
Goal:
Watch as many from China/Hong Kong/Taiwan as you can!
Challenge runs 1 February 2019 - 28 February 2019.
Hong Kong
Taiwan
If this list surprises you, I'm not sure I can help. I'm not even sure anyone can. Oh, maxwell, so funny.
- Rewatches allowed.
- A feature film (at least 40 min) counts as one entry.
- A total of 60 minutes of short films count as one entry.
- We'll follow the "significant contribution" rule - China/Hong Kong/Taiwan must have made a significant enough contribution to the film to count for this challenge. Interpret as you may.
- No regular television allowed.
Stats & Formatting:
- Title (year, Country) is the preferred format
- New posts are preferred over edited posts
Official Lists:
100 Classic Martial Arts Films
Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films
The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures
LoveHKFilm.com's The Best Hong Kong Films Ever
Asian Cinema: A Field Guide: China (1-76), Hong Kong (356-459), Taiwan (633-675)
UNESCO's Memory of the World: China (129-143)
Caveat: the obviously not Chinese films (such as Rush Hour et al) that appear on the Asian Cinema Field Guide list are ineligible
Unofficial lists (submit 'em if you got 'em):
Onderhond's Top 200 Hong Kong/China/Taiwan
Onderhond's China's Post-2000 Hidden Genre Gems
cinewest and the forumites discuss Chinese cinema
iCM Forum's Favorite Chinese Movies
101 Essential Chinese Movies
Movies Streaming on Common Platforms (US Data; please verify eligibility):
Netflix: https://trakt.tv/search/movies/?watchno ... s=cn,hk,tw
Hulu: https://trakt.tv/search/movies/?watchno ... s=cn,hk,tw
Amazon Prime: https://trakt.tv/search/movies/?watchno ... s=cn,hk,tw
Filmstruck: https://trakt.tv/search/movies/?watchno ... s=cn,hk,tw
秩 | 參加者 | 電影 |
1 | Traveller | 50 |
2 | jeroeno | 35 |
3 | 72allinncallme | 25 |
4 | Mate_cosido | 23 |
5 | Lonewolf2003 | 15 |
6 | Knaldskalle | 12 |
6 | Onderhond | 12 |
6 | sol | 12 |
9 | albajos | 11 |
9 | funkybusiness | 11 |
9 | morrison-dylan-fan | 11 |
12 | maxwelldeux | 8 |
13 | hurluberlu | 7 |
14 | ororama | 6 |
14 | wasabi | 6 |
16 | clemmetarey | 5 |
16 | globetrotter | 5 |
18 | cinephage | 4 |
19 | allisoncm | 3 |
19 | jdidaco | 3 |
19 | frbrown | 3 |
22 | mightysparks | 2 |
22 | OldAle1 | 2 |
22 | RBG | 2 |
22 | VincentPrice | 2 |
22 | vortexsurfer | 2 |
27 | 3eyes | 1 |
27 | lynchs | 1 |
27 | blocho | 1 |
27 | Coryn | 1 |
27 | flavo5000 | 1 |
27 | zzzorf | 1 |
B-b-b-b-bonus Challenge!
It's... "The Find Tien Feng Scavenger Hunt"!
Take a screenshot and post it when Tien Feng shows up in your viewings. He's in so many films, you'd practically have to try to avoid him. One screenshot per film, please.
秩 | 參加者 | 電影 |
1 | funkybusiness | 2 |
1 | Traveller | 2 |