The bloopers at the end of a Jackie Chan movie are great fun to watch themselves. Really highlights how he did his own stunts, especially on movies where he does injure himself doing them.
Jackie Chan has made a LOT of movies. They've gone through various phases as he's aged. He's still making movies but doesn't crank out constant hits like he used to. This phase in the mid 90's to early 00's when he started making movies in Hollywood is the one Americans know best but he was already in his 40's. (Also because of various union and safety laws, they couldn't *let him* go full out on his stunts.) *In his prime* in the 80's and early 90's he *revolutionized* action film-making. The ones you REALLY need to see are: Police Story I - IV (Police Story III AKA "Supercop" Police Story IV AKA "FIrst Strike") Project A I & II Armor of God I & II Dragons Forever Miracles: The Canton Godfather Drunken Master II
Yup, well said. IMO he hit his action-movie making stride with his Hong Kong movies in the mid-80s, when he had more creative control and his own stunt crew to work with. Mary mentioned 'dance-fighting' -- JC and his team have their own rhythm for action scenes that even other good stunt performers and martial artists find hard to adapt to. Also, he did a lot of really dangerous stunts in that period, that Hollywood would not let their stars do (except if you're Tom Cruise and produce your own movies). Broke countless bones and was probably uninsurable!
Always liked that at the end of his movies he always had bloopers included, where you could actually see him really doing the stunts, and that life isn't a movie and not everything works the first time.
Before I forget, Shanghai Noon (2000) is a Jackie Chan comedy with Owen Wilson featuring the old west! The cowboy and the ninja! They made a second one as well, Shanghai Knights (2003)👍
The Rush Hour franchise was a great place to start -- and if you like these (how can you not?), then you might also want to watch Jackie Chan's comedies with Owen Wilson, which start with Shanghai Noon (2000).
Jackie has always done his own stunts.... as he started out his career as a stuntman and an extra in Bruce Lee movies.... Chan is an absolute legend and a genuine nice guy
He does MOST of them, but there are some he doesn't. For example, in Dragons Forever, during the slow-mo kick he does against Benny the Jet, you can tell it's very clearly not Jackie. Also during the fight under the train in Drunken Master 2, if you pause you can tell it's not him. He does the vast amount of them, and definitely the most dangerous ones, but it's not 100%
During the fight scene filming in Dragons Forever, both Benny and Jackie got pretty beaten up & both were doubled in a couple of places. Jackies ankle was injured so badly (again) that he couldn't flex it without excruciating pain. It was either halt production & put people out of work or let someone else who could make the kick look good on camera do the job and keep the cameras rolling....the scene was obvious and it dorsn't look like they even tried to hide it...This is what happens when you DON'T let ego get in the way.
Most all his "doubling" was done was usually due to injury, mundane things that wouldn't show his face anyway (back of head, etc) or something he wasn't trained to do that might injure someone if done incorrectly (the motorcycle stunt riding through glass cases in Police Story). A proffesional mororbike rider was used because Jackie wouldn't risk the life of his stuntguy doing it hinself
My favorite Jackie movies are "Rumble in the Bronx" and "Armour of God II: Operation Condor" (i think in english release they just named it Operation Condor). Most of Jackie's movies have bloopers and out takes in the credits too. I hope you explore his movies some more!
Love Rumble in the Bronx as well, filmed in my hometown Vancouver BC, Canada. Also Police Story 1&2 are great movies that showcase Jackie Chan in his prime.
Jackie was raised up in the Chinese national theater. Very strict, expressions, acrobatics and acting. The martial arts were just part of the schooling. Saw a documentary about how harsh the school was.
It was the Peking Opera Academy in Hong Kong and it was BRUTAL and would be consider extrene child abuse today. It may even be the source of Some of Jackies quirks today. He's been diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, PTSD, and a slew of other mental & emotional hangups. It's amazing how he deals with them on a daily basis. It must be frustrating to be obsessed with perfection knowing that it will be forever beyond your grasp.
27:09 "Is that actually gonna help?" Yep! I remember a demonstration in my high school physics class with a raw egg and a bedsheet held open like a wall. Throw the egg as hard as you want at the sheet, but it won't break. It slows down too gradually. (IIRC, the physics term was "impulse.")
If you’re enjoying Chinese culture, style, and martial arts in film, I highly recommend Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee if you haven’t seen it yet. Academy award-winning drama that is one of the most beautiful kung fu films ever made.
The dance that the policeman does at the beginning of the movie, when he blows up the car, is imitating Michael Jackson. In fact the song that plays is by Michael Jackson, 'Another part of me'. I've watched already several Jackie Chan movies, and I can't say which one is the best
@@puebloking8280 omg! No it didn’t 🙄🙄🙄 Part of the reason why 3 sucked was because it wasn’t very funny. It was even a rarity that the 2nd movie was good because most sequels of any movie franchises suck. Rush Hour 3 was not a good movie and I stand by that claim
Director Brett Ratner is a huge Bruce Lee fan. Jackie Chan got his start in films as a stuntman on Bruce Lee films. Lalo Schifrin did the music for Bruce’s last film, Enter The Dragon, and he also did this!
I got to meet Mark Rolston (FBI Agent Russ) last year and I asked him about working on Rush Hour. He told me how Jackie Chan rented out the Planet Hollywood restaurant and invited all the cast and crew and told them to bring their families. Mark said he brought his wife and kids and that Jackie was so friendly to his family.
James Bond is a good one to watch from the beginning (Dr No 1967) because you get to watch the evolution of "cool" and big-budget action filmmaking, and get to see how the iconic "man's man" develops from the 60's through today.
While true, I think it's smarter to start with Daniel Craig's movies and sort of see the fully realized potential of the franchise, and then go back and watch a subset of the previous movies and watch the evolution of the franchise. But unless she's super into James Bond, 28 movies is an awful lot of movies to watch. It's not like the MCU where they're all tightly connected and you need to know anything that happens in them from movie to movie. (Aside from the Daniel Craig movies, which are all very very connected.) Like the MCU constantly makes the investment in watching everything worth it, but watching all 28 James Bond movies.........there are just some that aren't worth watching, and they don't really pay off later on either. You can really trim out about half of them.
@@ieyke Counterpoints: Ninja comandos (YOLT), Voodoo (LALD) Midget henchmen (TMWTGG) Jaws (TSWLM and Moonraker) Christopher Walken (VTAK) Sean Bean (Goldeneye) Michelle Yeoh (TND) and Desmond Llewellyn. Also, somehow, Christoph Waltz, one of the best actors working today, managed to be the lamest Blofeld.
@@ieyke That's the way I would do it. In fact, if she's not looking to do every single Bond movie, it might be worth to start with Casino Royale, then pick one of each Bond actor going backwards. Just because some of the 60s Bonds have some off-putting stuff for a modern audience.
Jackie has been cranking out movies since the 70's. He started out as a stuntman, and at the beginning of his career was even one of the guys beat up by Bruce Lee in a couple of his movies. There are a ton of great Jackie Chan Movies. Here are a few I'd recommend: "Shanghai Noon" (2000) "Supercop" (1992) "First Strike" (1996) "Rumble In The Bronx" (1995) "Legend Of Drunken Master" (1994) "Operation Condor" (1991) Most of Jackie's movies are Action Comedies, but here and there he's done some serious roles that are really good too. One good one is: "The Foreigner" (2017)
All three Rush Hour movies are good. One of Chan's first American roles was in Cannonball 1. By that time Burt Reynolds was putting bloopers at the end of his movies. Jackie liked the idea so much he started doing the same thing with his movies. Another good team-up comedy is Shanghai Noon, with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.
Chris Tucker is not a star in anyway, shape or form. He hasn’t been in hardly any movies, the only other movie he was in besides the Rush Hour movies and Friday was Money Talks with Charlie Sheen. Chris Tucker is a nobody, all he plays in movies is the “comic relief side kick”… that is not a star
One of Jackie’s movies that really surprised me because there wasn’t much comedy in it. Something of a dramatic role for Jackie Chan with his iconic martial arts as well. “The foreigner” is what the movie is called. It is much more recent of a film than many of his classics. I dont wanna describe the movie in terms of spoilers, but it’s also probably considered a crime/thriller. It surprised me because what it showed is that Jackie still has all his skills even after all hes given us in his lifetime, while also showing us he has some serious acting chops with comedy not part of it. Not discounting the comedy action roles, but i just loved seeing him acting and not necessarily relying on humour. Thought id offer another movie for the pool of suggestions : The Foreigner
Yes yes yeeeees. I loved The Foreigner. He gets to do some serious acting in that one. + It`s fun to see him do some gun stuff not only fighting with fist and objects. He plays the father role perfect.
@@LeviBoldock Yeah I just think it`s a good place to start if you have not seen much of JC yet. It`s in English and has a straight forward plot. I love all of his movies but I can see why subtitles could be hard for some or having many names to keep track of in some of the crime movies.
Jackie Chan is god tier when it comes to stunts, he even opened a school for stunt men to train and funded it himself. He's one of my favourite actors by a huge margin, he's a very good singer too, he sung the "i'll make a man out of you" song for the Chinese version of Disney's Mulan
He's sung everything from Traditional Chinese Opera in falsetto to mandarin love songs, the title songs from most of his movies, regular Chinese opera with full orchestra, even psuedo rap and Dollywood music as well as dancing...he admires Gene Kelly & Fref Astaire & some of his fighting scenes reflect that influence. There are several videos of JC just dancing...
Hi Mary ! (You mentioned briefly that you're thinking about reacting to James Bond) Hey movie reactor "Jen Murray" has started doing reactions to James Bond movies just recently. She started at the beginning with the first one "Dr. No" starring Sean Connery. I think she's just completed the first four so far in order and she's pleasantly surprised how much she likes them. Her followers watching have enjoyed them as well. She's going down the rabbit hole and it's been fun watching. Also enjoy your reactions alot ! Thanks for delivering these videos to us all ! 😀
Jackie Chan is one VERY impressive guy... All the impressive action scenes are actually HIM doing the stunts. No CGI. No stunt doubles. He does his own stunts, and in a lot of movies, all his own stunt choreography. That guy has broken more of his own bones than anyone but Evil Kneivel...
With James Bond start at the beginning they are not all of equal importance but they are all a part of the saga. The early ones have a unique charm and its interesting to watch the franchise evolve and change with the times.
Jackie chan is legitimately amazing.. a highly skilled martial artist and trained in the Hong Kong school of cinema in being a stuntman. yes he does everything himself and he uses no wires all legitimately climbing and jumps.... so talented
Good place to start. Every Jackie Chan movie is amazing. He came to the US to hopefully be in movies that used wires and stuff. Everyone loved that he could the amazing stuff on his own. He’s so amazing. You should watch every thing he has done.
The Rush Hour franchise is get. Some amazing Jackie Chan movies are Rumble In The Bronx and Who Am I? Then some amazing Chris Tucker movies are The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis, Money Talks with Charlie Sheen and final the first Friday movie with Ice Cube. You will not be disappointed with these movies. Also keep up the great work I love your reactions.
This was tame Jackie Chan. You want real Jackie Chan, the kind of stuff that made his reputation, check out his '70's or '80's stuff like 'Drunken Master' or "Police Story'.
If you want to get the best of Jackie Chan you MUST watch his Hong Kong movies. “Police Story” is a great start. The reason his Hong Kong movies go even harder is because HK has fewer restrictions than Hollywood, so he can do crazy stunts that could never happen in Hollywood because of insurance.
If you had the slightest clue how often, and how badly Jackie has gotten hurt doing these stunts, you'd be horrified. His fearless dedication to his work is frankly astounding.
Police Story (1985) is excellent. In Hong Kong, you typically get 100% Jackie Chan, while in the US he's usually paired with someone else, so it's only 50% Jackie Chan (still good!).
I love how you hummed the Mission Impossible theme and then went on about how you wanted to watch the James Bond movies... it completely caught me off guard because I was like: YES, she's gonna watch the Mission Impossible movies and then BAM, another franchise 😂😅. Anyways: if you'd want to watch the James Bond movies, you could do them all, but me personally started enjoying them from Casino Royale onwards. The "Bourne"-movies are also amazing!
Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon (plus corresponding sequels) are Jackie Chan's introduction to the wider world outside of Hong Kong, but his earlier stuff is even more amazing from a physical standpoint. My personal favorites are the Legend of Drunken Master, Dragons Forever, and Who Am I. They all have similar cheesy comedy, great martial arts fights, and amazing stunts. Jackie Chan has broken every bone in his body while making movies over a career that has spanned 40 years and will always be one of my favorite people to watch. He is absolutely awe inspiring.
Also, regarding James Bond, I'm an old Bond buff as far back as the 1980's so I recommend: 1 'From Russia With Love' - skip 'Dr. No', you can go back to it if you become a fan 2 optionally 'Goldfinger' - the most famous Connery movie, but doesn't really do anything new. Watch it if you want to see 'Austin Powers', it'll establish some jokes 3 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' - the 2nd Bond actor, establishes the foundation for the most recent Bond movie, 'No Time to Die' 4 optionally 'Live and Let Die' - if you want to see the 3rd Bond actor, Roger Moore, who was *the worst* 5 optionally 'Moonraker' for some peak silly Bond and to inform 'Austin Powers' movies if you watch them later 6 optionally 'License to Kill' - for a sample of the 4th Bond actor. Or skip Dalton altogether. 7 optionally 'Goldeneye' - 5th Bond actor, hasn't aged well, personally I prefer 'Die Another Day' for a Brosnan pick, but the Bond franchise was suffering by this point. You can safely skip Brosnan too. 8 'Casino Royale' - must watch. Best Bond movie. 9 'No Time to Die' - great Bond movie but you must watch 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' first or the emotional impact will be much weaker.
My personal favorite Jackie Chan movie is Rumble In The Bronx (1996) but there are so many good ones out there, Supercop 2 and The Legend of Drunken Master. I declare a whole week of Jackie Chan on Movies with Mary.
Jackie's American films are entertaining, but the 80's and early 90's Hong Kong action comedies that made his name are all-time classics. The comedy and action choreography in films like POLICE STORY are simply mind-boggling. Hollywood Jackie is Jackie at half speed.
I cannot begin to explain how much I miss blooper reels at the end of a good comedy. Hold up, I’ll take it a step further. I miss comedies like this. They just don’t make them like this anymore :( Great set of films overall. My favorite is the 2nd one!
Definitely watch 2 and 3! The whole series is great. Some people don't like the third as much, but I think they're all really fun movies. Glad you're discovering Jackie. He's such an icon in Hong Kong/Martial Arts cinema.
This is a fine place to start your Jackie Chan journey! At some point you have to see some of his chinese productions where he has way more control over the stunts and set pieces..
Some of the stunts he's done are absolutely crazy. I suggest for your movies from China reaction: "Hero" 2002. Beautiful story, choreography, and the visuals are just gorgeous.
I think Korea (Japan too) has some of the best crime/thriller movies out there. It can get pretty intense but I highly recommend them. FYI I think most are subtitles only. "Memories of a Murder" is a great place to start.
I am glad that American audiences got to see a small glimpse of what Jackie Chan was capable of. I just wished he had hit mainstream sooner because prime Jackie, during the 80s, was something else.
C4 is an explosive. I’m no expert, but my understanding has been that the whole thing about C4 is how stable it is. You’re not supposed to be able to set it off without a detonator. You should be able to fire bullets into it all day long without anything exploding.
"Rush Hour 2" is My Favorite of this Trilogy, so I really hope you'll watch it too! "Rush Hour 3" is worth the watch, but IMHO...that one lands more on the silly side. As for Your Question about where to start with Bond Movies... Most people will (no doubt) insist that you start all the way back to the 60s, with Sean Connery's "Dr. No." But honestly, 25 movies later is quite a long investment! These days, I'm finding that most people are particularly drawn to whichever actor was playing Bond at the time they were born. Knowing that you were a 90s kid, I'd recommend that you start with Pierce Brosnan's "GoldenEye" ('95)! I myself was an 80s kid, and so it was Timothy Dalton's "The Living Daylights" ('87) that first made me the fan I am today!
Jackie Chan’s run of films from the mid-80s through the mid-90s is unparalleled. I’d recommend Police Story, Armor of God, and Project A as good places to start.
I don't know how well they'd do as reaction videos on TH-cam, but his older stuff is where the comedy action fighting really sings since Hollywood made him take more precautions. But I think the block between most people and those movies is that they're often either subbed or poorly dubbed. After getting my dipping my toes into his movies with this series, The Medallion, Forbidden Kingdom, and the Shanghai series I bought a boxed set of 8 of his older top classics and thoroughly enjoyed most of them. I can't remember which bits were from which movie, though, as I binged all of those movies over like 2 days so they all kinda mush together in my head lol.
Please watch all James Bond movies. However, you should skip 'Casino Royale' (1967) and 'Never Say Never Again' as they are not part of the official James Bond movie series. You can watch them in any order, although the Daniel Craig movies should be watched in order because there is a small continuing story line. As a general comment, the safest choice to watch any movie series is the release order.
Jackie Chan is amazing have seen a lot of his movies english and his native. there are many good movies to watch the Project A movies, Police Story, Rumble in the Bronx to name a couple he does his own stunts and they're usually shown in the titles including the mis-haps. he has broken every bone in his body he even has a plate in his head after putting a hole in it jumping to a tree.
2:50 I've been studying Mandarin for about 7 months now - the film's subtitles are kinda wrong here, he says "when you go to America, you will make many many friends". But I guess they distilled the subs down to "it'll be okay".
Another great Jackie Chan comedy is "Shanghai Noon", which also stars Owen Wilson. Some other good ones are "Police Story," which also stars Michelle Yeoh, and "Legend of Drunken Master".
Excellent reaction. Jackie Chans earlier films are amazing for his action comedy but some are his best films are the Police Story Films (1,2 & 3) and I also love Armour of God 2: Operation Condor.
In the scene where carter talks to sang about the ransom money, he says “Do you want any fives with that?” It’s funny because it sounds like fries, but also makes sense because they mentioned 50s, 20s, and 10s. Five dollar bills were next
Haven't seen this movie in years. It was so much fun to be reminded of it again. Jackie Chan is a true master of comedy and his own stunts. And Mary, you are a rock star!
Jackie Chan started out int he late 1960's. He didn't really hit it big outside China until the 1990's. For much of his career, he used the same actors in various side roles. Some good ones are "Rumble in the Bronx," "Drunken Master," "Armor of God," and "Supercop." He usually gets hurt, sometimes seriously. He also did a comedy western called "Shanghai Noon." As for James Bond, start with "Dr. No" to get the full experience, or "Casino Royale" to get the Daniel Craig movies that sort of share a common story line. The older ones are all stand alone movies apart form the odd recurring character.
Might I recommend the film Supercop (otherwise known as Police Story 3)? It stars Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh (auntie from Shang Chi, etc) and is great fun. Don't worry about it being part 3, you don't have to see part 1 or 2 to understand the film. That said, PLEASE react to Everything Everywhere All At Once. It is honestly in my top favorite films ever, and I have high hopes come Oscar time. ETA!!! Michelle Yeoh does her own stunts in Supercop, and kept up with Jackie every step of the way. She's a badass.
As well as Michelle Yeoh did in that movie, after I watched it the first time I thought "Is Jackie the Supercop or is she?" Her fight scenes and stunts were amazing too.
Both Addams Family movies are on Netflix. They're both perfect for this time of year, and they're more funny than scary. Addams Family Values is a popular movie to watch during Thanksgiving in North America because Thanksgiving is celebrated in part of the film.
Love those Addams Family films. Rare case of remaking an old property and doing it WELL and becoming iconic in their own right. As much loved as the 60's sitcom still is, those two 90s movies may actually be more popular and for many people the definitive version of those characters, particularly Christina Ricci as Wednesday.
The bloopers at the end of a Jackie Chan movie are great fun to watch themselves. Really highlights how he did his own stunts, especially on movies where he does injure himself doing them.
I always loved the bloopers from his movies
Where is this reactor from again?
@@nsasupporter7557 She's from Northern Belgium. Sometimes when she says ''no'' it's dutch, as Northern Belgians speaks dialects of Dutch.
@@Masterfighterx thank you
"Shanghai Noon" is a must for another Jackie Chan movie that you'll love.
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Then, watch the sequel Shanghai Knights.
Jackie Chan has made a LOT of movies. They've gone through various phases as he's aged. He's still making movies but doesn't crank out constant hits like he used to.
This phase in the mid 90's to early 00's when he started making movies in Hollywood is the one Americans know best but he was already in his 40's. (Also because of various union and safety laws, they couldn't *let him* go full out on his stunts.)
*In his prime* in the 80's and early 90's he *revolutionized* action film-making. The ones you REALLY need to see are:
Police Story I - IV (Police Story III AKA "Supercop" Police Story IV AKA "FIrst Strike")
Project A I & II
Armor of God I & II
Dragons Forever
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Drunken Master II
these days, Jackie has been passionate about motorsport and he has set up a rather successful sports car team.
I think Mari would like his first Hollywood movie "Canonball Run".
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Yup, well said. IMO he hit his action-movie making stride with his Hong Kong movies in the mid-80s, when he had more creative control and his own stunt crew to work with. Mary mentioned 'dance-fighting' -- JC and his team have their own rhythm for action scenes that even other good stunt performers and martial artists find hard to adapt to.
Also, he did a lot of really dangerous stunts in that period, that Hollywood would not let their stars do (except if you're Tom Cruise and produce your own movies). Broke countless bones and was probably uninsurable!
Always liked that at the end of his movies he always had bloopers included, where you could actually see him really doing the stunts, and that life isn't a movie and not everything works the first time.
Before I forget, Shanghai Noon (2000) is a Jackie Chan comedy with Owen Wilson featuring the old west! The cowboy and the ninja! They made a second one as well, Shanghai Knights (2003)👍
These two made such a great team. I love the Rush Hour movies.
The first 2 were good, 3 sucked though
The Rush Hour franchise was a great place to start -- and if you like these (how can you not?), then you might also want to watch Jackie Chan's comedies with Owen Wilson, which start with Shanghai Noon (2000).
yes, the first shanghai noon is an overlooked classic 😊👍
This 100%
Came here to say this
Absolutely. Shanghai Noon, and Knights was great too.
Yes Shanghai Noon! The Shanghai Knights!
Jackie has always done his own stunts.... as he started out his career as a stuntman and an extra in Bruce Lee movies.... Chan is an absolute legend and a genuine nice guy
He's a sellout shill who peddles CCP propaganda for his own gain. "Genuine nice guy" my ass.
He does MOST of them, but there are some he doesn't. For example, in Dragons Forever, during the slow-mo kick he does against Benny the Jet, you can tell it's very clearly not Jackie. Also during the fight under the train in Drunken Master 2, if you pause you can tell it's not him.
He does the vast amount of them, and definitely the most dangerous ones, but it's not 100%
During the fight scene filming in Dragons Forever, both Benny and Jackie got pretty beaten up & both were doubled in a couple of places. Jackies ankle was injured so badly (again) that he couldn't flex it without excruciating pain. It was either halt production & put people out of work or let someone else who could make the kick look good on camera do the job and keep the cameras rolling....the scene was obvious and it dorsn't look like they even tried to hide it...This is what happens when you DON'T let ego get in the way.
Most all his "doubling" was done was usually due to injury, mundane things that wouldn't show his face anyway (back of head, etc) or something he wasn't trained to do that might injure someone if done incorrectly (the motorcycle stunt riding through glass cases in Police Story). A proffesional mororbike rider was used because Jackie wouldn't risk the life of his stuntguy doing it hinself
@@Eidlones Yeah and not because he couldn't or didn't want to, it was because of injuries as others mentioned.
My favorite Jackie movies are "Rumble in the Bronx" and "Armour of God II: Operation Condor" (i think in english release they just named it Operation Condor). Most of Jackie's movies have bloopers and out takes in the credits too. I hope you explore his movies some more!
Love Rumble in the Bronx as well, filmed in my hometown Vancouver BC, Canada. Also Police Story 1&2 are great movies that showcase Jackie Chan in his prime.
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I just left a comment about those 2 movies.
One of the funniest buddy cop action comedy movies ever.
Jackie was raised up in the Chinese national theater. Very strict, expressions, acrobatics and acting. The martial arts were just part of the schooling. Saw a documentary about how harsh the school was.
It was the Peking Opera Academy in Hong Kong and it was BRUTAL and would be consider extrene child abuse today. It may even be the source of Some of Jackies quirks today. He's been diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, PTSD, and a slew of other mental & emotional hangups. It's amazing how he deals with them on a daily basis. It must be frustrating to be obsessed with perfection knowing that it will be forever beyond your grasp.
More impressive when you realize how practical the stunts are, and how few safety protocols were in place.
Best Jackie Chan movies are the first three Police Stories, some of the best stuntwork in movie history.
27:09 "Is that actually gonna help?" Yep! I remember a demonstration in my high school physics class with a raw egg and a bedsheet held open like a wall. Throw the egg as hard as you want at the sheet, but it won't break. It slows down too gradually. (IIRC, the physics term was "impulse.")
MARY at 15:29, the best JAMES BOND movie to start the series is the 1987 film THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, starring Timothy Dalton as James Bond.
If you’re enjoying Chinese culture, style, and martial arts in film, I highly recommend Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee if you haven’t seen it yet. Academy award-winning drama that is one of the most beautiful kung fu films ever made.
The dance that the policeman does at the beginning of the movie, when he blows up the car, is imitating Michael Jackson. In fact the song that plays is by Michael Jackson, 'Another part of me'.
I've watched already several Jackie Chan movies, and I can't say which one is the best
Fun Fact: The house used as the Chinese Consulate was used as Wayne Manor in the 1960s Batman TV show.
The Rush Hour movies were some of my favorites growing up. Hope you end up reacting to the other ones!
Number 2 especially love she would love
@@gamexsimmonds3581 I thought both 1 and 2 were equally good… which is rare because most sequels suck, but the 3rd movie did suck though
all 3 are pure classic buddy cop comedy.
Nope, 3 was crap
@@nsasupporter7557 3 has the best comedy moments of all but still is ranked 3rd imo
@@puebloking8280 omg! No it didn’t 🙄🙄🙄
Part of the reason why 3 sucked was because it wasn’t very funny.
It was even a rarity that the 2nd movie was good because most sequels of any movie franchises suck. Rush Hour 3 was not a good movie and I stand by that claim
Director Brett Ratner is a huge Bruce Lee fan. Jackie Chan got his start in films as a stuntman on Bruce Lee films. Lalo Schifrin did the music for Bruce’s last film, Enter The Dragon, and he also did this!
Jackie Chan is an absolute legend. Fun movies, amazing stunts, and such creative fight choreography.
Jackie Chan's Police Story is classic Hong Kong cinema
I got to meet Mark Rolston (FBI Agent Russ) last year and I asked him about working on Rush Hour. He told me how Jackie Chan rented out the Planet Hollywood restaurant and invited all the cast and crew and told them to bring their families. Mark said he brought his wife and kids and that Jackie was so friendly to his family.
James Bond is a good one to watch from the beginning (Dr No 1967) because you get to watch the evolution of "cool" and big-budget action filmmaking, and get to see how the iconic "man's man" develops from the 60's through today.
While true, I think it's smarter to start with Daniel Craig's movies and sort of see the fully realized potential of the franchise, and then go back and watch a subset of the previous movies and watch the evolution of the franchise.
But unless she's super into James Bond, 28 movies is an awful lot of movies to watch.
It's not like the MCU where they're all tightly connected and you need to know anything that happens in them from movie to movie. (Aside from the Daniel Craig movies, which are all very very connected.)
Like the MCU constantly makes the investment in watching everything worth it, but watching all 28 James Bond movies.........there are just some that aren't worth watching, and they don't really pay off later on either.
You can really trim out about half of them.
@@ieyke Counterpoints: Ninja comandos (YOLT), Voodoo (LALD) Midget henchmen (TMWTGG) Jaws (TSWLM and Moonraker) Christopher Walken (VTAK) Sean Bean (Goldeneye) Michelle Yeoh (TND) and Desmond Llewellyn.
Also, somehow, Christoph Waltz, one of the best actors working today, managed to be the lamest Blofeld.
That sounds exhausting. Just start with Craig, why waste all that time.
@@ieyke That's the way I would do it. In fact, if she's not looking to do every single Bond movie, it might be worth to start with Casino Royale, then pick one of each Bond actor going backwards. Just because some of the 60s Bonds have some off-putting stuff for a modern audience.
@@Wannabe_Baby Gotta do the whole Daniel Craig series in order, and THEN do whatever else.
Jackie has been cranking out movies since the 70's. He started out as a stuntman, and at the beginning of his career was even one of the guys beat up by Bruce Lee in a couple of his movies. There are a ton of great Jackie Chan Movies. Here are a few I'd recommend:
"Shanghai Noon" (2000)
"Supercop" (1992)
"First Strike" (1996)
"Rumble In The Bronx" (1995)
"Legend Of Drunken Master" (1994)
"Operation Condor" (1991)
Most of Jackie's movies are Action Comedies, but here and there he's done some serious roles that are really good too. One good one is: "The Foreigner" (2017)
All three Rush Hour movies are good.
One of Chan's first American roles was in Cannonball 1. By that time Burt Reynolds was putting bloopers at the end of his movies. Jackie liked the idea so much he started doing the same thing with his movies.
Another good team-up comedy is Shanghai Noon, with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.
Cannonbal Run. Not sure how that came through as Cannonbal 1.
Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan became very close friends while filming. You can really feel their friendship in these movies. Especially part 2
Rest in peace Elizabeth Pena (Johnson) and Chris Penn (Clive). 🥀🥀
Nothing on this planet makes me laugh like Chris Tucker hollerin' lol
I loved this movie as a kid! Still holds up!
Definitely worth watching other Jackie Chan movies. He's a master at what he does!
Friday is a great movie and Chris Tucker’s first. It basically made him a star.
Chris Tucker is not a star in anyway, shape or form. He hasn’t been in hardly any movies, the only other movie he was in besides the Rush Hour movies and Friday was Money Talks with Charlie Sheen. Chris Tucker is a nobody, all he plays in movies is the “comic relief side kick”… that is not a star
One of Jackie’s movies that really surprised me because there wasn’t much comedy in it. Something of a dramatic role for Jackie Chan with his iconic martial arts as well. “The foreigner” is what the movie is called. It is much more recent of a film than many of his classics. I dont wanna describe the movie in terms of spoilers, but it’s also probably considered a crime/thriller. It surprised me because what it showed is that Jackie still has all his skills even after all hes given us in his lifetime, while also showing us he has some serious acting chops with comedy not part of it. Not discounting the comedy action roles, but i just loved seeing him acting and not necessarily relying on humour. Thought id offer another movie for the pool of suggestions : The Foreigner
Yes yes yeeeees. I loved The Foreigner. He gets to do some serious acting in that one. + It`s fun to see him do some gun stuff not only fighting with fist and objects. He plays the father role perfect.
It was a really surprising movie when it came out.
Jackie's done plenty of serious acting before The Foreigner - Shinjuku Incident, Crime Story, Island of Fire, The Protector, Heart of Dragon.
@@LeviBoldock Yeah I just think it`s a good place to start if you have not seen much of JC yet. It`s in English and has a straight forward plot. I love all of his movies but I can see why subtitles could be hard for some or having many names to keep track of in some of the crime movies.
Jackie Chan is god tier when it comes to stunts, he even opened a school for stunt men to train and funded it himself. He's one of my favourite actors by a huge margin, he's a very good singer too, he sung the "i'll make a man out of you" song for the Chinese version of Disney's Mulan
oh my god! NO WAY!
Also the Chinese version of Beauty and the Beast
He's sung everything from Traditional Chinese Opera in falsetto to mandarin love songs, the title songs from most of his movies, regular Chinese opera with full orchestra, even psuedo rap and Dollywood music as well as dancing...he admires Gene Kelly & Fref Astaire & some of his fighting scenes reflect that influence. There are several videos of JC just dancing...
Hi Mary ! (You mentioned briefly that you're thinking about reacting to James Bond) Hey movie reactor "Jen Murray" has started doing reactions to James Bond movies just recently. She started at the beginning with the first one "Dr. No" starring Sean Connery. I think she's just completed the first four so far in order and she's pleasantly surprised how much she likes them. Her followers watching have enjoyed them as well. She's going down the rabbit hole and it's been fun watching. Also enjoy your reactions alot ! Thanks for delivering these videos to us all ! 😀
Jackie Chan is one VERY impressive guy... All the impressive action scenes are actually HIM doing the stunts. No CGI. No stunt doubles. He does his own stunts, and in a lot of movies, all his own stunt choreography. That guy has broken more of his own bones than anyone but Evil Kneivel...
With James Bond start at the beginning they are not all of equal importance but they are all a part of the saga. The early ones have a unique charm and its interesting to watch the franchise evolve and change with the times.
Jackie chan is legitimately amazing.. a highly skilled martial artist and trained in the Hong Kong school of cinema in being a stuntman. yes he does everything himself and he uses no wires all legitimately climbing and jumps.... so talented
Good place to start. Every Jackie Chan movie is amazing. He came to the US to hopefully be in movies that used wires and stuff. Everyone loved that he could the amazing stuff on his own. He’s so amazing. You should watch every thing he has done.
The Rush Hour franchise is get. Some amazing Jackie Chan movies are Rumble In The Bronx and Who Am I? Then some amazing Chris Tucker movies are The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis, Money Talks with Charlie Sheen and final the first Friday movie with Ice Cube. You will not be disappointed with these movies. Also keep up the great work I love your reactions.
I Totally agree. Who Am I? is one of my All Time favorites of Jackie Chan's movies.
This was tame Jackie Chan. You want real Jackie Chan, the kind of stuff that made his reputation, check out his '70's or '80's stuff like 'Drunken Master' or "Police Story'.
"Wipe yourself off man, you're dead." wow holy fuck i forgot that quote!
If you want to get the best of Jackie Chan you MUST watch his Hong Kong movies. “Police Story” is a great start.
The reason his Hong Kong movies go even harder is because HK has fewer restrictions than Hollywood, so he can do crazy stunts that could never happen in Hollywood because of insurance.
Jackie Chan was actually my biggest inspiration for becoming a martial artist when I was younger
If you had the slightest clue how often, and how badly Jackie has gotten hurt doing these stunts, you'd be horrified. His fearless dedication to his work is frankly astounding.
If you want to watch James Bond movies, the first one to watch is with Sean Connery, Dr. No. The very first bond movie. Its pretty good
Police Story (1985) is excellent. In Hong Kong, you typically get 100% Jackie Chan, while in the US he's usually paired with someone else, so it's only 50% Jackie Chan (still good!).
Jackie chan is a legend, funny guy, great talent, love him
I love how you hummed the Mission Impossible theme and then went on about how you wanted to watch the James Bond movies... it completely caught me off guard because I was like: YES, she's gonna watch the Mission Impossible movies and then BAM, another franchise 😂😅. Anyways: if you'd want to watch the James Bond movies, you could do them all, but me personally started enjoying them from Casino Royale onwards. The "Bourne"-movies are also amazing!
Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon (plus corresponding sequels) are Jackie Chan's introduction to the wider world outside of Hong Kong, but his earlier stuff is even more amazing from a physical standpoint. My personal favorites are the Legend of Drunken Master, Dragons Forever, and Who Am I. They all have similar cheesy comedy, great martial arts fights, and amazing stunts. Jackie Chan has broken every bone in his body while making movies over a career that has spanned 40 years and will always be one of my favorite people to watch. He is absolutely awe inspiring.
Also, regarding James Bond, I'm an old Bond buff as far back as the 1980's so I recommend:
1 'From Russia With Love' - skip 'Dr. No', you can go back to it if you become a fan
2 optionally 'Goldfinger' - the most famous Connery movie, but doesn't really do anything new. Watch it if you want to see 'Austin Powers', it'll establish some jokes
3 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' - the 2nd Bond actor, establishes the foundation for the most recent Bond movie, 'No Time to Die'
4 optionally 'Live and Let Die' - if you want to see the 3rd Bond actor, Roger Moore, who was *the worst*
5 optionally 'Moonraker' for some peak silly Bond and to inform 'Austin Powers' movies if you watch them later
6 optionally 'License to Kill' - for a sample of the 4th Bond actor. Or skip Dalton altogether.
7 optionally 'Goldeneye' - 5th Bond actor, hasn't aged well, personally I prefer 'Die Another Day' for a Brosnan pick, but the Bond franchise was suffering by this point. You can safely skip Brosnan too.
8 'Casino Royale' - must watch. Best Bond movie.
9 'No Time to Die' - great Bond movie but you must watch 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' first or the emotional impact will be much weaker.
My personal favorite Jackie Chan movie is Rumble In The Bronx (1996) but there are so many good ones out there, Supercop 2 and The Legend of Drunken Master. I declare a whole week of Jackie Chan on Movies with Mary.
I second that motion!
Jackie chan movies are great, drunken master, police story, rumble in the Bronx, who am I, first strike. So many good ones.
James Bond should be started with "Dr. No"... of course...
"He's apparently very athletic and quick, so I'm hoping to see a little bit of that but I don't know if this is the right movie to OH MY GOD!!" lol...
Jackie's American films are entertaining, but the 80's and early 90's Hong Kong action comedies that made his name are all-time classics. The comedy and action choreography in films like POLICE STORY are simply mind-boggling. Hollywood Jackie is Jackie at half speed.
Must commend your viewers and supporters for recommending so many gems! This is another personal favorite, and a great place to start with Jackie Chan
You cut one of the best jokes: "You destroyed a whole city block.".. "That block was already messed up!"
I cannot begin to explain how much I miss blooper reels at the end of a good comedy.
Hold up, I’ll take it a step further. I miss comedies like this. They just don’t make them like this anymore :(
Great set of films overall. My favorite is the 2nd one!
I miss Jackie Chan movies. I love Rush hour 1 & 2
Definitely watch 2 and 3! The whole series is great. Some people don't like the third as much, but I think they're all really fun movies. Glad you're discovering Jackie. He's such an icon in Hong Kong/Martial Arts cinema.
No, 3 sucked
Awesome reaction, it really shows that you enjoyed it. Hopefully you can react to part 2 soon.
This is a fine place to start your Jackie Chan journey! At some point you have to see some of his chinese productions where he has way more control over the stunts and set pieces..
you picked a good one. you should have a lot of laughs with this movie. chris tucker and jackie chan make a great team.
Some of the stunts he's done are absolutely crazy. I suggest for your movies from China reaction: "Hero" 2002. Beautiful story, choreography, and the visuals are just gorgeous.
I think Korea (Japan too) has some of the best crime/thriller movies out there. It can get pretty intense but I highly recommend them. FYI I think most are subtitles only. "Memories of a Murder" is a great place to start.
He did some really fun films. This one and Rush hour two are great and his series with Owen Wilson "Shanghai Noon" and Shanghai Knights" are epic.
I am glad that American audiences got to see a small glimpse of what Jackie Chan was capable of. I just wished he had hit mainstream sooner because prime Jackie, during the 80s, was something else.
C4 is an explosive. I’m no expert, but my understanding has been that the whole thing about C4 is how stable it is. You’re not supposed to be able to set it off without a detonator. You should be able to fire bullets into it all day long without anything exploding.
Glad you didn't miss the outtakes! All Jackie's movies have those, so don't miss any! Can't wait for Rush Hour 2!👍
Almost every Jackie Chan movie is a blast. A good one to watch next is Rumble in the Bronx.
After this series, watch the Lethal Weapon films, as well as Beverly Hills Cop!
"Rush Hour 2" is My Favorite of this Trilogy, so I really hope you'll watch it too!
"Rush Hour 3" is worth the watch, but IMHO...that one lands more on the silly side.
As for Your Question about where to start with Bond Movies... Most people will (no doubt) insist that you start all the way back to the 60s, with Sean Connery's "Dr. No." But honestly, 25 movies later is quite a long investment! These days, I'm finding that most people are particularly drawn to whichever actor was playing Bond at the time they were born. Knowing that you were a 90s kid, I'd recommend that you start with Pierce Brosnan's "GoldenEye" ('95)! I myself was an 80s kid, and so it was Timothy Dalton's "The Living Daylights" ('87) that first made me the fan I am today!
Rush Hour 1 and 2 were good. 3 wasn’t though
Some of must sees: Armour of God, Project A, The Big Brawl, Police Story ('85), Police Story 2, The Protector, Rumble in the Bronx, Who am I?
Jackie Chan’s run of films from the mid-80s through the mid-90s is unparalleled. I’d recommend Police Story, Armor of God, and Project A as good places to start.
I don't know how well they'd do as reaction videos on TH-cam, but his older stuff is where the comedy action fighting really sings since Hollywood made him take more precautions. But I think the block between most people and those movies is that they're often either subbed or poorly dubbed. After getting my dipping my toes into his movies with this series, The Medallion, Forbidden Kingdom, and the Shanghai series I bought a boxed set of 8 of his older top classics and thoroughly enjoyed most of them. I can't remember which bits were from which movie, though, as I binged all of those movies over like 2 days so they all kinda mush together in my head lol.
Please watch all James Bond movies. However, you should skip 'Casino Royale' (1967) and 'Never Say Never Again' as they are not part of the official James Bond movie series. You can watch them in any order, although the Daniel Craig movies should be watched in order because there is a small continuing story line.
As a general comment, the safest choice to watch any movie series is the release order.
Jackie Chan is amazing have seen a lot of his movies english and his native. there are many good movies to watch the Project A movies, Police Story, Rumble in the Bronx to name a couple he does his own stunts and they're usually shown in the titles including the mis-haps. he has broken every bone in his body he even has a plate in his head after putting a hole in it jumping to a tree.
If i had to choose the best Jackie Chan movie based on stunts, i would go with Supercop (with Michelle Yeoh also doing all her stunts, it is amazing)
Check out Shanghai Noon, same kind of energy but Western with Owen Wilson. It's even better IMO.
All the Rush Hour movies are honestly golden.
No only 1 and 2 were good. 3 sucked
2:50 I've been studying Mandarin for about 7 months now - the film's subtitles are kinda wrong here, he says "when you go to America, you will make many many friends". But I guess they distilled the subs down to "it'll be okay".
I would love for you to start James Bond! However it will be a long journey since there are 25 films haha. You would start on Dr. No.
You got some moves. Great reaction.
Another great Jackie Chan comedy is "Shanghai Noon", which also stars Owen Wilson. Some other good ones are "Police Story," which also stars Michelle Yeoh, and "Legend of Drunken Master".
Excellent reaction.
Jackie Chans earlier films are amazing for his action comedy but some are his best films are the Police Story Films (1,2 & 3) and I also love Armour of God 2: Operation Condor.
In the scene where carter talks to sang about the ransom money, he says “Do you want any fives with that?” It’s funny because it sounds like fries, but also makes sense because they mentioned 50s, 20s, and 10s. Five dollar bills were next
Haven't seen this movie in years. It was so much fun to be reminded of it again. Jackie Chan is a true master of comedy and his own stunts. And Mary, you are a rock star!
A movie that is an Asian Masterpiece and I believe won the Oscar for best foreign film is Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Beautiful film .
Jackie Chan started out int he late 1960's. He didn't really hit it big outside China until the 1990's. For much of his career, he used the same actors in various side roles. Some good ones are "Rumble in the Bronx," "Drunken Master," "Armor of God," and "Supercop." He usually gets hurt, sometimes seriously. He also did a comedy western called "Shanghai Noon."
As for James Bond, start with "Dr. No" to get the full experience, or "Casino Royale" to get the Daniel Craig movies that sort of share a common story line. The older ones are all stand alone movies apart form the odd recurring character.
Just about any Jacki Chan movie is fun, but my favorites are the Drunken Master movies.
Jackie Chan movies always have bloopers at the end. I love them!
the best of him are definitely his hong kong productions from the 80s and 90s.. my favorite is his "police story" series..
Might I recommend the film Supercop (otherwise known as Police Story 3)? It stars Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh (auntie from Shang Chi, etc) and is great fun. Don't worry about it being part 3, you don't have to see part 1 or 2 to understand the film. That said, PLEASE react to Everything Everywhere All At Once. It is honestly in my top favorite films ever, and I have high hopes come Oscar time. ETA!!! Michelle Yeoh does her own stunts in Supercop, and kept up with Jackie every step of the way. She's a badass.
As well as Michelle Yeoh did in that movie, after I watched it the first time I thought "Is Jackie the Supercop or is she?" Her fight scenes and stunts were amazing too.
Both Addams Family movies are on Netflix. They're both perfect for this time of year, and they're more funny than scary. Addams Family Values is a popular movie to watch during Thanksgiving in North America because Thanksgiving is celebrated in part of the film.
Love those Addams Family films. Rare case of remaking an old property and doing it WELL and becoming iconic in their own right. As much loved as the 60's sitcom still is, those two 90s movies may actually be more popular and for many people the definitive version of those characters, particularly Christina Ricci as Wednesday.
Rumble in the Bronx is a good older one of his. In his own country he did a lot more dangerous stunts than in his American made movies.
I really hope you watch the whole Trilogy it is amazing!
If you liked this I can't wait to see you react to Shanghai Noon.
RUSH HOUR 2 and 3 are must watch!!!! They are even more hilarious🤣🤣🤣
I just found your reactions and watched several. Just subscribed. You do a great job!
Bond - start with Doctor No, 1962. The first Bond film.