Rumble in the Bronx (BD)

I love this movie. I've watched it about a thousand times & consider it one of Jackie's best. It captures a lot of what makes JC movies great, coming as it did at the beginning of his explosion onto the Western scene, but before the Hollywood writers & insurance carriers started trying to make him more like a typical Hollywood star & restrained his utterly gonzo tendencies to do stunts that sane people wouldn't even consider. I also love the fact that, unlike many/most of his earlier movies, Jackie himself did his own voice. I know he's got an accent & has trouble with English (clear in the outtakes that accompany nearly all his movies) but I love his voice & pronunciations anyway. Clearly, the movie has some logic gaps that you have to just motor on past. No, New York City doesn't have big mountains in the background. Get over it (anyone who's lived in, say, the South knows that many Hollywood movies are filmed in Meditteranean terrain that's nothing like the South, even if supposedly set there. Deal with it). And I love the Rainbow Coalition nature of the gang, even though that's about as likely as the gang members being worried about the safety & survival of Elena. I'll roll with that too, just to watch Jackie at his fight scene best, such as the first time he goes into the gang's playhouse. Chan's use of random props in his incredibly athletic fight scenes are legendary, with good reason; who else can use refrigerator doors, shopping carts, pinball machines, skis, & anything other than typical "weapony" things to stage a first-class fight scene? His skill, jaw-dropping athleticism, and sense of humor show in the fight scenes in this movie as well as any of his others. Who else would have been skilled (& crazy) enough to perform the running leap across the alley from the parking garage to the teeny balcony? Had a motorcycle run millimeters over his tender bits as his bottom half projected from the sun roof of a car? Jumped from the bridge to the barge (tho that didn't turn out so well, tho he continued the remainder of the filming with a cast on his shattered ankle)? Even his use of his jacket in an early fight in the supermarket was masterful. Not to mention, we get to see Jackie in torso-hugging sleeveless shirts and that tight onesie-undie outfit....yummmm. Still makes my little heart go pitty pat; the man is an incredible physical specimen and does things with that physique that no one else could do, would think of, or even consider. But even aside from his super-human physical skills, Chan can actually act, and has a sense of humor about his movies that is wonderful (he's a long-time fan of Buster Keaton, and it shows). Fun, amazing, and riveting. Ranks up there with "Operation Condor" & "First Strike" as my fave JC movies. And "Supercop." I'd add some of his earlier films, but since other people dubbed his English lines, I can just barely stand to watch them...frequently do so with the sound off just to watch the fight scenes & not have to listen to the prissy, British-accented prep-school-sounding frat boy voice.

The movie is a blast to watch, but the dubbing had my friends and I laughing our heads off. Apparently they filmed with actors speaking several native languages, dubbed it for Chinese release, then RE-dubbed it for American release. It was also filmed in Vancouver but is set in NYC. Despite these flaws, they only add to the entertainment factor, in my opinion!

Jackie Chan does all of his own stunts and the characters are okay. Not a movie you will watch 100 times, but it does stand out.

Best Jackie Chan movie ever

Good action, humor and a nice story. It is a light-hearted comedy of course, but I wish it would give some of the characters a little more depth. Beyond Jackie and a very charming Francoise Yip everyone is treated rather superficially. A very funny movie by Jackie Chan.

One of Jackie Chan's best films of the 90s! This was his big breakthrough into the American film industry, where many fans got their first fix. In Rumble In The Bronx our hero Keung (one of Jackie's best characters btw) is a Hong Kong native on vacation in the USA to attend his uncle's wedding. Sounds nice, right? Well everything spirals out of control and he ends up battling not only the neighborhood street gang of thugs but also the mob. Oh, and a hovercraft. Can't forget that hovercraft! The fights, stunts, humor/comedy and ridiculous story are all great. Sure it's dumb, but it's dumb in all the right ways. Jackie Chan always excells at blending humor and action and this is one of the best examples of what he does best. This disc is the Westernized/International cut of the film, not the original Hong Kong cut, which runs longer.... but you know what? I actually prefer this cut over the Hong Kong version! Now I know I can hear HK cinema purists out there screaming at such a declaration, but this version works better. Most of what has been cut out is scenes of Anita Mui's character dealing with more hardships and trouble which there is already plenty of in the movie. Picture quality is great (MUCH better than the awful First Strike Blu-Ray which looks terrible) though there is not much in the way of extras. The outtakes during the credits though are the greatest supplemental material of every Jackie Chan flick and a standard in his films since the 80s. Highly recommended.

Awesome move

Plot holes? Goofy wardrobes? Unrealistic situations? Absolutely! But if you’re watching an older Jackie Chan movie, you shouldn’t be hung up on those things. To me they are more like cartoons, except the stunts are very real. This is just a lot of fun.

El envío perfecto como siempre. La peícula es de las que más me ha gustado siempre de Jackie Chan, y la edición es muy buena en video y sonido, pena que no tenga más extras.

When does Jackie Chan NOT deliver? he continually amazes with his stunts and action, and this film is no difference. If you can put aside the 80's haircuts and let yourself sink into 'Chan-world' you will find a nice gem of a movie here. Jackie plays the new guy to the city, come to help his uncle out (the same uncle from the Police Story movies). He sells his shop to a chinese lady and Jackie stays on to help for a bit. So far so good. Jackie then gets involved with a bike gang. By 'involved' I mean becomes there no.1 enemy, but even this isn't straight forward as there begins a love aspect with one of the girl's in the gang who Jackie has helped with her handicapped son. So, you think this movie is moving along nicely with Jackie having fight after fight with the gang and you assume how this will end...but then a whole other event is thrown into the mix. A mob boss has some diamonds stolen from a member of the gang and suddenly the action is catapulted to a completely new level, as the gang and Jackie join forces against the Mob. Some absolutely amazing stunts, made even more amazing when you see the out takes as the credits roll and realise Jackie did most of them with his foot in plaster covered by a fake sock to look like a trainer!

Action which not only you see but with zero nonsense found these days

La película viene con la calidad esperada en un bluray. Sólo es la película con las opciones de audio y subtítulos. Me hubiera gustado algún extra.

Fort du succès de Police Story 3, Jackie Chan et Stanley Tong s'associent à nouveau pour reconquérir le marché américain. Pour ça, Jackie nous offre des combats et des cascades comme lui seul sait les faire ! Il ose un scénario dantesque et accepte de recevoir des dizaines de bouteilles en verre de plein fouet, avant que le gang ne le laisse là, baignant dans son sang. Une scène violente inhabituelle encore une fois, et qui est surprenante quand on sait le traitement que Jackie a fait à Kirk Wong sur Crime Story qu’il trouvait trop sombre et violent. Passé sa première altercation avec le gang d’ailleurs, Jackie les retrouvera partout. Jackie est Keung, un flic qui vient à New York, dans le Bronx, pour aider Elaine, la nouvelle propriétaire du magasin à son oncle Bill qui part en voyage de Noce. Keung ne va pas tarder à affronter une bande de loubards et la mafia locale... Tabassé, il se fera soigner, et à peine sortira-t-il de son appartement qu’il les croisera au coin de la rue. Des cascades de folies, comme en témoines le bonus du générique. Il a vraiment fais le saut de la mort du film lui même, et a terminer le tournage le pied dans le plattre qu'il a eu en se pétant la cheville en sautant sur l'aeroglisseur. C’est vraiment cette œuvre qui l’a fait connaître au public international, le film ayant bénéficié de la grosse campagne de pub de New Line et de Miramax, qui en ont finalement été les distributeurs. Et ils se sont assurés de vendre non pas seulement le long-métrage mais sa vedette : "Pour des millions de fans de par le monde, il est une légende vivante". A ses cotés Françoise Yip est une actrice très séduisante. Elle aussi ne joue pas fort bien. Elle est parfois un peu laborieuse quand même, mais comme Chan elle s’investit dans son personnage et finit par le rendre agréable. On la suit sans sourciller quant à son jeu, et c’est donc clairement qu’elle a un réel charisme et qu’elle s’investit. Pour le reste il faut reconnaitre que Jackie Chan dans le Bronx fait un peu partie de ces films maudits, avec 3 acteurs principaux ici morts jeunes. Anita Mui tout d’abord, actrice fort charmante ici dans un rôle touchant en femme commerçante d'une épicerie, Son oncle Bill interprété par Bill Tung et Marc Akerstream en chef de gang. Des innovations dignes de fous furieux (la scie et Jackie s'autorise même une scène ou il est scotché sur bateau en toute vitesse...). Tout en conservant sa morale en toute sincérité. Un film superbe et ce malgré la censure importante des scènes de violences. JACKIE CHAN dans le Bronx ne laissera pas indemne les adeptes en arts martiaux !