The Secret of the Magic Gourd

G

2007

1h 25m

Kids & Family

Drama

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50+ Ratings

A boy finds a mysterious object that grants his every wish.

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David Nusair

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...a thoroughly worthless family film that squanders a decent premise from start to finish.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 14, 2015

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

It's refreshing to see images that are uncommon in mainstream kids movies, especially when this Chinese creativity is so full of colour and vitality.

Rated: 73/100

Feb 10, 2009

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Un film familiale sans prétention avec une magie incroyable serte se film ne peux pas plaire a tout le monde mes comme a dit Brian Webster (une créativité chinoise est si pleine de couleurs et de vitalité)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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A Chinese movie with special effects done by Centro, which is based in Hong Kong, and dubbed by Disney for English speaking audiences. This film is about a young boy who learns that doing the work yourself is more fulfilling than having a magic gourd do all the work for you. The plot had the right idea, but wasn't paced very well and didn't set up the plot points well enough for them to pay off later. The acting is wooden at best, though that may be a cultural barrier. The Magic Gourd was computer animated and looked like a cheap Mr. Potato Head. The special effects do not get past a cartoonish look. Corbin Bleu, from The High School Musical movies, voices the Gourd and does alright with what he was given. I do not think this movie is worth your time, skip it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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andy h

It borrows from other properties, including those of Disney, but you can't help but admire its effort to be smart and charming.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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This movie scarred me as a child. The Guord is ugly as hell. The part where he splits himself in half gave me nightmares. I found a picture of this monstrosity on google images, and it unearthed flashbacks I never knew I had. Please, spare the minds of your innocent children. Do not let them watch this cursed film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

a total kiddy pic & Disney trying to capitalize on Asian anime only made it 25 minutes into it-yuck

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Moo goo gai pan. Cream of sum yung gy. Stir fri cat. Mi yong gow hoochi goochi mow ying. Terrible. Boring. Crappy animation. Dumb story. Ugh.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Frankie Chung

Director

Peisi Chen

Bao Hu Lu

Aaron Michael Drozin

John

Drake Johnston

Raymond

Ching Wan Lau

Magic Gourd

Gigi Leung

Miss Liu

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Synopsis

A boy finds a mysterious object that grants his every wish.

Director: Frankie Chung
Production Co: Centro Digital Pictures Ltd., Walt Disney Studios, China Film Group Corp.
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2014
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital

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