Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

OllieSuave-007 This movie contains one of Chow Yun-Fat's signature roles, where he plays super gambler Ko Chun, who possesses supernatural abilities during his card playing and has earned the nickname of "God of Gamblers." He was involved in an accident that resulted in him having partial memory loss and forgetting his title as the legendary "God of Gamblers." But, he inadvertently ends up showcasing his supernatural powers to street hustler Michael Chan (Andy Lau), who takes him in after his accident.This movie has a little bit of a lot of things including action, humor, gambling, and the supernatural. The actors, which also includes Joey Wang, Charles Heung, Sharla Cheung, and Fui-On Shing, gave us quite a movie with a good balance of drama and comedy that made the film fast-paced for much of the film.From Ko Chun blowing everybody away with his gambling abilities to the development friendship between him and Andy Lau and Joey Wang's characters, the God of Gamblers will definitely remain one of the most iconic movies in Hong Kong cinema and has spawned several sequels and some nonsensical knock-offs, and even inspired the role that launched Stephen Chow's stardom - The Saint of Gamblers.Overall, it's an entertaining movie with Chow Yun-Fat at one of his best! Grade A-

david-sarkies This is one of those movies from the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, and it seems that it managed to spawn three or four sequels. The problem with Hong Kong films (and I did actually buy this one in Hong Kong) is that the translations are quite bad, and sometimes the humour can be lost not just in the translation, but also in the fact that it is a different culture. The thing about Hong Kong is that you can't go there and expect it to be simply an extension of European culture (in the way that Australia and America and extensions of European culture), but rather it is a sophisticated mix of European and Chinese culture. As one person told me, Hong Kong is effectively east meets west (and when you go there it is very obvious that that is the case).The movie is about a man named Ko Chun who has an almost supernatural ability to win at games of chance. It is not that he is skilled, or lucky, but that he is supernaturally endowed with the ability to win (even when the odds are stacked against him, meaning that the other side is cheating). However, one night, after escaping some assassins, he is walking along a path (I suspect) in the New Territories when he steps on a trap, rolls down and hillside, and hits his head a number of times, and loses his memory. The small time crooks that set the trap have an attack of conscience and instead of robbing him and leaving him for dead, they decided to nurse him back to health.Much of the film simply involves these small time crooks trying to work out what to do with this guy, and they do discover that he has this uncanny ability to win, however because of his injury, it comes and goes, so when they try to use his abilities to make themselves rich, they end up landing up in a lot of trouble. However, there is still the background plot, namely the trap where they are trying to lure Ko Chun into a game with a big time crook who lives on a boat in international waters. However, because he has gone missing, people are at a loss as what to do, though they do end up finding him again, restoring his memory, and bringing the film to a conclusion with a high stakes poker game.

Matty_01 It's rare that you see a movie that's so cheap yet so cool. How do you define 'cool'? What makes a guy 'cool'? If you would like to know the answers to these questions, there's one person you can ask, Chow Yun Fat (Yun-Fat Chow). He basically defines cool in this movie. However, that's not the only kind of character he plays in this film. Try and think of the coolest person you know. Now, try and imagine someone really childish. Now imagine both as one person. Sound like a difficult role for an actor to play? After you see the acting in this film, it won't look difficult at all. If you didn't think much about Chow Yun Fat before this movie, I can almost guarantee you will after seeing it. He is clearly a brilliant actor.There's really no point to have a really good actor if you can't even have a good story. Luckily though, God of Gamblers succeeds in this aspect as well. I don't really want to say anything, as the plot is kind of weird at parts, but if you just follow along with it, you should pleasantly enjoy it. The characters are all performed fairly well, and are enjoyable to watch. There is also a great sense of humour to this film, which may seem weird at times, but always funny.The directing is well done and the music is absolutely awesome, and fits the film perfectly. This movie also has what could be considered as one of the greatest endings of all time. This movie is brilliantly executed and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys watching movies.

TD All I can say is WOW! This movie has it all. There is action, comedy, drama, suspense. I have never seen a movie combine all elements as well as this one. I've seen about 10,000 movies in my life and this one rates in the top 5. It is that great! Chow Yun Fat is brilliant and certainly would have deserved an Oscar if this film had a proper US release. His comic genius is present in all aspects of his character. The supporting cast does a fine job, but he is the God of Actors and not just the God of Gamblers. The direction is superb as well. The timing, the camera angles and the music make this movie an absolute pleasure to watch. I just finished watching the DVD and will order the remainder of the series as soon as I'm finished typing here. WATCH THIS FILM!