| | Shaolin Soccer DVD (10 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action DVDs, Foreign Films Movies, Kung Fu Videos, Hong Kong, Chinese | | Starring | Stephen Chow, Ng Man-Tat, Vicki Zhao, Alan Tam, Karen Mok, Cecilia Cheung, Lau Kar-Ying | | Director | Stephen Chow | | Choreographer | Ching Siu-Tung | | Composer | Raymond Wong | | Director of Photography | Kwen Pak Huen, Kwong Fing Wo | | Producer | Yeong Kwok Fa | | Screenwriter | Stephen Chow, Tseng Kan Cheong |
Stephen Chow is featured in this martial arts action film. Includes the exclusive English dubbed version and the original 112 minute Chinese language version. 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. Hong Kong Theatrical Release: August 2001. Shaolin Soccer Reviews: "...This movie represents comedy-action lunacy of a truly high, and endlessly bizarre, order..."
-- Glenn Kenny, Premiere "[K]icked out with nutty energy by star, director and co-writer Stephen Chow."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "The movie is crammed with pastiche, paying tribute to Sergio Leone westerns, 1970's bad-hair musicals and Bruce Lee."-- Elvis Mitchell, New York Times "[A]n infectious knockabout kung fu comedy with amusing special effects combined with breathtaking stunts."-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times "[A]n amiably silly spoof of the sports-movie and martial-arts genres....[With a] broad, good-natured brand of knockabout..."
-- Matthew Leyland, Sight and Sound "[T]he original spirit of star-director Stephen Chow's crowd-pleaser remains gloriously intact."
-- David Cox, Uncut Shaolin Soccer | List Price | $14.99 (You save $4.70) | | Studio | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3121  | | CD Universe Part number | 6741660 | | Catalog number | 02915800 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 24, 2004 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for action violence and thematic elements | | Also Known As | Siu Lam Juk Kau; Kung Fu Soccer | | Running Time | 111 Minutes | | Additional Info | Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Subtitled |
Shaolin Soccer Movie Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Good
I loved this movie also. Lots of laughs and action.
Submitted by sjackson (Ogema, MN, USA) 
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 Non-stop kickin' grass laughing!!!
This movie is AWESOME!!! It has very cool FX and the comedy it's just out of this world! For me it has many similarities with most anime series, mainly with Dragon Ball and Captain Tsubasa, even so I believe that in addition it gives a very good message of self-esteem and personal overcoming that can make you cry a little, but jus a little 'cause you'll laugh mostly the entire movie. Give a chance to this Asian production, believe me, you won't be disappointed. ^_^
Submitted by trigunkuroneko (San Luis Potosi, Mexico)
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Good comedy/Kung-fu hybrid
This is the precursor to "Kung-fu Hustle", it's goofy kung-fu action all the way. And you gotta love those dance scenes.
Submitted by nicmuir (Avondale, Cape Town,South Africa)
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it starts out very wierd and quite hillarious, but then you get deeper into the story as the movie goes on. very good i think.
Submitted by yoshi_starwars (oklahoma)
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fun
I thought this was a very funny movie.not a make you think kind of movie but was not made to be,if you want a fun movie this is it.
Submitted by ben (eugene,or)
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Shaolin Soccer DVD Shaolin Soccer
With tons of action, eye-popping special effects, and nonstop laughs, here's a hilarious martial arts comedy about a team of misfits who take their best shot at winning a championship! Sing is a skilled Shaolin kung fu devotee whose amazing "leg of steel" catches the eye of a soccer coach! Together they assemble a squad of Sing's former Shaolin brothers inspired by the big-money prize in a national soccer competition! Using an unlikely mix of martial arts and newfound soccer skills, it seems an unbeatable combination ... until they must face the dreaded Team Evil in the ultimate battle for the title!
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