Movie Review
Apr. 11th, 2005 08:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluegargantuaThe Prisoner
No, this isn't a movie-version of the British Spy-Fi series of the same name.
No, this isn't Cool Hand Luke either (though you might think that).
No, this is a Hong Kong action flick.
Now, you may see this titled as: Jackie Chan: The Prisoner or Jackie Chan is The Prisoner.
I am here to tell you now that this is a great big lie and a half.
Sure, Jackie Chan does appear in the movie...as a complete third string character who's story arc is shorter than that of the quiet snitch who winds up being fed his pet mouse and immolated.
How not Jackie Chan is this movie? Jackie Chan shoots a guy with a gun. That's how not Jackie Chan this movie is. Clearly it's work he did very early on and once he got big the studio was quick to capitalize on it.
So the Prisoner...clearly not worth the money we didn't pay for it.
I'm very much looking forward to Kung Fu Hustle. Which would be hard pressed to suck even if the trailer (and only the scenes in the trailer) were the high point.
later
Tom
No, this isn't a movie-version of the British Spy-Fi series of the same name.
No, this isn't Cool Hand Luke either (though you might think that).
No, this is a Hong Kong action flick.
Now, you may see this titled as: Jackie Chan: The Prisoner or Jackie Chan is The Prisoner.
I am here to tell you now that this is a great big lie and a half.
Sure, Jackie Chan does appear in the movie...as a complete third string character who's story arc is shorter than that of the quiet snitch who winds up being fed his pet mouse and immolated.
How not Jackie Chan is this movie? Jackie Chan shoots a guy with a gun. That's how not Jackie Chan this movie is. Clearly it's work he did very early on and once he got big the studio was quick to capitalize on it.
So the Prisoner...clearly not worth the money we didn't pay for it.
I'm very much looking forward to Kung Fu Hustle. Which would be hard pressed to suck even if the trailer (and only the scenes in the trailer) were the high point.
later
Tom
