While his resume boasts some considerable successes in years past, it has been a long time since audiences have been genuinely excited about the prospect of a new Jeff Lau film. As a writer and producer, we have Lau to thank for some of Stephen Chow and Wong Kar Wai's most successful projects, but not since 2002 has he directed anything approaching the same quality. Quite frankly, with recent efforts such as The Fantastic Water Babes and Metallic Attraction: Kung-fu Cyborg I had all but written him off. So it was with no small amount of trepidation that I approached his new film: East Meets West 2011.Karen Mok stars as Sammi, a rebellious, strong-minded woman who flits from job to job and has had so...
- 11/28/2011
- Screen Anarchy
There’s nothing quite like waking up bright and early to a some outrageous cinematic silliness. If you’re missing a little goofiness in your diet this morning, then take a quick peek at the teaser trailer for directors Jeffrey Lau and Susie Au’s “East Meets West 2011″. The upcoming superhero endeavor, which stars Karen Mok, Eason Chan, Alex Fong, Stephy Tang, Ekin Cheng, and Jaycee Chan, doesn’t look like it takes itself too seriously. Which is good, really, because the flick looks mind-numbingly stupid. In a good way, of course. Best to clear that up now. Need a plot synopsis? Good. You’re getting one: Ten thousand years ago eight gods fought incessantly, not realizing that by doing so they were securing their own demotion into the secular world. They can only return to heaven once they come to understand one another and can get along with each other harmoniously.
- 11/2/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
You could say a detailed plotline isn’t exactly essential for enjoying a superhero flick, but hey we’ve dug one up anyway for Jeff Lau’s upcoming comedy blockbuster - about a group of badly behaved Gods, expelled from heaven to earth until they learn to get along - East Meets West 2011. Sounds great fun, and its always a bonus when the trailer looks it too. East Meets West opens next month. Synopsis: Ten thousand years ago eight gods fought incessantly, not realizing that by doing so they were securing their own demotion into the secular world. They can only return to heaven once they come to understand one another and can get along with each other harmoniously. Ten thousand years later the stereotypical Hong Kong girl Zhong Xiaoming, and her smart and eccentric father Ah B, have no idea why they are being chased up for a debt.
- 10/31/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
You could say a detailed plotline isn’t exactly essential for enjoying a superhero flick, but hey we’ve dug one up anyway for Jeff Lau’s upcoming comedy blockbuster - about a group of badly behaved Gods, expelled from heaven to earth until they learn to get along - East Meets West 2011. Sounds great fun, and its always a bonus when the trailer looks it too. East Meets West opens next month. Synopsis: Ten thousand years ago eight gods fought incessantly, not realizing that by doing so they were securing their own demotion into the secular world. They can only return to heaven once they come to understand one another and can get along with each other harmoniously. Ten thousand years later the stereotypical Hong Kong girl Zhong Xiaoming, and her smart and eccentric father Ah B, have no idea why they are being chased up for a debt.
- 10/31/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
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