During a wellchoreographedbrawlagainstseveralguysinthestudio, Chanmakesuseof a coupleofmakeshiftweapons, includinganumbrellaand a camerathatismorethanreadytodocumenttheaction.
Despiteitsepicscope, themythisstill a lesserfilminJackieChan's filmography.
However, thatdoesnotmeantheactioncomedyisdevoidofmesmerizingsequences.
By 2005 a 51 yearoldChenhadunderstandablysloweddownsincetheseventiesandeighties.
Inresponse, theMythsRatpaperfactorysequencedecidedtojustbringthingsto a screechingandstickyhalt.
Don't knowSeeingChanplay A gameofhotlavaonthegluecoveredconveyorbeltnevergetsold, whileseveraltinyfunnyexchangescombinedtocreate a sequencethatissplendidlypaste, novelandhilarious.
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JackieChanandtheLadderPolicestoryforfirstStrikeThiefPoliceStoryfranchiserepresentspeakJackieChin, withthefourthentrygoingforbrokewhenitcomestooverthetopsetpieces, alongwiththrowing a killersharkforgoodmeasure.
FirstStrikealsocontainsoneofChan's bestactionsequencesofalltime, a flawlesslychoreographedrompthrough a warehousethatseestheactordoingthingswiththeladderthatseemedbeyondhumancapability.
A centralcharacteristicofJackieChan's humorisitsphysicality.
Theactorsmoviestendtostrike a perfectunionbetweenactionandcomedy, whereonegenrecomplimentsandheightenstheotherbein 1970 eight's originalor 1994 sequel.
TheDrunkenMasterFilmsdistillchancetalents.
Theirpurestformastheprotagonist.
Centralmartialartsstyleisinherentlyhilarious.
A fewothersequencesbetterencapsulatethecomedicbrillianceofthedrunkenboxingstylethantheextensivefightinDrunkenMastertoWin, Chanbattlesseveralhenchmanwellatthebehestofhismother, gettingincreasinglydrunker.
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Alongwithbeinganexpertmartialartist, JackieChanisalso a studentofcomedy, specificallysilenterafilmstarringthelikesofHaroldLloyd.
ThemostobviousexampleisProject, a ClockTowerScene, whichdirectlyreferencesoneofLloyd's movies.
NumberthreecatfightSnakeintheEagle's Shadow, 1978 was a hugeyearforJackie, asfilmslikeDrunkenMasterandSnakeintheEagle's Shadowhelpeddefinethemartialartiststrademarkmixofactionandcomedy.
While a relativelyshortmomentinthegrandschemeofthings.
Chan, suddenlywhippingouthiscatlikereflexesinthemiddleof a fight, isbothtotallybizarreandthemostJackieChanthingever.
Alongwithbeinghilarious, thisscenemarkedthepointwhenChanstoppedbeingthenextBruceLeeandbecame a uniqueperformerdestinedforsuperstardom.