- Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Joey Wang, Fong Lung, Fui-On Shing
- Directors: Jing Wong
- Writers: Jing Wong
- Producers: Jing Wong, Jimmy Heung
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Mia
- DVD Release Date: 24 Feb 2003
- Run Time: 126 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00008AWVA
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 16,696 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It isn't John Woo, but it's still a great action thriller. Not massive on the stunts until the end and boy, it's worth waiting for. The beauty of Chow yun Fat is that he does all of his own stunts (watch out for the: doing a somersault, catching two guns in each hand, and shooting a bad guy before he hits the floor). The acting is admitedly camp, but it's all part of the charm of Hong Kong cinema. If you like this film, check out, in my opinion, the two must have Hong Kong films: The Killer and Hard Boiled. Chow yun fat and John Woo the two greats of Hong Kong Cinema.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I've seen a lot of Chow Yun Fat films and this is still one of his funniest. Not as outrageous as later Wong Jing films but Chow gives a suitably endearing performance as the God of Gamblers accompanied by a particularly funny Andy Lau. And that Dragon; what a bodyguard.
The only let down is the clumsy subtitles but that's a minor gripe because this is a fun film, highly recommended.
Oh and it wouldn't be a Chow Yun Fat film without a shoot out or two would it...and that darn tune seems to follow him wherever he goes.
The only let down is the clumsy subtitles but that's a minor gripe because this is a fun film, highly recommended.
Oh and it wouldn't be a Chow Yun Fat film without a shoot out or two would it...and that darn tune seems to follow him wherever he goes.
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The legendary God of Gamblers (Yun-Fat Chow) loses his memory because of a petty revenge action by the small-time gambler, Knife (or Dagger as he is referred to in the sequel). Several severe blows to the head leave the god with the intellectual capacities of a 6 year old. Knife and his partners in crime decides that it is their responsibility to take care of the man that is unknown to them, as it was their prank, that cost him his memory. Besides they soon discover that the childish stranger has uncanny abilities, when it comes to gambling.
Yun-Fat Chow unfolds his talent as the suave, charming and humorous Ko Chun, God of Gamblers. But perhaps his talent is even further revealed by his portrayal of a 6 year old. Beside the both funny and thrilling scenes of gambling, I think the scene of Yun-fat Chow crouched like an insecure and lonely child in the street waiting for his friend Knife, to pick him up, will stay with me for a while.
Yun-Fat Chow unfolds his talent as the suave, charming and humorous Ko Chun, God of Gamblers. But perhaps his talent is even further revealed by his portrayal of a 6 year old. Beside the both funny and thrilling scenes of gambling, I think the scene of Yun-fat Chow crouched like an insecure and lonely child in the street waiting for his friend Knife, to pick him up, will stay with me for a while.
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