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Spl Sha Po Lang Torrent Download SPL: Sha Po Lang spl sha po lang torrent download SPL: Sha Po Lang. SPL: Sha Po Lang is a 2005 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Wilson Yip, and starring Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung and Simon Yam. The film was released in Hong Kong on 18 November 2005. Yam portrays a police detective who, suffering from cancer and about to retire, resorts to illegal means in order to catch a ruthless triad boss. The title Sha Po Lang refers to three words derived from Chinese astrology that each represent a different star capable of good or evil depending on their position in the heavens. 1. Plot The movie is set before 1997, prior to the return of Hong Kong to the Peoples Republic of China. Chan Kwok-chung Simon Yam, a Hong Kong police inspector, has dedicated his career to putting Wong Po Sammo Hung, a notorious triad boss, behind bars. While escorting a witness with damning evidence of Wongs wrongdoings to court, Chans car is rammed by another car driven by Jack Wu Jing, a ruthless assassin. Jack then executes the witness, ensuring Wong Po would walk free. Chan survives with a piece of glass stuck in his head. After the glass is removed, the doctor informs Chan of a tumor in his brain that will soon kill him. Chan becomes even more determined to bring down Wong Po, using any means necessary. Three years later, Ma Kwun Donnie Yen, a police officer from another precinct, is assigned to replace Chan, who is going to retire soon. Ma will lead Chans team, composed of Wah, Sum and Lok. The three men are very protective of Chan, who has since adopted the slain witness daughter, as her mother was killed in the earlier car crash. An electronics shop owner brings to the police station a video tape of Wong Po torturing an undercover agent. In the video, Wong hits the agent repeatedly with a golf club, then one of his men finishes him off. Chan and his colleagues decide to alter the tape, intimidate the shop owner into accusing Wong Po of being the murderer, and eliminate the real killer. Ma, who once beat up a drug trafficker so badly that the latter became mentally handicapped, has vowed to abstain from using questionable means in his career. Ma notices that Chans team is acting suspiciously, but he still helps in the arrest of Wong Po. Ma then catches Chans teams in the act of murdering the henchman that actually killed the undercover agent. Ma briefly fights the four of them. The group receives a message warning them against leaving the police station that night. Ignoring the threat, Lok goes to buy a gun to serve as Wong Pos "murder weapon", but is trapped in an enclosed area and ends up getting killed by a knife-wielding Jack. Meanwhile, a copy of the original video tape is given to Chans superior, Cheung Chun-fei. Seeing that Chan had tampered with evidence to frame Wong Po, Cheung releases Wong and tries to arrest Chan. An elderly policeman called Uncle Ba who had received help from Chan earlier in the film helps Chan avoid arrest. Later that night, Jack sneaks up on Wah and Sum and stabs them to death. Ma rushes to save them but arrives too late. Before dying, Wah confesses to Ma that he, Sum and Lok had stolen money from Wong Po when they busted one of Wongs drug operations earlier to help Chan raise his adopted daughter, and were targeted for retaliation by Wong. At the station, Ma has a heated argument with Cheung over the handling of the case. Furious, he turns in his badge and gun. Chan goes to Wong Pos office, pretending to bring the stolen money. He shoots a few henchmen but is stabbed and overpowered by Jack, then tortured by Wong Po, who calls Ma and tells him that he has taken Chan captive. Ma heads to Wong Pos office. Jack confronts and battles Ma in an alley. Jack wrestles Mas baton away from him, but Ma eviscerates Jack with his own knife. In Wongs office, where Chan is tied up, Ma returns the money and fights Wong. The crime lord is seemingly defeated when he is slammed onto a glass display of bottles. Ma pours himself a drink, but Wong suddenly gets up and pushes Ma out of a window. Ma lands on the car carrying Wongs wife and baby son, caving in the roof. All three are killed instantly. Wong gazes down at Mas body and recognizes the car underneath. Wong starts sobbing, broken with grief. In the final scene, Chan and his adopted daughter are seen on the beach, with the girl playing near the shore. Chan finally succumbs to his tumour and dies. Fatal Contact (2006) Contemporary martial arts action film produced, written and directed by Dennis Law, featuring the national Chinese sport of kickboxing, Sanshou or Sanda. Trailer. Wu Jing, often credited as Jacky Wu, stars as “Kong Ko”, a martial arts champion. In real-life, Wu Jing is a former member of the famous Beijing Wushu Team, and multiple Chinese Wushu Champion. Miki Yeung, a Cantopop star and actress plays “Siu Tin”. A fellow member of her band “Cookies”, Theresa Fu joins her as Chui Chi. Another Cantopop singer and actor, Ronald Cheng, plays “Captain Chan Shing”, who befriends Kong Ko. Actor Cheung Siu-fai, (“Mr So” in Johnnie To’s “Election”), stars as Ma Ho-keung, who arranges Kong Ko’s fights. Jackie Chan’s former bodyguard and stunt team member, Ken Lo, plays a pimped-up gangster and gambler, Chan Sun. Yu Gu plays Chan Sun’s gambling rival, Fai. Regular Hong Kong action supporting stars Andy On, Xing Yu and Timmy Hung play Kong Ko’s opponents. Set in modern-day Hong Kong, Kong Ko is a gifted Chinese wushu champion earning a living performing martial arts for a Peking Opera company. Ma Ho-Keung and his henchmen see his performance and identify Kong Ko as a potential competitor for their illegal underground full contact fights. Kong initially declines their offer, but frustrated with not having much money, the pretty Siu Tin persuades Kong to give it a go. Kong beats his first opponent in spectacular fashion. Gangster Ma Ho-keung, is suitably impressed and arranges for Kong to be looked after by street hustler Captain Chan Shing, whilst he arranges for a more lucrative fight. Wealthy gangster and gambler Fai sees Kong fighting and offers a big money match against his rival Chan Sun’s fighters. Kong easily defeats two of Chan Sun’s best fighters. Humiliated, Chan Sun challenges Fai to a $10 million three-on-three street fight. In a brutal contest, Chan Sun’s men fight dirty, forcing Kong to become equally as vicious to defeat them. Captain helps Kong recover from his injuries and prepare for his next fight, believing he lacks the “killer instinct” to beat the best – and nastiest – fighters. In his next fight, Kong shows no mercy when he takes on and defeats a K1 champion in a big money contest. With Kong establishing himself as the best fighter on the circuit, Fai decides to fix a fight to clean up at the bookmakers. Believing Siu Tin to be in danger, Kong must decide whether to stay true to himself, or throw the fight. Action. Having shone as a villain in 2005’s “SPL: Sha Po Lang” (AKA “Kill Zone”), talented martial artist, Wu Jing, was given the lead as the hero of “Fatal Contact”. He portrays Kong Ko, a mainland wushu champion, mirroring Wu Jing’s real life status as a former national wushu champion. The opening credits show Wu Jing demonstrating his genuine physical ability with some gravity defying aerial cartwheels and butterfly twists, and his dexterity with the nine-section whip chain. This movie however, is all about the grubby world of illegal underground fights. In preparation for the role, Wu Jing trained with the Beijing Sanda Team. Sanda, sometimes known as Sanshou, is a competitive ringsport based on Chinese martial arts techniques. Along with conventional kicks and punches, participants can sweep, grapple and throw their opponents. He also apparently spent some time training in Thai boxing with kickboxing champion, Billy Chow, his co-star from “Tai Chi Boxer”. The fight sequences were choreographed by Nicky Li, a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. The first couple of fights the viewer is treated to are short, but impressive. The choreography mixes more realistic grappling, kneeing and elbowing, whilst always managing to create enough space for a few spectacular kicks to be unleashed. Wire assistance is present, but reasonably balanced between techniques that defy the laws of physics, and brutal realism. The fight sequences really start to come alive when Kong Ko faces more challenging opposition. Early on, Wu Jing takes on burly Caucasian, Paul Smith, with a greater emphasis on grappling. In one slow-motion sequence, you can clearly see Smith wearing a gumshield so he can take a kick to the jaw full-on for added realism. The three-on-three fight is a particularly brutal tag-team battle, that will make many viewers wince. One of the fighters hides 3 inch steel nails in his boots and gloves, using them to cut and shred Wu Jing. One spectacular sequence sees Wu Jing performing a two-footed jumping kick to his opponent’s chest, whilst fellow up-and-coming martial arts star, Andy On, simultaneously front somersaults onto Wu Jing! As Kong Ko becomes more deeply embroiled in the fighting, he takes on K1 Champion “King”, played by real-life Shaolin Temple disciple, Xing Yu.
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