A Chinese comedy directed by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-Chi.
A butcher is sent on a spy mission when his paperwork is found in the garbage. His contact in Hong Kong is supposed to kill him, but never manages to. The real antagonist is a man with a powerful gun and impenetrable armor who has stolen a T-Rex skull.
This was a very Chow film. The absurd humor is really funny to me. The plot and characters were all spoofs on James Bond films as well as most of the jokes. I think the funniest was the multitude of razors and hair-dryers the hero was equipped with. There was some creative editing and standard special effects, but nothing near Chow's later films. Overall, this is comedy that I get. I'm rating it good.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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King of Comedy (1999)
A Chinese romantic comedy directed by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-chi, starring Karen Mok and Ng Man-tat.
A struggling actor tries to get roles in films. He befriends a prostitute and some gangsters.
This was not so great. The plot went nowhere and the characters were trivial. There was some good humor involved. The video and audio were clear and everything made sense. I just don't think that this is Chow's best work. The best scene and video shot is in the picture. It is framed and composed very well, with actors playing definitive roles. Too bad the whole movie wasn't like this. Overall, pretty shitty. I rate this poor. You probably should not watch it.
A struggling actor tries to get roles in films. He befriends a prostitute and some gangsters.
This was not so great. The plot went nowhere and the characters were trivial. There was some good humor involved. The video and audio were clear and everything made sense. I just don't think that this is Chow's best work. The best scene and video shot is in the picture. It is framed and composed very well, with actors playing definitive roles. Too bad the whole movie wasn't like this. Overall, pretty shitty. I rate this poor. You probably should not watch it.
Labels:
1999,
chinese,
comedy,
karen mok,
king of comedy,
lee lik chi,
ng man tat,
romance,
stephen chow
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