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van dammes double impact

Advantages: a clever film and rather enjoyable
Disadvantages: typical van damme acting but hard to play two people

as van damme films go this is probably the best he has done.playing to parts at once as brothers seperated at birth and reunited 25 years on is admirable given van dammes lack of acting quality.basically a story of two different brothers seperated as infants due to the brutal slaughter of their parents by chinese underworld gangsters.it revolves around a bridge that was constructed using the expertise of van dammes parents who were then executed ...
...the bridge profits over the years.their bodyguard at the time arrived to late to save his parents and with the babies being left in the car he grabbed one and headed off while the childminder made off through the bushes with the other.one was left and raised in hong kong while the other was taken and raised in france then bought to america to run a karate business.basically the bodyguard takes chad(van damme) to hong kong to find his brother alex(also ...

tmlfc1 14.09.2007 · Read full review
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Utterly funny.

Advantages: Funny scene in Japanese Hotel ordering food, and taking advantage of female ICPO agent
Disadvantages: none

One of my favourites, the trio are now in Tokyo Japan, Jackie and Yuan, are ICPO agents who are tracking a crime synicate in Tokyo, but Yuan is captured in the beginning in an Amusement park. Jackie therefore calls for reinforcements from his old orphan pal sammo. Sammo is in prison and is set free only to be arrested instantly, and is offered the job, he gathers all of his old friends who are criminals, and they are all set off on a mission with ...
...million hong kong dollars worth of Bonds, and there job is to infiltrate the crime synicate and to help locate their base. overall the movie like always with the trio is filled completely with Slapstick, with some brilliant acting from sammo's gang. A must watch film for all Jackie Chan fans and a great movie for all who are new to the Peking Opera Trio. Filled with original jokes and an original storyline, with ninja's and samurai's. ...

shintai88 05.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of My Lucky Stars (DVD)

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TWINKLE TWINKLE MY LUCKY STARS (1985)

Advantages: The choreographed fights scenes won't let you down
Disadvantages: Too many cast to concentrate or relate to. Too much libidos

...the same cast. ‘Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (TTLS)’ is an action comedy, just like the two previous instalments. The mighty Sammo Hung directed the film as well as starring in it. The cast I remember seeing in ‘Winners and Sinners’ were Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Stanley Fung, John Sham and Richard Ng. Eric Tsang was supposingly introduced in ‘My Lucky Stars’ and ‘Twinkles’ introduced a young and handsome character called ‘Pagodo’ (Michael Miu). With ...
...assume that there would be outstanding fighting scenes without a double. This was true. If ‘Winners and Sinners’ is believed to be the funniest out of the instalments, then TTLS, in my opinion, is definitely more action orientated. Sammo Hung was able to choreograph several breathtaking fight scenes, which enable the trio to demonstrate their potential. This time, Hung was also able to introduce new talents within the fight, such as Andy Lau. My ...

Moogiekupo 17.06.2007 · Read full review
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Bloodsport / Enter The Dragon / Showdown In Little Tokyo

Advantages: Brilliant films
Disadvantages: Only three films

...opinion the best of three, bloodsport has Van Damme at his best and for me was a truly enjoyable watch, more violent and realistic than Enter the Dragon but for me not quite as good. Showdown in Little Tokyo is also a strong film with more realism than Enter The Dragon but the martial arts skill is not even close. As a whole the three films are very watchable time and time again and make an essential part of a martial art fans collection. ...

Madclown 10.03.2009 · Read full review
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Miracles (Special collectors edition)

Advantages: Perfect jackie chan film for the kids
Disadvantages: a tiny bit long winded for adults

I have no kids but know for sure this film is brilliant entertainment for them to watch. I know this because i first watched it when i was a teen and it remained one of the most vivid and memorable in my childhood. The only thing was it took me over ten years to remember the title, then purchasing it a few days later. The storyline is great although unrealistic for us now adults but hey this is a kids film! It bases Jackie chan's role as a mainland ...
...the Gangster times of the 1930's to find work. Things dont go according to plan and he, by being a natural do gooder somehow rescues a boss of the local gang from immedate death and becomes the new leader of this notorious gang. So jackie inherits his new profession and the film shows his journey to becoming a do gooder gangster. very funny film with great fight scenes brilliant costume design and background scenes Starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, ...

GR1PZ1LLA 18.12.2006 · Read full review
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