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Jackie Chan beats up the Old West!!!!
This is a great movie if your not looking for an in depth story line and character development. It's basically another Jackie Chan action movie but it has a twist, this time Jackie's in the old west. The action is wonderful (vintage Jackie Chan) and the comedy is also vintage Jackie so if your a Jackie Chan fan then you should find this movie entertaining.

Owen Wilson also does a great job as the outlaw wanna be in this movie. Wilson has a different comedical air to him which I happen to enjoy but which isn't for everyone. If you liked him in Meet the Parents then you'll like him in this as well, basically the same type of comedy with a different roll.

Lucy Liu's character really doesn't add anything to this movie. She plays the princess kidnapped from China and brought to America which spawns Jackie coming to save her. Although her part is crucial within the story it really is secondary and really doesn't add anything or allow Liu to shine.

Basically if your a Jackie Chan fan or an Owen Wilson fan you won't be disappointed with this film. It adds originality to Jackie's fight scenes and gives you his classic comedy combined with Wilson's unique style of comedy. It's deffinately worth the money!

A Surprisingly Funny and Highly Entertaining Film!
I am usually drawn to drama, classic cinema or film noir as opposed to modern comedies, mainly because most seem to rely on profanity, toilet humor or obnoxious characterizations. A good friend recommended "Rush Hour" and I immediately knew I was going to become a Jackie Chan fan... I then got "Rush Hour 2" and then this film....... how refreshing to watch a film high on action, loaded with comedy and having so much genuine humor. ALL the lead actors in the film were wonderful in their parts. No weak areas here. This is NOT "Gone With the Wind", but as zany and wonderful comedy, it's a modern classic in my book.

The photography and the transfer is superb by the way.. and cinemeatographer should be commended for the beautiful work. Also excellent was the music score that was consistantly appropriate...... although the popular songs leaned towards the "rap" audience and I thought a few modern country artists might have worked better here... not to worry, the pop music did not get in the way of the overall quality of the film.

This is a terrific and charming film.

Unmatched Humor
When I saw the previews for this movie I was extremely skeptical and not interested, but when a friend dragged me to see it, I instantly fell in love. The strategic casting of Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan as a partnership devoted to the unmasking of a rather bland kidnapping (the plot is not the most important element of the film) guarentees a humor unmatched even by the pairing of Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan in Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2. Owen Wilson brings the majority of the humor to the film with his anachronistic jokes and diction while Jackie Chan makes the action of the movie utterly irresistable. Since seeing this movie for the first time I have watched several Jackie Chan films and while his fight scenes are always impressive, I've found those in Shanghai Noon to be the most captivating. I have also become a huge Owen Wilson fan and have yet to be disappointed by any of his movies. After seeing it twice in theaters I bought it for my own diminuitive DVD collection. I've seen this movie probably 20 times and each time I find the jokes and situations so funny that I cannot help laughing out loud or reciting the lines along with the actors. I highly recommend this movie to anyone seeking a huge laugh. I eagerly await another movie featuring Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan as the heroes.

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