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Ninth
Happiness |
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Year: |
1998 |
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Director: |
Clifton
Ko Chi-Sum |
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Producer: |
Raymond
Wong Bak-Ming |
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Writer: |
Raymond
To Kwok-Wai |
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Cast: |
Leslie
Cheung Kwok-Wing,
Wu Chien-Lien, Kenny
Bee, Gigi Lai Chi,
Raymond Wong
Bak-Ming, Amanda Lee
Wai-Man, Michael
Chow Man-Kin,
Cheung Tat-Ming, Kitty Chu Kit-Yi,
Simon Lui Yu-Yeung |
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The
Skinny: |
You
can watch and occasionally enjoy this forgettable New Year
comedy. Then you'll most likely forget that you even watched
it. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
This
well-produced New Year’s Comedy from Clifton Ko and Raymond
To is occasionally funny and silly. Yet it seems to go nowhere,
which is odd since it doesn’t really deviate from the tried-and-true
formula.
The plot is basic Lunar New
Year boilerplate: a lot of hijinks happen and couples are
born of various pairings. Two mischievous brothers come to
town (Raymond Wong, Michael Chow) and discover that the residents
are so goody-goody that it sickens the stomach. They attempt
to corrupt the locals with various results. Meanwhile, Gigi
Lai and Kenny Bee are deep in love, but have their relationship
mucked with by a mysterious stranger (Leslie Cheung), who
just happens to be the third brother after Raymond and Michael.
However, Lai's sister Wu Chien-Lien (who’s still incredibly
winning even in crap) really digs Cheung and he digs her.
Furthermore, their family maid (Amanda Lee) wants after Raymond
Wong (why?) and Cheung Tat-Ming appears to suddenly lust after
Gigi Lai.
The actors are generally fine and
there’s more than enough wacky stuff to go around. The songs
are particularly amusing as the characters break into song
over the most trivial stuff. Nothing truly inspired happens,
though. It’s just wacky and marginally enjoyable fluff, but
so fluffy that it threatens to disappear. (Kozo 1998) |
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Theme song: |
"Red" by Leslie Cheung 
Request this song on HKVP Radio | Vote for Leslie Cheung |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Mei Ah Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
English and Chinese Subtitles |
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