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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CHAN,JACKIE
EAN: 9780788816130
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305433860
Label: Golden Harvest
Manufacturer: Golden Harvest
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Golden Harvest
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 35311
Studio: Golden Harvest
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Editorial Review:
Description:
This fast, entertaining adventure -- directed by and starring the world's number one action superstar, Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR, OPERATION CONDOR, SUPERCOP) -- is the must-see 'prequel' to the crowd-pleasing hit OPERATION CONDOR! Jackie is back and hotter than ever as a hard-hitting fortune hunter whose ex-girlfriend is kidnapped and held for ransom by an evil cult! Then things really kick into high gear when her fiance, an old friend of Jackie's, turns to him for help in finding and delivering the kidnappers' lone demand: the priceless Armour Of The Gods! Performing his own death-defying stunts, there's no stopping Jackie as he -- with the help of a sexy woman and a hilarious sidekick -- attacks his mission with a lethal mix of pulse-pounding action and sidesplitting humor!
Amazon.com:
When martial arts wizard Jackie Chan is in top form, no movie star on earth is more fun to watch. Armour of God never achieves the beautiful, smooth flow of continuous movement that distinguishes Project A--Part 2. In fact, it feels like a botched international coproduction, short on common sense and plot momentum, long on Eastern European scenery and huggermugger intrigue. The wispy premise is the first danger sign: all the segments of an ancient suit of armor have to be located and reassembled, so that the suit can be used to pay the ransom on a kidnapped girl--Jackie's old flame. (He competes for her affections with a chum played by heartthrob pop star Alan Tam.) The creepy Aryan bad guys are hiding out in a mountain retreat in Yugoslavia, which is stormed with gusto. A long second-act interlude of door-slamming bedroom farce is a dreary drag, but there's some good body-slamming action toward the end--especially when Jackie squares off with a trio of black female body builders in S/M leather. With the dashing Rosamund Kwan (the glamorous revolutionary of Project A) as Laura Lai. --David Chute
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great!
It was better than I expected, I had lots of laughs, but the real show in this movie are the martial arts of Jacky Chan! It really shows how powerful (and fast) he was in his young adulthood. Excellent movie for fans!
Rating:  - Not a sequel, and not uncut
The Armour of God films have had a rough ride Stateside. Both fell victim to dubbing and the distributors' shears, and when they were finally released were put out in the wrong order - thus Armour of God became Operation Condor 2, despite Condor being the second film...
Famous as the film where a fairly 'easy' stunt almost killed Chan (you can see it going horribly wrong in the outtakes), Armour of God is a bit of a mess, and not just because of the dodgy continuity that sees Chan's ... Read More
Rating: - It's on my list of BEST ACTION COMEDIES of ALL TIMES.
This movie is on my list of BEST ACTION COMEDIES of ALL TIMES. The fighting scenes are excellent and unique, especially the scene where Jackie fought with 3 female opponents. It also has a lot of humour. It makes me laugh again and again.
If you want to enjoy it, please suspense your logic while watching it.
I own it.
Rating: - [3.5] jackie chan is indiana jones, well, not really
Operation Condor: Armour of The Gods, as you probably are already aware of, is not a sequal to Operation Condor, it was just released later in the U.S. and they decided to put a 2 after it. Being a U.S. release, you can expect the usual pathetic English dubbing, although a plus is that Jackie Chan actually dubs over his own voice. This film, along with the other Operation Condor, are sort of Jackie's closest makes at an archeology/adventure type of film. Though I wouldn't go as far to say it is ... Read More
Rating: - not the best of Jackie's movies, but not worst either
Unfortunately, I don't think Jackie's fighting scenes in this movie are as good as in some of his other movies such as Who Am I, although it was kinda funny to see him fighting four chicks in high heels. The movie has plenty of death defying stunts and humor even if the bad guys are a bit cartoonish (satanic monks with bushy eyebrows) and the plot a bit thin.
The back of the cd case calls it a prequel to Operation Condor. I haven't gotten to watch the latter yet, so can't compare. ... Read More
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