Adventures from my Netflix queue: Shaolin Soccer
On the eve of the World Cup, I watch my latest movie from Netflix, Shaolin Soccer. How fortuitous that it arrives at just this moment. I don’t think I had tried, but it happened.
I was laughing throughout this flick. Funny. And it was about soccer. A great sport to do a film on. The best bits were the friendly with the thugs, the ET reference, the high flying girls as guys soccer duo, and the Bruce Lee goalie. That guy even wore the suit from the Game of Death! Hilarious.
4 of 5 stars.
Go Team USA!
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I love this movie. My favorite is the skinny streetfighter who gets in Praying Mantis mode. He’s like that final person that needs to be beaten that’s supposedly the best, like in any Kung Fu film. But as he’s preparing to fight, Stephen Chow’s character asks him for money. Praying Mantis dude instantly snaps out of it and hands him his money, the scene ends with tears rolling down his face. Hilarious.
Yeah, a great film. Much better than Kung Fu Hustle.