Lam Tze Chung Movies
The one-time leader of the Hong Kong Mah Jong industry sparks a bitter battle of greed among his family when he brings home his long lost love child and attempts to make up for lost time in this comedy from actor-turned-director Lam Tze Chung (Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle). Back in the 1950s, Mr. Ho was the "King of Gambling." A self-made millionaire who became an institution onto himself, Mr. Ho married three times, during which he fathered two sons and a daughter. These days Mr. Ho's family lives in harmony, or at least that's the image they project to outsiders. When Mr. Ho brings home Ah Fai, the child he's never known, the cracks in his selfish family's careful façade finally begin to show. Could it be that Ah Fai genuinely loves Mr. Ho for something other his sizable bank account? As Mr. Ho and Ah Fai do their best to get acquainted after so many years apart, the other family members start to fear that the boy will cut in on their pay day and scheme to kick him out before the money train leaves the station. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle director Stephen Chow returns to the helm for this sci-fi comedy about a struggling single father whose quest to find the perfect toy yields out-of-this-world results. Ti (Chow) is a poor construction worker who breaks his back to ensure that his young son Dicky (Xu Jiao) can stay enrolled in an exclusive private school. But while Ti does everything possible to give his son the opportunities that he never had, Dicky still feels like a classroom reject due to his tattered clothes and lack of the latest toys. Dicky's classmates all play with the coolest and most expensive gadgets that money can buy, so how is a kid who gets his toys from the local junkyard ever supposed to fit in? One day, while scrounging through the trash heap in search of a new toy, Ti discovers a mysterious orb and brings it straight back to Dicky. Though at first the "CJ7" appears to be little more than an unidentifiable oddity, it proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it. This isn't your average action figure, but a living "pet" with extraordinary powers. Realizing that his new toy may be just the thing to help him fit in with his demanding classmates, Dicky brings the CJ7 to school with him in order to show it off and have some fun. But the CJ7 has its own ideas about how to have fun, and it isn't long before the situation at school gets hopelessly out of hand. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stephen Chow, Xu Jiao, (more)
Prolific Hong King actor-turned-director Francis Ng pulls double duty for this comedy centering on the age-old Chinese ritual of lion dancing. Gai is an office manager whose slacker ways have earned the ire of the higher ups, and now in order to keep his job he is forced to team with colleague Gau to participate in a high-profile talent contest sponsored by the company. Later, after mastering the art of lion dancing with a little help from Gau's uncle (Anthony Wong), the pair unintentionally sends the city into a lion dance frenzy. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Francis Ng, Anthony Wong, (more)
- 2007
The Kumite star Vanness Wu stars in this martial arts adventure about a young man who uses his superhuman strength to battle the forces of evil. Ma (Wu) has traveled to Shanghai in order to locate his father, and master the art of kung fu. In the midst of his journey, Ma discovers that he has been blessed with otherworldly strength. Later, when a fearsome gang of Shanghai mobsters attempt to strong arm Ma, he finally realizes his full potential as a noble warrior. The Story of Ricky's Terry Fan and Kung Fu Hustle's Bruce Liang co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vanessa Wu, Terry Fan, (more)
The work of international superstar Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle is a humorous, special-effects-filled, action-packed martial arts epic set in early '40s China. A bumbling thief named Sing (Stephen Chow) desires to be the toughest member of the dreaded gangster hit squad known as The Axe Gang, but to completely join the gang he has to commit murder. When Sing attempts to rob a crowded run-down apartment complex known as Pig Sty Alley, the locals begin to defend themselves with some high-flying kung fu skills, and a tiny war erupts between the local masters and the axe-wielding gang. After the gang busts the ancient kung fu king known as The Beast (Leung Siu Lung) out of jail, tensions reach a boiling point as Pig Sty Alley's landlady (Yuen Qiu) leads an all-out attack against the gang and Sing discovers his true heroic fate. Kung Fu Hustle, which set box-office records across Asia during its December 2004 release, also stars Yuen Wah and Xing Yu, and features fight choreography by legendary masters of martial arts cinema Yuen Woo Ping and Sammo Hung. ~ Jason Gibner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, (more)
One of Hong Kong's top screen comics, Stephen Chow, co-wrote, co-directed, and headlines this three-way blend of sports, action, and humor. Sing (Stephen Chow) is a modern-day Shaolin monk who has become a master of traditional fighting skills, and is renowned for his "leg of steel." However, these days there isn't much call for a Shaolin warrior, and Sing and his fellow monks earn their keep working menial jobs until a soccer coach gets the bright idea of translating Sing's talent for kicking to the soccer field. Sing becomes the lynchpin of a team playing in a tournament that could net them a $1 million purse, but even with Sing's footwork, beating the steroid-fueled champions will be no easy task. Shaolin Soccer also features Man Tat Ng and Vicki Zhao. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stephen Chow, Zhao Wei, (more)
