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AmusingMusing7 t1_ja8y97r wrote

The last time he was truly relevant for me was probably Shanghai Knights, which I enjoyed, but wouldn’t say is a great movie.

The best I’ve personally seen of him since then was his part in The Karate Kid, where I thought he gave a really good performance.

I haven’t seen The Foreigner, so can’t speak to that one.

I’d say his best movie of all time is Legend of Drunken Master… OR Rush Hour 2.

Honorable mention to Rush Hour 1, Rumble in the Bronx and the Operation Condors. And Police Stories.

Mr. Nice Guy is really good too.

And Shanghai Noon is actually one of my favourites.

OH, and Twin Dragons!

Fuck it, he’s got a LOT of great movies. I can’t pick a best.

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YouandWhoseArmy t1_ja9m77y wrote

A fellow Shanghai noon fan eh? It’s the movie I always watch when I’m sick.

In the modern MCU era it really reminds me of those films quite a bit.

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Miposian t1_jaan4ni wrote

The Shanghai flicks are pretty good. I’d never rank ‘em over Drunken Master II but they’re better than the Rush Hours IMO.

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HoraceKirkman t1_jab8pc0 wrote

The tagline for Twin Dragons is great: "Jackie Chan - together again!"

Also, he made it to raise money for an organization that was fighting the influence of organized crime in HK Cinema, I think.

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Ebbemonster OP t1_jaawdkt wrote

We have very similar taste! I love all the movies you have mentioned. Then you will have to watch Super cop and the Armour of God movies too 😍

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AmusingMusing7 t1_jaaydfk wrote

I’ve seen both of those. Armour of God is “Operation Condor 2” in the west, and Supercop is the third Police Story. So those are included in my honourable mentions.

The release of the Operation Condors in particular can be quite confusing. In China, Armour of God is the first one and Armour of God II: Operation Condor is the second one. In the US, they were switched, with the second one being released first as “Operation Condor”, and then Armour of God being released second as “Operation Condor 2: Armour of the Gods”. I tend to refer to them as “the Operation Condors” because they’re kind of interchangeable in my mind and I never remember which one is which. It doesn’t help that it’s been a while since I watched them. I feel like “Operation Condor” (US first release) is the one with the wind tunnel, and then “Operation Condor 2: Armour of the Gods” is the one with the monks and crazy savage women and balloon ball.

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Ebbemonster OP t1_jab1be2 wrote

Ah true, I missed the Operator Condor mention in my eagerness to comment 🤣 The dumbest naming convention ever, but I guess they didn't want to launch a sequel in the US after Jackie had just had his breakthrough. I love the fight with the amazon women 😂 And the main monk is so over the top!

Many years ago I actually did a Top 10 on YouTube that got way more attention than it deserved 😂 But it had Armour of God as number one. I even enjoyed The Protector and City Hunter back then 😂 https://youtu.be/SU-wW19uJ7I

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