Chinee Movie: CJ7

I am super stoked that I finally got to see CJ7 last night. It was a long time coming as it had been released in China during the Chinee New Year break.

As for the movie, it was awesome. The effects were on par with past Steve Chow flicks Kung Fu and Shaolin Soccer. There was still a good amount of laughs even though there are now requisite social and emotional elements to Chow's movies.

The only downside, for me, was the scarcity of Chow on screen; in fact, he seems to occupy more of a supporting actor role. That may be part of his master plan to get more done behind the camera, and unfortunately not deliver as many punchlines. This being the case, the lead actor portraying Chow's son - the young and female Xu Jiao - comes through with some real funny ish. S/he is placed in a number of situations that reference a number of Chow movies but include tributes to some foreign ones as well (Mission Impossible!!!).

Furthermore, the supporting cast continues to feature the usual cast of freaks and weirdos that Chow loves to have us gawk at. One of my favorites is the track and field coach with the worlds highest shorts.

No spoilers here just get out there and see it in the theater if you can. I am going to look for it on the internets, so maybe I'll post a link later.

Gene Shalit says:
"I give it three mustaches twisted up in a Rollie Fingers salute."