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Author Topic: Shaolin Soccer Jacob Huber Expert Film Handler Posts: 172 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-22-2003 02:26 AM                     I saw a preview of this movie and it looked decent enough, so I d/led some of it off of KaZaa, considering that it came out in Hong Kong in 2001. There were no subtitles and it was all in Cantonese, so I decided to buy the DVD from an Asian media e-store (I was bored and had some cash to blow). This movie is not for everybody. Pretty much if you like old Kung-fu movies or cheesy comedy ala Kung Pow!, you'll like it. The translations can be pretty iffy at times. There is a part where the coach tells the team to "kick the soccer", since this is an American translation and we use the term soccer instead of football, which would have worked. I guess you could call this an Engrish translation. The plot line is pretty coherent and the film is just really cheesy, but not in an overbearing way. The kung-fu is excellent, but there are parts that are blatantly CGI. Good film that I'd reccomend to anybody looking to kill about 2 hours. 6.8/10 Note: this movie is coming out in theatres in the States in August 2003, but it will be dubbed and shortened from its original length of 112 minutes to ~81 minutes.  |  IP: Logged Joe Beres Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 606 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-22-2003 03:22 PM                     81 minutes?!? That is terrible. I for one, loved the movie. We're showing the Miramax version at the Wisconsin Film Fest next week. I'm curious to see if they changed all of the music and butchered the movie any further. Ridiculous.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 05-21-2004 10:25 AM                 It has been 425 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-21-2004 10:25 AM                        Boy this movie has some life to it! I caught it a few weeks ago in downtown Washington DC at the Landmark E-Street Cinema. Great film, I really enjoyed it.My only complaint was the print was in atrocious shape. Big Huge Green Scratches througout the film. I am glad I got to catch it on the big screen though. The E-Street Cinema is a beautiful Theatre too.  |  IP: Logged Pravin Ratnam Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 844 From: Atlanta, GA,USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 05-23-2004 01:24 PM                     Saw this movie a couple of weeks ago at the Madstone in Atlanta. It was subtitled and edited down to nearly 90 minutes. I guess that is preferable to the dubbed version that was initially tried out by Miramax. Fun cheesy movie (with the emphasis on cheesy). I don't understand the hype. The FX looked cheesy, but they don't bother you because of the tone of the movie. It was funny to see computer generated English signs in place of the Cantonese signs in the original. And someone get me those "American drugs" the Team Evil takes so I can break some HR records in baseball. A good fun movie.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-23-2005 07:14 PM                        Agreed with the other comments. This was fun. I ran the 90-ish-minute US version. I'd be interested to know what was cut out. Recommended.  |  IP: Logged

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