Three of a Kind 《煎釀三寶》 (2004), Michael Hui, Miriam Yeung, Sean Lau, Crystal Tin Options

Just finish watching this movie. Typical Michael Hui style. It is not as good as I expected. Anyway, still a pretty good movie.

[orocantype]

Yes it was quite enjoyable, it was good to see Michael Hui back in the movies. The 3 leads; Miriam, Sean and Michael were fantastic, they had good chemistry between them.

My favourite scene was when Miriam and Michael were eating and Michael goes on about hearing crying from Miriam's room.

It's a good romantic comedy, the only gripe I really have with the movie is the story pacing is a bit jumpy which might put people off.

[Kazaf]

I'll be finishing downloading it tonight, I'll watch it and see for myself.

Haha! I watched it in the cinema with a fren, and we laughed like crazy in there. It nice if you just want a simple plain laugh, as i don't think the storyline is that interesting. But sure is funny!

what is this movie about, can someone tell me before i DL it

[aaaaa]

this movie very funny, lol love miriams look, sean lau and miriam such a good pair for comedy fim

[adri4n]

a not so up to par movie.... especially wit movie legends like micheal hui and also sean low

**spoilers
however i like the part where micheal left sean in the room freezing ... in the morning he fed him wit bone porridge and hairry water.... aahahah

This movie will give you some laughs, but, i thought it would be funnier though then it turned out to be.

[sgonzalaz]

is it still funny because without lois koo, shaun lau is usually not that funny. i never thought micheal hui was ever funny but he does have an air of charisma about him

what is this movie about, can someone tell me before i DL it

Its basically 3 people with 3 different thinking and perceptions.... combine them up and u'll get your basic comedy type... not a bad download if you got the time and space....

[Tofuman]

This movie was boring and I found myself never really into the movie from the start. Anyway, I would have given this movie a D but I will give it C minus because Sean Lau is in it. I was always a big fan of his ever since Greed of Man (and I won't forget Adam Cheng who did a phenomenal job as the villian).

[lilrascal]

Haha! I watched it in the cinema with a fren, and we laughed like crazy in there.    It nice if you just want a simple plain laugh, as i don't think the storyline is that interesting. But sure is funny!

Oh yeah! Way to go there Siyuan! I gotcha! Yup yup we had such a laugh, not only us, i think the whole cinema went berserk! Funny movie! I like all 3 of them!

[pooh_tau]

i jux watched this movie over the weekend...i thought it was pretty funny!...tho not much point..hehe..but i guess i agree as someone said..if u want a simple plain laugh..then it's good to watch.. and hadn't seen micheal hui in movies for a long time...hehe..i guess that's another reason why it's good to watch..

[aaaaa]

hehe thsi film wasn't as i expected.. it wasn't as good, sorta boring, cheesy laughing

[JeffreyChui]

I just watched Three of a Kind this week. It is a hilarious movie.. i really enjoyed it... Mr. Hui is very funny.... Haven't seen him acting for a while now..... Great movie to watch to relieve stress

[kyokofukada8888]

yup this movie was great
pretty funny at times
liked how they always talked about cell phones
definetely reccommend

[bri_Y]

it was relli boring.... miriam is soo annoying... i didnt even both watching after disc 1

[jpptvs]

this movie did not met the anticipation despiste the good cast it has. it was funny at some parts, but it gets boring a lot. it's just an average if not under average movie

[APaC23]

I think its just a typical miriam movie but a little better.

It was funny at parts but its not the type of movie that you'll watch again.

Once is enough.

I just watched this today. I though it was pretty good. I had low expectations, so that helped me ease in, there are some really fun parts. over all I give it a 6.5/10

I love Michael Hui, but he hasn't been in anything really good for awhile. Is it just me, or there isn't much physical chemistry between the leads in most of the recent HK movies. The leads alway seem more believable as really good friend than romantic interest.

i just watched this movie several days ago and it was funny! although i did find it weird that sean just liked miriam all of a sudden (but i guess it usually is like this in movies). i really like miriam's song in here, the one that was played when sean was leaving her house, after he said that after they get married, they'll continue to live separately. but yes, the three of them were great together. i liked how michael hui was writing his story and the characters would come alive and tell him to stop writing about them, heehee, that was funny!

[Juice]

can someone tell me whast it about? i watched it but i dont get it

Three of a Kind
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"Aren't you that guy from 'La Brassiere?'"

Lau Ching-Wan, Michael Hui and Miriam Yeung

Year: 2004
Director: Joe Ma Wai-Ho
Producer: Joe Ma Wai-Ho
Writer: Joe Ma Wai-Ho, Matthew Chow Hoi-Kwong, Sunny Chan, Lung Man-Hong
Cast: Michael Hui Koon-Man, Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah, Lau Ching-Wan, Elaine Kam Yin-Ling, Hui Siu-Hung, Lo Meng, Tiffany Lee Tung-Yi, Crystal Tin Yui-Lei, Hayama Go, Monica Lo Suk-Yi, Yuan Yuan, Jin Song
The Skinny: The triumvirate of Michael Hui, Miriam Yeung and Lau Ching-Wan keeps this plodding comedy afloat...almost. The inspired casting gives wings to director Joe Ma's comedy, but the uneven and somewhat interminable screenplay threatens to ground it.
Review
by Kozo:

Director Joe Ma assembles an impressive cast for his comedy Three of a Kind. Not only does he corral former king of comedy Michael Hui into a starring role (Hui had a cameo in this year's blockbuster Fantasia), but Ma also enlists the services of the dependable Lau Ching-Wan and the consistent, though sometimes overbearing Miriam Yeung. The result: some fine comic performances and a film that nearly soars based on its lead actors' chemistry alone. Sadly, the rest of Three of a Kind isn't so spectacular, and is more notable for its lack of cohesion and overstuffed, plodding storyline than anything else. Joe Ma finds the occasional engaging moment, and the stars do their best to make the whole shebang work. But when Three of a Kind ends, it's an event that was long awaited.
Michael Hui stars as famous wuxia novelist Dragon Lone, a popular figure whose career has been stalled by a thirteen-year bout of writer's block. Regardless, Lone has numerous fans and followers, the latter of which can sometimes be stalker-like in their fervent, sweaty devotion. Lone also has a daughter, the charming and filial Sophia (a purple-haired Miriam Yeung), who works for famous interior designer Frankie (Lau Ching Wan) and still resides with single dad Lone. Director-writer Joe Ma wastes no time in setting up his characters egregiously overdrawn issues. Lone has a complicated history having to do with his dad (Lo Meng), who never wanted his son to fight—ergo he became a writer of martial arts novels. Lone also wants his daughter to stay his daughter forever, and is leery of her finding a guy of her own. When Frankie shows up at Lone and Sophia's house to stay (his house has burnt down), you can expect sparks to fly.
Which they do, though with off-and-on frequency. Right away Lone tortures his new houseguest, but Frankie is quick to demonstrate his innocence in all matters concerning Sophia. Frankie demonstrates that he's a major player, so he can't really be interested in Sophia. And that's true...for the first half hour, maybe. Eventually Frankie undergoes one of those life-changing mid-life crises, which shows up almost out of nowhere to plague the avowed ladies man. Meanwhile, Sophia's feelings are undetermined, though Miriam Yeung makes them obvious with every sidelong glance and subtle smile. Lone is too busy to notice his own daughter's obvious pining, and has his own minor relationship issues (with Elaine Kam, sporting unflattering purple-highlighted hair) to bother him, plus his continuing writer's block. When a possible relationship between Frankie and Sophia is broached, you can expect Dad to go off the deep end, right?
Well yeah, though once again the frequency is off-and-on. Joe Ma and his consortium of screenwriters (including frequent collaborator Matt Chow) set up pretty solid conflicts, but bury them beneath lots of back-and-forth shtick and pontificating on the perils of modern-day relationships. The writers particularly go overboard with one major metaphor comparing life partners to cell phones, a somewhat witty gag that's amusing the first time, but loses its humor value when its invoked for the umpteenth time. The metaphor serves the same purpose that it does in every Joe Ma movie, meaning that it cuts straight to the core of whatever postmodern crises his characters are facing. Well, it worked in Feel 100%, but it doesn't seem to work here. Ma lingers for too long on certain character issues, which ultimately renders the film somewhat of a plodding comedy spectacle. Stuff happens, but not very quickly.
Basically, the characters of Three of a Kind must learn to move on with their lives and recognize the feelings of those close to them, though the roundabout and sometimes tiresome way the characters discover this could tax the patience of Mother Teresa, let alone your average ADD-addled moviegoer. In addition to the family comedy, there are numerous outside gags relating to Lone's celebrity, including wacky stalkers and some fantasy weirdness where Lone begins imagining everyone around him as wuxia heroes. Again, the asides are amusing, but they also stretch on for eternity. Crosscutting and parallel storytelling is supposed to be economical, but Joe Ma uses the film techniques in jarring and annoyingly time-extending ways. Sometimes it's better to just tell a joke and move on. The way Ma returns to his comedy, you'd think he were referencing some classic comedy goldmine and not something that happened only five minutes ago.
But—and this is a big "but"—the actors go the extra mile to make Three of a Kind entertaining, and even winning stuff. Michael Hui's comic timing and innate humanity make him a lovable, though decidedly strange father figure, and Lau Ching-Wan is able to bring charisma and even subtle integrity to his stock character of a womanizer who decides he wants to settle down. In a more surprising and welcome development, Miriam Yeung tones down the mouthy, wacky act that has been her usual screen persona, and instead plays an intelligent, lovable girl who's well worth rooting for. In the hands of these actors, the characters' emotional trials sometimes take on believable and even affecting life. The affecting stuff is buried beneath lots of screwy silliness, but Joe Ma does reveal some of his strengths at the film's core. Since even before his Feel 100% days, Ma has had a better-than-average handle on the slippery, quirky charms of love and affection, and there are occasional moments in Three of a Kind where that shines through. You have the survive the film's epic roundabout storyline and sometimes interminable pacing, but deep down, it's there. Somewhere. (Kozo 2004)








is this movie good?

haven seen it, but heard it isn't as funny. waiting for ppl to comment...

Haven't seen Michael Hui in movies for a long time. He is still very good! The story is simple, but still worth watching!

just saw it, it was decent
had some pretty funny moments
and some "serious" moments

nice mix between the two, not a MUST see, but definitely an enjoyable sitting

[bunchie]

i didn't like the movie at all, one of the worst miriam yeung comedy

[red_dragon]

the movie was not all that, but if u want a laugh then watch this

I watched it...i quite like it...quite funny and serious at times.....suits me because i like romantic comedy...must watch if your into this sorta movie!!

[ytang]

I watched this film when it first came out in HK in the cinema's. It was so funny! Although the plot was only OK, the film was still worth the laugh! There were a few parts that made me laugh so bad that I was in tears! Miriam. Sean and Michael were such a good combination. Would truely recommend to those who want to have a laugh.

this movie was a big dissappointment, i expected to be way funnier, was the sean and miriam's acting are so repetitive.

its about marriage i guess
commitment and stuff
its a romantic comedy, check it out some pretty funny parts

I will download this movie and see this myself .....

[2009910]

It's a good romantic comedy, the only gripe I really have with the movie is the story pacing is a bit jumpy which might put people off

this movie was quite funny . the actors were great and i loved it

[albback]

this movie was not so great because it was just a pretty dull story that was not entirely funny, and just gathered no interest from me.

can anyone here show me the pic i wanna know how it looks like !!!!!! and i want to buy it!!!! so i might go to NY!!!!

this movie is pritty lame it so typical since the guy always play the character thats a playa and ends up bein srz

[malteser]

I think this is a good movie. It's about how a father feel jealous about his daughter's boyfriend. He would do anything to stop them from going out and stuff. The movie is presented in a humourous way......worth to take the time to watch