Finally, for those who have been worrying, Ive seen the Miramax version of Shaolin Soccer. Ive seen a version imported from Hong Kong, so i'll tell you waht changed. SO here we go.

Bad first. The Beautiful Title Credits and opening score. Gone. The first few minutes in the locker room where Fung accepts the dishonor check. Gone. The amazing overture reprise in the closing. Gone. And replaced by...dear god...a techno remix of Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting. I about choked. Wait..i did choke. So bad. Oh yeah, and the dub, like all dubs, is laughable. The original voices were so great for this film. Especially Stephen Chow. I missed his high pitched wail. But now the good.

Thats all the changes. NO rap music. The score is faithful throughout the entire middle. There was even a dance number added in that I had never seen on my copy of the film. The jokes are still funny, the fighting still great. And the soccer games have never looked better projected so clear on the big screen. Still an enjoyable movie, and the audience I was with loved it. SO I say, dont try to be too much of a purist, just drag your friends to see this, even if you know better. They did ok.

Thats all I have for now. Hoping to get some reviews of Spider, Bowling for Columbine, and the Pianist...and Punchdrunk Love? Thats right. Its showing here too. So if I can get it...its yours.

I'm NoZeanderthal. And Im Out.