Movie & Sequel Reviews! Today is "Shanghai Noon" and "Shanghai Knights"
"Shanghai Noon" stars Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson & Lucy Liu
The Western landscapes played havoc on lesser creatures prone to being clumsy, buried in the ground up to their necks and chased by angry native Americans and having no sense of direction. While the Far East mystic and memory kept Chon Wang (Chan) company on long desolate nights while roaming his newfound home in America. A train wreck (of sorts) gets everybody out of sorts and there are trains being targeted for robbery, pillaging and rides in general. Princess Pei Pei (Liu) is not too happy with the state of affairs and quietly endures whilst Chon (Chan) and Roy (Wilson) tumble off the express and eventually become partners after a series of surprisingly clean stunts and belly-laughs. They are part of the tribe and they are part of the floor, the ground, and other places that gravity seems to be out to get them. These stylish and oddball cowboys give the bad guys a run for their money...and money there is! Lots of it! On your way to Nevada, it's easier by train than by a pencil.
"Shanghai Knights" stars Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson & Fann Wong
The English landscapes played havoc on everybody with rolling hillsides, unexpected twists and turns, uncomfortably high clock towers and some really bad menu items. However, the Chinese rebel who murdered Chon's father must be figured into the vat of Boar's guts somehow. Chon and Roy wind up in jolly old England and Roy takes advantage of some interesting traditions there. Chon has revenge in mind to exact, and Lin (Wong), Chon's sister has the same idea. During fireworks and gunshots, the royal family was almost put out of business and out of order - permanently. The heroes wind up saving the day while being choked up by 1880s characters all over the place. Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Doyle, Charlie Chaplin, Jack the Ripper and a highly drunken pillow fight.
This has been my Movie & Sequel Review! Nobody believed poor Chon Lin until a few pointy things were embedded into the unbelieving.
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