Review of City Hunter (1993) by Chun W — 15 Jul 2010

A very funny over the top and entertaining Jackie Chan film, but a mix of feelings from me.

The action & stunts were not as many hardhitting or dangerous as most Jackie Chan films of that time (but there is a very impressive scene I must put an exception for as Jackie runs through a hall of explosions and dives off a 1st floor rail to the ground floor doing a very impressive half twist sommersault :)).

But for most, the action is played mostly for laughs, which is gd in it's own right and I suppose works as this film, as it's based of a popular Japanese manga "City Hunter" which was filmed due to Jackie's fan base in Japan, whom put in a personal demand for it. Some of the fight scenes were were pretty nice though, fast paced and has Jackie signature creative choreography.

Not a particular favourite of mine when it comes to Jackie Chan films, but it is very fun, loads of visual humour and captures the colourful manga style, which the movie inherited.

My main gripe is the in the English dub they didn't even give Jackie's character a name, they just call him "City Hunter" through the whole movie and same goes for other minor characters, like Jackie's partner who's character is called "Makimara" Is just referred to as "Sidekick".... LAME!

Why not just use character's name from the Japanese Mangas..- "Ryo Saeba"....?

At least in the Chinese original track they called him "Man Bor" which is the translated name for Ryo in the Chinese translated prints of the manga and animes.

Moments worth catching. The harilious scene when a hostage is seduced by a homosexual international terrorist LOL!

Lots of funny Asian Pop references from Bruce Lee to the mangas the movie is absed on itself to street fiughter 2 the video game! :).

The fight at the end with Richard Norton with weapons ranging of metal staffs, tonfas and short sticks is very fast paced.

It was pretty cool watching Jackie do the iron cross as well.