China has a lot to answer for these days -- unsafe food exports, unsafe toys, Tibet. And now CJ7.
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04/11/08
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CJ7 (2008)
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Reviews Counted:76
Fresh:37
Rotten:39
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: Eccentric and sweet, Stephen Chow's latest is charming, but too strangely and slackly plotted to work as a whole.
Theatrical Release:08-08-2008
Synopsis: Chinese writer-director-comedian Stephen Chow (SHAOLIN SOCCER, KUNG FU HUSTLE) takes a break from his usual action-comedy adventures for an E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL-inspired tale of family bonds... [More]
Reviews for CJ7
Even children, for whom it is intended, might just find it silly.
04/11/08
Chow's loyal fans are sure to be disappointed by CJ7, and the film faces one other significant problem in traveling to these shores: Any kid who is the right age to appreciate this pap is going to be too young to read subtitles.
04/11/08
Chow is so heavy-handed at erecting wish-fulfilling or sentimental setups that each slapstick reversal becomes easy to predict. He showers heroes and villains alike with sap.
04/04/08
The result is never boring, but it's often inexplicable.
03/28/08
A wonderfully ridiculous homage to E.T.
03/28/08
Even with its flaws this comedy is more interesting kids' fare than most sanitized studio releases.
03/28/08
This is a fable of forgiveness and regeneration, but it delves into a child's deepest, darkest fears. Fortunately, things turn out OK in the end.
03/28/08
Top CriticI don't doubt [Stephen Chow's] talent. With this one, though, I doubt his story sense and his borderline-insane mixture of tones.
03/27/08
It's awful. Awful. That's all. Keep walking. For the love of all that's holy. Keep. Walking.
03/21/08
For all its mawkish plot turns and indecipherable trippiness, this is not a boring movie. It's just wiggy. And schmaltzy. And Spielbergian. And, uh ... wait. I think I've got a Jujube in my teeth.
03/21/08
CJ7 is precisely the 80-something minutes of delirium and cheesy special-effects you'd expect from the man responsible for the chaos of Shaolin Soccer and the lunacy of Kung Fu Hustle.
03/21/08
Almost surrealistically bad...not only fails totally to delight but is even likely to creep you out.
03/19/08
You always want to like a critter from space comedy but sometimes you just can't. CJ7 is one of those films.
03/17/08
Significantly gentler than [Chow's] earlier films, but equally offbeat.
03/14/08
The presence of Xu Jiao, who never tips her gender for a moment, and is winsome without being cute, is enough to keep the audience watching.
03/14/08
CJ7 is wildly entertaining at times, but when it comes to telling an actual story, Chow could use some tutoring from the clever folks at Pixar.
03/14/08
CJ7 is small and sweet.
03/14/08
The message, at least, is consistently and passionately delivered. But it's safe to say that this 90-minute flick doesn't require a very big thinking cap or much by way of analysis.
03/14/08
[D]ownright disturbing.
03/13/08
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