Chinese Odyssey 2002

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04/10/2015 The director of Kung Fu Hustle follows up his Chinese Odyssey success without Stephen Chow. The Hong Kong Critics Society voted this best film of 2002? Being familiar with the 1959 opera this parodies probably helps a lot. It's a silly romcom with some funny parts, but I'm definitely not the target audience. The Hong Kong Film Award for best film was... Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer. See more 03/25/2013 Lau manages his humor without trying so hard, and the jokes slide through easily; he also masters the high gloss romance, plus one dazzling fight scene. See more 03/22/2012 Simpatico, ma non esaltante See more 03/18/2012 Li Yilong (Tony Leung) is the town bully, known for his boorish manners and reckless attitude which have endeared him to no one. His sister Phoenix (Vicki Zhao) has a curious penchant for cross-dressing. Princess Wushuang (Faye Wong) runs away from her palace and disguises herself as a man while Emperor Zheng De (Chang Chen), her brother, leaves the palace in search of her. If ever a film showed the difference between Chinese cinema and American....'Chinese Odyssey' sums up perfectly why foreign films have become so popular. Part rom com, part comedy, part cross dressing, and part plain silly - This is fresh and entertaining, and a must see. And don't get confused......This has nothing to do with the pretty lame 'Chinese Odyssey Part 1 Pandora's box' or part 2 'Cinderella'. Surprisingly just like the 'Chinese Ghost trilogies' there are lots of films with nearly the same title! See more 02/14/2012 Ok, Maybe there is such thing as Chinese humor and Eastern humor, and maybe I shouldn't call it a bad humor here, but I think I can distinguish between a good movie and a bad one, a good acting and poor acting. And as far as bad ones - there is plenty of them in China, in Russia or in US. Always will be. See more 01/02/2012 A marvelous, surprisimg blend of nonsense humour, musical and Shakespearean comedy of roles and wuxia working like a charm and showimg beautiful cinematography. It's true, it's romantic and make you want to marry as pink comedies didn't manage to do from at least a decade. Funky and gawdy, feel the power of Love! See more Read all reviews

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