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L'Arnaqueur de Hong Kong

Original title: Dou san 2
  • 1994
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Chow Yun-Fat and Chingmy Yau in L'Arnaqueur de Hong Kong (1994)
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Ko Chun vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife, in Wong Jing's sequel to his action/comedy classic.Ko Chun vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife, in Wong Jing's sequel to his action/comedy classic.Ko Chun vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife, in Wong Jing's sequel to his action/comedy classic.

  • Director
    • Jing Wong
  • Writer
    • Jing Wong
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Chien-Lien Wu
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3K
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    • Director
      • Jing Wong
    • Writer
      • Jing Wong
    • Stars
      • Chow Yun-Fat
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
      • Chien-Lien Wu
    • 18User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • Ko Chun
    • (as Chow Yun-fat)
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    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Siu Fong-Fong
    • (as Leung Ka-fai)
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    Chien-Lien Wu
    Chien-Lien Wu
    • Siu Yiu-Yiu
    • (as Ng Seen-leen)
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    Charles Heung
    Charles Heung
    • Lung Wu…
    Chingmy Yau
    Chingmy Yau
    • Hoi Tong
    Hsing-Kuo Wu
    Hsing-Kuo Wu
    • Chao Siu Chi…
    Sharla Cheung
    Sharla Cheung
    • Yau
    • (as Man Cheung)
    Blackie Shou-Liang Ko
    Blackie Shou-Liang Ko
    • Hoi On
    • (as Blackie Ko)
    Chi-Fai Chan
    Chi-Fai Chan
    • Lieutenant Bo
    Kar-Ying Law
    Kar-Ying Law
    • Condor…
    Kam-Kong Wong
    Kam-Kong Wong
    • Cheung Po-Sing
    Elvis Tsui
    Elvis Tsui
    • Police Capt. Kok Ching-Chung
    Miao Xie
    • Hoi Yuen
    Hon-Lam Pau
    Hon-Lam Pau
    • Chan Kam-Shing
    Siu-Kay Lee
    Siu-Kay Lee
    • Trumpet's Uncle
    • (as Siu-Kei Lee)
    Bonnie Fu
    Bonnie Fu
    • Mrs. Chung
    Bun Yuen
    Bun Yuen
    • Hoi Tong's Bodyguard
    Wai-Kwong Lo
    Wai-Kwong Lo
    • Hoi On's Men
    • Director
      • Jing Wong
    • Writer
      • Jing Wong
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    User reviews18

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    5Leofwine_draca

    A forgettable sequel

    RETURN OF THE GOD OF GAMBLERS is another knockabout comedy from Wong Jing and a sequel to his earlier hit starring Chow Yun-fat. I did find that film a bit of a chore to sit through at times, with the whole amnesia sub-plot eating up too much of the running time and the gambling limited to the final moments; the spin offs, particularly those starring Stephen Chow, were much more interesting. This belated sequel, one of Yun-fat's last movies before he upped sticks to America, is slightly worse than the first one, mainly because, as before, most of its not about gambling. Instead we get long stretches of typical Hong Kong comedy and, truth be told, it's not very funny. Tony Leung is wasted as a kind of idiot sidekick, Chingmy Lau looks great but has little to do, and a couple of knock-off John Woo-style shoot-outs add very little to the experience. Forgettable!
    6jordondave-28085

    Curiosity sake but the worst one out of the four gambler movies

    (1994) God of Gamblers' Return (In Chinese with English subtitles) ACTION/ COMEDY

    Written and directed by Wong Jing wanted to make some money and he knows how to do it, by making this nonsensical 2nd or 4th whatever you call it! Whatever what was shown on this film had already been shown before on other films whether it's action or comedy and was better! This was a total waste of time that despite doing really well at the box office making it the highest grossing movie of that year in Hong Kong, star Chow Yun Fat disapproved of Wong Jing's direction this time one reason that is apparent was that in the first film suave Chow Yun Fat always wore a suit and tie and in this one I don't remember him wearing one at all! The gags are not funny because of a lack of credibility where the jokes are forced as well as the action sequences meaning that director Wong Jing didn't put too much thought into this film and just wanted to make a fast buck! You can watch this for curiosity sake, if you like what you saw from the first three movies.
    5OllieSuave-007

    Not a winning hand.

    After many sequels and spin-offs, this is the one true sequel to the original God of Gamblers, returning Chow-Yun Fat as the gambling master Ko Chun. This time, after living a seemingly quiet life, a new nemesis has murdered his family and he has vowed to seek revenge on those who did him and his family harm, while concealing his God of Gamblers identity for one year.

    As a sequel, I think this film does not compare to the intrigue, charm, humor and drama as found in the original movie, as the action scenes were, in my opinion, overkill, and the characters weren't as memorable - even though some respected actors such as Tony Leung-Ka Fai and Chingmy Yau have starring roles.

    The kid in the movie was a little annoying and the gambling scenes in the movie were over-hyped. There are some intense and suspenseful moments, especially when Ko Chun finally takes on his nemesis. There are also some funny moments from Leung-Ka Fai, but overall, it's not one of the more intriguing gambling movies.

    Grade C-
    10Captain_Couth

    God of Gambler's Return.

    God of Gambler's Return (1994) was one of the last movies Yuen-Fat Chow made before he returned to the U.S. for good. After two sequels featuring Stephen Chow, Jing Wong wanted to make a big budgeted direct sequel to the first film with the original actor. Andy Lau wasn't available so he brought along Ka Fai Leung to take his spot. Elvis Tsui and Sharla Cheung Man co-star along with Chien-Li Wu and the ever hot Chingmy Yau. The God of Guns also makes an appearance reprising his role as the God of Gamblers bodyguard.

    This film is pretty grim but it's also funny as well. The God of Gamblers is in retirement but the new Devil of Gamblers wants to play a game with him and he wont take no for an answer and makes life a living hell for the G.O.G.

    To describe this film wont do it justice. But if you have seen a Jing Wong movie or the first film you wont walk away from this movie disappointed. The slapstick comedy and farcical elements along with a huge helping of bloodshed will keep everyone highly entertained and it's one hell of a ride.

    Jing Wong made a lot of money with this series and the gambling genre in general. After this film he started up the Saint of Gamblers series, a prequel to the God of Gamblers and a new series called the Conmen. In many interviews that Mr. Wong has given in the past he's stated that The Cincinatti Kid, It's A Mad, Mad, Mad World and Die Hard are his favorite movies. After watching this flick you'll understand why. As always, the U.S. is slow on the poker phenomenon. But films like these make gambling not as fun as it seems.

    Highly Recommended!

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    5paul_m_haakonsen

    Not as great as the first movie...

    I will have to say that this sequel is a step down from the original first movie. Why? Well simply because they put too much stupid comedy in it, which really worked as an anchor and dragged the movie down.

    Sure it was good to see Chow Yun-Fat reprising the Ko Chun character, and he did act well enough. Unfortunately he wasn't joined by Andy Lau, which would have been a great addition to the movie having him reprising his character as well. Instead Chow Yun-Fat is joined by Tony Leung Ka Fai and Chingmy Yau on the screen.

    Storywise, then "The Return of the God of Gamblers" wasn't as enjoyable as the first movie. There were some really great moments in the movie, sure, but in overall it was just not as good as the first movie. And I repeat myself again here, but the implemented attempts at bringing comedy into this movie was so poor that it made the movie suffer instead of improving it.

    Don't get me wrong, "The Return of the God of Gamblers" isn't a bad movie, but personally I didn't think too much of it, especially not compared to the first "God of Gamblers" movie. They have strayed a bit too far into the comedy genre for my personal liking.

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    • Trivia
      Filmed on location in Taiwan. During the filming of entry of the final showdown, thousands of locals lined up to cheer the entry of Chow Yun-fat. The crowd got so big that they blocked traffic from going through that area.
    • Alternate versions
      The old German Video-Release by VPS misses many scenes. Full uncut Version was releaed in DVD (Laser Paradise) and Video (Screenpower)
    • Connections
      Followed by Do san 3: Siu nin do san (1996)

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1994 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
      • French
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • The Return of the God of Gamblers
    • Production companies
      • Nova Media
      • Win's Movie Productions Ltd.
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,796,978
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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