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Release Date:
22 April 2005 (USA)
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Tagline:
A new comedy unlike anything you have seen before more
Plot:
In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 19 wins
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27 nominations
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So much fun !!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Stephen Chow | ... | Sing | |
| Xiaogang Feng | ... | Crocodile Gang Boss (as Feng Xiao Gang) | |
| Wah Yuen | ... | Landlord | |
| Zhi Hua Dong | ... | Donut | |
| Kwok-Kwan Chan | ... | Brother Sum (as Danny Chan) | |
| Chi Chung Lam | ... | Bone (Sing's Sidekick) (as Lam Tze Chung) | |
| Siu-Lung Leung | ... | The Beast | |
| Qiu Yuen | ... | Landlady | |
| Kai Man Tin | ... | Axe Gang Advisor | |
| Kang Xi Jia | ... | Harpist #1 | |
| Hak On Fung | ... | Harpist #2 | |
| Shengyi Huang | ... | Fong | |
| Suet Lam | ... | Axe Gang Vice General | |
| Cheung-Yan Yuen | ... | Beggar (as Cheng Yan Yuen) | |
| Chi Ling Chiu | ... | Tailor |
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MPAA:
Rated R for sequences of strong stylized action and violence.
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Runtime:
95 min | Philippines:99 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) |
Australia:MA (DVD rating) |
Malaysia:18PL |
Spain:7 |
Iceland:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M (cut) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:18A (Manitoba) |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Ireland:15A |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Brazil:14 |
Peru:14 |
Argentina:13
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Most of the names of the superpowers in the film are taken from the pulp novels of Louis Cha, a household name in Hong Kong often compared to Alexandre Dumas père and credited with the invention of modern martial arts swashbucklers.
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Continuity: The leader of the Crocodile Gang's hat changes as he leaves the police station, going from a straw cowboy hat to a shapeless fabric hat and back to a cowboy hat by the time he gets downstairs.
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Soundtrack:
Fishermen's Song of the East China Sea
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I saw this movie at the Toronto filmfest and I have to say I loved it, I really didn't know what to expect as I didn't know the director and had only really seen some pretty bad kung fu many years before. There are many pop culture references in there like reservoir dogs and the matrix.. all done very tongue in cheek.
The fight sequences are very well done and keep the movie moving at a frenetic pace, the jokes tend to be visual in nature and as such side step the normal translation problems.
All in all I thought this was a great movie and suspect this will be a huge hit !