So, for some reason best known to myself, I'd decided that this wasn't the correct location. Thankfully the voice of reason, that's the marvellous Phil (from the marvellous Hong Kong (& Macau) Stuff / Oriental Sweetlips & Hong Kong (& Macau) Film Stuff blogs). Of course, the supports for the overhead Kwun Tong Bypass didn't exist when Chow Yun-Fat drove his car on to the pier...
Showing posts with label John Woo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Woo. Show all posts
Hard Boiled - Clearwater Bay Golf And Country Club Marina
Where Tony Leung's boat is moored. The Street View car didn't make it past the security checkpoint, so this Panoramio pic showing the same view will do the job instead (thanks to ken93110).
A Better Tomorrow - Tin Hau Temple
So, the temple where Chow Yun-Fat and Ti Lung arrange to meet Waise Lee to make an exchange. I'd almost given up looking for this but, thanks to me making my way through all of Yvonne's 'hiking' posts on her lovely Webs of Significance blog when looking for the Sharp Island Tombolo (thanks Phil!), I saw her pics and thought it looked like the most promising lead I'd had.
A little digging also allowed me to match up the painting of, who I think is, Hou Yi; one of the door gods of the temple (thanks to Peter Connolly). It looks like Hou Yi has been been given a lick of paint since 1986, whilst the table outside the door has been slightly redesigned too, but I'm convinced this is the spot. It isn't on Street View, but there are plenty of Panoramio pics which show the temple (thanks to Percy Tai 漆園童)
A little digging also allowed me to match up the painting of, who I think is, Hou Yi; one of the door gods of the temple (thanks to Peter Connolly). It looks like Hou Yi has been been given a lick of paint since 1986, whilst the table outside the door has been slightly redesigned too, but I'm convinced this is the spot. It isn't on Street View, but there are plenty of Panoramio pics which show the temple (thanks to Percy Tai 漆園童)
A Better Tomorrow - Kennedy Town Praya
This is the spot where Ti Lung telephones Waise Lee to make arrangements to give him his computer tapes back. The spot on the left-hand side of the Street View image, where the orange bin is, is where the telephone box in the screen cap was.
A Better Tomorrow - Aubin House
This is where Waise Lee and his boys beat the crap out of Chow Ynu-Fat. The JAL (Japan Airlines) sign has gone, but the style of the building's frontage is recognisable, as is the view down to Gloucester Road and the junctions with the Marsh Road Flyover, Canal Road East and Canal Road West. On the rooftop shots, the facades of the Sing Ho Finance Building and OTB Building are easily identifiable.
A Better Tomorrow - Christ The King Chapel
Technically, the location is St Paul's Hospital, where Ti Lung hooks up with Leslie Cheung to visit Tien Feng, but the interesting building is the chapel which Ti Lung parks outside. As this spot is in a courtyard, it isn't covered on Street View, but this Panoramio image shows the spot nicely (thanks to Gao Han).
The Killer - Sir Cecil's Ride
This funny little road on Mount Butler is where the scene between Chow Yun-Fat and Paul Chu talk about how the world has moved on without them. I'm not exactly sure which of the little bends is the exact location, but I would imagine it is only yards away from the placemark.
This road isn't covered on Street View, but this Panoramio image does the best job of showing part of the same view over the island (thanks to DannyCheng ).
This road isn't covered on Street View, but this Panoramio image does the best job of showing part of the same view over the island (thanks to DannyCheng ).
Bullet In The Head - The Upper Gough Redoubt
The Gough Redoubt on Devil's Peak or, I think, the Upper Gough Redoubt, is where Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung and Waise Lee go to lay low, before heading to Vietnam. There isn't a Street View, but there's a great Picasa image which shows almost exactly the same panorama twenty years on (thanks to Stanley Kwong).
Oh, and many many thanks to Jesus Manuel (from the super Golden Ninja Warrior Chronicles) for sending screen caps of a video he made, showing the innards of the redoubt, where Tony, Jacky and Waise hang out before Lawrence Lau brings them food.
Oh, and many many thanks to Jesus Manuel (from the super Golden Ninja Warrior Chronicles) for sending screen caps of a video he made, showing the innards of the redoubt, where Tony, Jacky and Waise hang out before Lawrence Lau brings them food.
Bullet In The Head - Sai Ning Street
So, this is where the first half of the car battle between Tony Leung and Waise Lee takes place.
Bullet In The Head - A Hill in Sham Shui Po
To be honest, I never thought I'd find this, but I did. Although, I have no idea what this hill is called, what the mast on this bit of concrete is or what the building in between the concrete area and Cornwall Street is. Answers on a postcard, to the usual address...
Unfortunately, Street View hasn't made it up the side of this hill, but there's a Picasa image which matches up with the shot in the film, showing the Shek Kip Mei Estate (thanks to Thomas for the pic and Roger for the correction).
Unfortunately, Street View hasn't made it up the side of this hill, but there's a Picasa image which matches up with the shot in the film, showing the Shek Kip Mei Estate (thanks to Thomas for the pic and Roger for the correction).
The Killer - To Tau Village Beach
Right, thanks to Phil, from the excellent Hong Kong (& Macau) Stuff / Oriental Sweetlips blog, the location of the post assassination shoot-out on the beach has been pinpointed. It's a small beach in front of the To Tau Village. It hasn't been covered on Street View (no surprise there), but there's some great pics on Panoramio (thanks to je4son, songallery and thinsing).
The Killer - Happy Mansion
Home of Sally Yeh.
This one was really tricky to find, as you only really get the interior shots and the scene on the roof. Sure, it's adjacent to a quite distinctive looking apartment block, but trying to find one apartment block in the hundreds (if not thousands!) in Hong Kong is a thankless task. Still, in the scene where Sally Yeh arranges to meet Chow Yun-Fat at the airport, you can see the top of the HSBC Headquarters Building and the St John Building out of her window. By judging the angle and height of the two buildings in relation to where they were being viewed from, it wasn't long until I found the apartment block which looms over Sally's apartment. And, even though there isn't a Street View image of Happy Mansion, using the shape of the roof and the structure on top if it, one can deduce that it is, indeed, the same location.
This blog really is becoming the geekiest thing I have ever done in my life...
This one was really tricky to find, as you only really get the interior shots and the scene on the roof. Sure, it's adjacent to a quite distinctive looking apartment block, but trying to find one apartment block in the hundreds (if not thousands!) in Hong Kong is a thankless task. Still, in the scene where Sally Yeh arranges to meet Chow Yun-Fat at the airport, you can see the top of the HSBC Headquarters Building and the St John Building out of her window. By judging the angle and height of the two buildings in relation to where they were being viewed from, it wasn't long until I found the apartment block which looms over Sally's apartment. And, even though there isn't a Street View image of Happy Mansion, using the shape of the roof and the structure on top if it, one can deduce that it is, indeed, the same location.
This blog really is becoming the geekiest thing I have ever done in my life...
The Killer - Sai Kung Promenade
The promenade at Sai Kung is where Teddy Yip goes to participate in the Painting of the Dragon's Eyes Ceremony, at the Dragon Boat Festival.
The Killer - Kau Yan Church
Now, this isn't 'the church', but the church that is opposite Chow Yun-Fat's apartment in Sai Wan, on the corner of High Street and Western Street. There's a shot in the film which looks up at the apartment, from the church steps, and it has since been replaced by a high-rise block.
This shot is taken from a deleted scene, where Danny Lee arrives outside the apartment, just after the gun battle.
This shot is taken from a deleted scene, where Danny Lee arrives outside the apartment, just after the gun battle.
A Better Tomorrow - Merit Industrial Centre
The home of 'United Taxi Co', which has now been bricked up.
It is also the building where the underground car park is located (photo courtesy of Kowloon Development Company); not Sunning Plaza, as the film suggests.
It is also the building where the underground car park is located (photo courtesy of Kowloon Development Company); not Sunning Plaza, as the film suggests.
The Killer - Fenwick Pier
This is the location of the arms deal that Kenneth Tsang and Danny Lee head to, where the chase which ends on the tram begins. The tram sequence takes place on Hennessy Road, although there aren't really any good exterior shots which last more than a second, so I'm not going to include it.
Oh, and if you're in the navy (any navy) and you visit this spot, you can call in at the Seviceman's Guides Association and claim a free cookie, along with the guide to Hong Kong which they publish.
Oh, and if you're in the navy (any navy) and you visit this spot, you can call in at the Seviceman's Guides Association and claim a free cookie, along with the guide to Hong Kong which they publish.
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