A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995)

CINDERELLA is the second part of Stephen Chow's CHINESE ODYSSEY double-bill, based on the classic JOURNEY TO THE WEST novel. This time around Chow's Monkey King is trapped in human form and once more involved with beautiful women. Here, he's up against a race of sinister monsters, generally played by overactors wearing rubber masks, and he ends up having to fight for survival. The first thing that becomes apparent about this film is that it's better than the first one; it's not trapped on a single set, and there's a bigger and more varied cast. More action helps, too. However, it's also wildly overcomplicated, and they forgot to put any humour in here. The end result is a film that quickly becomes wearisome and outstays its welcome long before the closing credits.

There are some similarities between Sai yau gei and Matrix: first, it is not very easy or even impossible to understand what on earth is the plot really; second, maybe a extension of the first, both are relative to the idea of time-space; third, both are belong to phenomenon level. The release date of Sai yau gei and matrix are 1995 and 1999 respectively;I did not watch Matrix in a cinema and I don't appreciate the performance of Keanu Reeves in matrix very much--maybe as he is more handsome than me. But the Matrix is more energetic than Sai yau gei...

After 7 years, I still have a feeling like my first time watched this movie. A sense of humour, a little bit confused in the storyline, but above all, this is one of the best Chinese movies which I have ever seen.What makes it great is the script, which becomes very complicated unless you watch the first part. Chow succeed in creating a very beautiful love story from its origin - Journey to the West. I really like the way how actors and actresses perform in this movie, they are so amazing. Xuanzang can incarnate from a very talkative to a very serious master, another example is the part when all the characters do the interchange of souls, very funny and more chaostic at that time. Finally, the most touching moment is when Sun Wu Kong has to split his hand from Zixia's, as the headband tighten his head because he had the feeling of love with her and that was forbidden by Guanyin, very emotional. One remarkable quotation from Zhi zunbao - Sun wukong:"Once true love was placed before me, but I didn't cherish it. After I lost it, I regretted it. This is the most painful thing in the world. ... If heaven could give me another chance, I would say to that girl three words, 'I love you.' If I had to place a time limit on this love, I hope it would be 10,000 years." Seriously, I still interest in the movie, and feel regret whenever I finish. A very cult film that deserves 9 out of 10.

one of the BEST chinese films by the best actor Stephen Chow in China.If you want to have a look at the real Chinese Culture, see this one. Thousands times better than Crowling tiger and Hidden dragon.