At just 68 years old, Jackie Chan is a polymorphous artist with an immense career. Actor, singer, stuntman, director, performer, he has to his credit more than 120 films. He triumphed first in Hong Kong, then in China and finally around the world. He gave his letters of nobility to the kung fu comedy but also turned and still turns in historical films, thrillers, dramas. For those who would like to discover or rediscover the work of this giant of the7th art, we offer a Top 10 of his films classified by their release date.
1. 1982 : Dragon Lord
Jackie is everywhere in this film, in front of and behind the camera. The story is a comedy where two friends will live crazy adventures punctuated by typical Hong Kong humor and a communicative joie de vivre. One of the highlights of the film, a cult football game with a steering wheel. An energetic film that has not aged a bit.
2. 1983: The Sailor of the Seas of China (Project A)
Jackie in front of the camera meets her friends Yuen Biao and Samo Hung for a great adventure film. The fight scenes are extraordinary, the chases (especially on bicycles) totally delirious. One of the stunts, a fall through stretched canvases, is in the pantheon of the most dangerous made by Jackie Chan. Add humor to its maximum an epic final confrontation against a lame privateer leader and you find yourself in front of a jewel of a pirate movie that will result in an equally successful sequel.
3. 1985: Police Story
First part of a cult trilogy, still directed by Jackie Chan, the film was a real shock. Darker than the films previously mentioned, it offers scenes of bravery where the overexcited actors defy the laws of gravity. It is difficult to remember a key moment as the film links them. It ends in apotheosis, with a Dantesque fight inside a hugestore-mall. Note that Jackie Chan will suffer one of his most serious injuries and will write a little more his legend.
4. 1986 : Mister Dynamite, Armour of God
When Jackie Chan meets Indiana Jones. This story of treasure hunt in Europe is the pretext for an unleashing of action scenes all more crazy than the others. The whole is embellished with stupid humor therefore enjoyable and very high level pursuits. A film that also exists in a long version that can be enjoyed without moderation.
5. 1991: Operation Condor, Love of God II
Long-awaited sequel, still directed by Jackie Chan it takes the ingredients of the previous part. A compendium of kung fu, aerobatics and humor, adventures, daring and actors totally invested. Jackie Chan, actor and director, pushes the limits to their maximum, refuses nothing, puts his life in danger again (see blooper). Between the escape from the island, the hotel sequence or the finale in the base, the show is uninterrupted.
6. 1998 : Who I am
Jackie Chan, spy, amnesiac investigates to understand who he is and why he was betrayed. Behind this classic plot is a very funny, dynamic film punctuated by still astonishing fights. This Who I am, long less known than the other films on the list, marks the apotheosis of his Hong Kong action comedy period.
7. 1998: Rush Hour
Jackie Chan in Hollywood, the meeting was inevitable but it was necessary to wait a little for her to give birth to a real good film. With Rush Hour, the producers find the perfect combination of Hong Kong madness and Hollywood specifications. Note the explosive duo proposed by Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. A great show that launches a trilogy of quality.
8. 2003: Shanghai Knights
Jackie Chan conquered Hollywood. The projects follow one another. The idea of making a comedy kung fu in the wild west gives birth to a successful Shanghai Kid . For the rest, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson are sent to England. Humor potache, shift, misunderstandings carry everything. And action level, Donnie Yen comes to interpret one of the antagonists and propose an epic duel. A sequel that goes beyond the1st part.
9. 2008: Shinjuku Incident
Here is a non-fight movie where Jackie Chan takes blows without returning them. The Shinjuku Incident depicts the life of illegal Chinese illegals in Japan in the early 1990s. Caught between the Chinese and Japanese mafias, their lives are bitter. Jackie Chan is neither a good guy nor a bad guy but someone who seeks to survive. A dark film that illustrates the full range of the actor.
10. Little Big Soldier (2009)
Historical films are highly prized by Chinese audiences. Little big Soldier proposes to follow the odyssey of Jackie Chan, a cunning soldier conscripted by force and his prisoner the enemy prince Wei. Hoping to become a hero, receive wealth and freedom, the little soldier will get to know his enemy and discover the emptiness of war. An intelligent film, a reflection on humanity and politics, a story of friendship and disappointment. A very beautiful original and strong work. We wish good cinema sessions and invite you to discover our other Top.
