Monday, April 5, 2010
The Karate Kid with Jackie Chan Trailer
he Karate Kid quadrilogy did well for its time. Becoming ubiquitous in any conversation concerning movies or Karate, it certainly has a fair amount of nostalgia attached to it. I would recommend
buying the box set but must be quick to add that the quality of story, action and overall appeal diminishes drastically as the sequels kick in. The first and second films are fine but after that it is pretty much watered down.
The remake
From such a strong original idea can come a great re-make. This however heavily relies on the production quality, story line and cast engaged. With Will Smith, Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith involved, I think this is going to work out well as a re-make. Furthermore, as reported in The Gleaner (Jamaican Newspaper)" "My dad had the idea of remaking it," Jaden Smith said. "He's the one who was like, 'We need to make this movie'." I have always trusted projects handled from a passionate point of view rather than pecuniary standpoints. The Gleaner summarizes the new Karate Kid movie as, "Jaden Smith stars in the title role of The Karate Kid, a remake of the 1984 hit in which he plays an American youth in China, who gets a crash course in martial arts from a maintenance man (Jackie Chan) so he can defend himself against a band of bullies."
The potential of the new Karate Kid movie
Jackie Chan remains one of my favourite action movie actors. I find him humorous, soulful and fantastical. His movie with Jet Li, Kingdom of Heaven was all of the above and more. He is an actor I can put my money on. Working with the Hancock, Men in Black, Pursuit of Happyness megastar, Will Smith on such a project, is admittedly a potent combination of experience, appeal and passion.
Jaden Smith is charming-in the right hands. Pursuit of Happyness is a fantastic example. The young actor did a sterling job. In the wrong hands, things can be less desirable The day the earth stood still in which he starred with Keanu Reeves is an example of how a good actor can fail to shine.
I think The Karate Kid has the right ingredients to make a great film. If not great, then certainly entertaining. It could be one that will make it to the collection. The movie is due for theatre release on June 11.
Watch the trailer below:
The Spy Next Door - Jackie Chan's New movie
With Hollywood up and running after the New Year’s break, all the studios have released tons of new movie clips from their upcoming movies. In the coming hours I’ll be posting a ton of them, and to start things off, after the jump you can check out 4 clips from Jackie Chan’s The Spy Next Door.
According to the synopsis:
Bob Ho (Jackie Chan) is an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian. But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him: winning over her three opinionated kids. When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to babysit the children so he can earn their approval. But when one of the kids mistakenly downloads a top-secret formula from his computer, Bob’s archenemy, a Russian terrorist, moves in for the attack, forcing Bob to juggle the roles of spy and prospective stepfather in the most challenging mission of his career.
While this is clearly aimed at families, perhaps some of you Jackie Chan fans might want to see the footage:
As always, are the clips are in the player below. Once you push play you might have to watch a pre-roll ad and then all the clips will play in order. Sorry about the pre-roll, it pays for the bandwidth.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Watch Drunken Master with English Subtitles, Cantonese Dub (Parts 1-4) - Free Jackie Chan Movie Online
Short Synopsis:
Wong Fei Hong (Jackie Chan) is sent to train under his uncle, a wine guzzling master famous for crippling his students. Desperate to escape this brutal teacher's cruel regime, he flees but is confronted, humiliated and beaten senseless by a hired assassin (Hwang Jang lee). Angry, ashamed, hungry for revenge, the wayward Fei Hung returns to his drunken master. This is the second collabration between director Yuen Woo Ping and Jackie Chan was another huge box-office hit, drawing in 8 million HK dollars on its run. Blending intresting martial arts moves with slapstick comedy (Jackie trademark). "Drunken Master" ushered in the new genre of comedy kung fu and estableshed Chan as its uncontested king.
Watch New Police Story with English Subtitles (Parts 1-4) - Watch Jackie Chan Movies
Short Synopsis:
Inspector Wing of the Hong Kong Police Force has become the victim of a gang, led by the evil Joe. When his entire team is killed, Wing becomes a hapless drunk, feeling guilty for the deaths of his team. A young man with a troubled past pretends to be a police officer working on the case with Wing, to get him back on his feet and begin an adventure to get revenge on the evil Joe and his Gang of Five, especially when it becomes personal.
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