Poh wai ji wong

If you are familiar with the movies of Stephen Chow, then I assume that you are already familiar with "Love On Delivery" (aka "Poh wai ji wong"), the Hong Kong comedy from 1994.

Oddly enough, especially with my interest and fascination with the Hong Kong cinema, then it wasn't before now in 2021 that I stumbled upon this classic Stephen Chow movie. Actually I hadn't even heard about it prior to sitting down to watch it. And with it being a Stephen Chow and a Hong Kong movie, of course I needed no persuasion to sit down to watch it.

This is definitely and without a doubt a classic Stephen Chow movie, in every sense of that phrase. You had a funny storyline, detailed and funny characters, heaps of hilarious situations, with just a pinch of drama and fighting. And it works out wonderfully.

I must admit that I was more than genuinely entertained by "Love On Delivery", especially because the storyline was so funny. But the performances in the movie were also spot on. So what's not to like?

Writer Vincent Kok definitely wrote an interesting and entertaining plot and story for this movie, and director Lik-Chi Lee managed to make the transition from script to screen very well. And needless to say that the acting performances in "Love On Delivery" were good.

Speaking of acitng performances, then aside from Stephen Chow in the lead, this 1994 comedy also has the likes of Christy Chung, and Ka-Sang Cheng, and some special appearances by Philip Chan and Jacky Cheung. So if you are well-traversed in the Hong Kong cinema, then you will definitely see some familiar faces here.

If you enjoy Hong Kong comedies, then I can warmly recommend that you sit down to watch this 1994 movie. Even with 27 years passed since it was released, this is a movie that still proves watchable and holds up even this long afterwards. "Love On Delivery" is a movie that is quite well-worth a watch. My rating of this movie lands on a seven out of ten stars.

Stephen Chow is a comedic genius. Sure, Love on Delivery can at times be childish or even banal, but the overall effect is one of sheer insanity of the best kind. One of my favorite scenes is the satire of the Terminator. The characters are genuinely funny caricatures of the down on his luck loser delivery-boy, the dreamy lover girl, the penny-pinching boss, the cocky martial arts instructor, the dirty cheat out to make a quick buck, and many more.

Like Shaolin Soccer, Chow manages to create a mindless romantic comedy mixed with chopsocky martial arts and it works, but expect something more like a cartoon that your typical western comedy.

This is the funniest Hong Kong movie I've seen (though I've only seen a few dozen) -- even better than Jackie Chan's stuff. In fact, it's one of the funniest comedies of any kind that I've seen.

The scene where the seemingly indestructable hero keeps popping up, fists on his hips (in a Superman pose), wearing that incredibly ridiculous Gar Fai (AKA Jim Davis' Garfield) mask, is to die for.

Don't expect any kind of substance in this film (or in most of Chow's films). Director/producer Wong Jing has a knack for putting together ridiculously shallow but hilarious plotlines and throw them altogether like the way one tosses a salad. This film is no different. However, if you like Chow or if you like whacky comedies then you won't be disappointed; it sure has some ridiculously funny moments.

A very silly comedy that makes the most out of the visual medium. This film makes its mark on the audience with intense zooms and dolly shots, wide-angle lenses, over-the-top sequences, strange and hilarious scene transitions, creative visual gags, absurd fight sequences, and rapid, witty dialogue. It plays with highs and lows with the unbounded imagination of a child and never relents. Poh wai ji wong is a light hearted comedy that earns its place on the silver screen.