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Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Calling On a Hi-Ya Power: Kung Fu Helps an Underdog Team Go for the Goal in 'Shaolin Soccer'

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"Shaolin Soccer" is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with soccer balls, a touch of Sergio Leone and not one microsecond of seriousness.
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When ringleader-brother Sing (longtime comedy star/filmmaker Chow), a kung fu master, kicks the first ball at practice, it soars into the heavens. Literally. The players wait for it to come down. And they wait. Sing, who isn't called "Mighty Steel Leg" for nothing, can shoot the ball through walls. And when he really whacks that thing, it becomes a turf-burning projectile that causes a near-hurricane and leaves a scalded furrow in the grass.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Yeah, I saw a preview to this and it looked pretty friggin funny.

Posted by St. Yogi (Member # 5974) on :

I downloaded this like six months ago. Absolutely hilarious [Big Grin]

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

My brother played us his selected scenes. It was really funny. And the goalie for the evil team, what a hottie!

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

Mmmmm... footy gear... yum

Posted by BYuCnslr (Member # 1857) on :

Hehehe...I think in the last year, I've seen this movie in Cantonese, Manderine Chinese, and Korean....so awesome.
Satyagraha

Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :

::sigh:: It's still not playing within 40 miles of my apartment.

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

"It's no way to kick the ball like that".

"I am going to explode!"

"I repair cars, so it's only natural I would have a wrench in my shorts. It's for holding them still while screwing." [ROFL]

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

My roommate saw it years ago in Japan and has a pirate copy. I've been wanting to see it ever since she told me about it.

Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :

*wondering how long it will be before Ick posts here to say "I don't like KungFu Soccer movies."*

[Big Grin]

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Psh. I saw this well over a year ago. It was released in Hong Kong a while ago, and my old roommate was a big fan of Hong Kong movies, so he bought the DVD online somewhere. I just hope the subtitles are better when they release it here.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

That movie was *very* funny. Heartily recommended.

Posted by Zamphyr (Member # 6213) on :

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I just hope the subtitles are better when they release it here.

Actually, that's one of the many reasons this movie's been on a US studio's shelf for so long.

For those of you who have seen the Hong Kong version, the US version is edited down, with some of the side-plots cut out.

And of course, some jokes just don't translate well....

My brother cuts movie trailers, so I saw both versions about a year ago. [Taunt]