Production Year: 2001 - Action/Adventure - Director: Brett Ratner - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang, Alan King, Harris Yulin, Ken Tsang, Don Cheadle, Roselyn Sanchez, Chris Penn more
Crime fighting has never been so hazardous--or funny. Chopsocky action star Jackie Chan reteams with motormouth Chris Tucker in this RUSH HOUR sequel as the mismatched cop duo... more
Rush Hour 2 [DVD] [2001]
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the returning stars, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. The action--and there's plenty of it--starts in Hong Kong, where Detective Lee (Chan) and his LA counterpart D...
Rush Hour 2 [DVD] [2001]
Rush Hour 2retains the appeal of its popular predecessor, so fans will enjoy the antics of ... more
the returning stars, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. The action--and there's plenty of it--starts in Hong Kong, where Detective Lee (Chan) and his LA counterpart D...
Rush Hour 2 (5.1/DTS) DVD
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reteams with motormouth Chris Tucker in this 'Rush Hour' sequel as the mismatched cop duo investigate several bombings in Hong Kong attributed to Chinese gang lea...
Rush Hour 2
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smash Rush Hour 2, the highly-anticipated sequel to the 1998 blockbuster action-comedy that grossed over $250 million worldwide.Chief Inspector Lee of the Royal Hong Kong Police (Jackie Chan) and LAPD detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) arrive in Hong Kong for a vacation.Armed with his Chinese-English dictionary, Carter is looking forward to a much-needed rest and to sampling some of the city's many exotic delights...But Lee, the ever-dedicated policeman, continues with his duties, frustrating Carter. No sooner do they arrive, than they are confronted with the biggest case of their careers, a money smuggling ring that is producing and shipping millions of high-grade counterfeit U.S. $100 bills...
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Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
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A review by peppersinclaire on Rush Hour 2 (DVD) January 24th, 2002
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Indifferent to it
Story
Very ordinary
Characters / Performances
Satisfactory
Special Effects
Standard
Soundtrack
Unmemorable
Advantages:
See op
Disadvantages:
See op
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
Full review
A wise man once said; “sequels are whore’s movies”. Still, another wise man probably said “Oh no, I’ve sh*t myself again", so you can’t exactly rely on what they have to say. What you CAN rely on is that if Hollywood has managed to make an unexpected amount of money on an action flick, odds are that they’ll bump out another sequel before you can say, “I wonder if they’ll make a sequel to that?” So, while we await “Pearl Harbour 2 – This Time It’s Personal”, let’s all turn our brains to fun and check out the DVD release of Rush Hour 2 – This Time It’s Really Personal, Honest Guv'ner.
***YER BASIC PLOT*** Basic ain’t the word… Continuing straight on from the end of Rush Hour, Detective Carter (Chris Tucker) is vacationing in Hong Kong with his buddy Detective Lee (Jackie Chan). Lee is very devoted to his work, and as he shows Carter around his city, gets involved with a mystery bomber case after two workers at the American Embassy get blowed up. This in turn leads to the mismatched pair stumbling onto a plot to counterfeit a big pile of cash and launder it through a casino. They save the day. Finish. * * * * * *
What more is there to this film? Well, er, Tucker shoots his mouth off and Chan gets into some fights. Then they switch roles a bit. Oh, and they save the day. This really isn’t The Usual Suspects, y’know? You don’t have to pay much attention, feel free to do the ironing while it’s on, or walk the dog or whatever. In fact, why not just put it on and leave the room. Like Sunset Beach, you can dip in and out of this and never feel like you have to watch it over. If the first Rush Hour was set up as a showboat for Jackie Chan’s big USA comeback (and it was), then this is extra sugar on the pancake.
So, with that in mind, and the premise of the movie tucked into your brain firmer than a fish into a keyhole, what of the DVD extras that promise to enrich your life and make sitting in front of your TV lean just the right side of educational?
Like De La Soul and Chaka Khan said – “it ain’t all good. And that’s the truth.”
***THE DVD EXTRAS***
*Special Stuff I Found* Beyond the very slick and well made introduction and menu system, in the chapter selection, Ben done gone found some secrets! Go to chapters 7-8 in the selection screen, and choose the fortune cookie with the question mark and the dragon (it’s presented in a fruit machine format, which is very nice!). Your reward – a trailer for Lord Of The Rings! Another one is to be found in the 15-16 section, marked with a number 7. Enjoy! Oh, and also, watch right to the end of the credits to learn that “no chickens were harmed in the making of this movie.” Okaaaay...
*Jackie Chan’s Hong Kong Tour* Now then, when you hear the word “tour”, what immediately springs into your mind (except a sun-dried Judith Chalmers)? A look at various places of interest in a foreign or unfamiliar town/city etc, yes? Not to the producers of the RH2 DVD! Jackie Chan speaks from inside a cardboard box (by the sound of it) for TWO WHOLE MINUTES over a video montage of Hong Kong scenery. It’s short. It’s uninformative. It’s BAD.
*Culture Clash* The first in (way too many) behind the scenes “insights”. Director Brett Ratner and his bunch of evil henchmen speak their brains about the various facets of working in Hong Kong. DID YOU KNOW THEY SPEAK A WHOLE DIFFERENT LANUGAGE OVER THERE? Suck on a brick and call me Diane, who would have thunk it? Still, kind of interesting to learn that Jackie Chan holds quite a bit of sway over in HK, even with the government!
*Language Barrier* From the cryptic title for this feature, I didn’t know WHAT to expect! Ahem. It’s more of the same, not too interesting at all.
*Attaining International Stardom* The titles of these segments are more impressive than the segments themselves, which ain’t exactly a credit to the folks over at New Line. It’s funnier than the previous segments, but still a bit patchy. At this point I was in the kitchen trying to prise the crumbs out of the toaster with my penis. Whilst it was plugged in.
*Kung Fu Choreography* An impressive documentary that matches up quite well to the behind the scenes footage on the Matrix DVD. This has already been said about a completely different movie. This feature is as informative as an episode of Esther. And... *smeck* what’s that *smeck* noise? Oh, I know *smeck*, it’s the sound of a$$es being kissed! A huge amount of *smeck* it! Sorry folks, it’s time to get your rod out, because you’ll be fishing for interesting tidbits.
*Lady Luck* Makes you think it’ll be another annoying featurette on the movie, doesn’t it? Well, HA! Think again bigshot! It’s Brett Ratner’s p*ss-poor student movie. Confusingly, it was made as a silent movie, but Ratner provides a (non-optional) commentary over the top of it, ruining any dramatic impetus. Not that it would have any anyway...
*Making Magic Out Of Mire* Oh my goddess. Punish me no more, I absolve all my sins, I have intercoursed several times and in lots of positions. Just as f**ked is yet ANOTHER short making of, the subject of which is direction, yet paradoxically lacks any of its own. There are some Chris Tucker outtakes, around 5 seconds of Lalo Schifrin (the movie’s composer) kissing a$$, and some dull location scouting. To add insult to injury (I had at this point received third degree burns from the toaster, and got crumbs in a place crumbs should never reach), the stunt co-ordinator compares the director’s train of thought to Michelangelo. And I don’t mean the ninja turtle, no matter how more accurate that may be.
*Evolution Of A Scene* Have you ever seen The Big Lebowski? I just had one of the scenes pop into my mind, when the pederast bowler Jesus is taunting the hapless trio, he cries “Ha! Laughable, man!”, and via transitive property perfectly summing up this section. 3 scenes are taken apart – “Chicken Chop”, “The Bomb” and “Slide For Life”. When I say taken apart – what actually happens is more DULL location scouting (basically folks wandering around going “I like this place”) and Brett sharing the notion that the best filmmakers put a little piece of themselves on screen. Which would make him a vaguely racist kung-fu comedian.
*Fashion Of Rush Hour 2* Sorry dear reader, it gets worse. A quick musical montage of the cast wearing clothes passes by, until FINALLY a decent bit, some Jeremy Piven outtakes, which are very funny. Then some more musical montages... Worth watching for the funnies, but this is almost the worst extra feature. ALMOST. Until...
*Visual Effects Deconstruction* A 30 second intro from a random SFX guy leads to a 30 second “feature” on an effects shot, which you have to watch 4 times. The same scene. FOUR TIMES. Consider buying a toaster.
Before I go on, a further rant – each of the behind the scenes features listed above have an IDENTICAL credits sequence at the end of them. Whoever thought this would be a good idea should be smothered in candyfloss and then left near a beehive.
*Deleted Scenes/Outtakes* 9 deleted scenes in fact, and brand new (not very good) outtakes. There I was expecting the same outtakes as appear at the end of the feature – easy to be cynical after the crap that was the last load of “extras”. Anyhoo, you can play the deleted scenes one by one, or one after the other, which is a nice touch. You can turn on director’s commentary for these scenes, but I shouldn’t bother, as Ratner is the champion of stating the obvious, as well as moaning about one scene he thinks is the worst thing he’s ever shot. Hmm, he must have forgotten he made “Money Talks”. The scenes are obviously varied in quality, my favourite being “Wacky Bomb Chase”. Some of them would have been great in the movie, but were cut for pacing reasons. They are no longer than 40 seconds.
*Trailers* Three of ‘em – two teasers and one proper. I’ve said it before, and will once more – if you’ve bought the movie, why watch the trailers?
*Cast & Crew* The usual badly laid out screens, with info on Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Alan King (Stephen Raine – the bad guy), Roselyn Sanchez (Isabella Molina – the good girl - OR IS SHE?), Harris Yulin (Agent Sterling) and Crouching Tiger’s Zhang Ziyi (Hu Li – the bad girl, definitely). Oh, and Brett Ratner. Each profile has an analysis of their personality based on the Chinese animal birth year symbols. We must ask – WHY?
*Audio/Subtitles* English Dolby Digital EX 5.1, English DTS ES 6.1 and English stereo surround. Subtitles only in English. Be warned, the subtitles are pretty inaccurate, missing out words and even shortening some speeches – sloppy.
*Director/Writer Commentary* I learned the following from the rather insipid ramblings of Mr Ratner:
The introductory shot of the camera panning over Hong Kong had to be added because test audiences DIDN’T KNOW THE MOVIE WAS SET IN HONG KONG. Who did they show it to, some plankton, 5 grapes and a bit of Fuzzy Felt? Ratner’s idea of commentary is not to provide a lot of behind the scenes insight but rather to repeat himself, cut in when someone else is speaking, and tell you exactly what is happening on screen. Ratner likes movies. Especially his own ones. You can tell because all he seems to say is “I like this line, I like this scene, I don’t like this, this is a great shot, Jackie Chan is great” yada yada yada. Both the writer and the director seem to be obsessed with Crouching Tiger, and love to point out that their stunts are all real, unlike the aforementioned martial-arthouse film. Hmm, that’ll be why they used blue screen then.
Crunch time – this will be one of the BBC’s big Xmas movies at some point. It’s averagely offensive (some racist jibes), averagely action packed and quite funny. I feel like I shouldn’t have bothered watching this at the cinema, ‘cause this is the perfect lazy night in film. There may be more laughs than lacerations, but Lalo Schifrin’s score adds a little class to the fun, there are some cool cameos (Don Cheadle! Yessss!) and it NEVER takes itself seriously (check out Chan’s first ever listen to the horrid P Diddy “Every Breath You Take” reworking/tribute to Biggie).
BEFORE I FORGET there’s a strange quirk of the script that leads to a rather good drinking game, Just neck a shot of your favourite liquor each time the main characters shout each other’s name. You’ll be on the floor quicker than a horny carpet salesperson.
So, if you liked Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours and another film about crime and wise-cracking African-American gentlemen without Eddie Murphy in it (um…Money Train anyone? ANYONE?), then give this a blast. Just ignore the extras, which are pants. Less Rush Hour, more Rush Limbaugh, I'm afraid.
www.rushhour2.com - official webshite. Irritating flash and the like. Avoid.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Main Cast:
Detective Carter – Chris Tucker Detective Lee – Jackie Chan Hu Li – Zhang Ziyi Ricky Tan – John Lowe Stephen Raine – Alan King Isabella Molina - Roselyn Sanchez Agent Sterling - Harris Yulin
“Directed” by Brett Ratner Written by Jeff Nathanson Based on characters created by Ross La Manna
Advantages: chris tucker rocks, jackie chan rolls Disadvantages: more of the same
...on to your hats, cos' Rush Hour 2 is headin' your way (in a way of a review that is!).
CAST
Jackie Chan - Inspector Lee
Chris Tucker - James Carter Ricky Tan - Zang Zhiyi
Nobody else is really important......read on!
Directed by - Brett Ratner
Running time - 1 hour 30 mins
Rating - 15
Any for a quick Chinese?
From the moment the opening credits have begun, this film swings into action quicker that Tarzan with his nuts on fire trying to find ... ...action scenes and stunts makes Rush Hour 2 an absolute must to watch, even if your not a fan of Jackie Chan. Much better than the first in my humble opinion. A bit expensive to watch on Sky Box Office at £3.50 perhaps, better of renting it out on Video/DVD if you've not seen it yet, but well worth the money. Enjoy!
Regards
Paul (c) 11-09-2002 ...
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Advantages: Ebtertaining, great one liners, awesome on screen relationship, funny, action packed Disadvantages: None for me - It is Chan and TUcker at their best
...and directed by Brett Ratner, Rush Hour 2 was the long awaited sequel that was released on 3 August 2001.
Story line
Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) is on vacation and heads out to the Far East where he plans to stay with Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and take in the sights, fun and excitement that Hong Kong has to offer. Partying and women are the only things on his mind.
Unbeknown to Carter, Lee has a complex case to solve. Triad, ... ...years for the sequel to Rush Hour to be released and when it was announced it was so hyped up by the media that there was no way that Rush Hour 2 could live up to it, or was there?
In my opinion this film exceeded all expectations (even my very high ones) and was one of the films of 2001 for me. It was right in the middle of the teen movie era, so this film made a refreshing change.
As with the first film the main story was nothing special, nor ...
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...time for another rush…
Rush Hour, the original film released in 1998 was an instant success. It took over 250 million dollars worldwide, so it was hardly surprising that a sequel was going to be made. The story continues with exactly the same cast, and provides more of the same action. Jackie Chan is Chief Inspector Lee of the Hong Kong Police, is teamed up with LAPD officer James Carter (Chris Tucker). Carter is on holiday in Lee’s ... ...comparison between the two films, Rush Hour 1 and 2, both are excellent. Rush Hour 1 was original when it came out; both combine excellent stunts, fast paced action and tense moments. While this one everything is expanded, the stunts are bigger and better, characters are expanded, and just in general everything good.
The film lasts 93 minutes and is rated 12. There is a lot of fighting, but no real gore or blood. It runs in widescreen 2:35:1 ratio, ...
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Advantages: Fighting, The two stars work well together Disadvantages: Painfully under-written role for Ziyi Zhang
Would it surprise you to learn that this is the sequel to “Rush Hour”? Of course it wouldn’t. I’ve never seen the original, but by all accounts it was quite an enjoyable movie and was successful enough to justify this sequel. The original had Hong Kong policeman Lee (played by kung-fu movie master Jackie Chan) pursuing a case to LA and buddying up with wise cracking LA cop James Carter (Chris Tucker). RH2 has Carter travelling ... ...old buddy. However, when a bomb explodes in the US embassy Lee is put on the case and drags along Chris, who only really wants to have some fun. A local Triad gangster, Ricky Tan, is initially implicated in the bombing, however following the intervention of the US secret service we learn that he is a front for a bigger fish and Lee and Carter are warned off the case. Unable to drop the matter , Lee and Carter interfere once too often and when things ...
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Advantages: great action and comedy Disadvantages: can't think of one
...in this and the first Rush Hour film. He has a lot more to battle with in this film, stars that do not speak English, filming in a foreign land and Chris Tucker. Even with this new challenges he seems to get the best out of the two main stars and having done the first film, knows what he wants as to the portrayal of the characters.
I have to admit to not being the greatest of fans of Jackie Chan, but like the way he uses everyday items within his ... ...co-star as in the first Rush Hour and also Shanghai Noon. On saying this both the Rush Hour films are excellent with great performances, which have renewed his career worldwide, making him a true international celebrity.
Chris Tucker is his normal over the top character in the film, a type of role that suits him very well. His role as Ruby Rhod the “chat show host” from the Fifth Element set him up well with this style of character. ...
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Advantages: One and two together- awesome. Amazing Comedy that will make your sides split Disadvantages: NONE that I could find!
...I like nothing more than sitting down in the evening to watch a good comedy.
I have to admit that I was a bit sceptical to begin with and only really watched this film because my boyfriend loves Jackie Chan movies and said that this was my kind of film, and how right he was, to say the least I was hooked. I would even go as far as to say that RushHour along with RushHour2 is my alltime favourites. Once you watch the first part you can't wait to see the follow-up, so owning this box-set is defnitely the way to go.
The first film left me in stitches and as soon as I watched it I couldn't wait to see it again. I immediately went on to watch the second part the same night. You can't go wrong with this box set.
Jackie Chan is a massive movie star and is a great martial artist. I just didn't realse how funny he could be, and teamed up...
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Advantages: Comedy & Action, Deleted Scenes, Great Actors Disadvantages: No subtitles for foreign parts on my DVD
...Secretary
Roger Fan .... Soo Yung's Bodyguard
George Cheung .... Soo Yung's Driver
Lucy Lin .... Exposition Official
Director
Directed by .... Brett Ratner
Certificate
Here is a list of the certification different places gave RushHour
- Argentina:13
- Australia:M
- Chile:14
- Finland:K-16
- France:U
- Germany:12
- Hong Kong:IIA
- Netherlands:12
- Norway:15
- Portugal:M/12
- Spain:13
- Sweden:11
- Switzerland:12
- UK:12
- USA:PG-13
Special Features on DVD
- Trailer
- Deleted Scenes
- Cast And Crew Stills
- Behind The Scenes
- 2 Music Videos
- Short Film - What Happened to Mason Reese
- 17 Featurettes
- Interactive Menu
- Scene Access
I purchased RushHour on DVD in August 2001
and since i first watche it and burst out laughing at the two of them (Jackie...
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Advantages: Great Film, great laugh! Disadvantages: Hmmmm...none as yet..
..."The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West"
A couple of friends and I went out last weekend to see RushHour2, having seen RushHour in the cinemas and thoroughly enjoyed it, we decided to see RushHour2 which was a great film too.
Anyway, I decided to revisit the first film in its DVD form. Ahhh I bet you thought I was going to about RushHour2 in the wrong category eh? This is my first review and I decided to look around the site reviewing others before I wrote my first review, and I saw that reviews in the wrong catergory are not favoured by the powers that be the ciao community. Anyway back to the DVD.
I am a big fan of Jackie Chan movies, I think his stunt work is incredible and his acrobatic abilities are great though his acting is questionable. Chris Tucker is also a great charcter and the high...
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Plot: Whilst on holiday in Hong Kong Detective James Carter meets up with Detective Lee. Lee is tracking down a Triad gang lord while Carter just wants to party. Things change when the pair stumble across a counterfeiting plot by a crime boss and an ex-cop who had a hand in the death of Lee's father...
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Executive Producer: Andrew Z. Davis, Jay Stern, Roger Birnbaum, Michael De Luca, Jonathan Glickman
Composer: Darryl Jones
Languages
Main Language: English
Subtitle Language: English
DVD Description
Crime fighting has never been so hazardous--or funny. Chopsocky action star Jackie Chan reteams with motormouth Chris Tucker in this RUSH HOUR sequel as the mismatched cop duo investigate several bombings in Hong Kong attributed to Chinese gang leader Ricky Tan (John Lone) and an assassin (Zhang Ziyi), whose beautiful, balletic kick packs a head-ringing wallop. A fish out of water in exotic Hong Kong, Tucker talks his way into reams of trouble, saved time and again by Chan's frantic fighting. Though the two detectives are taken off the bombing case, unpaid debts between Chan and the criminals lead the detectives back to the U.S. and into the middle of an international counterfeiting racket that only Chan and Tucker can expose. Fans of the first RUSH HOUR can't miss this hilarious sequel, and buddy-cop movie aficionados will recognize the dazzling zingers slammed back and forth between Chan and Tucker as the true sign of a winning film.
Technical information
Special Features: Jackie Chans Hong Kong Introduction, Culture Clash East Meets West, Language Barrier, Attaining International Stardom, Kung Fu Documentary, Lady Luck A Student Film By Brett Ratner, Commentary, Brett Ratner Production Documentary, Evolution Of A Scene, Fashion Of Rush Hour 2, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Visual Effects, Deconstruction, Trailers, Filmographies, 2 Easter Eggs
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo English
Professional reviews
Review: "...Chan's got the universal language of physical comedy on his side..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.45-6, 10/08/2001)
"...Chan is still the most watchable of action stars, a human special effect..." (Los Angeles Times, p.1, 03/08/2001)
"...Mr. Chan dances through some uproarious martial-arts battles....Mr. Chan and Mr. Tucker are always fun to watch. Mr. Tucker has an unusual comic talent..." (New York Times, p.E11, 03/08/2001)
"...Chan's acrobatic high jinks play strikingly well off of Tucker's wiseass humor..." (Rolling Stone, p.131-2, 30/08/2001)
"...[Chan] remains a peerless physical performer....Director Brett Ratner keeps us briskly hopping from one action set piece to the next..." (Sight and Sound, p.57-8, 01/10/2001)
"...[The] full orchestra action music works like an energy boost on the ears....Tucker is louder, more aggressive and funnier this time....Zhang, of course, owns the screen..." (Variety, p.17-22, 30/07/2001)
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