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Henry Chan
 Shanghai Noon $9.99 It seems this film has been out longer than just nine years but I remember it was one of the first modern-day humorous martial arts films to be seen in North America. It also introduced a much wider English-speaking audience to the charm and talents of Asian star Jackie Chan, who now is well-known everywhere. This is considered one of Chan's better films and the setting certainly is different than normal for him: the American Old West. Good action scenes, some solid humor, fun characters and nice cinematography are all the pluses. Chan speaks English so there is no need for dubbing, either. The only "minus" I found was the final action scene going on too long, but that's typical of modern action films. All in all, this is a very entertaining movie. Owen Wlson and Lucy Liu also are two big reasons this film became so popular. |
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