![]() ![]() Were released after 2000 also are referenced, with Josie Ho giving an insight Together”, Sex and Zen” etc) the documentary starts dealing with theĭecline of CAT III, and the eventual of the whole Hong Kong film industry,Īfter China started investing heavily on production. Gradually, and after analyzing films that are considered the most iconic in theĬategory (“Ebola Syndrome”, “The Untold Story”, “Happy ![]() As the aforementioned explain how the phenomenon reached its apogee during the 90s, they also try to analyze the reasons these extreme movies became so popular (at least the ones focusing on violence not sex, those do not need explaining) and Anthony Wong explains his own, quite personal about his decision to act in these films and eventually becoming one of the stars of the category, even if he is not sure about the reason (the rest of course pin it on him being a great actor). ![]() ![]() The film “Men Behind the Sun” however, is considered the film that initiated CAT III as a phenomenon, with its analysis taking a significant part of the documentary. The documentary starts with the history of the category, tracing it, as usually in HK cinema, in the productions of Shaw Brothers and the influence of Run Run Shaw that allowed him to “ignore” censorship. Even more so, since James Mudge, a personal friend of mine and author of one of the most detailed guides in the category participates in the film, along a number of experts, like the director Calum Waddell and Sean Tierney (aka Silver Spleen), some of the actual protagonists of the films of the category, like Anthony Wong and Josie Ho, and some of their directors, like Godfrey Ho, who talk about both CAT III and their personal experiences. As an avid fan of both exploitation and documentary, I could not easily find anything better to watch than a documentary about HK cinema’s CAT III movies. ![]()
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