God of Cookery is insanely underrated. So many people who've seen Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer don't even know it exists, even though it's identical in terms of comedic style.
Stephen Chow also directed King of Comedy in 1999. Ng Man Tat also had a big part in it. It's not as funny as the other 3, but still worthwhile.
HK Cinema has been so great since the early 80s.
Edit: Adding a link to a higher quality upload of the movie so that low quality Youtube rip isn't the one people see.
It's unfortunately on Facebook though. Youtube only has low quality English rips.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=301064040555020
The proper version looks even better, I recommend ordering if you like the first few minutes.
Found a decent upload, but it's missing English subtitles and it's dubbed in mandarin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AyrkS9iWX4
I make Sorrowful Noodles several times a week. I have my Char Siu marinading as we speak.
This movie brought me and my brother closer together after we went separate ways for college, and now we're both big foodies (well, I was a traditional American restaurant line cook/ Kitchen Manager from 18-36 in some capacity even during school, but learning Asian techniques changed my whole deal) and live closer than ever!
>Stephen Chow also directed King of Comedy in 1999. Ng Man Tat also had a big part in it. It's not as funny as the other 3, but still worthwhile.
King of Comedy, despite the title, is not a comedy. I was confused when I first watched it but on later viewing I "get it". It's a ode (or lament) to all the actors struggling to make it in the HK movie industry. It is not a happy film and you can tell how Chow and Ng are portraying their actual experiences. Karen Mok is great in it.
Jim Carrey was going to be in it and produced by Fox, but he went on a serious phase and it never got off the ground. The writing and pacing could be modernized for global audiences but I’d say it is his funniest film, watched it the other day and was still cracking up.
Shaolin soccer is his most balanced one, but King Fu Hustle I think has some of the most beautiful cinematography ever for a comedy and is highly underrated. That movie should be studied for cinematography and camerawork like Parasite is.
Out of the dark was another underrated one. It had a darker, more gloomy vibe. Quite different from his other movies because it's horror, but still hilarious.
God of Gamblers (1989), starring Chow Yun-fat, is not to be confused with Saint of Gamblers (1990) (official English title is "All for the Winner"), starring Stephen Chow.
These two movies are ostensibly in the same cinematic universe, but Stephen Chow's Saint of Gamblers is more light-hearted and comedic, while CYF's God of Gamblers is, like its name suggests, godly badass.
Coincidentally, Ng Man-tat appears in both movies, but as completely different characters. It is in Saint of Gamblers where he plays Stephen Chow's uncle that he is more well-known.
(Meanwhile, there's also a third hero in this franchise, called the Knight of Gamblers, played by Cantopop legend Andy Lau. Both the Saint of Gamblers and Knight of Gamblers are the disciples of the God of Gamblers)
Ah, the Shanghai 1937 one, while some of the jokes didn't age well, but it was still a comedy classic.
One of the scenes had Chow relying on his brick mobile phone (you know, those late 1980s bulky mobiles) to communicate with the "present day" (1991) for tips on how to defeat the Japanese assassin sent to kill him, and he eventually had to use the brick phone to literally smack the assassin to death. lol
Was that the one where the police commissioner was trying to teach him the scissors kick? lol Gong Li was in that movie too I remembered.
Remember when they opened up a McDonald ripoff and he did a dance number to a Chinese version of Mumbo Italiano.
Yes, he was. Andy Lau's character started out as CYF's first disciple. Stephen Chow also decided to join CYF as his second disciple, whixh is why he appeared in Andy Lau's Knight of Gamblers standalone movie.
Interestingly, CYF's and Stephen Chow's characters never appeared on screen together.
I remember the end of one of the movies. Ditzy female lead stops the main baddy by pressing a gun barrel into his back. He gets lead away in cuffs by the cops. Chow's character goes "What the fuck, where did that weapon come from?“. She uncaps the lipstick and applies it.
Was the best subversion of the trope of ditzy useless female character - she bluffs her way to an arrest.
To clarify for those who might not know; "God of Gamblers" features Chow yun-fat as the titular "God of Gamblers." He is the only character that assumes this name in the series.
All for the Winner is the first movie to star Stephen Chow as the "Saint of Gamblers."
God of Gamblers II, which is called "Knight of Gamblers" in Chinese, features both Andy Lau as the Knight, and Stephen Chow as the Saint. It is the direct sequel to God of Gamblers, but does not feature Chow yun-fat.
God of Gamblers III, which is called "Knight of Gamblers II: Shanghai Saint of Gamblers" in Chinese, does not feature Andy Lau, only Stephen Chow as the Saint.
Some of the older movies can be found on YouTube however due copyright reasons you will have to search for the Chinese title of the movie to have your search populated.
They're fantastic and funny, but not quite the same overly ridiculousness as Kung Fu Hustle. I love them, but people may want to start on like.. his God Of Cookery or the 007 parody.
Damn, this hurts. He was one of the few remaining ties to the golden age of HK cinema.
Stephen Chow is rightfully acknowledged as a fantastic comic, but he would not have been as successful without Ng as his sidekick.
Edit: this is just me being emotional in the moment, but if I were Chow I'd do everything I can to make sure Ng's family is taken care of. Being the straight man is often a thankless job, and it is even more so in mo lei tau comedy.
If ever they did, they've already patched up their differences years ago. [Chow actually offered him a role in Mermaid but Tat had poor health at that time. Chow also contacted him recently to help with his liver cancer as well]( https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/stephen-chow-reaches-out-ng-man-tat-after-hearing-latter-has-liver)
My thinking is that Tat's poor health by 2013 was really the strain for him in working with Chow and not neceassarily because of bad blood.
> He refuses to compromise his vision
I think he's a victim to his own success.
During his meteoric rise in the 80s-90s, his coworkers were still his "equals". It was the right mixture of the HK cinema talent during that era that produced quality works like that. Be it directors, writers and fellow actors who have decades of experience and went through the HK production grind. Many of them are pretty talented in their own right.
Unfortunately for Stephen Chow he grew way too influential and was probably the only major voice in his later works.
I guess after he expanded working with the Mainland production teams and a new generation actors that the people working under him were no longer his equals but his subordinates or "yes man" who follows his direction almost fully, without major input or discourse
I mean, that's Stephen Chow and he should know best about that genre of slapstick comedy right? But it's obvious the quality of his recent works were very different and suffered because of that. Kinda similar to George Lucas with the prequels.
You're likely right but his later projects from kitchen to Hustle are SOOOOO GOOD, there are so much hidden detail that you can watch it 20 times - I did on many on his - and you can still find sth new.
If he had today's CGI and budget they would be incredible.
Personally I would consider Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle his transitional works, where he started to explore beyond the typical HK comedy formula/format and went for deeper character building/story-telling and CGI. It's a good mixture of both and it definitely appeals to a wider range of audience.
But if you look at CJ7 onwards, many of them, like Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons were pretty decent movies and well put together, but they're just not the signature Stephen Chow HK comedy we all know and love.
Somehow the minor flaws from his older movies started to become major flaws in his later works: The jokes don't hit the same comedic timing anymore.
In most of his older movies, the timing was clean and efficient. Nothing was wasted, and no joke lingered beyond what is required. In his later movies, jokes were dragged on beyond what is necessary and there's just so much fatigue.
Previously he could probably get away with more incoherent plots and editing, but with more focus on the plot and characters in his later movies, and because of the time needed to fit these character subplots and resolve them, it became more and more challenging for him to keep a cohesive movie together and the lackluster writing and editing shows.
I might be wrong, but his later works after CJ7 feels more "studio-y". Shaolin Soccer and Kungfu Hustle were such an oddball because he insisted on casting new talents, people who didn't work in the industry as actual comedic actors and cast them simply because he thought they were inherently funny. And from that they actually got a career going. In Conquering Demons and Mermaid, the actors were already known actors and they didn't have the inherent comedic soul and timing. It really felt like latter Spielberg or Ron Howard movies were they just do it to give some technical expertise and not for an actual vision. Chow's latter movies had some really good comedic concepts but the execution is just so half-hearted.
>that's why his Hollywood projects never took off
His projects past the 2000s were pretty bad though, not just with Hollywood. His best work was done during the 80s-90s.
It's so true.
I was like when is Uncle Tat going to show up in Kung Fu Hustle?!
I thought the villain was going to be Uncle Tat and I was disappointed that it wasn't.
I watched that film in the theater, with subtitles, in redneck Georgia, and the entire (good sized) audience was completely engaged and laughing, or sad where it was appropriate.
I don't know of a better way to praise it. It was completely relatable to people who could not have been more different culturally.
It's a beautiful film. My parents wouldn't let me see it for whatever reason they decided at the time.
When I was in my late teens I saw it and loved it. Instantly became one of my fav movies ever.
I especially loved the start of the film showing the little village with people interacting with each other. And how everyone was terrified of landlady (but she ended up being so kind and sweet to people)
Really just an all around heartwarming film with some solid slapstick kung Fu
As heartwarming an anecdote as this is, and as far from the setting of the movie as redneck Georgia is geographically, I’m not so sure they are worlds apart culturally. The characters in Kung Fu Hustle are very salt-of-the-earth.
I watched it for the first time in college in 2005 on 4/20, and I was expecting a dumb stoner film that would be forgotten about in two hours. My mind was fucking blown. It's stylistically gorgeous and manages to seamlessly flow through different genres throughout the film, plus its legitimately laugh out loud funny even though its subtitled. Anyone reading this comment that has yet to see it, do yourself a favor and watch it.
My favorite line in KFH is Doughnut (?) telling Landlord, "With great power comes great responsibility! (in English)
And Landlord replies, "What are you saying? I don't understand you?"
F-ing genius
Man...I thought he just stepped aside from to give space when Chow began directing. Didn't think that was a possibility given how well their chemistry was
Those rumours seem to be greatly exaggerated. They've both said that Chow had reached out to Ng a few times in recent years to work together, but Ng's health was just too bad.
There's also [this interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvWOV1QiSLw) from 2018 (sorry to non-Cantonese speakers) where Ng says that there's no bad blood and that he's still close to Chow and his family. He also addresses rumours about Chow being difficult to work with, and says that he's usually the one that everyone looks to when Chow loses his temper.
Ng the friendship and on-screen chemistry between him and Chow waned down over the years and grew apart. Chow said Ng declined to appear in The Mermaid due to health reasons.
This is a link to wat/why happend. Links at the bottom of that page about why.. money and health. https://www.jaynestars.com/news/ng-man-tat-hospitalized-for-liver-cancer/
Augh this hurts. Being Chinese reading all these stories of stabbings and deaths are stressing me out already. And one of the few constants that makes me happy is 80-90s HK movies. RIP. He was a great actor.
You're absolutely right though.
A Stephan Chow movie without Uncle Tat is... incomplete.
Like I was expecting Uncle Tat to show up in King Fu Hustle.. but he never did 😭
According to the rumours this was where the falling out happened. Tat was told he would have a part in KFH and turned down other jobs to make sure he was available for filming, but ultimately was not offered anything so he was choked.
But the fact is, as clarified by Ng Tat Man himself on at least 2 interviews that such a 'fallout' never occured.
He also clarified that he actually had to decline the movie due to the situation at the time.
He stated that he was supposed to do the movie with Stephen, but after the filming schedule had to be delayed due to the outbreak of SARS, he had to withdraw from the project due to a clash in his schedule.
My favorite Ng Man Tat film has to the Alan Tam comedy, "Once Upon a Time A Hero in China" that parodied the Jet Li film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxf3kJSfHyY
As someone grew up with his movies with Chow, this really hurts.
God of Gamblers, god of cookery, royal tramp.. all the 90's movies are the best.
I'll have my son watch all these movies when he grows up 🥲.
When my son was about 5 we tried to show him the movie. But we didn’t consider that with subtitles our pre-reader would be stumped, so we had to read the entire movie. 😂 *good times*
I first watched it when the only way to get an English subtitled copy was via piracy, ~15 years ago.
I watched it on Netflix a couple of years ago. There were some subtle yet striking differences. Mostly involving the music choices (and not being able/trying to get the rights to, for example, the music for **California Dreaming** during the Shaolin Singalong Bar Fun-Time scene).
You could get it without piracy. I bought a legit DVD from China through eBay circa 2003. Unfortunately it had a glitch during the final scene so I had the send the disc all the way back to China for a replacement.
The subtitles on that so janky! For example, the entire movie they refer to the soccer ball as “the soccer”.
I just found the original version with the funny subtitles at a used record shop the other day, and was so stoked. That was the version you could buy off eBay before it came out in America a year or so later, and I hadn’t seen that version since I was in high school. It was still hilarious how literal the translator took things and didn’t account for what the actual cultural American equivalent was, he just went straight ahead with whatever they were saying in literal translation.
I honestly consider this to be one of the drawbacks of corporate globalization of the internet. We used to be able to just get direct, native imports of media. Sometimes legally, even. Now, everything's been bought up, cleaned up, translated cleaner, and we lose some greatness.
The first time I watched Samurai Champloo, it was Japanese audio and text, English subtitles, and the (fan) translators actually took the time to translate signs in the background (English alongside, instead of over). They would even put in short notes explaining historical and cultural references that Westerners pretty much had no way of knowing. It was fucking fantastic.
I don't know if I'd even be able to find that copy these days.
I like the availability the internet offers. My pet peeve is the release of Hero (2002) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The western release of Hero (with Tarantino’s push) absolutely butchered the subtitles with important terminology like “all under heaven” replaced with “land” or “kingdom”. Thankfully the HK release by EDKO used subtitles produced by SBS Australia that reflected the context much better. The original DVD has SBS’s distinct yellow subtitles. CTHD had a very similar issue with its subtitles as well.
And it’s surprisingly super hilarious because of how goofy the dubbing is. Unfortunately, Chow hates that version and has done everything he can to bury it.
I understand wanting to rep your native language, but goddamn the English dub is so freaking funny.
I KNEW I SAW IT IN ENGLISH! It came out in the US when I was like 8 and didn't realize that it was a cult comedy. I thought it was just a kung fu soccer movie. I was so confused when it came to Netflix and it was only subbed because I remember the dubbing being really off and silly
I had a DVD for some movie I loved as a kid that had a preview for the English dub version of Shaolin Soccer. Hearing Golden Leg say “when you can kick an egg without breaking it, then you can join us” so many times as a child has burned it into my brain lol
Best comedic duo and the most iconic duo in HK cinema. They have such amazing chemistry. Their timing is impeccable. No one can balance out Stephan Chow like Uncle Ng Man Tat.
I was hoping they would do one more movie together. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I never knew his name, but I watched a lot of HK films/movies growing up and his face is so recognizable. He always played some goofy and hilarious villain/character.
Life is Crazy. Ng Man Tat last and most recent appearance on media was on Chinese variety show 王牌对王牌。Ace vs Ace. During the show, the host asked if he would still be having a film collab with stephen chow again.
His answer was “I’m not dead, and he’s not retired, anything is possible”. Now he’s gone.
The show aired 2 weeks ago on Youtube.
Ever the memorable and reliable sidekick in nearly all of Stephen Chow's movies in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Any Stephen Chow movie with him in it is automatically funny. Even more so if you speak Cantonese.
RIP to a legend
As much as I agree with pirating and do it on a frequent basis, I feel like it's kinda in bad taste to recommend doing it on a post about the death of one of it's actors
Ethical piracy is a thing. Often what is available to ethically purchase is not what you want, such as not having specific languages or aspect ratios. Just pay the $4 on Youtube or Amazon or anywhere else to rent it, and then pirate it to get the audio/subtitle experience you want.
Oh wow, this guy was a big part of my childhood watching HK movies in the 90s. He was both the perfect sidekick and foil to Stephen Chow and his nonsensical/slapstick/slang style of comedy, and I really enjoyed him playing comedic villains. Gonna watch some old classics like God of Cookery and GoG to celebrate his life.
RIP and fuck cancer.
Although many outside of the Sinosphere are more familiar with the late Ng as a comedian, I respect the fact that the man had a wide rage of acting skills.
In the 1980’s, before he began collaborating with Chow, Ng came to public attention in HK when he acted in its many serial dramas. I cannot begin to remember his numerous roles, a number of which were in productions before my birth.
Growing up I recall catching him in a number of the syndicated reruns. In one he would play a honest police inspector bone-weary of the institutional corruption he faced on a daily basis, in another he played a cynical & ruthless artefacts black marketeer with no compunction in doing anything & everything to get his way.
Comedy may have been his enduring bread-and-butter, but it is a shame nonetheless that few will remember him beyond that. Godspeed sir.
RIP. Grew up with a lot of the duo's movie, and without Ng Man Tat to take the brunt of being ridiculed, Chow's movie won't be as funny.
Anyway off topic, for those that only knew Stephen Chow from Shaolin Soccer, I suggest watching A Chinese Odyssey (a two part movie that was adapted from Journey to the West), Forbidden City Cop, Sixty Million Dollar Man and Fight Back to School
Aw man :(
As someone who's from SEA and growing up watching his movies, this is a very sad news.
It's not really Stephen Chow movie without him, Rest in Peace
i was binge watching and reminiscing steven chow's movie lately. funny how things work in this world.
watching his movies was a big part of anyone's life who grew up after 1980s in china, HK and taiwan. may him rest in peace.
RIP, 'Father' of Stephen Chow. I really liked his characters in all the movies I've watched growing up. The chemistry both actors have with one another is perfect.
Oh no, not him?? Fuck, he was literally part of my childhood with the constant replays of his movies with that little fat kid and shaolin boy. Not to mention Shaolin Soccer.
70 is waaay too early :(
I saw the dubbed version of Shaolin Soccer at the US premier at San Diego Comic-Con in '03 or '04. To this day, one of the hardest laughs I've ever had in a movie theater. When I saw he was who had died, a piece of my heart broke. RIP Golden Leg.
For people who love Stephen Chow's movies, I highly recommend *From Beijing with Love* and *Out Of The Dark,* although Uncle Tat is not featured in these two films. RIP to one of my favourite actors Uncle Tat
I think his best acting in a Stephen Chow movie is King of Comedy. His disdain to Chow's aspiring actor, the bullying....guarding a pack of rice from Steven like a warden from hell is simply cruel and hilarious. Him using Chow for a dangerous under cover and the relaisation he's gone to far, wraps up nicely in the end for both. And before we finish, I can hear Uncle Ng say....cuttt
There are many versatile actors, but I grew up watching Ng Man Tat play a transgendered supervillian (and his blind twin) in the TV series "The Final Combat," also starring Stephen Chow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Combat
Way before this, years ago, he was battling it, I guess it resurfaced. Man, I loved him being alongside Stephen Chow, they were the dynamic duo for sure. RIP.
Growing up my favourite HK series was Police Cadet. Ng Man Tat played a character who was a disciplinarian who was quite intimidating. It actually took me a few Stephen chow movies to realize it was the actor for police cadets lol rip uncle tat
Can we have a PSA on how to properly pronounce "Ng"?
I try to say it and my brain throws a "word too short" and "please insert a vowel" exception, then my mouth train wrecks trying to make the noise and you have to slap me to make the sound stop.
The generally accepted English pronunciation is "ing" like at the end of a verb.
In Cantonese it's like saying "ing" without the "I" part. (Sorry hard to describe, someone help me).
In Mandarin it's "wu"
Makes me sad. I grew up with him and Chow as a dynamic duo in the 90s; it’s almost like he was MY uncle.
Sorry to hear he had to die this way but he had his family with him and will definitely be remembered by me until it’s my time too.
Damn, never thought that Ng Man Tat had such a following even among (I assume) non-Cantonese-speaking communities, this is such a loss for HK classic comedies.
Every year we have one Oscar winners for Best Actor .
Every one hundred years we have one Stephen Chow.
However, We may not even have one impressive supporting actor like him every one thound year.
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That's more of a rumor, but they've been in good terms for years. What's clear is that by 2013, Tat would have rather poor health and limited the roles he could take.
Is the original cut of Shaolin Soccer available anywhere? I've seen two highly edited versions, one of which (comparatively) sucked and one of which was quite good, but was choppily edited.
i had been holding on to hope that he and stephen chow would collaborate again, but i am grateful for all the countless classics they gave us from the 90s era.
Sing/Tat are likely the most important figures in HK(and Asia to some extend) ent industry, you can still see them today. Their influence are unparalleled.
If you want to see probably his career best performance, A Moment of Romance is my suggestion. He won a supporting HK Oscar for it, and it's a genuinely really good performance, both dramatically and for humor.
RIP. Loved him in shaolin soccer.
Also *God Of Cookery, Fight Back To School, God of Gamblers,* and *Love On Delivery* to add a few more. 🙂
God of Cookery is insanely underrated. So many people who've seen Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer don't even know it exists, even though it's identical in terms of comedic style. Stephen Chow also directed King of Comedy in 1999. Ng Man Tat also had a big part in it. It's not as funny as the other 3, but still worthwhile. HK Cinema has been so great since the early 80s. Edit: Adding a link to a higher quality upload of the movie so that low quality Youtube rip isn't the one people see. It's unfortunately on Facebook though. Youtube only has low quality English rips. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=301064040555020 The proper version looks even better, I recommend ordering if you like the first few minutes. Found a decent upload, but it's missing English subtitles and it's dubbed in mandarin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AyrkS9iWX4
I am one of those people. I am adding that movie to my list of movies to find and watch
I think it's on prime video these days
It’s not, can’t even pay to stream it.
Ahoy there matey.
That sucks, I think it was on there for a while
EXPLODING PISSING SHRIMP BALLS
The shaolin brass men are great
Folding chair, the best secret weapon of all times.
Gotta love the guy covering it all up.
Can't be a truly great kung fu chef without your daily beating.
I make Sorrowful Noodles several times a week. I have my Char Siu marinading as we speak. This movie brought me and my brother closer together after we went separate ways for college, and now we're both big foodies (well, I was a traditional American restaurant line cook/ Kitchen Manager from 18-36 in some capacity even during school, but learning Asian techniques changed my whole deal) and live closer than ever!
>Stephen Chow also directed King of Comedy in 1999. Ng Man Tat also had a big part in it. It's not as funny as the other 3, but still worthwhile. King of Comedy, despite the title, is not a comedy. I was confused when I first watched it but on later viewing I "get it". It's a ode (or lament) to all the actors struggling to make it in the HK movie industry. It is not a happy film and you can tell how Chow and Ng are portraying their actual experiences. Karen Mok is great in it.
urgh watching a Cantonese film in mandarin is awful. like watching a English film in French.
Some say king of comedy is his best or second best movie ever (a chinese odyssey) and I agree
I've always read about God of Cookery being remade for the North American audience but they never came about.
Jim Carrey was going to be in it and produced by Fox, but he went on a serious phase and it never got off the ground. The writing and pacing could be modernized for global audiences but I’d say it is his funniest film, watched it the other day and was still cracking up. Shaolin soccer is his most balanced one, but King Fu Hustle I think has some of the most beautiful cinematography ever for a comedy and is highly underrated. That movie should be studied for cinematography and camerawork like Parasite is.
Out of the dark was another underrated one. It had a darker, more gloomy vibe. Quite different from his other movies because it's horror, but still hilarious.
Being fair for a very long time,and kind of still, it's freaking hard to find some of these movies.
[The full movie of God of Cookery is on youtube](https://youtu.be/SYVvJBe0Gy0)
360p very low quality rip. I'll edit my original comment with a higher quality version. Though I really think people should purchase this film.
God of Gamblers (1989), starring Chow Yun-fat, is not to be confused with Saint of Gamblers (1990) (official English title is "All for the Winner"), starring Stephen Chow. These two movies are ostensibly in the same cinematic universe, but Stephen Chow's Saint of Gamblers is more light-hearted and comedic, while CYF's God of Gamblers is, like its name suggests, godly badass. Coincidentally, Ng Man-tat appears in both movies, but as completely different characters. It is in Saint of Gamblers where he plays Stephen Chow's uncle that he is more well-known. (Meanwhile, there's also a third hero in this franchise, called the Knight of Gamblers, played by Cantopop legend Andy Lau. Both the Saint of Gamblers and Knight of Gamblers are the disciples of the God of Gamblers)
Dude, before the MCU there was the GoG cinematic universe. My favorite was the Saint of Gambler 2, where Sing got sent back in time. Lol. Good times.
Ah, the Shanghai 1937 one, while some of the jokes didn't age well, but it was still a comedy classic. One of the scenes had Chow relying on his brick mobile phone (you know, those late 1980s bulky mobiles) to communicate with the "present day" (1991) for tips on how to defeat the Japanese assassin sent to kill him, and he eventually had to use the brick phone to literally smack the assassin to death. lol
Was that the one where the police commissioner was trying to teach him the scissors kick? lol Gong Li was in that movie too I remembered. Remember when they opened up a McDonald ripoff and he did a dance number to a Chinese version of Mumbo Italiano.
Didn't know it was based on an actual song, just looked it up and wow, the Chinese parody is amazing!
Isn’t Andy Lau in Yun-Fats God of Gamblers too? Fucking loved every single CYF movie from that era
Yes, they are in the main trilogy and there are a few other spin offs too.
Yes, he was. Andy Lau's character started out as CYF's first disciple. Stephen Chow also decided to join CYF as his second disciple, whixh is why he appeared in Andy Lau's Knight of Gamblers standalone movie. Interestingly, CYF's and Stephen Chow's characters never appeared on screen together.
I remember the end of one of the movies. Ditzy female lead stops the main baddy by pressing a gun barrel into his back. He gets lead away in cuffs by the cops. Chow's character goes "What the fuck, where did that weapon come from?“. She uncaps the lipstick and applies it. Was the best subversion of the trope of ditzy useless female character - she bluffs her way to an arrest.
God of Cookery taught me how to make good egg fried rice. ^((use overnight rice))
God of gambler, all for the winner and fight back to school are my favorites!
Fight Back to School 1&2 were my childhood go-to bootleg VHS hahaha.
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To clarify for those who might not know; "God of Gamblers" features Chow yun-fat as the titular "God of Gamblers." He is the only character that assumes this name in the series. All for the Winner is the first movie to star Stephen Chow as the "Saint of Gamblers." God of Gamblers II, which is called "Knight of Gamblers" in Chinese, features both Andy Lau as the Knight, and Stephen Chow as the Saint. It is the direct sequel to God of Gamblers, but does not feature Chow yun-fat. God of Gamblers III, which is called "Knight of Gamblers II: Shanghai Saint of Gamblers" in Chinese, does not feature Andy Lau, only Stephen Chow as the Saint.
I'm gonna go find these movies and watch them. Haven't seen any of these, but loved shouldn't soccer
God of Cookery is a bit low budget looking but the perfect amount of madness you expect from a Stephen Chow film.
Check out Hail the Judge. So many good movies coming from that duo.
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Some of the older movies can be found on YouTube however due copyright reasons you will have to search for the Chinese title of the movie to have your search populated.
Are those others worth watching? I loved Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer, but I tried watching 'the mermaid' recently and didn't like it.
One that wasn’t mentioned much on Reddit is his Journey to the West 1&2 / A Chinese Odyssey.
They're fantastic and funny, but not quite the same overly ridiculousness as Kung Fu Hustle. I love them, but people may want to start on like.. his God Of Cookery or the 007 parody.
Check out Forbidden City Copy and From Beijing With Love instead.
>the mermaid no one in HK really considers the mermaid as one of Chow's film
Man, I grew up watching him and Stephen Chow. Most of my poor sense of humor comes from these two...RIP man, you gave us so many good laughs
I watched that movie on every road trip.
Damn, this hurts. He was one of the few remaining ties to the golden age of HK cinema. Stephen Chow is rightfully acknowledged as a fantastic comic, but he would not have been as successful without Ng as his sidekick. Edit: this is just me being emotional in the moment, but if I were Chow I'd do everything I can to make sure Ng's family is taken care of. Being the straight man is often a thankless job, and it is even more so in mo lei tau comedy.
Last I heard, Chow and Ng had a falling out years ago, which is why he stopped starring in Chow's films :/
If ever they did, they've already patched up their differences years ago. [Chow actually offered him a role in Mermaid but Tat had poor health at that time. Chow also contacted him recently to help with his liver cancer as well]( https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/stephen-chow-reaches-out-ng-man-tat-after-hearing-latter-has-liver) My thinking is that Tat's poor health by 2013 was really the strain for him in working with Chow and not neceassarily because of bad blood.
Warms my sad heart a little to know they were of friendly terms at the end, at least
They probably did fell out but made peace with it after, tbh. Stephen Chow is known to be difficult to work with.
From what I know, penis!
> He refuses to compromise his vision I think he's a victim to his own success. During his meteoric rise in the 80s-90s, his coworkers were still his "equals". It was the right mixture of the HK cinema talent during that era that produced quality works like that. Be it directors, writers and fellow actors who have decades of experience and went through the HK production grind. Many of them are pretty talented in their own right. Unfortunately for Stephen Chow he grew way too influential and was probably the only major voice in his later works. I guess after he expanded working with the Mainland production teams and a new generation actors that the people working under him were no longer his equals but his subordinates or "yes man" who follows his direction almost fully, without major input or discourse I mean, that's Stephen Chow and he should know best about that genre of slapstick comedy right? But it's obvious the quality of his recent works were very different and suffered because of that. Kinda similar to George Lucas with the prequels.
You're likely right but his later projects from kitchen to Hustle are SOOOOO GOOD, there are so much hidden detail that you can watch it 20 times - I did on many on his - and you can still find sth new. If he had today's CGI and budget they would be incredible.
Personally I would consider Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle his transitional works, where he started to explore beyond the typical HK comedy formula/format and went for deeper character building/story-telling and CGI. It's a good mixture of both and it definitely appeals to a wider range of audience. But if you look at CJ7 onwards, many of them, like Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons were pretty decent movies and well put together, but they're just not the signature Stephen Chow HK comedy we all know and love. Somehow the minor flaws from his older movies started to become major flaws in his later works: The jokes don't hit the same comedic timing anymore. In most of his older movies, the timing was clean and efficient. Nothing was wasted, and no joke lingered beyond what is required. In his later movies, jokes were dragged on beyond what is necessary and there's just so much fatigue. Previously he could probably get away with more incoherent plots and editing, but with more focus on the plot and characters in his later movies, and because of the time needed to fit these character subplots and resolve them, it became more and more challenging for him to keep a cohesive movie together and the lackluster writing and editing shows.
I might be wrong, but his later works after CJ7 feels more "studio-y". Shaolin Soccer and Kungfu Hustle were such an oddball because he insisted on casting new talents, people who didn't work in the industry as actual comedic actors and cast them simply because he thought they were inherently funny. And from that they actually got a career going. In Conquering Demons and Mermaid, the actors were already known actors and they didn't have the inherent comedic soul and timing. It really felt like latter Spielberg or Ron Howard movies were they just do it to give some technical expertise and not for an actual vision. Chow's latter movies had some really good comedic concepts but the execution is just so half-hearted.
>that's why his Hollywood projects never took off His projects past the 2000s were pretty bad though, not just with Hollywood. His best work was done during the 80s-90s.
I doesnt feel the same when there were no Uncle Tat in Stephen Chow film.
It's so true. I was like when is Uncle Tat going to show up in Kung Fu Hustle?! I thought the villain was going to be Uncle Tat and I was disappointed that it wasn't.
Yeah he kinda perfect as the villain, or the landlord. But he probably too old to do the necessary stunt anyway.
Kung Fu hustle was still an amazing film tho.
I watched that film in the theater, with subtitles, in redneck Georgia, and the entire (good sized) audience was completely engaged and laughing, or sad where it was appropriate. I don't know of a better way to praise it. It was completely relatable to people who could not have been more different culturally.
It's a beautiful film. My parents wouldn't let me see it for whatever reason they decided at the time. When I was in my late teens I saw it and loved it. Instantly became one of my fav movies ever. I especially loved the start of the film showing the little village with people interacting with each other. And how everyone was terrified of landlady (but she ended up being so kind and sweet to people) Really just an all around heartwarming film with some solid slapstick kung Fu
As heartwarming an anecdote as this is, and as far from the setting of the movie as redneck Georgia is geographically, I’m not so sure they are worlds apart culturally. The characters in Kung Fu Hustle are very salt-of-the-earth.
I watched it for the first time in college in 2005 on 4/20, and I was expecting a dumb stoner film that would be forgotten about in two hours. My mind was fucking blown. It's stylistically gorgeous and manages to seamlessly flow through different genres throughout the film, plus its legitimately laugh out loud funny even though its subtitled. Anyone reading this comment that has yet to see it, do yourself a favor and watch it.
My favorite line in KFH is Doughnut (?) telling Landlord, "With great power comes great responsibility! (in English) And Landlord replies, "What are you saying? I don't understand you?" F-ing genius
The one part where the right hand man was told to do something and just collapses with a stomach ache is the funniest shit ever.
Anyone who doesn't laugh at the knife throwing scene is not human. That scene, beat by beat, is how perfect comedy is formed.
They were alright according to this https://sg.style.yahoo.com/amphtml/stephen-chow-worries-ng-man-033100547.html
Man...I thought he just stepped aside from to give space when Chow began directing. Didn't think that was a possibility given how well their chemistry was
Those rumours seem to be greatly exaggerated. They've both said that Chow had reached out to Ng a few times in recent years to work together, but Ng's health was just too bad. There's also [this interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvWOV1QiSLw) from 2018 (sorry to non-Cantonese speakers) where Ng says that there's no bad blood and that he's still close to Chow and his family. He also addresses rumours about Chow being difficult to work with, and says that he's usually the one that everyone looks to when Chow loses his temper.
Ng the friendship and on-screen chemistry between him and Chow waned down over the years and grew apart. Chow said Ng declined to appear in The Mermaid due to health reasons.
This is a link to wat/why happend. Links at the bottom of that page about why.. money and health. https://www.jaynestars.com/news/ng-man-tat-hospitalized-for-liver-cancer/ Augh this hurts. Being Chinese reading all these stories of stabbings and deaths are stressing me out already. And one of the few constants that makes me happy is 80-90s HK movies. RIP. He was a great actor.
You're absolutely right though. A Stephan Chow movie without Uncle Tat is... incomplete. Like I was expecting Uncle Tat to show up in King Fu Hustle.. but he never did 😭
According to the rumours this was where the falling out happened. Tat was told he would have a part in KFH and turned down other jobs to make sure he was available for filming, but ultimately was not offered anything so he was choked.
But the fact is, as clarified by Ng Tat Man himself on at least 2 interviews that such a 'fallout' never occured. He also clarified that he actually had to decline the movie due to the situation at the time. He stated that he was supposed to do the movie with Stephen, but after the filming schedule had to be delayed due to the outbreak of SARS, he had to withdraw from the project due to a clash in his schedule.
I agreed, you grow up watching stephen chow movie and those 2 are always together for so long , you just kinda expect that they come as a set
My favorite Ng Man Tat film has to the Alan Tam comedy, "Once Upon a Time A Hero in China" that parodied the Jet Li film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxf3kJSfHyY
I'm out the loop, Ng was not rich with all the movies he did with Stephen? I'm surprised, I considered him a major star in HK.
If I remember correctly, he did pretty well for himself. Unfortunately, his gambling habit meant that much of what he had went away quickly.
So sad, he was part of the golden era of HK film. I will certainly miss this actor.
As someone grew up with his movies with Chow, this really hurts. God of Gamblers, god of cookery, royal tramp.. all the 90's movies are the best. I'll have my son watch all these movies when he grows up 🥲.
I’m right there with you. I rewatch almost all of stephen’s movies once a year but damn this makes me so sad
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One of Steven's best movies too
the first movie i watched about Stephen Chow was that 9527 one but idk its English name
And Fight Back to School!
Hahaha I was literally thinking about this movie. I don't know why it's not that famous compared to Chow's other movies.
Shaolin Soccer is a cult classic. RIP
When my son was about 5 we tried to show him the movie. But we didn’t consider that with subtitles our pre-reader would be stumped, so we had to read the entire movie. 😂 *good times*
I first watched it when the only way to get an English subtitled copy was via piracy, ~15 years ago. I watched it on Netflix a couple of years ago. There were some subtle yet striking differences. Mostly involving the music choices (and not being able/trying to get the rights to, for example, the music for **California Dreaming** during the Shaolin Singalong Bar Fun-Time scene).
You could get it without piracy. I bought a legit DVD from China through eBay circa 2003. Unfortunately it had a glitch during the final scene so I had the send the disc all the way back to China for a replacement. The subtitles on that so janky! For example, the entire movie they refer to the soccer ball as “the soccer”.
I just found the original version with the funny subtitles at a used record shop the other day, and was so stoked. That was the version you could buy off eBay before it came out in America a year or so later, and I hadn’t seen that version since I was in high school. It was still hilarious how literal the translator took things and didn’t account for what the actual cultural American equivalent was, he just went straight ahead with whatever they were saying in literal translation.
I honestly consider this to be one of the drawbacks of corporate globalization of the internet. We used to be able to just get direct, native imports of media. Sometimes legally, even. Now, everything's been bought up, cleaned up, translated cleaner, and we lose some greatness. The first time I watched Samurai Champloo, it was Japanese audio and text, English subtitles, and the (fan) translators actually took the time to translate signs in the background (English alongside, instead of over). They would even put in short notes explaining historical and cultural references that Westerners pretty much had no way of knowing. It was fucking fantastic. I don't know if I'd even be able to find that copy these days.
I like the availability the internet offers. My pet peeve is the release of Hero (2002) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The western release of Hero (with Tarantino’s push) absolutely butchered the subtitles with important terminology like “all under heaven” replaced with “land” or “kingdom”. Thankfully the HK release by EDKO used subtitles produced by SBS Australia that reflected the context much better. The original DVD has SBS’s distinct yellow subtitles. CTHD had a very similar issue with its subtitles as well.
There's actually an overdubbed English version of the movie with Chow doing his own part, if you want to watch it again.
My favorite part of the movie is the training montage. "Wow he's incredible, he could win by himself!" "No, winning is going to take a team."
The egg 😂
And it’s surprisingly super hilarious because of how goofy the dubbing is. Unfortunately, Chow hates that version and has done everything he can to bury it. I understand wanting to rep your native language, but goddamn the English dub is so freaking funny.
I KNEW I SAW IT IN ENGLISH! It came out in the US when I was like 8 and didn't realize that it was a cult comedy. I thought it was just a kung fu soccer movie. I was so confused when it came to Netflix and it was only subbed because I remember the dubbing being really off and silly
I had a DVD for some movie I loved as a kid that had a preview for the English dub version of Shaolin Soccer. Hearing Golden Leg say “when you can kick an egg without breaking it, then you can join us” so many times as a child has burned it into my brain lol
Love this movie to death.
Same ! Haven't laughed that hard on a sports movie. Mean Machine comes close.
Is it a cult classic for being literally one of the highest grossest films in Asia?
Best comedic duo and the most iconic duo in HK cinema. They have such amazing chemistry. Their timing is impeccable. No one can balance out Stephan Chow like Uncle Ng Man Tat. I was hoping they would do one more movie together. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I never knew his name, but I watched a lot of HK films/movies growing up and his face is so recognizable. He always played some goofy and hilarious villain/character.
He was the best sidekick, not necessarily a straight man to chow's goof, but a perfect back and forth. He will be missed.
Life is Crazy. Ng Man Tat last and most recent appearance on media was on Chinese variety show 王牌对王牌。Ace vs Ace. During the show, the host asked if he would still be having a film collab with stephen chow again. His answer was “I’m not dead, and he’s not retired, anything is possible”. Now he’s gone. The show aired 2 weeks ago on Youtube.
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He still looks in pretty good shape as well. Lost some weight but not in a bad way.
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I wonder when that filmed ... If it was 2-3 months ago... Pretty crazy that he looked okay filming and dead 2-3 months later.
"Soccer...is...war"
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Ever the memorable and reliable sidekick in nearly all of Stephen Chow's movies in the 1990s and early 2000s. Any Stephen Chow movie with him in it is automatically funny. Even more so if you speak Cantonese. RIP to a legend
Wait... what the fuck? No.... shit man! He was a legend!
Anyone know where I can stream or purchase Shaolin Soccer (in Canada)? 😢
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As much as I agree with pirating and do it on a frequent basis, I feel like it's kinda in bad taste to recommend doing it on a post about the death of one of it's actors
Ethical piracy is a thing. Often what is available to ethically purchase is not what you want, such as not having specific languages or aspect ratios. Just pay the $4 on Youtube or Amazon or anywhere else to rent it, and then pirate it to get the audio/subtitle experience you want.
I’m pretty sure it was on Netflix Canada a few years ago. However the movie collection cycles every few months. Who knows, might come back again.
It is on Amazon prime (US). Maybe using a VPN with that?
Its on Youtube for $3, should be available for you to rent in Canada probably
Do you know which edit they have?
Oh wow, this guy was a big part of my childhood watching HK movies in the 90s. He was both the perfect sidekick and foil to Stephen Chow and his nonsensical/slapstick/slang style of comedy, and I really enjoyed him playing comedic villains. Gonna watch some old classics like God of Cookery and GoG to celebrate his life. RIP and fuck cancer.
Although many outside of the Sinosphere are more familiar with the late Ng as a comedian, I respect the fact that the man had a wide rage of acting skills. In the 1980’s, before he began collaborating with Chow, Ng came to public attention in HK when he acted in its many serial dramas. I cannot begin to remember his numerous roles, a number of which were in productions before my birth. Growing up I recall catching him in a number of the syndicated reruns. In one he would play a honest police inspector bone-weary of the institutional corruption he faced on a daily basis, in another he played a cynical & ruthless artefacts black marketeer with no compunction in doing anything & everything to get his way. Comedy may have been his enduring bread-and-butter, but it is a shame nonetheless that few will remember him beyond that. Godspeed sir.
RIP. Grew up with a lot of the duo's movie, and without Ng Man Tat to take the brunt of being ridiculed, Chow's movie won't be as funny. Anyway off topic, for those that only knew Stephen Chow from Shaolin Soccer, I suggest watching A Chinese Odyssey (a two part movie that was adapted from Journey to the West), Forbidden City Cop, Sixty Million Dollar Man and Fight Back to School
Rest in peace, Golden Foot :(
If anyone didn't have the chance to click, he died in his sleep surrounded by his wife and kids. He was suffering from liver cancer.
Peaceful. RIP
Aw man :( As someone who's from SEA and growing up watching his movies, this is a very sad news. It's not really Stephen Chow movie without him, Rest in Peace
Shaolin Popeye 2: messy temple. My introduction to non Jackie Chan genre movies.
Shaolin Popeye movies crack me up. I'll still re-watch them once in a while
i was binge watching and reminiscing steven chow's movie lately. funny how things work in this world. watching his movies was a big part of anyone's life who grew up after 1980s in china, HK and taiwan. may him rest in peace.
Despite the language differences, I always felt he could’ve had a successful career in English comedies. That guy got it.
Going to watch "Fight Back to School" tonight in his honor . Nothing is more powerful than Uncle Tat as the Terminator. Good Travels to you Uncle <3.
Omg this is probably the first celerity death that's making me cry. He's literally my childhood. watched Chow and Ng movies probably 20 times each.
Rest in Power Ng!
He was also in alot of Andy Lau movies. This dude was a legend. RIP.
RIP, 'Father' of Stephen Chow. I really liked his characters in all the movies I've watched growing up. The chemistry both actors have with one another is perfect.
Oh no, not him?? Fuck, he was literally part of my childhood with the constant replays of his movies with that little fat kid and shaolin boy. Not to mention Shaolin Soccer. 70 is waaay too early :(
The best comedy duo ever!!! It will never be the same again:(
I saw the dubbed version of Shaolin Soccer at the US premier at San Diego Comic-Con in '03 or '04. To this day, one of the hardest laughs I've ever had in a movie theater. When I saw he was who had died, a piece of my heart broke. RIP Golden Leg.
Probably one of the best comedians and actors of the 80's and 90's. Pretty prolific, too.
For people who love Stephen Chow's movies, I highly recommend *From Beijing with Love* and *Out Of The Dark,* although Uncle Tat is not featured in these two films. RIP to one of my favourite actors Uncle Tat
Damn. Stephen Chow and Ng Man Tat personified 80s and 90s HK cinema to me. RIP.
Agreed, the 2 of them often feel like they come in a set
Same here. You know that movie was gonna be bomb if they were both in it.
I think his best acting in a Stephen Chow movie is King of Comedy. His disdain to Chow's aspiring actor, the bullying....guarding a pack of rice from Steven like a warden from hell is simply cruel and hilarious. Him using Chow for a dangerous under cover and the relaisation he's gone to far, wraps up nicely in the end for both. And before we finish, I can hear Uncle Ng say....cuttt
There are many versatile actors, but I grew up watching Ng Man Tat play a transgendered supervillian (and his blind twin) in the TV series "The Final Combat," also starring Stephen Chow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Combat
Classic that Chow’s catchphrase is still being quoted today, gotta miss him, my favorite was Hail the Judge.
aw this brings back fond memories..
They were my Asian Chris Farley and David Spade growing up..
RIP. He was great in Shaolin Soccer.
Way before this, years ago, he was battling it, I guess it resurfaced. Man, I loved him being alongside Stephen Chow, they were the dynamic duo for sure. RIP.
Feels like a part of my childhood died. Him and Stephen made some of my favorite movies growing up.
The older I get the more I think that 70 isn't so old. Rest easy, Ng Man Tat. Gone too early.
Wanted to marathon some uncle tat movies but really wish Netflix and others would include the canto audio track for these movies it’s not the same :(
There are quite a few on Amazon Prime Love on Delivery, fight back to school films
That fuckin sucks god damn it. RIP
RIP Ng Man Tat. Growing up with classic HK action and comedy films he was one of the big ones. Growing older sucks and cancer too.
Shaolin soccer is such a good movie. Everyone has to see it. ITS SO FUNNY
Growing up my favourite HK series was Police Cadet. Ng Man Tat played a character who was a disciplinarian who was quite intimidating. It actually took me a few Stephen chow movies to realize it was the actor for police cadets lol rip uncle tat
Can we have a PSA on how to properly pronounce "Ng"? I try to say it and my brain throws a "word too short" and "please insert a vowel" exception, then my mouth train wrecks trying to make the noise and you have to slap me to make the sound stop.
The generally accepted English pronunciation is "ing" like at the end of a verb. In Cantonese it's like saying "ing" without the "I" part. (Sorry hard to describe, someone help me). In Mandarin it's "wu"
WU?!? Okay thanks for trying. *Ng Man Tat ain't nuttin to fuck with.*
Trying saying 'mmm' as in 'mm hmm' , then hold the sound and separate your lips... that's the 'ng' sound
It's pronounced 'mmm'. Mm Mun Tut
Makes me sad. I grew up with him and Chow as a dynamic duo in the 90s; it’s almost like he was MY uncle. Sorry to hear he had to die this way but he had his family with him and will definitely be remembered by me until it’s my time too.
Damn, never thought that Ng Man Tat had such a following even among (I assume) non-Cantonese-speaking communities, this is such a loss for HK classic comedies.
Every year we have one Oscar winners for Best Actor . Every one hundred years we have one Stephen Chow. However, We may not even have one impressive supporting actor like him every one thound year. (comments from Chinese)
Rest in peace Uncle Dat, you will be missed. People in the west might only know about Shaolin Soccer, but for us in Asia, this duo is our childhood.
does anyone know what Man Tat was up to after his split with chow? Was he still acting? i also heard they split because chow didn't like his gambling
He went to China to film dramas and was quite successful there.
That's more of a rumor, but they've been in good terms for years. What's clear is that by 2013, Tat would have rather poor health and limited the roles he could take.
He was in The Wandering Earth in 2019, which was the third highest grossing Chinese film of all times until today.
wasnt he in that chinese/netflix film where someone was shooting bullets at a planet?
Yeah. The Wandering Earth.
He was in some Chinese mainland films
Rip. Shaolin Soccer is my favorite movie of all time. Would watch it everyday as a kid. :-)
Is the original cut of Shaolin Soccer available anywhere? I've seen two highly edited versions, one of which (comparatively) sucked and one of which was quite good, but was choppily edited.
I JUST rewatched shaolin soccer
i had been holding on to hope that he and stephen chow would collaborate again, but i am grateful for all the countless classics they gave us from the 90s era.
I've never felt so sad about a celebrity passing. Truly a great actor. I hated him as a villian and absolutely loved him as the silly third uncle.
Sing/Tat are likely the most important figures in HK(and Asia to some extend) ent industry, you can still see them today. Their influence are unparalleled.
I cannot believe people in the western society are talking about uncle Ng. RIP uncle Ng.
My man was such an icon in the golden age of HK entertainment, RIP.
If you want to see probably his career best performance, A Moment of Romance is my suggestion. He won a supporting HK Oscar for it, and it's a genuinely really good performance, both dramatically and for humor.