This is a one of a kind movie. A friend who saw it with me had never seen a Stephen Chow movie prior to this one, and was shocked, just shocked, at how great he and the movie both were. He says this is just a brilliant movie, over the top, yes, but in a GREAT way. Oh, those unforgettable characters, like the landlady, the martial artists living ordinary lives, the poverty stricken Hong Kong that we remember....incidentally, this movie puts other ones to shame, because although there are lots and lots of CGI, the martial artists are real masters who need no CGI at all, not flimsy actors who rely solely on CGI to do anything. The acting was just right, veering from comedic deadpan to pitiful pathos. We laughed from start to finish, and then laughed for another 30 minutes after the movie finished. Everyone vows to see it again. For us jaded movie goers, this is a first.