|
| • Advanced Search • Help |
City Hunter | Year: 1992 Directed: - Jing Wong - Wong Jing Actors/Actresses: - Jackie Chan Jackie Chan at his best i've seen many anime in my childhood. city hunter is very popular in japan and i managed to watch a few episodes in korea. i always wandered what would it be like if an anime show was converted to a movie starring real people. to my luck, city hunter starred the legendary dragon (Jackie Chan). he's not japanese and a little old but that doesn't matter. this movie is full of anime style physical and verbal humor. i can't remember a moment i wasn't laughing. and also the action sequences are awesome. jackie chan is awesome on skateboard (wheels on meals). fight scenes are cool too using his trademark agility and stunning techniques (but no jumping off walls in this movie). jackie chan used a stunt double about 3 times but only for simple things (i don't know why). i can't describe how well the action and comedy are, you just have to see the moive, it's really that good. if you like anime and you like jackie chan, then this movie is perfect for you. Not his best, but very enjoyable I am no great Jackie Chan fan, but I have seen this movie several times. It is very much a live action comic book, and if you're a fan of live comic book action (like the Batman TV series, for example), then you should enjoy this movie. There is the trademark Chan slapstick and stunts, but if for nothing else, you have to see the live-action Streetfighter 2 sequence where Jackie turns into various video game characters while fighting the nefarious "Ken". "Listen up. He's got a fool-proof plan." For years, Jackie Chan has been the master of martial arts mayhem. Quite a few of his films have blended intense fight scenes with hilarious physical comedy. I think "City Hunter" is one of the best examples of this. From the opening bell, this flick is pure kung-fu camp. Even though the plot seems serious enough, the seriousness is dashed on the rocks by Jackie's (and the supporting cast's) on-screen antics filling every scene. The physical humor is absolutely side-splitting, and the best part is, Jackie's not the only one pulling it off! Nearly the entire cast contributes a moment or two of tomfoolery. The movie did an outstanding job of capturing that anime feel. It's like watching a live-action comic book! Australian martial-arts star Richard Norton makes a great lead villian (he's even better in "Mr. Nice Guy"), and Gary Daniels is awesome as his head flunkie. The exchanges between him and Jackie make for the best fight scenes in the film, although the last battle between Jackie and Norton is a smash as well. The fight between Jackie and Daniels in the ship's arcade is by far one of the most bizarre spectacles in the history of chop-socky; you've just gotta see it to believe it. Although it's not the best-known, it's definitely one of Jackie's best flicks; every aspect of it makes it a must-buy for fans of this genre. Buy City Hunter at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on City Hunter Search with the Priority Search Engine on City Hunter This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
|
