((free)) | Shaolin Soccer English

A disgraced Shaolin monk recruits his fellow Shaolin brothers to form a soccer team that uses their martial-arts skills to win an amateur tournament and bring honor to their temple.

If you want a deep, philosophical look at honor and Kung Fu, watch the subtitled version. shaolin soccer english

The humor is broad: flying goalposts, gravity-defying headers, and a villain whose prosthetic leg transforms into a machine gun. But the dialogue is sharp. In Cantonese, jokes hinge on double meanings and classical idioms twisted for absurdity. The challenge of converting that into natural English is immense. A disgraced Shaolin monk recruits his fellow Shaolin

Many fans suggest avoiding the US English edit by Miramax . It cut nearly 20 minutes of footage and altered the music to fit a PG-13 rating . The original uncut Cantonese version is widely considered the superior experience. But the dialogue is sharp