Shanghai Surprise?

Advantages: Wilson's Wit and Chan's high kicks
Disadvantages: A plodding and cliched plot

...Shanghai Surprise? Well no not really. Shanghai Noon has an enormous advantage over its sequel, everyone expected it to be rubbish. Wilson?s wit teamed with Chan?s physical dexterity and choreographed ingenuity made for a pleasant surprise. The trouble with Shanghai Knights is we expect it to be good, don?t get me wrong it?s not that it?s bad, it?s just OK. It?s unfortunate that there isn...

Zoe 06.12.2003 17:38 · Read review
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Review of Shanghai Knights (DVD)

Hua Hin: European Grandad Seeks Tiny Teenage Bar Girl

Advantages: Nice beach, plenty of amenities, wide range of restaurants and hotels for all budgets
Disadvantages: Cheap, seedy sex-trade based underbelly.

...Having read the previous reviews for Hua Hin, I think I must be looking at this town through different eyes... I travel to Thailand quite a lot due to work, and when I do, Hua Hin in the nearest large town to where I'm based. To give you an idea of the kind of town Hua Hin is, it's where the Bangkok rich come out to play at weekends, and the resort is very popular with both Thai nationals...

wizo9000 21.06.2010 10:56 · Read review
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The future's ours, the future's Shanghai

Advantages: Fascinating insight into Communist China
Disadvantages: Won't appeal to many

...to return to their homes, but found themselves unable to do so. The Wu family is one such family. By the beginning of the 80s, daughter Qing Hong has grown up in the countryside and is settled there, but her father is anxious to return to his hometown of Shanghai along with his wife and son and daughter so that they can have a better life. Unfortunately, his wishes are not shared by the rest...

sunmeilan 20.09.2006 10:07 · Read review
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Review of Shanghai Dreams (DVD)