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Encyclopedia > Feel 100%

Feel 100% (百分百感覺) is a popular Hong Kong comic book series written by Lau Wan Kit (劉雲傑). It's popularity has resulted in various adaptations on the big screen. To this date there are 4 movies and 1 TV series. Given the popularity of Gen-X/romantic comedies and the familiarity of the title, there will likely be more films in the future.


As this comic book is for a Cantonese audience, the dialogue appears as Written Cantonese instead of Vernacular Chinese. As such other dialect Chinese speakers will have trouble with Cantonese specific words utilized while, ironically, illterate Cantonese speakers will find it easier to understand. Written Cantonese refers to the written language used to write colloquial standard Cantonese using Chinese characters. ... Vernacular Chinese (pinyin: báihuà; Wade-Giles: paihua) is a style or register of the written Chinese language essentially modeled after the spoken language and associated with Standard Mandarin. ...


The main characters are two male best friends, Jerry and 許樂 (Hui Lok), and their female friend, Cherie. The story revolves around their relationships with others, including Jenny and 琪琪, and each other.


Feel 100% on celluloid

The movies are characterized as being loosely based on the comics. As each film's story line is different, certain characters, including the main ones, may or may not appear in each film. Each film and series stands independent from the others.


The movies have appeared in the following order:


Feel 100% (1996)


This film launched the careers of several of its participants, notably director Joe Ma and actor Sammi Cheng. Both have become associated with Gen-X romantic comedies. Other actors appearing include Ekin Cheng and Gigi Leung. Top: Sammi VS Sammi Concert 2004 in HK Sammi Cheng (鄭秀文) (born August 19, 1972) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. ... Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin (鄭伊健, pinyin: Zhèng Yījiàn) (born October 4, 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer. ... Gigi Leung Gigi Leung Wing-kei (screen name 梁詠琪) (born March 25, 1976) is a Hong Kong singer/actress. ...


Feel 100%...once more (1996)


This film's only common thread with the series is the title as even the characters have different names. However the director and all the lead characters from the previous movie remained for this one. And it remains true to the spirit of Feel 100%, that is a Gen-X coming of age story.


Feel 100% II (2001)


Of note is the absence of main character Cherie from this incarnation. Many of the actors in this film will appear in the next version, the TV Series. They include Daniel Chan (陳曉東), Niki Chow (周麗琪), Miriam Yeung. Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung Chin-wah (楊千嬅) (born February 3, 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and cantopop singer. ...


Feel 100% TV Series (2002)


This version is the most developed due to the lengthier nature of TV Series. (It ran as 20 episodes of about 48 minutes each, split into 2 seasons of 11 then 9 episodes.) This was a popular version as it contained many of the newest Hong Kong stars. Also it makes many references to Hong Kong pop culture icons. In fact one could say that if the viewer recognizes all of the actors and references that appear in this series, the person has a good grasp of the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Main actors include Alex Fong and Rain Li. Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


Feel 100% 2003 (2003)


This incarnation is the weakest. It is the first Feel 100% project without director Joe Ma attached to it. Starring Shawn Yue, Cyrus Wong and the Cookies, this film has been criticized as being hijacked by the Cookies. Indeed all 9 of them show up in a variety of roles for this film. Shawn Yue - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This page is about edible cookies. ...



 

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