Shaolin Soccer
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Movie Reviews of Shaolin Soccer
Movie Review: Unbelievable fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
I rented and watched the original Chinese version. Five minutes before I rented this movie, I heard the video store clerk telling a customer next to us that this was the worst movie he'd ever seen. This is an important fact. Because for anyone without my kind of sense of humor, - which is to say, a love of spoof, parody and utter nonsense - this movie just might be too stupid to enjoy. All of that aside, I cannot remember laughing out loud this hard in the grip of a movie in years!
Folks, this is parody at its best... taking anything even remotely serious about kung-fu movies and turning it into utter comic gold. The best way I can compare this movie would be to call it the "Airplane" or "Top Secret" of kung-fu movies. The actors are hilarious. This is more than a slapstick - it's the dialogue that really pushes it over the edge! The cgi animation is so over-the-top, it's impossible to care enough to be put off. Everything is perfectly preposterous, out of line and bizarre. And so, I have to say, it's as if they made this movie just for me.
I loved it. Every single ridiculous moment.
Movie Review: Fun, cool, and unique
Summary: 5 Stars
As far as I'm concerned, this film is a delightful masterpiece. It's full of silly comedy, but it also has a very nice story about a team of losers seeking to become something more. Yes, that's nearly every sports movie that's ever been made, but what seperates Shaolin Soccer is its visual flair.
The movie takes those old Wu Shu cliches and puts them on the soccer field. More importantly, it does so without insulting the kung fu genre. This is a silly movie, but it's also full of geniune characters and enjoyable action. Never has soccer been more ridiculous or awe-inspiring.
I hate to compare movies, but I'd have to say that though this film and Kung Fu Hustle share a lot in common, they are also very different. Shaolin Soccer is more realistic, set mostly in the real world, with super martial arts as its only strong fantasty element. It's a quieter film, but by no means did I find it boring. It's still a unique and entertaining film, full of nonsense, grace, and heart. And that's not something you get to see everyday.
Movie Review: Too Funny
Summary: 5 Stars
I first heard about this movie years ago from my younger brother. A friend of his had a bootleg of it that had been fansubbed. My brother raved that it was hilarious. I wasnt too keen on it at first since I'm not a big soccer fan but when he brought it over I was hooked. It's just brilliant. The effects are just so over the top and ridiculous that you just cant help but laugh, and they're done that way on purpose. My favorite scenes are when Mighty Steel Leg and Iron Head sing in the club, I was laughing so hard I had to step out to catch my breath, and the first game they play, against the local gang of ruffians and Steel Leg is on his back and it turns into a war movie scene, that was classic. I definetly recommend it to anyone who wants to have a laugh and enjoy some great martial art effects. Plus how can you not love a movie in which the bad guys are literally called Team Evil. I mean come on that's just cheekiness at it's best. Do yourself a favor and buy this along with Kung Fu Hustle. I did!Movie Review: Stephen Chow At His Best
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw the trailer for Shaolin Soccer while surfing around the internet, and thought it might be a fun film to watch with the kids-sort of a live action cartoon. When it arrived, I was stunned to see the brilliance with which this film was put together. Yes, it does capture zany cartoon magic I expected, and my kids loved it, but there was so much more there than met the eye.
There are two versions of the film on this DVD. Although it's tempting to watch the "Americanized" version, you'll be doing yourself a grave injustice if you do. The original Chinese version, subtitled, is a far better experience. Yes, my kids prefer the Americanized vesion, since it's dubbed, but the Chinese version is a much more complete and enjoyable film. (It makes me wonder what happened to the original Chinese language versions of other films, like Rumble in the Bronx.) Watching the film the way Stephen Chow intended it makes it clear why it was the biggest film ever outside of the United States.
Movie Review: A lauriat of laughs
Summary: 5 Stars
Combining kung fu mysticism with soccer, sprinkled with sight gags and spoofs from popular Hollywood and Hong Kong movies, Shaolin Soccer is a very enjoyable movie. Stephen Chow leads a very funny ensemble cast which includes a deglamorized Zhao Wei.
Sure, the plot is well within the Bad News Bears/Replacements genre but what makes it unpredictable are the off-the-wall humor and overall tongue-in-cheek treatment of the director.
If you see this on DVD, buy it. Because one viewing isn't enough to capture all the hilarious scenes like the Face/Off like entry of the team members on the rooftop, the musical number where pedestrians join the action and acts as if nothing happened when it's over, and of course, the game antics of the two rivals.
A big hit here in Asia, this is probably the most underexposed comedy in the US. Whether you're a soccer, kung-fu or comedy fan or not, you'll have a kickin' good time with Shaolin Soccer.