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| Vincent Kok hosted THE POPCORN SHOW. People said that he sat in the middle of the KUNG FU SOCCER team and felt like an examination proctor |
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| Maria Lai (left) and Stephen Chow (right) have known each other for 40 years, online praises the STAR WEEKLY interview atmosphere was light like friends catching up |
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Some online dug out Maria Lai (left) and Stephen Chow (right)'s duet video, bringing collective memories for fans
courtesy of mingpao.com |
The Stephen Chow Sing Chi written and directed film KUNG
FU SOCCER (GONG FU NUI JOOK) opened on the 11th last month in the
mainland, as of the article deadline the film has been in release for
38 days, collected 2.296 billion RMB and met the market expectation;
last Thursday (the 13th) the film finally opened in Hong Kong. Over the
first weekend its 4 day box office was almost HK$ 5.34 million.
Although the response was average, it was still topical. Two nights ago
ViuTV and TVB respectively aired THE POPCORN SHOW and STAR WEEKLY
interviews with Chow Sing Chi's team. Some online felt that the
performance of STAR's host Maria Luisa de Melo Leitao (Lai Chi Shan) had
a slight edge. Vincent Kok Tak Chiu's strong recommendation of KUNG FU
SOCCER instead triggered negative reviews on the internet. He
immediately defended himself through social media comments.
Chow Sing Chi accepted rare interviews with local television
stations. Some online through the program host's seating arrangement
determined the differences from the details. STAR WEEKLY's Lai Chi Shan
sat to the side and left the main character halo and interaction space
to the guests. Sing Yeh, Carina Lau Ka Ling sat in he middle and
chatted like old friends; on THE POPCORN SHOW Kok Tak Chiu sat in he
middle, and some online felt that he resembled an examination proctor.
The two programs' atmosphere was also different. Chi Shan
worked with Sing Yeh on 430 SPACE SHUTTLE and has known him for over 40
years. With the "assist" from Lau Ka Ling, the topic aside from KUNG FU
SOCER also had many strokes of genius. For example Ka Ling suggested for
her husband Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Sing Yeh to team up again and host
430 SPACE SHUTTER. Sing Yeh responded "Nothing is impossible" but
asked for the original team to perform. Aside from Chi Shan and Tam Yuk
Ying, he also wanted Cheung Kwok Keung to help. Ka Ling also revealed
that Sing Yeh and Wai Jai collaborated on a short film before entering
the business, and jokingly asked Sing Yeh where the film was hidden.
Some praised online, "Lai Chi Shan complete victory! Only those who
have known each other for a long can chat like this!" Some also dug out
the 1985 English song duet video of Chi Shan and Sing Yeh and brought
back collective memories.
As for THE POPCORN SHOW, Kok Tak Chiu interviewed the KUNG FU
SOCCER team and focused on the film topic. He was accused of being too
cautious and said too much to flatter Sing Yeh. Some online also felt
that Kok Tak Chiu's interview content had professional analysis. In
addition, another guest screenwriter Ho Wing Suen (Miss Hunny) was also
criticized. Some commented, "After 30 years we finally got Chow Sing
Chi on a television interview, is the woman done? Even (Lau) Ka Ling
and Choi (Si Bui) were trying to talk less, that woman just keep
grabbing Chow (Sing Chi)'s ir time. Who isn't watching this episode
for Chow Sing Chi? What is she fighting for?"
Sing Yeh once explained that due to time he was not unable to
produce a Cantonese version of KUNG FU OCCER, which turned into a "hot
topic" online about "who is this movie made for" and some said "No."
Kok Tak Chiu after the program aired through social platform shared his
experience. "My conclusion is, I like KUN FU OCCER. I personally feel
it is a very highly creative film, inspired my own future creative
direction. I also admired Director Chow's new attempt, of course you
too have your reasons to dislike it, to each its own. The general
public audience, if you feel it is attractive then go to the cinema to
support it, if not then you wouldn't even watch it on television. If
after paying for a ticket you realize that it's not for you, you can
find the exit and curse it a few time for properly release. Watching a
movie originally is just entertainment, there is no need to vomit 19 or
20 ounces of blood. It's a free society, if you like it, you like it,
if you don't, don't play it no mind. It's no big deal, and there is no
need for personal attack. May everyone have a childlike heart, lightly
and casually, happily and curiously look at the world."
As for Kok Tak Chiu's strong recommendation of KUNG FU SOCCER,
online comments were mixed. Some said that they supported him, but some
found that Kok Tak Chiu's social platform comment was different in tone
from his radio program ON A CLEAR DAY. They cited that KOK on CLEAR
criticized people online were wrong for feeling like KUNG FU SOCCER was
"not made for Hong Kong people", feeling that people saying "no" online
were strange. They even said that his example of THE ODYSSEY was not
suitable. They also said hat Kok Tak Chiu's comments on radio seemed to
be "criticizing people online who don't like/don't buy tickets to see
KUNG FU SOCCER were ignorant/unfair/don't know about movies. I feel
what you say on the radio program is very upsetting, and seems to be
emotional extortion from you."
Kok Tak Chiu responded to the comment. "I didn't say who is
right or wrong, I have said to open your heart to look at the world, I
have said that if for certain reason you say 'no', I worry that you are
the ones would lose ut. (I love the Hong Kong youth generation).
With good movies like THE LYCHEE ROAD, FULL RIVER RED, HER STORY why
not try to watch them? I have said was THE ODYSEEY made for Hong Kong?
It's not a comparison, just a discussion."
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