- OPERATION CONDOR 2 THE ARMOUR OF THE GODS MOVIE
- OPERATION CONDOR 2 THE ARMOUR OF THE GODS FULL
- OPERATION CONDOR 2 THE ARMOUR OF THE GODS TRIAL
He created an entirely new type of action film.
OPERATION CONDOR 2 THE ARMOUR OF THE GODS MOVIE
In an era when the only way to make your movie bigger and better was to actually make crazy shit happen in real life, there was one guy who pushed the action genre to new, dangerous heights.
OPERATION CONDOR 2 THE ARMOUR OF THE GODS FULL
You wouldn’t be wrong if you did that - Hell, I even did some of this in my review of Police Story - and I get why arguments against this movie make sense… but who cares! This is a Jackie Chan movie! The world is full of movies with great stories and boring, poorly shot green-screen action, and to focus on the story is to miss the whole point of Jackie Chan. If this seems kind of convoluted, you’re right, and you could easily build a case against Armour of God by talking about how none of these details truly matter, and how they’re all a ruse to get Jackie into weird situations so he can show off. But he’s got to put those feelings aside, because fanatical monks hell-bent on assembling the Armour of God to bring the world into a new age have kidnapped Lorelei to force Jackie into bringing them the pieces of the armour they need. Jackie didn’t get the girl, and he’s been bitter about it ever since. Once upon a time they performed together in a ’70s pop group called The Losers (a parody of Tam’s group The Wynners), both vying for the attentions of another member of the group, Lorelei (Rosamund Kwan). After one such instance, he is contacted by his ex-best friend Alan (Alan Tam). In this particular flimsy plot our hero is Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan), a globetrotting adventurer who obtains rare artifacts and sells them in the name of making loads of money. So while I love them, and anyone should be able to respect what he’s physically capable of, I think to truly love these movies you have to love Jackie (because as films they just can’t hold up to any traditional scrutiny). Instead they are “show off what Jackie can do” action movies, usually built around a flimsy plot. Realizing this also led to the thought that as big of an action star that Jackie Chan is (or was), his “Jackie-est” movies are not action movies in a classic sense. In Armour of God, it’s fully formed and ready to party. Jackie had made many successful films prior to Armour of God, but the signature Jackie style that is evidenced throughout his later work, and for which he has become well known, only really begins to show in earnest in Police Story and even there it’s a little rough around the edges. Viewing Jackie’s film in the order of release has allowed me to see the films a bit differently from when I was first exposed to them. Anyway, I loved it then, and I love it now (with slightly more complex feelings).
I’m surprised my young head didn’t explode upon first learning of it. As one of the many kids who obsessed over Indiana Jones, I can’t help but love the idea of a film in a similar vein with Jackie Chan doing Jackie-tastic stunts and fights. When I think about my favorite Jackie Chan films, Armour of God isn’t the first one that comes to mind, but it’s definitely on the list. Starring Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Lola Forner, Rosamund Kwan, Ken Boyle, John Ladalski, Bozidar Smiljanic, Wayne Archer, Yee Tin-Hung, Marcia Chisholm, Linda Denley, Stephanie Evans, Alicia Shonte, Vivian WickliffeĮxpectations: It’s Armour of God! It’s amazing! There are numerous hand-to-hand combat incidents, some great fighting scenes as well as some really funny slapstick comic scenes.Īs acting goes, Jackie is the only one worth paying any attention to.AKA Operation Condor 2: The Armor of the Gods, Mister Dynamite Thus all is set for a journey of some well-choreographed – and extremely entertaining – chaos. But nothing goes very smoothly, because Condor doesn’t only have friends – he has some seriously evil enemies as well. By his side are three women one is comedy star Carol Cheng as the map expert who comes along.
OPERATION CONDOR 2 THE ARMOUR OF THE GODS TRIAL
In this sequel to Armour of God Asian Hawk – or Condor for short – finds himself on the trial of some buried Nazi gold. This is Jackie Chan when he’s the most charming, and he’s absolutely enticing!
The set pieces are among Jackie Chan’s best, including a classic showdown in a wind tunnel. This not the most politically correct movie I ever saw – but anyone who can ignore that fact will have a truly entertaining experience watching Armour of God II: Operation Condor.
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