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Shanghai Noon (2000)
Wow...never judge a movie by its trailer.
By all accounts, this movie should have been bad. I mean, it's a Western...a COMEDIC Western, featuring a Chinese martial arts expert who arrives in the West to beat up a bunch of stupid hicks while getting advice from your atypical blonde cowboy on how to survive from the West. At least, that's what one would gather from the trailer.
However, the actual movie itself has a solid plot with plenty of interesting characters thrown in. The humor is simplistic, yet at the same time doesn't go into the realm of stupid or idiotic (re: the now-defunct TV series "Working"). The martial arts sequences are beautifully choreographed, which is to be expected of any Chan film. The cowboy Roy O'Bannon, played by Owen Wilson, is surprisingly effective as comic relief: a wannabe cowboy who is ignorant of the life itself and acts as an expert while dispensing advice on the "cowboy life" most likely inferred from the reading of dime ovels.
I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this film. Not exactly Oscar material, but if you're really bored and with a group of friends, I heavily recommend this film. You won't be disappointed. Out of ten stars, I gave this film a "pleasantly surprised" 8.
Chicken Run (2000)
Shocking in its effectiveness.
I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by this film. It took what seemed to be a simple story and turned it into a complex tale about rebellion, survival, love, and the desire to be free. Peter Lord and Nick Park, the same chaps who brought us the wonderfully imaginative "Wallace and Gromit" series, have once again used claymation as an effective tool in telling a great story. Although it's very kid-friendly, it seems at times to be aimed at an adult audience. As far as I can tell, I think adult movie-goers will appreciate this film a lot more than the kids will.
Out of 10 possible stars, I gave it a 9. So far the best film of the Summer.
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
Y'know, I loved the Police Academy movies when I was a child...
...except for this one. I always loathed and despised this installment in the infamous "comedy" series. Though at times the word "comedy" is loosely applied, as the essence of comedy is to invoke laughter (which these movies do in children...ie, my initial statement). What was it about this movie that always made me loathe it with every fiber of my being, even at age six? Was it the stupid plot? Was it the lack of Steve Gutenberg? Or is it that I've always hated Florida?
No, no, no. The reason I hate this movie? It's simply not Police Academy. It's just a really, really, really, really bad movie with a really stupid and preposterous boat chase at the end. I give it a one out of ten. OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!