Where as the first "Young and Dangerous" movie was concentrating on the action, and the second movie was build around a solid storyline, the third movie is somewhat of a hybrid, trying to accomplish a lot, but failing to do so in the intended way.
The story is a further continuation of the storyline from parts one and two, which was great, and Chan Ho Nam (played by Ekin Cheng) become the target of two gang members from a rival gang, setting him up in a frame to make it seem like he killed the head boss of the Hung Hing gang. So it is up to his longtime friends to clear his name and restore order.
This is the third time he is being framed, or so, and it is starting to wear thin. The plot haven't changed much, just the surrounding scenery, and the soup is starting to wear thin. Everything becomes a repeat of stuff from previous movies.
Sure there was an unexpected turn of events when the leader was killed, and there was a good potential story going on between Chicken (played by Jordan Chan) and Lam Suk-Fan (played by Karen Mok), but it wasn't fully enough to carry the movie.
I, personally, found this movie to be weighed down by a thin storyline and too much repetition of stuff already done in the previous two movies, and as such, "Young and Dangerous 3" became a rather disappointing movie.
On the upside, the movie does have room for some character growth and development, and focus more on the storyline than on the action, much similar to part two. The overall production value to the movie had increased dramatically, making the movie seem much more professional, contra what was seen in the previous two movies. Plus, they also cut out all the comic book art entirely, which can be debated whether or not that is a good thing. Personally I think the comic book art was a bit distracting in the first two movies.
Despite it not being quite up to par with the previous two movies, it is still a decent enough movie, and should be watched if you have seen the first two movies in the series.
The story is a further continuation of the storyline from parts one and two, which was great, and Chan Ho Nam (played by Ekin Cheng) become the target of two gang members from a rival gang, setting him up in a frame to make it seem like he killed the head boss of the Hung Hing gang. So it is up to his longtime friends to clear his name and restore order.
This is the third time he is being framed, or so, and it is starting to wear thin. The plot haven't changed much, just the surrounding scenery, and the soup is starting to wear thin. Everything becomes a repeat of stuff from previous movies.
Sure there was an unexpected turn of events when the leader was killed, and there was a good potential story going on between Chicken (played by Jordan Chan) and Lam Suk-Fan (played by Karen Mok), but it wasn't fully enough to carry the movie.
I, personally, found this movie to be weighed down by a thin storyline and too much repetition of stuff already done in the previous two movies, and as such, "Young and Dangerous 3" became a rather disappointing movie.
On the upside, the movie does have room for some character growth and development, and focus more on the storyline than on the action, much similar to part two. The overall production value to the movie had increased dramatically, making the movie seem much more professional, contra what was seen in the previous two movies. Plus, they also cut out all the comic book art entirely, which can be debated whether or not that is a good thing. Personally I think the comic book art was a bit distracting in the first two movies.
Despite it not being quite up to par with the previous two movies, it is still a decent enough movie, and should be watched if you have seen the first two movies in the series.