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Just Another Pandora's Box

2010 · 86 min

A rapid-fire spoof full of silly gags and pop-culture references, bouncing through time with chaotic energy and little emotional weight.

Overview
Qing Ye Se only knows how to be a thief, but he runs into major trouble when he accidentally steals the heart of Rose, an immortal fairy. During a chaotic chase, Qing gets ahold of the Pandora's Box, sending them both back in time to the Three Kingdoms era. Mistaken as a general, Qing is thrown right into the middle of the Battle of Red Cliff. Meanwhile, Rose continues to devise new ways to earn Qing's affection, even if it means having to be someone

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • fate
  • war
  • deception
Places
  • fantasy world
  • military
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Jeffrey Lau
Written by
Jeffrey Lau
Starring
Ronald Cheng Chung-kei, Sun Li, Gigi Leung Wing-kei, Athena Chu Yan, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, Huang Bo, Gillian Chung
Runtime
86 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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