Product Information
A Shaolin Kung-Fu practitioner is looking for a way to spread the word about his art. He meets up with an ex-soccer player who trains him and his five brothers to play football. They form a team, and combining the two disciplines, are soon entered into a major competition.Product Identifiers
ProducerKwok Fai-Yeung
EAN5055201808745
eBay Product ID (ePID)73434097
Product Key Features
ActorStephen Chow, Vicki Zhao, Man Tai Ng
Film/TV TitleShaolin Soccer
DirectorStephen Chow
LanguageCantonese
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time99 Mins
Release Year2009
FormatBlu-ray
FeaturesMaking of Documentary\Out Takes\Special Effects Featurette\Guide to Shaolin Moves, With Subtitles
GenreSports
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureHong Kong
Additional InformationHong Kong satirist Stephen Chow wrote, directed, and stars in this hilarious spoof of sports and kung fu movie cliches. Chow plays 'Mighty Steel Leg' Sing, who can kick soda cans through walls, and is a natural soccer star in the eyes of crippled coach Fung (Patrick Se Yin), who is looking to challenge his arch rival Hung, the captain of the aptly named Evil Team. Recruiting Sing and his goofy brothers who all have names like Steel Head, Hook Kick Leg, and Weight Vest (with qualities to match), Hung's team soon rises through the ranks via their supernatural Kung Fu soccer skills. There's also a love interest in the form of a shy girl (Vicki Zhao Wei) who uses martial arts magic in making steamed bread. MATRIX-style digital effects elevate the actor's martial arts skills to ludicrous heights, giving the clichΘd story such a giddy, high-octane boost it soars into a comic class by itself. Soccer balls ripple through the air like slo-mo bullets, smashing through walls, and flying thousands of feet in the air. A box office smash in the East, SHAOLIN SOCCER should prove irresistible to open-minded Westerners looking for a laugh-out-loud experience.
ReviewsFHM - Match of the Day meets The Matrix., Hotdog - Brilliant... could well be the best football movie ever made., The Sun - Insanely funny.
Dubbing LanguagesEnglish\Cantonese
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleShaolin Soccer
Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence and drug use