Ching din dai sing (2005)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Jeffrey Lau

Writer:

Jeffrey Lau (writer)

Release Date:

22 December 2005 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A love story between an alien and a monk.

Plot Keywords:

Monk | Disciple | Rescue | Ugly | Magic

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Nicholas Tse	...	Tripitaka
Charlene Choi	...	Yue Meiyan
Bingbing Fan	...	Princess Xiaoshan
Bo-lin Chen	...	Sun Wukong
Isabella Leong	...	Red Child
Kenny Kwan	...	Zhu Wuneng
Steven Cheung	...	Sha Wujing
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenny Bee
Wai-Man Chan
Goo-Bi GC
Kara Hui
San Kao
Yiu-Cheung Lai
Tats Lau
Keung Lee
Kin-Yan Lee
Chia Hui Liu
Guan Lo
Patrick Tam
Yut Fei Wong
Wah Yuen

Directed by
Jeffrey Lau

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jeffrey Lau		writer

Produced by
Albert Lee	....	producer

Original Music by
Joe Hisaishi

Production Management
Rosanna Ng	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rosanna Ng	....	assistant director

Visual Effects by
Yan Chan	....	concept artist
Jesse Ho	....	animator
Keith Leung	....	digital compositor
Joey Tang	....	visual effects
Eddy Wong	....	visual effects supervisor
Victor Wong	....	visual effects supervisor

Other crew
Rosanna Ng	....	post-production supervisors
Corey Yuen	....	action choreographer

Production Companies

• Emperor Motion Pictures
• Huayi Brothers
• Xi'an Film Studio

Distributors

• Emperor Motion Pictures (2005) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Sahamongkol Film International Co. Ltd. (2005) (Thailand) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Star Entertainment (2007) (India) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Group Power (2006) (Taiwan) (all media)

Special Effects

• Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design Company

Other Companies

• Beijing Film Studio  sound re-recording studio
• China National Philharmonic Orchestra  orchestra
• Cine Art Laboratory  film processing
• Kantana Animation Co. Ltd.  digital intermediate lab services
• Keypoint & Cinerent Studio  dialogue dubbing: Putonghua
• Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.  subtitles
• Media Business Service Limited  sound post-production
• Oriental Post Co. Ltd.  digital intermediate
• Salon Films  camera equipment provided by
• Salon Films  grip and lighting equipment
• Shanghai Film Technology Plant  film processing
• Tai Fung (Tsu's) Co. Ltd.  film supplied by
• Wonder City  music production
• Wonder Station  music recording studio

Also Known As:

A Chinese Tall Story (International: English title)
Qing dian dai sheng (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Country:

Hong Kong | China

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U

Company:

Emperor Motion Pictures

Quotes:

Tripitaka: 500 years ago, Wukong wrecked havoc in the Celestial Court. Today, it's my turn!
Sun Wukong: Wish I was that cool back then.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Sai yau gei: Daai git guk ji - Sin leui kei yun (1994)

Soundtrack:

Love Saint

...and then the movie got really weird.

If the description:

...then the angel flew into the tree demon's mouth, and her golden staff turned into a gatling gun wielding robot which proceeded to shoot down the evil demon birds...

sounds intriguing, then this is a movie for you!

This CGI infused tale travels between the realms of fantasy and science fiction with a very confusing, but ultimately enjoyable result. The plot follows the exploits of a young monk traveling with an ugly demon, and the love that blossoms between them. Their quest to rescue one of the monk's companions takes them from earth to heaven through time and space.

The story is fairly confusing, mainly due to the ever stranger plot twists, so its best just to sit back and watch without trying to make too much sense of things. The movie relies heavily on CGI effects, but no more than the Matrix or Star Wars movies. The two leads are likable, and they encounter many interesting characters along their journey. There are a few tongue in cheek moments, but thankfully the characters don't interact with their audience.

Make no mistake, this movie is often very weird, and goes beyond the realm of 'serious' fantasy movies, but it stays away from being too silly, making it a pretty enjoyable experience.