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  2002 Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ LaunchBase.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
February 20 - In most of the world, at 20:02 (8:02 PM) local time, date (written as day/month), time, and year are all 2002, making each of them alone, any two together, and the combination of all three, all palindromes.
July 27 - Helen Clark leader of the Labour Party is historically re-elected in a landslide victory over the Right Wing in the New Zealand general election of 2002.
www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/2002   (4627 words)

  
 Wong Kar Wai's Chinese Odyssey @ www.hkcinemagic.com
A critical essay concerning the whole of a director's work tends to be based on the "auteur theory", isolating common themes and imagery on a given filmography, something that generates some difficulties on critics that try to analyse the films of people that always try to reinvent themselves, like Takeshi Kitano.
A Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002) is, at its starting point, a silly, nonsense comedy ('mo lei-tau') made for the lucrative Chinese New Year season, a period when families go to theatres to watch something "fun" and "light".
Of course, this is not rare on Chinese cinema, but here the reference is another Huangmei diao film, The Love Eterne (1962), from where the segment in which Yingtai is trying to hint he's actually a girl is adapted into the song "Zui Yi Chang".
hkcinemagic.ifrance.com /siteanglais/articles/chineseodyssey2002.htm   (1134 words)

  
 DVD Times - Chinese Odyssey 2002
Chinese Odyssey 2002 was Hong Kong's 2002 Lunar Year hit, a regular event that sees in the new year with a usually high profile comedy that attracts many cinema goers.
Chinese Odyssey 2002 won the best picture award at the 9th Annual Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, where Faye Wong also picked up best actress, although for my money's worth that honour should have gone to Vicki Zhao Wei.
Chinese Odyssey 2002 is a wonderful little film, lovingly crafted with a good helping of effective comedy and timing.
www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=55966   (2233 words)

  
 [KFCC] Chinese Odyssey 2002 Review
Bizarre in the sense of a chick that is "disguised" as a man attracts the attention of a certain woman but she herself falls for that woman's brother, if that sounds like a mess wait until the emperor gets involved.
HK cinema may be in a slump of late but they are not far from returning to the golden years of the past with a whole new high tech quality.
On average HK DVDs are mostly mediocre this is probably due to VCD still being the standard but anyways the Mei Ah release of Chinese Odyssey 2002 pretty much blows everything away and is right there in the North American standard of quality.
www.kfccinema.com /reviews/comedy/chinese2002/chinese2002.html   (1122 words)

  
 FilmReviewsCHINESEODYSSEY2002
In fact Chinese odyssey 2002 is a romantic comedy that is quite frankly, about as funny as having your pubic hairs trimmed by an effeminate Scottish goat herder… with a gangrenous infected forefinger.
Chinese odyssey 2002 captivated me from the beginning to the end with its complex and intriguing storyline, I really can’t wait for a sequel and am counting the seconds.
I have even made a kind of Chinese odyssey advent calendar in anticipation of this wondrous event.
www.geocities.com /teestat/FilmReviewsCHINESEODYSSEY2002.html   (657 words)

  
 Chinese Odyssey 2002- The Tidings - News Article - Martial Arts Movies and TV Series - Wu Jing
They were shooting a scene for their upcoming movie, Chinese Odyssey 2002, which opens here next Tuesday.But, Leung, 39, asserted it was only 'fake kissing' in which clever camera angles made up for lip contact.
Chinese Odyssey 2002, directed by Jeff Lau, is also produced by Wong Kar Wai.
Leung was in the midst of shooting Chinese director Zhang Yimou's big-budget Hero with Maggie Cheung and Zhang Ziyi when he was 'recalled' by Wong Kar Wai for Chinese Odyssey 2002.
www.wu-jing.org /News/M02/2002-02-Chinese-Odyssey-2002.php   (867 words)

  
 Tony Leung Chiu-wai's Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Contrary to Chinese press reports of a sour atmosphere on the set of the comedy Chinese Odyssey 2002, the four stars insist they got along splendidly - and more, that the intensity of the shooting enabled them to get to know each other well.
Leung, Wong, Taiwan's Chinese Odyssey 2002 star Chang and mainland actress Zhao, who recently shone in Shaolin Soccer, were bound together in Shanghai with only two frantic months for filming.
Chinese Odyssey 2002 opens tomorrow on the Broadway and UA circuits and at AMC Festival Walk.
www.tonyleung.org /news/southchina.shtml   (1450 words)

  
 Chinese Odyssey 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Princess and Long really do search for their true loves, and any denial of their love is meant to be heart-rending.
Despite all the jokes making fun of the overwrought melodrama of Wong Kar-Wai romances, Chinese Odyssey 2002 eventually leans upon those devices to affect the audience.
This is partly due to to Faye Wong and Tony Leung, who are simply terrific in the film's closing scenes.
www.lovehkfilm.com /reviews/chinese_odyssey_2002.htm   (693 words)

  
 channel4.com/film - Chinese Odyssey 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Luckily, Chinese Odyssey 2002's visuals are rarely less than splendid, clearly benefiting from the influence of the films it mocks.
Wong Kar-Wai regulars Tony Leung and Faye Wong are particularly effective at eliciting sympathy when things briefly become serious and they ensure that, for all its daftness, Chinese Odyssey 2002's conclusion is actually quite touching.
Although it's hardly flawless Chinese Odyssey 2002 is enjoyable and provides a worthwhile reminder about the dangers of taking certain Eastern films too seriously - from the makers of those films themselves.
www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=137492&page=2   (268 words)

  
 A Chinese Odyssey: SE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A Chinese Odyssey is a hilarious adaptation of the Pilgrimage to the West story of Chinese mythology.
La Brassiere, Tempting Heart, A Chinese Odyssey, A Chinese Odyssey II, The God of Cookery, The King of Comedy, Lawyer Lawyer, Dragon Heat, Roaring Wheels, Goodbye Mr.
A Chinese Odyssey, A Chinese Odyssey II, A Chinese Odyssey II: SE
aznfilms.com /product_info.php/cPath/7/products_id/704?osCsid=23b80ea307b1b0688f6e9f1bda590069   (463 words)

  
 Chinese Odyssey 2002 (Tian xia wu shuang) (2002)
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (Tian xia wu shuang) (2002)
This one's for you!" I mean look at the stats: A comedy starring Tony Leung and Faye Wong (reunited for the first time since their adorable pairing in Chungking Express), and co-starring Chang Chen (the hottie desert-bandit from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), AND produced by Wong Kar-Wai.
In fact, Chinese Odyssey 2002 took me by surprise, as it was so ridiculously delightful right from the start, and the guffaws never let up.
www.moviepie.com /filmfests/chinese_odyssey_2002.htm   (418 words)

  
 BBC - Films - A Chinese Odyssey 2002
Having already released two similarly titled parodies starring Stephen Chow - A Chinese Odyssey: Pandora's Box (1995) and A Chinese Odyssey: Cinderella (1995) - Lau's made a name for himself in Hong Kong with his richly funny send-ups of the national film industry's greatest treasures.
In A Chinese Odyssey 2002 he's more than a little off-form.
A vaguely entertaining "nonsense" Chinese New Year comedy that's light on the belly laughs, this all too quickly strays from watchable to tedious, as Leung's peasant falls in love with cross-dressing princess Wong and all kinds of gender-bending "hilarity" ensues.
www.bbc.co.uk /films/2004/10/08/a_chinese_odyssey_2004_review.shtml   (434 words)

  
 eBay - chinese odyssey 2002, DVD, Movie Memorabilia items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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 Faye's Fa[c]e > Latest News
After attending the movie premier on 7th Feb in Hong Kong, Faye and the cast of Chinese Odyssey 2002 went to Guang Zhou on 9th Feb to promote the new movie.
The 4 main actors of Chinese Odyssey 2002 attended a promo activity yesterday in Hong Kong and attracted many fans.
The new movie is entitled "Tian Xia Wu Shuang" (english translation: Chinese Odyssey), the producer is Wong Kar Wai, the director is Jeff Lau, and the other main actors are Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Vicki Zhao and Chang Zheng.
www.geocities.com /faye_face/news.html   (505 words)

  
 chinese odyssey 2002 - review at videovista
New to me is a sub-genre called the 'New Year film', the Chinese cinema equivalent of a British stage pantomime, a celebration of heroic romances roping in star names to exhibit comedic talents most unexpected of them.
Chinese Odyssey 2002 is a worthy introduction produced by Wong Kar-wai and directed by Jeff Lau, it is a rich and talented cast led by Tony Leung and Faye Wong, returnees from Kar-wai's Chungking Express.
Not all the references are unknown to a world cinema junkie like me. There are references to other Wong Kar-wai films identifiable or believed understood, the blessing here is that you don't know to what extent the references run and can simply get on with being entertained.
www.videovista.net /reviews/mar05/chinody.html   (939 words)

  
 Natural Born Viewers: CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In fact “Chinese odyssey 2002” is a romantic comedy that is quite frankly, about as funny as having your pubic hairs trimmed by an effeminate Scottish goat herder with a gangrenous forefinger.
Uncannily everything works out ok in the end, the boys get the girls, the cast manage to find more work, Jeff Lau gets paid and the movie houses earn shit loads of money from an audience believing this movie would be fun.
“Chinese Odyssey 2002” bored the shit out of me and I personally cannot believe that this trash was ever released.
www.naturalbornviewers.com /archive/c/chineseodyssey2002/review.htm   (674 words)

  
 Fluff from February 9th, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
As for Vicki Zhao Wei, reporters got past her phalanx of security personnel to ask if she was bothered by the fact that Faye Wong has three times as many scenes in CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002 than she does.
When asked what her plans were for the Lunar New Year, Zhao revealed that she will be spending two days at home with her family before hitting the road again to promote CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002.
She did reveal, however, that she will be spending Valentine's Day in Shanghai promoting CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002.
www.hkentreview.com /2002/february/0209to0210/0209.html   (1854 words)

  
 A Chinese Odyssey 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A Chinese Odyssey 2002 is not for everybody.
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 DVDActive - News - Releases - Chinese Odyssey 2002 (UK - R2)
Tartan Video has announced the release of Chinese Odyssey 2002, which stars Fay Wong, Vicki Zhao and Tony Leung.
The disc will be available to own from the 24th of January, at which time it should retail for around the £19.99 mark.
Please make the message constructive, you are fully responsible for the legality of anything you contribute.
www.dvdactive.com /news/releases/chinese-odyssey-2002.html   (86 words)

  
 Tian xia wu shuang (2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Chinese Odyssey 2002 is a really funny movie.
If you've seen Ashes of Time, Chungking Express, He's a Woman, She's a Man, and any Zhao Wei movie, or the original Chinese Odyssey movies you have to see this.
Drunk with joy, A drunk song, Zui yi chang, w/e you call it.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0311913   (284 words)

  
 DVDBeaver.com - Review "Chinese Odyssey" Tartan - Region 0 - PAL
At some point while watching “Chinese Odyssey 2002”, I got a strange feeling of deja-vu, that it was mocking “2046” thru hidden in-jokes, using word-plays and numbers.
Directed by Jeff Lau, who also made the incredible silly and bad “The Top Bet”, “Chinese Odyssey” was made to profit from the Chinese New Year holiday, and while it on the surface is an extremely silly slapstick comedy, there really is more to this film than meets the eye.
The princess Wushuang (Faye Wong) and her brother, the emperor Zheng De (Chen Chang), are bored with living in the palace, and decide to run away.
www.dvdbeaver.com /film/DVDReviews7/chineseodyssey.htm   (754 words)

  
 Lunar New Year 2002 Box Office Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Despite getting the best reviews of the three HK Lunar New Year films, CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002 continues to trial its two contemporaries.
Jet Tone's CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002 continues to lag behind but its total earnings should break the HK$10 million mark within the week.
CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002 came in third among Hong Kong movies as it grossed HK$590,000 over the weekend.
www.hkentreview.com /2002/february/boxoffice.html   (535 words)

  
 Ryo (ryosaeba.multiply.com) - Reviews
yang 2002 ini juga make mention ke yang
i cannot help but thinking, chinese odyssey 2002
odyssey 2002 ini jelek, gue bilang malah bagus,
ryosaeba.multiply.com /reviews?&view:reviews=   (219 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Chinese Odyssey 2002 : Plot
Chinese Odyssey 2002, produced by Wong Kar-Wai, is writer-director Jeff Lau's energetic parody of Chinese kung fu epics, with a bit of Shakespeare thrown in.
By the time he gets to town, the Princess has been carted off by the royal guards, with Dragon in hot pursuit.
Chinese Odyssey 2002 had its U.S. premiere at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival.
www.vh1.com /movies/movie/229193/plot.jhtml   (324 words)

  
 BBC - Hereford and Worcester Films - Review of the film A Chinese Oddessy 2002
For all its gender-confused zaniness, though, it's ultimately an Odyssey with too much idiocy.
Others may wonder how much of the humour has been lost in translation.
To use our interactive search just type in the title of the film, select a City and click 'go'.
www.bbc.co.uk /herefordandworcester/films/2004/10/chinese.shtml   (376 words)

  
 A Chinese Odyssey (2002) - Movie Reviews - spcnet.tv
Tin Ha Mou Seung (Cantonese) which basically means if I were to say that to you, I would in effect say you're the only one, you can't be compared, there are no seconds, you're the one, THE GREATEST ONE.
2002 as a Chinese New Year release from Hong Kong
Faye realised what was happening and woke up from her deep depression and together, they lived happily ever after.
www.spcnet.tv /reviews/review.php?rID=462   (1906 words)

  
 DVDActive - Reviews - DVD - Chinese Odyssey 2002 (UK - R2)
In 2002 internationally respected auteur Wong Kar-wai teamed up with Jeff Lau for Chinese Odyssey 2002.
Film notes and an original theatrical trailer are listed to feature on the released edition.
Engaging and light fare, CO2 succeeds in all its efforts at playing the honourable pastiche.
www.dvdactive.com /reviews/dvd/chinese-odyssey-2002.html   (1234 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Chinese Odyssey 2002 : Review
Jeff Lau's exuberant parody, Chinese Odyssey 2002, is so energetic and consistently entertaining that it hardly matters how little sense it all makes.
It's great to see Wong back putting her talents to use after a long absence from the big screen.
Lau, director of the original Chinese Odyssey films, knows the genre inside out, and the filmmaker's skillful dismantling of HK film styles in its hilarious fight scenes and its gender-switching plot will appeal to anyone vaguely familiar with the source material.
www.vh1.com /movies/movie/229193/review.jhtml   (334 words)

  
 ARTSEDGE: WebLinks
The purpose of the African Odyssey Interactive (AOI) Web site is to promote the interactive exchange of ideas, information, and resources between artists, teachers, and students of African art and culture.
Over 1,000 objects from the collection are available online, and include Korean ceramics, Indian and Persian manuscripts, Buddhist sculpture, early Chinese bronzes and jades, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean paintings, photography, and Islamic arts of the book.
This site celebrates a two-week National Symphony Orchestra festival in early 2002 showcasing “the works of composers who followed their muse to America.” It contains an interactive timeline, biographies of composers whose works were performed, and more.
www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org /teach/wlk.cfm   (5960 words)

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