“你说三千就三千啊?”

“你说三千就三千啊?”

Watched with family, who all liked it enough to make sure God of Gamblers remains in the rotation so we can eventually watch through the series (which I, myself, haven't actually done yet).

Really fascinated by the extent to which a plot which should be flagrantly offensive is overcome by the natural charismatic power of the main trio (Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau, and Joey Wong), and the immense chemistry all of them have as a group. The first time I watched this, I was a little bit embarrassed by the film's representation of a mentally disabled guy, but I have to admit that the hangout portions of the film are, at their best, just as good as the melodramatic gambling scenes.

Something else that stands out is how insanely well-constructed this film is in comparison to your average Wong Jing film. I'm sort of agnostic on the question of whether it's completely worthwhile to include structure among the criteria for judging a film, since I think a lot of people just use structure as a sort of bludgeon against movies they don't like. But I do imagine that this is either an upside or a downside for two particular kinds of viewers of Wong Jing flicks.

Still in love with Joey Wong...

said immediately before falling down the stairs: "I'll be back! We'll see who's the loser!"

Watched with family, who all liked it enough to make sure God of Gamblers remains in the rotation so we can eventually watch through the series (which I, myself, haven't actually done yet).

Really fascinated by the extent to which a plot which should be flagrantly offensive is overcome by the natural charismatic power of the main trio (Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau, and Joey Wong), and the immense chemistry all of them have as a group. The first time I watched this, I was a little bit embarrassed by the film's representation of a mentally disabled guy, but I have to admit that the hangout portions of the film are, at their best, just as good as the melodramatic gambling scenes.

Something else that stands out is how insanely well-constructed this film is in comparison to your average Wong Jing film. I'm sort of agnostic on the question of whether it's completely worthwhile to include structure among the criteria for judging a film, since I think a lot of people just use structure as a sort of bludgeon against movies they don't like. But I do imagine that this is either an upside or a downside for two particular kinds of viewers of Wong Jing flicks.

Still in love with Joey Wong...

said immediately before falling down the stairs: "I'll be back! We'll see who's the loser!"

Chow Yun fat es demasiado carismático. Eso sí, sin chocolate te la corta✂️✂️.

Chow Yun fat es demasiado carismático. Eso sí, sin chocolate te la corta✂️✂️.

too gay for its time and not gay enough by today’s standard; i don’t have any comments on the plot, its genre and the release year is very telling alr

too gay for its time and not gay enough by today’s standard; i don’t have any comments on the plot, its genre and the release year is very telling alr

Definitely enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It's like if Rain Man was directed by John Woo.

Definitely enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It's like if Rain Man was directed by John Woo.