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In what movie did you think Jackie Chan was in his "prime"?
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karasu
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Headflips aren't tough.
His prime was when he had the most control over and the most love for what he did. From 1983-1988, starting with Project A, and ending with Dragons forever. He changed EVERYTHING during that period. Drunken Master 2 was a godsend, but it came out of nowhere. he had a few years of really mediocre work before that was released.
His prime was when he had the most control over and the most love for what he did. From 1983-1988, starting with Project A, and ending with Dragons forever. He changed EVERYTHING during that period. Drunken Master 2 was a godsend, but it came out of nowhere. he had a few years of really mediocre work before that was released.
FortNinety
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Easily Drunken Master 2. No question.
heavy liquid
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Drunken Master 2
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Drunken Master 2. What a great effin movie.
BigJonsson
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heavy liquid said:Drunken Master 2
THATS JACKIE CHAN?!??
Kabuki Waq
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the man was in his 40's in DM2.
I think he was in his prime during the mid 80s, Dragons Forever, City Hunter, Meals on Wheels, Project A 1-2, and ofcrouse All the police story movies. But yea DM2 is his best movie interms of fights.
I think he was in his prime during the mid 80s, Dragons Forever, City Hunter, Meals on Wheels, Project A 1-2, and ofcrouse All the police story movies. But yea DM2 is his best movie interms of fights.
Xenon
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I always thought the first combo in the clip was one of his best moves. Its too hard to nail down his prime because as he got older he became more creative. If you hand a 25 year old Jackie the 50 year old Jackie's brain, you would see some amazing shit.
Sadly I don't know a lot of Jackie Chans movies outside of the newer released films for the US market, although I did see a movie on cable called operation Condor, but I'm not sure if it was the 1990 or 1986 one. I remember nazis (I think) and in the beginning him rolling down a mountain-side in a giant inflatable ball thing. That was pretty badass. Out of the flicks I've seen Operation Condor was my favorite.
Jill Sandwich
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....any with SAM SEED!
Snake in the Eagles Shadow
....any with SAM SEED!
gollumsluvslave
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Armour of God, Drunken Master 2 are great Jackie Chan flicks.
However the top of his game goes to the stunt where he slides/runs 21 stories down the glass building in Who Am I?
That stunt was way fucking out there
However the top of his game goes to the stunt where he slides/runs 21 stories down the glass building in Who Am I?
That stunt was way fucking out there
Richiban said:
bingo.
i just bought his "new police story" on dvd via ebay.
not a bad flick at all. jackie is still doing some stupid crazy stunts and the end fight
sequence is brilliant. the man still has it and he's pushing 50!
i fell in love with him the night i finally found police story on video at blockbuster.
my jaw was on the floor the entire time i watched it. damn, i don't think anyone will ever surpass his stunt work in that movie.
heavy liquid
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BigJonsson said:
Hell Yeah. If you haven't seen it, go watch it NOW. Ken Lo fucking owns in the movie, too.
I still don't get all of the Drunken Master II love. The first one had a lot more action and more entertaining fights IMO. I was actually kind of disappointed with DM2 after seeing the first one and being so blown away by the crazy martial arts and the sheer amount of action too.
wobedraggled
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DM2
But props to the car chase "through" a village in Police Story, because it's so badass.
But props to the car chase "through" a village in Police Story, because it's so badass.
Tea Master
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Alucard said:
I don't many people actually saw the original Drunken Master.
Fresh Prince
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That is really a very good cartoon series, I wouldn't mind seeing a live action version on the big screen.Scrow said:
DM II is his best movie but at his prime? I don't really know.
gollumsluvslave
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Respect. As I mentioned above, the descent stunt on the windows after the fight is a doozy
i love drunken master 2. it's without a doubt his best movie in terms of fight choreography ever. i really don't think a movie will beat the fight scenes in it for a long time, if ever. he reportedly spent *months" just choreographing the fights and took *months* to film them(sometimes having hundreds of takes!)
as for his prime though, i go with my earlier pick of the police story films(mainly 1-2)
as for his prime though, i go with my earlier pick of the police story films(mainly 1-2)
HAOHMARU said:
Agreed. Might be the most spectacular martial arts fight I've ever seen. As far as DM2 goes, I think the best fight was the very first one underneath the trains with the swords...lightning quick and super fluid, yet you see no wasted movements when you observe it closely. Just sick stuff.
I'm gonna have to start digging for some more Jackie Chan DVD's...don't have any of the Police Story flicks yet, which is a disgrace.
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I think DM2 was an awesome movie, but I've always been a sucker for Jackie's older movies. Most are pretty corny/horrible, but Jackie is so cyoote in them. ^^ One of the few exceptions is the first DM. I especially agree with what was said earlier: If someone were to go back in time and give a younger Jackie chan the brains and experience of his current self, we'd see some pretty amazing stuff.
I forget where I read it, but I remember it being reported on a very credible news site (CNN, Fox or something similar) that Jackie was actually supposed to be filming a scene on the WTC for his next film on September 11th, but it was canceled due to a delay on the script. o_o
Anyways, I dunno if I'd call it his "prime", but some of my most favorite Jackie Chan films are the romances like Rumble in the Bronx and Cityhunter.
I forget where I read it, but I remember it being reported on a very credible news site (CNN, Fox or something similar) that Jackie was actually supposed to be filming a scene on the WTC for his next film on September 11th, but it was canceled due to a delay on the script. o_o
Anyways, I dunno if I'd call it his "prime", but some of my most favorite Jackie Chan films are the romances like Rumble in the Bronx and Cityhunter.
I think he was gonna goto the WTC to scope it out for scenes for a planned movie that morning, but forgot something at his hotel (might've been his camera). The plot? He's a window washer that manages to foil a terrorist plot at the World Trade Center. :lol Truth is stranger then fiction...
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