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May 26, 2000 · The best way to criticize a movie, Jean-Luc Godard once said, is to make another movie. In that spirit, "Shanghai Noon" is the answer to "Wild Wild West," although I am not sure these are the kinds of movies Godard had in mind. Jackie Chan's new action comedy is a wink at Westerns, martial arts and buddy movies--enriched by a goofy performance by Owen Wilson, who would steal the movie if Chan ...
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Parents need to know that this movie has some bad language, potty humor, scenes in a brothel, and drinking and drug use (portrayed humorously, including a prolonged drinking game and a drunken horse). The racism of the era is touched on. Chong is thrown out of a bar and he is very hurt when he overhears Roy agree with….
- Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Owen Wilson
- Tom Dey
- Touchstone Pictures
7/10. Just fun. rbverhoef 7 March 2004. 'Shanghai Noon' is a western-comedy starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. Chan is Chon Wang (sounds like John Wayne) and Wilson is Roy O'Bannon, a perfect name for the outlaw he is. Wang is in the USA because he has to save a princess, played by Lucy Liu.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Men drink heavily in Old West bars. Roy and Wang play a Chinese drinking game which results in the two getting thoroughly plastered. Even Wang’s horse gets drunk when it guzzles a bottle of whiskey. Wang’s new Indian family passes the peace pipe, which seems to contain a hallucinogenic drug.
- Tom Dey
Shanghai Noon Reviews. This East-meets-Old-West action comedy is hardly original, but the unlikely team clicks. Full Review | Aug 19, 2023. Shanghai Noon feels both like a flashback to an earlier ...
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May 26, 2000 · A film like 'Shanghai Noon' proves that you can take a serious and benchmark setting like the Western genre that has had hits and misses across decades, and take a more light-hearted and humorous approach, thats exactly what likeable stars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson bring to the table in this comedy-action film, a flick that has all the makings of a martial arts marvel with the perfect ...