Well, I coulda sworn I had three RUSH HOUR test screenings, but I seem to of misplaced one of them. The word incompetent does come to mind whenever I barnfarkle around and chitwood out like this. All three reviews were EXTREMELY positive, and from known entities. So.. it seems that the comedy action pairing of the summer may not be Mel and Danny, but rather Chris and Jackie. Hmmm... A Human Fly from that group that conducts national research told me that the film tested at a 98% approval rating, and that the screening was an unsolicited (ie.. the audience didn't know they were going to see a Chris Tucker/Jackie Chan film, they only knew it was an action/comedy) audience. The Human Fly also said that the film played great to women and the over 25 crowd as well as the under 25 crowd. So this seems to be a film we need to pay attention to. Let's hear from you folks that saw it!!!
Saw an NRG screening of RUSH HOUR (Jackie Chan's latest) tonight in Torrance, CA.
It's 1:30 AM right now and I just got home and have had a few too many drinks to write a coherent review right now, but suffice to say that it KICKS ASS. The crowd loved it. Jackie has finally made a real "Hollywood" movie and his fans will not be let down. Chris Tucker is a revelation, as well. I know a lot of people found him annoying in THE FIFTH ELEMENT, but get ready, because this guy is a movie star, big time.
I will write a real review when I wake up. Until then...
DEATH TO NRG!!!
-- Birdie Num-Num
and then we have Mad Max's review...
Tonight I was fortunate enough to see a test screening of Rush Hour, the new Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker movie.
I wanted to tell you that it was one of the best movies I have seen all year. It's better than any Jackie Chan movie I have seen in the past. And the pairing of the two make the movie hilariously funny.
Jackie Chan for the first time is really acting and he does an amazing job. He is sure to become a huge star after this movie comes out.
Chris was unbelievably funny. He definately goes to the next level as an actor and a comedian. I personally think this movie is ten times better than his last movie "Money Talks."
The other characters in the movie where also excellent. The guy from The Full Monty and the actor from Hard Eight who plays The Captain were fabulous. The central figure, a little girl, was excellent and very believable. Also Elizabeth Pena was great as the hard ass cop women. And the Asian bad guy who I had never seen before was such a good evil character in this movie.
For an action comedy the story is incredibly well told. You really care about the characters in this film and love the relationship between Chris and Jackie. The stunts and action sequences blew me away. And surprisingly the movie has a lot of heart. This movie is a must see summer blockbuster. By the way I saw the trailer for this movie in the theatre a week ago and it is incredible. And the movie defiantly lives to the trailers expectations. Make sure you check it out.
To top off the movie they had bloopers at the end of the movie that where hilarious!!! Everyone was clapping and cheering at the end of the movie. I hope I didn't give everything away but I just wanted to let you know about this great upcoming film! If you get a chance to see it let me know what you think.
MAD MAX
