King of Beggars

Starring:Stephen Chow, Man Tat Ng, Man Cheung, Norman Chu, Wai Lam, Peter Lai, King-Tan Yuen, Pak-cheung Chan, Lawrence Cheng, Paul Chu, Chung Wang, Cheung-Yan Yuen
Director: Gordon Chan, David Lam
Studio: Tai Seng
Product Type: DVD

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Finally, I found a movie that rips off 'Buddha Assassinator'!
Very Enjoyable Although The Ending Gets Sloppy
Worth the purchase price for the "sleeping disciple" scenes.
one of the funniest h/k movie!

King of Beggars
Starring: Stephen Chow , Man Tat Ng , Man Cheung , Norman Chu , and Wai Lam
Director: Gordon Chan , and David Lam
Manufacturer: Tai Seng
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ASIN: 6305052190
Release Date: 1998-11-17

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Finally, I found a movie that rips off 'Buddha Assassinator'!.......2007-04-17

Actually, since a couple of the Yuen brothers did the choreography for this movie, it isn't really ripped off. Corey Yuen Kwai did the action for 'Buddha Assassinator' and there is some sleeping style in this movie also, but I will get to the action in a minute.

Stephen Chow plays the king of beggars. Once a rich young man and great in kung fu, he gets cheated out of everything he should have had by a government official. He is now forced to become a beggar with his father.

The main problem is that the movie just doesn't flow together very well. There is just too much beggar talk. The story doesn't move along at all except at the start and end. The rest is just mindless talking.

This starts out like a kung fu movie, but when Chow becomes a beggar, that becomes the main focus of the story. The action is very good when it does happen and I loved the sleeping style. Sleeping style has been used in a few older movies and it was nice to finally see it in a newer one, but they could have used it more. The undercranking is way too fast but the fights are still pretty good.

2.5/5

Very Enjoyable Although The Ending Gets Sloppy.......2007-02-14

I've seen most of Stephen Chow's movies and would rank "King Of Beggars" among his better works. I thought it was a really hilarious film, with a good plot and premise, although the ending feels a bit rushed and sloppy.

Basic plot: Chow plays "So Chan", the very spoiled son of the governor of Canton. He meets a courtesan, Yu-Shang, who tells him she will only have him if he becomes a great kung-fu master. Inspired, So Chan signs up for a "Kung Fu Scholar" tournament, but certain events lead to him being banished and sentenced by the emperor to be a homeless beggar. Chow is particular adept at playing characters who fall from great height only to rise up again, and this is what he does here. When Yu-Shang is kidnapped by a corrupt official in the emperor's cabinet, So Chan attempts to learn kung fu seriously to rescue Yu-Shang.

This is a very funny movie, featuring more of Chow's "moleitau" (nonsense) humor. One of the funniest scenes in the movie is So Chan learning the "sleeping disciple" stance, where he dozes off in between throwing punches and kicks! That really is as funny as it sounds. The fight scenes in this movie are quite good as well. Chow has some martial arts training (due to his admiration of Bruce Lee) and he's really quite convincing in his fight scenes. It's also a nice coming-of-age movie, especially when we see how So Chan deals with his guilt and embarassment of having fallen to such low depths.

My only problem with the movie is that the ending feels a little rushed. But it still ends conclusively and it's a great ride throughout. This was one of the biggest box office winners in HK when it came out in 1992. It was a very enjoyable film.

Worth the purchase price for the "sleeping disciple" scenes........2004-01-27

This is the only Stephen Chow (spelled Chiau on the box) film that I've ever seen, but I am determined to see more of them. Not only is he a physically talented comedic actor and convincing as a kung fu master, he is also quite pleasing to look at. The plot is silly, but it works well with the comic delivery. I particularly enjoyed the scenes where Chow's character uses "sleeping disciple" kung fu, in which he seemingly yawns and stretches while hitting his opponent in the face, etc. Well-done special effects, just this side of cheesy, show the sorcery and magical kung fu moves.

Since Amazon hasn't given you a summary, here's mine: Young ne'er-do-well Su Chan (Chow) falls in love with a courtesan. In order to win her hand in marriage, he signs up for an imperial examination to become a military officer. For reasons partially attributable to Tin Li Jiao, an evil Taoist sorcerer and martial artist, and partially attributable to Su Chan's own laziness and his father's dishonesty, Su Chan winds up a beggar. He uses kung fu to rescue his ladylove and the Emperor when they fall into the clutches of Tin Li Jiao.

The version I have (didn't buy it from Amazon, but looks like the same one) is in Cantonese and Mandarin with subtitles in traditional characters and English. The subtitle translations are just bad enough to be amusing, but not so bad as to be confusing. Because the English subtitles are plain white, they are hard to read against a light background. Fortunately, the plot of the film isn't so subtle that reading every subtitle is critical.

I thought the film was entertaining and funny. Not a masterpiece, perhaps, but better than many action/comedy films out there. I'll definitely watch it again.

one of the funniest h/k movie!.......2000-06-13

get this dvd if u like hong kong movies and stephen chow,it's really funny.i cant stop laughing when i watched it.even if it is not as good as hail the judge(stephen chow's best)

Films of Stephen Chow (The Digitally Remastered Edition) DVD Boxset

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Films of Stephen Chow (The Digitally Remastered Edition) DVD Boxset
Starring: Shara Cheung Man , and Yuen Wah
Director: Gordon Chan , and Danny lee
Manufacturer: Fortune Star / IVL (HK)
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King of Beggars 'Digitally Remastered' DVD
Legend of the Dragon 'Digitally Remastered' DVD

ASIN: B000IXK5JU

Product Description

This DVD box set contains both films, staring Stephen Chow in "King of Beggars" and "Legend of the Dragon". Both Digitally Remastered to a new modern crisp audio and sound.

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