Dragons Forever
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Movie Reviews of Dragons Forever
Movie Review: Three Brothers in Action
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a must see for fans of the Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Samo Hung brother movies. It is their last film starring together and the action is great. They have a chemistry which only comes from a long association - growing up together certainly qualifies. Not only do they fight the bad guys, but they fight each other! (And Jackie does not come off as the lilly-white hero he usually portrays!) I didn't like it as much as Wheels on Meals, but for a fan of the dynamic brothers, its a definte must see! (P.S. Benny the Jet gets another chance at Jackie)
Movie Review: It isn't his best but it sure isn't bad!
Summary: 4 Stars
I am an avid Jackie chan movie fan, I have watched almost every film he has ever made and am working on acquiring them on DVD. This movie I waited till the last second to get because I wasn't sure about it, as in would it be good or so so. If you have watched a lot of Jackie Chan films you will know by now that his films are of those two categorys. Well this film is a very good movie. A lot of fun to watch in spite of his being an "evil" lawyer in it. It's very good.Movie Review: A brilliant Sammo Hung directed slugfest.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the last of a legacy of collaborations between Hung, Chan, and Biao. The fight choreography in this film is top-notch. The story however fails to rise from a hokey Canto-comedy with some dramatic elements, to meet the quality of the action. This film show cases a second encounter between Benny "The Jet" and Jackie Chan.Movie Review: Rattling Paper
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm a three brothers fan and I love the martial arts in the movie, but the sound effects are horrible. There are parts in the movie where you ask "who is rattling paper bags in the background?"Movie Review: Jackie wins by a nose
Summary: 3 Stars
Jackie Chan's box office success with the Rush Hour movies has cemented his reputation as a film legend. Although fellow martial artists Samo Hung, Yuen Wah and Yuen Biao will never reach his status, their fights together in Dragons Forever (MIA) rescue the film from its convoluted plot.
Jackie is blessed with the grace of Kelly, the stunted charm of Roger Moore, the comic timing of Benigni and the nose of a caveman. Despite a few colourful bruises, his nose survives Dragons Forever intact. The same goes for his romance with the heroine - it's not without its kicks and twists, it takes a hammering but goes the distance.
Jackie plays Mr Lung (nickname: Big Nose), an unorthodox lawyer whose techniques include beating up a client and forcing a witness to admit her love for him while under oath. The narrative defies logic at times, with characters acting erratically. The blame for this must lie with director Samo Hung, who gives some of the best scenes to the loveable arms dealer he portrays. Fed up with living in Jackie's shadow, he made no more films with the superstar.
A pity, because any flaws in the plot or the subtitles are compensated by intricately structured action sequences. As with the best Jackie Chan fights, most of these set pieces involve sparse sets and a minimum of props. The audience are left to marvel at slow-motion acrobatics and crafty stunts. The main villain's come-uppance is particularly memorable, as he is injected with hard drugs, falls from a gantry and drowns in a narcotic soup.
Dragons Forever is mercifully economical in length - a herd of extras pile into shot as the credits roll, brushing aside scenes that must have cost more than a series full of Casualties. The audience is left to marvel at the action-clogged climax, confirming GQ Magazine's appraisal of Jackie as 'the biggest martial arts movie star of all time.'