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MI Cruise -> RE: 2 more Jackie Chan films on Cine Asia (27/7/2011 1:19:23 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Gram123
For early Jackie Chan starring roles...
Avoid Police Woman (1973) aka Rumble in Hong Kong. He doesn't really star, despite his pic on the cover.
I'd be interested to see Chan's first starring role in Cub Tiger From Kwang Tung aka Little Tiger of Canton (also '73), but I wouldn't expect great things, and the UK Showbox / Rarescope DVD print is supposed to be pretty awful.
And by all acounts, everyone should avoid the redub version called Master with Cracked Fingers aka Snake Fist Fighter.
Then there's All in the Family (1975), a sex comedy with no action in it. Well, no kung fu, anyway! [:D]
From 1976 there's New Fist of Fury, which is supposed to be ok at a push, Killer Meteors, which is apparently a fairly rubbish (Chan is on the cover, but he's actually the baddie) and Shaolin Wooden Men, which I've seen a dubbed English version of, and it's ok - the earliest of his films I've seen that I'd say is worth a punt.
To Kill With Intrigue from '77 is widely considered pants.
Then in '78, you've got Snake in the Eagles Shadow as Rich mentios, plus Drunken Master, both v. good. Also, the same year, Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin which is good, and Spiritual Kung Fu, which is pretty goofy but ok.
I'm hoping Cine Asia re-release Magnificent Bodyguards as it's one from that era that I haven't seen, but would pick up, as is Half a Loaf of Kung Fu, though that wasn't previously on HKL, so won't be on Cine Asia's roster.
Then in '79, you have Fearless Hyena which is, as rich mentions, is pretty good, plus Dragon Fist, ditto.
You're pretty much ok from that point onwards, but you might want to avoid Fantasy Mission Force - Chan's on cover, but not the star, and it's apparently a pretty weak / average film; and Fearless Hyena 2 which Lo Wei created out of leftover footage from the first film, should be avoided.
I would say avoid Half a loaf of Kung Fu, watched about 10 minutes of it and it is just bad. Recently watch Snake in Eagle's Shadow for the first time and that was pretty decent however not as good as Drunken Master.
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