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- 2012
- Not Rated
- China Lion Film Distribution
- 1 h 33 m
- 2012
- Not Rated
- China Lion Film Distribution
- 1 h 33 m
Summary A producer desperate for a hit to impress his daughter, enters into a deal with a Chinese gangster obsessed with making films about food and sex.
Directed By: Ho-Cheung Pang
Written By: Chiu-Wing Lam, Yee-sum Luk, Ho-Cheung Pang
- 2012
- Not Rated
- China Lion Film Distribution
- 1 h 33 m
- 2012
- Not Rated
- China Lion Film Distribution
- 1 h 33 m
Vulgaria
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Summary A producer desperate for a hit to impress his daughter, enters into a deal with a Chinese gangster obsessed with making films about food and sex.
Directed By: Ho-Cheung Pang
Written By: Chiu-Wing Lam, Yee-sum Luk, Ho-Cheung Pang
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Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
52
33% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Even amid the naughty flourishes, with Vulgaria, Pang again shows himself to be a wise, playful chronicler of modern life.
Reportedly, the movie's humor relies heavily on Cantonese slang and profanity, which will be lost on most American viewers. But Quin's rapid-fire bilingualism gives some sense of the movie's verbal dexterity.
The movie Vulgaria is not one for the kiddies. Then again, the description "for mature audiences" doesn't seem right either. The Hong Kong comedy, a broad, cartoonish -- and decidedly filthy -- satire of moviemaking is as sophomoric as they come. It's also pretty funny, in an unapologetically over-the-top way.
The film's kinky energy eventually wanes, the pileup of profanities losing its initial zing.
The broadness of the film's comedy might be largely attributable to the conventions of Hong Kong cinema, but to American audiences, the film has an exaggerated notion of its own raunchiness.
Pang Ho-cheung can't help but humanize Vulgaria's characters, which is a kiss of death for what's meant to be a farce of escalating obscenity.
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Production Company
Making Film,
Sun Entertainment Culture
Release Date Sep 28, 2012
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
