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..

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.

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.

All right, I'll admit it, I bought this movie because I am a Madonna fan. However, I'll also be the first to admit that the movie is choppy and the plot is a little weak. Also, both Madonna and Penn aren't the best at their acting ability here. All that said, for its flaws (and yes, they are plentiful), the movie really is quite enjoyable. In the first hour or so, the movie is especially hard to follow, so hard to follow you may even find yourself howling with pleasureful laughter! However, in the last 30 minutes or so of the film you won't be able to get your eyes off the screen. Everything starts moving so fast you'll be glued in, and many will find themselves especially excited. The scenery and the performances of the other actors involved also help contribute to Shanghai's goodness. All I can say is that, though with its flaws, Shanghai Surprise is still a good movie, and while one only a Madonna or Sean Penn fan really needs to own, it's still worth seeing. It's certainly original.

The acting was good. The story was good . the soundtrack was great! the camera shots were excellant. TRy it -Buy it !!!

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!!