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* AwardSnub: It was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, but it was not nominated.



* EvenBetterSequel: Even Better Prequel: Not the majority of the series' fans, but the second film has a lot of fans.

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* AwesomeMusic: The music of the whole series tends to be very pompous which can lead to goosebump inducing moments here and there. One example is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sbRoqpTrKo Hungarian Choir track]] that is used on several occasions in the second film of the series.
* [[EvenBetterSequel Even Better Prequel]]: Not the majority of the series' fans, but the second film has a lot of fans.

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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The music of the whole series tends to be very pompous which can lead to goosebump inducing moments here and there. One example is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sbRoqpTrKo Hungarian Choir track]] that is used on several occasions in the second film of the series.
* [[EvenBetterSequel EvenBetterSequel: Even Better Prequel]]: Prequel: Not the majority of the series' fans, but the second film has a lot of fans.



** In the third film, [[spoiler: Lau]] takes his place as the woobie, resulting in a SanitySlippage.

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** In the third film, [[spoiler: Lau]] takes his place as the woobie, resulting in a SanitySlippage.SanitySlippage.
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* TearJerker: The deaths of most of the characters in general ([[AlasPoorVillain even some of the villains]]).

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* TearJerker: The deaths of most of the characters in general ([[AlasPoorVillain even some of the villains]]).villains]]).
* TheWoobie: Yan. He only wants to be a cop but is cursed to be an undercover gangster instead, with noone knowing of his good deeds except for Wong. During this, he gets dumped by his girlfriend, lured into several traps by Sam, gets beaten up, nearly shot, Sam eventually even breaks his arm. Then, [[spoiler: the one person who knew of his true identity dies]]. Then, [[spoiler: Lau erases his police file data]]. [[spoiler: Then he dies.]]
** In the third film, [[spoiler: Lau]] takes his place as the woobie, resulting in a SanitySlippage.

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* AwesomeMusic: The music of the whole series tends to be very pompous which can lead to goosebump inducing moments here and there. One example is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sbRoqpTrKo Hungarian Choir track]] that is used on several occasions in the second film of the series.
*[[EvenBetterSequel Even Better Prequel]]: Not the majority of the series' fans, but the second film has a lot of fans.
* HarsherInHindsight: Sam ordering [[spoiler: Wong]]'s death, after the prequel reveals that [[spoiler: they once were friends]].



* NightmareFuel: Hong Kong is implied to be Hell from the blurbs at the first and ending parts of all three films. Essentially, all of the characters are trapped in this continuous hell and forced to suffer for all eternity.

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* {{Narm}}: The death scenes of some characters can have this effect, inserting black and white flashbacks of important character moments to TearJerker music.
* NightmareFuel: Hong Kong is implied to be Hell from the blurbs at the first and ending parts of all three films. Essentially, all of the characters are trapped in this continuous hell and forced to suffer for all eternity.eternity.
* TearJerker: The deaths of most of the characters in general ([[AlasPoorVillain even some of the villains]]).
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* EnsembleCast: The pre-release hype of the first film was generated by this, where the main casts are Hong Kong's A-list celebrities.



* NightmareFuel: Hong Kong is implied to be Hell from the blurbs at the first and ending parts of all three films. Essentially, all of the characters are trapped in this continuous hell and forced to suffer for all eternity.
* PlayingAgainstType: Eric Tsang was well known for his ButtMonkey and LargeHam roles in various HK comedy films and as a TV game show host before he portrays the triad boss Hon Sam.

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* NightmareFuel: Hong Kong is implied to be Hell from the blurbs at the first and ending parts of all three films. Essentially, all of the characters are trapped in this continuous hell and forced to suffer for all eternity.
* PlayingAgainstType: Eric Tsang was well known for his ButtMonkey and LargeHam roles in various HK comedy films and as a TV game show host before he portrays the triad boss Hon Sam.
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* PlayAgainstType: Eric Tsang was well known for his ButtMonkey and LargeHam roles in various HK comedy films and his TV game show host before he portrays the triad boss Hon Sam.

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* PlayAgainstType: PlayingAgainstType: Eric Tsang was well known for his ButtMonkey and LargeHam roles in various HK comedy films and his as a TV game show host before he portrays the triad boss Hon Sam.
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* EnsembleCast: The pre-release hype of the first film was generated by this, where the main casts are Hong Kong's A-list celebrities.



* NightmareFuel: Hong Kong is implied to be Hell from the blurbs at the first and ending parts of all three films. Essentially, all of the characters are trapped in this continuous hell and forced to suffer for all eternity.

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* NightmareFuel: Hong Kong is implied to be Hell from the blurbs at the first and ending parts of all three films. Essentially, all of the characters are trapped in this continuous hell and forced to suffer for all eternity.eternity.
* PlayAgainstType: Eric Tsang was well known for his ButtMonkey and LargeHam roles in various HK comedy films and his TV game show host before he portrays the triad boss Hon Sam.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Hon Sam in the second film letting his Thai buddies massacre the non-active-gangster members of the Ngai family, including an old woman and a small child.
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* NightmareFuel: Hong Kong is implied to be Hell from the blurbs at the first and ending parts of all three films. Essentially, all of the characters are trapped in this continuous hell and forced to suffer for all eternity.

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