Shaolin Soccer
Oh my god. I was excepting something a little crazy, but this movie went well beyond that. To get a feeling of what this movie is like think Dragonball Z crossed with Mighty Ducks (except of course on a soccer field insted of an hockey rink). I'd have to say that about one third of the movie was CG, which I would normally hate, but it came off perfectly. Nothing in this movie is all that deep and the film never takes itself too seriously at all. It's just an action packed comedy that just never seems to quite in it's pursuit of being completely out there. The final showdown (against who else but Team Evil, real subtle huh?) is less a soccer match and more a chest thumping brawl. The end is rather predictable as Team Shaolin wins, the hero of the day gets the girl, etc. But the end isn't the destination isn't what this movie is about. This movie is all about the journey, and how to make it even more unbelievable and hillarious. Add to all this the fact that Ithacans can see both Shaolin Soccer and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind back to back, in the same theatre (until Thursday when Shaolin moves to Fall Creek), and you have the chance of a lifetime for one hell of an evening of off the wall movies.
RATING: Worth the 2 Full Priced Tickets, Worth a Purchase.