My Lucky Stars

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With the names of Peking Opera pals and frequent costars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao headlining this action comedy, one would reasonably expect another kung-fu-teer team-up, and the bang-up opening does nothing to contradict that. The picture jumps out of the gate with Hong Kong cops Chan and Biao undercover in Japan, chasing a supercriminal into an amusement park where an army of hooded, sword-wielding ninjas erupt from the crowd and take on our heroes in a wild attack. Biao is kidnapped, Chan goes underground, and that's the last we see of either of them for quite some time as Sammo Hung and his gang of con-man cronies and petty-thief pals take over the film when they are recruited to infiltrate the criminal empire known as the Scarecrow Club. The middle of the picture suffers from the worst kind of juvenile sexual horseplay as the five hormonally charged misfits try to make time with their beautiful police liaison Sibelle Hu, only returning to adrenaline-charged action in the free-for-all finale. Chan is relegated to guest-star status and Biao has no better than a cameo (those looking for the trio in action together should check out Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever), but director-star Hung delivers inventively choreographed martial arts mayhem when he's not mired in groaning bathroom humor. --Sean Axmaker

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Disappointing.......2007-02-02

Im a spoiled fan of Chan in Western flicks, and was expecting more of the same. Wrong. The characters and plot were sophomoric and mostly a clumsy attempt at Three-Stooges type comedy. Example - when not in their black "uniform," the scowling bad Ninjas appear in 50's style zoot-suits and broad-brimmed hats (except the sexy female baddie). The two main fight scenes (very early, and at the end) totaled about 10-15" and were classic Chan. Otherwise, a much better investment of time and bucks is Li's "Fearless."

Another Sammo movie with the same actors.......2006-09-23

This movie is just like Winners and Sinners and it is actually sort of a sequel. In Winners and Sinners Yuen Biao has about 30 seconds of screen time and has a good fight in his extremely limited role. He is in this one for maybe 3 minutes and somehow seems to fight even less!

Curly gets replaced by a stupid little kid type of character but as stupid as he looks, Sammo manages to make all of the characters pretty likeable. Charlie Chin(On the Run) had a great scheme in Winners and Sinners where he would go into a jewerly store, ask to see a diamond ring, go up to a random person, act like the person is their friend, go to shake their hand but really put a fake gun in their hand, and right as he gives the person the gun it goes off and he has blood packets ready and runs off out of the store with the diamond ring acting like he really got shot. I never got enough of that gag! Well Sammo certainly can't top that but all of the characters are just as enjoyable as Winners.

So the story is not really that important. Muscles(Jackie Chan) and Yuen Biao are looking for this defective cop at the start of the movie and Biao ends up being kidnapped(Don't worry, you see him again 80 minutes later). So Jackie says he needs his fat friend(Sammo) to help him on this mission of getting his friend back and also getting back contraband diamonds. Sammo says he needs his friends to come with and he will be mroe than happy to help. Next we get a very nice looking woman to work with them and the boys get to play games with her for the next 30 minutes. Finally at the end Jackie meets back up with Sammo and we get a great final fight. THERE IS NO ACTION IN THIS MOVIE UNTIL THE FINAL FIGHT!! We get a punch or two from Jackie and Yuen Biao at the start but literally nothing else until the end! And what an end it was. Jackie vs. DIck Wei, an AWESOME chick fight, and of course with Sammo as the main star of the movie, he gets some of his best fight scenes ever.

Sammo's jokes are sort of hit and miss just like in Winners and Sinners but when they are pulled off it is guaranteed you will be laughing for a while.

this it a realy good movie (Who cares about Kang Jack Sang?).......2005-01-29

I this is a very good movie written by Sammo Hung I must say this it is a very childish movie! As it was was made to be this is the considerd the second movie in the very long series that just continues. actully the series borrows from Winners and sinners(considerd to be the first) but isn't also Pom Pom borrows from winners and sinners. Most of this movie is about nothing but jokes about grooping and rapeing women. I dont want to say too much about this movie becuase I want you to watch it but first one must watch winners and sinners. Kang Jack sang is only in the first 3 movies a little sammo comes in and out from time to time after the first three but it is a stupid movie and if you dont like those dont watch the movie but I love sammo hung he is a great actor and writer he just never got as huge as Kang Jack Sang(Jakie Chan) Becuase he likes to share the spot light and isnt as selfcentered as Kang Jack Sang.

Richard eing funny funny man
Yuen Baio great stunt guy and actor I think never got famious but needs a hand used to do a lot of Kang Jack sang's (JACKIE CHAN'S) stunts ALL THE TIME but never got the credit.

I like some of Kang Jack Sang's movies but I don't respect him as a person

A good movie, but not Chan's best........2004-05-08

This is a great movie, and it has a wonderful plot. The humor is dead-on, and I really enjoyed the action in it. Might not be one of the movies you watch to see just Jackie, but it's wonderful to see Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao (though he's not in it very much) and Jackie Chan working together. The acting is good, and it's great to watch in subtitles or voice-over. I'd suggest anyone who's a fan of Jackie Chan or of Chinese import action-comedy movies to buy this movie. You won't regret it.

not a great jackie move.......2004-02-23

ok this move is funny but the only good action is at the end and it is mosle fist fiting no using odd objects like a lader ect but the fiting at the end was wiy it got a 3 not a 1. If you like the odd objects that he fits with than this move is not for you but than agin this is my opion not yours

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My Lucky Stars
Starring: Jackie Chan
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Release Date: 2007-04-24

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Release Date: 2003-08-12

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2003 film directed by Vincent Kok and starring Tony Leung Choi-Wai, Miriam Yeung and Edward To. Due to an unfortunate encounter between a scholar and a geomancer in the past, the Lai family line must avoid the Yip family line or suffer misfortune. But when the unlucky girl seeks counsel from the famous Fung Shui expert, their fortunes and their hearts become intertwined. This Asian exclusive DVD release is paired with the original soundtrack. All Code/optional Cantonese or Mandarin dialogue/optional English & Chinese subtitles. 99 minutes. Mei Ah Entertainment.

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A cure for bad luck

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Starring: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai , Miriam Yeung , and Ronald Cheng
Director: Vincent Kok
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Release Date: 2005-08-23

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A cure for bad luck.......2005-08-22

Feng Shui, the art of placing things to bring auspiciousness into one's life, is at the heart of "My Lucky Star", a comedy starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Miriam Yeung.
Miriam Yeung plays Yip Koo Hung, a young woman who won't start the day without first consulting horoscopes, tarot cards, and her luopan or compass. You see, she considers herself to be the queen of misfortune. Bad luck follows her as if it were her shadow. Yet she remains cheerful and determined to change her lot in life. After 3 years, she finally manages to get an appointment to see Lai Liu Po (Tony Leung), one of the top feng shui masters in Hong Kong. However, she has to change her name and trick her way into his office because he refuses to see anybody whose surname is Yip. Unbeknown to her, it was one of his ancestors who unintentionally lent a hand in breaking her family luck.
The movie is at its best in the first half when it focuses on the budding relationship between Yip and Lai. Tony Leung makes a handsome and dapper Lai while Miriam Yeung's Yip is a combination of impulsiveness, kindness and naiveté. The second half of the movie revolves around Lai's solving his family motto (and riddle): "Know a Yip, make a loss" and in fighting the bad guys who are intent in cursing Yip although it is not very clear why they want to get rid of her in the first place since at the beginning of the movie she did not seem to be in anybody's way.
"My Lucky Star" is lite fare, simple and feel-good. It is the kind of movie you may want to watch when you wish to call it a day with a smile.

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Disappointing
Another Sammo movie with the same actors
this it a realy good movie (Who cares about Kang Jack Sang?)
A good movie, but not Chan's best.
not a great jackie move

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Disappointing.......2007-02-02

Another Sammo movie with the same actors.......2006-09-23

this it a realy good movie (Who cares about Kang Jack Sang?).......2005-01-29

A good movie, but not Chan's best........2004-05-08

not a great jackie move.......2004-02-23

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