Meltdown
by Jing Wong, Lun Ah
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Actor: Charlie Yeung, Chingmy Yau, Jacky Cheung, Jet Li, Kelvin WongDirector: Jing Wong, Lun Ah
Brand: COL
Producer: Jing Wong
Writer: Jing Wong
Producer: Catherine Kwan
Producer: Pei Hsiang Chuan
Producer: Siu-Kei Lee
Writer: Domonic Muir
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Cantonese (Original Language); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-06-19
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Meltdown
Movie Review: What a hoot!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is far funnier and less po-faced than the other reviewer gives credit. Who cares if Jet Li doesnt fight a lot, infact that isnt true either he does fight, as he is the stand-in for the actor lampooning Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan even went so far as to try to have the distribution of the movie curtailed because it suggested it was lampooning him. Nor can Jet Li be blamed for this, as the director was the one the accusation was pointed at. It is action packed, and Jet Li's character is very serious. He goes into the action stunt career because of the death of his wife and child in a terrorist attack, the same terrorist is centered around the main plot of the rest of the story, and this is how Jet Li enacts his revenge! There are some excellent action parts, look out for the helicopter! And look out for the obsessed leather clad martial artist who dispises frankie and wants to fight him! Its very funny and very enjoyable, infact its one of the best movies Jet Li has made, and it has the trademark Hong Kong humour. Buy it, you wont be disappointed.
Summary of Meltdown
A man working as a movie stuntman comes up against the same gang who killed his wife.Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: R
Street Date: 03/05/02
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
When a military officer (Jet Li of Romeo Is Bleeding and Fist of Legend) miscalculates and causes the explosive death of dozens of children on a school bus--something you'll never see in an American movie!--he leaves his position to become a bodyguard for an egomaniacal movie star named Frankie (Jacky Cheung from Bullet in the Head and A Chinese Ghost Story 2, doing a satirical parody of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee). The star claims to do all his own stunts, but in fact Li has become his stunt double. An investigative reporter (Chingmy Yau, Naked Killer) catches them switching places and decides to do an exposé. From this point on, Meltdown (also known as High Risk) turns into a Hong Kong version of Die Hard, with terrorists taking over a skyscraper in order to steal valuable jewels, as well as a couple of young lovers, a villainous kung fu master who wants to challenge Frankie, and a hip-hop soundtrack. Meltdown is a delirious romp, crammed with as much low comedy and high-powered action as three Hollywood flicks. Despite (or partly because of) some clumsy special effects, logical absurdities, and cheesy plot developments, the movie is hugely entertaining, and Jet Li is in fine charismatic form. However, be warned: though the movie's tone is light, there's some extremely graphic violence. --Bret Fetzer
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