Review of Shaolin Soccer (2001) by Asyraf M — 20 Jun 2008
Stephen Chow's best movie.
Unfortunately don't watch the American version. It's been edited into crap.
First off it has a cheesy Americanized soundtrack.
Then the story has been edited into crap.
If you watch the original HK version, Steven Chow's character wants to spead the message of Kung Fu to the world and he's always trying to think of a way to present it. He tries the singing thing etc and then finally lands on soccer as a way to spread it. Then when they win the championship it makes sense that everyone in public has learned Kung Fu because he met his goal and spread his message.
In the American version all that dialog has been re-edited so that none of that "wanting to spread kung-fu" exists. He just wants a job, that's it and in the end there is no point. You can try to guess that people seeing a bunch of kung-fu guys win the soccer championship would be inspired but you have to infer it. It's not the clear arrival of his long term goal like it is in the HK version.
This review of Shaolin Soccer (2001) was written by Asyraf M on 20 Jun 2008.
Shaolin Soccer has generally received very positive reviews.
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