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Yeah, puranjay needs to go rewatch some of Jackie's early movies again. A lot of Jackie's later movies -- and maybe the ones puranjay is remembering -- explici
by dbingham 9y ago
Yeah, puranjay needs to go rewatch some of Jackie's early movies again. A lot of Jackie's later movies -- and maybe the ones puranjay is remembering -- explicitly were kids movies. But many of his earlier ones definitely were not. Jackie's characters often had a certain childlike innocence, but the movies themselves did not.
- matt_wulfeck 9y agoWhen you’re more successful you have more control over the direction and type of films you’re in. Since almost all of his later movies are kids movies, I think GP’s comments regarding Chan are valid.
- dbingham 9y agoDon't get me wrong, I love Jackie and I think there's something to this. I adored his movies when I was a kid, even his more violent ones, and still do to this day. I just think it's not fair or true to paint all of his movies as being childlike. Including some of the ones the poster directly referenced.
- no_wave 9y agoDrunken Master 2 has one of the most depressing endings I've ever seen in a movie. After the final fight (which involves his drinking industrial grade alcohol to power up enough to win) the movie flashes forwards and it turns out that Jackie's character is severely and permanently mentally retarded because of the alcohol he drank. This was taken out of the American release of the film.