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Mr. Nice Guy

Mr. Nice Guy

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A bad movie, but....
Review: Lets face it. This is a bad movie. The plot is terrible and hard to follow, plus the dialogue is atrocious. However, this movie does have some saving graces.

This movie is filled with action. I mean good action and well chorographed fight sequences. That is a sign of director Sammo Hung's extraordinary ability to creative mind blowing fights. The best of the lot is a scene inside a van where Jackie messes up a bunch of baddies with limited space to move around. An honorable mention is the escape on a horse drawn carriage.

Another feature to look for in this film is Richard Norton, the Aussie martial artist who has starred in dozens of Hong Kong action flicks. His performance is terrible, but he gets his face rearranged towards the end courtesy of Mr. Chan, which is worth the wait.

If you are in dire need of Jackie Chan fix then this movie is right up your alley. If you are looking for a good story and acting, look elsewhere.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: a nice guy
Review: mr. nice guy is one of the later jackie chan movies. for some reason, chan gets faster, funnier, and crazier as he gets older. this one is filmed in english too. but some people say they hate this movie because it has no story. that's just too bad for them, this is an action movie, not a story. one problem though, the hong kong version of a nice guy is much better. new line cinema redid many scenes and completely changed the symphonic, jazzy musical soundtrack. they cut out many scenes where miki is being slapped. they also cut the construction fight into pieces. they cut out some funny one-liners and physical humor, which i don't understand. they even cut out jackie's singing during the out takes. but what can i do about it. jackie broke his neck while messing up a back flip, that's always good. phenominal choreography and stunt coordination. i thought this was just the perfect action movie

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: YOU JUST GOTTA GET THIS ONE!
Review: CRIMINALS GO AFTER A TV CHEF [JACKIE CHAN] WHO UNWITTINGLY HELPS A GIRL ESCAPE THEM WITH A VIDEOTAPE THAT HAS EVIDENCE OF A MURDER. ARGUABLY THE BEST MOVIE THAT JACKIE CHAN HAS DONE IN RECENT YEARS. HAS SOME OF JACKIE'S BEST FIGHTS AND SOME OF JACKIE'S BEST STUNTS. EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE JACKIE CHAN, YOU JUST CAN'T DENY THIS MOVIE. IF YOU DON'T GOT THIS MOVIE, GET IT NOW! LOOK FOR A BRIEF APPEARANCE BY SAMO HUNG.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of Jackie¿s Best¿
Review: With nearly non-stop action and thrills Jackie Chan's "Mr. Nice Guy" is probably without a doubt one of Jackie Chan's BEST films ever, featuring Chan's trademarked ultra-choreographed but jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring just plain AWESOME action sequences (including the trademarked end-of-film outtakes).

THE MOVIE:

A TV cook Chan unwittingly stumbles into the middle of a drug-related murder between Australian mobsters and a street gang when he saves the life of a woman and unknowingly comes into possession of her incriminating tape. From the get-go it's an all-out adventure ride setting the standard for the amount of action per frame as Jackie battles the mob while trying to save his girlfriend and his other friends.

Notable Scenes:

1. The Horse and Carriage Battle Scene

2. The Warehouse With Many Doors Fight Scene

3. The Ending Battle Which Puts Rumble In The Bronx's Hovercraft scene to shame!!

THE DVD FEATURES:

The DVD is a little sparse on special features, but it does contain a few great extras including a pretty detailed bio (more so than the Rumble in the Bronx DVD) and filmography of Jackie Chan as well as the film's theatrical trailer. Also included are selected scenes from some of Jackie's other films (Rush Hour, Rumble In The Bronx, First Strike, and Police Story all on sale from New Line Cinema).

THE VERDICT:

Action movie/martial arts film fans will love this movie. Fans of Jackie Chan will probably rate this toward the top of his movies as the action standards this film set are just off the charts!!! The action, as well as the story, are solid. New fans of Chan will also love this film and its mind-boggling action sequences. The DVD features, while a bit sparse compared to more recent DVD releases, are alright and are in fact a little better than his other releases with New Line. Overall, whether you rent, borrow or purchase this DVD/movie, it is worth a watch.

Highest Recommendation.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Jackie Chan has done it again
Review: MR. NICE GUY has got to be one of Jackie's best, and I know I've said that about several of his movies, but NICE GUY can live up to this boast without a single doubt.

One reason for this is the fact that it is actually an almost literally non-stop action-comedy. The movie is low on dialouge, since it is Jackie's first movie filmed in English (though still produced in Hong Kong) and it simply zips along amazingly quickly from one fantastic action scene to another.

NICE GUY opens with Jackie as Jackie, a TV celebrity chef in Melbourne, Australia. Meanwhile, drug lord Giancarlo (Richard Norton) trying to buy back some cocaine from a rival gang. It isn't long before he realizes that Diana (Gabrielle Fitzpatrick) has video taped him in the act, and soon, she is on the run from Giancarlo's meanies. She encounters Jackie, and through a series of bizarre mismatches, both Diana and Giancarlo believe Jackie has the tape. It's actually wound up in the hands of his half-brother Romeo's (Vince Poletto) kids. Jackie must now recover the tape and save his girlfriend Miki (Miki Lee), whose been kidnapped by Giancarlo.

Okay, the plot is very mush secondary to the action and the comedy in NICE GUY, a bit more so than in some of Jackie's other movies. But, in some ways, this is superior to many of his other martial arts movies. It's up there with RUSH HOUR 1 and 2, SHANGHAI NOON, all of the POLICE STORY films, as well as his ARMOUR OF GOD and DRUNKEN MASTER masterpieces.

It's also quite a surprise that Jackie didn't direct this one. Nope, he left that responsibilty to his longtime friend, the portly chopsocker Sammo Hung. You know him even if you don't think you do. He was Jackie's co-star in his fantastic PROJECT A, and he was even in the Bruce Lee classic, ENTER THE DRAGON, where he played the plump opponent in the opening scene.

But Hung was evidently not content with remaining behind the camera in NICE GUY. He has a brief cameo as the nosey bicycler.
But it's still Jackie's movie. It has some fantastic scenes of acrobatics and kung fu action. One takes place on a horse carriage, another inside of a moving van, but by far, the best in NICE GUY is the one at the construction site, which starts with some funny business involving all the doors, then becomes a huge martial arts battle.

NICE GUY belongs in the Jackie Chan hall of fame, and if you have any interest in seeing one of Jackie's more recent kung fu-comedies, this is a great place to start.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: nice unlisted bonus feature
Review: This film is a middling effort from Jackie Chan--it doesn't disappoint. It's not his best but far from his worst.

That said, this disc is worth it for a couple of reasons: First, it is priced cheaply. Second, the Jackie Chan filmography feature contains clips from other films that you can view by clicking on them. These include a Rush Hour trailer and a scene from Rumble in the Bronx, but most notably, the *entire* ladder fight sequence from First Strike. Considering that the ladder fight is easily the best scene in First Strike, this to me was almost like getting both movies at once. For a low price you get one solid full-length film, as well as the standout fight sequence from another film which was otherwise less remarkable.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
Review: This film has got more action than dialogue, his might sound boring but believe me it's not! Jackie has his own talk show. This girl tapes these 2 gangs of drug lords and gets caught. She escapes and runs for help and bumps into Jackie. The drug lords think that Jackie was helpibng the girl so they try to kill both of them and to get the tape! Highlight: fight at the Golden Gun Construction Sight".Exciting!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mr.Nice guy
Review: Jackie chan is amazing as ever, dont miss thiss movie

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Can't take my eyes off you
Review: Mr Nice Guy is probably the most recent JackieChan(JC) movie that followed his original ways. OK, I admit that the plot is nowhere near the state of being good. However, it truly is an action-packed film. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen even for a moment- it was amazing! If you are a true JC fan, then don't skip this one; lack of plot is okay by me, because the action/comedy does it all!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: mr boring movie
Review: I think this is one of Jackie Chan's lesser movies. If you really want to see a cool movie with Jackie and Richard Norton, check out City Hunter! I suppose this has a few good stunts, but compared to what we know he can put out this movie is pretty dull. Richard Norton is cast as a wimp, which he is not. Go for something else.


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