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Date Posted: 01:26:56 09/11/02 Wed
Author: JOEY - 轉貼自趙薇國際網友之家討論區
Subject: From Toronto: Shaolin Soccer; 8 Mile; .... (Another Movie Review from Ain't It Cool News 9/9/02) - by lala(usa)

From Toronto: Shaolin Soccer; 8 Mile; ....


Father Geek here with a another of our reporters from TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, this time the charming Ms Taylor with a large group of flicks that she's caught the last couple of days at TIFF...
Taylor again. It's 1:30am, managed 5 screenings today, plus a few yesterday (to add to Fridays three) so I'm going to be brief. I hope.

The Good Thief - Neil Jordan
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Miyazaki's Spirited Away - Hayao Miyazaki
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Laurel Canyon - Lisa Cholodenko
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Bowling for Columbine - Michael Moore
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Jet Lag - Dani豕le Thompson
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Morvern Callar - Lynne Ramsay
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8 Mile - Curtis Hansen
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Shaolin Soccer - Stephen Chow
Based on some of the buzz on AICN I decided to catch this film and I'm glad I did. Much has been said, so why reinvent the wheel. It's funny. Very funny. The special effects used in this film are actually quite good for a foreign film and some of the martial arts pieces, though laden with computer generated imagery gained many clapping sessions throughout the movie. The Midnight Madness Programme Director came out to introduce the film and he said "Stephen Chow is sometimes considered as the Chinese Jim Carrey. But no, he's not, he's much more than that". Yeah I'd have to agree. The humor is nice and slapstick, which I like because it seems so rare today (well the stuff that doesn't involve bodily fluid gags is rare). The comedy hits every time. No misses. I can not say the same about Jim Carrey who is ridiculous most of the time and resorts too heavily on stupid voices or body contortion. Stephen Chow (in this film at least) sets his audience up and knocks them down with every method available. A favorite tool in watching the movie was Parody as there's a section of a synchronized dance sequence that's move for move from Michael Jacksons' Thriller. I love hidden gag stuff like that. I'm going to have to find this man's other movies.

While this was the hotly debated Miramax version with the horrific "Kung Fu Fighting" remix at the closing credits, I think the voice over acting worked very much to the films credit. Considering the film doesn't take itself seriously, the out-of-synch lips and stereotypical Hong Kong Voiceover acting fits well here.

Though it is very silly (as slapstick is) I found the two women who were at the screening with me didn't quite appreciate it on the same level. In fact I think one may have fallen asleep, which is remarkable considering how loud the laughing from the audience was.

*shrug* Regardless, *I'll* be recommending this one around to friends (male mostly) for some time.

-Taylor

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