Himalaya Singh (2005) User Reviews (3)

A stinker

[dbborroughs · 2/10 · 5 June 2010]

Make that Himalaya stink.

Bizarre strange and utterly messy film about three men, love, the nature of consciousness and reality, the mischief caused by a two headed snake, a magical oil and I don't know what else.

Its a mess.

Coming from Ka-Fai- Wai, frequent collaborator of Johnnie To and the man responsible for the more off kilter elements in their collaborations, I knew I was in for a bumpy ride. What I didn't expect was a film that skids off the rails at the start and then just keeps sliding.

It's a film with a new definition of broad humor. There's also a new definition of stupid and knowing humor as well.

Can you tell I really didn't like it? Ultimately the film concerns three men and their efforts to find enlightenment and love through various means. The titled character is most enlightened and destined to be come the next messenger of Brahma, who must never be woken since if he is we will all disappear with the rest of reality.Another character thinks he's dreaming when awake and awake when dreaming, and I don't know about the third guy, he didn't make an impression. They travel about get hooked up with some women and then compete for a yoga master's daughters hand in marriage.

The best part of the movie is the end-the punchline...or what should have been the punch line-namely Brahma waking up and the world disappearing only to restart. The problem is we see the restarted world and its worse then before.

This is a first class sinker.

Hong Kong crazy comedy set in India. Can it get any weirder?

[ez2517 · 7/10 · 2 August 2007]

I have seen this movie accidentally when visiting Taiwan and I must say it is absolutely fabulous comedy! I was only switching through channels and this movie caught my attention. I watched it all through and laughed more than I have in my recent memory. The movie contains tons of references to other movies such as Mr. Bean and Kitano Takeshi's movies as well as general parody of pop culture. If you have a chance give this crazy comedy a try. Maybe the fact that I currently live in Asia helps decipher the different cultural jabs, but I honestly believe that anyone can get this. If you are compatible with crazy, yet intelligent humor, check it out. It contains so many layers as well as philosophical background. You will laugh your way through and who know, in the end you might get enlightened as well ;-)

Fantastic

[catherine-lake · 8/10 · 19 July 2005]

This movie is a gem. I caught this film and loved it. It had the right balance of humour, storyline and action - yoga action nonetheless.

Correct me if I am wrong as IMDb does not have much of a description of the movie, nor about the story line but I found that the layers of stories, interacting with each other while it takes you to the finale Yoga Championships. The 2 headed snake, the magical memory potion, the bus, the photo, the search for family, the romance, the suspense, the laughter, the moments that this film had.

It had it all.

This movie was the highlight of flying for 20 odd hours from Australia to UK, via Singapore.

Cant wait to see more.