Before the movie, G and I ate our dinner at Island Cafe, Tangs. The Island Cafe have a rustic and cozy ambience and the lighting is soothing. I find that it is a perfect place to stop by for some bites in-between shopping sessions.
The Menu
Well, I like variety, so we ordered Asian Platter and Big Prawn Mee Soup to share.
Asian Platter - assortment of satay, fried wonton, chicken wings and spring rolls
Big Prawn Mee Soup
The Big Prawn Mee Soup have a super big prawn! Look at how big the prawn is, it is as big as the plate! Take a look at it below and you will see...
Big Prawn
The big prawn is very big isn't it? On the whole, I find that their satay and spring rolls are nice, and their Big Prawn Mee Soup is yummy - the prawns are big, juicy and fresh. I like the big prawn the most! We had a complimentary cake due to birthday month I guess and we choose to get the carrot cake. We take-away it as we were running late for our show.
Luckily, even though we were late for the show, we were allowed to collect our tickets and we did not miss any part of the show, the show start just nice after we settle down in our seats! Furthermore, we got our seats at the centre of the theatre even though we went in late and it was free seating by the way. How lucky! ^_^
David Loman is quite a funny film. In my opinion, one will enjoy the film better if one is able to understand Hokkien well because very often, I find myself having to read the sub titles in order to understand what they are saying. I feel that this film uses clever twist of languages and dialects (English, Mandarin and Hokkien) to create humour and puns. However, the humour and puns in this film seldom deviate away from cheap jokes and sexist jokes, hence, it can be offensive to some. Other than the humour, I find that the comic-like feature that link between the film and the inspiration gathered from comics were pretty well done. This film put much focus on humour, so one should not put too much expectation on their storyline as it is the comedy that drives the film after all. All in all, I would say watch this film if you're looking for some good slapstick humour. But do be sure that you know your Hokkien well enough and also be open about the sexist jokes as it can be entertaining but also offensive to some.
Introduction
David Loman is a mob comedy by first-time director Madam Chiu Li-kuang who strike gold with her gangster-inspired comedy that came top in the box office sales, amounting to a NT$100 million in just 5 days in Taiwan! David Loman stars Chu Ko Liang as Zhu Dade (David Loman) and Old Ho, Amber Kuo as Jin, daughter of David Loman and Tony Yang as Xiao Ho.
Story
In 1990s, a Taiwan local phtographer Zhu Dade (De Go Liang) accidentally becomes a Mafia boss. And to catch up with trend of internationalization, later changes his name into “David Loman”, in Taiwanese means great gangster. Xiao Ho (Tony Yang) who is a nerd has a Feng shui Master father Old Ho (De Go Liang), who looks like the same as Boss David the Mafia boss, exchange their identity coincidentally, but unfortunately murdered as a substitute for Boss David. In order to fight for the justice in this sin world, Xiao Ho, Boss David and his daughter Jin (Amber Kuo) team up “DL Special Force”.
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