If you are a fan of Asian cinema watch Shoalin Soccer, if you are looking for a downright funny film watch Shoalin Soccer, if you laughed till you cried watching Kung-Fu Hustle prepare to do so again.Do not however watch Shoalin Soccer if you are looking for a serious romance or for the "SOCCER" you will be somewhat disappointed. I say somewhat because among all the slapstick humour and jokes the movie has quite a moving story and the characters are developed quite well, at least the main ones are. The movie flows really well from the beginning it never becomes dull or tedious and the jokes and gags are timed perfectly courtesy of Steven Chow who is a fantastic director; shame the types of movies he works with aren't really appreciated and Hollywood has made sure of that. Besides that go see the movie if you want 2 hours of pure entertainment from a fantastic movie.In terms of a comedy movie i give this a 9/10. But in all seriousness this movie gets a 7.5/10 from me.

Shaolin Soccer If wars were settled at the World Cup, there's a high probability the world's economy would be in the hands of a country affected by the European debt crisis.Fortunately, the country kicking soccer balls in this action/comedy is well heeled.Interested in spreading the virtues of kung fu, Shaolin monk Sing (Stephen Chow) sets out to incorporate the combat technique with soccer.With the help of a former footballer Golden Leg (Ng Man Tat), Sing assembles a sad squadron of monks and street-thugs that he conditions into Team Shaolin.Using their physics defying soccer moves to secure a spot in a prestigious tournament, Team Shaolin must face-off against the US super-serum enhanced Team Evil.A slapstick underdog comedy combined with a versus style video game aesthetic, Shaolin Soccer is a unique and enthralling experience.Thankfully, Team Shaolin did not have to face-off against the flaming monks of Team Tibetan.Green Light vidiotreviews.blogspot.com

Shaolin Soccer is, first and foremost, joyous. It's a live-action cartoon overflowing with enthusiasm for its subject matter, its characters, and just about everything else in the world. Plot-wise, it tells the story of a team of kung-fu experts who band together to create a super-powered soccer team and, after a lot of goofy team-building and conflict, do battle with their rivals, the literally-named Team Evil.This might not be the film to introduce people to Hong Kong cinema with -- the cinematography seems cheap in all but the most major scenes, and some of the humour is distinctly odd. Chow's follow-up movie, Kung-Fu Hustle, is a slicker and more accessible picture. But there's a lot to love about Shaolin Soccer, which has plenty of laughs and (at least in my experience) not a single dull second. Not only that, but it has a message I think a lot of people need to take to heart -- whatever you do, whether it be soccer, martial arts, making steamed buns, or singing on street corners, do your best to make it awesome.

Combining soccer with kung fu, what an odd but yet at the same time logical and humorous idea. It's a combination that works out well for this movie, that you of course shouldn't take serious in any way.It's a really over-the-top movie with all of its action and humor. It's what makes this movie basically some perfect good, light, entertainment to watch. But it at the same time also makes this a quite simplistic movie, that doesn't has much to offer story-wise and because of its simplicity also never rises above the level of simply good.But this doesn't really matter when watching this movie, fore no one will of course watch this movie for its story or realism. When watching this movie you'll surely have a good time and you don't necessarily have to be familiar with soccer or Asian cinema or kung fu movies in general because this movie has basically nothing to do with soccer or kung fu. It doesn't follow any rules or logical and makes up its own stuff, which is actually one of the movie its strongest points. It's unlike anything you have ever seen before, in terms of its action and entertainment.What this movie mostly does is using "The Matrix" techniques for all of its action, applied to the games of soccer that are played throughout this movie. So you could call this a "The Matrix" spoof, though it's more making fun of the entire kung fu movie genre, by using the "The Matrix" techniques and effects. But at the same time the movie still manages to feel like a fresh and original enough movie on its own. All of the soccer games are done quite creatively but even when no games are being played the movie still manages to be a fun and entertaining watch, which is also thanks to some good and likable characters that are all in it.Biggest mystery of this movie is why there never was a sequel. This movie was an huge success at the time, globally and is still a quite popular movie to watch now days. It's one of the few movies I wouldn't had minded seeing getting a sequel. There is still plenty of stuff to explore and put into a second movie, without becoming a tiresome one or a simple rehash of the first movie. Surely there is still plenty of good and creative stuff to be shown during all of its soccer games.Perfect, harmless, family entertainment!7/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/