"Chow's comic fantasy is a sop to kiddie sentimentality that barely skirts rancid cutesiness by sheer virtue of its strange details." - Fernando F. Croce

+5 for poop gatling.

I like Stephen Chow, but his over-the-top style didn't really seem all that fitting for the for the material he was dealing with. For the most part the story is good, but the first half of the movie really only succeeds in making you dislike the kid; he beats the crap out of CJ7 (multiple times) for no reason. Fortunately in the second part Chow tones it down and in the end, due to a great father-son relationship (and a cute alien), "CJ7" ends up being something rather sweet.

Chow's thesis is more profound than There Will Be Blood's, and it's expressed through a more sophisticated narrative.

Chow's at is best when he's doing comedic action sequences, and there are some truly brilliant ones here. Not enough to make it more than an above-average kids' movie, but it's pretty fun. The CGI is passable (it's suposed to be cartoony so it works on that level) but I think he relied on it too much, all the actors clearly staring at nothing is awkward. The kids are hilarious though.

Absolutely adorable. When it comes to creativity, Stephen Chow might just be the Chinese Spielberg.

CJ7 is an odd movie. It's for kids for sure, but how it's make, I'm not sure it's the best kind of material for kids. There is good awful story, and some effects are good, some bad, but that's Chow. The mood and action is the main thing. And there's Kitty Zhang Yuqi. Who is that beauty? I do not dig much of oriental girls, but she's got curves and bust and she's tall. Must be a mixture. Cannot wait for Jump!

high score in the sense that its good for a watch and maybe kids will love it

Given Stephen Chow's track record, this was dissapointing to say the least. But the thing is, its CLEARLY a kid's movie. Once you realize that, a lot of it makes sense/is forgiveable, and to be honest, its pretty damn fun for a kids movie. Its got that Stephen Chow style, but the story is pretty lame, and I think it could have been a lot better. As a sidenote, man did I feel awful for CJ7. That little dude got abused like hell, and it just made me feel bad, not laugh.

Major drawback from Chow. Regardless of it being a child movie it was uninspirational and worn out. Apart from production values, a funny reference to KungFu Hustle and few funny scenes it was pointless in almost everyway.

It's a children's film, but there's some funny/cute scenes. We all want one of those aliens!