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China
Strike Force
Date
of release: December 21, 2000
Flash
lights bustling, thousands of attendees, beautiful models walking
on the stage built around the Shanghai Opera House featuring Chinas
top young designer Ruby Lin. The audience makes up of crème
de la crème from top political dignitaries and top businessmen,
seated at the very sweet spot of the show. A mysterious Black man
(Coolio) watches the show from above. Two young and handsome off-duty
cops, Darren and Alex watch the charity event in awe Alex
is taken away by girlfriend Rubys design talent.
VIP
table of Norika (beautiful Japanese), Lau (Young Gangster), Ken
(Laus Enforcer), Ma (Godfather of Lung Cheng), and Chong (Mas
brother-in-law). A waiter silently approaches the table and sticks
a knife into Chongs throat. Darren and Alex see the assassin
dressed as a waiter running away from the scene of the crime. Darren
follows the assailant as Alex stays back to investigate. He sees
the beautiful woman, Norika, bents down and slips something out
of the victims jacket pocket and takes off.
Suspicious
of her moves, Alex goes after her for leaving the scene of the crime.
Two separate chases follow. Darren is after the Assassin and goes
through a series of obstacles and amazing stunts, but when faced
with no way out, the Assassin leaps off the bridge at their final
fight, and disappears. Simultaneously, Alex follows Norika to the
Shanghai Hyatt Hotel as she enters the victim Chongs room
and takes something out of his safe. On returning to her room next
door, she realizes that she is surrounded by approaching security
and Alex. She quickly changes her clothes and puts on a tough and
impressive fight with Alex upon his entrance. She escapes by crashing
out of the window, free falling about 10 stories, but miraculously
manage to grab a snag cord, steady herself, rappels down the side
of the building as masterly as a spider and vanishes.
Police
investigate the crime scene along with Darren and Alex seeking evidence
for Chongs murder. Mas apparent involvement lead them
to Lung Cheng, where he has an opulent mansion. They call on Sheriff
Lin, Alexs prospective father-in-law, who is based there,
for help. Although they are able to see Ma, he gives them no help
at all. Sheriff Lin them tells them of a very reliable tip off that
leads them to a stake out at the Lung Cheng Dock the next day for
clues. Lau and Ken show up in a red Ferrari to claim their "prize".
Containers of cars are unloaded onto the dock as Darren calls for
back up. Realizing theyve been surrounded, Lau hurries Ken
to take off with the goods, as he jumps into the Ferrari for a quick
escape. An impressive, elaborate car chase between the Ferrari and
Formula 1 racecar ensues, and an exciting shoot-out fight scene
follows (between Darren & Lau) Lau manages to escape. While
having dinner, Darren and Alex discuss the bust, and Darren finally
understands the importance of the old cars they found. He went to
the impound lot to investigate. After a lot of searching, he triumphantly
finds the drugs stashed underneath the seats of one of the old cars.
At that moment he is arrested and taken to Sheriffs office.
There, they discuss Mas role in this and decide to wait ad
see what happens next. A meeting at the Lung Cheng bathhouse takes
place where the "baddest of the bad" have arrived name Coolio, -
The ultimate drug-lord from the U.S. Lau and Low. An uninvited
guest arrives during the bathhouse meeting and enters by force
Its
Norika. She wants to join the business and has discreminating evidence
(from Chongs safe). Coolio smells cop, so Norika boldly strips
down and joins in the bath with the men "see, no wires" she
smirks. Lau impressed and smitten by her charm & confidence.
Early
morning next day, Lau and Coolio arrive at Mas mansion and
Lau kills him brutally. Lau announces that he has taken over Mas
business and will partner up with Coolio for the biggest drug delivery
ever seen in China. Coolio, impressed by Laus recent lethal
actions (for killing Chong & Ma), fully endorses his new partner.
He calls Norika and Sheriff Lin to come over to the mansion. There,
Norika is framed and arrested by Sheriff Lin for Mas murder.
Norika is interrogated at the police station leading the cops to
believe shes more than a common crook; later revealed, shes
a Japanese Interpol agent sent to get Coolio. They arrange for her
release through a lawyer, but put a bug on her. Meanwhile, Coolio
and Lau meet at an oil terminal pumping factory, where Coolio tells
him the method he is using to smuggle drugs into China. Darren tails
Norika with the help of the bugging device and it leads him to the
Great World an amusement arcade. The two arrive at the amusement
park where the corrupt Sheriff Lin is meeting Lau for some last
minute monetary requests and the major shoot out breaks loose once
the Thugs discover Norikas real identity through Lin. Lin
wants his last payment to take daughter Ruby out of the country,
but is then killed by Lau. Darren and Alex tries to save Norika
but I the midst of the bullet showers, Alex dies heroically. Norika
still in the hands of the Thugs (Coolio, Lau, and gang), now is
taken hostage and Darren finally track them down in Hong Kong. Darren
on a quest to save Norika and revenge Alex, he pursues them relentlessly
and defeats the gang in a high-octane action sequence involving
helicopters, and fights on al large glass pane producing see-saw
action with Darren and Norika as the last survivors.
Cinema
Line-up:
GV-Mongkok
GV-Hollywood
AMC Festival Walk
UA-Pacific
Place
UA-Times
Square
UA-Telford
UA-Shatin
UA-Whampoa
UA-Aberdeen
UA-Bonds
UA-City
Gate
Windsor
Silvercord
Broadway-Mongkok
Broadway-Kowloon
Bay
Broadway-Tsuen
Wan
Broadway-Kwai
Fong
Broadway-Yuen
Long
Broadway-Kingswood
Ginza
Broadway-Kornhill
Hyland
Chinachem
Hilton
Paris-London-New
York
Fanling
Town Centre
Sunbeam
Yuen
Long
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