Shaolin Soccer

You have to see it to believe, its campy, silly, fun and fall off the chair hilarious... get the crowd over !!

From the beginning of the movie, I was laughing my hindquarters off... Granted there were some awkward moments and some slow moments. But overall, the movie made me laugh (pretty hard in a few places).

I really didn't care for Kung Fu Hustle and thought The White Dragon, Kung Phooey! and Where Is Mama's Boy were all rather sophomoric attempts at spoofs. I did laugh pretty hard at Kung Pow - Enter The Fist, but I still think that Shaolin Soccer is the better "movie." It actually felt like fully-fledged movie rather than a strung out set of slapstick and sight gags.

It was definitely reminiscent of Balls of Fury in tone and plot, however. But, again, I think it came off much better.

I'd actually recommend this movie for fans of the kung fu genre who are looking for a light-hearted spoof that still somewhat bottles a little bit of the kung fu genre's spirit.

Loved this movie the first time I saw it. I let a friend borrow it and they never gave it back. The great thing about this new version is that it is dubbed. Even though the subtitled version is a little different it does make for easier viewing. The subtitled version is available on this disc too.
Great movie. Funny, quirky, not the norm.

Saw part of this on TV, and wanted to watch the other half. The special FX are corny as all get out, but that makes it funnier. It's a typical HEA storyline, but a good one worth watching at least once or twice.

I was living in China when this hit the theatres, and wow was it popular. Now I know why. We start with some absurd Chinese slapstick and move into an excellent shows of special effects, stunts, and martial artistry. This is fun, thrilling, funny, crazy as all get-out, and just damn good. I'll be watching it again.