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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Jackie Chan's hugely enjoyable romp Operation Condor - Armour of God 2 sees him on the trail of Nazi gold in the desert in a plot that's no more than an excuse for several spectacular stunts - and this contains some of Chan's most impressive stuntwork.
In the past, Jackie Chan's plots have had enough holes to drive a Mack truck through: this one could take their entire production line. This spectacular example of the just-one-damn-thing-after-another school of filmmaking insults your intelligence almost as much as a Michael Winner film. Characterisation is elementary at best, stereotyping runs rampant and logic frequently flies out the window, but who cares? This is still one of the best audience pictures of the 90s, with incredible stunts no western star in the world (or his stuntman) would attempt.
Whereas Schwarzenegger or Stallone are pure brute force, Chan is the Buster Keaton or Donald O'Connor of action movies, with a slapstick acrobatic versatility that is astonishingly fluid. When did you last see them knock down a baddie then catch his gun in mid-air while doing a somersault over him, all in a single take? Like great dancing, it is not a series of choreographed moves in succession but appears to be one constant movement, and Chan knows how to place the camera to a stunt's best advantage.
The most expensive movie ever made in Hong Kong up until that time ($100m Hong Kong), his take on the Raiders movies is pure knockabout stuff. The hook is a search for Nazi gold buried in the desert, but that's just an excuse for some great prolonged and imaginative setpieces that mix broad physical comedy with action to breathlessly entertaining effect - you'll constantly be hitting the rewind because you can't believe what you've just seen is physically possible, while he hyper-kinetic editing will make you hit the slo-mo too. Put your feet up, your brain on hold and you'll love it. It ain't art, but it is fun, and some of the stunts in the massive underground set have to be seen to be disbelieved.
Unfortunately, this is a disappointing DVD. It's not just that Hong Kong Legends' excellent Hong Kong DVDs have raised the bar in terms of extras and picture quality, more that Entertainment have put no real effort into this release. Like their earlier video release this is uncut (Miramax typically cut more than 20 mins for the USA version), but only offers the dubbed English soundtrack and, as well as having no extras, is a disappointing 2.35:1 widescreen transfer. A budget title in every sense of the word, you're better offseeking Fortune Star's superior Hong Kong NTSC DVD.
In the past, Jackie Chan's plots have had enough holes to drive a Mack truck through: this one could take their entire production line. This spectacular example of the just-one-damn-thing-after-another school of filmmaking insults your intelligence almost as much as a Michael Winner film. Characterisation is elementary at best, stereotyping runs rampant and logic frequently flies out the window, but who cares? This is still one of the best audience pictures of the 90s, with incredible stunts no western star in the world (or his stuntman) would attempt.
Whereas Schwarzenegger or Stallone are pure brute force, Chan is the Buster Keaton or Donald O'Connor of action movies, with a slapstick acrobatic versatility that is astonishingly fluid. When did you last see them knock down a baddie then catch his gun in mid-air while doing a somersault over him, all in a single take? Like great dancing, it is not a series of choreographed moves in succession but appears to be one constant movement, and Chan knows how to place the camera to a stunt's best advantage.
The most expensive movie ever made in Hong Kong up until that time ($100m Hong Kong), his take on the Raiders movies is pure knockabout stuff. The hook is a search for Nazi gold buried in the desert, but that's just an excuse for some great prolonged and imaginative setpieces that mix broad physical comedy with action to breathlessly entertaining effect - you'll constantly be hitting the rewind because you can't believe what you've just seen is physically possible, while he hyper-kinetic editing will make you hit the slo-mo too. Put your feet up, your brain on hold and you'll love it. It ain't art, but it is fun, and some of the stunts in the massive underground set have to be seen to be disbelieved.
Unfortunately, this is a disappointing DVD. It's not just that Hong Kong Legends' excellent Hong Kong DVDs have raised the bar in terms of extras and picture quality, more that Entertainment have put no real effort into this release. Like their earlier video release this is uncut (Miramax typically cut more than 20 mins for the USA version), but only offers the dubbed English soundtrack and, as well as having no extras, is a disappointing 2.35:1 widescreen transfer. A budget title in every sense of the word, you're better offseeking Fortune Star's superior Hong Kong NTSC DVD.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a film for people who are fed up with hollywood's formulas and want to see something with a slightly zany eastern perspective. It is cheesey. It is over the top. It is fairly low budget. It also features Jackie before he can speak English. It has the best crazy take-off of the classic hollywood car chase ever and its strongest swear word is 'ratbag' or something along those lines. Very funny when the situation would usually draw a string of expletives in any other film. Rock on Hong Kong film industry. And watch out for the save the helpless baby scene.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
all i will say is pity about the dvd ,
no language option and no extras,
only the moive and nothing else.
still though the windtunnel scene had me laughing out loud...
no language option and no extras,
only the moive and nothing else.
still though the windtunnel scene had me laughing out loud...
if you are a jackie fan buy it
if not buy it!
only 3 stars you say?
i am an avid jacky fan and am buying all his dvds slowly, but this had no extras whatsoever and the dubbing was not great, pity
definite 4 stars if that wasnt the case
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[Fei Ying Ji Hua]
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Published on 31 Mar 2008 by Mr. Fadi J. Jibrail
Why no Cantonese?
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