Cinema Junkie by Beth Accomando

By Baccomando, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published March 13, 2008 at 5:16 PM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

CJ7

CJ7
What's in the bag? CJ7 (Sony Pictures)

Stephen Chow was a huge star in Asia before U.S. audiences finally "discovered" him in Shaolin Soccer (made in 2001 but released here in 2004) and Kung Fu Hustle . In those films, Chow emphasized his aptitude for physical comedy and delivered films in which his antics mimicked the malleability and plasticity of a Warner Brothers cartoon. In his latest film, CJ7 (opening March 14 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas ), Chow sticks with the physical comedy but chooses to deliver a kiddie film in the vein of E.T.

Paulo Yamamoto from Brazil
March 26, 2008 at 02:46 PM
This guy is awesome, i love kung fu hustle and other movies.

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Beth Accomando
March 28, 2008 at 04:56 PM
Yes Stephen Chow is awesome. I just wish he had a greater presence in CJ7. He has brilliant comic timing and a amazing sense of physical comedy. Glad you're a fan.