Cast:
Stephen Chow
Gong Li
Ng Man Tat
Ray Lui
Summary:
After Stephen Chow defeated the “slanted eye” guy in part 2 and became The God of Gambler’s disciple, Stephen is now live in a mansion with his 3rd uncle Ng Man Tat. However, the “slanted eye” guy finds a group of special magic train guys from China to kill Stephen. During the fight, they created a change in the time machine and all of them is taking back to the 1930s of Shanghai. Stephen wakes up not realizing that he is now back in time, he still able to receive a phone call from HK police station. He meets Gong Li whose beauty mesmerized him. As he goes further to figure out where he is, he saves a man who resemble his 3rd uncle. This is when he is convinced that he has travel back in time, and the person he saves is his grandfather. They go to the town but they are entangle in a gang fight; the red and the black gang. Stephen defeats the leader who the red gang and is honored by Ray Lui. Ray convinces him to stay in Shanghai to work for him which Stephen refuses but when he sees Gong Li, he agrees.
On the opening day of Ray’s casino, a Japanese general along with Ray’s rival and the “slanted eye” guy come in in hope of winning Ray out. Stephen asks the “slanted eye” guy to use magic with him to take them back but the “slanted eye” refuses. Stephen then battles with the guy and he able to win everything back for Ray. They ask to challenge again.
Stephen is unhappy that Gong Li ignores him and denies the fact that she met him before when he first arrives at Shanghai. It is then reveals that Gong Li has a mentally challenge twin sister who is the one that Stephen saw on day 1. The older sister is engage to Ray but Stephen still thinks they’re the same person.
The Japanese general and Ray’s rival kill Gong Li, Ray’s fiancee and force the father into lying that the mentally challenge Gong Li is Ray’s fiancee. Stephen is captured by them and is force to kill Ray for them. To save his grandfather, 3rd uncle, and Gong Li, he promised to kill Ray but Stephen can’t bare to kill Ray so together with Ray, they decided to fake his death.
On the day of the gambling challenge, Stephen rescues everyone from the prison and manage to return to the casino in time. To everyone surprises, Stephen’s opponent is not the “slanted eye” guy but a French gambler who is Stephen’s idol. Like Stephen, the French gambler also knows magic and on the first round both use all the special power. On the last round, Stephen realizes he has no chance of winning because the “slanted eye” guy can easily change his cards. Just then he remembers reading from a biography book of the French gambler and realized he loses to 1 person. Stephen is looking around for that person when Ray tells him that the person he is looking for is indeed Stephen. As everyone is confident that the french gambler will win, the “slanted eye” guy changes the french gambler’s card. Stephen is the winner.
Ray kills off his rival to revenge for Gong Li. The “slanted eye” guy use his magic to deliver Stephen back to the future. Unfortunately, Stephen can’t bring Gong Li because she is part of the past hence she cannot go to the future.
Comments:
I found this to be the funniest part of all three parts. I wasn’t use to the fact that Andy Lau is not in here but then the storyline is much better than the 2nd part. Like all of Stephen Chow’s movie, this is another classic from him. Although the theme of gambling is repeatedly use, it doesn’t get boring because it’s not about winning or losing that matter, what matters is how. I just love the chemistry between Stephen Chow and his “3rd uncle”. I realize that Stephen also uses his real name in most of his movies and Ng Man Tat always acts as his uncle.
Ray Lui looks extremely handsome in here and his classic look does resemble Shanghai in the 1930s which reminds me of The Bund.
I recommend this movie to anyone who hasn’t watch it. This is one of Stephen’s classic that a fan can’t miss out.
