Fat Choi Spirit 嚦咕嚦咕新年財

 Released Year: 2002

Directed by 杜琪峰 Johnnie To & 韦家辉 Wai Ka Fai

Casted by:

劉德華 Andy Lau as 德華 Andy

梁詠琪 Gigi Leung as 詠琪 Gigi

劉青雲 Sean Lau as 青雲 Sean

古天樂 Louis Koo as 天樂 Louis

應采兒 Cherrie Ying as 采兒 Cherrie

王天林 Wong Tin Lam as 天叔 Tin

黃文慧 Bonnie Wong as 媽媽 Mother

 Story: 

Andy is an extremely compulsive Mahjong player. Thrown out of the house by his mother and ignored by his more academically gifted and successful younger brother, Louis, he had a hard time running away from debt collectors until one day he met a young girl named Gigi after a run-in with some of the debt collectors' men. Gigi started out as a thief, but because she fell for him and gave him immense luck, Andy gained great success with his extreme good luck in mahjong games and became very rich. However he refused to marry Gigi because she, though a nice woman when with him, was in reality quite a sore loser who threw temper tantrums while on the verge of losing mahjong games. She could not understand that he couldn't stand the way she behaved. As Andy said, her behaviour could be revealed by just playing a game of mahjong where when she lost, she would throw the tables. He promised her that he would marry her if she could play a game of mahjong without such a bad temper. She couldn't and so he couldn't marry her though he loved her. In the meantime, Andy found his mother who was now suffering from Alzheimer's disease and his brother who faced bankruptcy and moved in with Andy, who coincidentally lived in a bungalow. Not wanting to lose out in finding a job, Louis who had excellent luck in Mahjong but zero skill, was conned out of all his money and even his clothes by a skilled, yet devious mahjong player, Sean. But being a kind hearted simpleton, Cherrie on the con team, fell for him and decided to mend her ways.

In the meantime, Gigi who was very disappointed with Andy's refusal to marry her, went with the bad crowd, in the form of mahjong con men led by Lau Ching-wan. Andy who was cursed by Gigi lost his winning streak and instead found a living as a taxi driver and moved into public housing. Being ever optimistic, he did not complain. However, not wanting Gigi to fall into the con men's trap, he played a game of mahjong with Sean and lost terribly. But Gigi was touched by his actions and went back to him, promising she will return a better woman. But before she left, she gave Andy a blessing and from there on, Andy's winning streak came back. Louis who had created a mahjong computer game with his new girlfriend, Cherrie, received word that there would be a Mahjong tournament sponsored by his game. The ever optimistic Andy decided to join the contest which saw him competing against Sean. Before the tournament began, he discovered that Gigi had returned to her old job as a stewardess and gave him a lot of good fortune items from around the world. During the tournament, Andy was able to secure a seat in the final match which also included Sean, Sean's father and a henchman. Andy easily won the match but was then confronted by Sean to have a rematch. Andy agreed and the two of them squared off. Before the match could end, Andy gave up and gave the prize to Sean. Sean, surprised at what had happened, decided to look at Andy's hand, which was a major breakthrough set. Sean realized all his mistakes and decided to learn from Andy. Andy then regained all his money and started a Mahjong school by the sea. He eventually got married with Gigi.

 L² Scored: 4.5/10

L² Comment:

No matter how many times I rewatch this movie, i just feel stupid. But this year, I changed my mind. Referring back Gigi Leung's filmography, she has make a big change on the way she perform in the movie. Beside of willing to drive her way into a character that is a bit "not her style" during that time, this character challenged her in expanding her way to different styles of acting. Beside that, she's the one who is mainly bringing out the comedy part throughout the whole movie, so this 4.5 score goes to her :) Looking at other actor like Sean Lau & Louis Koo, I feel like puking at them in this movie seriously... while Cherrie all these while never bring any glorious moment to any of her movie, the scene where she smoke is also sickening, she's so fake! In another hand, Andy Lau did not bring any big surprise and Bonnie Wong's scenes are too little for her to shine~

All's Well, End's Well 2012 八星抱喜 2012

 Released Year: 2012

Directed by 陳慶嘉 Chan Heng Ka & 秦小珍 Qin Xiao Zhen

Casted by:

甄子丹 Donnie Yen as 譚冠榮 Rong
吳君如 Sandra Ng as 宋秋波 Bo
古天樂 Louis Koo as 彭堅 Kin
陳慧琳 Kelly Chen as Julie Sun

黃百鳴 Raymond Wong as 陳李張 Zheung
楊冪 Mini Yang as 陳思思 Si
杜汶澤 Chapman To as 華一聲 Sheng
熊黛林 Lynn Xiong as 談笑 Xiao

 Story:

The movie breaks into 4 parts, part one is about both Rong & Bo who are the old time singer and when they met together and Rong help to pretend as Bo's boyfriend so that Bo's ex partner will not laugh at her. Part two is about photographer Julie wanted to find inspiration on her photo shoot, therefore she pretend and let the model Kin to fall in love with her so that she can take a nice pictures. Third part is Zheung pretend to be Si's father and help her to deliberate which guy is suitable to be her husband. Last part is Sheng a romance novelist who wanted to fall in love, he found a blind pretty woman Xiao and pretend he is a good looking man who is meant for her.

L² Scored: 2/10

L² Comment:

Oh Lord, all these well i have been a fans of "All's Well, End's Well" series, but definitely not the 2012 version. The 2 marks i gave is for Sandra Ng & Kristal Tin. Both of them are good in their part and they are the only one who makes me laugh. 

Donnie Yen is definitely making a big fool of himself in this movie; Kelly Chen as usual - bad in her acting; Lynn Xiong not much of a blame - model really can't act!!!; Louis Koo, oh please, i'm gonna write him off from my idol list soon; Chapman To, pathetic!!! As for Raymond Wong, i really hope he stop producing all these rubbish movie!!! Where has all his good movie gone? !!!! I'm frustrated now :(

My Left Eye Sees Ghost 我左眼见到鬼

Released Year: 2002
Directed by 杜琪峰 Johnnie To & 韦家辉 KaFai-Wai

Casted by:
　郑秀文 Sammi Cheng as 何丽珠 May
刘青云 Sean Lau as 王劲威 Ken / Sam
林雪 Lam Suet as 何父 May's father
　李珊珊 SanSan-Lee as Susan
应采儿 Cherrie Ying as Tina
林熙蕾 Kelly Lin as Sam's girlfriend
任达华 Simon Yam as Ben
Story:

May Ho is a woman who inherits a vast fortune when her rich husband drowns in a scuba diving accident in the Caribbean. May told several joking lies to win her Stanford-educated, extremely successful husband, and his mother and sister are less than pleased when they find out, especially since they still harbor suspicions about her motives in marrying her husband after knowing him for only seven days. Nonetheless, the house, fortune, and a portion of the family fashion company are hers. Depressed, alone, and deeply missing her husband (feelings further exacerbated when her husband's dog, Whisky, dies), May goes on a binge of eating, drinking, smoking, watching television, and stealing from her own company's stores, culminating in a drunken car ride and near-fatal car accident.

May finds herself lying on the ground outside her car and thinks she is unscathed, until she approaches her vehicle and sees her bloody body in the driver's seat. Ken Wong appears to her and scares her into returning to her body, reviving herself.

Although she just barely evaded death, the left side of May's face is heavily injured. Later in the hospital, when she removes the gauze covering her left eye, she suddenly realizes she can see ghosts with that eye. She soon finds herself in the constant company and care of the ghost Ken, who claims that he is her former classmate who died when he was 13 in a typhoon out at sea. Throughout their escapades in the realm of the supernatural, May slowly develops a connection with him. However, despite all the ghosts she has encountered, her husband has never appeared to her and she deeply wants to see him, even for just an instant. Ken attempts to help her fulfill this wish before he crosses the Twilight Junction to be reincarnated though it initially appears she did not succeed. Only the spirit of her husband's late dog, Whisky, appears - seemingly close to Ken as if the canine knows him. Ken ask May for a final wish to hug her before he moves on, and in doing so she had to pretend that he was her husband.

Later, she goes to check on the restoration of her husband's vintage car and discovers the restorer resembles Ken, who turned to be the real Ken who did not really die when he was 13. She finally realize that the ghost who had been at her side all the while was actually her dead husband in disguise to prevent her from becoming too attached to him and to urge her to move on. She tries several ways to contact him after he had moved on, but all attempts were useless. Her ability to see ghosts had also disappeared. The film ends with a hint of a future romance between May and Ken.

L² Scored: 7.5/10

L² Comment:

This is a very fun black comedy movie of Sammi + Sean. A brand new mix up of these 2 actors ever in the HK film industry. Both of them are superb and able to make us laugh all the ways in the movie. But who make me laugh the most? Of coz is the Fei Mui ghost !!! haha~ omg... she so damn funny... a film never bored to rewatch for a thousand time...

Rob-B-Hood 寶貝計劃

Released Year: 2006
Directed by 陳木勝 Benny Chan

Casted by:
成龍 Jackie Chan as 人字拖 Tuo
古天樂 Louis Koo as 百達通 Tong
Matthew Medvedev as Matthew (Baby)
許冠文 Michael Hui as 包租公 Bao
高圓圓 Yuan-Yuan Gao as Melody
蔡卓妍 Charlene Choi as 白燕 Yen
杜麗莎 Teresa Carpio as 包租婆 BAo's Wife
元彪 YuanBiao as 莫史迪 Mok
Story:

3 thief partners, Bao the driver who is the sifu for both Tuo & Tong. Bao has to take care of his wife who is mentally ill after their son passed away. And Bao's eyesight is getting bad, he hopes that he can save more money for the rest of their life. But one day, a thief broke in and stole all his money away.

Tuo is a gambler, he used all the money to gamble and cause his family to be ashame when the shark loan came for the money. Tong is a playboy who left his wife Yen aside when she's pregnant, and fool around with other woman. Soon three of them gather again to look for money again.

Calvin and Min's son has been order to be kidnap, little Matthew. It is because Min's ex boyfriend Max went crazy and try to steal the child away, but accidentally fell down and die. Max's rich father gave the order to the tree gang to get Matthew. On their journey, car crash and Bao was arrested by police. When Bao discover how valuable Matthew is in the jail, he call Tuo and Tong to take care of the baby first before he go out from the jail.

Tuo and Tong, both man face a lots of problem when taking care of the baby. They even went for classes. Tuo met Melody, a kind hearted nurse and both of them fall in love. But the chase of Max's father continue. When Bao is out of jail, they were forced to send the baby back. But Max's father later realize the baby does not belongs to Max and try to kill him and freeze him. Tuo and Tong fight their way to save the baby.

Luckily the baby can be save in the hospital and three of them were put in jail. Things turn out to be great when they are in jail.

L² Scored: 8/10

L² Comment:

Jackie Chan's movie always full of action and comedy, a movie that will never fail us from laughing and getting excited. Well, a combination of Jackie + Louis + Michael is a brand new team~ hopefully they will get more chance to work together...

And Baby Matthew is so damn cute and adorable... wonder how he will looks like when he grow up...