1911 PLOT SUMMARY:
A historical drama based on the founding of the Republic of China when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty.

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Jackie Chan has not only starred in over one hundred films, but I recently discovered that there are actually Jackie Chan games. Yes, Jackie was the basis for several video games. They are listed below:

Around the World in 80 Days is a 2004 video game for the Game Boy Advance based on the movie with the same name starring Jackie Chan. This side scrolling game features digitized characters and graphic, and a password save. It follows almost the same plot as the movie and follows most the locations and events seen in the movie.

The Jackie Chan J-Mat Fitness is a mat serving as a video game requiring a XaviXPORT console to operate. This 2005 game, similar to the later released Nintendo game Wii Fit, is made to make players exercise. The players control Jackie Chan in a variety of modes such as reflex mode, running and exercising (which is played in a similar style to Dance Dance Revolution games).

The Jackie Chan Adventures video game is based upon the Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon. Developed by Atomic Planet and published by Sony, it was released for PlayStation 2 on October 1, 2004 in Europe. It was compatible with the Eyetoy. Jackie, Jade, Uncle, Valmont and Shendu were voiced by their original actors. A Game Boy Advance game, entitled Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand, was released in 2001.

Jackie Chan Stuntmaster is a PlayStation game based on the actor and martial artist Jackie Chan. Made by Radical Entertainment, the game sees the player in the shoes of Jackie Chan who must fight his way past numerous villains in different locations across the city of New York.

Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu is an action platform video game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft. It was first released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990 and for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1991. The plot revolves around Jackie Chan with his sister Josephine being supreme kung fu champs, guarding the country against evil until the Prince of Sorcerers, a green-skinned villain with magical powers attacks Jackie and kidnaps his sister. Jackie embarks on an adventure to stop the Prince of Sorcerers and his minions and save his sister.

Kung-Fu Master, known in Japan as Spartan X (スパルタンX^?), is a 1984 beat ‘em up arcade game developed and published in Japan by Irem. It was later published in North America by Data East. The Japanese version was based on the Jackie Chan movie Wheels on Meals, known as Spartan X in Japan, and credited “Paragon Films Ltd., Towa Promotion”, who produced the film upon which it was based. The game is considered by many to be the first beat ‘em up video game, and contains elements of Bruce Lee’s Game of Death.

The Kung-Fu Master Jackie Chan (カンフーマスター ジャッキー・チェン^?) is a 1995 fighting arcade game developed and published by Kaneko. It features the Hong Kong celebrity, Jackie Chan, who was also the producer of it, while it also features other actors from some of Jackie Chan’s films. Currently, the arcade game is quite rare.

This seems to be a topic that is on the mind of quite a few people. The short answer, no! Jackie Chan is alive, well, and anticipating the release of his final action movie!

The rumor was tweeted last year and made it to Twitter’s top topics worldwide, placing fifth on the day it was released. Jackie’s official social networking sites quickly responded with a “no, Jackie is alive and well”. So there you have it folks!

Jackie is doing great and is going to release his final action film, “Chinese Zodiac”, on 12/12/12. Click HERE to watch the trailer!

This film is the follow up to “Armour of God” and “Armour of God II”. Click HERE to get the “Armour of God” Box Set!

Chinese Zodiac Storyline:
A man searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts – 12 bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

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Kung Fu panda 2 PLOT SUMMARY:
Po and his friends fight to stop an peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.

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Here is a trailer for the film “The Legend of Silkboy”.

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Silkboy” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by clicking HERE.

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The Founding of a Republic PLOT SUMMARY:
A resounding success as a parade of who’s who in Chinese cinema, the People’s Republic of China’s 60th anniversary celebratory film Founding of a Republic is nevertheless not much a film due to its overreliance on lengthy, dialogue-based exposition. History buffs will be happy, but those who want to learn something may get lost in the film’s broad canvas.

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LOVE HK FILM REVIEW:
First off, a disclaimer: I will only review The Founding of a Republic from a cinema point of view. I will not criticize its ideological slant since it’s something to be expected. Theoretically, it should not affect how I view the film as a work of “art”.

Anyway, most people who read this review are likely not watching Founding of a Republic for its pro-Communist message. Instead, the main attraction is how directors Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin manage to fit reportedly 170+ stars and directors into a 139-minute historical epic. Founding of a Republic is the cinematic equivalent of an awards ceremony, turning an exposition-filled propaganda film with no commercial value into a celebratory party filled with a who’s who of Chinese cinema. The result is a record-breaking hit – it’s now the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in China – that will go down in history for having the best marketing strategy ever for a Chinese film.

However, what the producers don’t tell you is that stars like Andy Lau, Jet Li, and Zhang Ziyi appear in only cameo roles, with few of them having bearing on the actual plot (Tony Leung Ka-Fai’s brief, dialogue-less appearance for a lame joke ranks as the most gratuitous). In fact, big names like John Woo couldn’t even fit in the final cut. I’m sure China appreciates their sacrifice, especially since all the actors reportedly worked for free to keep the film’s budget down to a reported RMB $30 million, the same reported budget as Wong Jing’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

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The main stars here are Tang Guoqiang as Communist Party leader Mao Zedong and veteran actor Zhang Guoli as Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-Shek. Their story begins in 1945, just after World War II, with the two party leaders meeting in Chongqing to negotiate some kind of peaceful co-existence. The scene also offers an opportunity for Jet Li to pop up as a military officer who declares his refusal to fight a civil war. What that means is that Li won’t be appearing in the rest of the film, as history tells us that peace didn’t last. Disagreements over the restoration of China and the KMT’s goal of a one-party government break the peace, and the conflict quickly descends into war, as the Communist party fights honorably and gloriously to overcome the powerful KMT army. Meanwhile, the KMT tries to contain its internal chaos.

It would be impossible to give a more detailed summary of the film’s plot, since every scene features so much exposition that any plot description would become a history book. Instead of focusing on a specific period of history, the filmmakers cram in as much as possible with a parade of endless meeting scenes featuring their historical characters. After a meeting to discuss something about to happen, the filmmakers follow it with another meeting discussing what has apparently already happened. Everything that happens is mentioned rather than shown, and most of the scenes portraying the actual war appear to be stock footage from other propaganda films (Tang Guoqiang, after all, has played Mao at least ten other times). So perhaps the modest budget is not such a surprise, after all.

As a result of the rampant exposition, those who don’t know the history between the two parties (except for the obvious ending) will be frustrated at the film’s lack of effort to engage newcomers. With constant onscreen text indentifying every new character, it’s useless to remember what significance minor characters like Chen Kaige’s General Feng, Feng Xiaogang’s gangster boss, or Leon Lai’s advisor character have in the big picture. Ultimately, it’s not hard to get lost in the not-so-intriguing political negotiations the film presents. Those looking for a “People’s Republic of China for Dummies” primer in Founding of a Republic will be both frustrated and disappointed.

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On the other hand, those who have an interest in history and know exactly what’s going on may somehow remain entertained. Even though there’s little surprise in the focus on the glorious victory achieved by the Communist Party, the initiated may still be surprised by the sympathetic portrayal of the KMT. Chiang Kai-Shek and his son Chiang Ching-Kuo (played well by Aloys Chen Kun) are humanized characters here, trapped between their responsibilities towards their country and pleasing members of the KMT. The film suggests that the KMT lost because of forces within their party, and not because of the power of the Communists – an unexpected move for a pro-Communist propaganda film.

The portrayal of the KMT is easily the most interesting part of the film, and would’ve made for an intriguing character study. Some steps are also taken to humanize Mao; the film shows him passed out drunk while his comrades celebrate, and one sequence of a barely-awake Mao being carried out in pajamas during an air bombing reportedly almost got the film banned. However, obvious ideological agendas prevent the filmmakers from lending the Communist characters any shades of gray.

The Founding of a Republic doesn’t really break new ground, though no one should expect high art from a film that seeks to maintain the status quo. Instead, its biggest success is using well-known actors to evoke nostalgia in a domestic Chinese audience, which means even those bored by the film’s storytelling techniques can turn to a game of star spotting. However, a film shouldn’t simply be excused from its flaws because of its ideological agenda or its ability to confirm history books. As a propaganda film that drives home messages in line with official government agendas, The Founding of a Republic is a resounding success in its relative subtlety. However, as a motion picture that looks to tell complete story using a combination of visual and aural elements…not so much. (Kevin Ma, 2009)

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The Twins Effect II (Lord of Armour) PLOT SUMMARY:
In the mythical land of Huadu, Charcoal Head, a humble boy born to rule an empire must undertake his journey to claim his throne. It is an epic action adventure combining romance, fantasy, comedy and cutting edge Hong Kong style martial artistry.

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REVIEW FROM BEYOND HOLLYWOO.com:

“The Twins Effect 2″ comes to us a year after the box office success of the “The Twins Effect”, a movie about vampires; the sequel, set in ancient China, is a sequel in name only. Simply put, I found the original grossly idiotic at best and grossly moronic at worst. These aren’t films, they’re manufactured commercials for the Twins; and hence, the Twins aren’t actors, they’re products. In any case, the sequel also goes by the title, “The Huadu Chronicles: Blade of the Rose”. You figure it out.

The clearly big-budgeted movie stars Charlene Choi as Spring, a slaver (she sells men) and her partner in crime Gillian Chung as Blue, a serious-minded warrior. Both women lives in a kingdom ruled with an iron fist by an Empress who, because of a past betrayal by the man she loved, has deemed that men are only good for torture and servitude. Blue is ordered by the evil Empress to bring back a stolen object, while Spring goes in search of a traveling actor on the behest of an overweight female General. The two stumble across Jaycee Chan, the most blatant example of nepotism — er, I mean, a traveling actor named Char who is actually dumber than he looks. And the guy looks pretty dumb.

The first thing that is immediately evident about “The Twins Effect 2″ is just how “epic” it was intended to be. Set in some indeterminate ancient time, the film has nothing to do with vampires and is more of a fantasy-based story along the lines of “Legend of Zu” and “The Storm Riders”. And like those other films, “Twins” is a victim of its own grand ambitions. The film is chock full of action scenes employing elaborate choreography, “This is soooo cool!” poses, and enough special effects to make the average mindless Hollywood summer fare blush. Every scene is jammed full of extras, great big halls, and elaborate sets. It all stinks of pandering for an “epic” tag just a little too much.

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The film claims two directors, Patrick Leung and long-time action choreographer Corey Yuen. You can see some of Yuen’s influences in the film’s many action scenes, but they’re nowhere near the caliber of Yuen’s work in “So Close”. Despite its high production values, the CGI is sometimes thrown at the screen with such wanton disregard that they only end up cluttering the action. The film pulls out all the tricks, including more than a few “Matrix”-like slow-motion fights. Needless to say, the fact that I had to mention the Wachowski brothers’ movie means there’s nothing innovative about the fights in “Twins”. Also, there are so many slow motion and special effects that there is absolutely no believability in the fights at all. If these guys actually know kung fu, I’m the Twins’ long lost sister.

It all comes down to a simple formula: if you like the Twins as celebrities, you’ll probably like them in just about anything, “The Twins Effect 2″ included. Despite its big budget and special effects galore, the movie won’t make any new converts. Even though I’ve loosened a bit on my general indifference to the trademarked duo (mostly due to Chung’s surprisingly endearing appearance in “Moving Targets”), this is probably the last film starring the short stuffs I will willingly see again. It’s not that they’re bad actors (they’re slightly average, or maybe just a tad below that), but rather I just don’t care for their peppy and generic brand of entertainment. Having said that, if seeing Charlene Choi slap on a fake mustache and pretend to be a man is your cup of tea, you’ll have tons of fun with this movie.

I haven’t made any bones about my general dislike for the current crop of 20-something Hong Kong pop stars dominating the market at the moment. They’re interchangeable musicians with delusions of acting skills — or interchangeable actors with delusions of singing skills. Aside from their horrid ability to pick decent films, the general sucktitude of those films are akin to watching 24 hours of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera try to out-skank each other (i.e. watching MTV).

Aside from the headlining stars, “Twins Effect 2″ is, like everything else about it, loaded to the gills with money. Tony Leung Ka Fai (“The Lover”) shows up as a buffoon, Edison Chen manages to strip away all the respect he had earned from me via “Moving Targets”, and Daniel Wu (“Purple Storm”) plays a eunuch. Donnie Yen shows up intermittently to lend some credibility to the fights, even managing to take part in the film’s only saving grace: a fast and furious fight between himself and Jackie Chan (who shows up just long enough to fight Yen). This scene alone earns the film an extra star; without it, “Twins Effect 2″ is a pointless 1-star movie in search of a reason for taking up valuable space in the universe.

And for those wondering, “The Twins Effect 2″ also marks the movie debut of Jaycee Chan, son of Jackie, the movie’s producer. How does J.C. Jr. do? Well, Jaycee is basically Jackie, but without the wacky stunts. And we all know no one ever paid Jackie to “act”.

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Around the World in 80 Days PLOT SUMMARY:
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief, and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.

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Here is a trailer for the film “Enter the Phoenix” (Da lao ai mei li)

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