All dead links to missing images have now been cleaned up. As well, the original means to actually create the problem has also been permanently eliminated.

In the process of cleaning up, I noticed we only have a measly 5200 images in the DB. That's just too embarassing to post on the front page statistics. We could easily have 100,000+ images. Maybe chinchanchung and ciakmull (whose really excellent HK movie sites have a huge number of images) and I could arrange for some sort of exchange

i'll be more than happy to help when i have some times

here's a little start

from the movie the delinquent

Wong Chung (1)

Wong Chung (1)

Fan Mei Sheng

Johnston Wong Chan Sin

Lee Sau Kei

Lo Dik

Ricky hui

Tung Lam

Chui Fat

Chan Chuen (1)

Wong Kwong Yue

Yen Shi-Kwan

Well, I've tried to do my part. It's been my self-appointed mission these past 5 months and I've added over 500 (I think), mostly black and white pics. Unfortunately, it takes me about one night per film since I usually make about 30-40 captures per film (for myself). And it also means I now have as much time to actually watch a film.

Still working on making better quality captures.

Mainly cast photos:

An Independent Daughter 1964
Beautiful Ghost 1959
Big Clumsy Melon 1958
Black Rose 1965
Brave Young Girl pt1 1965
Brave Young Girl pt2 1965
Bride Who Lives Under Staircase 1964
Colour of the Truth 2003
Confusing Honeymoon 1962
Daughter Who Steals 1968
Death Traps 1960
Drifters 2003*
First Prize 1964
For Better For Worse 1959
Forever Lily 1953
Forever Yours 1960
Golden Ring1966
Good Fortune of a Fool 1963
Good Humanity 1960
Her Tender Love 1969
How Shui GwanYin Thrice Tricked 1962
I Want To Sing 1971
Idiotic Couple 1956
It's Hard To Get A Loving Man 1962
Lady Black Cat Strikes Again 1967
Life Show 2002
Lovelorn Monk 1953
LovelyRedBegonias 1965
LoveWithNoResult 1947
Miss Du ShiNiang 2003
MonkeyStormsSeaPalace 1962
Mother Wants Me to Marry (Happy Wedlock) 1969
MySweetheart 1969
nb World Without Thieves 2004
New White Gold Dragon 1947
One Queen Three Kings 1963
Prison on Fire 1987
Professionals 1967
Quarrelsome Lovers 1960
Remorse1965
Scatterbrain 1956
Silvery Moon 1955
SpringTime Affairs 1968
Standard Husband 1965
Stingy Fellow 1963
Strange Couple Who Steal 1969
Sweetest Moment 1967
Sweetness of Love 1965
Tender Love1967
They All Fall in Love 1967
Things of the Past 1953
Where Have Flowers Gone 2002*
Wise Guy 1952
Wise Wives 1969
You'reANiceGirl 1947
Young and Idle 1964

chinchanchung wrote:i'll be more than happy to help when i have some times
here's a little start
from the movie the delinquent

Thanks! They have all been added. (I love the Yen Shi-Kwan pic.)

dleedlee wrote:Well, I've tried to do my part. It's been my self-appointed mission these past 5 months and I've added over 500 (I think), mostly black and white pics. Unfortunately, it takes me about one night per film since I usually make about 30-40 captures per film (for myself). And it also means I now have as much time to actually watch a film.
Still working on making better quality captures.

Yes, I certainly have noticed! In going through all the DB images the past few days, every time I saw a B&W photo, I assumed it was your work

I am now on a mission too. I will also be adding a huge number of screen caps as well.

In addition, as an aside, I want to take the opportunity with the new "DB view" pages to incorporate more images as well as an actual database relationship between people images and the specific movies from which the pic comes. That is a relation that is not required with the current database schema, but one I really think is required. chinchanchung's site makes extensive use of actors' images specific to each film, and that really is nice for giving a feel for the film. Also, I think each person and movie view page could incorporate many more (albeit smaller) images. I hope to have some working prototypes of those new view pages up this weekend...

Well, I figured since I can't write a decent movie review, I should make some contribution to the database.

dleedlee wrote:Well, I figured since I can't write a decent movie review, I should make some contribution to the database.

That's a pity. You're watching all these old films, many of which (I'm guessing) are not reviewed.

Could you let us know which, in your opinion, are worth watching pls ? And perhaps assign a star rating. And even which ones are awful and to avoid

The above list would be a great start. I'd love to get into the older and Shaw films, but no real idea where to start.

I've been thinking about chucking some more reviews into the pot. I still write them but don't post them. They're mainly a mixture of plot summaries and cast lists. And now with the HKFA available they do a better job than I can at both. Still point is points

Anyway, here's some reviews I wrote before I got fed up with my own reviews (scroll down): http://www.hkmdb.com/db/reviews/list.mh ... t_letter=d
And while you're on that page you might be interested in, fellow editor, duriandave's reviews further down.

You might notice for the most part I'm not particulary discriminating. I enjoy them all to a greater or lesser extent, unless I flat out just don't understand what's going on, as in many of the cantonese operas or musicals where so much of the tale is told in song.

I'm not a real fan of the Shaw films except the huangmei operas and low brow comedies like the Mr FunnyBone films, or dramas like My Name Ain't Suzie. I prefer the Cathay films over most of the Shaws, in general

General points all taken.

Still, for films otherwise unreviewed, any comment is better than none, no matter how humble the reviewer.
Hope you'll sometime get unsick of your reviews, and post those still unposted

I agree with STSH! Better to post them, dleedlee. Even if they don't meet your own personal standards, they will undoubtedly be appreciated by others--myself for starters!