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Hong Kong satirist Stephen Chow wrote, directed, and stars in this hilarious spoof of sports and kung fu movie cliches. Chow plays 'Mighty Steel Leg' Sing, who can kick soda cans through walls, and is a natural soccer star in the eyes of crippled coach Fung (Patrick Se Yin), who is looking to challenge his arch rival Hung, the .. Read more
| Starring | Stephen Chow, Man Tai Ng, Zhao Wei |
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| Director | Stephen Chow |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
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Hong Kong satirist Stephen Chow wrote, directed, and stars in this hilarious spoof of sports and kung fu movie cliches. Chow plays 'Mighty Steel Leg' Sing, who can kick soda cans through walls, and is a natural soccer star in the eyes of crippled coach Fung (Patrick Se Yin), who is looking to challenge his arch rival Hung, the captain of the aptly named Evil Team. Recruiting Sing and his goofy brothers who all have names like Steel Head, Hook Kick Leg, and Weight Vest (with qualities to match), Hung's team soon rises through the ranks via their supernatural Kung Fu soccer skills. There's also a love interest in the form of a shy girl (Vicki Zhao Wei) who uses martial arts magic in making steamed bread. MATRIX-style digital effects elevate the actor's martial arts skills to ludicrous heights, giving the clichéd story such a giddy, high-octane boost it soars into a comic class by itself. Soccer balls ripple through the air like slo-mo bullets, smashing through walls, and flying thousands of feet in the air. A box office smash in the East, SHAOLIN SOCCER should prove irresistible to open-minded Westerners looking for a laugh-out-loud experience.
| Starring | Stephen Chow, Man Tai Ng, Zhao Wei |
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| Director | Stephen Chow |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | FILMCLUB Recommends..., Footie Films, Release The Tension |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Cantonese Blu-ray: Cantonese |
| Dubbed | English |
| Subtitles | Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 14 Mar 2005 Blu-ray: 21 Sep 2009 |
Enjoyable broad slapstick comedy that takes the usual sports movie cliché Ð of an over-the-hill coach training a team of no-hopers and turning them into winners Ð and treats it in an infectiously ridiculous manner.
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Funniest film I've ever seen
Me and my flatmate were crying with laughter at this, and still talk about some of the scenes to this day! The trick is not to take it too seriously. Even still... read more »
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Very, very funny
A very funny slapstick film. I'm not into soccer, but I am into comedy and martial arts, so it's great to see them joined in this film.
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Shaolin Shocker
Daft and Funny, whatever you do don't take it seriously. Some of the jokes are awesome, and some are truly bad! Still an enjoyable watch for you soccer/Kung... read more »
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Not the best
It was a funny film and if your into oriental men it is worth watching just for the fit bodies :-)
I think it was the Canadian filmmaker Don McKellar who observed that ET is nothing but a boy-and-his-dog movie, Lassie with supernatural powers. Take that literally and you wind up with CJ7, the latest from Hong Kong comedy actor-director Stephen Chow – best known here for the brilliant Kung Fu Hustle and the patchier Shaolin Soccer. Jackie Chan is regularly compared to Buster Keaton, but Chow has more in common with the sentimental slapstick of Charlie Chaplin. Here he’s an... Read more