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<\/a><\/p>\nI remember being genuinely happy when it was announced that Simu Liu was cast in the lead role, having been a big fan of Kim’s Convenience.<\/p>\n
That said, I was having a hard time *not* seeing Jung Kim whenever a trailer for Shang-Chi came on.<\/p>\n
But once the movie started and he appeared on screen, he was Shang-Chi.<\/p>\n
Or Shaun, initially.<\/p>\n
The action\/comedy\/pacing on this film were about as perfect as I expect from a movie.\u00a0 The only other film I put in that category is Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>.<\/p>\n I daresay it’s my favorite Marvel film not called “Endgame”.<\/p>\n It’s certainly the best origin film that they’ve put out.<\/p>\n And I wonder how many non-Asians understood the line, “I speak ABC!”<\/p>\n Highest recommendation possible for this one.<\/p>\n It’ll be on Disney+ in a month and a half, if you can’t or don’t want to hit your local theatre.<\/p>\n The only thing that bums me out about this film?<\/p>\n I have to clear a spot in my all-time Top Ten Movies for this one.<\/p>\n It’s already taken the #5 spot in my All Time Marvel Movies list, bumping Ant-Man<\/em> down a spot.<\/p>\n While both take place in my hometown of San Francisco, the inclusion of one of my all time favorite songs puts it over Ant-Man<\/em> in the list.<\/p>\n As of this post, I’ve seen it 3 times, opening weekend.\u00a0 Last movie I saw that many times was The Rise of Skywalker<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Confession: I didn’t think I was gonna like this film as much as I do. I remember being genuinely happy when it was announced that Simu Liu was cast in the lead role, having been a big fan of Kim’s Convenience. That said, I was having a hard time *not* seeing Jung Kim whenever a … <\/p>\n