Your vid just popped a bit randomly in my feed. Really good stuff. I've been watching Hong Kong cinema and martial arts movies since the early 80s as a kid. Just thought I'd share that I watched a show some years ago and they were talking to Jet Li about his fight scenes and they called "egg time", "noodle time". Like you could have a bowl of noodles while waiting for your turn in the scene. I always like that , just thought I'd share.
In his biography, Jackie Chan has stated that: "When Bruce Lee hits someone and screams, it's to show his power and his anger... when I hit someone and scream, it's to show that it HURTS to hit someone."
tonny jaa and donnie yet aren't the best examples, jackie is trying to portray a great fighter, donnie in ipman has a PERSONA to portray i.e the final grandman of wingchun who taught bruce lee, tony jaa movies are a joke because NOT because his bad at martial arts but they go on forever without any consequences and when he take hits they are overly exaggerated
To be fair, the full context of the quote in his bio is just that he wanted to be different from lee, not that he didnt himself have power or anger. It's an artistic choice.
@@antondelacruz9362 The background was that he was under contract with Lu We studios and they were always casting him as dark brooding characters, trying to recapture the Bruce Lee vibe after his death. Concurrently, Jackie was also occasionally on loan to Golden Harvest studios where he was allowed to do more or less what he wanted and wound up producing classics like "Drunken Master". In short, Jackie wanted out of his contract with Lo We and one day, the local leader of the Triad shows up at his door and takes him for the proverbial "limo ride". But instead of a mafia style "offer he couldn't refuse, they just wanted to know why he didn't want to work at Lo We, which is how Jackie described that Bruce Lee was lightning in a bottle, and that no matter how hard he tried, he would never be that guy. Jackie just wanted to do action comedy because that was who he was. He didn't know what happened behind the scenes after that, but about a month later, Lo We tore up his contract, and Jackie went on to work for Golden Harvest studios and the rest, as they say, is history. (Cool name by the way)
One of my favorite parts of any Jackie Chan movie, is the end credit out takes. You can see the hard work put into all his fight scenes and stunts by watching how they sometimes go wrong ...
I totally agree!! I added a funny blooper section to the end of my “Jackie Chan Fight” that we did after studying Jackie Chan here 😅 The bloopers are the best part haha th-cam.com/video/CT6JCOVsP_A/w-d-xo.html
I remember watching a video of the Jackie Chan Action Comedy style and they showed a video of Jackie talking about the fan throw that came back to him, and he said that that one thing took like 120 takes to get it right!
One of Jackie Chan's interview, he said that he and his team are blacklisted in any insurance company lol. He also said that whatever things that you have in your surrounding can be use as a weapon, that's why in all of his action scenes, he uses everything. He broke too many parts of his body, gave some time to heal and then continue to shoot the movie. What an incredible and dedicated man.
I think what makes Jackie Chan a better fighting filmmaker is that he stays human. What I mean by that is that he takes hits and is not untouchable (what Bruce Lee or Segal... do). AND he choreographes every move with his team till the millisecond (you can see that in the outros of his movies, especially his originals made in Hong Kong). I think his team or at least most of them are black listed by insurance companies, and that is one of the main reasons he has the Jackie Chan Stunt group. He, himself has broken (almost) every part and bone in his body. He even continued filming and directing with a broken foot in a cast, so he won't go overtime or so the coworkers in the movie won't suffer loss in their wages
@@kiki14061979 Yes, he takes hit and shows pain in all of his movies. He's not human because of how many times he hurt himself doing stunts and continue so they can finish the film on time. If I were part of the crew, I'll probably hesitate letting Jackie Chan continue filming after breaking his ankle or after falling from a high ground.
8:52 "His fighting technique is not pristine". The fact that Jackie always looks like he's one misstep away from getting his ass handed to him creates this incredible tension than makes every fight scene he's in a nail-biter.
and it's also 100% deliberate, I'm pretty sure. Yes, Donnie Yen's technique is impeccable, but Jackie is making it look wild and silly on purpose, so it would create this vulnerability which is awesome to watch.
@@vaclavvrobel9036 Yeah, it's similar to how he described the style in Drunken Master. Very loose with lots of extra movements. As a fighting style, it makes you hard to predict and harder to hold on to. As a stunt style, it's hilarious to watch.
Simply put, the things I love about Jackie Chan's movies: -They are funny. -The actions were incredible. -All those guys can fight for real, so the actions were not just great, but real. -The producing teams know how to show the actions nicely. In lots of fighting movies, you may see confusing fighting scene since the frames keep on shaking and moving around, probably because they try to hide the fact that some actors cannot fight. With Jackie Chan and his teams, everything happens fast, but you can still follow every single detail. For me, this is the most important thing that makes me love his movies.
Absolutely! I agree 100%. They truly are special and exciting and they show the action really well because they can really perform it at such a high level!
I don't think I've ever watched Jackie Chan fight scene without my mouth hanging open and my eyes bugging out in utter dumbfoundness. I think I now appreciate him even more. THANK YOU!!
Truly! The more I work in Hollywood and the Stunt/Entertainment industry, the more I am BLOWN AWAY by his level of risk, commitment, talent, skill, hard work, and everything else.
i saw an interview by Michelle Yeoh who has worked with Jackie and his stunt team before. She mentioned how his stunt team are so good at what they do that they can draw up the whole sequence on paper, visualize it in their minds and execute it within a few takes. She said that this precision comes from the early days of HK action movies where their budget was so little that rehearsal and reshooting were very minimal. Many of the crazy stunts done at that time were more out of desperation because they knew it was the last take
I watched a documentary about Jackie's JC Stunt Team. The secret to their co-ordination in fight scenes is sound. A stunt man that is about to kick high might go 'HA!' while one attacking low might go 'YA' and so on. Even if the attacker is behind him, he knows what is coming and where. The system is trained to the point were Jackie demonstrated it by having the team attack him while he was blindfolded and was blocking and ducking everything effortlessly.
You guys should check the documentary Kungfu Stuntmen, it shows how serious the stuntmen are and the dangers they faced to make all those actions movies early 80s and 90s.
What is most remarkable actually is when the guys comment that Jackie's technique isn't perfect. That is absolutely what Jackie wants to show you but actually in order to make it look 'imperfect' his actual technique has to be super perfect in order to pull it off. What is amazing is that Jackie's trying to entertain you first and foremost rather than impress you.
Absolutely true. Take it from a visual artist; when you know how to make something look good, then making it look bad on purpose is actually one of the hardest things you can do.
Watching a Jackie Chan fight sequence has the same effect as riding a roller coaster. Your heart starts fluttering and just before you can take a breath you're thrust into another brilliant flurry and the heart races again. My brother and I started catching Jackie's movies in the theaters starting with Rumble in the Bronx and we then went backwards with VHS and DVD to catch up on his earlier work and we'd both be sitting there staring at the screen with pure joy in our faces.
That's such a great way to describe it! I couldn't agree more! As action filmmakers, we're still working to improve our craft to be able to create that same type of magic. It's a fun pursuit to work towards!
Honestly, watching Jackie Chan fight scenes today, they actually look better than I remember them when I saw them as a kid. Now that's some good movie magic right there when you manage to future proof your films.
@@OmarZaki It would be amazing to have someone else take up the mantle, with Jackie stepping down from age, etc. Not wanting to give the impression I want anyone to risk their lives for entertainment, but it will just be missed if Jackie's team stops.
I remember seeing an interview with Jackie and he said he basically tried to do the opposite of what Bruce was doing in his movies. That's why he shows the hits hurting and all the comedy. It was a stroke of pure genius. Some of his earlier stuff is completely insane physically like what an athlete.
After Bruce died people compare them both and Jackie got the bad end of the stick so Jackie turned it around. He made people laugh with him not at him and lived to enjoy it all. Prompts to the Monkey Dragon Master Jackie Chan!♥️💕❤️♥️💕💕❤️
3:37 Another important aspect of his fight scenes, the rhythm. Notice how well timed those hits are to the point it sounds musically pleasing. Jackie, Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung all grew up in a Chinese Opera school where not only do they perform as fighters, but also theatrical in many ways such as singing and dancing.
Absolutely! Their timing and rhythm and so perfect and satisfying. We tried to imitate that in our Jackie Chan Style Fight that we did after this and it certainly proved to be a great challenge!
I’d like to add that Jackie Chan’s camera work was impeccable. You said “there’s a lot of movement”, but have a look at the camera moving. It’s always steady wide angle. Jackie even said that he doesn’t like to move his camera because he wants everyone to see what’s going to happen before it does. That’s what I consider incredible direction. I still think that his best work is Sammo Hung directing and choreographing. Best example, Meals on Wheels.
It's actually called "Wheels on meals" internationaly, because of a superstitious producer who let it changed because of two previous movies that tanked(One of them was the giga schlockfest Megaforce).
When a shot is cut, the last miliseconds of that shot are repeated from the new camera shot to compensate the delay of the human brain to understand that the scene continues to where it was cut.
Very good point and i always admire that and i can't stand other movie makers moving the camera which makes my eyes confused or can't see a smooth action
This is how it should be done in my opinion. I don't know if it's me getting older but I'm getting lost in todays movie fight scenes that have 5-7 cuts per second - i just can't follow that fast.
The editing of Jackies movies are top tier, even today there are very very very few films that have editing to bring out the best of action sequences. His Zoom ins, zoom outs, wide shots, ect are thought out SO well compared to today.
Well most actors in action movies today don't know how to fight at all. Watch a Marvel movie and you'll rarely see a complete punch. They'll swing and before connecting it cuts to another angle as guy goes flying
@@TheBacontarian Haha yeah it definitely happens a lot. It’s great in movies like John Wick and Atomic Blonde when they give the actors enough time to really train and learn so they can perform a good amount of stuff themselves
The thing ppl doesn't realize is that during those eras of HK that's labeled their "golden cinema" from 70s to 90s, all of the professional stuntsmen took it real, and was expected as was their job. Jackie Chen took it to another level with his dedication and professionalism, but it was the standard at the time for all stunts.
Not only that, but they did care very little about hospital visits. So after a big fight scene they might call for 2-3 new stunt persons to show up after lunch or next day to replace incapacitated stuntmen. It was really crazy how little they cared about broken bones etc.
@@piero17y65Being lied to? They really did have a different view about stuntmen and acceptable dangers. If you do not know about this, then maybe you shouldn't argue...
I love how Jackie Chan explained what he does. He has a warehouse that they fill with items they will have in the scene and he just goes in and goofs around a bit to find what he can use. Can just imagine the conversations with the producers. "Wait you want to do what with what?"
Absolutely loved the breakdown here! I think I especially appreciated the point about Jackie's characters not wanting to fight. Just because he can win every fight, doesn't mean that he should be looking for them; just love those little character nuances. Can't wait to see what's next!
Jackie's imperfections, the way he is reluctant to fight, how he shows pain and gets hit quite often (and how often he gets seriously injured making movies), but also the incredibly brave stunts, is why people around the world absolutely love him. Donny Yen, Tony Jaa, Jet Li and other great martial arts actors are absolutely fantastic, but it's more a respect of their skill level that the average person will never attain. Jackie is the everyman who gets put into bad situations and uses his wits and the environment to survive and emerge victorious.
There's a really cool clip of Jackie on some Chinese TV show where he gets an award and his stunt crew send him video messages thanking him. While Jackie is watching on a big screen in the studio, his old team sneak up for real behind Jackie and wait for him to realise they're there and when he does it's very emotional and lots of tears etc .....supposedly Jackie used to be unbelievably generous to his fellow stuntmen and paid for their rent and things like that when they were in difficult times.
It's funny that Jackie was almost walked off the studio because he never liked TV show or game show like that. Luckily, his good friend who was also a host of the show told him to stay until the end. Jackie said yes & he still thought it was just a showcase stunts from his stunt team. Then the big screen showed his original stunt team members being interviewed & the rest is history.
For me, Jackie Chan is the epitome of masterful stunts. Of course everything is discussed, rehearsed and rehearsed, but that doesn't change the fact that he did all the stunts himself. And some of the stunts were really tough. I find it hardest when it slips off a clock hand that is about 10 meters above the ground and almost lands on his head. In my opinion, it couldn't be more violent. He definitely more than deserved the entry in the Guinness Book of Records for most of the self-made stunts
There's also that scene where he jumps off a handrail up a couple floors onto a pole with lights attached and slid down falling through a roof. He said that he almost died on that one not only because of the fall, but also because of the lights, electricity, etc. He was actually really nervous about that one and had to yell and throw himself into the stunt.
@@DarkAoiishi In Police Story the one with the lights where he jumped and slid down the pole, he got burns on his hands The one that almost got himself killed was Armour Of God falling off a tree.
This man is my hero!!! I'll never forget watching Police Story as a little kid & just watching him on TV. My concentration was not great as a little kid but I couldn't stop watching him & then when First Strike(Police Story 4) came out I was obsessed with him & the fight scene with the ladder changed my whole world.
What makes all this great too is the cinematography and directing. Jackie makes sure that the fight scenes arent clipped in a way that hollywood does it so that the audience can see the "storytelling" thats happening during those fights. And for those who dont know, Brad Allan, who also worked with Jackie, worked on Shang Chi, which is why the fight choreography was great in that movie too, you see the influence
It’s just fantastic how you can see and ‚feel‘ everything during those fight scenes no matter how fast, hectic or chaotic they are. That’s something many films today fail to achieve.
I grew up watching Jackie Chan. We also have a Jackie Chan cartoon called Jackie Chan Adventures which I also love. For me, Jackie will always be the top martial artist/action star for me. I love all the scenes and the fact that he doesnt use a double to do these scenes is incredible. Also, atleast he's an MC who takes hits unlike some who only take one hit on the face.
In regards of Martial Artist / Action Star, I see a lot of people at the top, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, MIchelle Yeoh, even JCVD, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris and Jason Statham. And many many more. But Jackie is 100% the best in regards of Action-Comedy. But ofc, everyone has their own opinions.
In an interview, he mentioned that he shows the impact of hits twice in the film, but as viewers we recognize it as one impact. This allows for the audience to see the impact coming as well as make it feel more powerful. That mop is a great example where you see the windup, and the hit, then you see, zoomed out, the hit
As a Wing Chun practitioner, I've always been an Ip Man and Donnie Yen fan but Jackie Chan's movie scenes are just legendary. Like you said, he shows that most people in fights are not perfect and must rely on creative methods in 1 vs many fights, making it much more relatable than just 1 vs 10 blackbelts with nothing but technique and skill
Aye that’s true true. I do love how as precise as he can be, Donnie Yen has a similar acting style in his fights. For some like Ip Man, he’s restrained and a cool customer. In Special ID, he gets in some real brawls and his facial expressions are hilarious. There’s a big fight early in the movie that is as funny as it is cool. It reminded me very much of how Jackie does his expressions in huge fight scenes.
It always used to be one of my favourite parts of his films when you would see the outtakes at the end, to see some of the stunts, the scale of them and then some of the accidents was almost as unbelievable as his early films, 👏👏👏👏
That fight scene from First Strike is still my favorite and I think even Jackie treats it like his pièce de résistance, which would be why he's wearing the Bruce Lee Game of Death tracksuit colors. Jackie is an absolute master at creating complexity from simplicity. It's sticks, tables, chairs, and a ladder. How any choreographer could get that much screen time out of those elements is beyond me.
I couldn’t agree more! Jackie is a true master and we’re all still learning from him 🙌🏻 He really proves that creativity is everything and that anything can become entertaining
I grew up on Jackie Chan films and just recently watched Snake and Crane, Arts of Shaolin again. Jackies ease of flips and sommersaults are beautiful to watch. When I was young, I was agile and very fit, but I could not do half the things he could. Jackie was in his own league. Yuen Biao was also incredibly quick and agile. A pleasure to watch.
Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung and the moustache guy from Kung Fu Hustle are all apprentice brothers to Jackie Chan (studied under the same teacher, Master Yuen). Moustache dude (Yuen Wah) is the eldest followed by Sammo, Jackie and Yuen Biao was the fourth in hierarchy. They were collectively called the Seven Little Fortunes. Oh and if you’re wondering who the others are? They’re famous too, Corey Yuen and the iconic chain smoking landlady in rollers, Yuen Qiu!
His movies would crack me up so hard I actually would fall off the couch. If Chan fight scene took place at a playground, warehouse, or closed off marketplace then I knew his fights would already be won. Uh, when sober. For the most part. He always made the most of his surroundings and I love it. The downside is he couldn't ever get life insurance since he was always at such high risk and by doing some stunts (gone wrong, it happens) he almost did die. There's been a metal plate in his head since 1991.
Thank you for this video. Watched it with my kids, who really enjoyed it, then went over to watch your version of a Jackie Chan fight which had us laughing and clapping. Great job! Thank you again!
i like your reaction. it's good to see ppl acknowledging other people's work. stuntmen and stuntwomen do such a hard work in all kinds of movies or series yet aren't really acknowledged publicly because they stay behind the curtain. one thing i have always liked about jackie chan is that he does his stunt himself. he doesn't have a stunt double. scenes in which he jumps from one building to another or down an elevator are really done by himself alone. i can still remember scenes from movies in which he broke his leg, arm, burned himself cause he had to walk over real fire and hurt his hands with it or was set on fire really having to endure the extreme heat. these are the moments that make jackie chan one of the best actors on this planet to me.
wheels on meals and dragons forever are my favs with Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung that trio was incredible not to mention Jackies fight scenes with the legendary Benny the jet.... watching your vid was a real throw back for me as i am 45 now and i can tell you that many of my teenage days were spent with my mates watching jackie chan, rewind watch rewind ooooooo then watch again exactly like you 3 guys........ top stuff
Also in one of the interviews with Jackie, he did mention in all his movies he may be holding a gun, but he never uses gun to shoot at villains. Instead, he would use anything around him as weapons; even his fists n feet to defeat his opponents. He believed that using guns is cheating; “its too easy” he said. “It would be more interesting to combine comedy with martial arts” Hence, in all his movies Jackie Chan kicks a$$ but he is not invulnerable, he purposely gets his a$$ kicked in a funny way so we audience’s gets a good laugh. Unlike many hero movies where hero is like godmode and undefeated.
@@benjaminbecker4934 he holds the gun.. but things always happen and he drops the gun and relies on his fists in the end. In the first part of that movie, he was challenged into reassembling the gun. And he agreed but lost. In later part movie he dropped his gun by accident while climbing up the tower. And near ending of the movie, jackie was challenged into reassembling the gun contest by the final boss. So basically again jackie didnt get a chance to use the gun.. hahaa
As I recall, Jackie Chan liked continuous takes as much as possible. I remember watching something where he was being shown various action scenes in other movies and he commented about how they were comprised of a bunch of short little jumps (I recall Taken was one of the movies he was shown and he roasted it for this). He said something that essentially boiled down to being able to tell if an action scene was good or bad by how many jump cuts made up the scene. A ton of short jumps edited together for a long action scene meant the action choreography and/or actor weren't very good, according to him. Good choreography could carry a scene longer before the cut. Pack as much as possible into a take then move on to the next one. A lot of his scenes are filmed from two (or more) angles for continuity so they're more genuine. Hearing this, I recalled that some of my favorite action scenes were a single, continuous take with no jump cuts, and I had to agree with him.
Yeah being able to see Action performed well is definitely the best way! And if the camera movement is able to complement this without taking anything away from it, then it's true perfection!
The best part of Jackie Chan movies is JC. He has a certain charisma that you cant help but to like. He does some crazy stunts, but it is his on-screen presence that makes him so likeable. He is also a good dramatic actor. Just watched The Foreigner last night. Watch it! Do it!
I remember once hearing Jackie say that he doesn't really fight, cause he doesn't want to hurt people. So he tries his best to just defend himself. And really if you look at his fight scenes you can see parts where he is moving in defense.
I remember reading somewhere that Jackie attributed much of his acrobatic prowess to training he received in the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School run by Master Yu Jim-yuen. How fortuitous that a drama school provided us thru Jackie with so much comic/creative joy!
Jackie's very early kung fu films showed his evolution throughout those films into perfecting that style. His Hollywood films incorporate all of those styles quickly. Drunken Master will forever be his best!
What I like most about early Jackie Chan movies are the outtakes where he's doing his thing but, gets it wrong or misses a cue and for real gets hurt when he's not meant to and everyone immediately stops what they doing mid-attack drop weapons and check on him. From 100 to zero real quick, true professionals his stunt team. He breaks his foot I think in In the Bronx and then still goes out in a cast with a fake shoe covering it and water skis without water ski's, what a bloody legend. He's like a real life bullseye everything and anything in his hands can become a weapon for him. Although I'd say he's become a master of chairs as weapons overall.
I remember watching a video about Jackie where they basically say that he's the all time master of physical pain in cinema. And I agree, both in withstanding pain on set and portraying it in his fights. What he did in regards to pain and struggle in film was done so masterfully it still feels unique to this day. All the stunts are incredible but what brings me back to Jackie films is that no matter how well he does in a fight; it hurts him, and that damage adds an element to the stakes of his fights we don't always see in action films. (Good modern examples of that for any readers of this are The Raid 1-2). Jackie is also a great comedian and extremely charismatic so that's extra gravy on top of the physical feats of course.
Jackie' stunts is like dancing beautifully with danger, waltzing wonderfully between hits and misses, tango with tangles and escapes. Love and respect fr SG
Shanghi Noon was mine and my grandpas favorite movie. We would watch it every time I spent the night. There was one time I was hanging out at my best friend's house. My gramps called and said hey baby our movie is on wanna come watch it? Told him I was at my friends. So he had me put him on speaker and we all watched it together. One of my cherished memories. I miss him all the time.
That's so sweet! When I was in college, I'd spend weekends with my grandpa. We'd stop at a video rental store (I'm old, I know) and pick out a movie. Usually action and often either Jackie Chan or Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those were good times.
Jackie was my boyhood hero and the inspiration for me taking my first martial arts class when I was 9 now 46 years later I hold 2 black and one brown belt in 3 disciplines so thank you Jackie you are still my hero
Jackie was even bigger inspiration for you than even Bruce Lee? Jackie got eclipsed by Bruce's massive shadow for many as the real inspiration for martial arts for most.
Back in the days, Jackie chan could be the only person in this planet that couldn't get a single insurance policy for himself. That's how much he puts his life on the line for the movies he did.
I remember there's one scene (I think it's in Armour of God) where he jumps off a cliff without a parachute, lands on the gasbag of a hot air balloon, climbs down the gasbag and drags himself into the basket of the balloon. Sounds like a typical action scene - except the whole sequence was done for real. He really did jump from a cliff and skydive onto the gasbag of the balloon without a parachute! No wonder nobody wanted to insure him....
@@scrapper3494 as for now, this scene would be recreate using a boring green screen. with so much safety steel ropes and wires everywhere. plus a high quality CGI. and double stuntmans. 🙃🙃🙃
The fact that Jackie is a professional Stuntman is the key to his success. He knows the best stuntmen and how to set up a scene for safety and success. Although Jackie admits he has been injured a lot He is still alive and in excellent shape!♥️❤️❤️💕🙏
Start following Andy Long if you're not already :) Andy Long is the next Jackie Chan. He used to be on Jackie Chan Stunt Team and now he's making his own movies. He is truly incredible!!! So talented!
3:36 Has always been my favourite combo move I’ve ever seen Jackie Chan deliver. I don’t know whether you’ve seen it or not already, but you need to see the ending fight in the mall of the same film. 8:26 if I remember correctly, Jackie Chan is a very technical fighter too, but he chose to be completely different from Bruce Lee. I remember him saying that Lee was very tight and springy, Jackie was more tight and choppy because he didn’t want to make himself look like a super human. He preferred a more realistic approach and show that anyone can get hurt. I think that’s why Jackie’s films are much more memorable and appreciated because no fighter is perfect. His more traditional Martial arts are in his 1970s films. While it’s aged considerably and a little cheesy, I treat it like a ballet. Not that ballet is terrible, it’s a compliment because it’s very elegant.
Difference was Bruce was basically superhuman strength, speed, technique, and he created his own martial arts for real, JKD. Even jackie admits bruce is one of a kind. Who can replicate Bruce? No one. Also, when Bruce had creative control like in way of the dragon(the one filmed in Italy with chuck Norris end fight), he did incorporate comedic elements, like the whole restaurant soup scene and the naked woman scene where he runs out after seeing tits. Lol
@@ex0duzz Yes I remember seeing that. Definitely a funny moment. No disrespects to Bruce, but I found his fight scenes to be really boring. For the most part, it was always one hit and the guy is down. I didn't grow up with Bruce because he died before I was born, so that's probably why I wasn't a giant fan of his. My eldest brother was a fan, and Bruce is the reason why he picked up karate.
Jackie's stunt team provide audio queues to help with getting timing right. All the grunts and noises are to help Jackie know who's coming next. If you compare his movies with foreigners vs his hk crew, he has more edits with the foreigners because of choreography issues
This video was great fun to watch. Chan’s movies (and fight scenes) were so enjoyable for all the reasons you outline-creativity, chaotic mayhem, comedy, expressiveness of Chan’s face, surprise, speed of the action.
When you showed the ladder scene, you should have also shown the failed attempts at the end of the movie. Those outtakes show you how hard it can be to get it right and what can happen if it goes wrong.
Yeah that’s a really good point! I guess the main reason for this reaction was to isolate the special elements Jackie includes is his fight scenes and less about how much he has to work to get any single shot.
@@OmarZaki i remember if not mistaken, in police story 3, JC had taken 2 story falls after the lighting cable he used for the stunt snapped. The fight scene in a mall if i was not wrong.
You guys ever heard of Sammo Hung? Hes Jackie's "Big Brother" in more ways than one... an a legend in Hong Kong action cinema. Hed be perfect for one of these. His fight choreography is even tighter than Jackie's, despite the fact that he has about 80 lbs on him.
Sammo and Yuen Biao as well. Three of them in the Wheels on Meals movie was just amazing and having Benny Urquidez as the antagonist just made it perfect.
At the age of seven Jackie Chan was enrolled in the Beijing Opera School, the students learned dance, singing and other types of art, it was then that Jackie Chan began to discover his talent with acrobatics and martial arts. in his films, Jackie Chan dispenses the use of stuntmen for dangerous scenes (thanks to this) he has already broken his nose, ankle and fingers several times, and once he almost died.
That Police Story 2 scene might be the best fight I've even seen on film. So many movies these days use a handheld during fight scenes where the camera gets unnecessarily shaken around too much and you can hardly see what's happening. You get to appreciate every beating in this shot.
old school HK action (80's/early 90's/Gun Fu and all that stuff) is also known for people not really "pulling" anything. Cynthia Rothrock , who worked in both "eastern" and "western" action/martial arts movies, pointed out that there was a huge difference between fight scenes in that regard. the cutting techniques they used in most of those movies, also felt more effective for selling a punch. whereas in the west it often looked kinda weird, since that impression of "impact" for hitting someone or getting hit, wasn't really there. no matter the budget, HK action fights will "almost" always be better or feel "more real" imo.
I completely agree! They usually have more time to spend on their action scenes, and have really incredible performers plus the actors alot of times can do alot of the action themselves which allows them to show it properly on camera and not have to "hide" anything like stunt doubles haha
Thank ya Gentleman for an awesome vid, and some old memories coming up! I met Mr. Chan in Atlanta Georgia at a book signing in Walmart back in '99 or '98! Old age now lol! I am humbled ta have shook hands with such a wonderful human being and Martial Artist! Guys, many blessings and safe performances for Ya's!🙏🙏🫂❤️🐍
Part of Jakie's greatness is he was the anti Bruce Lee. Always working humor into these fights. Another part Jackie's willingness to get hurt. There's been a few stunts where he was seriously injured. Yet he refused doubles because " the fan would know " its not him.
9:11 another thing about Jackie Chan's movies is that the camera sits back a bit so you can see the whole scene. There's no fast cuts or herky jerky camera movements.
I like this trio and you guys have some really cool stuff to say but if I could offer any constructive criticism it would be that the editing style in the intro felt like a 1:1 copy of the intro from corridor's reacts videos, even down to the sound effects. It turned me off at first but you guys definitely know your stuff so I enjoyed the rest of the video.
Jackie Chan is legendary and he is known because of the stunts he pulls. If you pay attention, most of Jackie Chan's movements are continuous and there are rarely any camera cuts or pauses on his sequence of movements and that's what's great about his movies, there's no camera trick and he rarely used a body double, so Jackie Chan does most of his stunts and he has a medical history of having multiple fractures because of them. There was one movie in where Jackie Chan fought with a hand fan and he constantly throws the thing in the air and does tricks with it. It turns out that Jackie Chan does multiple takes on all his movies until the sequence of movement is perfect, cause he had to stand out in the industry. This is a very old movie if I may add so no CGI, so he really practiced until he got them right.
And because his idealistic way of think about how to filming action moves perfectly, he got blacklisted from every insurance companies in HK and entire RRC. 😂😂😂
The best thing to watch Jackie Chan action, martial art and stunt is because he and his team makes it look very random, improvised on the spot and natural. It doesnt look choregraphed at all. That's why people loves it!
Thanks for the nice compilation! Police Story 2 park fight scene is one of my all-time favourites! His ability, wit and presence of mind to brilliantly use the properties around (I mean the articles like fridge, chairs, recliner sofas and so...) is absolutely phenomenal. One of the greatest martial arts fighter! I adore and respect him a lot!!
He's truly a masterful genius! We did our best to bring some of his chaotic energy into the Jackie Chan fight scene that we made and it definitely proved to be a great challenge for all of us! 😳
@@OmarZaki Sure Sir! You did a great job! Hats off! But when you said Donnie Yen and Tony Jha are impeccable while Jackue is not so, I was a bit disturbed. However you've profusely complimented Jackie throughout the presentation!
One thing that is a giant difference filming with like an American crew in the states compared to filming in like China, China doesn't play games. People like Jackie Chan, Donnie yen etc, you are seriously going to get hit. They don't do a bunch of protection, they will have some sure, but definitely not a lot. Jackie literally gets whacked, and he is seriously hitting his stunt team. It's no joke. There is a clip of a guy who talks about when he made a film with Donnie yen in China and he was shocked how it all works there (he's a stunt man) and he was laughing talking about how hard Donnie yen actually kicks and hits even when he is holding back. These are some of the best martial arts films. That being said, in no way am I saying that American fighting films aren't good, or that they aren't brutal etc. Look at John wick for example, that's a fantastic series and we all know plenty of people got hurt and got beat up by Keanu (which would be an honor in my book lol)
Good video and great job showing the best fighting scene he ever made with that ladder. We all know how dangerous it is to spin it around your face, slam it on your fingers, and then be ready to jump+turn feet first+ dive into the little space between the rungs!
I'd love if you had a fake beef (maybe over something like stuktmen reacts) with corridor crew that escalated into a full on Jackie Chan-style fight scene. That would be Ric Flair levels of woooo.
it is very good that every one is achieving from these Grate Martial Arts Stunt Masters and Old Martial arts Film Directors to make such inspirations and knowledge for the next generations of Stunt men. which is the Fact that those Old Stunt men made the impossible possible and now new stunt men can do it because they know that it can be done and all they have to do is to add a a bit of this and that to what is already there. so to me its a Big up to Master Chan that you all can make good Martial arts Movies out of what they so in Old Hong Kong movies.
Jackie is a genuine one of a kind. You can doubt his character, politics, style or acting. What you can't doubt is his talent. Also his dedication. I don't know what his health is like now, but all this takes a huge toll on ones body. He dedicated his body to his work.
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@@carlosgrey37 That's a great suggestion! Thank you!
Jackie Chan literally found out "eggs" stuff. so he decided to make non-egg movie.
@@kevin780313 You're completely right!! 😂
Your vid just popped a bit randomly in my feed. Really good stuff. I've been watching Hong Kong cinema and martial arts movies since the early 80s as a kid.
Just thought I'd share that I watched a show some years ago and they were talking to Jet Li about his fight scenes and they called "egg time", "noodle time". Like you could have a bowl of noodles while waiting for your turn in the scene.
I always like that , just thought I'd share.
In his biography, Jackie Chan has stated that: "When Bruce Lee hits someone and screams, it's to show his power and his anger... when I hit someone and scream, it's to show that it HURTS to hit someone."
That’s a great quote! I hadn’t heard that before so thank you so much for sharing!!
tonny jaa and donnie yet aren't the best examples, jackie is trying to portray a great fighter, donnie in ipman has a PERSONA to portray i.e the final grandman of wingchun who taught bruce lee, tony jaa movies are a joke because NOT because his bad at martial arts but they go on forever without any consequences and when he take hits they are overly exaggerated
@@VTuber_Clipp3r Those are very good points! Thank you for sharing!
To be fair, the full context of the quote in his bio is just that he wanted to be different from lee, not that he didnt himself have power or anger. It's an artistic choice.
@@antondelacruz9362 The background was that he was under contract with Lu We studios and they were always casting him as dark brooding characters, trying to recapture the Bruce Lee vibe after his death. Concurrently, Jackie was also occasionally on loan to Golden Harvest studios where he was allowed to do more or less what he wanted and wound up producing classics like "Drunken Master".
In short, Jackie wanted out of his contract with Lo We and one day, the local leader of the Triad shows up at his door and takes him for the proverbial "limo ride". But instead of a mafia style "offer he couldn't refuse, they just wanted to know why he didn't want to work at Lo We, which is how Jackie described that Bruce Lee was lightning in a bottle, and that no matter how hard he tried, he would never be that guy. Jackie just wanted to do action comedy because that was who he was. He didn't know what happened behind the scenes after that, but about a month later, Lo We tore up his contract, and Jackie went on to work for Golden Harvest studios and the rest, as they say, is history.
(Cool name by the way)
One of my favorite parts of any Jackie Chan movie, is the end credit out takes. You can see the hard work put into all his fight scenes and stunts by watching how they sometimes go wrong ...
I totally agree!! I added a funny blooper section to the end of my “Jackie Chan Fight” that we did after studying Jackie Chan here 😅 The bloopers are the best part haha
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I remember watching a video of the Jackie Chan Action Comedy style and they showed a video of Jackie talking about the fan throw that came back to him, and he said that that one thing took like 120 takes to get it right!
@@fbch32 I remember that too! It was like 120 takes or something haha
True. That is so awesome to watch.
@@metalmadsen Definitely! Always the best part haha
One of Jackie Chan's interview, he said that he and his team are blacklisted in any insurance company lol. He also said that whatever things that you have in your surrounding can be use as a weapon, that's why in all of his action scenes, he uses everything.
He broke too many parts of his body, gave some time to heal and then continue to shoot the movie. What an incredible and dedicated man.
He truly is incredible and we are all still learning so much from him! He inspired countless people around the world
I think what makes Jackie Chan a better fighting filmmaker is that he stays human. What I mean by that is that he takes hits and is not untouchable (what Bruce Lee or Segal... do). AND he choreographes every move with his team till the millisecond (you can see that in the outros of his movies, especially his originals made in Hong Kong). I think his team or at least most of them are black listed by insurance companies, and that is one of the main reasons he has the Jackie Chan Stunt group.
He, himself has broken (almost) every part and bone in his body. He even continued filming and directing with a broken foot in a cast, so he won't go overtime or so the coworkers in the movie won't suffer loss in their wages
@@kiki14061979 Yes, he takes hit and shows pain in all of his movies.
He's not human because of how many times he hurt himself doing stunts and continue so they can finish the film on time. If I were part of the crew, I'll probably hesitate letting Jackie Chan continue filming after breaking his ankle or after falling from a high ground.
@@kiki14061979 Exactly! You're so right!
Because of that a lot of Hollywood stars try doing that as well, I mean look how Tom Cruise broke his ankle on M.I.
8:52 "His fighting technique is not pristine". The fact that Jackie always looks like he's one misstep away from getting his ass handed to him creates this incredible tension than makes every fight scene he's in a nail-biter.
and it's also 100% deliberate, I'm pretty sure. Yes, Donnie Yen's technique is impeccable, but Jackie is making it look wild and silly on purpose, so it would create this vulnerability which is awesome to watch.
@@vaclavvrobel9036 Yeah, it's similar to how he described the style in Drunken Master. Very loose with lots of extra movements. As a fighting style, it makes you hard to predict and harder to hold on to. As a stunt style, it's hilarious to watch.
Simply put, the things I love about Jackie Chan's movies:
-They are funny.
-The actions were incredible.
-All those guys can fight for real, so the actions were not just great, but real.
-The producing teams know how to show the actions nicely. In lots of fighting movies, you may see confusing fighting scene since the frames keep on shaking and moving around, probably because they try to hide the fact that some actors cannot fight. With Jackie Chan and his teams, everything happens fast, but you can still follow every single detail. For me, this is the most important thing that makes me love his movies.
Absolutely! I agree 100%. They truly are special and exciting and they show the action really well because they can really perform it at such a high level!
I love how he just uses anything around him as a weapon, ladders, curry. Use it all
@@Gr3nadgr3gory Yeah really! It keeps everything fresh and interesting! 🙌🏻
@@Gr3nadgr3gory king of ikea lol
Also, the bloopers
I don't think I've ever watched Jackie Chan fight scene without my mouth hanging open and my eyes bugging out in utter dumbfoundness. I think I now appreciate him even more. THANK YOU!!
Truly! The more I work in Hollywood and the Stunt/Entertainment industry, the more I am BLOWN AWAY by his level of risk, commitment, talent, skill, hard work, and everything else.
i saw an interview by Michelle Yeoh who has worked with Jackie and his stunt team before. She mentioned how his stunt team are so good at what they do that they can draw up the whole sequence on paper, visualize it in their minds and execute it within a few takes.
She said that this precision comes from the early days of HK action movies where their budget was so little that rehearsal and reshooting were very minimal.
Many of the crazy stunts done at that time were more out of desperation because they knew it was the last take
I watched a documentary about Jackie's JC Stunt Team. The secret to their co-ordination in fight scenes is sound. A stunt man that is about to kick high might go 'HA!' while one attacking low might go 'YA' and so on. Even if the attacker is behind him, he knows what is coming and where. The system is trained to the point were Jackie demonstrated it by having the team attack him while he was blindfolded and was blocking and ducking everything effortlessly.
That's such a great way to go about creating intense action that is also more safe for the performers!
What’s the documentary called?? I need to watch it….
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There it is! It’s called “My Stunts”
@@JohnnyChinoTorres Pretty sure it was called Jackie Chan: My Stunts.
You guys should check the documentary Kungfu Stuntmen, it shows how serious the stuntmen are and the dangers they faced to make all those actions movies early 80s and 90s.
What is most remarkable actually is when the guys comment that Jackie's technique isn't perfect. That is absolutely what Jackie wants to show you but actually in order to make it look 'imperfect' his actual technique has to be super perfect in order to pull it off. What is amazing is that Jackie's trying to entertain you first and foremost rather than impress you.
I couldn't agree more! That's a super great point! Well said 🙌🏻
Absolutely true. Take it from a visual artist; when you know how to make something look good, then making it look bad on purpose is actually one of the hardest things you can do.
He knows how to hustle.
I totally agree! There is a certain order within the chaos, and that takes even more impeccable skill.
If you see old movies like drunken master, from jackie chan, you'll see how perfect his moves can be
Watching a Jackie Chan fight sequence has the same effect as riding a roller coaster. Your heart starts fluttering and just before you can take a breath you're thrust into another brilliant flurry and the heart races again. My brother and I started catching Jackie's movies in the theaters starting with Rumble in the Bronx and we then went backwards with VHS and DVD to catch up on his earlier work and we'd both be sitting there staring at the screen with pure joy in our faces.
That's such a great way to describe it! I couldn't agree more! As action filmmakers, we're still working to improve our craft to be able to create that same type of magic. It's a fun pursuit to work towards!
I can very much confirm that it’s better than riding a roller coaster, given that I absolutely loathe getting on one, yet love Jackie Chan movies
@@jordinagel1184 Haha 😂 Very well said!
Honestly, watching Jackie Chan fight scenes today, they actually look better than I remember them when I saw them as a kid.
Now that's some good movie magic right there when you manage to future proof your films.
@@OmarZaki It would be amazing to have someone else take up the mantle, with Jackie stepping down from age, etc. Not wanting to give the impression I want anyone to risk their lives for entertainment, but it will just be missed if Jackie's team stops.
I remember seeing an interview with Jackie and he said he basically tried to do the opposite of what Bruce was doing in his movies. That's why he shows the hits hurting and all the comedy. It was a stroke of pure genius. Some of his earlier stuff is completely insane physically like what an athlete.
After Bruce died people compare them both and Jackie got the bad end of the stick so Jackie turned it around. He made people laugh with him not at him and lived to enjoy it all. Prompts to the Monkey Dragon Master Jackie Chan!♥️💕❤️♥️💕💕❤️
3:37 Another important aspect of his fight scenes, the rhythm. Notice how well timed those hits are to the point it sounds musically pleasing. Jackie, Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung all grew up in a Chinese Opera school where not only do they perform as fighters, but also theatrical in many ways such as singing and dancing.
Absolutely! Their timing and rhythm and so perfect and satisfying. We tried to imitate that in our Jackie Chan Style Fight that we did after this and it certainly proved to be a great challenge!
I’d like to add that Jackie Chan’s camera work was impeccable. You said “there’s a lot of movement”, but have a look at the camera moving. It’s always steady wide angle. Jackie even said that he doesn’t like to move his camera because he wants everyone to see what’s going to happen before it does. That’s what I consider incredible direction. I still think that his best work is Sammo Hung directing and choreographing. Best example, Meals on Wheels.
It's actually called "Wheels on meals" internationaly, because of a superstitious producer who let it changed because of two previous movies that tanked(One of them was the giga schlockfest Megaforce).
When a shot is cut, the last miliseconds of that shot are repeated from the new camera shot to compensate the delay of the human brain to understand that the scene continues to where it was cut.
Very good point and i always admire that and i can't stand other movie makers moving the camera which makes my eyes confused or can't see a smooth action
This is how it should be done in my opinion. I don't know if it's me getting older but I'm getting lost in todays movie fight scenes that have 5-7 cuts per second - i just can't follow that fast.
@@Lexor888 the 5-7 cuts per second is just to hide the fact that the actors can’t fight. If you can’t show them, confuse them.
The editing of Jackies movies are top tier, even today there are very very very few films that have editing to bring out the best of action sequences. His Zoom ins, zoom outs, wide shots, ect are thought out SO well compared to today.
I completely agree! They really had the capability to show the action very clearly because alot of the actors could do the crazy stunts as well haha
Yup. I'll give you that.
Well most actors in action movies today don't know how to fight at all. Watch a Marvel movie and you'll rarely see a complete punch. They'll swing and before connecting it cuts to another angle as guy goes flying
@@TheBacontarian true.
@@TheBacontarian Haha yeah it definitely happens a lot. It’s great in movies like John Wick and Atomic Blonde when they give the actors enough time to really train and learn so they can perform a good amount of stuff themselves
The thing ppl doesn't realize is that during those eras of HK that's labeled their "golden cinema" from 70s to 90s, all of the professional stuntsmen took it real, and was expected as was their job. Jackie Chen took it to another level with his dedication and professionalism, but it was the standard at the time for all stunts.
Professionalism eh?
@@piero17y65 What a sad life you have purposely making an account just to hate another person.
@@thatguyluis I didn't know that people love being lied to. I apologise for my ignorance. I am sorry. 🙏
Not only that, but they did care very little about hospital visits. So after a big fight scene they might call for 2-3 new stunt persons to show up after lunch or next day to replace incapacitated stuntmen.
It was really crazy how little they cared about broken bones etc.
@@piero17y65Being lied to? They really did have a different view about stuntmen and acceptable dangers. If you do not know about this, then maybe you shouldn't argue...
I love how Jackie Chan explained what he does. He has a warehouse that they fill with items they will have in the scene and he just goes in and goofs around a bit to find what he can use. Can just imagine the conversations with the producers. "Wait you want to do what with what?"
Milk ok
That's why there is a running gag that you should never challenge him to a fight in an IKEA store, lol
Absolutely loved the breakdown here! I think I especially appreciated the point about Jackie's characters not wanting to fight. Just because he can win every fight, doesn't mean that he should be looking for them; just love those little character nuances. Can't wait to see what's next!
Thank you so much Aaron! So glad you enjoyed it my friend 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Many ppl STILL DON'T understand that in many of Jackie Chan movies, the punches and kicks are REAL, it's NOT fake like Hollywood
Which is the main reason he didn't do too many Hollywood movies, because most producers didn't want him to do his usual stuff!!
@@maylinerosario3885It’s the land of litigation after all! He must be the nightmare for all the Health and Safety officers on set lol
Jackie's imperfections, the way he is reluctant to fight, how he shows pain and gets hit quite often (and how often he gets seriously injured making movies), but also the incredibly brave stunts, is why people around the world absolutely love him. Donny Yen, Tony Jaa, Jet Li and other great martial arts actors are absolutely fantastic, but it's more a respect of their skill level that the average person will never attain. Jackie is the everyman who gets put into bad situations and uses his wits and the environment to survive and emerge victorious.
You’re 100% correct! Jackie truly embodies a good guy stuck in a bad situation! 🙌🏻 So many details that make him so entertaining to watch!
There's a really cool clip of Jackie on some Chinese TV show where he gets an award and his stunt crew send him video messages thanking him. While Jackie is watching on a big screen in the studio, his old team sneak up for real behind Jackie and wait for him to realise they're there and when he does it's very emotional and lots of tears etc .....supposedly Jackie used to be unbelievably generous to his fellow stuntmen and paid for their rent and things like that when they were in difficult times.
I saw this and was fighting off tears myself.
I need a link!!
It's funny that Jackie was almost walked off the studio because he never liked TV show or game show like that. Luckily, his good friend who was also a host of the show told him to stay until the end. Jackie said yes & he still thought it was just a showcase stunts from his stunt team. Then the big screen showed his original stunt team members being interviewed & the rest is history.
For me, Jackie Chan is the epitome of masterful stunts. Of course everything is discussed, rehearsed and rehearsed, but that doesn't change the fact that he did all the stunts himself. And some of the stunts were really tough. I find it hardest when it slips off a clock hand that is about 10 meters above the ground and almost lands on his head. In my opinion, it couldn't be more violent. He definitely more than deserved the entry in the Guinness Book of Records for most of the self-made stunts
I think that Clock Scene, he jumped 3 times. On his 3rd jump, he broke his arm or shoulder but still continued to say his lines
There's also that scene where he jumps off a handrail up a couple floors onto a pole with lights attached and slid down falling through a roof. He said that he almost died on that one not only because of the fall, but also because of the lights, electricity, etc. He was actually really nervous about that one and had to yell and throw himself into the stunt.
Project A, yeah definitely one of my favourites!
@@DarkAoiishi In Police Story the one with the lights where he jumped and slid down the pole, he got burns on his hands The one that almost got himself killed was Armour Of God falling off a tree.
@@eastbro In one of his more recent movies, I think he was trapped under a vehicle underwater and almost drowned
This man is my hero!!! I'll never forget watching Police Story as a little kid & just watching him on TV. My concentration was not great as a little kid but I couldn't stop watching him & then when First Strike(Police Story 4) came out I was obsessed with him & the fight scene with the ladder changed my whole world.
That's so amazing to hear! He truly changed the lives and inspired so many people!
I watch Jackie because his fights are the best, he gets beaten up but he comes out victorious by being more agile, creative and lucky. I love it!
I have always said that Jackie Chan is a god, but the people that he works with are amazing!!
What makes all this great too is the cinematography and directing. Jackie makes sure that the fight scenes arent clipped in a way that hollywood does it so that the audience can see the "storytelling" thats happening during those fights. And for those who dont know, Brad Allan, who also worked with Jackie, worked on Shang Chi, which is why the fight choreography was great in that movie too, you see the influence
It’s just fantastic how you can see and ‚feel‘ everything during those fight scenes no matter how fast, hectic or chaotic they are.
That’s something many films today fail to achieve.
I completely agree! They really do such a masterful job of performing, capturing, and editing the action together!
This is why Jackie Chan is a legend
My favorite actor since childhood though im born in mid90s i watched it mid in 20s
watching it with my father
I grew up watching Jackie Chan. We also have a Jackie Chan cartoon called Jackie Chan Adventures which I also love.
For me, Jackie will always be the top martial artist/action star for me. I love all the scenes and the fact that he doesnt use a double to do these scenes is incredible. Also, atleast he's an MC who takes hits unlike some who only take one hit on the face.
Yu Mo Gwai Gui Fai Di Zao!
BAD DAY!
One moooore thing!
In regards of Martial Artist / Action Star, I see a lot of people at the top, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, MIchelle Yeoh, even JCVD, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris and Jason Statham. And many many more.
But Jackie is 100% the best in regards of Action-Comedy.
But ofc, everyone has their own opinions.
Jacky Chan: The True Last Action Hero
and not forgetting his stunt team who had been with him since the early years. Well done!
In an interview, he mentioned that he shows the impact of hits twice in the film, but as viewers we recognize it as one impact. This allows for the audience to see the impact coming as well as make it feel more powerful. That mop is a great example where you see the windup, and the hit, then you see, zoomed out, the hit
As a Wing Chun practitioner, I've always been an Ip Man and Donnie Yen fan but Jackie Chan's movie scenes are just legendary. Like you said, he shows that most people in fights are not perfect and must rely on creative methods in 1 vs many fights, making it much more relatable than just 1 vs 10 blackbelts with nothing but technique and skill
Aye that’s true true. I do love how as precise as he can be, Donnie Yen has a similar acting style in his fights. For some like Ip Man, he’s restrained and a cool customer. In Special ID, he gets in some real brawls and his facial expressions are hilarious. There’s a big fight early in the movie that is as funny as it is cool. It reminded me very much of how Jackie does his expressions in huge fight scenes.
In reality there is no 1 vs 10.. You would just get surrounded and they'd all just jump on you then stomp you out.
It always used to be one of my favourite parts of his films when you would see the outtakes at the end, to see some of the stunts, the scale of them and then some of the accidents was almost as unbelievable as his early films, 👏👏👏👏
That fight scene from First Strike is still my favorite and I think even Jackie treats it like his
pièce de résistance, which would be why he's wearing the Bruce Lee Game of Death tracksuit colors.
Jackie is an absolute master at creating complexity from simplicity. It's sticks, tables, chairs, and a ladder. How any choreographer could get that much screen time out of those elements is beyond me.
I couldn’t agree more! Jackie is a true master and we’re all still learning from him 🙌🏻 He really proves that creativity is everything and that anything can become entertaining
@@OmarZaki "It's sticks, tables, chairs, and a ladder." So Jackie invented the TLC match 🤔
@@Washika84 LOL! Pretty much 😂
I grew up on Jackie Chan films and just recently watched Snake and Crane, Arts of Shaolin again. Jackies ease of flips and sommersaults are beautiful to watch. When I was young, I was agile and very fit, but I could not do half the things he could. Jackie was in his own league. Yuen Biao was also incredibly quick and agile. A pleasure to watch.
Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung and the moustache guy from Kung Fu Hustle are all apprentice brothers to Jackie Chan (studied under the same teacher, Master Yuen). Moustache dude (Yuen Wah) is the eldest followed by Sammo, Jackie and Yuen Biao was the fourth in hierarchy. They were collectively called the Seven Little Fortunes. Oh and if you’re wondering who the others are? They’re famous too, Corey Yuen and the iconic chain smoking landlady in rollers, Yuen Qiu!
His movies would crack me up so hard I actually would fall off the couch. If Chan fight scene took place at a playground, warehouse, or closed off marketplace then I knew his fights would already be won. Uh, when sober. For the most part. He always made the most of his surroundings and I love it. The downside is he couldn't ever get life insurance since he was always at such high risk and by doing some stunts (gone wrong, it happens) he almost did die. There's been a metal plate in his head since 1991.
There will never be another like Jackie he was amazing with the most craziest of stunts
He truly changed history with his skill and ambition
Thank you for this video. Watched it with my kids, who really enjoyed it, then went over to watch your version of a Jackie Chan fight which had us laughing and clapping. Great job! Thank you again!
i like your reaction. it's good to see ppl acknowledging other people's work. stuntmen and stuntwomen do such a hard work in all kinds of movies or series yet aren't really acknowledged publicly because they stay behind the curtain. one thing i have always liked about jackie chan is that he does his stunt himself. he doesn't have a stunt double. scenes in which he jumps from one building to another or down an elevator are really done by himself alone. i can still remember scenes from movies in which he broke his leg, arm, burned himself cause he had to walk over real fire and hurt his hands with it or was set on fire really having to endure the extreme heat. these are the moments that make jackie chan one of the best actors on this planet to me.
wheels on meals and dragons forever are my favs with Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung that trio was incredible not to mention Jackies fight scenes with the legendary Benny the jet.... watching your vid was a real throw back for me as i am 45 now and i can tell you that many of my teenage days were spent with my mates watching jackie chan, rewind watch rewind ooooooo then watch again exactly like you 3 guys........ top stuff
Dont forget to add PROJECT A to your list
Also in one of the interviews with Jackie, he did mention in all his movies he may be holding a gun, but he never uses gun to shoot at villains. Instead, he would use anything around him as weapons; even his fists n feet to defeat his opponents.
He believed that using guns is cheating; “its too easy” he said.
“It would be more interesting to combine comedy with martial arts”
Hence, in all his movies Jackie Chan kicks a$$ but he is not invulnerable, he purposely gets his a$$ kicked in a funny way so we audience’s gets a good laugh. Unlike many hero movies where hero is like godmode and undefeated.
I might be wrong but isn't he shooting in New Police Story? :)
@@benjaminbecker4934 As JC got older, he began making more gritty Hong Kong films.
@@benjaminbecker4934 he holds the gun.. but things always happen and he drops the gun and relies on his fists in the end.
In the first part of that movie, he was challenged into reassembling the gun. And he agreed but lost.
In later part movie he dropped his gun by accident while climbing up the tower. And near ending of the movie, jackie was challenged into reassembling the gun contest by the final boss. So basically again jackie didnt get a chance to use the gun.. hahaa
One sentence in Drunken Master (2/1994), my absolute favourite, sums it all up:
"You don't know, what I am doint next, because I don't know"
I think Jackie Chan fighting scenes probably like a gold standard of stuntscene. So fluid and fast 👍
Jackie Chan is a legit legend. How lucky we were to grow up with this man's work!
As I recall, Jackie Chan liked continuous takes as much as possible. I remember watching something where he was being shown various action scenes in other movies and he commented about how they were comprised of a bunch of short little jumps (I recall Taken was one of the movies he was shown and he roasted it for this). He said something that essentially boiled down to being able to tell if an action scene was good or bad by how many jump cuts made up the scene. A ton of short jumps edited together for a long action scene meant the action choreography and/or actor weren't very good, according to him. Good choreography could carry a scene longer before the cut. Pack as much as possible into a take then move on to the next one. A lot of his scenes are filmed from two (or more) angles for continuity so they're more genuine.
Hearing this, I recalled that some of my favorite action scenes were a single, continuous take with no jump cuts, and I had to agree with him.
Yeah being able to see Action performed well is definitely the best way! And if the camera movement is able to complement this without taking anything away from it, then it's true perfection!
The best part of Jackie Chan movies is JC. He has a certain charisma that you cant help but to like.
He does some crazy stunts, but it is his on-screen presence that makes him so likeable.
He is also a good dramatic actor. Just watched The Foreigner last night. Watch it! Do it!
I remember once hearing Jackie say that he doesn't really fight, cause he doesn't want to hurt people. So he tries his best to just defend himself. And really if you look at his fight scenes you can see parts where he is moving in defense.
To be fair, in most cases he is literally defending himself, so ofc you'd see him moving in defense.
@@MikaeruDaiTenshi My point was you never see him attack back like other fighters would.
Watching Jackie Chan kicking ass is like goin on a rollercoaster...one great moment comes and before long you go into another one
I remember reading somewhere that Jackie attributed much of his acrobatic prowess to training he received in the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School run by Master Yu Jim-yuen. How fortuitous that a drama school provided us thru Jackie with so much comic/creative joy!
I couldn't agree more! So much entertainment, brilliance and genius has been created for the entire world because of it!
His love of comedy & physical comedy also came from one of his idols being Buster Keaton.
Jackie's very early kung fu films showed his evolution throughout those films into perfecting that style. His Hollywood films incorporate all of those styles quickly. Drunken Master will forever be his best!
Jackie is always the underdog in the fight scenes. He gets hit, hurt and injured. He is relatable.
Exactly! Those are all great points that make his fights so entertaining
Just imagine trying to fight Jackie Chan in an IKEA. The most terrifying situation
What I like most about early Jackie Chan movies are the outtakes where he's doing his thing but, gets it wrong or misses a cue and for real gets hurt when he's not meant to and everyone immediately stops what they doing mid-attack drop weapons and check on him.
From 100 to zero real quick, true professionals his stunt team.
He breaks his foot I think in In the Bronx and then still goes out in a cast with a fake shoe covering it and water skis without water ski's, what a bloody legend.
He's like a real life bullseye everything and anything in his hands can become a weapon for him.
Although I'd say he's become a master of chairs as weapons overall.
I remember watching a video about Jackie where they basically say that he's the all time master of physical pain in cinema.
And I agree, both in withstanding pain on set and portraying it in his fights. What he did in regards to pain and struggle in film was done so masterfully it still feels unique to this day.
All the stunts are incredible but what brings me back to Jackie films is that no matter how well he does in a fight; it hurts him, and that damage adds an element to the stakes of his fights we don't always see in action films. (Good modern examples of that for any readers of this are The Raid 1-2).
Jackie is also a great comedian and extremely charismatic so that's extra gravy on top of the physical feats of course.
Also shirts. If Jackie gets a shirt in his hands, you know the game is over
I think one of his earlier movies he was hospitalized for 3 months after the opening scene.
Jackie' stunts is like dancing beautifully with danger, waltzing wonderfully between hits and misses, tango with tangles and escapes. Love and respect fr SG
Hollywood rarely shoots long takes. The storytelling of 80s HK stunts are simply amazing
You're absolutely right! Long takes are crucial to really let the audience see exactly what is happened
Shanghi Noon was mine and my grandpas favorite movie. We would watch it every time I spent the night. There was one time I was hanging out at my best friend's house. My gramps called and said hey baby our movie is on wanna come watch it? Told him I was at my friends. So he had me put him on speaker and we all watched it together. One of my cherished memories. I miss him all the time.
That's so sweet! When I was in college, I'd spend weekends with my grandpa. We'd stop at a video rental store (I'm old, I know) and pick out a movie. Usually action and often either Jackie Chan or Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those were good times.
The most deserving life time award recipient.
You know that Jackie Chan is several levels above everyone when a group of professional stunt men yell "That was sick!" in unison.
Jackie was my boyhood hero and the inspiration for me taking my first martial arts class when I was 9 now 46 years later I hold 2 black and one brown belt in 3 disciplines so thank you Jackie you are still my hero
Jackie was even bigger inspiration for you than even Bruce Lee? Jackie got eclipsed by Bruce's massive shadow for many as the real inspiration for martial arts for most.
Jackie Chan needs no introduction lol He is the epitome of a Stuntman. Master of the Art
Back in the days, Jackie chan could be the only person in this planet that couldn't get a single insurance policy for himself. That's how much he puts his life on the line for the movies he did.
I remember there's one scene (I think it's in Armour of God) where he jumps off a cliff without a parachute, lands on the gasbag of a hot air balloon, climbs down the gasbag and drags himself into the basket of the balloon. Sounds like a typical action scene - except the whole sequence was done for real. He really did jump from a cliff and skydive onto the gasbag of the balloon without a parachute! No wonder nobody wanted to insure him....
@@scrapper3494 as for now, this scene would be recreate using a boring green screen. with so much safety steel ropes and wires everywhere. plus a high quality CGI. and double stuntmans.
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The fact that Jackie is a professional Stuntman is the key to his success. He knows the best stuntmen and how to set up a scene for safety and success. Although Jackie admits he has been injured a lot He is still alive and in excellent shape!♥️❤️❤️💕🙏
I don't think they're will ever be another Jackie Chan.. he's one of the greats. I'm off to binge my favorite movies of him now 😂
We'll have to see! There's some incredible up and coming action actors around the world that are passionate about action filmmaking and action comedy
Loved your filming:) Jackie Chan is a wonderful entertainer "Hands down"
there will be a very long time before we see someone like Jackie again, maybe not in my lifetime.
Start following Andy Long if you're not already :) Andy Long is the next Jackie Chan. He used to be on Jackie Chan Stunt Team and now he's making his own movies. He is truly incredible!!! So talented!
It's number one on my bucket list to watch every Jackie Chan movie ever made and I looove this compilation of fights.
3:36 Has always been my favourite combo move I’ve ever seen Jackie Chan deliver. I don’t know whether you’ve seen it or not already, but you need to see the ending fight in the mall of the same film. 8:26 if I remember correctly, Jackie Chan is a very technical fighter too, but he chose to be completely different from Bruce Lee. I remember him saying that Lee was very tight and springy, Jackie was more tight and choppy because he didn’t want to make himself look like a super human. He preferred a more realistic approach and show that anyone can get hurt. I think that’s why Jackie’s films are much more memorable and appreciated because no fighter is perfect. His more traditional Martial arts are in his 1970s films. While it’s aged considerably and a little cheesy, I treat it like a ballet. Not that ballet is terrible, it’s a compliment because it’s very elegant.
Difference was Bruce was basically superhuman strength, speed, technique, and he created his own martial arts for real, JKD.
Even jackie admits bruce is one of a kind. Who can replicate Bruce? No one.
Also, when Bruce had creative control like in way of the dragon(the one filmed in Italy with chuck Norris end fight), he did incorporate comedic elements, like the whole restaurant soup scene and the naked woman scene where he runs out after seeing tits. Lol
@@ex0duzz Yes I remember seeing that. Definitely a funny moment. No disrespects to Bruce, but I found his fight scenes to be really boring. For the most part, it was always one hit and the guy is down. I didn't grow up with Bruce because he died before I was born, so that's probably why I wasn't a giant fan of his. My eldest brother was a fan, and Bruce is the reason why he picked up karate.
Jackie is so good. I’ve seen all of these and they are still fun and amazing. Jackie is the goat
And the best part. Jackie's fight scenes are not filmed with shaky camera as it is today in many action movies. We're you can't see shit
Yeah it helps make it incredible!
most dangerous jobs in the world: 1-under water welder, 2-Alaska crab fisher, 3-Jackie's Stuntmen
LOL I can't argue with this 😂
Chan broke hundreds of his bone! He sacrifices himself for our entertainment
Jackie Chan is a absolute legend and I'm so grateful I got to grow up watching his films. Never disappointed and always entertaining.
I completely agree! A legend still to this day. Some of the most entertaining movies out there
Jackie's stunt team provide audio queues to help with getting timing right. All the grunts and noises are to help Jackie know who's coming next. If you compare his movies with foreigners vs his hk crew, he has more edits with the foreigners because of choreography issues
Yeah that's a really great system to work out with a team! They definitely did it right!
This video was great fun to watch. Chan’s movies (and fight scenes) were so enjoyable for all the reasons you outline-creativity, chaotic mayhem, comedy, expressiveness of Chan’s face, surprise, speed of the action.
When you showed the ladder scene, you should have also shown the failed attempts at the end of the movie. Those outtakes show you how hard it can be to get it right and what can happen if it goes wrong.
Yeah that’s a really good point! I guess the main reason for this reaction was to isolate the special elements Jackie includes is his fight scenes and less about how much he has to work to get any single shot.
One of the worst JC bloopers I've ever seen was when he got poked in the eye. That caused an actual medical emergency.
@@mangoshake Oh gosh! That definitely doesn't sound pleasant at all. Though I guess at that level, bloopers are impossible to avoid
@@OmarZaki i remember if not mistaken, in police story 3, JC had taken 2 story falls after the lighting cable he used for the stunt snapped. The fight scene in a mall if i was not wrong.
@@rubyyahaya7978 Danggg that's crazy! I still don't understand how this man is alive haha. I think we are all very glad that he is lol
One of my favorite Actor in the world..... I've Watching his movies since i was kid...he's so incredible......👍🏻
You guys ever heard of Sammo Hung? Hes Jackie's "Big Brother" in more ways than one... an a legend in Hong Kong action cinema. Hed be perfect for one of these. His fight choreography is even tighter than Jackie's, despite the fact that he has about 80 lbs on him.
Sammo and Yuen Biao as well. Three of them in the Wheels on Meals movie was just amazing and having Benny Urquidez as the antagonist just made it perfect.
@@gumaming Also Dragons Forever features Jackie, Sammo, Biao and Benny.
Jackie, sammo and Yuen Biao all trained together during their childhoods at the Chinese opera schools, they are literally martial brothers.
Sammo Hung, Donnie yen, Jet Light and Jackie Chan are my favourite martial artist... Also Bruce Lee
@@el-shintri975 I'll add Stephen Chow in the list~ 😂😂😂
Jackie practically raised me as a kid. I watched all his movies over and over. I still think he's the best to ever do it
That's so amazing. And yes, no one has come close in my opinion. He's truly mastered his craft
At the age of seven Jackie Chan was enrolled in the Beijing Opera School, the students learned dance, singing and other types of art, it was then that Jackie Chan began to discover his talent with acrobatics and martial arts.
in his films, Jackie Chan dispenses the use of stuntmen for dangerous scenes (thanks to this) he has already broken his nose, ankle and fingers several times, and once he almost died.
Yup, he’s got an incredibly fascinating history for sure! 🙌🏻 Thanks so much for checking this out and sharing your knowledge with us!
If by "enrolled" you mean sold to by his parents, yes your correct lol.
That Police Story 2 scene might be the best fight I've even seen on film. So many movies these days use a handheld during fight scenes where the camera gets unnecessarily shaken around too much and you can hardly see what's happening. You get to appreciate every beating in this shot.
Wonderful breakdown! The ladder scene has always been a standout favourite for me.
Jackie Chan moves with ease. Bruce Lee moves with grace. Chuck Norris moves with power. Each is incredible and brilliant to watch.
old school HK action (80's/early 90's/Gun Fu and all that stuff) is also known for people not really "pulling" anything.
Cynthia Rothrock , who worked in both "eastern" and "western" action/martial arts movies, pointed out that there was a huge difference between fight scenes in that regard.
the cutting techniques they used in most of those movies, also felt more effective for selling a punch.
whereas in the west it often looked kinda weird, since that impression of "impact" for hitting someone or getting hit, wasn't really there.
no matter the budget, HK action fights will "almost" always be better or feel "more real" imo.
I completely agree! They usually have more time to spend on their action scenes, and have really incredible performers plus the actors alot of times can do alot of the action themselves which allows them to show it properly on camera and not have to "hide" anything like stunt doubles haha
Thank ya Gentleman for an awesome vid, and some old memories coming up! I met Mr. Chan in Atlanta Georgia at a book signing in Walmart back in '99 or '98! Old age now lol! I am humbled ta have shook hands with such a wonderful human being and Martial Artist! Guys, many blessings and safe performances for Ya's!🙏🙏🫂❤️🐍
Part of Jakie's greatness is he was the anti Bruce Lee. Always working humor into these fights. Another part Jackie's willingness to get hurt. There's been a few stunts where he was seriously injured. Yet he refused doubles because " the fan would know " its not him.
He's not anti bruce lee, where the hell you get that word from. It's just his preference in making movies.
9:11 another thing about Jackie Chan's movies is that the camera sits back a bit so you can see the whole scene. There's no fast cuts or herky jerky camera movements.
I like this trio and you guys have some really cool stuff to say but if I could offer any constructive criticism it would be that the editing style in the intro felt like a 1:1 copy of the intro from corridor's reacts videos, even down to the sound effects. It turned me off at first but you guys definitely know your stuff so I enjoyed the rest of the video.
Legit!! I thought the exact same thing!
Which, also, these guys should definitely go on corridor, that would be cool
@@assortedramblings9132 agreed!
Jacky is always the underdog on all his movies and that's why people love him.
Jackie Chan is legendary and he is known because of the stunts he pulls. If you pay attention, most of Jackie Chan's movements are continuous and there are rarely any camera cuts or pauses on his sequence of movements and that's what's great about his movies, there's no camera trick and he rarely used a body double, so Jackie Chan does most of his stunts and he has a medical history of having multiple fractures because of them.
There was one movie in where Jackie Chan fought with a hand fan and he constantly throws the thing in the air and does tricks with it. It turns out that Jackie Chan does multiple takes on all his movies until the sequence of movement is perfect, cause he had to stand out in the industry. This is a very old movie if I may add so no CGI, so he really practiced until he got them right.
And because his idealistic way of think about how to filming action moves perfectly, he got blacklisted from every insurance companies in HK and entire RRC. 😂😂😂
Honestly the fact Jackie takes hits and looks overwhelmed, and is running/thinking during the fights, it what makes him the GOAT.
I've never been so unimpressed with a group of people in my life.
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The best thing to watch Jackie Chan action, martial art and stunt is because he and his team makes it look very random, improvised on the spot and natural. It doesnt look choregraphed at all. That's why people loves it!
So no one’s gonna talk about how this is an exact copy of a Corridor video?
Apparently not
Thanks for the nice compilation!
Police Story 2 park fight scene is one of my all-time favourites!
His ability, wit and presence of mind to brilliantly use the properties around (I mean the articles like fridge, chairs, recliner sofas and so...) is absolutely phenomenal.
One of the greatest martial arts fighter! I adore and respect him a lot!!
He's truly a masterful genius! We did our best to bring some of his chaotic energy into the Jackie Chan fight scene that we made and it definitely proved to be a great challenge for all of us! 😳
@@OmarZaki Sure Sir! You did a great job! Hats off!
But when you said Donnie Yen and Tony Jha are impeccable while Jackue is not so, I was a bit disturbed.
However you've profusely complimented Jackie throughout the presentation!
One thing that is a giant difference filming with like an American crew in the states compared to filming in like China, China doesn't play games. People like Jackie Chan, Donnie yen etc, you are seriously going to get hit. They don't do a bunch of protection, they will have some sure, but definitely not a lot. Jackie literally gets whacked, and he is seriously hitting his stunt team. It's no joke. There is a clip of a guy who talks about when he made a film with Donnie yen in China and he was shocked how it all works there (he's a stunt man) and he was laughing talking about how hard Donnie yen actually kicks and hits even when he is holding back. These are some of the best martial arts films. That being said, in no way am I saying that American fighting films aren't good, or that they aren't brutal etc. Look at John wick for example, that's a fantastic series and we all know plenty of people got hurt and got beat up by Keanu (which would be an honor in my book lol)
Good video and great job showing the best fighting scene he ever made with that ladder. We all know how dangerous it is to spin it around your face, slam it on your fingers, and then be ready to jump+turn feet first+ dive into the little space between the rungs!
Yeah seriously! Such an incredible fight scene. So entertaining!
I'd love if you had a fake beef (maybe over something like stuktmen reacts) with corridor crew that escalated into a full on Jackie Chan-style fight scene.
That would be Ric Flair levels of woooo.
Jackie Chan is the best! His creativity is unmatched.
it is very good that every one is achieving from these Grate Martial Arts Stunt Masters and Old Martial arts Film Directors to make such inspirations and knowledge for the next generations of Stunt men. which is the Fact that those Old Stunt men made the impossible possible and now new stunt men can do it because they know that it can be done and all they have to do is to add a a bit of this and that to what is already there. so to me its a Big up to Master Chan that you all can make good Martial arts Movies out of what they so in Old Hong Kong movies.
Jackie is a genuine one of a kind. You can doubt his character, politics, style or acting. What you can't doubt is his talent. Also his dedication. I don't know what his health is like now, but all this takes a huge toll on ones body. He dedicated his body to his work.
I completely agree! He truly changed the world of Action and Cinema!