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Summary: The worst Chan movie I could imagine
Review: I am a huge Jackie Chan fan, but this movie was just bizarre and stupid. What a confusing mess.
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Summary: Deja vu?
Review: I thought this was cute and Owen Wilson was a comedic treat but why did it have the same feeling that Shanghai Noon had? I mean the main villain died in the same way and there was little things that was lifted straight from the first script. I also have to admit that Fann Wong was a nice addition to the cast and I enjoyed it over all but the only reason why it got three stars in my books was because of the fact that it felt like a sequal for sequal's sake.
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Summary: +1/2 -- OK comedy; disappointing sequel.
Review: A disappointing, though not entirely lackluster, follow-up to the zip-bang hilarity of "Shanghai Noon." Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson still have good chemistry together, but they trade the unexpected sparkle of the first film in for simplistic, slow-moving schtick. A terrible pop music soundtrack also gets in the way... many, many times througout the film. But as lighthearted, unpretentious comedies go, you could do a lot worse. I'd still go see the third film in the series, if they make one.
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Summary: Chan's Best American Movie - Wildly Entertaining Trash
Review: The Shanghai Noon series has been Jackie Chan's best US work so far. Sure it's another formulaic sidekick story (but at least it's Owen Wilson and not the nauseatingly annoying Chris Tucker), and anyone who has seen Chan's earlier movies has seen most of these stunts before. But nuts to that. This is a wildly entertaining piece of pure trash, taking great liberties with historical fact in pursuit of action set-pieces and a laugh (which is fine by me).Chan and Wilson have great on screen chemistry. Aidan Gillen is a wonderfully one-dimensional villain, and the entire supporting cast do their job admirably. Grab some popcorn and leave your brain and expectations at the door and you'll have a ball.
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Summary: Fun, diverting movie has no use for history
Review: "Shanghai Knights", the sequel to 2000's "Shanghai Noon", is like a big, friendly, rambunctious dog - some people will find it irresistible, while others see it as tiresome. And like said dog, it means no harm, but damage results. In this case, the film's blatant disregard of history will inevitable confuses the masses, whose grasp of history is already marginal. Examples: The movie takes place in 1887. One of the characters is Jack the Ripper, who did not start his murderous rampage until the following year. [Okay, that one's close.]. Another character is a teenager who turns out to be Charlie Chaplin. Problem is, Chaplin wasn't born until 1889. In one sequence, the heroes roar through London in an automobile that wasn't created until at least twenty years later. My concern is this: Has the audience been dumbed down for so many years that now even the people who make the movies are too dumbed down to know the difference? Trashing of history aside, "Shanghai Knights" is a fun and amiable movie. It is obvious that no one involved in it took the movie seriously. The slight story starts in The Forbidden City in China, where the guardian of the Imperial seal is killed, his daughter injured, and the seal stolen. Chon Wang [Jackie Chan], son of the victim, is currently the sheriff in a town in the American Wild West. To help in avenging his father and in retrieving the seal, Chon goes to New York to find his old partner, Roy O'Bannon [Owen Wilson]. Convincing Roy to go to London, where the thief, a member of the British royal family, lives is no easy task. Eventually, the pair makes it to England, where Chon's sister is also on the trail of the killer. Many adventures ensue, some of them silly, some of them quite hilarious. Wilson and Chan are two of the funniest actors around, and they make a great comedic pair. Much of what is funny about them is their physical comedy, though there is also some fairly sharp dialog. The sets and the costumes are nicely done, and the pacing is brisk. If only the writers of "Shanghai Knights" had paid simply scant attention to history, it would have been a much more enjoyable movie to me.
GRADE: B
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Summary: Shanghai Morning
Review: What's this? A sequel that's actually BETTER than the original? Well, such is the case with Shanghai Knights. Needless to say, I did like this show. Jackie Chan, though appearing in TOO many movies already, still impressed and amused me with his wacky fights. And Owen Wilson is hilarious. It'd been a long time since I laughed so frequently in a movie. While nothing spectacular as far as action-comedies go, Shanghai Knights has enough distinct action and comedy to keep it 90% entertaining. I'd never watch it again, of course, but it was fun while it lasted.
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Summary: Good Sequel
Review: I have never enjoy a sequel as much as Shangai Knights. Everyone in the movie was good especially Owen Wilson who as funny as it gets. Plot was very good and was easy to follow which is rare in movies. The fighting with Jackie and the swordman put it over the top. You won't regret buying this.
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Summary: Good, But Stick To the First One
Review: Shanghai Knights was a pretty decent movie, but I really enjoyed Shanghai Noon much better. In this movie, there was still a lot of action fight scenes, but it just wasn't as funny. The funniest part of this movie were the bluppers at the end of the movie. I say stick to the Shanghai Noon.
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Summary: Not quite as good as the original, but still entertaining!
Review: While Shanghai Knights perhaps isn't as great as its predecessor, it still benefits from the magical combination of Jackie Chan's amazing stunts and Owen Wilson's unerring comedic timing and charisma. The anachronistic use of music actually adds much to the style of the film. While many of the jokes make Englishmen everywhere groan, Americans can't help but smile at Roy's sum-up of the American Revolution ("beat 'em like a drum"). Aidan Gillen is an appropriately creepy bad guy, Tom Fisher's "Artie" is goofy fun, and while Fann Wang's character is rather 2-dimesional, she does add color, action and beauty to the film. All in all, the film offers entertainment in the form of comedy and kick-butt action. This tongue-in-check adventure is for those who are willing to get caught up in the insane antics of the lovable Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon. Just be sure to not take it too seriously, they certainly don't!
As far as the DVD version of the film, it offers limited extras: the deleted scenes are somewhat repetative (although they do explain what happened to Roy (and Chon's) wife Falling Leaves.) The "Fight Manual" with Jackie Chan is passibly interesting. In the end its the movie that counts!
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Summary: A kick, to be enjoyed by the whole family
Review: Shanghai Knights is a very funny addition to the adventures of Chon and Roy. I would almost say that this is better than the orginal, Shanghai Noon. If you haven't seen Shanghai Noon, see it BEFORE you see Shanghai Knights. It will make the movie even funnier. This is something that the entire family can enjoy.
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