You really need to understand Cantonese, jokes and insults to get this movie. The movie English subs only very roughly translates, a lot is omitted or simplified. English sub readers are not gonna catch some of the jokes.
Like the gag joke scene of the Old Master Q comic at the start of the movie where it says, I won't kill myself, that part is correct, but the next part 係咯! 諗過條橋. 包你唔會仆街 which itself is EXTREMELY FUNNY, but it translated as That's right, start all over again tomorrow [and then they fall off the bridge], that kinda misses the joke to a Cantonese speaker.
Because 仆街 is a FAVORITE Cantonese insult/slang, literally meaning to fall on the street, Better translation would be That's right, think of another plan, guarantee you won't fall and fuck yourself [and then they fall off the bridge]
The humor is a MASTERPIECE. I have watched this movie so many times over the years, don't know why I haven't reviewed until now. Like how Mr. Chiu would unfairly treat Old Master Q who work at his restaurant (this hate/rivalry relationship dates back to the Old Master Q comics) only for his mean character to end up coming back to get him like karma loooooooooool Like this funny scene
Mr. Chiu : Go wax the floor
Old Master Q : I waxed it last night
Mr. Chiu : I scratched it, Go wax it again (Mr. Chiu intentionally giving hard time to Old Master Q)
Old Master Q : [waxes and slips from a slippery wax job] Boss it's done, please inspect.
Mr. Chiu : So fast? I don't think so. [proceeds to slip SO HARD from the wax job, the whole restaurant shakes, slips on the ground, and the table flips and falls on him like a STRIKE from bowling] AHHHHHH......
Don't start thinking Old Master Q is the Mr. Nice guy though. He SCREWS HIMSELF A LOT TOO LMFAO and there are so many GOOD LOL JOKES that are found in whacky Old Master Q. HE DOES SO MANY FUNNY AND STUPID THINGS THAT MAKE THE STORY RUN LOL.
I gotto mention the yelling scene when Old Master Q trying to learn Kung Fu with the disciple.
Old Master Q wasn't yelling AHHHHHHHHHH loud enough but he was like Fuck it and kicked the wooden board anyways, LOL his foot end up getting stuck inside the wooden board rather than smashing the wood XD
The movie you can watch on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4AvKW6m62s
That link is actually the VCD release. I have BOTH the VHS and VCD of the movie so I have the complete version. In the VCD release, they actually edited out 2 scenes, maybe because it was too offensive lol
One was where Big Potato and Mr. Chin caught and squashed Old Master Q from front and back after he trolled them and got them splashed with water saying Ms. Chan was his girlfriend The second scene was [immediately after the live chicken and egg scene] at the restaurant, there was this bum guy eating saying how he hadn't eaten good food in a long time, and seemed like he had no money and when he finished, he really had no money. When Mr. Chiu was about to take him to be arrested, his chauffeur showed up with briefcase of money to pay and Mr. Chiu suddenly attitude changed seeing all that money.
The VCD release deleted these scenes but in return gave an extra alternate ending to the movie where it was a showdown with the thieves after the tournament crumbled which I would say was the more interesting of the ending. The original ending [taken from the VHS] was available here in Mandarin dub only sadly which was strange. The original VHS ending was in Cantonese of course with Bruce Lee kicking everyone's ass in the competition and winning the tournament [holding the trophy]
Thanks for reading ~ This Old Master Q movie is a MASTERPIECE depicting Hong Kong culture and the fast life in Hong Kong !!! This still stands from the 1980s to now XD
