Jackie Chan Collection [1971-2008]-All Jackie Chan Movies

Along with the likes of Sammo Hung, Sammo Wong and Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan was considered one of the godfathers of Hong Kong martial arts cinema, along with Lee and Chang Cheh. In general, those four tended to go in the direction of broader, more comic-focused films about the modern world of crime and revenge that was generated after the days of kung fu as official entertainment. I think the expectations for this film have always been pretty low, because Hong Kong film audiences were so accustomed to the exotica of the late '70s and early '80s that it seems odd to them that something so cute and corny would ever work. In fact, its a totally incongruous pop-culture mash-up of martial arts and cartoons. Part kung fu movie, part Looney Tunes, part Jimmy Neutron, and part big-baddy spy op, it was definitely a breath of fresh air, and came at a time when the future of Hong Kong martial arts cinema was, once again, uncertain. J.V.

Jackie Chan Collection [1971-2008]-All Jackie Chan Movies

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Chaplin Pictures has finally given the world its first Hollywood martial arts comedy, and it isnt half bad. Although I couldnt give it much higher than a 4, its basically a straight up action-comedy, when I compare it to other genre movies of the same time period. As a stand-alone comedy, it isnt as good as some of the Chaplins earlier films, but its definitely worth a watch to see what Hong Kong cinema was trying to do and is still trying to do. By this point, Jackie Chan had become a pretty big star in Hong Kong, so making comedy was definitely in his wheelhouse, but this isnt a ho-hum comedy, and he makes the most out of it as a comedic action director. The toothy face designed for the character, the wigs and extensions, the giant, stupid moustache are all prominent throughout the film. In fact, its a scene in a couple of the more banal fight sequences that holds the film up the most, where a top secret agency has Chan in a high-security cell for some reason. Chan is locked in, but gets away from his captors in the nick of time. He walks away, but still hasnt changed, but it at least says something for the maturation of his portrayal as a character over the years, that he can go from laughing at how ridiculous his character is to getting kicked in the face and then back to laughing again without missing a beat. Not quite the spiritual successor to Robin Hood, but probably the closest one. J.V.

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