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Shanghai Knights

starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Aaron Johnson, Aidan Gillen
directed by: David Dobkin

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CHAN,JACKIE
EAN: 0786936214932
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 15, 2003
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 12542
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2003



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Description:
Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR 2) and Owen Wilson (THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) jump back in the saddle for SHANGHAI KNIGHTS, the hilarious sequel to the hit action-comedy SHANGHAI NOON. When Chon Wang (Chan) gets news of his estranged father's murder in Shanghai, he leaves his honorable life as Carson City's sheriff in a cloud of dust and reunites with his yarn-spinning sidekick, Roy O'Bannon (Wilson). Together they make their way to London on a daring quest for honor and revenge. Hilarious escapades and hair-raising adventures ensue as our heroes find themselves in the middle of a devious plot to eliminate the entire royal family. And Chon gives Victorian Britain a royal kick in the pants as he tries to avenge his father's death and keep love-struck Roy away from his sister!

Amazon.com:
Better than your average sequel, Shanghai Knights almost defies the law of diminishing returns. Lacking the freshness of Shanghai Noon, it compensates with a looser, disposable plot that plays to the strengths of costars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. It's 1887, and odd-couple heroes Chon Wang (Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Wilson) are in London to retrieve the Imperial Seal of China, stolen by an English lord (Aidan Gillen) who killed Wang's father in his quest for the British throne. Wang's lithe and lovely sister (Fann Wong) joins the battle with high-kicking force, appealing to Roy's roguish charm and surfer-dude anachronisms. While Chan continues his transition to safer stunts and good-natured homage to Buster Keaton, Gene Kelly, and other Hollywood legends, Wilson indulges the party vibe to good effect, maintaining the anything-goes approach that allows silly encounters with Jack the Ripper, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and a Dickensian urchin named Charlie Chaplin. (Chaplin wasn't born until 1889, but if the filmmakers didn't care, why should you?) --Jeff Shannon



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - For some reason I'd forgotten seeing this movie... But it all came back eventually! Good stuff!
While I'm not saying the movie is forgettable, I am saying that I did forget having seen it until ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A bowl of Fun
As an old Jackie Chan fan I was of course pleased to see him finally make his breakthrough in Hollywood ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - It's not as funny as Shanghai Noon
It's not as funny as Shanghai Noon. You can see it's obviously a spin-off of Shanghai Noon. That effort ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Chan & Wilson
A great movie for fans of both Jackie Chan & Owen Wilson. Really funny and full of action.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - one of Jackie's best
Very underated Jackie movie. It is funny and has great action. (Nothing much else to say, I just wanted ... Read More

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