The Armour of God

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BOUNTY H I must have watched this film about a dozen times! The action and comedy here are on another level as Jackie goes on a hunt for a rare piece of armor, The Armor of God, and the actions speeds' up. What makes these movies so great is not only the commitment of Jackie but all of his crew from the cameramen to the stuntman all working together as a team, a family to bring the best quality film to the audience around the world. This is an Absolute must-see movie! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/24 Full Review Liam D Jackie Chan (City Hunter, Crime Story) is at the top of his game with his acting and direction to make an fun adventure with some action sequences and his signature humour Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/12/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 Ever wondered what would happen if you took Indiana Jones, made him somehow even worse at his job and blend it together with a Jackie Chan movie? Armour of God is the answer. A delightful, lighthearted romp that mixes Hollywood thrills with Hong Kong-style action. Asian Hawk and his bumbling sidekick are sent on a quest through Europe to rescue a girl and ultimately find a mysterious treasure held by a shadowy organization of monks. Heavily inspired by Spielberg's movie series, the style and stunt sequences are all delivered with the star's custom brand of slapstick and physical prowess. All the elements coming together in a pleasing assortment of comedy, misadventure and gloriously realised action set pieces with a kick-arse soundtrack from Jackie, Alan Tam and Michael Lai to boot. The 88 Films Blu-ray release is one of the best stand-alone releases of a movie I've seen in a long time. A vast assortment of extras, both cuts of the film and seemingly every audio option available with the ability to swap between every sound mix at a moments notice lending itself to a huge amount of replayability. Overall, Armour of God is a fantastic staple of Chan's career and one where he nearly saw it end prematurely, not for the first time nor the last. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/23 Full Review Matthew B Best of Movies/TV Series Collection Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/19/22 Full Review Audience Member I like naked scenes Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Jackie Chan does Indiana Jones in a desert search for Nazi gold. This film is probably the most Hollywood of Jackie's Hong Kong films prior to "Rush Hour" and "Rumble in the Bronx" and it works really well. This film was actually a sequel to a 1986 Jackie Chan film, but was released in US theaters as the first in the series and the original 1986 film was retitled "Operation Condor." Jackie does some amazing stunts and has clever and inventive fight scenes on some of the biggest sets I've ever seen him use up to this point in his Hong Kong films. My main complaint about the film is how amazingly sexist this film is in it's portrays of the female characters. Jackie is paired with two of the most stereotypical useless women who require constant rescuing from Jackie. This is unfortunately pretty common in way too many action films, but it's so glaring that it just cannot be ignored. It really does cross the line to really being offensive. Now if you can get past that, there are some great sequences in this film that really are memorable, particularly in the film's third act. Another lesser complaint is that there aren't really enough straight-up fight sequences and more of a focus on stunts and gags during the fight sequences. I think that it's that I always want another scene like the one in "Dragons Forever" between Jackie Chan and Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez. So overall, this is not a great film for Jackie fight scenes or a serious "Police Story" type of storytelling, but it's a good one if you want big stunts, broad comedy, and light weight fun, though I'd still rank "Project A" as a better Jackie film to fit that bill, even if it's not as slick and had a much smaller budget. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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