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      Dangerous Encounters: 1st Kind

      1980 1h 35m Action Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 89% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings A sociopathic beauty urges three nerdy pranksters to embark on a deranged rampage. Read More Read Less

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      Alan Jones Starburst A neat mixture of black comedy and cynicism against a backdrop of genre conventions... adds its own subversive slant to the proceedings. Jul 28, 2022 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse An impressive mix of exploitative violence, sociopolitical and economical commentary, and a rather nihilistic approach to life in Hong Kong at the time Jul 21, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Tsui Hark's notorious breakthrough work is a rare beast. Brutal and nihilistic to the core, it also one of the most cynical and anarchic film ever made. While it is far from perfect on a storytelling level, it does showcase Tsui's adventurous sensibilities as a filmmaker, something that he hasn't quite shown in recent times. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A masterclass in nihilistic film making, just don't watch it if you like little white mice ! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Dangerous Encounters - 1st Kind (aka Don't Play With Fire) is a nihilistic, angry, violent, firecracker of a film full of enough tension and pathos for a dozen lesser movies. This is Hong Kong cinema, and a premier example of the HK new wave. While HK had a film industry for decades (one of the most prolific and profitable in the world), it wasn't until the late '70s and early '80s that Hongkie filmmakers began to make movies set in HK, about Hongkies. Tsui Hark was at the vanguard of this new wave movement, very similar to the director-period of Hollywood cinema in the early '70s. Hard to find, but worth the effort of tracking down. There really isn't anything else like it. It's a quintessential HK film, made by one of the country's most visionary and important auteurs. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A sociopathic beauty urges three nerdy pranksters to embark on a deranged rampage.
      Director
      Hark Tsui
      Screenwriter
      Chuek-Hon Szeto, Hark Tsui
      Genre
      Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Runtime
      1h 35m