According to these films and some information found, probably history is that Yan Tong was the first detective, and Lai Luo through his own efforts and his father-in-law's efforts (there should be, after all, two films mentioned the help of his father-in-law, one It was Baifen who caught the family's white rice fish, and the other was Sir Zhou), and he got the position of the inspector, which is when Laihao entered the port and made a name for himself. And know. Finally, Lai Luo got his wish and became the chief inspector of Kowloon, and Lan Gang became the chief inspector of Hong Kong Island. He formulated a corruption system to reduce the vicious competition in the pornography, gambling and drug industry, and decided that the fan business can only be run by the four major families. Hao has the biggest share and the most lucrative one - Kowloon, Lai Luo took the opportunity to collect money and closed it as soon as he saw it. He applied for retirement in advance and fled abroad. Got caught and spent decades in prison.
Let's talk about some actors with high appearance rate:
1: Chen Huimin - "Chasing the Dragon" Ding Ye, "Lei Luo Biography" Crab King
Hong Kong movie can't get around this person, gangster, strong enough to fight, have seen it In a talk show, he claimed that as the saying goes, "Chen Huimin's fist, Bruce Lee's leg", he opened a martial arts hall to teach his disciples, kicked his disciples as a club, and saved Carina Lau. However, it seems that the eldest brother rarely plays the leading role in the movie, and he has been making a cameo in the back of the gangster who has not many scenes. The ending is basically killed by the younger brother, Ding Ye, Dongxing Camel, you can see that Xiang Huaqiang's guest appearances are all very skilled. The master, how good.
2: Wu Mengda - "Lei Luo Biography" Lard Boy, "The Lame Man" Jinya
Bingda is still an evergreen in the film industry, a green leaf role forever, but I think he is not suitable for the role of Lard Boy, and he also plays the role It's not good, it's very loyal but it doesn't feel oily, and it's too far from what I imagined.
3: Andy - "Chasing the Dragon" and "The Legend of Lai Luo"
Detective Lai Luo 500 million, covering the sky with one hand, according to the introduction of "The Legend of Lai Luo", at that time 50,000 could buy a house in Tsim Sha Tsui, and the 500 million should be the same as the current 50 billion Almost, "Lei Luo Biography" is four hours long and is divided into two parts. The time stretches for a long time, and there is only Lai Luo as the protagonist. Of course, there is enough room for Andy to play.
4: Zheng Zeshi - "The Lame Man" Fei Chao, "Chasing the Dragon" Lard Boy
feels that Zheng Zeshi's acting skills are very solid, but the performance of this Lard Boy is a bit lower than my expectations, it is still suitable for acting as a big brother, like Fei Chao This role is very suitable for him, lewd and domineering. By the way, I mention "The Emperor of Shanghai" by the original cast of "The Lame Man", Jin Rong played by Zheng Zeshi, and Du Yuesheng played by Lu Liangwei.
5: Zeng Jiang - Lai Luo in "Chasing the Dragon", Sir Zhou in "Chasing the Dragon",
"Chasing the Dragon" is purely a cameo, and there are not many scenes together, just for his son-in-law's superior use, "Chasing the Dragon" The Lai Luo in the movie is really interesting, that is, the "Thunder Tiger" that I knew after watching this film first, I felt that this nickname was really wonderful.
Let's talk about the role comparisons in the next few films:
1: I still want to talk about Lai Luo (the prototype "Lü Le") first, which is played by Andy, Zeng Jiang and Leung Ka Fai. In my opinion, Leung is the best actor. A 500 million detective with one hand covering the sky should be arrogant and ruthless.
In "Money Empire", Liang Yingdi played "Lv Legong". At the beginning of the film, he was already the inspector of Zonghua, and he lacked the excavation of the characters' past history, but it is not important. This film mainly talks about the establishment of the corruption system in that era. And collapse, but the whole film lacks depth, Huang Qiusheng's detective "Fire Unicorn" is violent and bad-tempered. In the end, he was forced to go to ICAC. He also led ICAC to counterattack the police system, which is really logical.
The version of Lei Luo in "The Lame Man", played by Zeng Jiang, has good acting skills in the old drama, but there is a problem with the character setting. Lei Tiger is just evil but not wise in this film, and he can't even pay back his original wife. Give Lai Hao a chance to be a human being.
The characters of Lai Luo in "Lei Luo Biography" are relatively full. As mentioned above, four hours are enough time to act, but I always feel that Andy is too thin and not domineering enough, and there are too many emotional scenes, interspersed back and forth will affect the feature film and Yan The narrative thread of the struggle.
How come Lai Luo in "Chasing the Dragon" is thinner, the blue veins on the back of his hands are coming out, and he is still so funny and has no eyes to see. However, this character who established Laidlaw's corruption system and attached importance to rules performed well, but the conflict with the lame man was not deep enough and dramatic enough.
2: Let's talk about Lai Hao (prototype "Wu Xi Hao"), starring Lv Liangwei, Bullet and Han Kun respectively. There's nothing controversial about this, Lv Liangwei's performance is good, Bullet is a little weaker, but Cantonese with a Dahao accent is very dedicated, as for Han Kun. . It's funny, his appearance, I believe he is Li Ka-shing, but he is a lame man, not a lame man who can play a lame man. .
3: The lard boy is played by Wu Mengda, Zheng Zeshi and Wang Jing. To be honest, Wang Jing is really suitable to play this kind of funny role. Personally, I think it is the one that best meets my psychological expectations. As Lai Luo's rent collector, On the one hand, he has to deal with the looters of the major circles, on the other hand, he has to distribute the interests of the entire police station, and he has to manage Lai Luo's private property. Just a little silly.
4: Yan Tong, as Lai Luo's opponent, Yan Tong became a detective earlier than Lai Luo. Personally, I think Qin Pei's performance is better than Tang Zhenye's, but each Tang Zhenye in "Chasing the Dragon" has too much room to play. British police officer Hunt has become a big boss, and it feels a bit confusing.
To sum up my personal views, as many film critics have said, before "Chasing the Dragon", no one pulled out the two powerful people of that era, who each held black and white, and played a good rivalry. Meeting Archives", played by Liu Qingyun and Wu Zhenyu. The names in the play are Ahao and Ale respectively. Personally, I think they want to insinuate Lame Hao and Lu Le, but they are not as powerful as Xiang Huaqiang, and have never worshipped Lu Lehe. Laihao Wharf is so afraid to take pictures for real, many complexes are too different from history. "Chasing the Dragon" is to pull two people out and play a good show. It also shows the characters who are lame and loyal, and Lai Luo who pays attention to rules. However, the conflict between the two people in the play is not strong enough, and the contradiction is not deep enough. The last scene should be the time of two people talking, but they each fired a shot, which is a bit perfunctory. "Money Empire" was filmed in an era from prosperity to decline, but unfortunately there are too many characters, the focus is scattered, even if there is a Liangyingdi, it can't be saved, and "Lei Luo Biography" is too long, the characters are not deep enough, and Andy plays the role Lai Luo let people know at a glance what kind of character he was, and he started to be stunned, followed by Zhi Duo Xing. In comparison, I still prefer "Lame Hao". From starting from scratch to betraying relatives, it is all because of Lame Hao's unique character. Ye Tong, Wu Qihua, Zheng Zeshi and even Ye Zimei are all acting online. After more than ten years, I still remember that "the palm of the hand is flesh, the back of the hand is the back of the hand." It's also meat" and "The detectives from all over Hong Kong are here waiting for me to have a meeting with them". Finally, I hope that Fatty Wang will make persistent efforts to make more good movies, less shit, and less Macau.
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