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Shaolin Soccer
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List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Miramax
Starring: Cecilia Cheung, Lam Tze Chung, Pu Ye Dong, Li Bin Hong, Cao Hua
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936208412
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-08-24
Running Time: 89
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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Editorial Reviews:
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Computer generated special effects have seldom been so giddy as in Shaolin Soccer, a gleeful fusion of kung fu and a classic Bad News Bears sports story. A former soccer star--whose "golden leg" was broken by a hired mob--assembles a team of former students of Shaolin martial arts, whose assorted skills (indicated by their nicknames, like Mighty Steel Leg and Iron Head) lend themselves to the swift interplay of the world's most popular game. Along the way, the team's leader (Hong Kong comic superstar Stephen Chow) meets a sticky bun baker (Vicki Zhao) whose kung fu is the equal of any of his teammates. Shaolin Soccer is supremely silly--in the final match, their opponents are called Team Evil--but that's part of the fun. American movies rarely achieve this perfect balance of the absurd and the sincere. A delight. --Bret Fetzer
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Summary: Soccer
Comment: Even though this movie reminds me a little of the old Sunday afternoon "Kung Fu Theater" B movies, the antics are histerical, and the special effects are really good. The movie even has a pretty good plot and message about overcoming obstacles and striving to rise above one's circumstances. I happen to be a soccer fan, and rented it on a whim knowing it was a comedy. Once I had watched it, I knew that I had to own it. My kids and I watch it three or four times a year.
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Summary: Stephen Chow is remarkable!
Comment: This is a hilarious and heart-warming tale of a group of downtrodden kung fu brothers who find new life in the world of football (soccer). It features the dynamic and hugely entertaining Stephen Chow, a man who makes his comrades in Western success Jackie Chan and Jet Li pale in comparison. Where Li is wooden and dull and Chan tries far too hard, Chow has an indifference that is refreshing. In some ways similar to his later offering, "Kung Fu (Hustle)," although less dark and violent, this movie is suitable for the whole family, particularly when you factor in the poignant lesson of avoiding prejudice.
The action is over-the-top CGI magic and makes for many of the belly laughs, but the romantic subplot between Chow's dreamer and the ugly duckling bun maker is a sweet and unique concept. The mere fact that Chow creates a character that sees beauty beneath the scarred exterior of the skilled yet self-doubting street vendor is a testament to all that Hollywood fails to understand about their audience.
I could watch this movie over and over and always get a laugh, get a warm feeling in my heart, and get a thrill out of the effortless kung fu magic of the extraordinarily gifted Stephen Chow.
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Summary: Shaolin Sidesplitting
Comment: I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard. It was funny the second time too. And the third, fourth, fifth .... Then I had to force myself to stop rewatching the Taiji Sticky Buns scene (number 4 in scene selection). Try watching this movie after Red Trousers and you'll appreciate it even more. Oh, and watch the American release first -- comedy doesn't work with subtitles alone.
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Summary: funny
Comment: very funny martial arts movie. Funny in the sarcastic sense. good to watch to lighten your day.
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Summary: One of the all-time great comedies
Comment: This movie was my first experience with Stephen Chow. Wow - is he ever funny! Very inventive & creative & original. This flick is extremely wild & has non-stop laughs the whole way through. The "assembling the samurai" sequence was especially hilarious. See this film if you want an excellently silly comic experience.
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