Young and Dangerous - The Prequel

The sixth and final part in the core Young & Dangerous franchise doesn't bring you a proper conclusion, instead, it travels all the way back to the beginning of the series and shows how and where it all began. It's a bit of an odd choice maybe, but I can't say I really minded. Fans of the series will get what they crave, which is what this series is all about: core genre fun.

A group of youngsters loves to hang out together. When they finally graduate from school, Uncle Bee approaches them and recruits the boys into his local Triad branch. When a friend of theirs joins a competing Triad gang the boys want to prove themselves and do their very best to impress Uncle Bee. Slowly they begin to rise through the ranks.

Because it's a prequel, many of the original actors aren't present (or maybe that's why this sixth part turned into a prequel), which is a shame for the final episode in a lengthy series. If you love yourself some old-fashioned Hong Kong crime cinema, it won't matter too much though, Lau delivers. Chances are slim he'll ever return to the Y&D universe (I don't think the Chinese censors would be too happy), but at least he left us with quite a few quality films.