Stephen Chow, Kit Ying Lam, Karen Mok

A bold reinvention of the classic "A Journey to the West" begins in A Chinese Odyssey Part I - Pandora's Box, the first of director Jeff Lau's two-part epic starring none other than Hong Kong comedy...( read more  read more... ) king Stephen Chow! Joker (Stephen Chow) is a scruffy Ancient Chinese gang leader who's really the reincarnated form of the Monkey King, who was banished to human form by an immortal goddess as punishment for his cheeky behavior. Joker has no idea who he is, but the appearance of two evil sister demons (Kit Ying "Yammie" Lam and Karen Mok) and an immortal monk (director Jeff Lau) nudge Joker in the correct direction. But to bring about the rebirth of the Monkey King, Joker must first find the legendary Longevity Monk. That requires the Pandora's Box, a magical device which will enable Joker to travel into the past to find the Longevity Monk and complete the Journey to the West! But does Joker even want to become the Monkey King again?

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Unrated, 87 min.

Directed by: Jeffrey Lau

Release Date: December 31, 1995

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DVD Release Date: February 24, 1998

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  • May 12, 2009
    romantic and seriousely comedy
  • January 6, 2009
    Two series of Chinese Odyssey. Both are the best of Sun Go Kong's movies that I never forget. The story is very touchy, even ridiculous.
  • December 21, 2008
    Stephen Chow act Monkey King in this film. He look funny and cutely...haha....!
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • August 31, 2008
    one of the best stephen chow's film
  • May 22, 2008
    This one easily tops Stephen Chow's best. Even if you're not familiar with Hong Kong culture, you'll find yourself laughing a lot.
  • March 27, 2008
    stephen chows adaption of the monkey king is great fun
  • November 25, 2007
    Part 2 scatters this one to pieces. This one has a pretty good story and less bad jokes than ur usual Chow movie but it is still not enough for me to give it more than 4. Nonetheless, the part when Joker uses the box several times to save the demon is freaking hilarious!
  • September 7, 2007
    I liked this movie. The storyline is very good despite it's unoriginality. There's a lot of humor, and the fighting scenes are good. The visuals are pretty good considering it was made in the mid 90s. If you're into chinese dramas, I'd definately reccomend this movie!

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