Contents. Plot Sing is a master of, whose goal in life is to promote the spiritual and practical benefits of the art to modern society.

A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage. Shaolin Soccer. Please help us to describe the issue so we can fix it asap. FREE MOVIES WATCH MOVIES ONLINE FREE FREE MOVIES ONLINE WATCH FULL MOVIES ONLINE FREE ONLINE MOVIES FULL WATCH MOVIES.

He experiments with various methods, but none bear positive results. He then meets Golden Foot Fung, a legendary Hong Kong soccer star in his day, who is now walking with a limp, following the betrayal of a former teammate Hung, now a rich businessman. Sing explains his desires to Fung who offers his services to coach Sing in soccer. Sing is compelled by the idea of promoting kung fu through soccer and agrees to enlist his former Shaolin brothers to form a team under Fung's management. Sing and Fung attempt to put together an unbeatable soccer team. Fung invites a vicious team to play against them and the thugs proceed to give the Shaolin team a brutal beating.

When all seems lost, the Shaolin disciples reawaken and utilise their special powers, dismantling the other team's rough play easily. The thugs then give up and ask to join Sing's team. Empty Hand uses his superhuman speed to catch objects kicked at him.

Sing meets Mui , a baker with severe who uses to bake, and even takes her to look at very expensive dresses at a high-end department store after hours. She soon forms an attachment to Sing and even gets a makeover in an attempt to impress Sing. However, this backfires and when Mui reveals her feelings to him, he tells her he only wants to be her friend.

This revelation, coupled with the constant bullying from her overbearing boss, leads Mui to disappear. The of Team Evil prepares for his most powerful attack. Team Shaolin enters the open cup competition in Hong Kong, where they chalk up successive and often ridiculous one-sided victories. They end up meeting Team Evil in the final, owned by none other than Hung.

Team Evil had been injected with an American, granting them and speed, making them practically invincible, and they bring Team Shaolin back to reality when Team Evil's amazing capabilities prove more than a match for them. After Team Evil takes out Team Shaolin's goalkeepers, Mui, who has shaved her hair and improved her face, reappears to keep goal for Team Shaolin. In their final attack, Team Evil's leaps into the sky and kick the ball with enormous force towards Mui; she uses her martial art to divert and stop it, thus preventing a goal.

Mui and Sing combine their martial skills and rocket the ball downfield. The ball plows through Team Evil's goal post, thereby scoring the winning goal. Sing is then thrown into the air in celebration as the trophy is presented to him and his team. A newspaper article then shows Hung being stripped of his title of soccer chairman and sent to jail for five years, while Team Evil players are permanently banned from playing soccer professionally. Sing goes out for a morning walk and feels happy to see people practicing Kung Fu.

The camera pans to the poster of Sing and Mui who have married and become famous. Cast.

'Mighty Steel Leg' Sing : a Shaolin Kung Fu monk. He is the team's striker and uses his extremely powerful kicks to make unstoppable soccer shots. 'Golden Leg' Fung : a player from the 1980s, he became crippled after being beaten after a match, which he deliberately lost after being bribed.

Iron Head : the eldest Shaolin brother, he specializes in headers during match; before joining Sing he worked in a club. Hooking Leg (Mok Mei-lam): the second brother, 'Hooking Leg' has Shaolin skills resembling. : the third brother, 'Iron Shirt' can absorb all kinds of blunt force attacks with little to no injuries, as well as siphoning and shooting the ball with his abdomen. Empty Hand, 'Lightning Hand' : the fourth brother 'Empty Hand', Lightning Hand, bears much resemblance to, even wearing the classic yellow and black jumpsuit from. His insanely fast hands allows him to catch objects thrown at him with pinpoint accuracy. Light Weight Vest : the sixth brother 'Light Weight' is obese and gluttonous after being diagnosed to have a pituitary disease, but despite his illness, he is capable of jumping incredible heights over his opponents. Mui : A baker and Sing's love interest.

She's very skilled in manipulating objects with. Hung : The coach of Team Evil, Fung's former teammate. He is Fung's nemesis from past till now. Team Evil's No.

9 (Shik Zi-yun): He can and soar into the sky to kick a fiery ball to its target. Team Evil's No. 21 (Cao Hua): He is able to guard with one hand in his pocket.

His incredibly strong hands are capable of crushing a thick metal crossbar. Team Dragon Players No. 11 ( and ): They work as a team and can run so fast that it appears as if they are flying inches above the ground. Team Rebellion Captain (Fung Min-hun): He is a vicious mobster who wields a and steel as weapons. Team Tofu Captain : Captain of the team that Team Shaolin faces in preliminaries. Production Inspiration According to an interview with, Chow stated, “ Actually the 'over the top' CG and kinetic soccer moves were an inspiration that came from a classic Japanese anime (ongoing manga series) called. The animation was very big in Hong Kong over ten years ago when it swept kids of all ages and even adults loved it.

It has a cult following in Europe as well. But it was only possible with pen and ink back then, now with the advent of CGI, it can really be done.(the idea of combining it with Kung Fu was in my head for many years but we had to wait for the CG technology to mature) ” Casting Apart from several veteran actors, Chow stated in an interview with magazine that he cast several people in his entourage who had no prior acting experience before Shaolin Soccer. For example, (Light Weight) had worked as Chow's screenwriter and (Empty Hand) was the hired to design the ' dance number' that followed Sing and Mui's first meeting early in the film. Chow comments he made Chan wear 's because only the 'can wear a special uniform.' Tin Kai-man (Iron Shirt) had been Chow's on several movies, but had acted in numerous minor roles in previous films. For instance, he played a young wanna-be member in Chow's preceding movie,. And, who as Team Dragon Players 7 & 11 in Shaolin Soccer, had major roles in King of Comedy.

Chow defends his decision to hire non-actors, saying, 'In terms of finding talent, I try to bring out the funniest thing I notice about them during casting, if it made us laugh at the casting, it will also do on the big screen.' Zhao Wei, who played the Mandarin-speaking Mui, said it was a different step for her to star in a Hong Kong production.

However, Zhao admitted that she was not impressed with her look with less makeup because she is easily recognisable for her beautiful appearance. Three of the principal cast members appeared in Chow's: Danny Chan Kwok-kwan (Empty Hand) portrayed Brother Sum, boss of the 'Axe Gang'; Tin Kai-man (Iron Shirt) portrayed the loud-mouthed advisor of Brother Sum; and (Light Weight) portrayed Bone, Chow's sidekick and partner in petty crime. Fung Min-hun (Team Rebellion Captain) briefly appeared as Cecilia Cheung's abusive boyfriend in and the Four Eyes Clerk who beats up both Sing and Bone when they make fun of him on the bus in Kung Fu Hustle. Home media In Hong Kong, the film was released on DVD and on 14 September 2001.

The DVD release was shortened by 10 minutes, with the option for viewers to access the deleted scenes in the middle of the film. The scenes deleted from the DVD version are the dance sequence in front of Mui's bakery, much of the conversation over Mui's makeover and the blooper reel before the end credits. Viewers can also access the making of key special effects scenes as well. The film was also released in format for the on 23 December 2005. The 2004 US DVD release by deleted 23 minutes of footage from the original cut; the omitted footage includes 'Golden Leg' Fung's flashback opening sequence and Sing's interactions with Mui. This version features an English dub with Chow dubbing his own voice and as the voice of Mui. In addition, the DVD gives viewers the option to play the original Hong Kong version.

In the UK, the film was released on by on 26 January 2010. The Japanese version of the film was released by on 22 November 2002. It was reissued by The Clockworks Group on 21 December 2003. The Italian dub of the film features the voices of professional footballers (as Mighty Steel Leg Sing), (as Empty Hand), (as Iron Head), (as Hooking Leg), (as Iron Shirt) and (as Light Weight Vest). Reception Box office At Hong Kong box office, Shaolin Soccer grossed HK$60,739,847, making it the highest-grossing film in the region's history at the time. It held the record until 2004 when it was topped by Stephen Chow's next feature.

Shaolin Soccer earned a worldwide gross of US$42,776,760. Critical response On, the film has a 91% approval rating based on 90 reviews; the average rating is 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads: 'The plot is utterly ridiculous, and the soccer in the movie is unlike any ever played anywhere on Earth, but watching Shaolin Soccer, you will probably find it impossible to care.' On, the film has a score of 68 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating 'generally favorable reviews.' China ban China's State Administration of Radio, Film and TV rejected Shaolin Soccer from theatrical and DVD/VCD release, because Stephen Chow did not apply for Chinese permission for public screenings in Hong Kong. Accolades Awards & Nominations Event Category Nominee Result Best Foreign Language Film Won 2nd Best Film Nominated Best Actor Nominated Best Actress Nominated 38th Best Action Choreography Won Best Visual Effects Centro Digital Pictures Ltd.

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