Shanghai Knights

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Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR 2) and Owen Wilson (THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) jump back in the saddle for SHANGHAI KNIGHTS, the hilarious sequel to the hit action-comedy SHANGHAI NOON. When Chon Wang (Chan) gets news of his estranged father's murder in Shanghai, he leaves his honorable life as Carson City's sheriff in a cloud of dust and reunites with his yarn-spinning sidekick, Roy O'Bannon (Wilson). Together they make their way to London on a daring quest for honor and revenge. Hilarious escapades and hair-raising adventures ensue as our heroes find themselves in the middle of a devious plot to eliminate the entire royal family. And Chon gives Victorian Britain a royal kick in the pants as he tries to avenge his father's death and keep love-struck Roy away from his sister!

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Better than your average sequel, Shanghai Knights almost defies the law of diminishing returns. Lacking the freshness of Shanghai Noon, it compensates with a looser, disposable plot that plays to the strengths of costars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. It's 1887, and odd-couple heroes Chon Wang (Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Wilson) are in London to retrieve the Imperial Seal of China, stolen by an English lord (Aidan Gillen) who killed Wang's father in his quest for the British throne. Wang's lithe and lovely sister (Fann Wong) joins the battle with high-kicking force, appealing to Roy's roguish charm and surfer-dude anachronisms. While Chan continues his transition to safer stunts and good-natured homage to Buster Keaton, Gene Kelly, and other Hollywood legends, Wilson indulges the party vibe to good effect, maintaining the anything-goes approach that allows silly encounters with Jack the Ripper, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and a Dickensian urchin named Charlie Chaplin. (Chaplin wasn't born until 1889, but if the filmmakers didn't care, why should you?) --Jeff Shannon

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one of Jackie's best.......2007-08-23

Very underated Jackie movie. It is funny and has great action. (Nothing much else to say, I just wanted to put in my 5 stars worth.)

So-so movie.......2007-08-18

It was ok...not NEAR as funny as the first movie.....Shanghai Noon. That's all I have to say!

Rush hour meet the western.......2007-02-11

The heroic storey Chon Wang continues in Shanghai Knights the hilarious sequel to the successful Shanghai Noon. In this storey it has been a couple of years since Jackie Chain and Owen Wilson last rip roaring adventure. As the story starts of Jackie father who has protected the emperor's seal for over ten generations is brutal murder in Shanghai. Getting word from his sister Lin Jackie goes to New York to reunite with his old sidekick Roy "O' Bannon, played by Owen Wilson. Together with the aid of his sister line they must track down there killer. Which pulls them into a despicable plane set by the evil son of the former emperor and a selfish English prince to take the position of the royal throne on as the emperor of china and the other as the king of London will there dastardly plan to wipe out the rest of the royal family go through find out in the action packed conclusion. A word of warming due to several scenes in this movie with heavy Konfu action sequences and several brief scenes with heavy sexual content I do not recommend this two any one under thirteen. If you are 13 to16 years of age or older this movie should be fine for you.

Another uninspired sequel.......2006-11-10

Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Luke Wilson) reunite to recover the Imperial Seal of China and avenge the death of Chon's father, the Keeper of the Seal. They are joined by Chon's sister, the beautiful and equally dangerous Lin (Fann Wong). The chemistry of Wilson and Chan is as delightful as ever, but that (and the beautiful and talented Wong) is about the only reason to watch this tired comedy. Even the action scenes are uninspired. A disappointment.

Shanghai Knights.......2006-03-16

Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson have done a fine and funny job on this film. A must own!!

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Still in Love with Paulina
Still in Love with Paulina

Partners in Crime
Starring: Sarah Ashley , Dalin Christiansen , Andrew Dolan , Reb Fleming , and Michael Flynn
Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
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ASIN: 0784014256
Release Date: 2000-05-16

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PROPHETIC TITLE.......2005-05-04

Lushly filmed in the state of Utah, PARTNERS IN CRIME is an above-average whodunit. Rutger Hauer gets to play the hero in a rare change of pace, and he is ably supported by Paulina Porizkova as his ex-wife FBI agent. They are re-united when a local wealthy businessman is apparently kidnapped---the viewer knows however that the man has already been shot, stuffed in the trunk of a car, and hidden away in an old storage shed...which just happens to be on Hauer's property. Adding to the mix is the rapport between Hauer and Porizkova and Sarah Ashley as his precocious and all too wise 13 year old daughter. Porizkova is lovely and Hauer gives a deft performance. Not bad for a little known film.

Terrible DVD Captions........2003-08-23

I loved the film, and the DVD reproduction is excellent. But if you like, or depend on, captioning the DVD captions look like the work of a bad LA 'grass' party; or a high school project that received a failing grade! However, the VHS captions were the work of the NationalCaps Insti.and were excellent, as usual.

An opinion from Sacramento.

Still in Love with Paulina.......2003-08-06

(From back cover) Rutger Hauer stars as small-town detective Reardon, a once-disgraced policeman who is assigned to work on a high-profile kidnapping case reporting to a decorated FBI agent, Wallis (Paulina Porizkova), who as luck would have it, happens to be his ex-wife. The clues of the case lead nowhere and tensions mount, until a surprise break fingers a suspect - Reardon! As the victim's body is discovered, the hunter becomes the hunted and Reardon and Wallis must pull out all the stops to prove his innocence and find the real killer.
This is a better than average straight to video movie. The suspense is constant and the editing is above par. Of course Paulina looks better than ever and is starting to become quite an actress.

Still in Love with Paulina.......2003-08-06

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Partners in Action

Partners in Action
Starring: Armand Assante , Douglas Smith (VI) , Larry Day , Mpho Koaho , and Alex Karzis
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B0002XL36A
Release Date: 2004-12-14

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Partners in Action.......2005-03-22

Does this title deliver?
True, the title portrays "parteners". A smart kid, longing for a life of crime and easy gangster poses. An ageing (missing)father figure with a pony tail, set to take a fall by not so true blue police, having, himself quit the force after loseing his wife and child to a traffic accident several years prior.
The most "action" comes from the exploding suitcase in the basement. Ah, the basement. Every teen male's refuge to plot against the world of adults and take prisoners to inflict teen rage. But back to the expoding sutcase, bad guy police double cross and hide the "Blow" for real bad guys to search out. The resourceful kid "partener" rigs the suitcase with off the shelf, should I say in the basement exploding booby grenade and flours the bad guy with "Blow". This ensues in a three way shootout. The kid with a paint gun, he misses, Mr. Ponytail "partner" and the guy with "Blow" on his face, he gets blown away, ending with the remaining real bad guy getting shot three times by the bad guy police in front of all the good police. Not so smart.
Where's the money and the suvellance tapes from the opening shots? Not to worry, you will forget about all that detail stuff after a long police cars and motorcyle action chase, shot with a shakey hand held and the other low budget trick shots.
I did.
Thank you Film Board of Canada. You have produced just another example of why state sponsored industry/art,
ain't artist or at best can't foster a film making environment.
"Partners in Action" is a distraction.

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Partners in Action
Starring: Partners in Action
Manufacturer: First Look Home Entertain
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Jack Cunningham is an ex-cop who's gone undercover. When his attempt to expose a drug ring involving dirty cops goes South, he's forced to protect Teddy, a young punk who saw what really went down. With their lives on the line, Jack's time is running out and so are places to hide.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Partners in Action

Partners in Action
Starring: Armand Assante , Douglas Smith (VI) , Larry Day , Mpho Koaho , and Alex Karzis
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Manufacturer: Dej (Ingram)
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ASIN: B000228T86
Release Date: 2004-07-06

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Partners in Action.......2005-03-22

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