Delightful

“do you like pineapples?” is the new “do you like Messi?” (only .0005% of people will get this but if you do it will be a good joke)

"Actually, really knowing someone doesn't mean anything. People change, a person may like pineapple today and something else tomorrow"

You'd admire how the film explores themes of love, loss, and the fleeting nature of human connections amidst the chaotic urban environment.

Where do you want to go?
Wherever you want to take me.

Music goes hard, as does the cinematography. Seemed a bit unfocused, but I also know that's by design.

The long exposure shots, the minimal but beautiful dialogues, the soundscape, the lights and characters. consider me wooed.

Wait a second. That's literally me.

This is a movie that is somewhat absurd in its plot line and character actions, but not too much that it becomes surreal, so I guess it becomes difficult to tackle on the "how" to watch it. I think it's more of a go-with-the-flow type of movie that you enjoy more of its bits than you do the whole, such as the characters relationship with the objects surrounding them and the metaphors and similies that arise from this. It's lovely nonetheless, specially the second film with Faye's character, and it will leave you giggling and tossing your feet up in the air if you savor it instead of trying to make sense out of it. My biggest problem is the editing, though: the hard angles and slow motion at times didn't match the movie overall vibe. It just felt disorienting for no reason and, to be honest, a bit on the cheap side.

Tony Leung's character must be the dumbest cop ever..

This is definitely one for people who appreciate filmmaking and style. The stories are surreal but the feelings are human, and I think to enjoy this you really have to let go of trying to explain why the characters do what they do. They're human, and even if a character's talking to a stuffed animal, that's simply what some of us do in our own home.

Wong Kar Wai excels in telling strange and uncommon stories, especially about love - but the emotions there are completely understandable. If you don't understand, you might just not like his way of storytelling or you need a really solid plotline. This movie is very 'go with the flow' and love is born from chance encounters.

This is the most wholesome Wong film I’ve watched so far. The second story made me so happy for some reason. His movies are often depressing and sad and claustrophobic but this one felt like a rom-com in comparison and a rom-com directed by Wong kar-wai is something that must be seen.

- Here's that anthology film you ordered.
- Uh, I had the Chungking Express.
- Yeah, that's what this is.

Curious film with curious characters, told in the Wong Kar-Wai style

Great and atmospheric film, with heartfelt stories about love, made via incredible cinematography, that captures a unique vibe.

The original title of the film is Chung Hing Sam Lam or Chong Qing Sen Lin.

Chungking Express embraces the melancholy of lonely life encouraging us to indulge in moments of life love touches, even if they are short-lived.

[MUBI, 4K] Neon lights. Romantic Neo Noir. Run to avoid tears. Undying love. Never leave your apartment key on the Midnight Express. Hong Kong colonized by music. Can an apartment cry when its owner abandons it? Two stories that are two road-movies of feelings. "Where do you want to go?. Wherever you want to take me."

The images of the West are solemn and enduring; the East pullulate at express speed.

Lost love in the Hong Kong shuffle as seen from four different, very mildly intertwining, perspectives. Moving at the irregular pace of life, its intentionally uneven gait is mesmerizing at times, slow and repetitive at others. Though the four alternating leads aren't the most varied bunch in cinema history, (the two men are overly self-absorbed and detached, while the corresponding ladies share a propensity to crazed social disorders) the inward-staring confessional nature of the story itself gives them each a special chance to shine as unique, relatable characters. There's a certain degree of the audience in each of them, and that makes each story tough to turn away from, even on the occasions when the plot has slowed to a walk.

Though occasionally a bit over-ambitious in the wide variety of different shooting techniques it employs, the film is beautifully composed if somewhat firmly planted in the early '90s. Unspectacular at a glance, it's also strangely hypnotic and potently personal.

A beautiful movie, shot incredibly well and has two great love stories.

I wasn't sure how to rate that movie, till Faye Wong appeared on screen. So sad that she prioritized her singing career.