Review of CJ7 (2008) by Luke B — 25 Aug 2008

The bastard child of ET and Pokemon, funny, strange and bewildering.

This review of CJ7 (2008) was written by Luke B on 25 Aug 2008.

CJ7 has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Megwhiteley (173) on 08 Apr 2012

Ok, the movie is good, have some good effects, but no is the better japan movie, some moments are boring and stupid, the characters are regular,…

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By Andy S (1,590) on 16 Jul 2012

Stephen Chow never disappoints anyone with his sweet, tender, humane stories. He is God-gifted, talented director/actor/writer…

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By Victor U (8) on 22 Feb 2016

The movie is great I like how Stephen Chow's made the scene with the kid doing the buddha's hand from the movie kung fu hustle…

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By Marcus W (1,161) on 27 Jul 2015

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 27 Apr 2017

C7J isn't as cutesy as Batteries Not Included or Short Circuit, or as grim as Gremlins, though it resembles them all in its jerky, semi-comic…

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By Cineautoctono (479) on 19 Dec 2015

The family film Made in China, was acceptable , good for the script, funny and dramatic at the same time , but think it is the ET Chinese,…

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By Diego F (62) on 17 Sep 2016

I usually don't like movies with subtitles, if I want to read I grab a book. with that being said this I found this movie to be very cute…

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By King L (158) on 09 Jun 2015

Cute movie about a little kid who befriends an alien from outer space. A Chinese version of E.T. but with a simpler story line meant for children…

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By Billy O (74) on 02 Dec 2011

Sacma sapan bi filmdi ama cok eglendim :D…

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By Charm P (10) on 20 May 2011

A much different direction from Chow's previous films. In a way a good attempt to make an Asian E.T. film…

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