We've already agreed on what you are, now we're just haggling about the price.

[thebitterguy]

Apparently, Jackie Chan thinks the Rush Hour movies suck too.

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[redeem147.livejournal.com]

Jackie Chan has good taste.

I do like his 'Shanghai' movies with Owen Wilson.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I just heard that Jackie Chan was banned from hiring nannies from the Philippines for at least a year since he was firing about 7 per year!

And that sums up just about all I know about Jackie Chan.

[robin-d-laws.livejournal.com]

That's Jacky Cheung, not Jackie Chan.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) That'll teach me to listen to gossip about famous people from my parents ;)

[absinthe-dot-ca.livejournal.com]

And yet they're the only movies Chris Tucker (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000676/) has managed to be in this century...

[lynne-h.livejournal.com]

He's not wrong, is he? Mind you I've only managed the first twenty minutes of Rush Hour.

We're still waiting for the "no Chris Tucker" version of the DVD...

[summ3r-daze.livejournal.com]

good title.

and he says "The movie I just shot with Jet Li, 'The Forbidden Kingdom,' actually isn't that great". Soooo... we should all go spend money to see it why?

He's making movies that he thinks suck - otoh, Westerners are lapping them up. So he's laughing all the way to the bank. What the hell does he care if they're crap movies.
That's sad.

beyondhollywood has it right:
"You know, I don’t mind that Jackie thinks the “Rush Hour” movies suck. I don’t think they’re works of art myself, but I do think they’re kinda funny when approached from a, “These movies are pure junk, just go with it” perspective. And I also “get” that Jackie doesn’t get the film’s humor, cultural differences being what they are.

But what I do find annoying about Jackie’s comments is that he made the movies on his own free will (and from reports, he was practically dying to get part 3 made), and now to badmouth it is just disingenuous on his part.

So, Jackie, you’re basically telling us you did those movies because you wanted the money, and for no other reason? If that’s the case, are you really in any position to point fingers at anyone or anything? You are basically confessing that you whored yourself out for three films for the cash, bro. I wouldn’t go around admitting that if I were you."

[thebitterguy]

Ah, you jinxed it! Now he's doing another one!

Don't panic...

[absinthe-dot-ca.livejournal.com]

Now, now. That other movie is "announced" - that doesn't mean it will ever see the light of day, does it? We can take ... steps ... to make sure that doesn't happen.

[thebitterguy]

good title

Thanks. I guess he's a bit tired by now; he's been making movies (and fairly high impact movies) for a few decades now, so doing LCD flicks for the US market may not be something he longs to do.

He sounds tired.

[thebitterguy]

Good taste, poor impulse control. "Hey, Jackie, wanna make another Rush Hour movie?" "Oh, Sure!"

[thebitterguy]

If a DVD had a "Chris Tucker" control on it, the films might be a lot more enjoyable. If you could just dial back his performance a notch or 20.

I mean, in a graphic novel like Fifth Element was, that was fine, but he's only enjoyable in smaller doses.