tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post7139006786665527639..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Stephen Chow's splashy Mermaid (film review)YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-41165689884969144552016-03-02T22:41:54.152+08:002016-03-02T22:41:54.152+08:00Hi once more Samson --
Urgh! Shu Qi (or Hsu Chi,...Hi once more Samson --<br /><br />Urgh! Shu Qi (or Hsu Chi, as I prefer to spell her name since she's Taiwanese, after all)! I'm glad that Jelly Lin starred in "Mermaid" rather than her, and that Stephen Chow had the good sense to resist the urge to play the Deng Chao character and, instead, let a younger man do so. ;)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-26724552427989606942016-03-02T04:03:25.343+08:002016-03-02T04:03:25.343+08:00I think if Chow was to play Deng Chao's charac...I think if Chow was to play Deng Chao's character, Jelly Lin's character would be played by an actress like Shu Qi. In fact, in some scenes, Lin looks like a young Shu Qi.Samsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-29354575712967169702016-03-02T00:28:25.505+08:002016-03-02T00:28:25.505+08:00Hi again Samson --
Interesting comments re the si...Hi again Samson --<br /><br />Interesting comments re the similarities between Deng Chao's character and Chow himself. Am glad that Deng Chao played that character in the movie though because the age difference between Stephen Chow and Jelly Lin would be too creepy... ;SYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-59619434933809692702016-03-01T04:05:14.389+08:002016-03-01T04:05:14.389+08:00I think Deng Chao's character, who is very muc...I think Deng Chao's character, who is very much like Chow himself - successful and 'invincible' but also lonely and empty. Samsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-53231063342046179222016-02-29T23:32:01.889+08:002016-02-29T23:32:01.889+08:00Hi Samson --
I'm glad you enjoyed this film t...Hi Samson --<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed this film too. A question for you: Which character do you think Stephen Chow w/should have played if he had been in "Mermaid"?<br /><br />And yes, I'll probably cover the HKIFF this year... have bought tickets to 19 screenings, including "Chungking Express" and "The Eagle Shooting Heroes" (the two movies I YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-32536033204652878112016-02-29T17:41:32.091+08:002016-02-29T17:41:32.091+08:00Hey YTSL,
I enjoyed this film too. Wish Stephen C...Hey YTSL,<br /><br />I enjoyed this film too. Wish Stephen Chow was in it though. <br /><br />By the way, will you be covering the HKIFF this year? What are some of your must-see films?<br /><br /> Samsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-69628576855874729422016-02-25T18:24:01.726+08:002016-02-25T18:24:01.726+08:00Hi again Liisa --
Cool re your laughing out loud ...Hi again Liisa --<br /><br />Cool re your laughing out loud several times when watching "Mermaid". I have to say that there's nothing that beats being in a cinema when everyone's laughing together at successful attempts to be funny. :)<br /><br />It's great to know that there's at least one cinema in London, however modest, which is showing Hong Kong/Chinese-language YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-60431723319292768022016-02-25T07:20:23.942+08:002016-02-25T07:20:23.942+08:00I did laugh out loud several times at the mermaid&...I did laugh out loud several times at the mermaid's inept attempts to kill Liu Xuan, the octopus as a sushi chef etc. (maybe not hysterically, though). <br /><br />And yes, great to be able to see this in the cinema. I don't know how long this has been going on, but only last month I discovered that Odeon Panton Street, a modest four-screen cinema just a couple of blocks away from theLiisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313984265102965629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-46685116198249717352016-02-24T23:58:28.154+08:002016-02-24T23:58:28.154+08:00Hi Lissa --
I'm glad you got to see the movie...Hi Lissa --<br /><br />I'm glad you got to see the movie in a cinema, and that you like it! Were there any scenes in "Mermaid" that had you laughing hysterically? For myself, what amazed me -- and really made me like the film -- was that I also felt moved/touched by certain sections of it. YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-16156966007820820702016-02-24T02:02:56.281+08:002016-02-24T02:02:56.281+08:00Saw this last Saturday afternoon in an almost full...Saw this last Saturday afternoon in an almost full, albeit small, cinema. I'm glad to see Stephen Chow still making films in his own style, even when they are filmed in Mandarin, in mainland China with mostly mainland actors. <br /><br />Clearly there were some jokes that don't translate well - people around me were laughing hysterically during scenes I found only mildly amusing. <br /Liisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313984265102965629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-41558836892365116522016-02-23T23:24:35.263+08:002016-02-23T23:24:35.263+08:00Hi "eliza bennet" --
Thanks for reading...Hi "eliza bennet" --<br /><br />Thanks for reading, and I hope you get to see this movie on a big screen. Was amazed and happy to learn that it's received a (limited) theatrical release over in such as the US and even Ireland. :)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-75826953503572346322016-02-23T22:58:28.246+08:002016-02-23T22:58:28.246+08:00Great review thank you and I'm looking forward...Great review thank you and I'm looking forward to watch this one. eliza bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997101330508195099noreply@blogger.com