Stephen Chow's classic re-released in extended version

By Zhang Rui: 0 Comment(s)Print E-mail China.org.cn, April 13, 2017

A poster of "A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - Cinderella" extended version. [Photo / China.org.cn]

This is not the first time "A Chinese Odyssey" has been re-released. In 2014, the two parts of the film were released for their 20th anniversary. The two parts grossed 25 million yuan in the Chinese market in a 10-day limited run.

The two parts of "A Chinese Odyssey," directed by Lau and starring Chow, Ng Man Tat, Karen Mok and Athena Chu, cost 60 million HKD to make. It didn't perform well at box offices in 1994-1995, earning only 45 million HKD in Hong Kong and 20 million yuan on the Chinese mainland.

But they later found a new life, ironically on TV, VHS, VCD and mostly in pirated copies and illegal online downloads after 1996. The films are now regarded as a timeless classic since a new generation of young people has found resonance with the movie's characters and its story of lost love. Many lines from the movie became catchy phrases on the internet later in the 2000s, defining a new generations' vocabulary.

A particular monologue from the film about regret for love has become a golden line recited by fans and university students millions of times again and again.

"There was a sincere love before me, but I didn't treasure her. When I lost her, I fell regretful. It is the most painful matter in this world. If God could give me one more chance, I will say three words to her - I love you. If you have to give a time limit to ensure this love, I hope it should be 10,000 years."

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