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Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西游•降魔篇 ~ Chinese Movies
English name:Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Broadcast time:February 7, 2013 Starring:文章、舒淇(Shu Kei)、黄渤、罗志祥(Show Lo) director:周星驰(Stephen Chow)、郭子健(Chi-kin Kwok) Introduction Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is an action-comedy movie directed by Stephen Chow and Derek Kok, starring Wen Zhang, Huang Bo and Shu Qi. The movie was released on February 10, 2013 in China. It is loosely based on the Chinese classic "Journey to the West," and has echoes of Chow's classic 1990's hits "A Chinese Odyssey - Pandora's Box" and "Cinderella." Stephen Chow is honored as “King of Comedy” and he is also regarded as the originator of the movie style called Mo lei tau, which means mindless. He starred in many comedies such as Justice, My Foot!, Hail the Judge and A Chinese Odyssey - Pandora's Box, etc. Chow also self-directed and performed. In the eyes of Chinese movie fans, A Chinese Odyssey, released in 1994, was a classic comedy which could not be surpassed. The love between Monkey King(Stephen Chow) and the beautiful immortal named Zixia(Athena Chu) touched the audience and became a popular topic. To some degree, the new movie Conquering… -
Kung Fu Hustle 功夫(2004) – Chinese Movies
Overview Chinese Name:功夫 English Name:Kung Fu Hustle Director: Stephen Chow周星驰 Screenwriter: Stephen Chow周星驰,Huo Xin霍昕,Chan Man-keung,Tsang Kan-cheung Starring: Stephen Chow周星驰,Danny Chan Kwok-kwan陈国坤,Yuen Wah元华,Yuen Qiu元秋,Huang Shengyi黄圣依,Bruce Leung梁小龙 Release Year:2004 Running time : 98min Brief Introduction of Kung Fu Hustle Kung Fu Hustle is an action comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, written by Stephen Chow, Zeng Jinchang, Huo Xin, and Chen Wenqiang, starring Stephen Chow, Huang Shengyi, Lin Zicong, Chen Guokun, Liang Xiaolong, Yuanhua, and Yuan Qiu. It was released in China on December 23, 2004. The film tells the story of a street gangster who turns into a generation of martial artists and a kind-hearted gangster who corrects his evil ways. Plot of Kung Fu Hustle The story takes place somewhere in southern China in the 1930s. The Mafia Axe Gang bullied the local market and bribed the local police to escape charges. A Xing (Stephen Chow) dreams of becoming a gangster all day, but he is not determined and does nothing. They had to pretend to be the ax gang and run to the slum of Zhulongcheng stronghold, which the gangs had no time to take care of, to extort some money. Unexpectedly, the common people of the Zhulong stronghold had unique skills,…- 0
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Kung Fu Hustle ~ Chinese Movies&TV
Kung Fu Hustle --Gōnɡfu Kung Fu Hustle(Chinese: 功夫, Pinyin: Gōnɡfu) is a 2004 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and produced by, and starring Stephen Chow. Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Danny Chan, and Bruce Leung co-starred in prominent roles. Directed and starring Stephen Chow After achieving commercial success with Shaolin Soccer, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia began to develop Kung Fu Hustle in 2002. Although the film features the return of a number of retired actors famous for 1970s Hong Kong action cinema, it contrasts with other martial arts films released at around the same time that have made the biggest impact in the West, such as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Hero. Hero -- a 2002 wuxia film The cartoon style of the film, accompanied by traditional Chinese music, is often cited as its most striking feature. The film was released on December 23, 2004 in China and on January 25, 2005 in the United States. It received extremely positive reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 90% fresh rating and Metacritic 78 out of 100. The film was also a commercial success, grossing US$17 million in North America and US$84 million in other countries. Kung Fu Hustle was the highest-grossing film in the history of Hong Kong until it was surpassed by You Are the…- 0
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