Comments on: Jackie Chan Smites “Rush Hour” Franchise

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:53:57 +0000

Uh, have any of you actually seen his other movies? Most are EXACTLY like the Rush Hour series in plot and character. The only difference is he doesnt speak english, but his character (via subtitles for me) is almost always the same bumbling-but-generally-nice-guy who happens to kick ass all over the room in ‘zanny’ situations. The man has been famous in America for two decades but he speaks hardly any English.

Not sure what his motivation was to say those comments, maybe it was translated poorly, or he’s just feeling bitchy.

By: viciuzurban

viciuzurban — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:37:20 +0000

i just got a chance to look at rush hour 3 and its lame as fuck. i kinda understand chans sentiments. hes a better actor than most people credit him for and for him to mumble around in films like this is unsettling. compared with his 80s n 90s hong kong films, his americans ones are subpar. his shanghai franchise is much better than the rush hour to me IMO. you have to understand that asian and western culture are not parallel…even in movies the subtleties and nuances are widely different and can be misinterpreted. i dont think many of us would appreciate the humour say in some martial arts movies.

theres always stigma and the inhrent racism attached to being asian and how hard it is for these kinds of actors to break into hollywood. in china and some parts of this world, chan is a massive film star.

look at the adversity bruce lee faced and the magnetism and on screen presence he has - not only championing a unity between blacks, whites and asians but promoting asian culture too. in chans instance youd take anythnig if you were offered it and hopefully you can break down that barrier.

as for the quote, i think a lot it is misinterpreted and out of context. what i recall him saying a while back was that he was not partiularly impressed with the insurance in hollywood films and the lack of control in action scenes. for someone who can barely seak english, hes done well for himself in hollywood and hes just being honest.

By: びっくり

びっくり — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:35:26 +0000

“Although he has willingly participated in the humour that drove the success of these movies, he still does not understand much of the comedy”

I don’t understand the comedy in those movies. Also, I thought he was launched in America well before Rush Hour. So, I don’t think any of his critique is off-base, and he has admitted that he willingly took the jobs. I just don’t see why anyone would create a fuss over this.

By: akari-chan and kaimei-chan

akari-chan and kaimei-chan — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:31:39 +0000

I see nothing wrong with critiquing the industry. It’s exactly the same as anyone else evaluating the playing field, and quite honestly, it probably helps propel the standards in an upward direction the next time around.

By: The XFacta

The XFacta — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:10:47 +0000

Take our money and then talk shit about us…. That’s the ‘Anti-American’ Way!

By: TunaButta

TunaButta — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:21:06 +0000

As a huge fan & frequent watcher of Asian cinema & Kung Fu, I can understand his distaste for his American movies. The American style of storytelling & humor is vastly different from the style that he grew up doing. Also, considering that Jackie Chan has always done his own action directing and stunt coordination since he was in his early 20s, it’s understandable that he isn’t a fan of the action scenes in the Rush Hour franchise. He actually spoke a long while ago how he didn’t appreciate he wasn’t given enough respect as an action director while working on those movies.

By: Thesis

Thesis — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:50:47 +0000

Uhh, I really don’t think that’s the reason.

By: theQB

theQB — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:09:59 +0000

He’s probably hating on Chris Tucker’s pay check vs. his pay check.

By: ddot

ddot — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:29:35 +0000

He probably feels like he sold out to America for money while he has a big audience at home that he wants to bring quality films. Asian actors are the most typecast actors in hollywood, so i am assuming that he rather do films in china than america where he probably broader than kicking someone and cross cultural humor.