City Hunter (UK)

7 / 10
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Action-packed from beginning to end
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 95 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Jackie Chan stars as Ryu Saeba in this hilarious, lighting-paced tribute to the ass-kicking, girl chasing detective from the popular Manga strip "City Hunter".

Filled with highly stylized and vibrantly coloured visuals, and many of Hong Kong`s most beautiful women. "City Hunter" has won the hearts of fans all over the world with it`s infectious humour and brilliantly conceived fight sequences. Which include comic tributes to Bruce Lee`s "Games Of Death" and arcade-hit "Street Fighter 2".

Action-packed from beginning to end, the movie features an amazing skateboarding chase, two great fight sequences with British kick-boxing hero Gary Daniels, and a wonderful high impact encounter with veteran Australian performer and all-round nice guy, Richard Norton.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Biographies
Trailers
Interview Showcase
Behind the Scenes
Out-takes Montage
Picture Gallery
Audio Commentary

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

Subtitle Tracks:
English
Dutch

Directed By:
Jing Wong

Written By:
Jing Wong
Tsukasa Hôjô

Starring:
Eric Kot
Kumiko Goto
Gary Daniels
Mike Abbott
Jackie Chan

Soundtrack By:
James Wong
Romeo Díaz

Costume Designer:
Shirley Chan

Producer:
Chua Lam
Raymond Chow

Distributor:
Hong Kong Legends

Your Opinions and Comments

7 / 10

Not one of Jackie Chan`s best films by far, but it is still entertaining stuff.

There is a class fight between Jackie and Richard Norton (Giancarlo in Mr Nice Guy), and a hilarious tribute to Street Fighter II in which Jackie first fights as E. Honda, then as Chun Li!

As usual, this HKL disc has a whole load of extras, including another good audio commentary by Bey Logan, an outtakes montage, and 50 minutes of interviews with Jackie Chan, Richard Norton and Gary Daniels.

Well worth buying.

posted by Chris Legg on 5/5/2001 03:17

7 / 10

I have to say, I didn`t really like this film but it is not Jackie Chan`s weakest (see Mr. Nice Guy or Who Am I? for proof). I personally couldn`t get into the out and out comedy aspect of the film. Whilst Jackie`s films do have a lot of comedy in them, it is not all out played for laughs like this one.

The film has a very vibrant look in order to make the film look more of cartoon (in keeping with the City Hunter manga). The pictures shows the vibrant colours well and the overall the picture quality is very good. The sound is okay and there are some interesting special features with interviews with Chan and the two main Western actors and the Bey Logan commentary being the pick.

Overall, a mediocre film and definately not Jackie Chan`s best.

posted by wazza on 1/1/2002 15:02