDS SCENES FOR CHINGMY YAU AND MAKES BRIGITTE LIN JEALOUS

Wong Jing praises Chingmy Yau for bringing the lively Princess Kinning to life
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THE ROYAL TRAMP is full of beauties, Brigitte Lin (center) plays Wai Siu Bo's wife and the Dragon Cult leader Lung Yi
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Director Wong Jing two days ago posted to his YouTube channel a new video "Why was Yau Suk Ching Wong Jing's official actress?". He talked about Chingmy Yau Suk Ching, the lead actress in many of his films and have been romantically linked to him. He mentioned that when Brigitte Lin (Lam Ching Ha) was filming ROYAL TRAMP (LUK DING GEI), she was very jealous because the size of Yau Suk Ching's role; he also revealed that Yau Suk Ching was originally the lead actress in DANCES WITH DRAGON (YU LUNG GUNG MO).

Wong Jing said that Yau Suk Ching has already caught his attention when she was competing in the 1987 Miss Hong Kong pageant. When he first saw Yau Suk Ching dressed like a little princess with a ponytail in a magazine, he thought this girl was very sweet, her appearance was so easy to be accepted by others, and she had great potential for development. While Yau Suk Ching was competing in Miss Hong Kong, an incident involving plastic surgery broke out and she decided to withdraw from the competition. Wong Jing vindicated Yau, saying that she was injured in a fall, her mandible was broken and she needed to undergo orthopedic surgery to reshape her chin. It was not a deliberate plastic surgery.

After Yau Suk Ching resigned from the competition, she joined TVB. Wong Jing started filming the Shaw Brothers movie MR. POSSESSED (JONG CHEH SIN SUN) and proposed to Mona Fong Yat Wa that he wanted Yau Suk Ching to play a supporting role. Later, he asked Yau to star in THE CRAZY COMPANIES (JUI GAI SUEN YAU). Because of her character name "Wat Dau Dau", Yau Suk Ching had another nickname "Dau Dau". Wong Jing said that Yau Suk Ching came from a modest family, so she worked very hard in hopes of becoming famous and changing her life. "After filming THE CRAZY COMPANIES II, she wasn't as enterprising and didn't want to take on so many roles. So I wanted to get an understanding, what changed? It turned out that she was in love. I said, 'That's fine, you don't say anymore. You can just find your happiness.'"

Wong Jing said that when Yau Suk Ching broke up with her boyfriend and wanted to make movies again, he started production on TRICKY BRAINS (JING GOO JUEN GA) and arranged for her to partner with Stephen Chow Sing Chi. Yau Suk Ching's acting skills were not very mature at the time, but she was one of the few actresses who could get roles with Chow Sing Chi. Yau Suk Ching later got the opportunity to perform in LEE ROCK (NG YIK TAM JEUNG LUI LOK JUEN). Wong Jing praised Yau for her very good performance and decided to tailor a script for her. He wrote DANCES WITH DRAGON (YU LUNG GUNG MO), but the investors wanted Cheung Man for lead actress so he had to recast.

Wong Jing said that the entertainment industry in the 1990s had so many beauties such as Brigitte Lin (Lam Ching Ha), Michelle Reis (Lee Ka Yun), Cheung Man, Carina Lau K Ling, Joey Wong Cho Yin, and Rosamund Kwan Chi Lam. It was not easy for Yau Suk Ching to win out. Thus he changed her scenes in ROYAL TRAMP (LUK DING GEI) again and again to give her more opportunities to star opposite Chow Sing Chi. Playing Princess Kinning, Yau Suk Ching's performance was humorous and lively; she was able to follow Chow Sing Chi in the movie. "The beauties with vested interests started to get a little jealous. 'Why do her scenes seem to be so prominent?' Even Lam Ching Ha was jealous as she said outside, 'Oh, I've been walking around behind Yau Suk Ching's butt all day, I don't know what I'm doing!' Later I of course added more scenes for Lam Ching Ha, and kept her from having to be in the group scenes."

Wong Jing also mentioned that Yau Suk Ching also knew that it would not be easy to stand out at that time. Veronica Yip Yuk Hing and Loletta Lee Lai Chun made several category III films and caused a craze. He asked Yau Suk Ching if she had the courage to think about this, her answer was that she could not accept that. Wong Jing also felt that full nudity was not necessary. "I said you have to achieve a certain standard, so that everyone thinks you are very sexy but can't see everything. I think I created this: not showing anything, show yet you can't see. I tailor-made NAKED KILLER (CHET LOR GO YEUNG) for her, and asked Fok Yiu Leung (Clarence Ford) to shoot it in an aesthetic way." He revealed that back then Josephine Siao Fong Fong was originally cast in NAKED KILLER, but she resigned after seeing the movie poster. The role instead went to Kelly Yao Wei.

[2024.08.18] STEPHEN CHOW STRUCK BACK AT WONG JING'S CONDEMNATIONS IN A PAST INTERVIEW

Stephen Chow once struck back at Wong Jing's condemnations in a past mainland interview that people found online
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Director Wong Jing recently commented on Stephen Chow Sing Chi's character on his online channel, talking about when Chow Sing Chi became a "tyrant on the set" and also revealing the reason why SHAOLIN SOCCER was not released in the mainland. He claimed that Chow Sing Chi took advantage all his could as he demanded investors to sign an unfair contract.

Wong Jing's remarks became a hot topic on the Internet, but Chow Sing Chi has yet to respond. However, some online discovered that Wong Jing has criticized Chow Sing Chi early on. The latter responded in an interview with mainland media. At that time, Chow Sing Chi said calmly, "I never knew that Director Wong Jing knew me so well, but you (reporter) don't have to believe him; he actually doesn't know me very well, I think."

Chow Sing Chi also said, "Money is important, but doing things well is the most important. Money is an added bonus."

[2024.8.18] FOK GOR FEELS SICK FROM HIS SERIAL KILLER ROLE RESEARCH

Fok Gor, Susan Shaw and Suet E attend the movie THE HUNT FOR NIGHT STALKER press conference
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Susan Shaw Yam Yam, Fok Gor (Jeffrey Fok Chun Bong) and Suet E went to Causeway Bay yesterday to attend the press conference of the movie THE HUNT FOR NIGHT STALKER (YU YEH TOH FU). In the film, Fok Gor played Lam Kwok Yan, the rainy night butcher, and Suet E played the victim he dismembered. The roles required her back to be exposed, and for the two to have some physical contact. They said they have already filmed several scenes. Since everyone was concentrating on acting they did not feel embarrassed. Fok Gor never thought about participating in this film because he did not get the role through an audition. When he had a conversation with director Tang Tung Ming, the director felt that he had a dark feelings so he was invited to perform. "When the director said this, I don't know whether I should be happy or not. I have never played a murderer, and there were dismemberment scenes. I read a lot of psychological books about murderers and watched dismemberment films beforehand. These films were very bloody, and I really felt like vomiting when I first watched them." Speaking of the subject clash with the Yan Ting Chow directed YU YEH JI TOH, which also had Lam Gor Wan as the subject, Fok Gor said that he did not mind and believed the story and production angles would be different.

Shaw Yam Yam played Fok Gor's grandma. Because of her disappointment with her grandson and shocked that a girl was dismembered, she had many scenes where she cried excitedly. "This case was very sensational at that time, and it cast a shadow on all women in Hong Kong. They were afraid to go out at night and take taxis, including me; I didn't go out unnecessarily. If I worked until early in the morning, I would rather sleep in the dressing room until the sunrise. Not only was I afraid of taking a taxi alone at night, but it was also convenient for starting work early in the morning." Yesterday was Hung ry Ghost Festival and also Shaw Yam Yam's birthday on the lunar calendar. The film company presented a cake to celebrate. Shaw Yam Yam said, "I have always celebrated my birthday on the Lunar July 15th. Two years ago, my mother told me that she was born on the Lunar July 14th in her death bed. She was afraid that others would say I was an unlucky person, so she kept this secret for decades."

[2024.08.15] OUT OF SHAPE BOSCO WONG ASKS LOUIS CHEUNG FOR HELP

Bosco Wong finds that he does not run enough and ask Louis Cheung to save him
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Bosco Wong and Louis Cheung reveals that many jokes occurred during the film of their Emperor Motion Picture THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOOD
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Bosco Wong follows the fitness trainer Louis Cheung recommends and is showing some early on results

Louis Cheung has many fight and chase scenes in the new film

Bosco Wong while making THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOOD realizes that he is too thin and finds running difficult
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Bosco Wong Chung Chak and Louis Cheung Kai Chung played the roles of gangsters in the movie THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOODS (JAT JIK 3). Because of all the action, they had to run from one end of the street to the other to "chop people" on a hot day; so the filming was very difficult. Wong Chung Chak joked that for TRIAD 4 they would have to run a marathon. However since they were familiar with the film's action director German Cheung Man Kit and others, the filming process was a lot of fun, and he were glad that he was not injured. Cheng Ho Nam and Tao Dai Yu praised their new generation friends for being so studious, and Wong Chung Chak worked out like crazy for the fight scenes.

Wong Chung Chak said that in the middle of the filming he mustered up the courage and asked Cheung Kai Chung to call his fitness coach for help. "When I was filming the running scene this time, I felt that I was slow out of the gate. In addition I was very thin. Earlier I even broke my leg and had cervical issues. During the pandemic I also stopped training and haven't trained for several years. I felt that I lost too many muscles before and I lost power, so I had to exercise again. Now when I am not at work I would train for 4 days in a row. Sometimes I would bump into (Ron) Ng Cheuk Hei at the gym." Cheung Kai Chung praised Wong Chung Chak for his perseverance and determination.

Has his abdominal muscles training shown any results? Wong Chung Chak joked that he would not take them out casually. Would it not be such a waste if you trained them but kept from showing them off? Wong Chung Chak joked, "Do I just casually lift up my shirt to show people? I'm not a porn star, I train in advance so when I have a project I would use them!" Cheung Kai Chung, who was in great shape, had the most experience. "When we work on action movies, we need to exercise more normally; it's not just for aesthetics. Like a car that has been out of the factory for more than 40 years, it has become a classic car and needs maintenance to stay in the condition. This time all the running and fighting in the action scenes were OK, I was able to perform them, didn't need to go to the sidelines and look for the double."

Playing the "big brothers" in the movie, Cheng Ho Nam and Tao Dai Yu praised their new generation friends for being so studious and serious during filming, unlike them in the past when they often played on set. Wong Chak Chung thanked the two seniors and even said that the work attitudes of their seniors were actually like this.

Cheung Kai Chung said with a smile, "Perhaps they are so strong that they can play, we probably shouldn't. Playing would mess up our focus. In fact, the two elders are very relaxed and don't put any pressure on us. Once they are in position, they are their characters."

Wong Chung Chak stated, "During the on-the-set script reads, when Ah Chung and I thought of some things we would add them and make some fine-tuning. The director would also be informed and join the discussion. However, this was the first time that I was praised by my seniors for being studious; playing a gangster and still be studious! Haha!" Cheung Kai Chung also laughed and said, "It's really academic to think about how to chop someone in a gang fight! The current market condition isn't easy, you can't change it after filming; so you have to get all the practice in before the shoot. In addition good has no end; we improve as we shoot, since movies are more precise than TV."

Wong Chung Chak also agreed that he should seize the opportunity to perform every scene well, so he would reduce the dialogue to make it more precise. As for adding his opinions on the set, Wong Chung Chak said, "Sometimes during on-the-set script reads we will trade dialogues, or say a line for another to show the brotherhood more. Even when rehearsing with Brother Mark, he would put something that isn't in the script into it."

In one scene Cheng Ho Nam had to beat them on the back with a staff as punishment. When Cheng Ho Nam hit Chan Ka Lok, he was very gentle; but when he hit Cheung Kai Chung he hit at his hardest. After the shoot the whole set burst into laughter. Cheung Kai Chung smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Mark has confidence in me and I can take it. Every hit makes a bang but it doesn't hurt; just a slap on my back. I take it as an affirmation. Brother Mark has represented our muscle world since we were little. The king of protein, his physique can't be more beautiful. His beating is a kind of recognition, but Ka Lok can work harder. Taking care of a child takes a lot of time, but next time when he is beaten next time he would need to be confident!" Bosco took the chance to chime in, "I too want to recognize you!"

However Ah Chung was still very happy because Brother Mark has inspired him to keep a young mind and be fit. "He is so stylish, wearing tight shorts after work as if he was waiting for him to go out to sea on a boat; but I just can't accept that pair of shorts."

In another scene, Cheng Ho Nam took Cheung Kai Chung, Wong Chung Chak and Chan Ka Lok to a sauna to compensate for the beating they took. However, during the filming the three of them treated their flesh like gold, as they soaked their upper bodies up to their necks. Wong Chung Chak said with a smile, "I only started to work out after the filming, what body would I show off? I was as frail as a stick!" Cheung Kai Chung also laughed and said, "It's very tough. It was my second sauna shoot, I felt like hot pot ingredients as I had to soak it for several hours. I usually go to the sauna for just 2 minutes before going for a massage. During the filming everyone had to be in the water together. The filming became more and more psychedelic, I got tired and very sleep. So after one soak I haven't done it again for several years." Was everyone being stingy with their body? Wong Chung Chak submitted and said, "It's better not to show off in front of Brother Mark. The ladies nowadays want to look at the physique even when watching a men's movie." Cheung Kai Chung said that he worked out for two or three months before filming, during this period he do not eat any good food. Wong Chung Chak felt the same way and said that while working on the TV series TWO STEPS FROM HEAVEN neither he nor Cheung Kai Chung had any good food, as they only ate white meat chicken without skin and boiled everyday. Cheung Kai Chung joked, "The price will gradually increase, being naked out of the blue won't be so cheap." Wong Chung Chak agreed, "Shooting an advertisement every few months or for one or two scenes, now we have to take off out clothes for no reason? You have to the price." The two of them made it sound like they were selling their bodies. Cheung Kai Chung pointed out that when he went to Kuala Lumpur for a shoot earlier, he only ate steamed chicken on the entire trip and exercised all night. When he returned to Hong Kong to shoot another movie, he had to take off his shirt immediately. The day after the shoot he ate like crazy, once he even ate too much while on vacation with his family; Wong Chung Chak joked that after taking off his shirt for a shot, he put his shirt back on and ate shrimp and pork dumplings in front of him. Cheung Kai Chung even laughed and said that if his muscles have never been on display, being naked will have no pressure. "Yet once your abdominal muscles make an impression on the audience, if you are not in shape, people would say you let yourself go and you would be bullied. I wouldn't really want to hear those words." Wong Chung Chak agreed that sometimes not every character needed to have muscle mass, it would depend on the character's requirements.

[2024.08.14] FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 11 2024

For The week ending Sunday August 11 2024

10 BORDERLANDS
    d. Eli Roth
    Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Ariana Greenblatt,
      Florian Munteanu, Jamie Lee Curtis

  9 A PLACE CALLED SILENCE
  Can : Muk Sat
    d. Sam Quah
    Wang Chuan-jun, Ning Chang, Francis Ng Chun Yu
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 119 mins.
  Opening August 8 2024


[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    A middle school girl named Huijun falls to her death after being bullied, leading to a series of mysterious deaths among the bullies, and violence towards Huijun’s best friend at school, a speech-impaired girl named Xiaotong. Everyone around her turned a blind eye, and a collective silence brewed greater violence. As the investigation progresses, old secrets of concealment and corruption are about to be revealed. New masterpiece of crime mystery from the director of Sheep Without a Shepherd!

  8 TRAP
    d. M. Night Shyamalan
    Josh Harnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan,
     Hayley Mills, Alison Pill

  7 DESPICALBE ME 4
    d. Chris Renaud
    Illumination Animation
    English Voices: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin,
      Joey King, Mirand Cosgrove, Stephen Colbert, Sofia Vergara,
      Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Madison Polan, Dana Gaier,
      Chloe Fineman, Will Ferrell

  6 TWISTERS
    d. Lee Isaac Chung
    Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Glen Powell

  5 HIJACK 1971
    d. Kim Sung-han
    Ha Jung-woo, Yeo Jin-goo, Sung Dong-il, Chae Soo-bin, Kim Sun-young
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 100 mins.
  Opening August 1 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    Pilots Tae-in and Gyu-sik are set to fly to Gimpo. Under the guidance of flight attendant Ok-soon, passengers are busy boarding. However, shortly after takeoff, a homemade bomb explodes, turning the cabin into chaos. Yong-dae, who intends to hijack the entire plane, takes control of the cockpit and threatens the pilots to change course. Due to the explosion, Gyu-sik loses sight in one eye, and in the chaotic cabin, Tae-in faces a life-or-death situation. They begin a desperate struggle to safely land the aircraft...

  4 CRAYON SHINCHAN THE MOVIE: OUR DINOSAUR DIARY
    d. Shinobu Sasaki
    Japanese Animation
    Cantonese Voices : Kimmy Wong Wai Chu, Rebecca Tam Suk Ying,
      Benny Wong Chi Ming, Rainbow Cheung Choi Hung, Pheobe Chow Yan Yan,
      Chan Chi Ying, Keung Lai Yee, Joey Hung Ka Ho
    Rating : I
    Length : 105 mins.
    Opening August 9 2024
    Teaser : https://youtu.be/Cp7T1zUj85U

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    Shinchan is really excited about the coming summer holiday! What's amazing about this summer is that there is a special news that shocks the whole world — A “Dinosaur Park” that revives extinct dinosaursis opened in Tokyo! What’s more, the Kasukabe Team receives a special invitation to explore the new park! The team enjoys the facilities in the world-renowned “Dinosaur Park” while having a close look on giant dinosaurs, and become so excited about everything they see! After opening of the park, a dinosaur fever is all the rage worldwide!

    At the same time, Shiro meets a little dinosaur called "Nana" at the riverside. As Shinchan and his friends beg sincerely, Nana becomes a member of the Nohara family, living together with Shinchan and Shiro, and creates a lot of wonderful memories. However, when Shinchan is enjoying this unique summer, dinosaurs suddenly escape from the park and rush into Tokyo! How will this "Dinosaur Crisis" end? What is the secret behind Nana's appearance?

  3 INSIDE OUT 2
    d. Kelsey Mann
    Disney Pixar Animation
    English Voices: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke,
      Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black,
      Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu,
      Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adele Exarchopoulos
      Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser
    Cantonese Voices: Ivana Wong Yuen Chi, Ivy So Nga Lam,
      Ah Jeng (Wong Ching Yi), Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, LaiYing Tang,
      Gigi Cheung Man Chi, Harriet Yeung Sze Man,
      Ram Chiang Chi Kwong, Benz Hui Siu Hung

  2 DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S EARTH SYMPHONY
    d. Kazuaki Imai
    Japanese Animation
    Rating : I
    Length : 115 mins.
    Opening August 1 2024
    Trailer : https://youtu.be/5EHfTNfYnr0

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    The 43rd theatrical outing for the 2D animated 'Doraemon' series, produced to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the original author.

    Nobita is practicing his recorder, which he is not very good at, for a school concert when a mysterious girl, Mikka, appears. She is looking for a music expert to play with her in order to revive the "Hall of Music " on a planet where music is an energy source.

  1 DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE
    d. Shawn Levy
    Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman

[2024.08.14] FOR THE WEEK STARTING SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 2024

For the week starting Saturday, August 10 2024 (Week 32)

VIUTV CHILL CLUB CHART

  5 TXT OR CALL
  Marf Yau Yin Tung

https://youtu.be/06EFMnNyPWg

  4 DOUCHI
  Can : Dau Si
  Wilson Ng Lam Fung

https://youtu.be/Wnb-MT7AISE

  3 BOHEMIAN (WITHOUT) RHAPSODY
  Can : Bor Hei Mai Ah (Moot Yau) Kong Seung Kuk
  Phil Lam Yik Hong

https://youtu.be/S7ux2B2PbCA

  2 THANK YOU POSTMAN
  Ian Chan Cheuk Yin

https://youtu.be/qqOESfE53DA

  1 EXIT
  Aaron Kwok Fu Sing

https://youtu.be/ocKttiiWAt0

[2024.08.14] JACKIE CHAN REVEALS COREY YUEN'S PASSING FROM COVID TWO YEARS AGO

Famous Hong Kong director, action director and producer Corey Yuen passed way from the novel corornavirus two years ago

Corey Yuen was Jet Li's official action director, designing the action on LETHAL WEAPON 4

Michelle Yeoh is one of the action actors Corey Yuen gave a start to

Jackie Chan posts on Weibo a photo from the 65th anniversary of the Yuen Clan founding, remembers Corey Yuen and other late members and hence reveals the news of Yuen's passing two years ago

Yuen Qiu, Sammo Hung and Corey Yuen appeared on the Chin Kar Lok and Sandra Ng's program

Corey Yuen and Stephen Chow worked together on many commercial and critical hit films

Director Roy Chow worked with Corey Yuen on RISE OF THE LEGEND and spent valuable moments together

Corey Yuen spent decades in film and made great contributions
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The news of Hong Kong director and producer, famous action director and one of the "Seven Little Fortunes" Corey Yuen Kwai's death suddenly surfaced yesterday. The source was Jackie Chan, who mentioned the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Yuen Clan in a post on Weibo. However in the text he mentioned, "We would always remember those who have passed away, Master, his wife, elder sister Yu So Chau, Yuen Lun, Yuen Yam, Yuen Yu, Yuen Kwai, Yuen Yung and other brothers and sisters."

Jackie Chan posted a group photo of the "Yuen Troupe" on Weibo and said, "Our group of people entered Master Yu Jim Yuen's Hong Kong Chinese Opera Academy since we were six or seven years old, singing, chanting, doing and fighting together. We practiced hard and received beatings from our master together, and together we also learned a lot of real skills that would allow us to make a living in the future. Later, we entered the film industry one after another. Brothers and sisters helped each other and slowly carved out a world of our own. Coming from the Yuen Clan, the 'Seven Little Fortunes' was becoming more and more popular among the audience. Many people have become great action directors, stars, and directors in the film industry with their own representative works. Decades have passed just like this, our faces has more wrinkles and our hair is gray. We can no longer completed many stunts easily. However, as Big Brother Hung Kam Bo said, our group of people have been tumbling and fighting all our lives and going to Heaven and Earth. It has been a miracle that we are together in good health. At this gathering, we remembered our brothers and sisters who have passed away, such as Master, his wife, elder sister Yu So Chau, Yuen Lun, Yuen Yam, Yuen Yu, Yuen Kwai, Yuen Yung and other brothers and sisters. We also asked each other to make sure to cherish your health and welcome the next reunion. Best wishes to the Yuen clan and the members of the Yuen clan forever!"

The Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers spokesman Tin Kai Man also confirmed the news of Yuen Kwai's death in response to the media, saying that Yuen Kwai immigrated to Canada in his early years and died of the novel coronavirus two years ago; it has not been made public due to the wishes of his family.

Many people in the industry who knew Yuen Kwai posted messages of remembrance on social platforms. Director Roy Chow Hin Yeung posted a photo with Yuen Kwai and wrote, "Dear Director Dan (Yuen Kwai), I will miss you forever. Director Yuen Kui was one of the main promoters of bringing Hong Kong action film technology to Hollywood, and wrote an important page in the history of world cinema." He mentioned that when he directed the movie RISE OF THE LEGEND (WONG FEI HUNG JI YING HUNG YAU MUNG), Yuen Kwai served as the action director. "Before the production began, the action design took half a year to prepare. We all worked together everyday to come up with moves, test shoots, BS, and competed with you on having scrambled eggs with chili pepper everyday! I really miss those days, a good time that I will never forget."

Producer Amy Chin Siu Wai wrote, "Last year when Siu Hoi (Mang Hoi) left, he turned out to have left with Director Dan. It was just like back then when they would always return to the company together for meetings, scout locations together, work together, had tea together, then go home on their own and rest for a few hours; get up and start working again. Until one day, everyone unknowingly scattered all over until now. We miss you, Director Yuen Kwai, and we miss our fearless but dumb impulse back then. Safe Travels."

Chin Kar Lok was saddened to hear the news of Yuen Kwai's death. "I believe that the big brothers who grew up training with and worked in the film industry with Director Yuen Kwai would be even more reluctant to part with him. I met him when I joined the Sammo Hung Stunt Team. What I remember the most is that when he came back from making foreign movies in the United States, he introduced many safety measures for action movies like pressure-sensitive mat that took the blunt off shooting action scenes such as jumping from a car or jumping off a building. He also rehearsed the stunts in advance, which saved a lot of time from doing them on the spot. He also recorded the video for us to see so we knew the feeling of shooting. He made great contributions to Hong Kong action movies."

Yuen Kwai was originally named Yan Yuen Kwai. He was born in 1950 and was known as Brother Dan. Along with Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Yuen Biao and others, he was a student at the Chinese Opera Academy, a disciple of Peking Opera master Yu Jim Yuen, and a member of the Seven Little Fortunes. Early in his career, he served as a stuntman and participated in many action movies. Later he became an action director. In 1982 Ng See Yuen invited him to direct NINJA IN THE DRAGON'S DEN (LUNG JI YUN JEH), for which he was nominated for Best Action Choreography at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards. Yuen Kwai later directed many action films, including YES, MADAM! (WONG GA SI JEH) and SHE SHOOTS STRAIGHT (WONG GA NUI JEUNG). He was famous for his ability to direct actresses in fierce martial arts action. In 1990 he co-directed with Jeff Lau Chun Wai the Stephen Chow Sing Chi starred comedy ALL FOR THE WINNER (DOH SING), which became the top-grossing box office hit that year. Yuen Kwai became a popular action comedy director. Later he collaborated with Lau Chun Wai again on THE TOP BET (DOH BA), SAVIOR OF THE SOUL (91 SUN DIU HUP LUI), SAVIOR OF THE SOUL II (92 SUN DIU JI CHI SUM CHEUNG CHING GIM), THE LEGEND OF FONG SAI YUK, FONG SAI YUK II and others. Yuen Kwai also often made cameo appearances in comedy roles in the films he directed and choreographed the action, such as Fishmonger Sing in ALL FOR THE WINNER, and Shek Sir in MORTUARY BLUES (SI GA JUNG DEI).

Yuen Kwai single-handedly gave a hand up to a number of action actors, including Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King) and Jet Li (Lee Nin Kit). Yeung Chi King once said that Yuen Kwai had strict requirements on martial arts action that at the same time must have good form and aesthetics. He also knew whether the actor had the ability to perform certain movements and would not force anything. Yuen Kwai was Lee Nin Kit's official action director. He formed a production company, Eastern Production Co., Ltd. with Lee Nin Kit in 1992 and two collaborated on blockbuster films such as THE LEGEND OF FONG SAI YUK, THE BODYGUARD FROM BEIJING (JUNG NAM HOI BO BIU), and MY FATHER IS A HERO (CUP BA BA DIK SHUN). Yuen Kwai even won the Best Action Choreography Award at the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 30th Golden Horse Awards for THE LEGEND OF FONG SAI YUK. In 1995, he won the Best Action Director at the 32nd Golden Horse Awards for THUNDERBOLT. In 1998, Yuen Kwai went to Hollywood at Lee Nin Kit's invitation to design action scenes for LETHAL WEAPON 4 and received praises. He later served as action director for many foreign films, including KISS OF THE DRAGON and THE ONE. In 2002 he directed THE TRANSPORTER. In recent years, Yuen Kwai shifted his focus back to the Chinese film industry and was responsible for the action design of many films such as RED CLIFF and SHAOLIN (SUN SIU LUM JI).