sentences:  Like many other films of that time, including all sorts of CAT III exploitation films but also mainstream titles like John Woo’s "Hard Boiled" (1992), feature regular Hong Kong citizens suddenly facing an heartless evil force threatening their way of life and their very existence.Especially "The Cat" directly mentions the fateful year 1997.French critic Xavier Desbarats has repeatedly compared Lam's work with that of Edward D. Wood, Jr..