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Posted: 13 Dec 2008, 19:27
by Markgway
Nah, The Medallion is more enjoyable than The Tuxedo.

Most people hated it... but I thought it was almost OK.

Maybe I was in a good mood when I watched it?

Posted: 13 Dec 2008, 19:51
by HungFist
The Medallion and The Tuxedo are both better than Rob-B-Hood.

Posted: 13 Dec 2008, 20:52
by Markgway
Agreed.

Posted: 14 Dec 2008, 00:26
by luckystars
Hey, I loved Rob-B-Hood. What's so bad about it?

Just got back from:

The Day the Earth Stood Still [3.5/5]
Good old fashioned fan B movie style stuff. Was it meant to be a bit odd and clunky? I liked it :)

Transporter 3 [4/5]
Franks back with another looney escaped. Plenty of action and humour. Fights are excellent to so so. Enjoyed ;)

Posted: 14 Dec 2008, 13:53
by bradavon
Yi-Long wrote:Shanghai Noon and Knights, and Rush Hour 1 and 2 are nice movies, but TBH, they would have been nice with or without Jackie. He doesnt really add anything special to them, like you wouod expect from Jackie. They're just buddy-action comedies aimed at a young-adult western audience.
Rush Hour 1 and 2 wouldn't have worked without a brash American next to a foreigner. That's the entire point.
Markgway wrote:Speak for yourself... I've never found any man attractive.
Thanks. You've proved my point :D.
Markgway wrote:I can recognise if someone is handsome (say, George Clooney); but attractive? Err, no! So Brad, what blokes do you acknowledge as being attractive?
They mean the same thing :roll:. I didn't say I was attracted to them :roll:. To answer your question George Clooney, Brad Pitt are both attractive men.
Markgway wrote:The last "GREAT" film Jackie made? Mr. Canton and Lady Rose in 1989.

Not Who Am I?

Posted: 14 Dec 2008, 15:55
by gasteropod
All the best ones were directed by Jackie himself.

Posted: 14 Dec 2008, 20:02
by Yi-Long
bradavon wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:Shanghai Noon and Knights, and Rush Hour 1 and 2 are nice movies, but TBH, they would have been nice with or without Jackie. He doesnt really add anything special to them, like you wouod expect from Jackie. They're just buddy-action comedies aimed at a young-adult western audience.
Rush Hour 1 and 2 wouldn't have worked without a brash American next to a foreigner. That's the entire point.
Yeah, but pretty much any asian actor could have filled that part. Jackie didnt deliver anything special to the movie: the action was just so-so, and the comedy came mainly from Tucker, with Chan playing the straight guy.

Posted: 14 Dec 2008, 21:27
by grim_tales
I really liked Who Am I? :D

Posted: 14 Dec 2008, 22:25
by Killer Meteor
gasteropod wrote:All the best ones were directed by Jackie himself.
I beg to differ

Snake In The Eagle's Shadow/Drunken Master - Yuen Woo-ping
Winners And Sinners/ Wheels On Meals/Dragons Forever - Sammo Hung

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 00:24
by Yi-Long
I'm not all that impressed with Jackie as a director either. Far from it, actually.

Armour of God starts of GREAT, with Eric Tsang directing. Then jackie falls from a tree, bumps his head, says 'ow that f-ing hurt.... ', fires the director, and makes another Jackie-movie with some lame comedy and stuff.

I dont think there are many Jackie-directed movies that I actually liked.

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 01:03
by gasteropod
Ivan Drago wrote:Winners And Sinners
You're seriously saying that's one of Jackie Chan's best films? He doesn't even star in it lol

I'm not a fan of Dragons Forever and Wheels on Meals either, but I know they're highly regarded by JC fans.

The fact that Jackie directed The Young Master, Project A, Police Story, Armour of God, and Miracles makes me think he was the best at doing it himself.

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 03:49
by Markgway
luckystars wrote:Hey, I loved Rob-B-Hood. What's so bad about it?
If you've seen it and you still don't know... there's nothing I can add.
The Day the Earth Stood Still [3.5/5]
Good old fashioned fan B movie style stuff. Was it meant to be a bit odd and clunky? I liked it :)
Reviews for this have been scathing. 22% at Rotten Tomatoes.

My fave quote: "Keanu Reeves stars, giving the kind of torpid performance that lesser beings can only approximate by necking a hundredweight of Temazepam."

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 03:52
by Markgway
bradavon wrote:
Markgway wrote:I can recognise if someone is handsome (say, George Clooney); but attractive? Err, no! So Brad, what blokes do you acknowledge as being attractive?
They mean the same thing :roll:. I didn't say I was attracted to them :roll:. To answer your question George Clooney, Brad Pitt are both attractive men.
I would never describe a man as attractive. Because to me they're not. But if you think they are more power to you.
Not Who Am I?
I said GREAT film.

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 03:54
by Markgway
gasteropod wrote:
Ivan Drago wrote:Winners And Sinners
You're seriously saying that's one of Jackie Chan's best films? He doesn't even star in it lol
Not a great Jackie Chan film perhaps? But a great Sammo Hung comedy for sure.
I'm not a fan of Dragons Forever and Wheels on Meals either, but I know they're highly regarded by JC fans.
Two of Jackie's best. Sammo was on fire in the 80s.

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 09:00
by grim_tales
Dragons Forever is a great film, at least action wise :D

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 10:51
by bradavon
I was really surprised by Dragons Forever. It's way better than Drunken Master 2, Project A, Police Story, Police Story 2 and so on. The HKL PE looks fantastic too.

My fave is still Police Story 3 though. I'm looking forward to the DD of that, hopefully it's not cut or at least severely cut.

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 15:00
by Yi-Long
I never cared for Police Story 3, but maybe that also has to do with me only having seen the international dubbed version.

It just didnt really feel like a PS movie to me, and I felt it lacked a real villain and impressive fights (apart from the short sparringsession at the traing-hall). The helicopter-stunt is cool, but still....

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 17:29
by bradavon
The motorbike stunt is also cool.

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 18:35
by gasteropod
bradavon wrote:The motorbike stunt is also cool.
That's the best bit :)

Very impressive, Yeoh, very impressive.

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 19:35
by grim_tales
Drunken Master 2, Project A, Police Story 1 and 2 are all great :D

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 22:53
by bradavon
grim_tales wrote:Drunken Master 2, Project A, Police Story 1 and 2 are all greatly overrated :D
Agreed ;).

Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 23:10
by HungFist
bradavon wrote:
grim_tales wrote:Drunken Master 2, Project A, Police Story 1 and 2 are all greatly overrated :D
DisAgreed ;).
Brad is correct for once :D

Posted: 16 Dec 2008, 00:36
by grim_tales
Brad and Hung - :D

Posted: 16 Dec 2008, 01:03
by Markgway
The words Brad and Hung in the same sentence is too easy.

Posted: 16 Dec 2008, 08:31
by Killer Meteor
Overrated is Brad's favourite word