Rush Hour 3 DVD

Advantages: Some good comedy and the reunited partnership of Lee and Carter
Disadvantages: Could prove to be the same thing again

...last. I've really enjoyed the Rush Hour films over the years and while this one is quite funny I think the appeal has now worn off. The first 2 films were incredibly funny and while this one still plays on the stereotypes set up in the first two films it is perhaps the final time they could actually get away with extending this franchise any further. That said it is still a very funny movie that both adults and teenagers will be able to enjoy. For ...
...scene's that really set the Rush Hour movies apart from a lot of Chan's over comedy/martial arts films. The fight scenes are very clever and superbly choreographed. In particular the scenes at the top of the Eiffel Tower are very well done and really look the part. The plot is quite good and follows the same sort of lines as the first couple of films, where Lee and Carter are thrown together by circumstance. The plot is quite fast paced and action ... Read review

Advantages: It's short.
Disadvantages: The direction is dreadful, the writing offensive and the performances worse.

Carter and Lee are back! After an assassination attempt on an old friend, they are sent to Paris to look into the dealings of a dangerous group of Triads on behalf of Jules Reynard. But creepy Detective Revi doesn't want a couple of foreigners on his patch. Along the way, the mismatched duo come across as bevy of beautiful women, a blind kung fu master and a villain from Lee's past. Hack-for-hire Brett Ratner is back with the final nail in the coffin ...
...shows the law of diminishing returns in action. Looking at any of the actors you know they only got involved because they could hear the cash registers ringing. The problem Ratner has it that he doesn't start from a solid premise. He appears to shoot the film around his stars' apparent talents. So expect plenty of fight scenes and silly stunts from Jackie Chan and prolonged bouts of high-pitched ad-libbing from Chris Tucker. But don't expect them ... Read review

Advantages: It's a brief 80-minutes, Chan is great
Disadvantages: Tucker is more annoying than ever, thin tired plot

The Rush Hour films are not exactly high art, they're standard buddy cop movies that follow the usual format of two characters coming together and despite their differences, beating the bad guys and saving the day. The first film served its purpose and its main achievement for me was bringing the talents of Jackie Chan to a wider audience. It certainly made me check out his eastern films such as The Police Story series, films that show his madcap ...
...Tower. The problem with Rush Hour 3 is that is really struggles to offer something new on what is already a repetitive format. We've already seen Carter do his Michael Jackson impressions in previous instalments; do we really need to see it several times again? We've seen Carter try his moves on some hot women, no problem here it is again! The only thing that this film has going for it is again Chan's fight scenes but even these feel a little undercooked ... Read review

Advantages: Well-choreographed brawl scenes.
Disadvantages: Slapstick comedy at its worst.

Directed by: Brett Ratner Written by: Jeff Nathanson (Characters - Ross LaManna) Genre: Action - Comedy - Crime - Thriller Country: USA/Germany Certification: 15+ Language: English/French/Mandarin/Japanese Released: 26th December, 2007 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Chris Tucker (Detective James Carter) Jackie Chan (Chief Inspector Lee) Hiroyuki Sanada (Kenji) Youki Kudoh (Dragon Lady) Max von Sydow (Varden Reynard) Yvan Attal (George) Noémie Lenoir (Genevieve) ...
...When an attempt is made on Ambassador Han's life just as he was about to divulge the names of the nefarious triad leaders, Chief Inspector Lee must find those responsible for the assassination attempt, and discover the identity of the triad leaders. Forever lurking in his shadow, Detective James Carter comes to Lee's assistance, and the two travel to Paris. When they come across Genevieve, a woman who knows the identity of the triad leaders, they ... Read review

Advantages: Extremely Funny
Disadvantages: Lack of story line

...their antics in the funniest Rush Hour yet! For those who have never seen a Rush Hour movie. Agent Carter works for the LAPD and Agent Lee works for the Chinese Secret Service and is one of the most valued agents. They were both paired together on their first assignment and ever since whenever they have a crime to solve, they find themselves partnering up together. They are not just partners but close friends now. From the beginning, the movie will ...
...and maybe even the best Rush Hour movie yet. Though there is a lack of a story line, the humour value covers this up well and you do not realise that the story line is weak. You are kept entertained throughtout the movie and at the end, left wanting more from the comic duo. The writers of Rush Hour have really out done themselves this time! If you liked the previous two Rush Hour movies, then you will deffinately like this one! The music and the ... Read review

Advantages: Some funny moments, its entertaining, range of actors used (both English & American)
Disadvantages: Slightly slow in parts, a bit cheesy/predictable

...I found this DVD being sold very cheap (under £3 including delivery) on Amazon Marketplace and as I generally enjoy Chan's comedy adventures such as the Rush Hour and Shanghai movies and I heard there's a cameo in this movie featuring the Wilson brothers who I also am very much fond of, so I decided I had to get this and got it earlier in the week, I watched it last night and I wasn't too disappointed either. This is a good general entertainment family movie, it would make for a good early Sunday evening family movie on TV or something similar, I reckon! This movie is very loosely based on the original book by Jules Verne and there have been many different reincarnations of this, from what im aware of, I remember as a child watching the cartoon version on, I think, CBBC, which featured a rather posh cat as Fogg, that was quite amusing... Read review

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Advantages: Greengrass, Damon, Allen, Stiles, Gilroy, Ludlum...Need I say more?
Disadvantages: Nothing, unless you still cannot take handheld camera work

...horse---or donkey, if you will, for laughs. OCEAN’S THIRTEEN --- I thought it was a dud, no more need to be said. LIVE FREE AND DIE HARD --- The 4th film in this franchise I thought was way better than I expected, though the best action film of the year was yet to come. (Oh, yeah, we still have RUSH HOUR 3 to look forward to, though I’m predicting it won’t be up to scratch either. As for Harry Potter…no comment…I’m waiting for it on DVD. The point is all of those sequels combined still could not overcome the powerful, exhilarating experience in the theater watching THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, the third (and hopefully final) film in the Robert Ludlum series about an amnesiac spy. Just in case you didn’t read the other two reviews I wrote this week, I loved the first two films, even if the second was somewhat of a downer because... Read review

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