imo Flash Point is a really bad movie in all regards EXCEPT the action, but the action is so good that it justifies the movie appearing on this list. SPL is a much better movie.
I have just 3 recommendations that I feel could make this list and thats John Woo's Bullet in the Head starring Tony Leung, Jet Li's Fearless and lastly Time and Tide by Director Tsui Hark
as a chinese,i wanna say thank you for recommending these films to english audience and for this channel,some of these films are masterpieces and i hope more people know it.great appreciation.
*"Few '50' Chinese films"* You have a weird definition of _"Few"._ Just the way I like it. Definitely gonna finish these _"Few"_ Chinese films within this year.
Here's my favourite Chinese-language films: 1. Chungking Express 2. A Brighter Summer Day 3. Yi Yi 4. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks 5. Happy Together 6. Fallen Angels 7. An Elephant Sitting Still 8. Days of Being Wild 9. Ashes of Time 10. 2046 11. That Day, on the Beach 12. In the Mood for Love 13. Three Times 14. Hard Boiled 15. Raise the Red Lantern 16. To Live 17. Red Sorghum 18. Hero 19. The Grandmaster 20. Drunken Master II Honourable Mentions: Big Fish & Begonia, Infernal Affairs, Ash is Purest White, Spring in a Small Town, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Suzhou River, The 14 Amazons, Ju Dou, The Eagle Shooting Heroes. Your video is amazing, and has given me loads of recommendations for what I need to seek out next.
Interesting to see Hard Boiled being sandwiched in there haha. But yes, those are great selections. It's hard not to dominate the list with Wong Kar-wai, though.
@@thomastorodo9968 I liked it, but not as much as IA. I saw IA first and The Departed just seemed like a good facsimile, but a facsimile none the less. Part for part I think IA had better performance, Tony Leung, Eric Tsang, and Anthony Wong I think particularly out did their American counterparts, and that's saying a lot since I consider DiCaprio, Nicholson and Sheen very very good actors.
@@lobstereleven4610 Not to be too snobby about it but I like Infernal Affairs MUCH BETTER. The drama's stronger and story is tighter in my opinion. I'm chinese so maybe there's some cultural stuff that a foreigner would miss but it's an incredible film in my opinion. Once I was procrastinating and turned on the film to watch it for 5 mins before going back to work. Next thing I know I saw the entire thing. It really pulls you in.
I loooove 80s and 90s HK action cinema so much. My older sister worked at an anime/HK video store when i was 9 or 10 and i got free rentals so I grew up on a lot of this stuff. There were so many amazing films produced in HK back then and I'll never grow tired of watching them.
“To Live” by Yimou Zhang, also starring Gong Li just like Farewell my Concubine and Raise the Red Lantern, is an absolute masterpiece detailing the journey of a man through the decades of political change in China from the 1930s -80s. My favourite of all time
When you ended with “In the Mood for Love”, I said, hell yes! Tony Leung plays that role with next level cool and Maggie Cheung carries herself with such poise it is impossible to look away. The music and the camera are in harmony. Great movie!
@大葉 "A prostitute"? Really? I haven't seen that version, although I had heard about it. I am a big fan of Joey, so for me, there are no other versions :)
My favorite film of all time right now: An Elephant Sitting Still (大象席地而坐) by Hu Bo It's very slow (almost 4 hours long), and it's a super depressing and realistic look at life with no hope But the shots linger and they're done so well, that it's interesting the whole time
Some other Chinese movies that are among my favorite movies: Chungking Express (1994) by Wong Kar-wai Fallen Angels (1995) also by Wong Kar-wai Millennium Mambo (2001) by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ten Brothers! Wow finally I know the title of that movie. It was shown a lot in Indonesia but it's really obscure to find online. Even as a comedy it has surprisingly good messages (The whole 10 arrows can't be broken).
Having grown up on Jackie Chan films, I feel a few more should be mentioned: - City Hunter - Project A Part I & II - Armour of God 1 & 2 - Miracle - Supercop - Dragons Forever
As an American fan running home to see the "Hong Kong" block after school, could never go wrong with Golden Harvest or Run Run Shaw stuff :) and of course the legendary Bruce Lee. However this was a fun list to see from someone who is far more knowledgeable about Eastern cinema. I appreciate the video and the spotlight. Thank you :)
Omg watching this video made me relive memories of enjoying these hong kong movies. Im so glad i have the english and chinese names to view them now along with the rest of the family. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
4:47 I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE NAME OF THIS MOVIE FOR YEARS !!!! Thank you so much; this really takes me back to my grandparents watching this crazy flick...
Bullet in the head is one of my fav movie and most underrated John Woo's movie, the story of brotherhood and surviving in the troubled time, i still cry every time i watching it
Tsui Hark's "Peking Opera Blues" should have been in there. To me it's the quintessential Hong Kong films - it literally switches tones and genres from scene to scene.
I went back to take some notes, and I'm glad you've been doing this channel for so many years! It's brought me so much in terms of both knowledge and movie watching experiences. Thank you!
Thanks for making this video man! I've been really wanting to dive deep into Chinese cinema. Particularly the culturally revealing side of it! Will likely end up watching many of the films on your list!
Raise the Red Lantern was the very first Chinese film I ever saw -- on some random cable channel when I was a teenager. I was captivated! I loved it so much and I remember asking my friends at school if they'd ever heard of it, and nobody had any clue what I was talking about.
I am from Egypt and i found your video by chance but I'm so pleased that you mentioned in the mood for love as it's my favourite movie ever and I'm from today your biggest fan
Crazy stone is my favorite Chinese comedy. The lines and dialects are so funny that many memes in China internet originate from here. I can almost recite the whole movie.
It's comedy is kinda hard to get for foreigners living outside of China. Even as a Chinese (not from China), I find it hard to fully grasp the comedy in the film (though I love Huang Bo as an actor).
@@gheeseng23 This may relate to your unfamiliarity with Chinese dialects and stereotypes of different regions in China. Moreover, if you go visit Chongqing where the story takes place, I am sure you will grasp this movie's essence. This city adds at least 20% to this movie's fun.
Great recommendations. I believe historical Chinese movies should be explored and included also. I.e., Red Cliff 1, Red Cliff 2, White Vengeance are a few that comes to mind. These films illustrates many historical figures/events.
I am watching this at lunch and I'll watch In mood for love tonight. I would love any of you fellow viewers could make an IMDb list of all these movies. Great list Accented Cinema, thank you for your precious insight on Chinese cinema.
I was looking about for stuff about Truong Daos and Dadaos, finding your sword video, which I really loved. I enjoy channels like NandoVSMovies, and video essays on such things. Then I found this channel, and it's all that but Asian. From an Asian American, thank you for his great content man! I love this.
I loveee this list, it's nice to see some of my favourites on there (i.e. Dragon, Mr Vampire, King of Comedy and The Bodyguard From Beijing) and to learn about new ones to check out! Here's more I would add: - God of Cookery, Stephen Chow & Lee Lik Chi - The Forbidden City Cop, Stephen Chow & Vincent Kok - Curse of the Golden Flower, Zhang Yimou - Running Out of Time 1 & 2, Johnnie To - The White Storm, Benny Chan - New Police Story, Benny Chan - Us and Them, Rene Liu
In The Mood For Love! my top 5 favorite movie (top 5 meaning it is equally as good as 4 other movies on my list). i would also recommend 2046 and Days Of Being Wild. i love this channel so much!
omg this episode is so nostalgic for me because i have watched a large chunk of the movies recommended on this list. Some i have even forgot but love! I'm gonna search and watch some again. Thanks
Kung Fu Hustle was one of my favorite movies while growing up. Nice to see it on the list. Thanks a lot for these recommendations. I already knew some of these, but the vast majority of them were all new for me. I recently became interested in chinese cinema, so seeing someone as familliar with it as you recommendating those movies was a bliss. I'll check a lot of them out in the near future. Thanks and congrats for your channel. I first saw it through your video on Pulgasari and later watched a lot of the other videos. You earned yourself a new subscriber.
I would LOVE to see you do a video on the impact that the Shaw Bros films had and the many people that they influenced over the years. Also, a video on who your Favorite Martial Arts film actors are; mine are Bruce Lee, Gordon Liu, Lau Kar-Leung, Chen Kwan Tai, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, and a few others.
Fantastic list you've made there my friend. Chinese cinema, especially in the 90s and early 2000s had so much quality to offer, it was unreal. Maybe I can also interest your audience in a couple more masterpiece s of Chinese cinema like the following 1. In the Heat of the Sun (Yanngguang Canlan de Rizi), 1994 - Slice of Life, Coming of Age story - very Beijing 2. To Live (Huozhe), 1994 - historical drama - the great Gong Li in one of her greatest roles 3. Keep Cool (You Hua, Haohao Shuo), 1997 - comedy - batshit crazy, hard-boiled humour - very Beijing again. Best wishes and thanks again for the video.
Please do a video on Mr. Vampire! You are right - it is expertly done and I loved it as a kid. Never in any movie was I so scared, laughed so much and was on the edge of my seat with suspense.
Xiao Wu (Jia Zhangke), Red Sorghum (Zhang Yimou), Summer Palace (Lou Ye) and Spring in a small town (Fei Mu) are also amazing. You could also make a video about documentaries !
I loved this list. Really took me back to my childhood. Hong Kong made some of the BEST cinema in the whole world, for a long time. And for some reason, probably after you mentioned Ashes of Time, I knew you would have In the Mood for Love at 50. Great list, can't wait for the next video.
An outstanding list. It is wonderful to have a channel discussing Chinese cinema with such eloquence and passion. But no A Chinese Ghost Story? Or any Tsui Hark films? Come on, man.
@@AccentedCinema No worries. You still have a fantastic channel. Maybe a Tsui Hark top ten (twenty?) list in the future. Looking forward to that Mr. Vampire video. Nice to see some love for Mr. Vampire 3.
I'm Brazilian but I'm very interested in chinese cinema. Your channel is amazing and very well constructed, thank you for your videos and effort in bringing knowledge!
"Comrades: Almost a love story" is one of my all time favourite drama films that I didnt expected to be so good, but it shows so well the years its developed in, specially with chinese migration. And also is curious how I grew up with "Kung Fu hustle" as a reference film for comedy, given that I am from Spain. Anyway thanks for the list!! Im really anticipating the "In the mood of love" analisis.
My favourite films not on this list: 1. The Assassin (2015, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien) 2. A Touch of Zen (1971, dir. King Hu) 3. Rebels of a Neon God (1992, dir. Tsai Ming-liang) 4. Black Coal, Thin ice (2014, dir. Diao Yi’nan) 5. Still Life (2006, dir. Jia Zhangke) A lot I really still need to check out in this list tho!
Wonderful List really But IMO my favorite Chinese film of all time will allways be The Curse of The Golden Flower, its the perfect balance between Wu Xia and intrigue, with a magnificent cinematography and a great use of colour Without Spoliers just let me say that the Ending song is so beautiful that is worth the time, like a reward for watching that masterpiece
Wu Xia/Dragon is one of my favorite movies, period. Made it out of Chapter one with five I hadn't seen, more than I expected. Keeping track of the ones I haven't seen yet.
Together (Chinese: 和你在一起; pinyin: Hé nǐ zài yīqǐ) is a 2002 Chinese drama film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Tang Yun, Liu Peiqi, Chen Hong, and Wang Zhiwen. The film premiered on September 10, 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was commercially released in China ten days later.
Well that's my next few months of days off entertainment sorted. I want to get my lady into foreign film and this list will be a great help. Thanks for the hard work as always!
I might be in the minority here, but I find John Woo's Red Cliff to be technically well done, but badly written. It's my definition of "The Book is Better". Woo changes the story in multiple places so the characters fit into a more modern definition of heroism, to mix results. Still not sure why Guan Yu doesn't have his horse in the film.
@@AccentedCinema There are many interpretations to Three Kingdoms though. Half of the fun of a Three Kingdoms anything is how they differ from the original book. When you say "The book did better" I can also just say "At least some piece of media realizes that Zhou Yu might have been the most important man in that battle after years of Luo Guanzhong Shu bias". I find that Red Cliff is just a great epic. Great cinematography, great imagery, great battle scenes, generally fun interpretations of the characters and just a generally fun, if overlong movie.
@@Thomazbr oh I fully understand that is just my opinion. And I know I'm in the minority here. There was a Japanese-Chinese coproduced Romance of the Three Kingdom anime that attempts the same thing. I think it did a much better job and adjusting the silly elements from the book. Most notably, Kong Ming's summoning of the wind was justified with on extra line: he mumbles to himself: "I hope I'm right on this. " Thus, the anime is saying that he's not doing this with magic like the book suggests, but rather, attempts to look magic in front of their allies to establish his authority. I find that to be much more elegant than what Woo has done. After that, I just start nippicking everything apart from the films.
Just saw this amazing video and noted down each and every film and will go on a 50 day binge from tomorrow. You make amazing content and I've loved some of your videos alot. Keep up the good work.
#1 Action 1:15 1.1) Drunken Master II 1.2) Clan of the White Lotus 1.3) Iron Monkey 1.4) One Upon a Time in China 1.5) Fong Sai-Yuk 1.6) The Prodigal Son 1.7) The 36th Chamber of Shaolin 1.8) Fist of Legend 1.9) Fist of Fury 1.10) The Bodyguard from Beijing 1.11) Ip Man (1-4?) 1.12) SPL 1.13) Police Story 1.14) Crime Story 1.15) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 1.16) Hero 1.17) Dragon 1.18) Ashes of Time #2 Comedy 3:29 2.1) Flirting Scholar 2.2) from Beijing with Love 2.3) Fight Back to School 1+2 2.4) Kung Fu Hustle 2.5) Shaolin Soccer 2.6) Return to the 36th Chamber 2.7) Shaolin Popeye + Sequel 2.8) Mr. Vampire 1 + 3 2.9) Ten Brothers 2.10) Aces go Places 2.11) Love on a Diet 2.12) Crazy Stone #3 Crime & Thriller 3.1) Infernal Affairs 3.2) Young and Dangerous 3.3) Monga 3.4) A Better Tormorrow 3.5) Hard Boiled 3.6) Election 3.7) Breaking News 3.8) Drug War #4 Drama 6:43 4.1) King of Comedy 4.2) Comrades: Almost a Love Story 4.3) Yi Yi 4.4) Eat Drink Man Woman 4.5) Suzhou River 4.6) Let the Bullets Fly 4.7) Farewell my Concubine 4.8) Raise The Red Lantern #5 Famous 5.1) In the Mood for Love
Can’t wait for your next video! Watched In the Mood for Love before, and found it quite “slow” and “boring” indeed... but having watched so much of your amazing content, I’m excited for you to turn that view around!
High school film teacher in Texas here (Again). Several of these films have been in my curriculum through the years. Kung Fu Hustle and Infernal Affairs are in it currently. Not a Fan of action oriented Ang Lee films but his dramas are great. Thanks for the comments on Mr. Vampire and Chow generally. Always good to get those films out there. And yeah...I tell my students to stop watching Chow after 2004 too. Really enjoying working through your videos. I'll be using a couple in class for sure.
It's a recent film, so I don't know that it will stand the test of time, but the late Hu Bo's **An Elephant Sitting Still** is probably my favorite movie of the last year - it's certainly one of my favorite movies that I've ever seen. It's beautiful and intensely emotional.
Thank you for the suggestions. You are right, the intro shot of "Breaking News" was incredible! In one shot they did all that?! I love how it makes you feel like a Kafka fly, knowing there is carnage all around but unable to see it all.
As a Singaporean, I laughed at the apology in the intro. Probably out of surprise. Did not expect a shoutout that way. But much appreciated, our pool can't quite compare with the wider chinese films. But we have a couple of gems, would appreciate it if Accented were to give some of them a consideration. =)
Here I am commenting on a video I watched 4 years ago, but there is a lack of Sammo on this list. You need Winners and Sinners in comedy and Righting Wrongs, Royal Warriors in action. I don't know what category Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever fall in, but they must be included
Love this video! Have seen most of them but definitely a few oldies I need to watch! Also wanted to share the ones I've watched that I loved: 甲方乙方，手机，老炮儿，人在囧途，天下无贼，灿烂阳光的日子，青蛇, 笑傲江湖之东方不败，我不是药神，茶馆，大话西游。 Sorry not sure what the English titles are!
Corrections:
Number 13, "Flash Point" is incorrectly credited as "Ip Man" (Thanks to commenter Michael Britten)
Accented Cinema i was a bit shock by that once :))))
Can you post the script for this video
You forgotten to add the Gambler movies, especially God of Gambler, God of Gambler 2 "Saint Gambler" and Casino Rider
imo Flash Point is a really bad movie in all regards EXCEPT the action, but the action is so good that it justifies the movie appearing on this list. SPL is a much better movie.
I have just 3 recommendations that I feel could make this list and thats John Woo's Bullet in the Head starring Tony Leung, Jet Li's Fearless and lastly Time and Tide by Director Tsui Hark
as a chinese,i wanna say thank you for recommending these films to english audience and for this channel,some of these films are masterpieces and i hope more people know it.great appreciation.
Which ones are masterpieces?
*"Few '50' Chinese films"*
You have a weird definition of _"Few"._
Just the way I like it.
Definitely gonna finish these _"Few"_ Chinese films within this year.
Torrent more
God of Gamblers (赌神) and it's sequel is also a classic
i was very surprised that wasn't in there. Also I really like jet li's fearless for kung fu more than some of the other's mentioned.
Definitely a classic, God of Gamblers.
Here's my favourite Chinese-language films:
1. Chungking Express
2. A Brighter Summer Day
3. Yi Yi
4. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
5. Happy Together
6. Fallen Angels
7. An Elephant Sitting Still
8. Days of Being Wild
9. Ashes of Time
10. 2046
11. That Day, on the Beach
12. In the Mood for Love
13. Three Times
14. Hard Boiled
15. Raise the Red Lantern
16. To Live
17. Red Sorghum
18. Hero
19. The Grandmaster
20. Drunken Master II
Honourable Mentions: Big Fish & Begonia, Infernal Affairs, Ash is Purest White, Spring in a Small Town, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Suzhou River, The 14 Amazons, Ju Dou, The Eagle Shooting Heroes.
Your video is amazing, and has given me loads of recommendations for what I need to seek out next.
Interesting to see Hard Boiled being sandwiched in there haha.
But yes, those are great selections. It's hard not to dominate the list with Wong Kar-wai, though.
Accented Cinema - Thank you. I should really diversify my picks but Wong Kar-wai is just too good!
Darren - It's nice to see Raise the Red Lantern on your list. It's fantastic.
I would add Kekexili: Mountain Patrol, Together, and House of Flying Daggers as honourable mentions. ~Excellent list, btw.
Ash is the Purest White is a masterpiece! It feels like watching a documentary but its super intense.
By Genres
Action 1:10
Comedy 3:27
Crime & Thriller 5:23
Drama 6:41
Favourite film 8:10
RIP to people who died after only watching 49 of these.. 😢
Me
Infernal Affairs, one of my fav movies of all time. 😊
What do you think of the American remake ?
@@thomastorodo9968 I liked it, but not as much as IA. I saw IA first and The Departed just seemed like a good facsimile, but a facsimile none the less. Part for part I think IA had better performance, Tony Leung, Eric Tsang, and Anthony Wong I think particularly out did their American counterparts, and that's saying a lot since I consider DiCaprio, Nicholson and Sheen very very good actors.
@@lobstereleven4610 Not to be too snobby about it but I like Infernal Affairs MUCH BETTER. The drama's stronger and story is tighter in my opinion. I'm chinese so maybe there's some cultural stuff that a foreigner would miss but it's an incredible film in my opinion. Once I was procrastinating and turned on the film to watch it for 5 mins before going back to work. Next thing I know I saw the entire thing. It really pulls you in.
@@lobstereleven4610 I can only agree that IA is better the its remake.
IA was a lot better than The Departed, too.
I loooove 80s and 90s HK action cinema so much. My older sister worked at an anime/HK video store when i was 9 or 10 and i got free rentals so I grew up on a lot of this stuff. There were so many amazing films produced in HK back then and I'll never grow tired of watching them.
Totally agree with you. Sad that they don't make these kind of movies anymore. Full of nostalgia watching this video.
Stephen Chow is the definition of COMEDY. I love your Crime Movie list with Young Dangerous and Chow Yun Fat.
“To Live” by Yimou Zhang, also starring Gong Li just like Farewell my Concubine and Raise the Red Lantern, is an absolute masterpiece detailing the journey of a man through the decades of political change in China from the 1930s -80s. My favourite of all time
Yes! This is also my favorite Chinese movie of all time! I was surprised that it did not make the list. And it's only been released on DVD :(
Those three films you mentioned are my fave Chinese films of all time ✌😭😭
To Live. My personal favorite as well
Also The Emperor and the Asassin and Crouching Tiger both excellent! Beautiful!
I was shocked, he didn't mention it.
When you ended with “In the Mood for Love”, I said, hell yes! Tony Leung plays that role with next level cool and Maggie Cheung carries herself with such poise it is impossible to look away. The music and the camera are in harmony. Great movie!
Thank you so much, so many gems that I haven’t even thought to watch! This is going to keep me entertained for ages 😭✨
i love both of your channel,didnt expect to see you here!
I'd probably add "Chinese Ghost Story" (all three if you like the first one) and "Peking Opera Blues".
The Chinese Ghost Story franchise is big favourite of mine. Also A Chinese Legend.
@大葉 "A prostitute"? Really?
I haven't seen that version, although I had heard about it. I am a big fan of Joey, so for me, there are no other versions :)
Yes! Whenever I hear of 聊斋 I am prepared to shiver (or be saddened).
@@DavidGreen_au The porn version? Look around the Internet. A Chinese Ghost Story was popular, yes they made a porn version of it!
In the mood for love is my fav also. Looking foward to your next video!
Forgot about Chungking Express which is a CLASSIC. Also Lust, Caution deserves a mention, great film.
Nice list though!
Thank you for making In the Mood for Love as your favorite! I couldn’t agree more. To this day I still can’t get over the perfection of that film.
My favorite film of all time right now: An Elephant Sitting Still (大象席地而坐) by Hu Bo
It's very slow (almost 4 hours long), and it's a super depressing and realistic look at life with no hope
But the shots linger and they're done so well, that it's interesting the whole time
That is a sad movie; so haunting yet so beautiful.
beautiful movie and uplifting at the end. RIP Hu Bo
It's my favorite chinese film too.
Some other Chinese movies that are among my favorite movies:
Chungking Express (1994) by Wong Kar-wai
Fallen Angels (1995) also by Wong Kar-wai
Millennium Mambo (2001) by Hou Hsiao-hsien
I love that movie
This channel is an absolute treasure. I love Asian cinema, thanks for spreading the good stuff! Much love from Sweden
Thank you for mentioning Johnnie To movies, Election and others are my favorite movies
Ten Brothers! Wow finally I know the title of that movie. It was shown a lot in Indonesia but it's really obscure to find online. Even as a comedy it has surprisingly good messages (The whole 10 arrows can't be broken).
I've watched all of them except some of the dramas. This video is like a retrospective of my childhood. fist of fury the best.
Well yes, we also bought pirated DVDs that have all of these movies in one disc collection lol
Having grown up on Jackie Chan films, I feel a few more should be mentioned:
- City Hunter
- Project A Part I & II
- Armour of God 1 & 2
- Miracle
- Supercop
- Dragons Forever
As an American fan running home to see the "Hong Kong" block after school, could never go wrong with Golden Harvest or Run Run Shaw stuff :) and of course the legendary Bruce Lee. However this was a fun list to see from someone who is far more knowledgeable about Eastern cinema. I appreciate the video and the spotlight. Thank you :)
Omg watching this video made me relive memories of enjoying these hong kong movies. Im so glad i have the english and chinese names to view them now along with the rest of the family. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
4:47 I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE NAME OF THIS MOVIE FOR YEARS !!!! Thank you so much; this really takes me back to my grandparents watching this crazy flick...
Bullet in the head is one of my fav movie and most underrated John Woo's movie, the story of brotherhood and surviving in the troubled time, i still cry every time i watching it
It's such a heart wrecking film & I believe most males can relate to it. Definitely one of John Woo's best.
Smiled the entire time. Absolutely quality picks. Well made list.
I'm moving this weekend to study film. Hong Kong cinema is my favorite and I haaaave to see these. Thank you for your content!
Omg thank you for covering In The Mood For Love next 😍 absolutely love the film!! And thanks for the Singapore shout out haha
Again, you made cry again, I can't explain it but see all that beauty was overwhelming, you betcha I'll watch all of them.
Tsui Hark's "Peking Opera Blues" should have been in there. To me it's the quintessential Hong Kong films - it literally switches tones and genres from scene to scene.
I went back to take some notes, and I'm glad you've been doing this channel for so many years! It's brought me so much in terms of both knowledge and movie watching experiences. Thank you!
Thanks for making this video man! I've been really wanting to dive deep into Chinese cinema. Particularly the culturally revealing side of it! Will likely end up watching many of the films on your list!
Raise the Red Lantern was the very first Chinese film I ever saw -- on some random cable channel when I was a teenager. I was captivated! I loved it so much and I remember asking my friends at school if they'd ever heard of it, and nobody had any clue what I was talking about.
THIS is the channel I've been looking for!! :) Great content thanks
I find your lack of Hsiao-Hsien Hou and Ming-liang Tsai recommendations disturbing, but we both share the favorite of all time. Thanx!!!
This is a great channel. Keep up the good work!
Great list! I also recommend To Live as one of the best dramas.
You know a movie is really good when the Chinese Government bans it for over a decade.
Totally agree your number 1 choice such a cinematic and audio treat stunning
Thank you for this. Hello from Singapore.
I am from Egypt and i found your video by chance but I'm so pleased that you mentioned in the mood for love as it's my favourite movie ever and I'm from today your biggest fan
Crazy stone is my favorite Chinese comedy. The lines and dialects are so funny that many memes in China internet originate from here. I can almost recite the whole movie.
”世道變了，奏是沒有好人了。黑皮，還是你說得對啊，道德。“
It's comedy is kinda hard to get for foreigners living outside of China. Even as a Chinese (not from China), I find it hard to fully grasp the comedy in the film (though I love Huang Bo as an actor).
@@gheeseng23 This may relate to your unfamiliarity with Chinese dialects and stereotypes of different regions in China. Moreover, if you go visit Chongqing where the story takes place, I am sure you will grasp this movie's essence. This city adds at least 20% to this movie's fun.
Got goosebumps when In the Mood for Love popped up at the end. I cannot believe how good this film is!
Great recommendations. I believe historical Chinese movies should be explored and included also. I.e., Red Cliff 1, Red Cliff 2, White Vengeance are a few that comes to mind. These films illustrates many historical figures/events.
I am watching this at lunch and I'll watch In mood for love tonight.
I would love any of you fellow viewers could make an IMDb list of all these movies.
Great list Accented Cinema, thank you for your precious insight on Chinese cinema.
I was looking about for stuff about Truong Daos and Dadaos, finding your sword video, which I really loved.
I enjoy channels like NandoVSMovies, and video essays on such things.
Then I found this channel, and it's all that but Asian.
From an Asian American, thank you for his great content man! I love this.
I loveee this list, it's nice to see some of my favourites on there (i.e. Dragon, Mr Vampire, King of Comedy and The Bodyguard From Beijing) and to learn about new ones to check out!
Here's more I would add:
- God of Cookery, Stephen Chow & Lee Lik Chi
- The Forbidden City Cop, Stephen Chow & Vincent Kok
- Curse of the Golden Flower, Zhang Yimou
- Running Out of Time 1 & 2, Johnnie To
- The White Storm, Benny Chan
- New Police Story, Benny Chan
- Us and Them, Rene Liu
Awesome list! I watched each and every one of them. Agreed, highly recommanded. You also covered a lot of ground in under 10 minutes, great job!
In The Mood For Love! my top 5 favorite movie (top 5 meaning it is equally as good as 4 other movies on my list). i would also recommend 2046 and Days Of Being Wild. i love this channel so much!
ACADIA good addition. Fallen Angels too if we’re talking WKW.
@@EastAsianCinemaHistory yes
this channel is an absolute delight, thank you.
omg this episode is so nostalgic for me because i have watched a large chunk of the movies recommended on this list. Some i have even forgot but love! I'm gonna search and watch some again. Thanks
Kung Fu Hustle was one of my favorite movies while growing up. Nice to see it on the list.
Thanks a lot for these recommendations. I already knew some of these, but the vast majority of them were all new for me. I recently became interested in chinese cinema, so seeing someone as familliar with it as you recommendating those movies was a bliss. I'll check a lot of them out in the near future.
Thanks and congrats for your channel. I first saw it through your video on Pulgasari and later watched a lot of the other videos. You earned yourself a new subscriber.
I would LOVE to see you do a video on the impact that the Shaw Bros films had and the many people that they influenced over the years. Also, a video on who your Favorite Martial Arts film actors are; mine are Bruce Lee, Gordon Liu, Lau Kar-Leung, Chen Kwan Tai, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, and a few others.
Counted 30 from your 50 top, all great titles, and give a comprehensive look into Chinese culture & landscapes.
Keep up what you're doing. I'm absolutely hooked on this style of video essay; I've been actively trying not to binge watch them!
Fantastic list you've made there my friend. Chinese cinema, especially in the 90s and early 2000s had so much quality to offer, it was unreal. Maybe I can also interest your audience in a couple more masterpiece s of Chinese cinema like the following
1. In the Heat of the Sun (Yanngguang Canlan de Rizi), 1994 - Slice of Life, Coming of Age story - very Beijing
2. To Live (Huozhe), 1994 - historical drama - the great Gong Li in one of her greatest roles
3. Keep Cool (You Hua, Haohao Shuo), 1997 - comedy - batshit crazy, hard-boiled humour - very Beijing again.
Best wishes and thanks again for the video.
I love you man, thanks for the great work (Election is a masterpiece !)
Love this list ! Begining my film roadtrip for this summer based on your list !
It was predictable that you'd have your favorite at the end, but so satisfying
*Grabs a pen and paper*
Alright, now I'm ready to watch the video
Amazing list some I've seen and quite a few that I missed. Some really bring me to a happier time in my life when these films came out.
Thanks for the recommendations. I'm spending my time seeking these out today.
You forgot my favorite Chinese film - A Touch of Zen.
Please do a video on Mr. Vampire! You are right - it is expertly done and I loved it as a kid. Never in any movie was I so scared, laughed so much and was on the edge of my seat with suspense.
Great list!!
Xiao Wu (Jia Zhangke), Red Sorghum (Zhang Yimou), Summer Palace (Lou Ye) and Spring in a small town (Fei Mu) are also amazing. You could also make a video about documentaries !
Great video
I loved this list.
Really took me back to my childhood.
Hong Kong made some of the BEST cinema in the whole world, for a long time.
And for some reason, probably after you mentioned Ashes of Time, I knew you would have In the Mood for Love at 50.
Great list, can't wait for the next video.
Thanks for these. I have been scouring the web for lists of great Asian films (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) and this is a great comprehensive list.
Fantastic list! Gave me lots of ideas for future watching 😊
An outstanding list. It is wonderful to have a channel discussing Chinese cinema with such eloquence and passion. But no A Chinese Ghost Story? Or any Tsui Hark films? Come on, man.
Oh my god did I really skipped over Tsui Hark?
@@AccentedCinema I'm afraid so. Unless you count his producer credit and cameo in A Better Tomorrow.
@@andrewpragasam I've done a bad.
@@AccentedCinema No worries. You still have a fantastic channel. Maybe a Tsui Hark top ten (twenty?) list in the future. Looking forward to that Mr. Vampire video. Nice to see some love for Mr. Vampire 3.
I'm Brazilian but I'm very interested in chinese cinema. Your channel is amazing and very well constructed, thank you for your videos and effort in bringing knowledge!
"Comrades: Almost a love story" is one of my all time favourite drama films that I didnt expected to be so good, but it shows so well the years its developed in, specially with chinese migration. And also is curious how I grew up with "Kung Fu hustle" as a reference film for comedy, given that I am from Spain.
Anyway thanks for the list!! Im really anticipating the "In the mood of love" analisis.
You have a way of making me watch all these movies in few sentences. Definitely gonna check the last one first
My favourite films not on this list:
1. The Assassin (2015, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)
2. A Touch of Zen (1971, dir. King Hu)
3. Rebels of a Neon God (1992, dir. Tsai Ming-liang)
4. Black Coal, Thin ice (2014, dir. Diao Yi’nan)
5. Still Life (2006, dir. Jia Zhangke)
A lot I really still need to check out in this list tho!
These are all fantastic movies indeed.
What a great list! Surprised I have seen more of them than I thought starting the video. Mainly action and comedy but at least 2 from every category.
Wonderful List really
But IMO my favorite Chinese film of all time will allways be The Curse of The Golden Flower, its the perfect balance between Wu Xia and intrigue, with a magnificent cinematography and a great use of colour
Without Spoliers just let me say that the Ending song is so beautiful that is worth the time, like a reward for watching that masterpiece
Glad someone else mentioned it too!
Wu Xia/Dragon is one of my favorite movies, period. Made it out of Chapter one with five I hadn't seen, more than I expected.
Keeping track of the ones I haven't seen yet.
Together (Chinese: 和你在一起; pinyin: Hé nǐ zài yīqǐ) is a 2002 Chinese drama film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Tang Yun, Liu Peiqi, Chen Hong, and Wang Zhiwen. The film premiered on September 10, 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was commercially released in China ten days later.
Thanks for this list.
Well that's my next few months of days off entertainment sorted. I want to get my lady into foreign film and this list will be a great help. Thanks for the hard work as always!
Glad to help. Watching foreign film is a great way to open up and be more concious of the world
Hey bro, surely the John Woo epics Red Cliff 1 and 2 were worth a mention.
Those two movies are worth at least for the single 3 minute dove shot.
Agreed, while both movies are really good their run-time however is SUPER long.
It's probably one of the reasons why people know about the three kingdoms period, aside from playing dynasty warriors.
I might be in the minority here, but I find John Woo's Red Cliff to be technically well done, but badly written. It's my definition of "The Book is Better".
Woo changes the story in multiple places so the characters fit into a more modern definition of heroism, to mix results.
Still not sure why Guan Yu doesn't have his horse in the film.
@@AccentedCinema There are many interpretations to Three Kingdoms though. Half of the fun of a Three Kingdoms anything is how they differ from the original book. When you say "The book did better" I can also just say "At least some piece of media realizes that Zhou Yu might have been the most important man in that battle after years of Luo Guanzhong Shu bias". I find that Red Cliff is just a great epic. Great cinematography, great imagery, great battle scenes, generally fun interpretations of the characters and just a generally fun, if overlong movie.
@@Thomazbr oh I fully understand that is just my opinion. And I know I'm in the minority here.
There was a Japanese-Chinese coproduced Romance of the Three Kingdom anime that attempts the same thing. I think it did a much better job and adjusting the silly elements from the book.
Most notably, Kong Ming's summoning of the wind was justified with on extra line: he mumbles to himself: "I hope I'm right on this. "
Thus, the anime is saying that he's not doing this with magic like the book suggests, but rather, attempts to look magic in front of their allies to establish his authority. I find that to be much more elegant than what Woo has done.
After that, I just start nippicking everything apart from the films.
Just saw this amazing video and noted down each and every film and will go on a 50 day binge from tomorrow. You make amazing content and I've loved some of your videos alot. Keep up the good work.
Very helpful list, I’ve been very curious about international films recenetly. Love how unconventionally & smoothly you structure it
Awesome. You've piqued my interest for so many of these films. I'm going to have plenty to watch now as soon as I can track all of these down!
Helping me keep some family memories with this video full of reminders
#1 Action 1:15
1.1) Drunken Master II
1.2) Clan of the White Lotus
1.3) Iron Monkey
1.4) One Upon a Time in China
1.5) Fong Sai-Yuk
1.6) The Prodigal Son
1.7) The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1.8) Fist of Legend
1.9) Fist of Fury
1.10) The Bodyguard from Beijing
1.11) Ip Man (1-4?)
1.12) SPL
1.13) Police Story
1.14) Crime Story
1.15) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
1.16) Hero
1.17) Dragon
1.18) Ashes of Time
#2 Comedy 3:29
2.1) Flirting Scholar
2.2) from Beijing with Love
2.3) Fight Back to School 1+2
2.4) Kung Fu Hustle
2.5) Shaolin Soccer
2.6) Return to the 36th Chamber
2.7) Shaolin Popeye + Sequel
2.8) Mr. Vampire 1 + 3
2.9) Ten Brothers
2.10) Aces go Places
2.11) Love on a Diet
2.12) Crazy Stone
#3 Crime & Thriller
3.1) Infernal Affairs
3.2) Young and Dangerous
3.3) Monga
3.4) A Better Tormorrow
3.5) Hard Boiled
3.6) Election
3.7) Breaking News
3.8) Drug War
#4 Drama 6:43
4.1) King of Comedy
4.2) Comrades: Almost a Love Story
4.3) Yi Yi
4.4) Eat Drink Man Woman
4.5) Suzhou River
4.6) Let the Bullets Fly
4.7) Farewell my Concubine
4.8) Raise The Red Lantern
#5 Famous
5.1) In the Mood for Love
谢谢
Thanks for all the recommendations. Gonna have to get right on it.
So true about the comedy. That said I also enjoyed Sam Hui's brothers comedy films. Which were all had their own song titled and sung by Sam Hui.
Great list! I will definitely check some of these out.
Can’t wait for your next video! Watched In the Mood for Love before, and found it quite “slow” and “boring” indeed... but having watched so much of your amazing content, I’m excited for you to turn that view around!
High school film teacher in Texas here (Again). Several of these films have been in my curriculum through the years. Kung Fu Hustle and Infernal Affairs are in it currently. Not a Fan of action oriented Ang Lee films but his dramas are great. Thanks for the comments on Mr. Vampire and Chow generally. Always good to get those films out there. And yeah...I tell my students to stop watching Chow after 2004 too. Really enjoying working through your videos. I'll be using a couple in class for sure.
It's a recent film, so I don't know that it will stand the test of time, but the late Hu Bo's **An Elephant Sitting Still** is probably my favorite movie of the last year - it's certainly one of my favorite movies that I've ever seen. It's beautiful and intensely emotional.
Thank you for the suggestions. You are right, the intro shot of "Breaking News" was incredible! In one shot they did all that?! I love how it makes you feel like a Kafka fly, knowing there is carnage all around but unable to see it all.
Thank u! Happy to come across your channel
As a Singaporean, I laughed at the apology in the intro. Probably out of surprise. Did not expect a shoutout that way. But much appreciated, our pool can't quite compare with the wider chinese films. But we have a couple of gems, would appreciate it if Accented were to give some of them a consideration. =)
Here I am commenting on a video I watched 4 years ago, but there is a lack of Sammo on this list. You need Winners and Sinners in comedy and Righting Wrongs, Royal Warriors in action. I don't know what category Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever fall in, but they must be included
Love this video! Have seen most of them but definitely a few oldies I need to watch! Also wanted to share the ones I've watched that I loved: 甲方乙方，手机，老炮儿，人在囧途，天下无贼，灿烂阳光的日子，青蛇, 笑傲江湖之东方不败，我不是药神，茶馆，大话西游。 Sorry not sure what the English titles are!
Dragon inn, prison on fire, chungking express, an autumn's tale are also worth looking into. But this video is a definitive list for sure.