A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995)

Wow! Such a good movie.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It might be a good idea to have some basic knowledge on the background, just so you don't get confused about which character is which. To me this movie is not just a comedy, it's a fairy tale of love stories. Especially when ZiXia yelled " everything on this mountain belongs to me!including you." when she first appeared, it just somehow shocked me. After a third time watching this, it still didn't fail to make me laugh and of course the ending just broke my heart when ZiXia told Monkey King " My lover is a great hero. One day he will be riding a colorful clouds to marry me. I was right for the first part,but not the ending..."

After watching Part 1, I immediately had to see Part 2. Like the first movie, it is fast, crazy and funny. Unlike the first one, it's also somewhat touching, although reviews on this site that seem to find the last part an overwhelming emotional experience puzzle me.I did not like Part 2 as much as Part 1, simply because I couldn't for the life of me figure out what was going on. Part of this was certainly the bad subtitles I downloaded from the Internet. Part of this was that I am somewhat face blind, so that I had difficulty telling two of the principle women apart. But in spite of that, I think a lot of the issues are with the movie itself. Things just suddenly happen without introduction, and there's a body switching bit that seems just designed for confusing people. In spite of being frequently confused, though, I enjoyed it a great deal.

This second part doesn't waste time in continuing the story. No summary of the first part which would be have been very welcome. Since the plot of this part is even more chaotic and confusing. But even then everything is still as enjoyable as the first part. The typical Stephen Chow humor is solid and hilarious as ever although I must admit that the first movie was funnier. But that is not criticism just a matter of taste and preference. Again Stephen Chow and director Jeffrey Lau succeed in combining different genres. Although it has to be said that they did a better job of this in Pandora's Box. The serious love theme isn't as convincing as it was in the first part (mainly because of the confusing plot). Despite this flaw everything is wrapped up nicely to everybody's satisfaction! If you ever had doubts about Stephen Chow's brilliance surely A Chinese Odyssey should prove to you that his Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle weren't flukes. After having seen many of his movies it is safe to say he has been very consistent and perhaps not been given enough credit for what he has brought to Hong Kong Cinema.

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.