CJ7

2008 "It's out of this world."
6.4| 1h26m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 07 March 2008 Released
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: Hong Kong
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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.

Genre

Fantasy, Drama, Comedy

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Director

Stephen Chow

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Steineded How sad is this?
Micransix Crappy film
Console best movie i've ever seen.
ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
Thao Ho This is not as fun as other Chow's movies but is great to watch with kids. It is rather a movie about family-based film with not a lot of "fighting" scenes like "Shaolin soccer" or "Kungfu Hustle." It talks about a poor family with a father and a son. The father usually goes to a "trash alley" to collect things that he can recycle and use it. He then finds a toy for his son, which turns out to be CJ7 - an alien. The little boy in the movie acted pretty well. Chow was quite old when he starred in this movie so he did not include many "silly" scenes like his other movies. P.S.: if you like the young boy's acting, just to let you know that he is actually a girl. She dressed like a boy in the movie. She is now grown up to be a beautiful lady.
Kori the cat CJ7 is one of the best movies I have ever seen. That original idea of bringing a kind of looking space-dog to a little kid that barely can eat and go to school is so touching. Such a great gift to a person like that. His dad tried to treat him well as everyone else would do. But when that accident happens it was so sad, even more when I realized that the last moment he shared with his son was that discussion about changing his test results to A+. CJ7 is such a cute character. It's eyes, way to act, everything looks cute on it. The scene that it helps to bring the dad to life again was very very sad... CJ7 trying his best to help the little kid to be happy living with him as he should. Even more sad when CJ7 was... dyeing. You could hear his heartbeat. Anyways leaving behind all the sadness this movie is really touching. Appropiated for everyone, has all the feelings, and also is a comedy. 9/10 very special!
RainDogJr Years ago my cousin showed to me that Stephen Chow movie Shaolin Soccer, I quickly became a big fan (it was the first and until this day only movie that I own on UMD), truly a great film, both Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu are favourites of mine but even with that fact I never knew about the existence of this 2008 Stephen Chow movie, CJ7, and last weekend I found its R1 DVD and since it is from Chow I had to add it to my collection, glad I did it since CJ7 is simply another winner from Chow.This time we don't see Chow that much, here he is Ti, father of Dicky (Xu Jiao) who will be our dude. Basically CJ7 is a film for/about the family, we have the strong father and son union but certainly kids are kids then our little man will be mad as hell if his father can't buy for him the new toy that is the damn sensation between Dicky's school partners, and Dicky's school is not a public one actually, Ti works really hard just for his son and they do see hard times but Dicky has a great chance by going to that school yet the school is not a very pleasant place for Dicky and not because of the work and stuff but also and basically because of the bullies and his teacher (you will hate Dicky's teacher, no doubt about it). So we have this poor good fella in big school full of rich f**** stuff in CJ7 and certainly we have the father and son story, sort of The Kid (Charles Chaplin, 1921), and with Dicky we will see at one point the typical stuff since he will be not very nice with his father and he will not have a chance to say to his father that he was wrong, is going to be too late for that. The character of the title, CJ7, is actually at first time nameless, after all it was just something that Ti found in a junkyard but that something result to be actually something more than cool, something unique, something from outer space and not precisely an Ed Wood's plan, it is more like a dog, a puppy, weird puppy that will be just about the solution to all of Dicky's problem. Now Dicky will make a perfect test, will finally be allowed to attend the sports class, he has all, the bad ones will get what they deserve and the movie ends…not! Is actually the funniest part of the film, at least is my favourite part when Dicky finally awakes from a long and wonderful dream just to see that the puppy is actually real yet is more just like a normal dog, that defecates and stuff (!). At some points this is just crazy fun, great fun for sure but we also get some sad moments, kind of very sad moments actually, and no one but us will know how in the hell came the happy ending, how in the hell Dicky will actually have a chance to see again his father. CJ7 ends when the runtime marks less than 90 minutes, it is a fast-paced delight, Chow I'm your fan, big fan and with CJ7 I can only say that we have another winner movie from Chow. Enjoy! DVD: I had to watch "The Story of CJ7" to realize about the fact that who plays Dicky is actually not a boy but a girl! Anyway, some of the special features are the cast and crew commentary, "How to bully a bully" and some previews.
Onderhond Stephen Chow is huge, no doubt about that. In the West, he is known through his latest films (Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle), but in the East he's been a comedy phenomenon for years. He started his career in the early 90s as an actor, launched by several famous Hong Kong directors. It didn't take him long to start directing films himself, which brought him his current fame.A new Chow film is probably the most important public film event throughout the larger part of Asia. That said, the stakes were high for CJ7.Chow is best known for his typical comedy formula: a mix of Hong-Kong humor, parody and crazy special effects that make his films stand out from the crowd. In that sense, CJ7 will be a surprise to many viewers. Talking about viewer expectations, Chow's new film could be compared to Danny Boyle's Millions. A film from a director that throws himself at the children's market without losing too much of its own identity, but with the chance of losing many of its initial fans.CJ7 contains enough typical Chow humor to make it recognizable, but at the same time CJ7 is targeted at a younger audience, with many themes lifted directly from other children's films. Take ET, add some Totoro, mix it with Chow's comedy and what you have is something close to CJ7. It's probably a good thing to realize this before going into the movie, as many will go in with the wrong idea and will be left disappointed by the film.If you get used to the idea that this film is a bit different from Chow's other films, it turns out to be a pretty sweet, nifty and funny film after all. Most of the main roles are played by small kids, and they do a pretty great job. The main role is a bit too soft maybe, but the mini-triad kid is hilarious, the fat kids are plain weird (I wonder how they were filmed) and the little girl is really too cute.Of course there's also the alien, which is a cuddly little animal. It's digitally created but feels like a living, breathing, rubber bath toy. An awesome creation that plays a large part in the film's charm. To make it complete, Chow himself takes on the role of the father, which he does well (as usual). I think Chow's style of acting can easily put people off, as he seems pretty aware of the comedic scenes he's delivering (much like Takeshi Kitano), but his presence on screen is warm and compelling enough not to be bothered by it.The film looks pretty lush and colorful, Chow really made some progress in the visual department. Although the special effect are still behind Hollywood standards, Chow keeps them functional and funny at all times, which makes the lacking technical qualities easy to forgive. The soundtrack could have been a bit less dramatic I think, although I guess those are the downsides of making a film mostly targeted at kids.CJ7 is still a funny film, though the number and range of gags is a lot smaller. They are replaced by a pretty typical but warm children's tale. The result is a film that could charm you as easily as it could disappoint you. Chow is enough of a director to pull it off, but those wanting another typical Chow comedy will be left with empty hands. Those willing to go along with Chow's fluff will be treated to a fun and cutesy film. 4.0*/5.0*