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Summary: Hilariously entertaining
Review: This is one of the funniest movies I saw all summer (next to Scary Movie). If you are a Chan fan (or even if you aren't), you will get a kick out of this movie. Not only are Jackie's stunts unbelievable (as usual), but the way he interacts with Owen Wilson makes for a hilariously entertaining comedy pairing. Our sides were hurting when we left the theater because of our laughing, as I'm sure were the rest of the audience's as well. Go check this movie out, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Great Wilson, OK Chan
Review: From a plot, dialogue and acting viewpoint, this is probably the best of the Jackie Chan movies. The majority of the credit goes to the stellar performance of Owen Wilson, who is absolutely hilarous and strikes just the right tone for this movie (he is also the highlight of Meet the Parents). However, one also goes to Jackie Chan movies for the stunts, and in this one, they are below par. Whether it was due to Jackie's age, a conscious plot decision or possibly "pan and scan" in the video, which can screw up action sequences, the stunt portions were choppily put together and underwhelming.
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Summary: Classic Good vs. Evil with Warm-Hearted Chuckles Throughout
Review: Simply a great film. Well worth watching over and over again. Aside from some mild vulgarity, this was a great family film. It left us all grinning and chuckling the whole evening. A welcome addition to anyone's DVD collection.
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Summary: The King of Martial Arts Humor "Strikes" Again
Review: If you enjoy Jackie Chan, you don't even need to read any reviews. You'll love this movie as well. And if you haven't had the chance to see Owen Wilson onscreen before -- you're in for a treat. Both Wilson and Chan have understated senses of humor and timing... mixed, they are hilarious. You'll laugh even after the movie as memories of the scenes grip you again.My only question... how in the world does one get a horse to sit down like a dog? Have fun! Steven Reis
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Summary: A nice angle on the Western
Review: You have to accept it. Jackie Chan is able to pull of stunts that others could not even try! Just watch the way he takes on the Crow Indians - I will never look at my garden shrubs the same way again! Nice simple story: a disillusioned Chinese princess (played surprisingly well by Lucy Liu) is tricked into going to America where she is held for ransom. 3 of the Imperial Guard are sent to rescue her and along tags Chan because he feels responsibile for the princesses predicament. Along the way Chan meets Owen Wilson who does a great job as a James Garner kind of "things-are-out of control" cowboy and together they team up to rescue Liu. Well there are bar room brawls and Chan's amazing prowess with a horseshoe and some rope (and by the way he gets married to a squaw who turns out to be an ingenious sharpshooter). Of course all turns out well. There are lots of high jinks, some not too bad baddies and lots of opportunities for Chan to bond with Wilson. It is a great Sunday afternoon kind of movie, reminiscent of those old comedey westerns. The most striking thing for me was Lucy Liu. I must admit that I had only seen her in Allie McBeal and so really expected much of the same. In reality she played the princess really well: quiet pride and sensitivity! On the strength of this I am now looking forward to Charlie's Angels. It isn't going to win an oscar and the ending is a bit feeble but it will stop you worrying about Monday for a few hours.
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Summary: Best Fun Western since Blazing Saddles
Review: I've always enjoyed Jackie Chan movies, but adding Owen Wilson to the mix gives you a whole new experience! His laid back style and dry humor keep you glued to the screen waiting on his next quip. I'll definitely be adding this title to my DVD collection!
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Summary: A Jackie Chan Flick Favorite
Review: If you liked Rush Hour, your in for a treat. To me, Shanghai Noon is better than Rush Hour. Jackie had much more control over the action sequences and fights, and the proof is spinning on that DVD. Not as good as his older films in terms of action (like Police Story, Drunken Master...) but non-the less the stunts/action and comedy are top notch. The DVD itself is really good with a lot of bonus features including commentary from Tim Dey, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. Jackie didn't do the commentary with Wilson and Dey, and as a result he doesn't speak much (the opposite is true for Dey though...). There are alot of behind the scenes documentarys and deleted footage (a little more than 10 minutes) that make this a great disk to pick up.
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Summary: An very entertaining Jackie Chan flick.
Review: The plot:Chon Wang(Jackie Chan) is a slave and a gaurd in the forbidden city of china, then a beautiful princess Pei Pei(Lucy Liu) escape from china to go in america. Wang decide to bring her to america, if he could find her. Bank Rubber Roy O`Bannon(Owen Wilson in a very funny performance) try to stole money from an train but one of his partners shoot a chinese man for nothing. Wang thinks O`Bannon killed his uncle. Then two become friends along the way, since Wang is married to an Indian Woman, he didn`t remember(I won`t give it away), O`Bannon is teaching Wang, how to use weapons in the west. But Princess Pei Pei find out an chinese man, who betray china. He`s there to build trains tracks with using slaves from china. Wang and O`Bannon find out about the slaves, they would do anything to save them and the princess. DVD`s superb Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and Great widescreen transer(2.35:1) and Special Features: Three different audio commentaires from the actors:Chan and Wilson and the director:Tom Dey. Also Deleted Scenes. Grade:B+. Panavision.
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Summary: Jackie Chan's Tribute to Gene Wilder!
Review: This movie is practically a frame-by-frame remake of the 1979 Western Comedy, "The Frisco Kid", with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson reprising the roles originally starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford. And of course, Chan substitutes a Chinese warrior in the same situations as Wilder's Polish Rabbi. Since I loved "The Frisco Kid", I liked this movie too, but not as much as the original. 1 1/2 thumbs up!
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Summary: pleasant but not very funny film
Review: Likeable as it undoubtedly is, `Shanghai Noon' never manages to elicit more than a few mild chuckles during its 110-minute running time. You sure can't blame the actors for not trying since both Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson provide charm and energy to spare: Chan as a Chinese Imperial guardsman sent to America to ransom a kidnapped princess, and Wilson as a sardonic, well meaning, but bumbling highwayman who meet up and become unlikely buddies in the 1880's American West. The fault, therefore, must lie in the screenplay, which, though it has its heart in the right place, never breaks out into the full-fledged absurdism a set-up like this needs to really make it work. The film draws heavily from a number of earlier Western spoofs - i.e. the nick-of-time gallows rescue a la `Cat Ballou,' the mocking derision of Western movie star names in `Back to the Future III' (albeit in this case it is John Wayne who comes in for the ribbing as opposed to Clint Eastwood in the earlier film). There's even a bit of the atmosphere of `Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' in the train robbery and the hiding-out-in-a-bordello scenes. Somehow, though, the authors of this film don't quite know what to do with all the elements they've gathered. Chan and Wilson certainly make for genial and entertaining partners, but the comic lines just aren't there for them to work with. Most of the jokes revolve around tired references to Chan's cross-cultural, fish-out-of-water bumbling. More successful are Wilson's glib one-liners that help to domesticate much of the action and make it relevant to modern audiences. The script, unfortunately, softens its edges by frequently lapsing into point-making sentimentality - particularly in the scenes with the shanghai-ed princess. These sequences interrupt the lighthearted, comic tone without adding any real depth to the proceedings. Of course, one does not attend a Jackie Chan movie seeking either great acting or even decent comic timing from the martial arts stunt man extraordinaire. We come, of course, for the jaw dropping action sequences that are sure to be a major part of any Chan vehicle. Although we are not exactly disappointed by his work in `Shanghai Noon,' it was obviously decided early on in the making of this film to use this as a bridge to help Chan cross over into more mainstream filmmaking and, therefore, the moviemakers emphasize the story, dialogue and characters at the expense of the elaborate stunt work. That would be fine if the quality of the former were anywhere near the level necessary to overcome the insufficiency of the latter, but I'm afraid that Chan's physical action sequences in `Shanghai Noon,' though certainly not bad by any stretch of the imagination, still lack the no-holds-barred exuberance and playfulness of much of his previous, less narrative-oriented work. `Shanghai Noon' is, I suppose, a tolerable time waster (and its glorious Nevada backgrounds make for some mighty impressive viewing), but, given the high energy level of its two stars, one wishes it were so much more.
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