The most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his pompous attitude. Humbled, he sets out to reclaim his title. The God of Cookery, a brilliant chef who sits in judgement of those who would challenge his title, loses his title when a jealous chef reveals him to be a con-man and humiliates him publicly. As this new chef takes on the God of Cookery's role, the former God tries to pull himself back on top again, to challenge his rival and find once and for all who is the true God of Cookery. I'm now a proud owner of this hilarious and original film. Full of comedy ranging from the physical silliness of the Three Stooges, to the absurd concept-driven comedy of Monty Python. Another great thing is you get to see Asian cinema making fun of common cliche`s of Asian cinema and animation. There is also a lot of fun references and similarities to the storytelling and cinematography of the Coen Brothers. I can see some ideas may have been borrowed from The Hudsucker Proxy, from 2 years before it. Very enjoyable for those who can read subtitles. We saw this first and were a bit confused by some of the plot elements, but liked it. On second viewing, as It All Became Clear, we *loved* it. If you were confused by the movie, give it a second chance. It's now one of our favorite movies in any language or genre.<br/><br/>And we saw Shaolin Soccer after seeing this and found the first half hour a little dull…so dull in fact that we haven't yet watched the rest of the movie. Just for that, I'd have to say that God of Cookery is superior.<br/><br/>God of Cookery gets a 10, and is in our list of top 10 favorite comedies.
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