Shanghai Noon (2000)

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Shanghai Noon (2000): Dir: Tom Dey / Cast: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Xander Berkeley, Brandon Merrill: Comedy about the collision of two cultures. We have Jackie Chan as an Imperial guard in China as well as Owen Wilson as an amateur train robber who is betrayed by his gang. Chan is on a quest to Carson City to rescue a Princess kidnapped by a traitor. The rest involves a series of mishaps as Chan and Wilson become wanted criminals. Simple and predictable with a lot of action and stunts. Directing debut for Tom Dey who does a fine job at combining the two genres into one comic centerpiece. Chan and Wilson provide great comic chemistry. Chan is out in search of answers and justice while Wilson fumbles through life attaching to anything and anyone who will listen. It is unfortunate that they will wind down to an action climax that halts everything. Lucy Liu is unfortunately working with standard material as the Princess. She had great potential to rise above this due to her celebrity status but remain sheltered in stereotypes here. Xander Berkeley is also featured among notable casting but nothing in supporting roles is very broad. This film purely belongs to the leads and thankfully their chemistry propel the film beyond being what would be consider pitiful in lesser hands. The result is a mediocre yet enjoyable comedy about two cultures and two genres. Score: 6 / 10

Princess is being shipped out of China to U.S.A so when they find out that she's been kidnapped 5 Men the Uncle and the Soldiers one of them Jackie Chan going after to rescue her with the gold .Meanwhile Owen Wilson with this cowboy thief look he and his crew get on the train to rob everybody with everything and the new guy on the group from Texas kills Jackie's Uncle which he gets after them for revenge while fighting with each other Owen And Jackie find themselves partnering of course Owen trying in the beginning he's in for the gold and Jackie to rescue the Princess Pei-Pei.In other side Jackie is lost headed in the wrong direction by Owen which he fights this people who are trying to pick on this little girl which he saves her and then he is taken to the Indian's where he gains a wife and new experiences .And in the end Owen and Jackie reunites after a conflict about Owen saying he's not friend with Jackie he doesn't ride with me . Jackie goes to rescue the princess and Owen is headed after him which he saves him and all ends up in the church when they get the gold back keep the princess Owen falls in love with the Indian girl , Jackie with the princess and it's a happy ending .From all of this this is a classy cowboy story . I grew up watching this . Another Classy Jackie :)

I will preface this by saying that I'm really picky when it comes to comedies. That being said, this movie right here seems to think that it's enough to shove a funny stereotype in our faces and then expect us to laugh at it uproariously.I liked this film as an action/adventure film. Jackie Chan is a great martial art lead actor and his talents are showcased well in this film. It's not one of the best he has ever done, but the fight scenes are fun to follow, they're imaginative enough to keep up my interest and the settings have some promise and allow for some cool sequences. Furthermore, the West is filmed with care and all the various locations, while hardly original, look nice and feel genuine.Unfortunately the script is nonsensical, from oneshot characters that make no sense to plot motives and twists that come straight out of nowhere and steal all thunder out of the film. The plot itself is thin to begin with, but when every major conflict is resolved through either a deus ex machina or a cop-out, you get the idea that they really didn't give a damn as long as they could fill the screen with cheap gimmicks and laughs.The humour doesn't help either. There are some scenes that are honestly funny or at least amusing, most of the between Chan and Wilson, who have surprisingly good chemistry together, but most of the jokes are either mindless slapstick or racial stereotypes. Sure, a Chinaman can be funny if done correctly, but a Chinaman alone is not funny by default. Neither is a coward, a Mexican or an Indian. You need actual effort, which this film is unwilling to spend.If you're able to laugh at cheap jokes and clichés, this is not a bad action comedy. Chan and Wilson are talented comedic leads, who would have made this movie work had the script been any better. As it is, it's not to my liking, but I don't regret seeing it either.

I can't really rate or comment on this film negatively, even though it's a movie almost completely devoid of originality and ideas. Basically this is a formula buddy movie, typical of Jackie Chan's work both here and in China in that it involves elaborate stuntwork, kung-fu with props, and humorous characters and situations. I don't usually bother with Chan's American films since he already made better ones in China, but I wanted to see this one because I've always liked Owen Wilson and I wanted to see how they worked together. Happily I can report that I was pleased greatly with their chemistry, enough so that I might even bother to seek out the sequel at some point.The story is like a comedy variation on the old movie "Red Sun" with Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mifune, except that in this case the Asian hero is Chinese and the object they are seeking is not a precious ceremonial sword but rather the princess of China herself (Lucy Liu). Liu is the weak link in the film if there is one... she doesn't seem to have much talent for comedy, although the film didn't give her too many chances to show it off. Much more interesting is Native American model Brandon Merrill, who made her only film appearance here as the gorgeous and strong-willed woman who takes Chan's character (who her people refer to as "fights in a dress") as a husband.There are some fun moments that come at us, and the film's pace is breezy and light. I liked Wilson and Chan's drinking scene, and the ensuing fight gives Chan an opportunity to revive his much-admired "drunken master" technique. Wilson and Chan make a good pairing because Wilson is so incredibly low-key and Chan is so amazingly high-strung. They're the kind of opposites that always attract, and all the story and other characters are really just trappings for the chemistry they develop.For all that the film does have going for it, it simply lacks a few really outrageous laugh-out-loud moments that could have put it over the top.