World Famous Comics: Rush Hour 3 (Widescreen and Full-Screen)
Rush Hour 3 (Widescreen and Full-Screen)
Starring: Julie Depardieu, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jackie Chan, Max von Sydow, Henry O Directed By: Brett Ratner Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen Label: NEW LINE HOME VIDEO Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 20, 2007 Running Time: 91 minutes Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 2007
Description: When a Chinese criminal mastermind flees to Paris, there¹s only one culture-clashed, crime fighting duo for the job. Ready to raise hell in the city of lights, Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and Detective Carter (Tucker) instead get caught in an explosive battle between French police, the Triad gang and two gorgeous femmes fatales! With everybody kung-fu fighting to the top of the Eiffel Tower, this one-two punch of hilarious action doesn¹t let up to the final heart-stopping au revoir!
Amazon.com: Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker head for the City of Lights in the somewhat threadbare but sporadically exciting Rush Hour 3, the second sequel to director Brett Ratner's 1998 cop-buddy hit. Chan's Inspector Lee and Tucker's Detective Carter hop from Los Angeles to Paris in pursuit of a Chinese triad only to find a mixed reception, including a brutal warning from a French cop (Roman Polanski) and anti-American sentiments from a cab driver (Yvan Attal) who eventually becomes an important and funny ally. Lee and Carter, when not fighting their way out of rooms full of martial arts gangsters and crazed assassins (Sun Ming Ming), follow a trail to a beautiful woman (Noemie Lenoird) who literally carries a vital clue on her person. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority (Max Von Sydow), but his personal struggles with a criminal mastermind (Hiroyuki Sanada)--who happens to be an important figure in his life—are at the heart of this movie.
The aging Chan still seems to defy the laws of physics with some of his more spectacular stunts. But it's true those stunts take a little more time than they used to, and judicious editing makes Chan look spry as ever. He frets charmingly in Rush Hour 3, while Tucker revives his brash character's motormouth guile and whiny womanizing. There isn't a lot left to be discovered about Lee and Carter's compatibility, and even with a minor crisis over their loyalty to one another in Rush Hour 3, their all-important relationship is almost too easy to take for granted now. Fortunately, the film's biggest thrills come from several wild fight scenes, especially a climactic battle on the Eiffel Tower that is rich in imagination. --Tom Keogh
Revolting Here's hoping Chan retires & Tucker never works in movies or tv again. This is like a virus spreading moronism. Gaggghhh!
Rush Hour 3 == Third time's the Charm?? Well darn it, I never saw the first two, but loved the previews so wanted to check it out. The DVD has both widescreen and fullscreen capabilities, but the "special features" are nothing to be excited about, previews and trailers.
Rush Hour 3 had some funny moments, starting with Chris Tucker directing traffic with Prince in his ears. The sight jokes (girls butts on a car) and the fall-down gags got old after awhile.
Thin plot, some reality stretching and some characters left unexplained (the woman assassin was never explained and her demise was not missed, played by Sun Ming Ming.).
Favorites: "You're not my brother?" -- to the tune of "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word".
"My name is you. No not me. I'm me. Who's you? I'm you." If you are familiar with Abbott and Costello's Who's on First, you're older than me!
Jackie's character knows he has an evil brother, who he tries to save even as his brother tries to kill him anyway. Amazing. And Jackie loses nearly every fight scene and runs away. Disappointing.
Mildly political, saying Americans only kill. Hmmm....
Sexy Noémie Lenoir as Genevieve. Rental!
2.5 stars out of 4 The Bottom Line:
Pretty much the definition of a mediocre film, Rush Hour 3 accomplishes what it sets out to do with just enough humor to make it watchable; one of those movies that you'd be happy to sit through on an airplane, it's not worth spending money on but you could do worse.
I love Jackie Chan This is another good movie in the series. I watch it many times. Jackie is so cute and funny. Chris Tucker is too. But my heart is with Jackie as I have many of his movies and like them all. Faith M.
not that bad i bought this used BD movie($8), not as fun as part RH2. 5* for video, 4* audio, 3* story, 3* acting.
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