Chinese odyssey part 1 torrent

He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her. Jeffrey Lau Wu Cheng'en. Almost feels like 2 different movies. I dare say the time travel ending shenanigans saved this movie. Near the tail end of golden era of Hong Kong cinema, A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box seeks to capitalize on the meteoric rise of lead actor Stephen Chow, who had a colossal 35 acting credits from through , and the technical prowess of Jeffery Lau, who manages a surprisingly high production value out of what should be another cheap kung fu film.

This is I think the third time I've seen this, but the first two were years ago. I figured I'd have a better handle on it now, having seen so many Journey to the West and Monkey King movies in the intervening years, and I've even read some of the book itself. Wrote about this at The Notebook. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality , the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker.

He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her. Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy.

Did you know Edit. User reviews 25 Review. Top review. One of Stephen Chow's best. I remembered watching this movie many years ago and knew that it would be an instant classic. It wasn't so much of the slapstick humor that made Stephen Chow famous but the depth of the story line that rarely exists in HK productions.

Using an important part of the classic story, "Journey to the West", the director attempted to retell the story of how the Monkey god Sun Wu Kong was tamed and willingly escorted the Longevity Monk on a journey to India West to receive the sacred buddhist scriptures. In the original text, Monkey was captured by the great lord Buddha and entraped under the "5 Fingers Mountain" Hand of Buddha for years where he was tamed and then saved by the Longevity Monk.

In the movie adaption, he was appointed the protector of the Longevity Monk but strayed from the path of holiness when he fell in love with a demoness and tried to sell out his master the demons believed by eating his flesh, they would gain immortality. Monkey was eventually captured and was to be destroyed when his master intervened, begging for his disciple's mercy and sacrificing himself to save his disciple.

The Goddess of Mercy then decided to send the Monkey years forward in time to live a life of sufferings as a mortal before passing judgement. The story comes in 2 parts and has to be watched together to be fully understood the 1st part had quite a cliffhanger going on. While great performances were to be expected from every cast involved, Stephen Chow stood out as the Monkey God.

As a mortal he attempted to resist his fate and change his future, as an immortal he tried to forget his mortal longings and focus on his mission.

Stephen Chow's portrayal of the struggle and growth of the character was simply excellent. FAQ 1. IVL Item Code The role as Monkey King earned Stephen Chow his first acting award, from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society, and further demonstrated the existence of the actor beneath the comedian.

Interview with director Jeff Lau, English subtitled, and also a page hardcover photo album also come with this new edition. A bold reinvention of the classic A Journey to the West, the two films follow the adventure of Joker Stephen Chow , a scruffy Ancient Chinese gang leader who's really the reincarnated form of the Monkey King.

Part 2 starts with Joker Stephen Chow just discovering that he is, in fact, fated to be the Monkey King. But he is much more concerned with traveling forward in time to save his wife, one of the sisters who used to be his enemy, from certain death.

Unfortunately, he's indentured to the beautiful, but schizophrenic Zixia Athena Chu , who's bent on becoming Joker's true love! But to finally become the Monkey King, Joker must cast off all human desire. A Chinese Odyssey blends costume pageantry with gorgeous scenery and some fabulous action sequences from action choreographer Ching Siu Tung Hero.

Stephen Chow turns in a hilarious and emotionally moving performance to offer a costume comedy adventure unlike any you've ever seen!