tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post7491551180983935365..comments2024-03-18T15:46:07.295-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Mark Ahn Knows Kung fu The Legend of Drunken MasterPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-33512537871808470992013-03-13T00:15:47.315-05:002013-03-13T00:15:47.315-05:00"Rumble in the Bronx" has one of my pet ..."Rumble in the Bronx" has one of my pet tropes from foreign-ish films, which is the characterization of American urban gangs being people who ride motorcycles, laugh jeeringly at everything, and wear leather jackets. ALL OF WHICH ARE TRUE in the 1970s.Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-2091458084952885372013-03-13T00:09:40.806-05:002013-03-13T00:09:40.806-05:00I'm not a doctor, but I play one when I play &...I'm not a doctor, but I play one when I play "Operation." <br /><br />From all reports, Chan is a genuine, "normal" person. The most controversial things I've heard about him are some critical comments about Chinese politics. I'd agree with him not able to pull of a loveable villain, mostly because of range, but also because he's very sensitive to having a lot of kids as his fans.<br /><br />Apparently Chan has played a villainous sort in "Robin-B-Hood" where he's a roguish gambler type, but the description of the movie indicates that it's more of a comedy. In "New Police Story," he plays a much more interesting character as the good guy who's turned into a cynical alcoholic. I personally really like the "Police Story" movies, so take that for what it's worth ($500 Monopoly money). If you need a place to start, I'd go with "Police Story 3" more popularly known as "Supercop." Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-53593478961834503982013-03-12T23:11:04.347-05:002013-03-12T23:11:04.347-05:00I talked in a previous post of my love for Legend ...I talked in a previous post of my love for Legend of Drunken Master so I wont go into detail on that (I concur with Mr Ahn it's awesome) but one thing I wanted to say about Jackie he is one of a very small list of action stars that I will go and see his films, find out the plot is neither nonexistent or just really freaking weird and still say the movie was awesome.<br /><br />I was actually introduced to Jackie with Rumble in the Bronx, his first big US hit (at least thats how I remember it.) Then thats what lead to my Dad taking me to Chan films that were getting released every couple of months after Jackie hit it big for a bit. He was not a fan and I dragged him to half a dozen Chan films back in the day. He called him Connie Chung, because my dad's racist! Oh well at least my family had one thing we could all watch, HBO'S Six Feet Under.<br /><br />Tom Bartman454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-90628543947061554702013-03-12T21:19:27.489-05:002013-03-12T21:19:27.489-05:00Jackie Chan really is great - aside from being sup...Jackie Chan really is great - aside from being super/multi-talented and all of the other great qualities you mention, he also just seems like a genuinely sweet guy. It would sidekick my heart to find out he's an asshole in real life. Here's a question I could probably Google but for the sake of human interaction, do you know of a movie where he's played the villain? And NOT a loveable villain like say, Dr. Evil or the skin-wearing serial killer from <i>Silence of the Lambs</i>. It's hard to imagine he could pull it off.<br /><br />I've never seen <i>Legend of the Drunken Master</i> but I'll seek it out - you've given me a hankering for some Chan and based on your write-up this sounds like just what the doctor* ordered.<br /><br />*Probably not a real doctor.Sol O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30810808670881274742013-03-08T12:24:00.646-06:002013-03-08T12:24:00.646-06:00Hi Brad-
I haven't seen those yet, unfortunat...Hi Brad-<br /><br />I haven't seen those yet, unfortunately; I feel under-educated when it comes to Jackie Chan's filmography. Dude has made a ton of films. I know it's played for laughs, but there is something slightly troubling when it comes to a foreign substance (alcohol, bong water, anger, etc.) pushing a character into superhuman levels, especially when that foreign substance is something negative.Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-24720224202891229932013-03-08T06:35:10.721-06:002013-03-08T06:35:10.721-06:00My Jackie Chan favs growing up were Young Master a...My Jackie Chan favs growing up were Young Master and Project A Part 2. Both were so great. Young master with its near 15 minute fight scene climax where bong water gives Jackie super strength, and project a 2 with the hand cuffed fight scene. The martial arts and the Buster Keaton. Wonderful. Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.com