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MPAA RATING: PG for martial arts action and some thematic elements
Starring Stephen Chow, Vicki Zhao, Man Tat Ng, Yin Tse, Sarondar Li, Yut Fei Wong, Cecilia Cheung, Karen Mok, and Kar-Ying Law
At Kung Fu, they're masters. But when it comes to soccer, they're total disasters. Now, the only way to win...is to believe in Shaolin. (Miramax Films)
| GENRE(S): | Foreign |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Stephen Chow
Kan-Cheung Tsang |
| DIRECTED BY: | Stephen Chow |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: August 24, 2004 Theatrical: August 15, 2003 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 87 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Hong Kong / USA |
| LANGUAGE(S): | Cantonese (dubbed in English) |
Original title "Siu lam juk kau"; Best Film, 2002 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards; Best Picture, Best Director (Chow) and Best Actor (Chow), 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 37 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Yousif A gave it 10:
This movie the one of the best movies I've ever seen!
FusionX gave it a9:
Great movie, while some parts didn't translate so well into english subs it was still a very funny movie, great special effects and a good cast, some of the over the stop stuff was absolutely hilarious! Just what you'd expect from a Stephen Chow movie, i'll give it a 9, good stuff.
Dave F gave it a7:
This movie is pretty damn funny. Sometimes it just falls into the "so bad, it's good camp", but other times the humor is genuinely clever. An over-the-top, deliberately cheesy flick...if Kung-Pow Enter the Fist had actually been hilarious it might have looked a little like Shao Lin Soccer.
James L. gave it a10:
Everyone who says it sucks needs to stop being so damn serious. It's purposefully stupid, and it works like a charm. Lighten up a bit, geez.
Renegade Chris gave it a9:
This film is made to amaze. Not taking itself seriously for one second, the story is entertaining and the visuals truly stunning. Even my friends who have no love of any form of HK action cinema get a kick out of this film. Perfect with a couple of pints and friends in need of a giggle or two. The subtitles (for I have a region 3 copy with no english dub) are truly pathetic translations, but they tend to add to the charm of the film. Perhaps being English I get more of a kick out of watching football at a hyped up level than our cousins over the big pond.
G.M. gave it a2:
I give this film a 2,because of its action sequences,but the screenplay just gave me a headache.This film is even not funny and the english version is dubbed horribley! The stupidest line must be "Phone home,Mui,you dont belong on earth".The year's most horrible film!
A Movie Critic gave it a 3:
I really don't see what the big deal is with this movie. It wasn't very funny, the characters were annoying, it was very predictable, and the attempted love story just didn't fit in at all with what was going on. I just found the movie boring. I give it a 3, though, because the "stunts" were very cool to look at.

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