Sing (Stephen Chow) is a Shaolin kung fu student who wants to bring Shaolin kung fu to the public, but doesn't know to do it. He meets Fung, a former soccer star, and they form a soccer team with Sing's kung fu brothers. The team uses their kung fu skills on the soccer field in the National Soccer Tournament.
SHAOLIN SOCCER is Stephen Chow's first film after taking a two-year break, and it doesn't disappoint. Not only did he star in it, but also wrote and directed it. It is entertaining, both comically and the soccer matches are fun to watch. There are lots of funny parts from everyone in the film, there's even a song and dance number. Sing meets Mui, a girl who uses tai chi to make sweet steamed buns. Sing, Mui, and the rest of the team aren't a glamorous bunch, which is funny in itself. Iron Head gets a yellow card in his first game for smoking. The soccer matches are fun to watch as the players use the kung fu skills like iron head, hooking leg, weight vest, and Chow's mighty steel leg. The end has the Shaolin Soccer team up against the Evil Team, cool name, as both teams show off their skills. There are plenty of CGI effects in the movie all used in the soccer scenes. They're used for bodies flying, ball effects, and effects used in the attacks, like shock waves, flames, etc. Sometimes they do look like CGI, but overall they look good. SHAOLIN SOCCER is a funny, entertaining movie. Don't think, just watch. And after sitting on Miramax's blood caked butchering shelf for almost two years, SHAOLIN SOCCER will finally be hitting US theaters in early August (in a highly edited version). Even white folks will like it apparently!
