DB Title Update: THE FATERANGERS (1999)

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DB Title Update: THE FATERANGERS (1999)

Postby Brian Thibodeau » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:53 am

I couldn't get my computer to accept the VCDs on this one, but these sleeve scans capture enough information to significantly update the credits, including character names for at least five actors.

This one is alternately (and mistakenly) known as FATERDNGERS thanks to a misprint on the VCD sleeve, and FATERDANGERS thanks to a misprint on the VCDs themselves! :lol: Which is sad, because it's a decent movie!

I'm really hoping my good friend Fan might be willing to tranlate the synopsis on the bottom scan here to better help me understand this surprisingly good little film! The VCD has no subtitles, but I think I have a basic idea of what happens in the movie, but they seem to pull a fast one during the last fifteen minutes or so and completely re-envision everything that has happened up to that point, and I'm hoping there might be some clues in the sleeve text :oops:

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This is the one I'm hoping can be translated!
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Postby MrBooth » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:21 am

You're just a sucker for Simon Loui, huh? :lol:

(the man makes my skin crawl for some reason... never liked sharing a name with people, but I think it's more than that :wink: )
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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:28 am

You're just a sucker for Simon Loui, huh?


It is a bit worrying how many films I've seen lately that feature the man, but I actually don't mind him. He's a solid actor, when he wants to be, but more often than not, especially from about 1998 to 2002, he was too often seen lending "name" cred to low-budget movies like this one. Mind you, without these movies, a LOT of people in the HK film industry might have completely given up hope of finding regular work during that rather lacklustre period. In his early films, from the late 80's and very early 90's, however (like THE STING), I find him rather annoying.

As for namesakes, I was rather pleased to discover that the venerable Leung Kar-yan shares mine, albeit with a slightly different spelling. :lol: But then again, you've got Simon Yam, too, so that ain't half bad.
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Re: DB Title Update: THE FATERANGERS (1999)

Postby Fan » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:11 am

Brian Thibodeau wrote:This is the one I'm hoping can be translated!


This is added to my "things-to-do-during-Chinese-New-Year- Holiday" list. :)

MrBooth wrote:You're just a sucker for Simon Loui, huh? :lol:


I'm too thinking you're a fan of Simon Loui. :P
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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:12 pm

I'm too thinking you're a fan of Simon Loui.


This is what happens when you have an enourmous backlog of movies to watch, and you finally have the time to start watching them, and you start with the low-budget B-movies! Simon Loui's in virtually ALL of them, so it's tough to miss him, I'm afraid. As I work my way up, I'll be seeing less Simon! :P
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Postby calros » Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:41 pm

added prod., pres., prod. manager, phot., gaffer, ed., mus., art dir., assist. dir., story, 3 actors more, 2 images and posterized.

synopsis (more or less):
1997年,香港回歸祖國前夕,多名少年犯獲釋,其中包括因誤殺罪而過了七年牢獄生活的Kent(李志聰),Kent出獄後,因未能適應社會的變遷而感到一片迷網,甚至不敢面對等了他七年,今已貴為著名唱片騎師的女友Vivienne(姚樂怡)。在一次機緣巧合下,Kent結識了經常出入勞役中心的豪(杜大偉)及其女友GiGi(黃穎怡),Kent 在兩人身上,尋回了年青時代的快樂,也覺察到兩代少年犯之別。 三人共渡了一段沒有明天的歡樂時光,也因為過份瘋狂而樂極生悲,他們在進食迷幻藥後,到了江湖大佬雷公(雷宇揚)的寫字樓行劫,並對他百般凌辱。次日,三人收到雷公派手下四出尋找他們的消息,以為大禍臨頭,於是展開逃亡計劃…

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In 1997, Hong Kong returned the motherland eve, the famous juvenile offender was released, including because of harmed the crime punishable by beheading but seven years prison life Kent (Lee Chi-Chung), after Kent left prison, because has not been able to adapt society's vicissitude to feel confused the net, even did not dare the surface coordinated his for seven years, now already expensively for famous disc jockey's girlfriend Vivienne (Yiu Lok-Yi). Under a lucky chance coincidence, Kent knew frequently came in and went out the service center to be bold (To Tai-Wai) and its girlfriend GiGi (Wong Wing-Yee), Kent on two people, has retrieved the young time joy, also perceived to two generation of juvenile offenders difference. Three people altogether will cross a section not to have tomorrow the happy time, also because of too crazy forsaw the concomitant tragedy, after they ate food 迷幻 the medicine, (Loui Yu-Yeung) the office has committed robbery to the rivers and lakes elder brother god of thunder, and humiliated in every possible way to him. Next day, three people receive thunder government-sponsored under four to seek their news, thinks 大禍臨頭, thereupon launches becomes a fugitive the plan... :?
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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:42 am

Thanks, Carlos. Believe it or not, that actually clears up some minor details in the plot. I've been trying to find a site that carries the synopsis in a format where I could simply cut and paste it into a translator. Most (including Yesasia) seemed to have it as an image, rather than text, so I couldn't highlight it. Figured I'd ride your coattails and cut & paste it from here in to the Google translator, which offers a mild improvement:

1997, the eve of Hong Kong's reunification with the motherland, the number of juvenile offenders released including over seven years in prison for manslaughter and life Kent (opened), Kent jail, was because of their inability to adapt to social changes but was fan network, and even so he dares not face seven years, now on your famous disc jockey's girlfriend Joan (Miss Yiu Lok - yee star). In a lucky coincidence, Kent get to know the frequent detention centers, (Du Dawei) and the girlfriend GiGi (Ying Huang Yue) Kent on them, recovered a young age happier, and also aware of the difference between the two generations of juvenile offenders. They share a time of joy is no tomorrow, because too crazy and Joy at Its Height Engenders Sorrow, they eat Ecstasy, Lightning veteran of the ring (Leiyuyang) Bank robbery at the office, his endless abuse. The next day, three were in camp received the news of his going to find that the doom in flight plan is to start…


Now I just gotta figure out why the movie plays out two different conclusions for the three main characters! :shock:
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