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Tricky
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Year: |
1995 |
Lau Ching-Wan and Anita Yuen |
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Director: |
Lee
Lik-Chee |
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Producer: |
Wong
Jing |
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Writer: |
Lee
Lik-Chee, Vincent
Kok Tak-Chiu |
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Cast: |
Lau
Ching-Wan, Anita Yuen
Wing-Yee, Law Kar-Ying,
Eric Kot Man-Fai, Jan
Lam Hoi-Fung, Wyman
Wong Wai-Man, Linda Cheung Lan-Ying, Ha
Ping |
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The
Skinny: |
This
film has decent actors, but a cheap plot and annoying antics
submarine everything. Watching this movie is like going to
hell, only colder. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Semi-sequel
to Tricky Brains casts Lau Ching-Wan as the Tricky
King, who is somewhat righteous despite being a master of
practical jokes. He goes up against a Tricky King wanna-be
(Law Kar-Ying), who isn't as righteous and demands the top
spot. While their dueling consists of a variety of strange
and nonsensical practical jokes, a sudden subplot emerges.
Lau accidentally blinds Anita Yuen, and the two engage in
a C'est la Vie, Mon Cheri parody that's occasionally
amusing (both starred in the original award-winning film).
Then IT ALL GOES TO HELL. Or, more specifically, Eric Kot
and Jan Lam appear and wreck everything.
This sometimes funny, but mostly
annoying exercise in cheap comedy was the brainchild of numerous
comedymeisters, including regular Stephen Chow cohort Lee
Lik-Chee, Vincent Kok and Wong Jing. With those people behind
this thing, you would hope for some laughs. Well, there are
some, but usually what occurs onscreen falls into the annoyingly
stupid category. Soft/Hard duo Eric Kot and Jan Lam play Lau
Ching-Wan's students, and their overbearing "comedy"
is like a visit to the dentist without novacaine. To wit:
it's painful. Anita Yuen and Lau Ching-Wan display the requisite
chemistry, but with such inanity around them, they only seem
out of place. You could watch this if you're bored, but you
still may regret it. If you must see this film, make sure
you have a fast-forward button. (Kozo 1996) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Universe Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Removable English and Chinese subtitles |
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image
courtesy of Universe Laser & Video Co., Ltd.
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