Viewer Comments:Armor Of God
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| This is not exactly a favourite of mine. But hell... it's a Jackie Chan movie from the 80's and thus deserves a place in any JC fans collection.
It is a bit uneven in it's structure (probably due to Jackie's near fatal accident) and tries out different ideas, that are hit or miss, depending on the viewer (Alan Tam concert footage, flashbacks, dream sequence etc.). The story, although all in good fun, is also pretty far fetched. Evil monk cult kidnaps girl to get their hands on an ancient artifact.... in 1986. This would be more easily digestable if the film was high on action and great fights, alas that is not the case. But what action there is, is pretty good. Especially the end fight, with Jackie fighting the monks and (for some reason) four tall black girls... quite obviously doubled by the JC stunt team. The chemistry between Chan, Tam and Lola Forner is pretty good. But not as good as when Chan, Sammo, Biao and those guys get together. This is obviously Jackie's attempt at the Indiana Jones type adventure genre. And it's a noble effort. But due to the aforementioned flaws it just doesn't quite get there. The sequel OPERATION CONDOR fixed more or less all the problems this film has, and ended up as a far superior adventure outing for Chan. |
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| Y | I agree with everything you said was right on target. There is very little action except in the opening scene and the end scene, but the action in both of those scenes is very good. 2 1/2 stars is about right. | William Giordanella |
"Armor Of God" is so far one of the best movies ever produced. I have watched the movie on and on for as much as only GOD knows. Cheers to Jackie and the whole crew. Job well done.
Another Great movie by Jackie Chan.
Jackie Chan makes me smile. He makes me smile big. And this is further reason why he is one of my favorite actors. All you need to know about this movie is:
I bought this movie, and I'm happy I did. Try it out, the final fight with the Amazon women is worth every penny.
I rate this as Jackie's best. This was the first Jackie film I watched and made me a fan of HK films, now owning 200 films. Buy it and enjoy!
This movie had a very strong adventure story, and also had very well planned fights. But the most impressive part is the title music--when the film credits roll. I first saw this movie in 1986-87, and I've seen it at least 100 times since. This film was, is, and will be forever the best movie of all time.
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