10-13-2014, 01:20 PM
Imagine a duel between professional Hong Kong tricksters. No? How about if one of the tricksters is Stephen Chow. This is an early Chow, a full-on mou-lei-tai humor flick, totally absurd with lots of Cantonese puns that don't even translate. Stephen's comicaccomplice Ng Mantat is there. It features a very young Andy Lau too, alongside Chingmay Yau and Rosamund Kwan and is directed by one of the silliest HK directors, Wong Jing. There's a bollywood number and a sword-fight (Peking Opera style). Interesting in a 'check out these early performances' way but if you don't know who any of these actors are, well, I am reminded of Graham Chapman's classic line "Well, on second thought, let's not go to Camelot -- it is a silly place."
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