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Summary: Twin Dragons (1991)
Review: This film has only one stunt but it's still very good! It makes you laugh quite alot! Jackie plays identical twins who get separeted from birth. One brother, Ma Yu, becomes a famous orchestra conductor and the other, Wan Ming, becomes a gangster. Oh, ya, I almost forgot something important, they both have a physic connection that allows one to feel what the other is going through! Highlight: the final fight sequence in the car factory!
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Summary: A fun film for women who usually dislike action.
Review: This is one of my favorite Chan movies. The whole film is played for laughs using the classic plot line of twins separated at birth who are reunited by accident as adults. The twins mix identities in many scenes leading to fish-out-of-water humor. I particularly enjoyed the scene in which the street-tough twin, Boomer, conducts an orchestra as a stand-in for the famed-musician twin, John Ma. Through his tremendous energy (and acrobatics), Boomer inspires a tepid orchestra to musical heights it has never known before. Another really funny scene is the battle in the Mitsubishi testing factory at the climax. Here, the theme of the twins-acting-as-one, which has brought laughs throughout the film, reaches its manic peak as Boomer helps martial-arts-impaired John Ma take down the villain. Both of these scenes, especially the one in the factory, are so hilarious, my kids and I were slapping each other on the back and howling with laughter. For those who love Jackie's stunts, there are some amazing ones in this movie. One in particular blew me away: when he leaps through the window of a car feet first. I also like very much that in Twin Dragons the women aren't just objects to be rescued from the villain, as happens with such annoying predictability in most action films. Instead, in this movie, something I've never seen before in quite this way, the rescue-object is Boomer's ridiculous male best-friend, a scrawny fool who's always in trouble, because he's addicted to baiting bad guys. Because Boomer's pal is such a manipulative little jerk, the audience can freely enjoy it when he frequently gets his comeuppance in the form of dumped-on-the-rear slapstick.
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Summary: This movie is a flop
Review: This is one of the most boring and stupid movies, in which I have seen Jackie Chan as actor. Normally I like his movies, but this one was just only boring. There is only little of action and the sequences, which should be funny are not funny at all. Sorry Jackie but your previous movies were much better.
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Summary: For the true Chan fan
Review: This movie was made on the heels of Jean Claude Van Damme's own twin flick, Double Impact. Chan not wanting to be outdone by a mediocre talent made his own. With hardly any fight scenes this movie relies heavily on the site gags and confusion caused by the Chan and his brother "almost" being in the room together. The final fight scene in the auto factory is well worth the wait and another gem of a display of Jackies skills. The rest of the movie I could have done without.
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Summary: Fun chop-socky from a martial-arts master
Review: To review a Jackie Chan film is to admit that one has too much time on one's hands. A more futile gesture is hard to imagine: I doubt anyone has ever decided whether or not to see a Chan movie based on anything so trivial as a review or critique, and with good reason: Chan's track record speaks for itself. Over the past three decades, he's churned out dozens of martial arts extravaganzas which have delighted audiences all over the world, making him one of Asia's biggest (and richest) stars. Chan fans, a group I count myself part of, go to see his films not because of their breathtaking intellect, but because we enjoy seeing the Master kick a little ass, and make us laugh while he does so. Who cares what the critics think? Chan is a rare breed: a hybrid who possesses not only stunning physical grace but also a sly streak of self-depreciating humor-- he's not one of those buff Ah-nold clones, and that's part of his appeal: he looks like "everyman," and his characters use their wits (and a dash of good ol' dumb luck) to pull themselves out of the dire situations they continuously find themselves in. In that regard, his performances parallel the great silent comedians of cinema's earliest days: both Chaplin and Buster Keaton are acknowledged by Chan as major influences. The plot of "Twin Dragons," made in 1992 but just released in America, consists of the usual silliness: some bad guys are running around Hong Kong, and only some tightly-edited kung-fu and astonishing stunt work by Chan can make the streets safe again. The twist this time is that Jackie plays two roles, a pair of identical twin brothers separated at birth. One grows up to be a master martial artist named Boomer, a tough guy raised in the hard streets of Hong Kong. His twin, John Ma, is a revered classical pianist and conductor, educated in the finest schools and possessing no martial arts ability. Having no prior knowledge of each other's existence, both men are soon mistaken for their twin, leading to some predictable but amusing fish-out-of-water comedy (Boomer being forced to conduct a symphony orchestra (one of Chan's all-time great comedic scenes), the wimpy Ma being forced to duke it out with the bad guys, etc.) It's silly to even consider commenting on the story itself; the dialogue and obligatory love tangents (one of which features Maggie Cheung, Chan's co-star in "Supercop") are here only to give the action sequences something to alternate with. Suffice it to say that this isn't "Casablanca," nor is it intended to be. It succeeds at what it attempts to do: take the audience on a wild ride through some hilarious and tense moments, with barely a moment to catch one's breath. It's a winner on two levels: this is not only the tightest Chan movie I've yet seen... it's also the funniest. The only major disappointment with "Twin Dragons" is the fact that there are no bloopers or outtakes attached to the final reel. (For those of you not in the know, Chan makes it a policy to include a number of humorous outtakes intermixed with the end credits of each of his movies, showing flubbed lines and stunts.) It's a long-standing tradition, and I'm perplexed as to why these were not included with this American release of the film. With such impressive stunts, the outtakes are no doubt fascinating.
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Summary: Not his best, but worth a watch!
Review: Twin dragons is fairly entertaining, but nothing special. Although the final fight in the car factory is fantastic!
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Summary: A Middle Of The Road Chan Film
Review: Twin Dragons is fairly typical of the recent Jackie Chan Hong Kong films that have been re-released lately. The film, when Jackie isn't fighting, drags along. The comedy is the broad farcical humor that is popular in Asian films. It's a hit or miss thing. I like it more often then not but it is definitely not for everyone. The special effects aren't the greatest when the two Jackies are on screen together but still not bad considering the low budget and lack of a Hong Kong ILM branch. I like the setting. I've always enjoyed Jackie's films set in Hong Kong. I also enjoyed the supporting cast. Maggie Cheung is cute and spunky as usual. The reason I rated this film with a four, and not a three, is because of the final fight scene. Most of the film is lacking in action, which is what makes the usual slow points in his other films easier to take. Here there are really two considerably brief action sequences early in the film and the grand finale. The fight in the auto factory is as good an action sequence as I've ever seen in a movie. Jackie shoots through the windows of cars like most people walk through a door. The stunt where Jackie pulls himself up and over a wall before a car smashes into it has to be seen to be appreciated. I would recommend buying this film only if you're a fan of Kung-Fu or Asian films but I would also suggest renting it to anyone.
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Summary: A Chan masterpiece that all fans shouldn't be without!
Review: When this movie first opened, it was spectacular with Chan as two of himself. The action and comedy is widely seen, which makes it a great movie that Chan made. Aside that this is one of the Chan movies that didn't have bloopers (along with Crime Story), this movie is one that every Chan fan must see.
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Summary: Stick with an Original
Review: Why American production make HK movies look so cheap? First of all, they cut off so much scene, second of all ruin it by making look acting so dumb by English Dubb. For ANY of HK movies, ALWAYS stick with ORIGINAL LICENSED HK RELEASE. Be careful with cheap imports, boots though.
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Summary: Saw this one in the theatre
Review: Yes I shelled out cash to see this in the movie theatre and it was a fun flick.Twins separated at birth story line.Disney really cleaned up the film and audio quality,I know because I have the VHS of the original film.It isn't one of Jackies best films,but it is great fun.Don't know if the DVD or VHS that AMAZON is offering will have the outakes at the end of the flick,but to my major dissapointment(and the rest of the audiences too) there were no outtakes at the end of the film.Lets hope they put some in for the DVD/VHS release.It's a keeper for a Jackie Chan collector.
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