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"Jackie Chan's 'Dragon Force' "
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Martial arts
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| Video: |
1.85:1anamorphic
widescreen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
2.0 |
| Languages |
English |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Length |
86 minutes
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| Rating |
PG |
| Release Date |
5/11/04 |
| Studio |
NA |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Jackie Chan,
Wai-Man Chan, Hong-Yip Cheng, Chang Chung, Tai Do, Fung Feng,
Mark On Fung |
| Written
By: |
Jackie Chan,
Edward Tang, Barry Wong |
| Produced
By: |
Raymond Chow
and Leonard Ho |
| Directed
By: |
Jackie Chan
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| Music:
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Unknown |
| The
Review: |
What alarmed me was the warning
from the Surgeon General on the package. "Warning: Watching
any movies written and directed by Jackie Chan could cause
hallucinations". Too late, I was already watching this surreal
bit of entertainment that could be called a film only if you
stretched the definition to include the description "massive
chaos without a plot" Jackie Chan can be a charming performer
and his American movies, although they haven't been classics,
are all enjoyable. I'll cop to the fact that I enjoyed his
movies with Owen Wilson and even "The Tuxedo". There's no
doubt that he's a talented performer who can make even a mildly
dangerous stunt look deat
h defying. I love Jackie Chan. Really
I do. *** Which is why, with regrets, I have to warn you away
from this mess of a movie. It's a waste of 86 minutes of your
life that you'll never, ever get back again. Beyond the rivalry
between the "Dragon Lord" (Chan) and his friend "Cowboy" (Mars
who is a regular part of Jackie Chan's stunt team) and their
attempts to escape studying, rivalry over the same girl, I
can't even begin to try and give you a synopsis of this movie.
Let's just say that the two friends become rivals over a woman
and unite against a nasty gang that is making off with Chinese
artwork. That's all I can say about the plot because most
of it-even with dubbed dialogue-made no sense. ---
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| Image
and Sound: |
While the
picture isn't pristine, the overall look of the film is pretty
good on DVD. The Surround Sound wasn't utilized all that well.
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| The
Extras: |
About as
bare bones as they come, "Dragon Lord" has absolutely no extras.
Maybe they're hidden somewhere in the mess of the feature film
like a secret code. |
| Commentary:
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Nothing here
either although the poorly dubbed dialogue often sounded like
it was, indeed, a commentary track. |
| Final
Words: |
Mmmmm.well
it's a martial arts epic. Like any martial arts film (or porn
movie for that matter), the plot is immaterial. The point is
the stunts. The stunts are spectacular. Just don't look for
meaning or try to understand the nonsense that happens in the
film. If you try, trust me, you'll be wandering around with
a dazed expression on your face for days-nay-years to come.
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