The Armour of God

R

1986

1h 28m

Action

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71%

35 Reviews

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67%

10,000+ Ratings

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An adventurer (Jackie Chan) and his friend (Alan Tam) aid a woman (Rosamund Kwan) kidnapped by cultists seeking a set of armor with mystical powers.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

[Jackie Chan's] goal is to recover stolen Nazi gold, but his real goal is to wow us, which he does more often than not.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 23, 2017

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B+

Sep 7, 2011

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Variety Staff

Variety

There's a by-the-numbers feel to much of the action.

Feb 14, 2001

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Katie Smith-Wong

Flick Feast

Overall, Armour of God is a standout among Chan's pre-Hollywood projects.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 17, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

With its reliable combination of humor and martial arts, this is one of Jackie Chan's most entertaining projects.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 24, 2020

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Disposable entertainment? Yes. Fun? You betcha.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 27, 2006

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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 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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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 out of 5 stars

06/11/23

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Matthew B

Best of Movies/TV Series Collection

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/22

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adam b

A great sequel that really outdoes itself. Jackie Chan brings his A-game once again. Recommended for action fans everywhere

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I like naked scenes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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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 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Synopsis

An adventurer (Jackie Chan) and his friend (Alan Tam) aid a woman (Rosamund Kwan) kidnapped by cultists seeking a set of armor with mystical powers.

Director: Jackie Chan
Producer: Raymond Chow Man-Wai
Screenwriter: Edward Tang, Cheuk-Hon Szeto, John Sheppard, Ken Lowe
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 28m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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