Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- witty
- propulsive
- romantic
- hong kong movie night
- crime film marathon
What sets it apart
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Chicken and his associates are defined by gang allegiance, group loyalty, and criminal hierarchy.
Lok Wing Gee's relationship with Chicken is placed against his commitments to his gang and its conflicts.
The film joins action set pieces and criminal conflict with emotionally intense friendship and romance.
The principal characters occupy a world organized around gang identity, rank, loyalty, and retaliation.
Films like Those Were the Days, and why
Young and Dangerous
shared hong kong crime drama, gang loyalty, male friendship, and romantic stakes
Young and Dangerous 2
shared triad-centered crime narrative, ensemble camaraderie, and heightened action melodrama
A Better Tomorrow
shared hong kong crime themes, conflicted loyalty, and emotionally charged gang relationships
Movie Details
- Director
- Raymond Yip Wai-Man
- Release Date
- 2000-03-31
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (16)
Cast
- Jordan Chan Siu-Chun
- Jason Chu Wing-Tong
- Michael Tse Tin-Wah
- Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung
- Gigi Leung Wing-Kei
- Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
- Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
- Kristy Yang Gongru
- Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming
- Shek Sau
Common questions
- What is Those Were the Days about?
- A fiercely loyal young gangster struggles to protect love and brotherhood while navigating the violent codes of Hong Kong's triad underworld.
- What is Those Were the Days like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Those Were the Days as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Those Were the Days violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Those Were the Days as brutal.
- Which films are like Those Were the Days?
- Films with a similar feel include Young and Dangerous, Young and Dangerous 2, and A Better Tomorrow.
- How long is Those Were the Days?
- Those Were the Days runs 103 minutes.
