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A Chinese Tall Story

Original title: Qing dian da sheng
  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.1K
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Qing dian da sheng (2005)
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A love story between an alien and a monk.A love story between an alien and a monk.A love story between an alien and a monk.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Jeffrey Lau
  • Writer
    • Jeffrey Lau
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Tse
    • Charlene Choi
    • Bingbing Fan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jeffrey Lau
  • Writer
    • Jeffrey Lau
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Tse
    • Charlene Choi
    • Bingbing Fan
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    • 17User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    Nicholas Tse and Charlene Choi in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
    Isabella Leong in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
    Bingbing Fan in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
    Steven Cheung in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
    Kenny Kwan in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
    Bo-lin Chen in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
    Nicholas Tse in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
    Charlene Choi in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
    Isabella Leong in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
    Nicholas Tse in Qing dian da sheng (2005)
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    Nicholas Tse
    Nicholas Tse
    • Tripitakaas Tripitaka
    Charlene Choi
    Charlene Choi
    • Yue Meiyanas Yue Meiyan
    Bingbing Fan
    Bingbing Fan
    • Princess Xiaoshanas Princess Xiaoshan
    Bo-lin Chen
    Bo-lin Chen
    • Sun Wukongas Sun Wukong
    Isabella Leong
    Isabella Leong
    • Crimson Kidas Crimson Kid
    Kenny Kwan
    Kenny Kwan
    • Zhu Wunengas Zhu Wuneng
    Steven Cheung
    • Sha Wujingas Sha Wujing
    Kenny Bee
    Kenny Bee
    • Alternate face of Buddhaas Alternate face of Buddha
    Michael Wai-Man Chan
    Michael Wai-Man Chan
      Jiaoqian Dai
      Jiaoqian Dai
      • Lizard Queenas Lizard Queen
      • (as Shirley Dai)
      Goo-Bi GC
      Goo-Bi GC
      Dong Han
      Dong Han
      San Kao
      Yiu-Cheung Lai
      Yiu-Cheung Lai
      Tats Lau
      Tats Lau
      • Alternate face of Buddhaas Alternate face of Buddha
      Kin-Yan Lee
      • Green Snakeas Green Snake
      Qiang Li
        Chia-Hui Liu
        Chia-Hui Liu
        • Jade Emperoras Jade Emperor
        • Director
          • Jeffrey Lau
        • Writer
          • Jeffrey Lau
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        Storyline

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        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. —Ploy P.
        • deception
        • monk
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        • disciple
        • false accusation
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        • Trivia
          Composer Joe Hisaishi has also composed the soundtracks to all but one of the films of animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, as well as the video game series Ni no Kuni. His distinctive style is very recognizable.
        • Quotes

          Unknown: The greatest distance divides us, not because you are oblivious to my love, when I stand in front of you; but because we each other, knowing fate will forever keep us apart.

          [translated from chinese text shown on screen]

        • Connections
          Spoofs A Chinese Odyssey: Part 2 - Cinderella (1995)
        • Soundtracks
          Love Saint
          Performed by Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi

        User reviews17

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        7/10
        Off the rails comedy/action/romance is full of wild action and humor but is wounded by a disjointed narrative that starts and stops at will
        Another go round with the monkey king going west....sort of.

        Beginning in the middle of some action the movie just goes from the first frame onward.

        A monk and his three disciples go to a town to get the sacred suras that will bring peace to the world once they are translated and spoken to the world.But an evil force has intervened and kidnapped all of the children of the town. The evil force wants the monk because if you eat him you will live forever. The retainers battle the forces of darkness before forcibly sending the monk off for safety (The monk thinks he can win simply by reasoning with the bad guys). The monk ends up with a bunch of lizard imps who plan at some point eating him... however the bad guys arrive and he's off an odyssey with the ugliest of the lot.

        Can a movie that starts off the rails go off the rails? Don't get me wrong I really liked this movie but its so scatter shot and all over the place that plot and logic simply fall away as some scenes simply pick up mid action with no way of knowing how we got there (The final battle to rescue the disciples is completely out of left field). This is one of the messiest movies I've seen in a while, but it made me laugh and smile like no get out. The movie starts and you have no idea where things are and then whats on screen is either interesting or funny and you just go with it. How do we get from thing to thing is often beyond me. Its full of odd asides and strange references as we go from heaven to the ocean to space to the rib cage of some mythic beast to god knows where. This movie floats all over the place which helps keep it fun since you don't know where it will end up (and is the reason"m keeping details to a minimum) And its funny. Very very funny at times.

        And the action is very good, even if a good chunk of it is unabashed CGI animation (which provides for some cool images, the golden staff, the spider attack formation, the angel in flight...) And its very touching. Action and comedy aside this is actually a wonderful love story. Its the story of an ugly imp and a monk who end up falling in love (and having other complications). Its a interesting look at the nature of love and what is true love. You will be moved.

        However much I enjoyed it I was still annoyed by its scatter shot construction. The films inability to hold its ideas together and to tell a complete story really hurts the film and takes away from the enjoyment every time we get to a bump in the road. the bumps take you out of the movie itself and make you realize how much is being cribbed from other sources.

        Absolutely worth seeing since it does have many choice moments, just be prepared for some bumps and you'll have a good time.
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        • dbborroughs
        • Mar 10, 2006

        Details

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        • Release date
          • December 22, 2005 (Hong Kong)
        • Countries of origin
          • Hong Kong
          • China
        • Official site
          • Emperor Motion Pictures (Hong Kong)
        • Languages
          • Cantonese
          • Mandarin
        • Also known as
          • The Great Sage of Love
        • Production companies
          • Asia Premium Investment
          • China Film Co-Production Corporation
          • Emperor Classic Films
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        • Gross worldwide
          • $1,329,954
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 46 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • DTS
          • Dolby Digital
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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