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Chinese films have recently entered a new realm — box office success in the international arena. Films such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "2046" amd "Hero" have raked in millions of dollars on top of numerous international awards from prestigious award-giving bodies.

Today, more and more Chinese films are gaining worldwide recognition, thanks to the efforts of filmmakers who are keen on marketing their films outside of Asia. You may notice that there are more Chinese films translated to the English language than in previous years.

Chinese films in different genres have taken the film market by storm. This is evident in the flourishing of even Chinese comedy films.

Want to get a dose of authentic asian comedic acts? If you’re in for a laughtrip, check out the top ten funniest Chinese movies translated to English.

Top 10: I Not Stupid

If you feel pressured by your parents to produce high grades in school but you’d just like to laugh it off, then this Singaporean satirical comedy is perfect for you.

This film criticizes the education system, deference to authority and sociocultural stereotypes abound in Singaporean society. The main character, Terry Khoo, has a strict mother and a very affluent and business-oriented father. However, he can’t seem to move past EM3, the section for students classsified as the lowest in academics. The story revolves around two other EM3 students, Ang Boon Hock and Liu Kok Pin. Both have their own stories too, with their parents comparing children and forcing them to do well with academic subjects.

Top 9: Happy Ghost

Raymond Wong plays a ghost who traverses from the Ching dynasty to present times. He is unlike the typical Chinese ghost who is revengeful. As his name suggests, he brings smiles to everyone around him and helps them get out of trouble. He also has a mischievous side as he likes to play practical jokes on people of authority. All throughout the movie, the Happy Ghost is threatened, especially when the school head takes hold of the rope, which represents the ghost’s life. Wong is then reincarnated in the end. This film was followed by more swashbuckling sequels.

Top 8: Love on a Diet

Mini-Mo, played by actress Sammi Cheng, is a girl who forgot herself when love closed its doors on her. Her love Kurokawa, played by Japanese actor Rikiya Kurokawa, left to study music as a pianist in the US. She then had food as her companion. Before she knew it, she ballooned uncontrollably and suffered from depression.

When Kurokawa returned, he confessed that he still loved Mini. Enter Andy Lau, who plays Fatty or Fatso. He becomes Mini’s friend and promised to help her become slim before the two lovers meet again. All these made them all the more closer to each other.

The big comedic attraction of this movie is seeing actors Sammi Cheng and Andy Lau in massive fat suits. With the makeup and professional prosthetics, they look convincingly overweight. This “gigantic and heavy” movie did very well at the box office as well.

Top 7: God of Cookery

Stephen Chow once again invades the silver screen with this box office comedy flick. He calls himself “Sik San”, an arrogant restaurant owner who uses his skills to up the sales of unknown restaurants . He mets ugly Sister Turkey, played by Karen Mok, who helps him launch his own small business, selling pissing beef balls. He then goes to China to learn more about cooking in order to challenge his rivals. This film also stars Ng Man-Tat and Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu. Although the style of comedy can be cheesy in some scenes because of cultural differences, there is still humor that can cater to the western audience.

Top 6: God of Gamblers

Chow Yun-Fat plays a well-known Singaporean gambler. In this 1989 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing, Ko falls to the trap of Knife, played by Andy Lau, an Indian servant he can’t stand. Because Ko was struck in the head, he suffers from amnesia and regresses to childhood. Knife took him and named him Chocolate. When he discovers Ko’s talents, he exploited his talents for gambling. The problem sets in when Ko regains his memory and unfortunately does not have any memories about Knife. There are also parts two and three for this movie.

Top 5: La Brassiere

Men who watch this film would surely love to be one of two main characters, Lau Ching-wan or Louis Koo. How else could you find a job where you can see almost everywhere female clad in flimsy and thin undergarments walking around the office? This sexy, charming and funny movie is about designing the perfect brassiere for women. This setting may be just a mere fantasy in real world, which is perhaps why the movie was a hit, plus there’s silliness, amusement and humor. Packed with several highlight scenes, the movie gives you hilarious moments, such as Koo and Lau trying on bras with assorted fruit inside. The moment is also priceless when Carina, a female boss, unbottons her blouse in a very business-like manner to show how essential the undergarment is for women. Gigi, the head of design, shows the support of a perfect bra by taking the hand of the man to cover her breast. All these scenes and more made this movie a hit not only with boys, but also with women who want to let men know their deepest secrets.

Top 4: Drunken Master

This 1978 movie is regarded as one of the best kung fu movies from Hong Kong. Featuring the now famous martial arts actor Jackie Chan, this funny movie is about Wong Fei Hung, played by Chan, who thought he was an incredible fighter, but got his butt kicked by better fighters. When he was sent by his father to Beggar Su, the strict kung fu master, he began to learn an unheard-of style of martial art—the drunken style. If you like a combination of fighting and comedy, this movie can give you just that. Chan has many funny antics while learning the eight different forms of drunken style martial arts. He also exhibits hilarious and silly tumbles and fighting sequences.

Top 3: Kung Fu Hustle

Stephen Chow once again uses the playful mayhem of Hong Kong movies, along with his trademark silly humor paired with amazing fight artistry. He just keeps getting better and better with each movie he makes. This movie revolves around gangsters terrorizing a village and the three martial artists who go against them. These black-suited gangsters are called the Axe Gang and the only place they don’t show up are in the lowly and poor slum areas. Here lives three kung fu masters who go into rounds of flying fists and feet with the gangsters. Weaving through this battle is the loudmouthed loser in the slum areas, played by Chow, who finds himself having to fulfill his bragging. All the elements go together and make an entertaining, funny, and action-filled screen experience for everyone.

Top 2: Elixir of Love

Can love conquer bad odor? This is the main recurring problem in this story of whether the heart of the character of Richie Ren can or cannot overcome his nose. Fragrant, played by Miriam Yeung, is a princess infected with such bad body odor that even her family faints at just a mere sniff of her. Her suitors would rather commit suicide than get married to her when they discovere her true smell. Fragrant was confined to her chambers, left alone, while Fragrant’s father commissions people to find an odor-destroying elixir. Suddenly, Fragrant decides to escape and become a commoner. She works in a fish market, where nobody will notice her bad smell. She then met Richie, who is the one researching the elixir. The guy does not know her true identity but finds himself slowly falling for her. This is then where the story develops. Will they find true love despite stinky odor? This is the magic of the elixir of love.

Top 1: Shaolin Soccer

Meet Iron Head, Hooking Leg, Iron Shirt, Empty Hand, and Mighty Steel Leg Sing—the five martial arts brothers who aim to promote Shaolin kung fu to the masses through playing soccer. Sing, the main character, is played by Stephen Chow in this 2001 Hong Kong comedy film. He reunited the four brothers to form the soccer team coached by a former soccer player, Fung. They are up against Team Evil, which is coached by Fung’s enemy, Hung. When playing soccer, the five brothers are like explosive weapons as each has his own special ability. Sing can kick a refrigerator into a pile of junk about five or six meters tall. Combined with other powers, they are able to let the common people embrace Shaolin kung fu in everyday life.

Laugh until you drop and grab some popcorn now! These movies are proof that laughter and humor trancends all bounderies, even language.

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