A Chinese Tall Story (2005)

A love story between an alien and a monk.

Director:

Jeffrey Lau

Writer:

Jeffrey Lau (as An Ji)

Stars:

Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi, Bingbing Fan

6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Nicholas Tse	...	Tripitaka
Charlene Choi	...	Yue Meiyan
Bingbing Fan	...	Princess Xiaoshan
Bo-lin Chen	...	Sun Wukong
Isabella Leong	...	Red Child
Kenny Kwan	...	Zhu Wuneng
Steven Cheung	...	Sha Wujing
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenny Bee	...	Alternate face of Buddha
Michael Wai-Man Chan	...	(as Wai-Man Chan)
Jiaoqian Dai	...	Lizard Queen (as Shirley Dai)
Goo-Bi GC
Dong Han
San Kao
Yiu-Cheung Lai
Tats Lau

Storyline

Taking place in the younger days of the famous monk, Tripitaka (known for bringing the sacred Bhuddist sutras from India to China), the film tells a fantastical adventure of the monk and his three disciples. On their way to the city of Shache, the monk narrowly escapes an attack from a group of demons. While trying to think of a way to rescue his disciples, he is captured by the king of reptiles and placed under the vigilance of Meiyan, an ugly demon who falls in love with the monk. Luckily, a princess from another galaxy rescues the monk, deeply affecting Meiyan, who pursues the two. In a twist of fate, the ugly Meiyan decides to help her beloved and teams up with the princess to rescue Tripitaka's three disciples.

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Plot Keywords:

deception | monk | rescue | disciple | false accusation | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Emperor Motion Pictures [Hong Kong]

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

22 December 2005 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

A Chinese Tall Story

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,329,954

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asia Premium Investment, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Emperor Classic Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Tripitaka: 500 years ago, Wukong wrecked havoc in the Celestial Court. Today, it's my turn!
Sun Wukong: Wish I was that cool back then.

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Connections

Spoofs In the Mood for Love (2000)

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Soundtracks

Love Saint
Performed by Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi

User Reviews

Confusing but one hell of an entertainment.....

The weakness of this comes from the confusing storytelling, plots often coming out of nowhere. But it really didn't matter because I still enjoyed it to it's full length. Once you actually accept that this movies not to be taken too seriously then you'll enjoy it even more. It's basically a love story, a confusing one at first but as it evolves it really is something worthwhile. Sure it's been done so many times before but the complicated version of this is quite inspiring and touching.

The over the top fantasy and cgi was overwhelming at first but I still enjoyed its purpose. And people quit whining about how it borrowed from other movies!! Guess what we know!! And it doesn't really matter because its purpose was to humour and entertain. Sometimes people has to stop being so critical and think for a moment before they start yapping about. Comparing this to Hollywood standards is utterly stupid and ignorant, It's a totally different style and target audience. As far as I'm concerned some the best films I've feasted my eyes upon are from eastern producers and directors. There's your Police story 4,shaolin soccer, kung fu hustle, dragon tiger gate, fist of legend, hero, crouching tiger etc...I for one like this movie and haling from the Philippines, US, england, Libya and now Australia, I'll always be interested in these types of films. Now try and judge my perception, but I warn you I do see things from from the point of view of those 5 countries I've lived in. So you better be as experienced and open minded.