Osaka Wrestling Restaurant (2004)
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This
has been a surprising year and the cover of movies should never be taken as a
judge to what a movie will be like - no matter how cheesy it is. As the old
proverb goes 'never judge a book by its cover'. And so far this year, Love
Battlefield remains one of the biggest shock. Alright, let's not get too hype up
here, as while I loved that movie, this one I just liked it very much. One thing
that I can probably boldly say, one of the better comedies of the year and in
fact one of the best comedy of the year so far. It is one of those comedies that
is without a single dull moment, despite being thin on plot, the extremely
likable characters redeems that factor. Comedy has a different rating system
than say a thriller or epic, as the most important thing is having a fun movie
ride and being mindless, but not too mindless. Osaka is not what I call a
perfect comedy, but one of the best of this year and a good thing is that it is
not just another formulaic romantic comedy. Now that's refreshing!
Maybe
it is just me, that like movies about how people go from being nobody to become
great... one of the main reason I loved Stephen Chow movies and is my favourite
form of comedy. I also liked the idea of combining martial arts with restaurant
management. The thin but fun story goes like this: A slapstick comedy revolving
around a set of characters found at a restaurant. There's the waiter who aspires
to be a chef (Timmy Hung), a curmudgeonly boss (Law Kar-Ying), a henpecked
husband (Wayne Lai) and a Japanese girl (Miki Ueno) who unwittingly gets mixed
up in the madness.
This
movie is marked by good direction from Tommy Lo and uses several unexpectedly
techniques of blanking the screen out to create a rather postmodern effect but
surprisingly works pretty well here. Obvious parody to Kill Bill 2 can easily be
seen and Law Kar Ying is funny and hated at the same time in a rather laughable
role. However, the performance of most interest is without doubt- Sammo Hung's
son - Timmy Hung. While I have seen him act in a few TVB series and most
recently Angel of Mission, he acting is not bad and not very good either, but he
is a likable character. So, on the big screen probably (if I am not wrong) for
the first time, Timmy did a great job, I reckon. However the highlight
performance is the Japanese cutie, Miku Ueno who is a real eye candy and pretty
face that I instantly liked very much. OKay I must admit her performance is
nothing to be proud about, but the cuteness factor compensate that. Also,
appearing is the increasingly welcomed - Wayne Lai who puts in another Wayne Lai
performance. There are plenty of fun cameos - most notable either than Sam Lee
and Gloria Yip is the father of Timmy - Sammo Hung. In a fun and cool cameo
performance.
Overall, Osaka is a great comedy that blends Japanese style with HK style into a
fun movie ride that doesn't have a single dull aspect. So what do I expect from
a comedy, well the plot does not have to be great, thin does not matter as long
as you can kind off relate to the character, romance is cute, underdog story
used well, friendship/brotherhood, family, and even Japanese version of Throw
Down. So what more do I needa say really? Well in fact without a further
word I will conclude that Osaka Wrestling Restaurant was yet another surprise of
the year, even though the ending might be silly, at least this is what I call a
good comedy and it is quite refreshing to watch a comedy that isn't a romantic
comedy based and for that very point - Osaka is a great way to kill out 90
minutes.
I rate
it 9/10.
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Geez.... I like Miku
Ueno... so kawaii (cute)!
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Pics, cos I can't find any! haha :P
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August
Neo's All-Time
Favourite:
Fist of Legend (1994)
Prot�g� de la Rose Noire
(2004)
Princess Blade
(2002)
Anna in Kungfu-land (2003)
Three of a Kind (2004)
Product Title |
: |
Osaka Wrestling
Restaurant |
Artist Name(s) |
: |
Timmy
Hung Tin-Ming| Miku Ueno| Law Kar-Ying| Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung| Gloria Yip|
Sam Lee Chan-Sam| Carlo Ng Ka-Lok| Sammo Hung Kam-Bo |
Language |
: |
Mandarin|Cantonese |
Duration |
: |
93 minutes |
Reviewed by Neo (Andrew) -
July 2004
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