The God of Cookery

The God of Cookery is very cooked indeed. So many random sequences that amount to nothing. So many classic moments and memorable quotes. It's when the characters randomly start singing songs that you realise this is classic Stephen Chow humour. Much of the reason why it is so funny is due to the storyline being so meaningless and random. 

The following plot summary was extracted from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116426/
"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."

This niche genre that can only be found in the Hong Kong film industry - there's nothing else like it. As a film aficionado, I love watching films regardless of whether they are 'good' or 'bad'. Though a film like God of Cookery does not receive acclaim from Western audiences, I assume that it is valued by East Asian audiences. For me, it provides something different and different is good. Especially with Stephen Chow, you never know what you're going to get. 

This is exemplified in the below sequence - a sequence that comes out of nowhere, adds no value to the storyline and is purely there for comedy relief. 

Some other funny scenes: