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GriLtCheeZ said:
I spoke to Jackie Chan on the phone once, and all I remember is he asked me if I had seen Rumble in the Bronx. I was in the fan club at the time. I spoke to him three times and met him once.
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Top 5 burger of my life at his now closed restaurant in Hawaii. Mango teriyaki burger
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Wow! What did you guys talk about?
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It was a fanclub meeting and he spoke to all 40 or so attendees for a minute or so. I told him, happy birthday and that I liked his movies, and he said thank you. He asked if I had seen Rumble in the Bronx, which I later learned was his way to see if someone watched a bootlegged copies before official releases. That is about it. Yes, we met on his birthday. The time I met him in person was at a Costco in Seattle during a book signing. The fan club nerds got to meet him first. He showed up a little late because the book signing was starting right about the same time as a Seahawks game and traffic was well football game traffic, first thing he said when he walked in was "hurry up!" He signed a book for me with his name written in Chinese with a little note reading "Love you, Jackie Chan"
 
GriLtCheeZ said:
It was a fanclub meeting and he spoke to all 40 or so attendees for a minute or so. I told him, happy birthday and that I liked his movies, and he said thank you. He asked if I had seen Rumble in the Bronx, which I later learned was his way to see if someone watched a bootlegged copies before official releases. That is about it. Yes, we met on his birthday. The time I met him in person was at a Costco in Seattle during a book signing. The fan club nerds got to meet him first. He showed up a little late because the book signing was starting right about the same time as a Seahawks game and traffic was well football game traffic, first thing he said when he walked in was "hurry up!" He signed a book for me with his name written in Chinese with a little note reading "Love you, Jackie Chan"
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Very cool! Thanks.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
The first Die Hard.
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This really is the only answer. John McTiernan took his sleek storytelling style and added Frank Darabont's wonderful photography. Blood squibs were never so explosive, air vents had never been so huge, bare feet never so bloody. And they found a Eurotrash stereotype of German villain that Steven Spielberg would be jealous off..... Films like Speed and John Wick are the natural evolutuon from Die Hard.
 
Hobbesarable said:
I wish I could like that 1,000 times! Jackie Chan is bad ass doing all of his own stunts.

I'd also include some of his other movies:
Drunken Master
Supercop
Jackie Chan's First Strike
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I'm a massive Jackie Chan fan so I hate to break it to you, but he doesn't do all of his own stunts. It is weird though, I've seen scenes where he didn't do the stunt, but did all the other major stunts in the same movie, it's like it wasn't worth his time to simply fall down some stairs or something.
 
I also saw on the outtakes where he got hurt and had to have a stuntman compete the stunt, I'll try to find a clip.
 
GriLtCheeZ said:
I'm a massive Jackie Chan fan so I hate to break it to you, but he doesn't do all of his own stunts. It is weird though, I've seen scenes where he didn't do the stunt, but did all the other major stunts in the same movie, it's like it wasn't worth his time to simply fall down some stairs or something.
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What sets Jackie apart is the way he blocks and edits his fight scenes. It's so much better than anything Hollywood can do. I remember watching his films as a kid and going "there's a rhythm at work here.' Didn't realize what it was tell years later. It reminds me of the old Basil Rathbone swashbuckler movies. Rathbone was THE Royal Army Fencing Champion and he was probably the most skilled fencer in movie history. They had to bring Olympic level fencing to match him. Jackie's like that. He brings in people and they have to up their game.
 
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I was a huge jackie chan fan growing up. I remember in like the 3rd or 4th grade i had bronchitis and was out of school for 2 weeks. My mom rented me a new jackie chan movie every night as long as i did my school work.

There are 3 action films i watched in rotation since as long as i can remember. Bloodsport, kickboxer, and braveheart.

I was a big terminator 2 fan as well. But i refuse thos shower james cameron with praises because of avatar. That turd film really shit on a great career. Hey lets completely copy the plot of Pocahontas, and just have it on a different planet. Then lets take sigourney weaver and make her character fucking great for like 3 seconds then forget about her. Fuck you james cameron.

Kung fury and the new mad max are pure badass action. I give them 100 out of 3 stars. The directors basically said plot? Story line? Fuck that, let's just kill nazis and kick ass.
 
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rasheedfan2005 said:
I was a huge jackie chan fan growing up. I remember in like the 3rd or 4th grade i had bronchitis and was out of school for 2 weeks. My mom rented me a new jackie chan movie every night as long as i did my school work.
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You post like someone who was homeschooled by Jackie Chan.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
What kind of swag did he give you?
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I remember getting an autographed First Strike poster. I gave it to a kid that was a fan. Blew his mind. I got some other stuff, but I can't remember the other stuff now.
 
Jackie chan is awesome for comedy. But for action....I prefer Jet Li
 
That dude tony jao or whatever is pretty dope
 
Top 20 Action Movies:



20.) Lethal Weapon

19.) Goldfinger

18.) Mad max

17.) The Dark Knight

16.) Batman

15.) Fast Five

14.) Platoon

13.) Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

12.) Rambo: First Blood

11.) Leon the Professional

10.) Full Metal Jacket

09.) Boondock Saints

08.) Pulp Fiction

07.) Predator

06.) Jurassic Park

05.) Rocky

04.) Gladiator

03.) The Matrix

02.) Terminator 2 : Judgement Day

01.) Die Hard
 
Chris Craig said:
Top 20 Action Movies:



20.) Lethal Weapon

19.) Goldfinger

18.) Mad max

17.) The Dark Knight

16.) Batman

15.) Fast Five

14.) Platoon

13.) Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

12.) Rambo: First Blood

11.) Leon the Professional

10.) Full Metal Jacket

09.) Boondock Saints

08.) Pulp Fiction

07.) Predator

06.) Jurassic Park

05.) Rocky

04.) Gladiator

03.) The Matrix

02.) Terminator 2 : Judgement Day

01.) Die Hard
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Good list! Though, with respect, I personally would classify Full Metal Jacket as a "War Movie", rather than an action movie. Same with Saving Private Ryan, and etc etc.

I really need to go back and see Die Hard again. I've heard about it over the years, but haven't actually sat down and watched it.

Right now, I'm 22 minutes into the first Rush Hour. Got a Jackie Chan thing going on right now thanks to this thread.
 
Jade Falcon said:
Good list! Though, with respect, I personally would classify Full Metal Jacket as a "War Movie", rather than an action movie. Same with Saving Private Ryan, and etc etc.

I really need to go back and see Die Hard again. I've heard about it over the years, but haven't actually sat down and watched it.

Right now, I'm 22 minutes into the first Rush Hour. Got a Jackie Chan thing going on right now thanks to this thread.
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Watch Rumble in the Bronx after that!
 
Rumble in the Bronx and Rush Hour are good, but these are the classics:

Snake on the Eagle's Shadow
Drunken Master
Young Master
Dragon Lord
Project A
Project A 2
Police Story
Police Story 2
Meals on Wheels
Dragons Forever
Armour of God
Operation Condor
Miracles
Drunken Master 2
 
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