A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
Seen it?1995 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and fantasy fans. If you loved Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
4 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$25 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 72K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jeffrey Lau
- Stephen ChowJoker / Monkey King
- Richard Ng Man-tatPiggy
- Law Kar-yingLongevity Monk
- Yammie Lam Kit-yingSpider Demon
- Karen Mok Man-waiWhite-Bone Demon / Pak Jing Jing
- Johnnie KongSandy / Blindy
- Lu ShumingKing Bull
- Jeffrey LauGrape Buddha
- Athena Chu YanLin Zixia
- Lee Kin-yan