Showing posts with label John Shum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Shum. Show all posts

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Chinese Movie Review Christmas Special: It's A Drink! It's A Bomb!

There are not a whole lot of Chinese Christmas movies.  That's actually a good thing, because it means that when Hong Kong does make a Christmas movie, it's likely to be the weirdest, most WTF Christmas movie you've ever seen.

The Gweilo's Movie Ratings for It's A Drink! It's A Bomb!
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Category Rating
WTF Meter 2.8 out of 5
MST3K-Ability 4.7 out of 5
OVERALL QUALITY 3.4 out of 5
Chinese Movie It's A Drink! It's A Bomb!
Director David Chung
Actors John Shum, George Lam, Maggie Cheung
Year 1985
Format Viewed Universe DVD 5169

Also please note:  The title of this Hong Kong film is It's A Drink!  It's A Bomb!  From the Gweilo's perspective, nothing says "Merry Christmas" quite like a movie named "It's A Drink!  It's A Bomb!"

Monday, December 12, 2011

Chinese Movie Review: The Return of Pom Pom

The Gweilo's Movie Ratings for The Return of Pom Pom
The Chinese movie review continues below this info box!
Category Rating
WTF Meter 3.2 out of 5
MST3K-Ability 3.4 out of 5
OVERALL QUALITY 1.2 out of 5
Chinese Movie The Return of Pom Pom

Director Philip Chan
Actors Richard Ng, John Shum, Deannie Yip, Lam Ching Ying, Kara Hui, Philip Chan, James Tin Jun
Year 1984
Format Viewed VCD Fortune Star JS/VCD/3338/HK What is a VCD?

Just how far into the closet is it possible for a movie to be?  This seems to be the question that director Philip Chan set out to discover with his 1984 classic Chinese movie, The Return of Pom Pom.