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CJ7

CJ7 (2008)

March. 07,2008
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6.4
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NR
| Fantasy Drama Comedy Science Fiction

Ti, a really poor construction worker that struggles to keep his son, Dicky, in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.

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Asadullah Khan
2008/03/07

"We may be poor, but we don't lie, we don't steal, and we don't swear...We must study hard so that in the future we can become someone that is useful to the society".The movie is about a very poor father working very hard to to just survive day by day and to keep his son in School, when they suddenly get an alien creature who the boy names CJ7. Well that is the main plot of it anyway.This movie tries to do a lot of things, and succeeds in almost everything. I had no idea that it was a sad, lesson giving drama but with some really awesome comedy thrown in. This movie touches poverty, school bullying, rejection, acceptance etc etc all the while being a comedy sci-fi ish flick. I don't know how Stephen Chow does it. Great Actor and Director. Having watched his previous two famous movies, Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, this certainly felt different from his usual style, but was pretty good nonetheless.The CGI character CJ7 itself was great. It has got to be one of the cutest CGI creatures I have seen in a long time. The CGI wasn't of Hollywood level, but it was decent. There were a lot of Stephen Chow weirdness in the movie too, some good, some not so much but it ain't a Stephen chow experience if it ain't weird. Overall, I had much fun watching this movie, was completely surprised to see how much more it was from what I expected. 7.8/10

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starbiue_82
2008/03/08

Lovely movie with additions of wonderful CG effects and hilarious scenes to laugh out loud with a tragic moment in the end which turned out to be a blessing in making a child realize the value of his father words...Stephen Chow did a pretty good job. acting by characters is really good esp.by the children's and class teacher... Diki did nice acting precisely showing his emotions and feelings throughout the movie. Alien character is very cute just like a stuff toy with beautiful faces...Nice conception and deliverance of idea through a movie. Music is also good esp.the song I LOVE YOU,,, above all money is not everything...For me a must watch movie to relax

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Patrick Nguyen
2008/03/09

Another Chow movie has intrigued me yet again. Though, a little different to his other known humour such as ,'Kung-fu Hustle' and 'Shaolin Soccer', this particular movie has portrayed more than just the random bursts of laughter.The storyline may be somewhat average but because it's aimed at a younger audience, it mostly doesn't matter. What's most important, are the contents that are being portrayed. There's an underlying message conveyed to the audience, not only just to the children but to the adults as well and that is, you should cherish the things you already have in life, most importantly your family. Which, in this case the film has portrayed very well to the point where I almost shed a few tears.

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blackmamba99971
2008/03/10

This was one of the most endearing films I ever got to watch. Such wonderful graphics you really wouldn't know if it was real or CGI. Stephen Chow did it again with this story of a small alien which was picked up from the garbage thinking it was a toy. But low and behold it was an alien. Giving it to his boy as a present only to see it become something wonderful. What was a most moving part of this film was when Jiao's characters father passed away from an accident of a fall in his workplace. To go home and hear it from a teacher who he admires and to break down in such a way you cannot help but cry with him. Jiao was absolutely flawless when he cried himself to sleep. A heart wrenching scene which I know the theatre also cried with him. This carefree and magical movie was a triumph from Stephen Chow who brought us the hit Kung Fu Hustle. Jiao Xu is young but I think will become one of the most important actors to come out of the Philippines in recent years. His ability to let go and feel his part is something breath taking, he is quite cute to the girls who know him and love him. Stephen Chow I hope will bring out a slam bang thriller which will wow the audiences in the future. But for now this film was one of his best, as well as Kung Fu Hustle. My hats off to a wonderful director and actor. And most importantly to Jiao Xu who gave such a brilliant performance.

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