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Bet to Basic (2006)

Bet to Basic poster
Original title
打雀英雄傳
Directed by
Sing-yuen Chung
Genre
comedy film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Alai returns from America and finds his cousin Feilong losing at mahjong. He uses his natural luck to win back the money, and they enter a major tournament. They face rivals, betrayal, and a need to learn real skills to win.

lightheartedcomedicfast-pacedwhimsicalcompetitiveunderdogplayfulsuspenseful

What happens

是2006年的香港电影,由钟盛远导演,陈小春、李彩桦、元华、彭敬慈主演。 阿来从美国回来就遇见表哥飞龙跟3人玩麻将一直输,就帮他把钱赢回来。飞龙发现他运气很好,一直糊天胡,但糊的牌都是屁糊。 飞龙打算跟阿来参加麻雀王大赛。在一轮的淘汰赛后,诞生出了四强:阿来,连续3届的雀王华三元的徒弟---佩儿,华三元师弟,葛和青的徒弟--- 灭罗,和飞龙。葛和青以前大意输给华三元,所以一直想报仇。于是,他与灭罗向华三元与佩儿挑战,以身家做赌注。可是,灭罗出卖师傅,赢了葛和青和华三元两名麻将高手。华三元输了家产,变得穷困潦倒。葛和青也因此变疯。华三元收留了葛和青。他恢复神志后与师兄和好。他们决定一起收阿来为徒,教他麻将技术赢灭罗。可谁也没想到佩儿竟然是灭罗派去华三元身边的卧底!她知道阿来有个玉佩使他带来好运,便把玉佩骗来给灭罗。阿来因此失去运气,之後更發現阿來原來連麻雀最基本如何食糊根本一竅不通。三个月后,阿来,飞龙,佩儿和灭罗进行最后的决斗。谁会是最后的赢家呢? (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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