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Posted in Scott Adkins with tags action, martial arts on March 20, 2018 by Michael S. MooreRailroad Tigers (2016)
Posted in Jackie Chan, Jaycee Chan with tags action, period film on June 22, 2017 by Michael S. Moore
Starring Jackie Chan, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Huang Zitao, Sang Ping, Jaycee Chan, Kai Wang
Fight Choreography by He Jun
Directed by Ding Sheng
Railroad Tigers is one of the newest offerings from Jackie Chan, he the classic king of martial arts and stunts. Now over the age of 60, Jackie continues to make his action films, though the quality of them are beginning to vary in a troubling way. Nevertheless, any Jackie Chan is still better than most. So how does Railroad Tigers fare?
In the film Jackie plays, Ma Yuan, a Chinese railroad worker whom, along with his fellow workers, also moonlights as freedom fighters as they work to free their town that has been taken over by the Japanese. Up till now, his group has robbed a few trains, but done nothing of real note to affect the war effort. This all changes when a Chinese soldier trying to escape the Japanese after he is separated from his garrison after a failed assault and recruits Yuan and his small team to do the impossible: blow up the nearby bridge, cutting off supplies to the Japanese soldiers on the front lines. Can Yuan and his group pull it off and survive?
This is a Jackie Chan movie, so do you REALLY expect him to fail? The real question is how will they pull it off?
This is a slick movie. By that I mean it’s well made, and looks terrific. Ding Sheng does a good job with the shots, and every action beat looks and is edited in a coherent way. Jackie looks great onscreen, even as his age advances, as do his co-stars, particularly Kai Wang as Fan Chuang, a bar keep who quit being a soldier but tries to help the freedom fighters discreetly as a sharpshooter, and Jaycee Chan as Rui Ge, who, actually has some of the best moments of the film with his father Jackie, starting first with their fighting while having ropes attached to each other scene, which is a highlight, and their capture, which initiates some light ribbing and winking at the camera in regards to their similar looks. Jackie still has his physical comedic talents still in check, and does a great job here as a robin hood of sorts, being serious but at the same time beating the Japanese with a delightful air about him that really does remind me of his old films.
But there is one film in particular this film wants to emulate, and in this regard misses its mark.
This film desperately wants to be Millionaires’ Express. As the story goes JC was originally supposed to be in the film but due to scheduling conflicts couldn’t do so.This film shares a lot of atmosphere and even some comedy with that film, but where this film doesn’t meet expectations is with the fight scenes, which were subpar for what I expect from Jackie Chan, yes, even at his advanced age. You may remember Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as the main villain in the first Ip Man film, and here is a wasted opportunity for JC to match up against him. Most of this is due to the story, as JC’s Ma Yuan is an average guy, and not a marital artist. Those waiting for a great martial arts fight scene are going to be disappointed, even more so when you see the cameo that occurs at the end of the film, which will have scenes from Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars and many other classic 80’s martial arts films dancing through your heads.
Kiai-Kick’s Grade: 7
While not a martial arts film, this is a solid entry in Jackie’s filmography. A fun war movie with grand heroics and Jackie Chan being every bit the action superhero he is!
This is was released this past Tuesday on Blu-Ray and DVD!
Review: Sky On Fire (2016)
Posted in Daniel Wu with tags action, asian cinema on June 9, 2017 by Michael S. MooreAhoy! Here is my video review for Sky On Fire!
Review: Operation Mekong (2017)
Posted in Eddie Peng, Uncategorized with tags action, Chinese, thriller on June 7, 2017 by Michael S. Moore
Exclusive Clip from Kill Ratio (2016)!!
Posted in Uncategorized with tags action, Exclusive Clip on November 10, 2016 by Michael S. Moore
Here is an exclusive clip from XLRATOR MEDIA’s Kill Ratio, starring Tom Hopper (Black Sails). The synopsis:
An attack on the new President of a fledgling Eastern European democracy pits an American covert operative against the country’s ruthless military leader determined to seize control of the government.
Check out the clip below!
The action hits theaters on December 9th, and will shoot it up on VOD and iTunes December 13th, 2016!
Fight Of The Day: Philip Kwok Vs. Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung: Hard Boiled (1992)
Posted in Philip Kwok with tags action, Fight of the Day on August 17, 2016 by Michael S. MooreHard Boiled is without a doubt one of the best action movies ever made, and before Yayan Ruhian rocked The Raid as Mad Dog, Philip Kwok made the name Mad Dog badass FIRST. And the moment when he confronts Tony Leung for his betrayal face to face, it’s just chilling to see Kwok give Leung the I’M GONNA KILL THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF YOU stare. I had a hard time choosing a great fight scene here, because gun or no gun they were all awesome. Watch Philip go to work.
