10/10
Ellen Chan Nga Lun / Chan Ar Lun as Yuki in How to Pick Girls Up (1988)
2 August 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Ellen Chan was Hong Kong's popular movie director Wong Jing's favorite actress. In 1998, Ellen Chan made both How to Pick Up Girls and Inspector Wears Skirt. It was also the same time Hong Kong TVB start paying real attention to this rare beauty.

Eric Tsang stars as "Love Pain Killer", a radio talk show host who provides advice on chasing girls, but the fact is he's got a very ugly wife acted by Sandra Ng Kwan Yue.

The supposedly hot girls in this movie include Chingmy Yau, Maggie Cheung, and Elizabeth Lee. There were supposed to be the hot babes. But, in the middle of the movie, Ellen Chan (Yuki) appeared and really kicked their butt. None of them can compare with the gorgeous Ellen Chan.

Eric Tsang start courting Ellen and surprisingly it was easy. Very soon, they start going out together. Then later, they were starting making love. Everybody was thinking, damn this lucky bastard.

Ellen Chan started to become demanding wanting him to divorce his wife. Eric Tsang said his wife is having cancer there he needs time. Ellen brought Sandra together. We have the top class beauty vs. the home made ugliest. There is really not much choice. Ellen Chan and Sandra Ng appeared in Inspectors Wears skirt portraying the same perspective – best vs. worst. I am surprise that many years later in 2003, it was Sandra Ng who received the 2003 Best Actress Award at the Golden Horse Film Festival.

Hong Kong entertainment industry has become very dull. It could be the Chinese culture that they are shy in giving credits to beautiful woman. In the 80s and early 90s beautiful woman are all over the entertainment scene. The last 10 years were really different. They want to give all the awards and recognition to non beauties. I don't think this is what the viewers want, but the bosses seem to think that way. See what happen to Chingmy Yau and Elizabeth Lee? Back to the movie, Ellen Chan started to be very demanding storming to Eric Tsang's Radio station in her full red dress and threatening to die together for love.

At the end, it was all an Ellen Chan's trick. Ellen Chan was a psychologist and the cousin of Sandra Ng. Ellen wanted to teach him a lesson that beautiful woman are dangerous.

It becomes easier to accept as nobody will believe Ellen Chan will want a guy like Eric Tsang. Anyway, if given a choice nobody will want Sandra Ng when comparing with a top class beauty like Ellen Chan.
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