Sorry, friends. There is no such thing as "Asian voodoo"...no audience should be required to suspend disbelief for some such nonsense.
Ooooh scar-ee "Chinatown", where any-thee can happen, woooo. (Rolls eyes) Come on, people.
Gratuitous, cartoonish, caricature of Chinese-Americans mean crappy parts for Asian American performers. Do owners of Chinese restaurants really wear GREEN NAILPOLISH, hello? And before jerking your knees and wailing that I'm being "PC", please consider that these stereotypes date back to the 1920s . In 2003, Disney of all studios, who made bank on Mulan (1998), and garnered plenty criticism for its use of racial stereotypes in Song of the South (1946), they definitely knew better, and apparently thought nobody would notice.
Otherwise, it's a very watchable movie with some genuine LOL moments. Ryan cherub cheeks Malgarini should have gotten some kind of award for Freaky Friday...it takes some talent to steal scenes from Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. 7/10. They could have left that "Asian voodoo" crapola out and made it a 9. Two points for Tess' uncontrolled electronic gadgetry.
Be sure to check out the "Freaky Bloopers" on the DVD. Very funny.
Ooooh scar-ee "Chinatown", where any-thee can happen, woooo. (Rolls eyes) Come on, people.
Gratuitous, cartoonish, caricature of Chinese-Americans mean crappy parts for Asian American performers. Do owners of Chinese restaurants really wear GREEN NAILPOLISH, hello? And before jerking your knees and wailing that I'm being "PC", please consider that these stereotypes date back to the 1920s . In 2003, Disney of all studios, who made bank on Mulan (1998), and garnered plenty criticism for its use of racial stereotypes in Song of the South (1946), they definitely knew better, and apparently thought nobody would notice.
Otherwise, it's a very watchable movie with some genuine LOL moments. Ryan cherub cheeks Malgarini should have gotten some kind of award for Freaky Friday...it takes some talent to steal scenes from Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. 7/10. They could have left that "Asian voodoo" crapola out and made it a 9. Two points for Tess' uncontrolled electronic gadgetry.
Be sure to check out the "Freaky Bloopers" on the DVD. Very funny.