Shanghai Surprise [ Blu-Ray, Reg.A/B/C Import - Spain ]

First of all, the dvd played perfectly. This film has a bad rap, but it’s wonderful to watch. It’s just fun. The backdrop is filmed in Shanghai, so it’s visually excellent, too. The price is right, so buy it!

Loved this years ago when I first saw it.. Madonna and Sean still have the ability to make me laugh when I watch it.. Very funny and great to watch again..

Back in the 80s I was a kid. I didn't have movie to spend on all the movies I just wanted to see. I had to save it and spend it on movies I thought would be worth my money. Well I skipped this one as the reviews back then were just horrible. They beat up Madonna and Sean Penn pretty badly back then as I recall. And I would recall very well as I was a HUGE Madonna fan back then. But after all of these years I finally watched it. I don't get what was so wrong. I can remember three of them: 1) The way Madonna read the line "He's gaining" 2) The fake way Madonna was "crying" after she fell out of the window and 3) the way the guy chasing them ran through all the merchants and people on the street for "action" when he could have ran down the empty street itself. The ending had a good twist but was a left one thing loose for me . . . where were the flowers all the time? And what were those jewels? That didn't seem to be explained well. Other than this I liked the movie. It was a Adventure's in Babsitting, Ferris Beuller's Day off, type of movie . . . . Nothing special. Nothing horrible. I think people were hell bent on bringing Madonna under control back then . . . they couldn't let her get too big . . . not at least with acting as she had already conquered the music world. . . and for good reason as we found out in the 90s (when I stopped being a fan). It probably deserves two stars. But I am going to give it 3 as I feel misled by all the bad press around it. Also the extra features were just OK. There should have been more . . . deeper . . . more secrets revealed after all of this about a movie that bombed so badly and with such big names attached to it. Were was Madonna, Sean, and George's remarks? And Melissa Rivers??? Shows they just rushed to put something together to make it a "Special Edition". Why not forgo the VH1 personalities and get the actors. They only had the one. And he was the only one who provided the behind the scenes stuff.

Reading most of the reviewers who have a marginal opinion of "Shanghai Surprise" they give it damning faint praise by saying it's not as bad as its reputation suggests. Man up and admit it's a pretty good movie. The critics in its day made hay of the film saving their worst venom for Madonna. She's not going to win any Oscars for her turn as a missionary in Thirties China but she gives a very sweet account of herself in only her second feature role. Sean Penn as the American opportunist/glow-in-the-dark tie salesman is quite charismatic and dashing. The story is relatively riveting and the film contains stunning exotic period detail. Lastly, producer George Harrison, who also appears in a nightclub scene, contributes some terrific songs to the soundtrack. I give this film my unequivocal recommedation with very few reservations.

I got this as George Harrison was the $$ behind the movie and had to make a special trip to Asia to clam down the battling Penn's. i am a big fan of the movies that George Harrison/Handmade Films produced. Production values are good, Sean and Madonna turn in respectable performances. Harrison makes a cameo as a night club singer and provided the music. Possibly an under rated movie with a great sound track.

Thank you for the Blu-Rays. I've been looking for these for quite awhile and there's a few more than I'm planning to get soon. Thank you!

I saw this atrocity in 1985 on cable TV and I thought at the time "Shanghai Surprise" was the worst movie ever made in the history of motion pictures. I just watched it again and can confirm that it is still the worst film ever made, even 33 years later. Close seconds "Look Who's Talking 2" and "Ishtar" are still on the list, but this one has all the worst elements of a bad film, such as rickshaw chases with cheap stunts and ducks flying all over the place...for hours.

Kind of nostalgic remembering the time I was a kid! It's worth watching!!

Um filme tipo sessão da tarde . Não foi um dos melhores como tb dos piores . Nunca tinha assistido e era o único que faltava para minha coleção da videografia da Madonna . Vale a pena ter na coleção .

Allora abbiamo un carico d’oppio, appartenuto a un avventuriero occidentale, Walter Faraday, che diventa ambito da diversi personaggi uno più strampalato dell’altro, e ricercato dalla signorina Tatlock e dalla sua Associazione per scopi trapeutici (per farne morfina per i soldati). La signorina Tatlock sulle prime non è convinta che Glendon Wasey sia l’uomo giusto da impiegare nella ricerca, ma poi si ricrede date le mille risorse che sembra avere. Naturalmente Glendon Wasey si accorge subito che la situazione si fa pericolosa, e vorrebbe svicolare, ma la signorina Tatlock ha metodi convincenti per non farlo scappare via a gambe levate. Divertente il colpo di scena finale che non anticipo, ma è ben assestato. Non dico che sia un capolavoro, ma per una serata senza pensieri, è un’apprezzabile visione.

Der Film war super sowie die Qualität der Disc. Alles bestens und es wäre sehr schön weiter Geschäft im Zukunft zu machen.

bon film avec madonna et sean penn. je n'avait jamais vu et j'ai aimé. pour les fans de madonna je recommande.

Soy seguidor de Madonna así que sobran las palabras....