Prise de bec à Hong Kong

A strange Chinese comedy, produced in Hong Kong (by the time, still British) about a roast duck restaurant, which suffers from the opening of a fried chicken competitor, and American type "fast food" restaurant, that threatens to close the old chinese competition.

The comedy is slapstick, taken to the extreme, the characters grotesque and the humor basic.

It seems to have seduced many viewers in its day, judging by the ratings on IMDB, but it is manifestly a domestic consumer product. Any foreigner will find, at the very least, exotic, this popular Chinese humor.

A mere curiosity, for cinephiles who like to try everything.

I was always told that trans-lingual comedy films are never funny. That if you're not Chinese, well you're not even going to crack a smile. Well they've obviously never seen this film. Made in Hong Kong, "Gai tung aap gong" is absolutely one of the best comedy films I have ever seen. Michael Hui, a legendary comedy star in Hong Kong, plays a character Ah Hui, who runs a traditional HK Duck shop. Things are going well until a fast-food store by the name of "Danny Chicken" opens up across the street and begins to draw the crowds away. For Ah Hui, this means war! Such scenes as Ah Hui sneaking into Danny Chicken dressed as an Indian woman, the Chicken and Duck mascot brawl, the James Bond-style investigation of the "secret ingredients", and the Danny Chicken training class are, in my opinion, all-time comedy classics.

This is just one of those movies I saw as a kid that I just loved from the first time I watched it. Since then it's been a bi-annual tradition to see this movie. It is hilarious through out the whole movie. There is literally never a dull moment, just brilliant. This battle for the old vs new restaurant chain is such a simple but yet so intresting and fun to watch. Hui's character is equally lovable as he petty. Some how petty humour just does it for me, I'm a huge fan of Seinfeld. Also this being an 80's movie just makes it so much better with the music.

This will remain one of my top 3 movies of all time!

I suppose you could argue that this movie relies on an extremely silly story and a great deal of stupid, almost juvenile, jokes. And I suppose this is true... but there are so *many* of the jokes, and they're all so *funny*!

It's a wonderful movie, watchable over and over, and superior to just about all of the Hollywood comedies of late. This, and "The Private Eyes", are also great examples of Hong Kong movies which are very accessible and entertaining to audiences worldwide, without compromising their own uniquely Chinese aspects.

Not sure if there's HD Blu ray version yet, funny, love the Chicken costume fights beat up Duck costume guy. It's giving me Peter Griffin vs Chicken guy. Yes Billy Yip should be added to the cast as the Taxi Driver Guy in the beginning you can see his face clearly it's him he is so recognizable. It's about 2 restaurants who opened across each other competing each other. Nothing sexual scenes. There are real life situations such as City inspector inspection of food restaurants but nothing this dramatic. It cast Ricky Hui who is also famous for his Character in Mr Vampire. It also Cast Lowell Lo who is also in many famous films such as Mortuary Blues and You Bet Your Life with Sandra Ng. Yes this has English subtitles release version available.