Member rdenn Posted December 29, 2018 Member Share Posted December 29, 2018 sad news https://www.star2.com/entertainment/2018/12/29/ringo-lam-city-on-fire-director-dead/?fbclid=IwAR0_-8aliQ9QurnuDnWidfBXakDrhnfCkE633SgCmHVbUevxWlXjP6gKI9M#8C0hATdsMwHXPHoE.01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted December 29, 2018 Member Share Posted December 29, 2018 Sad news indeed, he might have been no spring chicken, but still only in his early 60's. Hoped we might still get to see more work from this very talented man. R.I.P Ringo Lam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted December 29, 2018 Member Share Posted December 29, 2018 Did some research on whether it's true or a hoax. Sadly, it's all over many of the big HK news companies. Of all folks and it had to be one of my favorite HK directors... I'm shocked! RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted December 29, 2018 Administrator Share Posted December 29, 2018 Very sad news. He was much too young. I was introduced to Ringo Lam's film-making when I saw FULL CONTACT in the theater, a film unlike any I had seen before. I had no idea that I would soon be seeing so many more classics from him as I continued my plunge into Hong Kong cinema. Rest in peace Mr. Lam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gunswordfist Posted December 29, 2018 Member Share Posted December 29, 2018 Oh no!!! I just watched City on Fire and that movie has been etched into my heart...Rest in peace, Ringo Lam. Thank you for all the contributions to the film industry you have made. Edit: was reading this http://malaysiadailynews.com/ringo-lam-hong-kong-director-of-city-on-fire-dead-at-63/, saw names like Tsui Hark, Johnnie To and Daniel Wu and I'm wondering, are Triangle and Sky On Fire any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted December 29, 2018 Member Share Posted December 29, 2018 26 minutes ago, gunswordfist said: was reading this http://malaysiadailynews.com/ringo-lam-hong-kong-director-of-city-on-fire-dead-at-63/, saw names like Tsui Hark, Johnnie To and Daniel Wu and I'm wondering, are Triangle and Sky On Fire any good? Triangle is above average so I would say it's a good watch, just for the sake seeing Hark, Lam , and To show off their skills as filmmakers. Haven't seen Sky on Fire though but it got too many negative reactions when it was released a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gunswordfist Posted December 29, 2018 Member Share Posted December 29, 2018 Thank you. Sucks to hear that Sky on Fire was badly reviewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Karlos Posted December 29, 2018 Moderator Share Posted December 29, 2018 Ringo was one of the originators. Such awful news. Sleep well, Lam Ling Tung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HyperDrive Posted December 30, 2018 Member Share Posted December 30, 2018 The first movie of his I watched was Twin Dragons, which he codirected with Tsui Hark. Years later I saw Full Contact and City on Fire. All were enjoyable. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ramji Posted December 30, 2018 Member Share Posted December 30, 2018 R.I.P Ringo Lam, one of my favourite HK directors. His films were raw and urgent. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sheng Posted December 30, 2018 Member Share Posted December 30, 2018 Shocked when I read the news this morning. To me one of the master craftsmen of action cinema and one of the greatest filmmakers. Ever. Gone with just 63. Tragic. Dunno why, but as always when a personal icon passes whose private life and thoughts are little known, I found myself looking for clues in some of the contrite and sobering interviews he gave since his comeback in 2015. Like this one... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2048285/audience-hong-kong-action-film-master-ringo-lam He appeared as a thoroughly depressed sounding man of his time, and a misfit in today's HK/China film universe. This millenium wasn't his, for sure. Time to go back to his classics, some of which are still only available as incredibly poor DVD's (if you ever find 'em, that is !). Think SCHOOL ON FIRE, THE SUSPECT or WILD SEARCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted December 30, 2018 Member Share Posted December 30, 2018 R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted December 30, 2018 Moderator Share Posted December 30, 2018 A definite original. Rest in peace, Ringo Lam Ling-Tung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member danthemandmv Posted December 31, 2018 Member Share Posted December 31, 2018 Another iconic innovator taken way, way too soon. Rest In Peace, Ringo Lam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oneway23 Posted December 31, 2018 Member Share Posted December 31, 2018 RIP. Full Contact was one of my early gateways into Asian cinema and Full Alert is one of my favorites of that era, to say nothing of the utter brilliance of City on Fire. Was overjoyed when Wild City acted as his comeback, and equally dismayed when Sky on Fire failed to build on that promise. That said, I'm absolutely gutted that there will be nothing further to enjoy from this wonderful man. God-speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chu Liu Hsiang Posted January 1, 2019 Member Share Posted January 1, 2019 Sad news. Rest in Peace, Ringo Lam Ling Tung. Your gritty "realism" will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member RedPhoenix Posted January 1, 2019 Member Share Posted January 1, 2019 I've been very saddened by this the past few days. Definitely my favourite new wave director and School On Fire in my opinion one of the greatest HK films of the 80s. Rest in peace Ringo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sheng Posted January 1, 2019 Member Share Posted January 1, 2019 36 minutes ago, RedPhoenix said: I've been very saddened by this the past few days. Definitely my favourite new wave director and School On Fire in my opinion one of the greatest HK films of the 80s. Rest in peace Ringo Ah, SCHOOL ON FIRE, one of the most gut-wrenching, hardest hitting HK films of all times... Imagine a company like Arrow scooping that one up and releasing it on BD with the cut scenes reinstated... Aiight, gettin' carried away here, flicks like that don't exactly look like obvious restoration jobs for L'Immagine Ritrovata, so it might never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member RedPhoenix Posted January 8, 2019 Member Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 1/1/2019 at 3:49 PM, Sheng said: Ah, SCHOOL ON FIRE, one of the most gut-wrenching, hardest hitting HK films of all times... Imagine a company like Arrow scooping that one up and releasing it on BD with the cut scenes reinstated... Aiight, gettin' carried away here, flicks like that don't exactly look like obvious restoration jobs for L'Immagine Ritrovata, so it might never happen. Totally agree my friend and still holds up incredibly well today as a ferocious, serious piece of work from a long gone era. An uncut BD would be a dream indeed - but as that's unlikely, I still have my uncut Tai Seng VHS to tide me over in the meantime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted January 11, 2019 Member Share Posted January 11, 2019 Chow Yun-Fat, Johnnie To, Yau Nan-Hoi and Vincent Wan attended Ringo Lam's wake. A private funeral, attended by To and Wan, along with Soi Cheang, was held but on January 26th, there will be a final memorial service for friends to bid Lam one more farewell. http://hktopten.blogspot.com/2019/01/20190111-friends-bids-farewell-to-ringo.htmlhttp://hktopten.blogspot.com/2019/01/20190110-chow-yun-fat-attends-ringo.html Ringo and Chow in their early days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted January 29, 2019 Member Share Posted January 29, 2019 Friends gathered on January 26th to pay their final respects to Ringo Lam. (HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office) Nick Cheung and Anthony Wong Simon Yam Johnnie To Roy Cheung Joseph Chang Louis Koo David (John) Chiang and Lee Lam Lam Gordon Lam Sally Yeh Memorial program cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member legendarycurry Posted February 6, 2019 Member Share Posted February 6, 2019 May he rest in peace. I created an appreciation thread for him not knowing this was posted. Truly a unique voice in HK Cinema and cinema in general his style was unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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