Black Mask

Original title: Hak hap

1996
R
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

12K

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Martial Arts Superhero Action Adventure Comedy Crime Sci-Fi Thriller

A survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.A survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.A survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

12K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 4 nominations

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Black Mask

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Jet Li

Tsui Chik…

Ching Wan Lau

Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho
(as Lau Ching Wan)

Karen Mok

Tracy Lee

Françoise Yip

Yeuk Laan
(as Françoise C.J. Yip)

Kong Lung

Commander Hung
(as Patrick Lung)

Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

King Kau
(as Anthony Wong)

Xin Xin Xiong

Jimmy Jimmy

Moses Chan

701 Squad Member
(as Mouses Chan)

King-Fai Chung

Police Commissioner
(as Chung King Fai)

Tat-Wah Lok

Lawrence Ah-Mon

Operating Room Doctor
(as Lawrence Ahmon)

Henry Fong

Ricky Tai

Mei-Yee Sze

Chief of Library
(as Sze Mei Yee)

Roy Szeto

Szeto

Suk-Yee Chan

Librarian
(as Chan Suk Yee)

Nunzio Caponio

701 Squad member
(as Caponio Nunzio)

John Whitney

701 Squad member
(as John J. Whitney)

Glenn Peters

701 Squad member

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Trivia
Jet Li and Françoise Yip later appeared together in Romeo Must Die (2000).

Goofs
When Jimmy Jimmy and King Kau's gang notices the fuse which is heading towards the powerboard, Jimmy Jimmy is smoking a cigarette. When Jimmy Jimmy gets the fire extinguisher and climbs the ladder to extinguish the fuse, he no longer has a cigarette.

Quotes
Commander Hung: [appearing as a hologram] So good evening, teacher!
Tracy Lee: [gasps] What's that?
Michael: Hey, look there.
[Tracy looks and Michael applies a pressure point, causing Tracy to faint]
Michael: I don't want trouble commander. But if you threaten my friends... I'll interfere.
Commander Hung: I think you're confusing the facts, teacher! You were created to kill... you were not created to serve and protect. These humans may find your powers impressive, but against the 701 Squad you are not invincible. The 701 Squad now answers to no-one, and together we can have the absolute power!
Michael: I think when you lost all your feelings commander, you lost something else along the way. I think you lost your mind.
Commander Hung: Listen to me! I'll let you come back with us immediately. No other chance!
Michael: I belong here! Not with you!
Commander Hung: So you want to feel again? Very sweet. Goodbye then, teacher... that's all. Sorry to hurt your feelings.

Alternate versions
U.S. release is missing 10 minutes, replaces/edits opening sequence and credits, and replaces original soundtrack.

Connections
Featured in Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)

Soundtracks
Asian Detective
Performed by Badmarsh & Shri
Written by Shrikanth Sriram and Mohammed Akber Ali (as Badmarsh)
Produced by Shrikanth Sriram and Mohammed Akber Ali (as Badmarsh)

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Featured review

6/10

Superhero

Jet Li behind a black mask? Does that work? I think it does. It's not the greatest movie ever made, but it's a fun little action b-movie that you get here.

The emphasis is clearly on the word "b-movie"! You can't watch this movie expecting a Hollywood Blockbuster. Or anything that would resemble a logical story. It is quite literally a "no-brainer". I have criticized movies for being no-brainers before. Why did I rate this one higher? Because I see it in the context. For example, Black Mask 2 is a "no-brainer" ... but there is nothing there that is entertaining. Here you have some jokes that work, but more importantly you have good choreographed action scenes. All of that is missing in the sequel (if you can call it that ...)