Product Details

• Actors: Jordan Chan, Kar Lok Chin, Charlie Cho, Eric Kot, Emily Kwan
• Directors: Sing-yuen Chung
• Writers: Sing-yuen Chung
• Producers: Billy Chan
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Import, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Cantonese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Tai Seng
• DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000G73UPY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,734 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Bet to Basic" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Flying Dragon, December 14, 2007

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This fast-paced comedy by director "Paul" Sing-yuen Chung bubbles along without weighty issues or consequence. Mahjong masters vie for the coveted title as King of Mahjong. As one who has no clue how this domino-like game is played, I was a bit lost for the first half of the film as the various players had winning tile combinations. However, Chung adds loads of broad slapstick comedy. Flying Dragon enlists his cousin Roy's help. Roy is extremely lucky because of a jade pendant his mother gave him, but cares little for the game. The evil bushy-eyebrowed student Morpheus -- yes, the name is lifted from The Matrix -- beats his boss and enlists his girlfriend to romance Roy to relieve him of the lucky pendant. Some of the film is utterly silly like a musical dance number thrown in with the past masters wearing clown wigs. Another hilarious sequence comes as Flying Dragon urges his cousin to relax by dressing up as a woman and hitting on his cousin. Probably one of the funniest bits comes as the Chinese poke fun at Americans by disqualifying Flying Dragon from the last competition because he has a pair of nail clippers that classify as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction." "We play by American rules!" This is a wild and silly comedy that picks up during the second half of the DVD, so keep watching. Enjoy!

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but Prefer Kung Fu Hustle, May 23, 2009

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Larry R. Graham (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bet to Basic (DVD)

The movie was alright. I expect it would mean more to someone who knows the game of majong. Much of the movie centers on majong gameplay.

I purchased this used when I saw the ties to Kung Fu Hustle. Parts of Kung Fu Hustle get a bit rough, but it is very imaginitive and entertaining. Bet to Basic even borrowed a minor element from Kung Fu Hustle.