Chungking Express

Chungking Express
by Kar Wai Wong

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Actor: Brigitte Lin, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Valerie Chow
Director: Kar Wai Wong
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Cantonese (Original Language), Unknown; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-05-21
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Miramax

Movie Reviews of Chungking Express

Movie Review: Like the film, but can't stand this release...
Summary: 3 Stars

As much as I could like a Tarantino film, his presence was too prominent on this DVD, and it didn't have to...

I like the film very much, and though I've seen a release with better subtitles, I could've given this release a 4/5 stars, if maybe instead of the Tarantino comments, I could've gotten a small video with WKW, or even another video related to the film, but without Tarantino.

This release could be okay, if it dropped on price. Otherwise, wait for another release of the film with less Tarantino in it...

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Summary of Chungking Express

Tasty take-out isn't the only thing served hot at this little fast food place -- the lives and loves of its colorful customers also criss-cross over the counter! From a lovesick cop and a mysterious blonde to a free-spirited girl pursuing a secret love, spicy romance is the specialty of the house! For deliciously crowd-pleasing romance and fun, CHUNGKING EXPRESS delivers!

Chungking Express tells two stories loosely connected by a Hong Kong snack bar. In one story, a cop who's been recently dumped by his girlfriend becomes obsessed with the expiration dates on cans of pineapple; he's constantly distracted as he tries to track down a drug dealer in a blond wig (played by Brigitte Lin, best known from Swordsman II and The Bride with White Hair). Meanwhile, another cop who's recently been dumped by his girlfriend (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, from John Woo's Hard-Boiled and A Bullet in the Head) mopes around his apartment, talking to his sponge and other domestic objects. He catches the eye of a shop girl (Hong Kong pop star Faye Wang) who secretly breaks in and cleans his apartment. If you're beginning to suspect that neither of these stories has a conventional plot, you're correct. What Chungking Express does have is loads of energy and a gorgeous visual style that never gets in the way of engaging with the charming characters. The movie was shot on the fly by hip director Wong Kar-Wai (Happy Together, Ashes of Time), using only available lighting and found locations. The movie's loose, improvisational feel is closer to Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless than any recent film--and that's high praise. Quirky, funny, and extremely engaging, Chungking Express manages to be experimental and completely accessible at the same time. --Bret Fetzer

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