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Summary: Silly and Highly Entertaining
Review: I am generally hooked on Jackie Chan's Hong Kong style kung fu movies (Drunken Master and the like), but I did find this movie very refreshing and entertaining. I'm not into western type of movies, but this one had enough of a twist to make me like it. I do enjoy East-West multi-cultural mix. Also, the movie does bring out Jackie's silly side. Few times I almost cried from laughter.
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Summary: Good clean fun
Review: Jackie Chan movies will never win an Oscar.Now that we've established our ceiling, let's consider the following characteristics of this movie: Fantastic, ingenious and creative fight scenes
Clever, witty comic banter
A classic milquetoast saves princess story line
A decent, none-too-heavy-handed social commentary
Jackie Chan's likable comedy presence
Owen Wilson's acerbic wit It's a good time. A fun movie with plenty of action and romance, and certainly one of Chan's best of the last 5 years.
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Summary: Great chemistry
Review: I will start out by saying that I do not like Jackie Chan movies at all. I have NEVER been a fan of martial art movies, so when this came out, I really had no desire to see this either. BUT, I love Owen Wilson, he's a great actor, so for his sake, I watched this, fully expecting to hate every second of it. Did I forget to mention that normally I hate "buddy action flicks" also? Well, wasn't I surprised!!! Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan have a great chemistry together, and I have a newfound respect for Jackie Chan that I didn't have before. He is a great comedic talent as well as a fine martial artist. I was wowed by the fact that he does his own stunts. I knew that before, but since I never saw any of his movies, I didn't realize how great they are. The stunts, I mean. I still don't like his other movies, but this is great, and Shanghai Knights was funny as well, although not as funny as this. I'm glad I gave it a shot and I'm glad that it's part of my DVD collection. I highly recommend this fun film.
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Summary: One of Chan's best!
Review: I've been a long-time fan of Jackie Chan, and have seen many of his Hong Kong and Australian made films. This is certainly one of his funniest, partially thanks to his teaming up with Owen Wilson. Wilson's monotone voice only ads to the comedy, as you really believe his character is being sincere, though naive. It is a great family movie for kids over 10. There is some mild language (probably no worse than most kids hear in school), and a couple of compromising situations.
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Summary: A Family Favorite.
Review: This is a movie that the whole family likes. And the true test is that we have watched it 20 times, and there is only one scene we skip! This is the story of an imperial guard, Chong Wang, pronounced John Wayne, played by Jackie Chan, who is out to rescue the imperial princess. She has been kidnapped and is being ransomed for gold. He meets and ultimately teams up with a train robber named Roy OBannon, his outlaw name. Roys live has been one of robbing trains and spending all the money in brothels. Meeting Chong gives Roys life a purpous that it had always lacked. Roys joins Chong in his noble quest and the journey is tremendous fun for the viewer. For many of us, this is the movie that introduced us to Owen Wilson. Owen plays a semi-compitent non stop jabber mouth, which plays well with the laconic Chan. The fight scenes with Chan are amazing and inventive, as we have come to expect from a Jackie Chan movie. One wonders how long he can keep doing his own stunts. When he has to slow down, his creative mind, acting ability and big grin should carry him nicely for a long time. For familes, there is no nudity, but the S#@t word is used a couple times, but nothing worse than that. Fav's:
"Thats not how we wing it!"
"Roy, it looks like you blasted the #$%@ out of our fruits."
"Holy Crap! The vulchers are eating my head!"
"Keep going with the Chinese, I think its about to work".
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Summary: Movie that everyone can enjoy
Review: This has to be one of my favorite movies of all time! Between Jackie Chan's amazing stunts and Owen's adorably funny personality, I found myself hooked. Loved the sequel even more and I can't wait to see the third installment, Shanghai Dawn. These two make the best on-screen team(plus Owen makes for some really nice eye candy, lol) I recommend this movie highly!
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Summary: A fun-filled action-packed Jackie Chan-Owen Wilson western
Review: "Shanghai Noon" is a five star film when judged by its enjoyability and not by more presumptuous artistic standards. But in a world were so many movies fail big time and fall short of their potential there is ample reason to celebrate a fun movie like this one. Besides, when it comes to martial arts films it is clear to me that Jackie Chan is a perfect combination of the athleticism of Gene Kelly with the ability of Fred Astaire to work with whatever is laying about the location. Seriously, think about it; Chan doing a fight sequence with elk antlers just like Astaire dancing with a hat rack. The point of the plot is to get Jackie Chan's character, Chon Wang, into the Wild West of the Nevada frontier in 1881. Princess Pei Pei (Lucy Lui) of the Imperial Court becomes the victim of a kidnapping plot and is taken to the United States. Three warriors are sent to deliver the ransom, along with a royal interpreter; Chon Wang tags along to carry the baggage. Unfortunately the train on which the Chinese are traveling is the target of wannabee outlaw Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson) and his inept gang. The two become partners in rescuing the princess, although Roy is more interested in the gold. Consequently the plot is a model of predictability but serves its purpose of getting us from one amazing fight sequence to the next. The pairing of Chan and Wilson is similar to that of Chan and Chris Tucker in the "Rush Hour" movies, contrasting Chan's halting English with an ultra-verbal co-star. But there is a significant difference in that Wilson is more low keyed in his verbosity, making for what I think is a better contrast. The point that I knew this movie was really going to work was when Chon comes across Roy buried up to his neck in the sand. Instead of digging Roy out of the hole, Chon simply gives him a pair of chopsticks and suggests Roy dig himself out. Of course, Roy does, which is important because it gives the character credibility for holding his own, at least on some level, with Chon, which he certainly does in their first fight scene together. More importantly, they are both fish out of water when it comes to the Wild West. Jackie Chan's creativity in fight sequences is astounding and setting the action in a Western gives it an added vitality. However, Chan also has an opportunity to do some "real" acting in this film with several early scenes that require emotional responses. Across the board this may well be Chan's best performance. There are also references to at least two dozen westerns, from the attempt to blow open a safe on a train from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" to a villain being named Van Cleef just liked the actor who played the "bad" guy in "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly." These assorted homages, nudges, and winks to past westerns is just part of the general sense of joy that permeates this film (and give you something to do when you watch the film a second time). 'Shanghai Noon' is just a fun film that avoids insulting the intelligence of its audience. We need more movies like this one (which explains the recent sequel).
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Summary: refreshingly funny and action packed
Review: I can't watch this movie enough. I find the chemistry between Chan and Wilson amazing and it keeps the plot rolling along even when it seems cliche. Without being slapstick, Chan's stunts and Wilson's dialogue make this one of the funniest buddy movies I have seen in a long time. If you are looking for something fun, refreshing, full of great one liners, and sweet...this is the one great movie.
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Summary: Cool fights and a few good laughs...
Review: While it's no "Rush Hour," "Shanghai Noon" is still a fun two hours filled with sly laughs and kick-you-in-the-face action that never lets up. Owen Wilson, who I like better every time I see him, is an outlaw who comes across Chong Wang (Jackie Chan), who is on a quest to save a Chinese princess (Lucy Liu). The two play off each other well and we have the usual buddy-film banter, but Wilson and Chan have a unique chemistry that disguises the movie's cliche flaws, making the movie tons more enjoyable. The film is well-shot and surprisingly fast-paced. There are frequent laughs and Chan's always-excellent fight scenes. Get it if you love martial arts movies, or if you liked "Rush Hour."
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Summary: Shanghai Noon
Review: This is simply one of the best comedy films I have ever seen. Jackie Chan is great and Owen Wilson deplays star quality. A must see!!!
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