Chungking Express (1996)

The first story told me to not hang on to somebody for along time after splitting up. It happens for a reason. Live afterwards and keep moving on. If you're on the right track then you'll find someone better than what you had before. The second story, I can't believe how amazing someone could change drastically for someone who they love. Imagine a fantastic free spirited woman turns into a stewardess and that police man turns into a sandwich store owner. But in the end to have a relationship we always need two people compromising each other like they did. Overall this is a very fun movie!

Lyrical, impressionistic, startling, and resonant. I have been in love (I still am), I have been lonely and wanting a way out, I have felt lost in the big city, and I have been struck dumb by moments of coincidence, whimsy, and happenstance ... this movie captures all those feelings perfectly - wrapped around a subtext of China's reclamation of Hong Kong and all the anxieties and uncertainties that brought. The emotional pitch of the film is astounding. And the humor and smile-inducing moments are truly original. Absolutely lovely.

Another true masterpiece from the grand master. Great and ever-present soundtrack, superb directing and photography, dynamic style and peerless visual impact. A "living" movie about love and loneliness in a chaotic world. An overwhelming flow of emotions. Exhilarating. Wong kar wai is my most personal director his films always take me to my childhood to that sad,lonely,lost feelings because I had a childhood like we can think those kar wai characters had too. genuinely likable and strange characters explore their own little world in the city. it tells two loosely connected and captivating stories. the cinematography does a wonderful job at showing the interesting-ness (beauty isn't the right word) in overused public spaces, dim hallways, and run- down apartments. i only wanted to movie to keep going so i could experience more of this world and the people within.

Randomly found this at a Barnes and Noble for only $30 with the online price going for close to $60 so I figured I should get it. I've always like Wong Kar Wai and his movies. Very indie, very 90's and very good. Chungking Express follows the lives of 2 police officers in Hong Kong and see their love lives. The first is love sick over an ex-girlfriend of his, and eats more diced pineapple than Rick Ross. He meets a blond headed woman at the bar he goes to and hits on her. She leads some kind of Indian drug ring. Midway through its switches viewpoint to another police officer who's in love with a waitress at a local food stand who listens to the song California Dreamin' constantly.This movie is well made and well structured. The acting is great and believable. The soundtrack doesn't distract from the movie. My problem with the movie is the lack of progress and the loose ends of the 1st story. Overall me memorable movie from Wong Kar Wai, and one of the best foreign movies of the last 20 years