I went to see this on Tuesday, October 29th, 2013, in Emeryville, CA, at the AMC BAY STREET 16 for the 7:55 p.m. show in auditorium 16, 4th row ( counting from the front ), 6th column ( counting from the left ). The price of admission was $12.00. And I bought Curly Fries ( $5.00 ) and a 1-litre bottle of Dasani ( $4.75 ) at the concessions counter. I asked for a little cup of Ranch Dressing Dip to go with my fries, and I made a combo cup of Tapatio Hot Sauce and Heinz Ketchup Dip for my Curly Fries, too. I paid $1.50 for parking and $5.00 at the Carquinez Toll Bridge on my way home to Vallejo, CA.
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Quickie Review: Hawk ( Jackie Chan ) is working with a group of young activists interested in finding and repatriating lost artifacts; especially the bronze heads of the Chinese Zodiac, which were looted by Europeans who invaded China in the 1800s and who then destroyed the Old Summer Palace after ransacking it. But goons hired by an unscrupulous collector, counterfeiters, and pirates stand in their way.
There were just about a half-dozen people in the audience, myself included. And a couple, seated further back, liked this movie. I thought that it was "okay." This movie is definitely for hardcore Jackie Chan fans only. The plot is so-so but you don't go see a Jackie Chan movie for its plot, you go see it for Jackie Chan's ( Guinness Book of World Records ) stunts! By the way, to those of you who are a bit curious about it, the "brief nudity" in this movie is *Jackie's butt* in a Bonus Scene during the Ending Credits!
I first saw this movie sometime last year on movie2k.to before it was shut down by the "Internet Police." But I--just now--found out that it is back on-line once again as movie4kunblocked.co or, simply, movie4k.to!
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I went to see the Akshay Kumar movie, BOSS, at 3:40 p.m. at the UA EMERY BAY STADIUM 10 before I went to see this Jackie Chan movie. 'Sorry to say this, but this Akshay Kumar movie is stereotypical of pretty much most of his movies.
But, aren't most of Jackie Chan's movies pretty much the same way, too, you ask? Yes. Except that I have this bit of news to report on Jackie Chan:
>>> Jackie Chan Bashes America in Interview
Calls it 'most corrupt country in the world' By John Johnson, Newser Staff
Posted Jan 11, 2013 12:01 PM CST
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(Newser) – Jackie Chan once said that "too much freedom" is a bad thing and that "Chinese people need to be controlled" for their own good. Which is why Max Fisher of the Washington Post isn't all that surprised by the actor's anti-American views expressed in a recent Chinese TV interview:
•America, he said, is the "most corrupt" nation in the world. "Where does this Great Breakdown [financial crisis] come from? It started exactly from the world, the United States. ... [But] now that China has become strong, everyone is making an issue of China."
Chan went on to fault any Chinese citizen who publicly criticizes China, especially to foreigners. "If our own countrymen don’t support our country, who will support our country?" he asked. "We know our country has many problems. We [can] talk about it when the door is closed. To outsiders, [we should say], 'Our country is the best.'" In general, his tone in the interview is more pro-China than anti-America, but it's still hard to reconcile his contradictory "condemnation of the country that has helped make him so rich," writes Fisher.
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Zero_for_President 1 hour, 36 minutes ago .America is a bankrupt and collapsing fascist, global military empire; with NDAA 2012 death camps already authorized by an 87% vote by Congress and signed by Obama. What, you don't know that? Moron Americans http://www.Justbelieve2012.com
Naked_Emperor 2 hours, 23 minutes ago .If America sucks so badly why do you keep coming here to make money?
JoelZWilliams 3 hours, 4 minutes ago .Funny, I don't see many Americans lining up to move to China and become a citizen. STFU you non-acting,ungrateful mockery of a martial artist.
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AMERICAN PRIDE
America Isn't the 'Most Corrupt Country' in the World (Not Even Close!)
Posted by Jenny Erikson on January 11, 2013 at 9:18 PM
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I Like This .Jackie Chan: Martial artist, comedian, movie star, and America hater? Say it ain’t so! It’s sad but true; the actor absolutely slammed America as “the most corrupt” country in the world in a recent Chinese TV interview.
"Where does this Great Breakdown [financial crisis] come from?” he asked the host. He then continued, “It started exactly from the world, the United States …” He also criticized any Chinese citizen that speak ill of China, especially to foreigners. He said, “If our own countrymen don’t support our country, who will support our country? We know our country has many problems. We [can] talk about it when the door is closed. To outsiders, [we should say] ‘our country is the best.’”
Chan has long been a critic of freedom and a proponent of government control. In 2009, he told an audience, “I don't know whether it is better to have freedom or to have no freedom. With too much freedom, it can get very chaotic … Chinese people need to be controlled, otherwise they will do whatever they want.”
It’s ironic that the actor has amassed a reported net worth of around $130 million due in large part to his successful film career in the United States. You know, that corrupt country where people freely choose to spend their own money to watch him karate-chop the heck out of bad guys onscreen.
What the heck is wrong with doing whatever we want anyway? Isn't that what’s great about America? So long as you don’t infringe upon anyone else’s rights, you can make your own decisions. You control your own life, from what kind of movies to watch to your chosen profession to who you marry and how many children to have. Freedom is awesome!
There is no perfect system, and there will probably always be corruption of some form or another in any given country. But to say that America is the most corrupt in existence is unfair, untrue, and uncalled for.
What do you think of Jackie Chan’s remarks? Is America really corrupt?
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Jenny Erikson is a conservative chick living in Southern California with her husband and their two daughters. She loves politics and hates laundry.
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tuffymama on Jan 11, 2013 at 9:35 PM
LOL. Like the US could ever outdo China in corruption. Puh-lease. Someone must've had a knife to his back, figuratively speaking. Frickin China. Whatever.
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Reepicheep.CSL on Jan 11, 2013 at 9:50 PM
Well China, isn't that like the pot calling the kettle black? I have nothing good to say about China at all and I won't be watching another Chan movie...
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Carmen8706 on Jan 11, 2013 at 9:57 PM
Hmmm, let's see... all this poisonous stuff that is killing us is coming from China, you've got people starving and dying in North Korea, you have people getting bombed in Afghanistan, you have rampant slaughter and rape in various parts of Africa, you have drug wars in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, and the U.S. is the most corrupt nation? Too bad Mr. Chan can't use all his money to buy himself a clue.
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wamom223 on Jan 11, 2013 at 10:29 PM
I want to just ditto the above comments. We've done business with China and let me just say that is the worst experience we have ever had.
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livelaughlov26 on Jan 11, 2013 at 10:54 PM
I respect him as an actor, person, and martial artist. I appreciate his honesty instead of kissing Ass. He is entitled to his opinion. And I agree with him.
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shygrl3cccm on Jan 11, 2013 at 11:29 PM
That's rude! I can't believe he said that after he gained so much fame and wealth here.
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I had enough time between shows to swing by my former workplace at the Rockridge District in North Oakland, CA. I saw three of my former co-workers there. We just exchanged pleasantries since it was time for me to go back to Emeryville to see CHINESE ZODIAC.
On the way home after the movie, I found out that the Emeryville on-ramp was closed down for some repair work. So, I had to detour--and got somewhat lost momentarily--until I got on San Pablo Avenue and took the Ashby Street on-ramp to get on the freeway for my trip home.
But I stopped by first at the Food Maxx Supermarket on Tuolumne and Redwood Streets, here in Vallejo, to buy a pack of 12-count Charmin toilet paper.
Charmin Basic single-ply is the only toilet paper that I use at home. So, whenever it's on sale, I load-up. I have $75.00 worth of Charmin at home right now. But I think I'll buy some more because I'm happy when my butt is happy. Ha, ha, ha.
Charmin Basic single-ply, IMHO, is the best toilet paper--ever! Some might argue that either Quilted Northern or Angel Soft is better but ... these two are double-ply, not single-ply like Charmin Basic; so, it's like comparing an Apple to an Orange. There simply is no comparison!!!
Years before I became a fan of Charmin toilet paper, I read a newspaper article which purported that college co-eds would only go on dates with guys who gifted them with Charmin Toilet Paper because the picky girls preferred this toilet paper over any of the other kinds of toilet paper supplied by their dormitories. Such picky butts, I said to myself. But look at me now! Ha, ha, ha. Mr. Whipple would be so proud.
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| Mr. Whipple, in a TV ad from the 70s or 80s, whose famous catchphrase was: "Please, don't squeeze the Charmin!" I found this on the Internet. My, how blurry the TV Ads--and Shows--were back in the day. Yeah, sonny, back in the day, I would only get a penny each day for school lunch money; and I had to walk 10 miles to school and back in deep snow wearing only my shorts, T-shirt and sandals---Wait! what ...? It doesn't snow in the Philippines--'never did! Never mind .... |
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