God of Cookery

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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: A famous restauranteur in Hong Kong loses his edge, and is tossed out of his food empire into the streets by a competitor in an all-or-nothing contest. Down and out, he is taken in by a cook at a street-snack stall, and together, they go on a quest to make the perfect snack food. In this quest, many lessons are learned, and many funny moments unfold. In the end, of course, all is well, and the epicure is reminded that all good food is soul food, after all, and he once again reigns as the "God of Cookery." One of Stephen Chow's best films, lots of comedy, and wonderful shots of beautiful food being prepared by masters.

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Summary: One of Stephen Chows best!
Review: Absolutely brilliant. The best I have seen since forbidden city cop

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Summary: I'VE SEEN A LOT OF HK FLICKS IN MY DAY...
Review: but this... was... AWESOME!!!!!! if you consider yourself a fan of HK cinema and HAVEN'T seen this, well, YOU LOSE. oh man. we all know HK flicks pack it all in; tears, laughter, fighting, melodrama, the supernatural... and this is no exception. and the darn movie is about CHEFS for crying out loud. this is a very unique movie. and if all these 4 and 5 star reviews don't convince you, i hear they're re-making this in hollywood with Jim Carrey. (?) i just finished watching it and it is so very good. i was amazed. i think i am going to start buying more stephen chiau stuff. karen mok is wonderful. yes you've seen her in "black mask" and she's funny, adorable, but here she's adorable even while acting under disfiguring make-up. and i totally dug the scene where chiau jumps from the boat, ACROSS the water and then into the competition. totally crouching tiger. yes, chefs can fly too. yes. rent, borrow, BUY this movie so in the future you can say "oh i saw that movie way back in..."

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Summary: The FUNNIEST movie I've seen in years.
Review: Huge Fun, Hilarious and bizarre. You can't beat this disc. I'm on a crusade to find other Hong Kong flicks that are this much fun.

Any other recommendations?

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Summary: Mr. Chow Is My Hero
Review: I first saw the God of Cookery at 1 am on the International Channel. IT was the funniest movie I had ever seen, so I had to order it on DVD. Now I can watch it whenever I want. I love the God of Cookery!!!!!!!

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Summary: 40 Dollars worth of fun?
Review: I love this film. I really do. It's funny as all hell and cleverly combines visual comedy with Chow's almost unique brand of "nonsense speak". However as a man of limited means the forty dollar price tag can get a dog up it.

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Summary: at 17 bucks, you can't beat this...
Review: I remember the first time I watched this film, I was sitting in a motel with my brother watching the international channel. For the entire movie, our jaws were on the floor, because what was on the screen was so absurdly bizarre that we didn't know what to think of it.

So we went out and bought the DVD... for 40 bucks, which was the price of this for the longest time. Good for everyone else that the price tag has dropped down to 17 bucks.

This movie is downright hilarious, and is perhaps one of my favorite comedies. Despite the terrible subtitles (ie: fairy = angels), the content is great.

Go out and pick it up today if you can.

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Summary: GOOD COOKIN!!
Review: I was introduced to this movie by my good friend and I can't keep it out of my DVD player!!! It's a great movie that will make you laugh ... especially the bad translated English sub titles ... but you get that sometimes!!

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Summary: GOOD COOKIN!!
Review: I was introduced to this movie by my good friend and I can't keep it out of my DVD player!!! It's a great movie that will make you laugh ... especially the bad translated English sub titles ... but you get that sometimes!!

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Summary: Stephen Chow's best work!
Review: If you're looking for a film which can teach you how to cook delicious Chinese dishes, you may be disappointed after watching "The God of Cookery". On the contrary, if you want to have fun, laughing throughout a film, feeling tounched by the romantic love story and witnessing a change of an arrogant business man to a true chef, don't miss this great film!

I appreciate the rhythm of this film very much. It's fast and smooth as well as stylish. I've noticed that it only spent about half an a hour to clearly show how Chow's characteristic is, and how successful he was before getting bankruptcy. The sequences of the motion in the first half hour is unforgettable to me.

Besides the great performance of Chow, Karen (Sister Turkey) was outstanding as well. Her acting was extremely exaggerate, but this was really funny.

One demerit of this film was the ending, it was really strange and hard to accept. But anyway, it carries some meaningful messages which can compensate somewhat.

Overall, I highly recommend it to everyone. No matter you can understand Cantonese or not, see it! If you're going to see just one Chow's movie, make sure that you see this one.