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Who the fuck watches those shitty Jackie Chan movies?
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Mike Works
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Oh I'm sorry, I thought you said American films, but you couldn't have, since Rumble in the Bronx was CanadianWario64 said:
WOO CHAN
Also, Shanghai Noon rocked bitches
Lord Error
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I really respect Jackie for his charm and fighting choreography , but "The Tuxedo" and "The Medallion" are just very bad movies.
Error Macro
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When referring to "American" Jackie Chan films, those are the ones with an American production, as opposed to a Hong Kong production. Rumble In The Bronx was essentially an HK movie. But whatever, I thought that Rush Hour 1 and 2 were good, as was Shanghai Noon (haven't seen Knights yet), although all of his U.S. made movies terribly under-utilize his martial arts skills. My favorites are Operation Condor, Legend Of Drunken Master (DM 2), and the Police Story series. Supercop was pretty good, too.
Jackie Chan's amazing. Unfortunately, he's also delusional.
He wants to become a "real actor", as he keeps putting it in interviews. He doesn't want to be associated with martial arts, and instead he wants to achieve the iconic status of Robert de Niro or Al Pacino in terms of his acting. He complains when people recognize him because of his martial arts and not his acting. Which is why he's taking up roles like The Medallion and The Tuxedo.
It's pretty stupid. It's like Bruce Willis whining for not getting recognized as the singer of his band.
He wants to become a "real actor", as he keeps putting it in interviews. He doesn't want to be associated with martial arts, and instead he wants to achieve the iconic status of Robert de Niro or Al Pacino in terms of his acting. He complains when people recognize him because of his martial arts and not his acting. Which is why he's taking up roles like The Medallion and The Tuxedo.
It's pretty stupid. It's like Bruce Willis whining for not getting recognized as the singer of his band.
karasu
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darscot said:
The movie was released in Canada more than a YEAR after it came out in Hong Kong. Sure candians worked on it, as it was Supposed to be the Bronx, so they needed some non chinese people. But it was a HK movie, in every way. Location doesn't matter. Jackie always films all over the world. The MEdallion had brits up the ass, but it's a HK movie. Jackie just tries to include the international audience.
And he will be great as a straighta ctor, just like Sammo. hes done it before.
I never knew the Bronx had mountains until I saw Jackie's movie.Mike Works said:
BTW, my biggest problem with The Medallion was the love relationship between Jackie and Claire Forlani. Whether it was bad acting, bad script, or just wrong casting on either part, their relationship wasn't convincing at all. When they first meet up, they're supposed to have some sort of past, but their awkwardness doesn't convey that, it just looks stilted and insincere. You don't think, 'wow, these two really had something way back when.'
Schmo Florez
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The motorcycle chase in Operation Condor is THE SHIT!!!!
Error Macro
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Schmo Florez said:
Oh Hell yes it was!!
By the way, Rush Hour 2 is on right if you live on the west coast.
WasabiKing
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Rumble in the Bronx was shot in Vancouver cause it was cheaper and easier to film than in New York. It's a Golden Harvest produced film, which is a HK movie.
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