God of Gamblers II (1990)
Reviewed by: Inner Strength on 2002-01-12
Summary: All For The Winner 2
Okay, firstly not to confuse people, this is the 2nd movie in the GOG series, although the God Of Gamblers Returns is another sequel. It might sound confusing, but that's sort of the way it was done, as Chow Yun Fat was originally not interested in doing a sequel. The Chinese name means 'Gambling Knight' or can be 'Knight Of Gamblers'.

Andy Lau is back, this time teaming up with Stephen Chow. Looking more like All For The Winner at most of the time, which was Stephen Chows original rip off of GOG, but this time taking part in the real series. I personally prefer All For The Winner, which in my mind is also Stephen Chow’s best film. Still, it is still funny. The other sequel (God Of Gamblers Returns) is much better, as this one is much more of a comedy film (like All For The Winner). The same cast too are here, with Ng Man Tat and Sharla Cheung, and with Stephen Chow at his prime here it must been seen.

It has references to both the original God Of Gamblers (Chow Yun Fat images and revisting the old house), and also All For Winner (Chows psychic powers and his old girlfriend 'Yee Mong' played by Sharla Cheung). Can be very confusing all these films.

Still, this one is worth watching, but if you haven't seen All For The Winner, I recommend you see that one first, as this will make more sense if you've seen it. Don't expect this to be like the original GOG, because it's not.

Rating: 3/5

(This rating is based on the year & genre, so don't think it's based as a comparison on new releases etc.)