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Wheels on Meals

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Three Amigos of Kung-Fu!
Review: One of Jackies classical greats! The action is top notch as always; however it is the comical chemistry of these three and a great story line that make for a fun flick that will keep you in stitches until the end!
The only thing that I thought that could have been better would be to either have an English version or to fix the sub-titles.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Wheels on Meals = Great Fun
Review: One of the funniest movies Chan has ever done, not great on the action. Still the end fight with Benny "THe Jet" is amazing. Yuen and Samo are has funny has ever

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: When it comes to JACKIE CHAN'S best, this ice's the cake.
Review: One sentence defines it all... Jackie Chan vs. (American Kickboxing Champion) Benny "the Jet" Urquidez in the final fight of the movie. (Kung Fu Magazines says this is one of the best on-screen fights ever) Also, if you understand chinese, this is the funniest movie of Jackie Chan's career...simply a masterpiece.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The three kung-futeers strike again!
Review: Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao have made many films together and this is one of their best. This and "Dragons Forever" make a great double feature night. Directed by Sammo, it takes place in Barcelona, Spain. The odd title is a result of American films financed by Golden Harvest that started with "M" and bombed (remember Megaforce). So they switched the letters, like it was really necessary. This film has the first of two fight scenes Jackie has with Benny the Jet, last seen in "Grosse Point Blank." Sammo and Yuen also have their share of great fight scenes to wrap a great film.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: BEST
Review: SIMPLY PUT IF YOU BUY ANOTHER MOVIE AFTER YOU SEE THIS MOVIE's review and us telling u about it YOU WILL BE WASTING YOUR MONEY IF U DON'T BUY THIS before

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Lots of plot incoherences, but amazing fight scenes.
Review: The first two-thirds of this movie lag badly because of an incredibly uneven mix of elements -- some great, some sloppy. On one hand, whenever there's an action sequence, it is without exception top-notch. This is countered by a distractingly rambling plot and some bad humour, and some scenes that lead absolutely nowhere (for example, when the three characters visit an insane asylum).

Wheels on Meals is still a pretty enjoyable action/comedy movie. Jackie Chan takes on an unusual role as a lazily charming restauranteur partnered with a somewhat geeky partner (an effective Yuen Biao). Their friend, a wannabe private detective (director Samo Hung, whose dialogue sound inexplicably dubbed, thus hindering his usual good comic sense), is looking for the heiress to a multi-million-dollar fortune and enlists their reluctant help.

The token look-don't-touch Jackie Chan heroine this time is Lola Forner, who plays a street girl with an unstoppable urge to steal. For once, we have somebody who's not just gorgeous, but has some semblance of character to keep the typically chaste romantic interactions interesting (especially in the ending). Forner is definitely gorgeous and has a good presence; her dialogue is unfortunately dubbed into Cantonese, but the character is stronger than usual.

The last third of the movie acquires great momentum leading up to a terrifically funny and choreographed fight scene between Benny "The Jet" Urquidez and Jackie Chan. Their lightning-quick battle (I suspect some shots were sped up, but not a big problem) is great to watch, and when Chan breaks out his signature comic-relief gags, it's marvellous.

Not one of Jackie Chan's best, but still a good watch overall.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Lots of plot incoherences, but amazing fight scenes.
Review: The first two-thirds of this movie lag badly because of an incredibly uneven mix of elements -- some great, some sloppy. On one hand, whenever there's an action sequence, it is without exception top-notch. This is countered by a distractingly rambling plot and some bad humour, and some scenes that lead absolutely nowhere (for example, when the three characters visit an insane asylum).

Wheels on Meals is still a pretty enjoyable action/comedy movie. Jackie Chan takes on an unusual role as a lazily charming restauranteur partnered with a somewhat geeky partner (an effective Yuen Biao). Their friend, a wannabe private detective (director Samo Hung, whose dialogue sound inexplicably dubbed, thus hindering his usual good comic sense), is looking for the heiress to a multi-million-dollar fortune and enlists their reluctant help.

The token look-don't-touch Jackie Chan heroine this time is Lola Forner, who plays a street girl with an unstoppable urge to steal. For once, we have somebody who's not just gorgeous, but has some semblance of character to keep the typically chaste romantic interactions interesting (especially in the ending). Forner is definitely gorgeous and has a good presence; her dialogue is unfortunately dubbed into Cantonese, but the character is stronger than usual.

The last third of the movie acquires great momentum leading up to a terrifically funny and choreographed fight scene between Benny "The Jet" Urquidez and Jackie Chan. Their lightning-quick battle (I suspect some shots were sped up, but not a big problem) is great to watch, and when Chan breaks out his signature comic-relief gags, it's marvellous.

Not one of Jackie Chan's best, but still a good watch overall.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Dispositioned yet delightful to watch
Review: This film is actually not as well as his other films such as Police Story 2 and First Strike. The story is mainly a little wacky and crazy and the film scenes look pretty distorted and aged. Still, the action performed by the Three Brothers plus the final fight with Chan and "The Jet", this film can stand on it's own. As long as you aren't bothered by the corny story and distortion, you'll come to like this movie.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best, little known Chan movies.
Review: This is a great example of what martial arts movies are supposed to be like. Not only does it have breath-taking fight scenes, but a lot of humor and a story. Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Sammo Hung are at their best in this action packed comedy. I can just sit and watch the fight between Benny Urquidez and Jackie Chan over and over again. This is a definate must have for any true Jackie Chan fan.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Buy it
Review: This is a great movie! It's silly, but it's one of Jackie's funniest movies. The fight scenes in the end are superb, especially the fight between Jackie and Benny "The Jet" Urquidez. If you're a fan of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao you must see this movie.


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