Shanghai Noon

Pros: Jackie Chan, Martial arts scenes, Owen Wilson, Comedy
Cons: Story - what story?

Shanghai Noon (2000) Shanghai Noon is an entertaining send up of the western genre starring Jackie Chan as Chon Wang (pronounced John Wayne).  With that sort of opening the viewer knows he is ...

Pros: Nice parod,y lots of action, quite a bit of humour, Chan, Wilson, Yuan...
Cons: ... not as much humour as there could have been, pacing a little too slow...

In Shanghai Noon Imperial Guard Chon Wang gets himself volunteered for a crucial job – rescuing Princess Pei Pei (Lucy Lui), who has been kidnapped by some bad dudes and taken to the United States. While there he meets Roy O’Bannon (Owen ...

Pros: Fun, entertaining movie. Chan and Owen.
Cons: Could be too silly for some.

Jackie Chan became famous for his movies in Hong Kong several years before he started to make movies in the United States. Once he did star making movies over here, he made several successful action comedies. One of those was Shanghai ...

Pros: funny at parts, lots of great martial arts, good chemistry between Wilson and Chan
Cons: weak plot elements, story doesn't stay strong, drama fails in the end

When a Chinese princess is kidnapped, three dedicated Chinese fighters are sent to America to try and negotiate her safe return. Feeling guilty for the kidnapping of Princess Pei Pei, and placing responsibility of it upon himself, another imperial guard ...

Pros: Chan, Wilson, their chemistry, fight choreography.
Cons: Some people will complain about he silliness, for some reason.

I'm a big fan of Jackie Chan, but, to be perfectly honest, his transition to American cinema has been less than stellar. Yes he found success with Rumble In The Bronx, which in itself was not an American film, but his true American films, like ...

Pros: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, fight sequences
Cons: Film has contemporary feel to it

I'm glad Jackie Chan has brought his martial arts act to American cinema. The move has brought a fresh spin to his work. He's always been fun to watch, but the films he did in his native Hong Kong sacrificed story to showcase his talent. They also have a...

Pros: Jackie Chan's cheesy antics & Owen Wilson's wise-cracks.
Cons: Predictable. Lack of decent boss fight..

Foreign born actors with funny accents have always been favorites among producers of fish out of water themed movies for obvious reasons. Actors like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Hogan, Jackie Chan and even Jet Li has had their share of experiences with...

Pros: Chan and Wilson have lots of charm and charisma--they're a real kick!
Cons: "Story? What story? We don't need no steenking story!"

During Shanghai Noon, Jackie Chan’s swift kick in the cowboy-movie groin, no one utters these lines:

“Saddle up, pilgrims! We’re burnin’ daylight.”

“Reach fer the sky, ya yella-bellied varmint.”

“Badges? We don’t...

Pros: Lucy Liu and Jackie Chan's Native American "wife" are undeniably HOT, Nice Sets & Costumes
Cons: Owen Wilson, Hackneyed Plot, Sub-standard Fights & Stunts, Sleep-Inducing Length

It's the established Epinions convention to begin movie reviews with the obligatory plot summary, but it's not all that necessary with a movie like this. Surely anyone reading this is already all-too-familiar with the plot of Shanghai Noon, and although...

Pros: Lots of jokes mixed with some Western satire. Imaginative stunt action is skillfully represented. No sex. Insignificant swearing.
Cons: Some violence and destruction.

Pros: good fighting sequences, lots of action and laughs, Lucy Liu does an incredible job
Cons: story line gets a bit lost, Jackie's "wife" seems redundant, no real "meat" or "oomph" to movie

Although Jackie Chan has been around for a long time and has been in over 77 films, we've only been really familiar with his work since the last 10 years...if that long. Ever since Bruce Lee made himself and the world of martial arts a huge...

Pros: awesome
Cons: taq?

A well-known and respected performer in the Hong Kong action scene, Jackie Chan's transition to Hollywood went smoothly around the time of the release of Rumble in the Bronx. After the success of translated films such as First Strike, Supercop, and the a ...

Pros: FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY and works for the whole family
Cons: Too short. With a better screenplay it could have been really special.

Are you a jaded fan of classic Westerns? Have you seen BLAZING SADDLES? How about BUTCH and SUNDANCE? Those questions are non sequator in regards to this film, but...if you are really tired of GUNSMOKE reruns, or have had it up to the gills with John...

Pros: Some very funny scenes in a surprisingly tight script
Cons: A few of the jokes were lame

There is one thing you can be sure of when you go see a Jackie Chan film; you're going to be entertained. And no wonder; the actors all look like they're having a rip-roaring good time, and in Shanghai Noon, even the livestock gets into the act. If you...

Pros: Funnier than it looks.
Cons: Still kind of silly.

My friend and I see movies together almost every Monday afternoon. The ones we see on Mondays are usually the ones our other friends refuse to see, like Small Time Crooks or Supernova. Last year, we took in a little movie called Rush Hour. For the first...