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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
I remember seeing this on a movie channel down in BC. I thought it was OK, but then I rented the DVD, watched the chinese version (112 minutes) and it was wayyyyy better.
STORY: A man named Sing (Chow) is a kung-fu master. He meets a soccer coach, who is not satisfied by his Kung-fu techniques. Then, Sing meets a girl, and gets his relatives together to play a game of kung-fu soccer!
THOUGHTS: I really loved the film. Excellent, exciting, fun, and it makes "Slap Shot" look like the worst movie ever. I loved it!
So if you like Kung-fu and sports, or if you liked Kung-Fu Hustle, You'll love this movie!
A funny Kung-Fu meets Sports film
This movie is funny and never stops from being entertaining. I laughed the whole way through. The story isnt want i remember as much as the jokes and the way over-the-top action. They kung-fu action gets a little silly at times instead of amazing, but I can forgive that since this movie has a light hearted theme and great cast including zhou wei(so close, warriors of heaven and earth) who plays a cinderella-type girl who is always over looked. This movie isnt perfect, but it is a great movie for people who like comedies, kung-fu movies, and sports movies.
Masterpiece from Stephen Chow
This movie is HILARIOUS!
It's the first movie out of HongKong that actually had decent computer effects AND a storyline. And just for that it's worth a spot on everyone's shelf ;-D
But seriously, Stephen chow's stuff never stops impressing me. His movies always have his singature level of humor and entertainment. And what's best is his artistic blend of comedy with drama. You can be laughing your head off in one second and be totally taken away by deep profound emotions in the next. And yet you won't feel like you've just changed channels or something.
Shaolin soccer is definitely up on his "best to date" list.
Movie-kinetics genius. Kung Fu Hustle takes the gleeful mayhem of Hong Kong action movies, the deadpan physical humor of silent comedies, and the sheer elasticity of Wile E. Coyote cartoons and fuses them into a spectacle that is simple in its joys and mind-boggling in its orchestration. A run-down slum has been poor but peaceful until a bunch of black-suited gangsters called the Axe Gang show up to cause trouble--and discover that, hidden among the humble poor, are three kung fu masters trying to live an ordinary life. But after these martial artists repulse the gang with their flying fists and feet, the gang leader hires a pair of assassins, whose arrival leads to the unveiling of more secrets, until both the screen and the audience are dizzy with hyperbolic fight artistry... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Sheng Yi Huang - Qiu Yuen - Wah Yuen DVD Release Date: Released the 09 August 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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today is September 12th and I still haven't gotten my movie. I want my money back More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Stephen Chow DVD Release Date: Released the 09 November 2004 Special Order
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I am a Jet li fan and i am also a true martial arts fanatic, having said that i would like to mention that i try not to be bias, i love this movie this movie is raw poetry and creative imagination in motion, you must embrace the substance of the story and understand the perception created for the ordiance then you must exercise creative thinking along with basic logic, right! there is the recipe to enjoy this movie, i have no complains and i would recomend that you view this yourself don't let anyone tell you about this experience.
as wonderful, stunning, creative movie this definitely on my classic list. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Yimou Zhang DVD Release Date: Released the 30 November 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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No one uses color like Chinese director Zhang Yimou--movies like Raise the Red Lantern or Hero, though different in tone and subject matter, are drenched in rich, luscious shades of red, blue, yellow, and green. House of Flying Daggers is no exception; if they weren't choreographed with such vigorous imagination, the spectacular action sequences would seem little more than an excuse for vivid hues rippling across the screen. Government officers Leo and Jin (Asian superstars Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro) set out to destroy an underground rebellion called the House of Flying Daggers (named for their weapon of choice, a curved blade that swoops through the air like a boomerang). Their only chance to find the rebels is a blind women named Mei (Ziyi Zhang, Crouching... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Yimou Zhang DVD Release Date: Released the 19 April 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I was really taken by Kung Fu Hustle - I thought it was extremely unique and a whole lot of fun. After watching it, I backtracked and watched Shaolin Soccer. I enjoyed that movie as well, and then found myself on Amazon looking up other Stephen Chow movies. I found this one, and looked it up at my local video rental stores. No dice. So I went ahead and purchased it through Amazon. Now that I've watched it, I will say that I enjoyed it, but I didn't need to purchase it. If you can find some other means to see it, by all means do so. If the only way you can see it is by purchasing it, read on...
This is not a bad movie by any means. It's just not a movie that was made with a US audience in mind. And there's no reason it should have been - it was not released stateside... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Lik-Chi Lee - Stephen Chow DVD Release Date: Released the 27 October 1998 This item is currently not available.
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