| Untold Story |  | Directors: Danny Lee, Herman Yau
Actors: Emily Kwan, Julie Lee (iv), Danny Lee, Tony Leung Siu Hung, Fui-on Shing
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Category: Video
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Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 117293
Format: Color, Letterboxed, Ntsc
Language: English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
Model: 45256
ISBN: 6304378033
UPC: 601643452562
EAN: 9786304378038
ASIN: 6304378033
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
Release Date: January 1, 2002
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Condition: Very Rare Hong Kong Version~UNCUT~Film and original cover box are in Like New condition...Never any stickers...
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 One of the most depraved films I have ever seen. November 17, 2008
Very disturbing matter here,from children being murdered(this scene really was hard to look at,I wonder how they handeled this with the child actors),a whole entire family being slaughtered to a girl killed by chopsticks penetrating her privates over and over.Anthony Wong is creepy as hell as the cook killer rapist cannibalist.The story is the cook kills the owner of a restaurant and takes over.The police ask questions about missing owner and his family,while the cook is trying to legally get ownership of the restaurant.His victims are cut up and their meat is used to make pork buns.He then serves them to the customers as well as the cops who stop by.These pork buns sure look tasty the way these people scarf them down. Just really evil stuff going on here.With all the depravity here there is some humour from the police detectives who are portrayed as goofballs.Their Captain likes to parade around his paid for dates he has by his side every time he makes an appearence. Some how these kooky cops make "The Untold Story"just that more sicker. Stay away from viewing if you get disturbed easily,because this one will have you feeling ill.If your sort of a sicko when it comes to your horror then by all means,pick this up. I'm not sure how real this story really is,but it's good sick fun for the most hardcore fans of the genre.
 juicy, steamy pork buns June 27, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
In 1978, Wong Chi Hang killed a man after the man refused to loan him some money. That, in itself, is a common enough story, but to add a bit of spark to it, Wong Chi Hang set the man on fire while he was still alive. His security being a bit unsteady at this point, Wong flees Hong Kong to Macau and disappears, hidden from the long arm of the law. There, he becomes the proprietor of a restaurant that serves pork buns, but it seems that he wants to sell the business which he is unable to do because the former owner of the restaurant has gone missing and needs to sign the documents showing Wong's proprietorship." What will the killer do?
On the other side of the law are a group of inept policemen and one policewoman who are led by the womanizer Officer Lee, the film's director Danny Lee, whose relatively stable existence is destroyed when the dismembered arms and legs of an middle-aged woman was onto the beach. It turns out the body parts belong to the mother-in-law of the former owner of Wong's restaurant and when letters from the mainland arrive at the restaurant from the former owner's brother, Wong becomes a suspect in the murders of nine people. However, even though he is a suspect, can Wong control his murderous nature?
I am having a hard time putting my thoughts down about this film because it seems to be a combination of comedy and gore which really does not mix well to together like steamed broccoli and sherbet served on the same plate. The comedy, in my opinion, is very weak and consists mainly of the policemen lusting after the bodies of Officer Lee's numerous girlfriends followed by them putting down the policewoman Bo because of her flat chest and tomboyish nature. The gore, on the other hand, while a bit b movie-ish at times, is quite graphic especially when Wong kills his waitress (you, dear viewer, will never look at chopsticks the same way again) and when he prepares the body of his dishwasher into pork buns. However, the violence is not limited to what Wong does to his victims, because the police and even a female nurse are quite brutal as well, making the viewer feel sympathy for the killer and makes them wish that Wong would unleash his vengeance upon him because of their unjust ways.
Supposedly based on true events committed by a serial killer back in 1978, Untold Story is not for the faint of heart because its violence is over the top and even is unleashed upon women and children. While nothing spectacular as a whole, Untold Story would make a welcome collection to the home libraries for those who enjoy gore and bloodshed in their films.
Human Meat Buns. 'Nuff Said. April 30, 2008
Anthony Wong (who won Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for this brilliant performance) plays Wong Chi Hang, the new "owner" of the Eight Immortals Restaurant in Macau. Of course, the police believe he's only the new owner because he murdered the real owner and his entire family out of greed and bloodlust. They're right of course, and no, I'm not giving anything away. "The Untold Story" falls in line with what one might call the serial killer film subgenre. We know who is doing the killing and are mainly splitting time between the killer doing his crimes and covering them up, and the cops trying to catch him. Still, "The Untold Story" stands out from the many serial killer films out there, most notably because it is extremely brutal and graphic in depicting unspeakable acts on men, women, and children before the viewers' very eyes. While I am not as taken aback as other viewers for some reason, maybe 'cause my dad was a butcher, ha, a few scenes did get to me too and it is definitely more graphic than any U.S. films that come to mind. Some classic elements boost the film as well, like the old "serving the victims to the customers" bit (which audiences love for some reason, myself included) and the fact that this one is based on a true story. There's also the amazingly creepy performance by Anthony Wong. In addition to all that, you have something extra for American audiences. Filmmaking in Hong Kong is very different, and while many of us might be put off by their politically incorrect ways and willingness to throw lots of comedy in between the horror elements, the rest of us will find it really quite fascinating and entertaining to see a film so culturally different. The film also stars Danny Lee as head of a police force that spends most of its time goofing around and is the source of the comic relief. Emily Kwan is Bo, the female cop who stands out from the rest because she is constantly teased by her peers and has a crush on the boss. Herman Yau directed "The Untold Story", and he really does an amazing job of building up the suspense and keeping things moving, and the great music supports him. The DVD is excellent, presenting the film in widescreen with English subtitles, uncut, with two audio commentaries (one with Herman Yau and one with Anthony Wong), bios and filmographies on Yau, Wong, and Lee, and a handful of trailers that include the one for "The Untold Story". If this kind of film appeals to you, and you know who you are, you'll definitely want to pick this one up!
Not for all tastes... April 28, 2008
The Untold Story aka Bunman aka Human Pork Rolls is not for everyone, choosing to tell its story of Macao's answer to Sweeney Todd as a broad black comedy, an approach somewhat enhanced for UK viewers by the frightening similarity Anthony Wong's bug-eyed homicidal purveyor of human pork buns has to much-loved British comedian Eric Morecambe on a particularly bad day (it's the glasses). Co-director Danny Lee's cheerful cop doesn't help matters, constantly bringing beautiful hookers with him into the station or to crime scenes and provoking the envy of his cartoonish detectives investigating missing persons while they enjoy free samples from Wong's cafe. All of which makes a graphic rape scene involving chopsticks all the more unpleasant, and in all the wrong ways. Did I mention it was a true story?
Visceral beyond belief..... February 10, 2008
Hong Kong films are generally more violent than American ones (believe it or not), but this one is so over the top and brutal that it's nearly impossible to sit through. From the opening shot of Anthony Wong bashing the head of a "friend" of his repeatedly through a wall, to the final carnage in which you see Wong cutting up an entire family (they show EVERYTHING), the film is one of most visceral, sense assaulting films I've ever seen. It's not the most artistic movie ever made, but you can't get some of the stuff out of your head, like when the waitress is killed or when Wong is nearly beaten to death by his fellow prisoners. The best performance here is by Anthony Wong. He's so creepy and scary here that he makes the film. Danny Lee and the policemen here are very silly, almost childish, and borderline fascistic. They seem to break every rule about due process of law to get Wong to confess. Danny Lee plays the chief inspector, and for some reason, he enters nearly every scene with a bimbo on his arm. And the rest of the police people act like horny teenagers, not mature, adult policemen. I'm not really sure why that is. The story is, as the credits say, "based, unfortunately, on real events", but there really isn't any mystery or intelligence in this film. It doesn't feel like a cop film. It's just a brutal, visceral assault of violence. The violence here, though, is horrific. It's sort of like a Lucio Fulci film (except this film is better), when you're waiting for the gore scenes. The final scene where Wong cuts up the entire family is almost impossible to watch (even for this viewer). If you're into that type of assault, go for it. Rent/buy this, otherwise, stay away.
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