Jackie Chan Archive

  • Taste of Asia

    [Taste of Asia] Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)

    Shaolin Wooden Men is a typical Hong Kong Martial Arts Movie which cobbles thin storylines and questionable acting to some awesome kick but action. The music swings between twee and chinese ‘action music’ most westerners find discordant. With dreadful dubbing and poor quality film, its...

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  • Taste of Asia

    [Taste of Asia] Enter the Dragon (1973)

    Staring Bruce Lee and John Saxon, this Hong Kong film was Lee’s final movie. It was released six days after his death. Its significance goes beyond the tragic death of its star. Enter the Dragon was the first Chinese Martial Arts film to have been...

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  • Taste of Asia

    [Taste of Asia] Drunken Master (1978)

    It would remiss not to include a Jackie Chan movie in the top ten picks of Asian Cinema. In case you have lived in a box at the back of a cave on top of a mountain on a remote island; Jackie Chan exemplifies martial...

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  • [Trailer] Karate Kid (2010)

    [Trailer] Karate Kid (2010)

    The genesis of the Karate Kid reboot is an interesting study with regard to modern cinema, fans, and marketing. When the reboot was announced, it was greeted with universal distain. And Will Smith’s kid? Please! Did you even see *The Day the Earth Stood Still?...

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  • [Trailer] Jackie Chan in “The Spy Next Door”

    [Trailer] Jackie Chan in “The Spy Next Door”

    This was not even a blip on my radar. What do you think? Chan looks good, but it seems typical Western audience fare for him with an added family spin. Coming soon has the trailer…

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  • [Trailer] The Karate Kid

    [Trailer] The Karate Kid

    Hm. I just don’t know. What do you think?  

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  • Kung-Fu Wednesday | Lesson 2

    Kung-Fu Wednesday | Lesson 2

    In Lesson 1 we covered the importance of selecting the right quality and right type of movie. Our recommended movie was Jet Li’s “Once Upon a Time in China” both 1 and 2. At this point I am going to assume that progressing slowly is...

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