The Jackie Chan Thread

[Ian Jane]

Updated trailer for Panda Plan. This looks pretty bad.

[Ian Jane]

This doesn't look good.

[Ian Jane]

"In a move reminiscent of what Jet Li did in the 2010 drama, Ocean Heaven – a movie that explored the subject of parental love and autism in kids – another martial arts superstar is turning to family drama… Jackie Chan!

Next year, we’ll see Jackie in Whispers of Gratitude, where he’ll play a character he’s never played before: someone with Alzheimer’s disease (not to be confused with someone with amnesia, as with his character in 1998’s Who Am I?). Obviously, if you’re expecting an action flick, you’ll be disappointed."

More here:

https://cityonfire.com/whispers-of-g...comedy-poster/

[Ian Jane]

88 Films is giving Dragon Fist a UHD release.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dragon-Fist.../dp/B0DGDFGMVJ

"Director Wei Lo and martial arts legend Jackie Chan are back together in a kung-fu saturated story of revenge and justice. Tong Huo-wan (Chan) is on the hunt for retribution for the death of his mentor whilst also balancing out the power between locals and violent gangsters as well as dealing with the devastating news that his master’s family are joining a rival school! Chan is on red-hot form here, as a seemingly indestructible man determined to right all wrongs, even if that means going against his teachings."

[Ian Jane]

88 Films announced they're working on a UHD release of Miracles.

[Ian Jane]

Full extras and specs announced for Island Of Fire.

Four men of iron face their destinies within the harsh walls of a Taiwanese prison. Steve (Jackie Chan) is a gambler seeking to atone for his sins. Andy (Tony Leung) is an undercover cop solving a crime. Lee (Andy Lau) is a gangster looking for vengeance. John (Sammo Hung) is a lifer seeking to reunite with his son.

For this slice of Chinese jailhouse rock, producer Wang Yu brought together both the finest talent in Asian cinema and the finest scenes from ‘Bad Boys’, ‘Cool Hand Luke’, ‘Papillon’ and every classic Hollywood prison movie ever! Our heroes get time off for bad behaviour, leading to a furious final ‘Wild Bunch’ style showdown.

Island of Fire sees Jackie Chan deliver a new level of fury!

FEATURES FIRST PRESSING RIGID SLIPCASE & POSTER

FEATURES FIRST PRESSING: An Offer You Can't Refuse - Booklet notes by David West

Clothes Make The Chan - Breaking The Fourth Wall - Booklet notes by Thorsten Boose

SPECIAL FEATURES:

HD (1080p) Blu-rayTM presentation in original 1.85:1
Aspect Ratio
2.0 Cantonese Mono
2.0 Mandarin Mono
2.0 Alternate Mandarin Mono
2.0 English Mono
Newly translated optional English subtitles
Audio commentary by Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto
Scenes from the Taiwanese Version
Interview with Jack Kao
Interview with Kevin Chu
Interview with Wang Yu
Interview with Sammo Hung
Export End Credits
Export Trailer Reconstruction
Taiwanese Trailer
Japanese Trailer
Japanese TV Spot
Reversible sleeve featuring new art by Sean Longmore and original Hong Kong poster art

TECHNICAL SPECS

Release Date: 28th August 2024
Region Code: ABC
Audio: LPCM Mono
Picture: 1080p HD 1.85:1
Runtime: 96 Mins
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin and English
Subtitles: English
Theatrical Release: 1991

[Ian Jane]

Coming from Imprint in September.

[Ian Jane]

Poster for the upcoming A Legend (aka The Myth 2).

[Ian Jane]

The 88 Films Project UHD set has been pushed back to 10/15/24.

[Ian Jane]

Coming 9/23 in the UK and 9/24 in North America.

"Jackie Chan leaps out of the screen in Magnificent Bodyguards, the first Hong Kong movie shot in 3D! The icon joins a team of guards who are escorting an ill man across a land filled danger and possible death, a land known as Stormy Hills, but does the man hold a deadly secret? Directed by Wei Lo, the person who gave the world the Bruce Lee classics The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, this is prime mandarin madness with a score which will be familiar to lovers of a certain successful sci-fi saga."

[Derrick King]

Cool. Given the abundance of German bootleg releases of HK titles, you can understand my initial skepticism.

[agent999]

Deadly Friend and Cobra are a couple of others they have that spring to mind.

[Derrick King]

Odd, I wasn't aware they licensed out to anyone outside Criterion, Shout, Arrow, and BFI.

[agent999]

That has to be a bootleg.

Plaion are legit, and they have other licences from Warners.

[Derrick King]

That has to be a bootleg.