Dragons Forever
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Movie Reviews of Dragons Forever
Movie Review: Sammo, Jackie and Yuen!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Three of the best martial arts film stars ever can be found right here. The result is pure magic. Great action scenes and comical moments you've come to expect. This is a must-have for any fan of the three.Movie Review: [4.5] i will love this movie forever
Summary: 4 Stars
I finally got around to watching this, and boy have I been missing out. If you enjoyed the famous H.K. trio (Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Bio) from Wheels on Meals and Project A, then you will undoubtedly love this film. Dragons Forever has more of a Wheels on Meals feel to it then Project A for sure, especially with Benny Urquidez returning for a dream matchup against Chan once again.
Dragons is a difficult film to aquire, and is pricey on dvd. In addition, I have not seen any English dubbed version availbale either (not that that is a bad thing) but some people, like myself, don't do well with subtitles. The option I chose was to record it off of Spike TV. To my surprise - subtitles. Who'd ever thought. It actually wasn't that bad, I really got into this film. The trio is simply amazing, and though they don't have too many scenes where all 3 are on the screen at once, you can feel a chemistry anyways as a viewer (especially if you have seen Meals on Wheels). I would say there are not an overabundance of action scenes, but in between the story still captured my attention well. Its not everyday you get to see some fun love stories unfold in martial arts films, and I have to admit, though a bit silly and maybe cheesy, I enjoyed Chan and Hung's never-ending scenes of winning over their loves.
The action again is limited, but the scenes themselves are not. Dragons has some of the best martial arts choreogrpahy I have ever seen. Everything is so fluid and acrobatic, well timed, and just eye-poping. Chan's fight against Urquidez is a huge treat, though not as long as their fight in Wheels on Meals, it is still a solid 4 minutes of intense excitemnet. Benny gets barely any screen time before his fight, but he just looks evil in this one (in a cool way). And if that wasn't enough, Yuen Bio fights Billy Chow (bad boy in Fist of Legend) too. Billy Chow gets some more screen time, but I think he only has one line in the whole film. This is one of his earlier film appearances too.
Dragons is easily one of the best Chan movies created, and perhaps one of the greatest H.K. martial arts cast every assembled. If you were like me and haven't seen this yet, you are missing out. It's a shame its hard to find and expensive, but it just might be worth it.
This is a film that Dragon Dynasty should consider re-releasing.
Movie Review: Cheesy, but cool
Summary: 4 Stars
Yuen Bao, Sammo Hung, and Jackie Chan are like the 3 Stooges of Martial arts. Only difference is the Stooges could only poke and slap each other, these three martial artists kick bootie! They are hilarious together and I really wish they made more movies together. Fight sequences are top notch and very well coreographed. The story is actually pretty good, and contains genuinely funny and humorous stuff. The only drawback is that some parts seem a little long--maybe because of subtitle problems. The subtitling is kind of off with many typos and the like. Also conjunctions that don't make sense like "I've to go now." etc. I thought it made things funnier, actually, but I would really like to see the movie with subtitles that made more sense sometimes. (IMO) In the end, though, I regard this as one of my favorite movies. When I show guests the flick, I fast forward through some parts. Great fight sequences between the Opera brothers. Love it.Movie Review: Cheesy, but cool
Summary: 4 Stars
Yuen Bao, Sammo Hung, and Jackie Chan are like the 3 Stooges of Martial arts. Only difference is the Stooges could only poke and slap each other, these three martial artists kick bootie! They are hilarious together and I really wish they made more movies together. Fight sequences are top notch and very well coreographed. The story is actually pretty good, and contains genuinely funny and humorous stuff. The only drawback is that some parts seem a little long--maybe because of subtitle problems. The subtitling is kind of off with many typos and the like. Also conjunctions that don't make sense like "I've to go now." etc. I thought it made things funnier, actually, but I would really like to see the movie with subtitles that made more sense sometimes. (IMO) In the end, though, I regard this as one of my favorite movies. When I show guests the flick, I fast forward through some parts. Great fight sequences between the Opera brothers. Love it.Movie Review: Cheesy at times, but worth it simply for the action!
Summary: 4 Stars
This was the last installment of the "Peking Opera brothers" series starring Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, and Jackie Chan. Chan plays a playboy lawyer who woos every girl he sees; Hung is his clumsy, rotund friend; and Biao, a deranged handyman. The movie has the feel of a 1970's Chinese soap opera (the music is AWFUL), but it's quite funny at times. Chan's off-beat humor is cute, and the antics of Hung and Biao are "stupid silly" but provide a good laugh. The fighting scenes, however, are worth the money. I was surprised at the unnecessary footage of raw violence, but they give you the viewer a good feel of how incredible the stunts really are. The acrobatics will blow you away, and the final fight with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez is one you'll never forget. This is the only movie you can buy that has Biao, Hung, and Chan fighting each other. Props to Hung's stunt choreography.