Rush Hour (DVD)

Advantages: Great Film, great laugh!
Disadvantages: Hmmmm...none as yet..

...out last weekend to see Rush Hour 2, having seen Rush Hour in the cinemas and thoroughly enjoyed it, we decided to see Rush Hour 2 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 Rush Hour 2 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 ...
...~~~~The Movie~~~~ Rush Hour stars the afore mentionned Jackie Chan, as Detective Inspector Li, a Hong Kong police officer and Chris Tucker, who plays Detective James Carter. Li comes to America after his good friend’s daughter is kidnapped, Chris Tucker is hired by the FBI to keeping Chan away from the case. As the chalk meets the cheese it is obvious we are in for one truly enjoyable ride. Carter and Li are then forced to battle a whole organization ... Read review

Advantages: Great action, acting and plot
Disadvantages: None

...go because it combines a unique blend of humour and action. It genuinely is funny too unlike some comedies. Give it a go because I know you won’t regret it. Once you have seen this I recommend Rush Hour 2 also, as it is just as good if not better. ... Read review

Advantages: Good action, easy viewing
Disadvantages: Formulaic

‘Rush Hour’ is an amusing diversion but not really much more, based on a formula that has been tried and tested in several police/comedy films down the years, probably most notably in the 1980s Schwarzenegger star vehicle ‘Red Heat’. The main theme of both films is remarkably similar – a policeman from a Communist country is sent to investigate a crime in the USA, he is paired with something of a renegade cop and encounters ...
...to the fore in a lasting partnership that transcends political and cultural boundaries. The plot of the film is not a straight rip-off of ‘Red Heat’ – times have changed and it is probably a safe bet that the producers were not allowed to portray the shiny, new China as some sort of Communist ogre for fear of damaging the burgeoning trade links between the Peoples’ Republic and the United States. The film touches on the return ... Read review

Advantages: Different
Disadvantages: Hmmm

...comes to a film like Rush Hour I immediate feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. Excitement? Anticipation? Hardly - more like fear. The elements are all wrong and if ever a movie screamed 'waste of time', this is it. So we can ignore it and carry on watching 'decent' films (such as The Cannonball Run or anything with Sylvia Stallone in it) (apologies, I seem to have been momentarily possessed by the spirit of my own brother just then). ...
...it's easy to see that Rush Hour contains many, many cliche's - the earned respect, the brash US detective and the quiet Asian detective. Yawn, yawn, yawn, we've seen it all before. Now if a film ever sounded as though it was going to be a straight to video movie then this surely must be it. Hell, it's even got Jackie Chan in it, and we all know how niche-y his films tend to be. Do we detect some snobbery here or is there an almighty 'BUT' coming? ... Read review

Advantages: Funny and fab action
Disadvantages: Nothing at all

...going on about the brilliant Rush Hour 2 at the moment, well I haven't seen Rush Hour 2 (YET!!) And until the other day I hadn't seen Rush Hour either! I'd heard of Rush Hour, it sounded a pretty good action movie, but I'd never actually got round to seeing it! A few days back now I watched it on Digital and I was very impressed, can't wait to see the second one now! Here is my review on the film itself... PLOT The film starts with the introduction ...
...you haven't already seen Rush Hour, then I highly suggest that you do! It's worth a watch and will entertain you highly! You can buy and rent the film on both VHS and DVD. The film is also on digital movie channels on a regular basis. Thanks and cheers. ~M~ ... Read review

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

...that kind of spend. Ratner does his usual solid but uninspiring direction yet he seems to be under the illusion that his name carries some weight with an audience, well Mr Ratner you are not a Scorcese or a Spielberg, once you've made something of note then may be you can have your name in big letters on the poster and have voice over man announce your name on the trailer. But until then lacklustre efforts such as this and your take on X-Men simply don't cut the mustard. This franchise should now be closed because when you even struggle to fill 80-minutes of screentime then you know the game is up. - The DVD - Rush Hour 3 is shown in widescreen and gives you a nice crisp picture throughout. The film also has some good moments that utilize the surround sound of a home cinema, it's not one to show off the home cinema but you get ample... Read review

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Advantages: Great acting from Chris Tucker and excellent stunts from Jackie Chan
Disadvantages: Not enough stunts, not the greatest plot, vague conclusion

...could be more stunts. The plot of the film in my opinion isn't the most original or most endeering, but the acting certainly makes up for it. I also believe that another Rush Hour must be coming out due to the very vague conclusion of the film which leaves the viewer thinking is this really the end? The DVD which I purchased came with two discs: Disc 1: - Optional Commentary by director Brett Ratner and writer Jeff Nathanson - Theatrical Trailer - Rush Hour 3 Disc 2: - Outtakes (very, very funny) - Deleted scenes,/Alternate Ending with optional comedy by director Brett Ratner and writer Jeff Nathanson - Making of Rush Hour 3 featurettes - Visual Effects Reel - "Le Rush Hour Trois" Production Diary - Easter Egg This Brett Ratner film is enjoyable and hilarious, however people over the age of 16 may not enjoy it that much... Read review

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Advantages: See op
Disadvantages: See op

...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... Read review

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