Top 10 best Chinese action movies 2018 that can not be ignored
The number of Chinese action movie fans is increasing, with action films growing rapidly in both quantity and quality. Here is our list of best Chinese action movies 2018 which we think you should keep an eye out for.
Detective Chinatown 2
Detective Chinatown 2 is one of the best Chinese action movies 2018. Here’s the imaginatively titled sequel to the 2015 movie. This time the loud, idiotic, blustering (distant) uncle and the stammering brilliant nephew are summoned to New York. There’s been a murder, and “Uncle Seven” is offering a huge reward if any of a dozen private detectives can figure out who did it before the police do, and before he dies.
Operation Red Sea
Operation Red Sea is surely like a spotlight in the list of 2018 Chinese action films. It describes the war scene by a realistic approach, that many people feel too bloody after watching the movie. However, the modern war is so brutal that it can not escape the fate of the heroic sacrifice even if the cruelty of the war is masked. Red Sea is the one which has the high quality of Hollywood filmmaking standard and competitive with Hollywood films in terms of localization.
Golden Job
Golden Job is a fast-paced Hong Kong action movie reminding of the genre’s golden era between the late eighties and mid-nineties. The film is similar to other contemporary genre flicks like The Adventurers and Europe Raiders. The filming and sound are great, acting impeccible, the editing and directing are smart and the special effects are good. This is a remarkable film in the Chinese action movies 2018 list.
Project Gutenberg
There are a huge number of viewers who claim that Project Gutenberg is the best Chinese action movies 2018. The idea of the story is awesome! The content and form are perfectly unified in to ”counterfeit” structure and its ”counterfeit”stories. This is one of successful Asian film cooperation among Mainland China, Hong Kong and Thailand. The ending matches “counterfeit” pretty well, given 90% of movies is talking about how they successfully cheat and hide.
A Better Tomorrow 2018
This film traces the journey of a former smuggler attempting to start his life anew and repair his relationship with his estranged brother after his release from prison. And intermittently throughout the movie, you get to be reminded of/reminisced on the original OST sung by the late Leslie Cheung. In conclusion, this is the perfect example of best Chinese action movies in 2018.
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings’ is the third in this series of Chinese kung fu films, after the original ‘Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame’ back in 2010 and ‘Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon’ (2013). The plot follows Dee as he leads an ancient FBI and his friendship/rivalry with Yuchi and mentorship of Shatuo, as they try to protect the Dragon Taming Mace, which has powers. “Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings” is a definite must have in your best Chinese action movies 2018 list.
The Monkey King 3
This is a story according to the surviving travelogue written by Xuanzhuang whose legendary pilgrimage to India is detailed in “Journey to the West”. In Chapter 54 of the novel, author Wu Cheng’en concocted a “Kingdom of Maidens” in which men were non-existent, and where women only gave birth to daughters after impregnating themselves by drinking from the “Spring of Motherhood.”
Shadow (2018)
This film will be well remembered as one of the best Chinese action movies 2018. There are many layers to this complex and resplendent film. Every frame is beautiful. Backgrounds are in bold black and white, with human figures providing the color. There is pulse quickening action, seductive romance, the eerily enchanting chords of the Chinese harp and ambient sound of rain and running water, wonderful dialogue, humor, history, yin and yang, intriguing stories, attractive people, fantastic acting and sword play, constant surprises, and more. Deng Shao plays both the shadow and the commander, and he does so brilliantly.
Hidden Man
The movie tells story about a young swordsman in 1930’s China returns home to try and solve a five-year-old murder case. Described as the third installment of the gangster trilogy that includes “Let The Bullets Fly” and “Gone With The Bullets.” Hidden Man is fast paced, funny, creative, playful, romantic and sexy in addition to being an martial arts action film. The stunts and twists in the plot are varied and unexpected.
Monster Hunt 2
The story continues with Wuba after he parts way with his human parents Tian and Lan for his own journey. Peace has not been restored in the monster world after the death of the evil monster king as a sinister lord has ascended and seized the throne. A heavy bounty is placed on Wuba dead or alive, forcing him to go into hiding again. He encounters an ill-famed gambler Tu (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) who’s deep in debt and seemingly up to no good. Together, they form a reluctant alliance in order to escape from their predicament.
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