Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

leonblackwood Review: I really didn't have a clue about the plot in this movie but the action scenes are top class. The acting was a bit shaky in places and I did find the girl who joined the group, quite irritating, especially when she wouldn't stop screaming in the jungle. Anyway, the movie is basically about a rich man who hires Jackie Chan to retrieve 12 Chinese Zodiac animal heads which were stolen in the 1800's. After following all the clues, he ends up in France with his reliable team but the mission isn't as straight forward as they first thought. That's the bit of the plot that I did understand but when the other business men get involved, I got completely lost. Jackie Chans comedic acting wasn't bad because it was mixed up with some clever stunts but it was a bit silly in parts. Its basically a National Treasure meets Indiana Jones type movie which obviously went down well with audiences around the world, judging by the box office takings. Personally, the film did get on my nerves after a while because it jumped from one situation to another. With that aside, you can't fault the action in the movie which has proved that Jackie Chan has still got the ability to entertain audiences with his amazing Kung Fu skills. Watchable but quite confusing!Round-Up: At 61 years old, Jackie Chan is still coming out with top action movies, whilst doing most of the stunts himself, so he has definitely has made his mark in the Kung Fu entertainment world. They cleverly mixed the languages with English and Chinese so you don't have to concentrate on annoying subtitles. I'm sure they dubbed the movie for other countries because it's quite a big budget film. Anyway, I personally preferred Chan in the Drunken Master authentic days, before he decided to concentrate on his comedic movies but he still has an audience which flock to see his movies. This film was actually directed by Jackie Chan so it must have been hard to play the lead and do all of the stunts at the same time. He definitely can't complain about the profit that the movie made and I'm sure that they will come out with another part of this Armour of God series which started in 1986. Anyway, it's worth a watch just for the action and the funny Pirates that tackled them in the woods but the storyline is a bit sketchy.Budget: $26million Worldwide Gross: $145millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their action/adventure movies about a man who searches the world for 12 Chinese Zodiac artifacts which are worth a large amount of money. 4/10

David Holt (rawiri42) Well! What does one say about this oriental version of a sort of mixture of Pirates of the Caribbean, National Treasure, Indiana Jones, James Bond and The Hangover (plus a few more)? Crazy? Yes. Funny? Sometimes. Action? Most of the time! I notice that some other reviewer has said that this was sprooked as Jackie Chan's last starring role and, the way he flung himself around in this one, that wouldn't surprise me one bit! The guy was 58 years old when Chinese Zodiac was made but moved like a 20-year-old! He deserves a very long rest!There were a couple of very noticeable (to me) anomalies that I couldn't quite reconcile myself to. One was where characters were handling gold bricks like they weighed next-to-nothing. Anyone who has actually handled one that size would know that a girl certainly couldn't hold it between her thumb and forefinger. Gold is bloody heavy! Believe me. The other was the skydiving scene which lasted so long that, at typically about 25000 metres per minute would have to have been from a height about three or four times the maximum height that the aircraft they jumped out of could fly. I wish I'd timed it but then I didn't know what was coming until afterwards.All in all though, a fun spoof that didn't require too much serious attention as long as you don't expect too much.

bob the moo I was bored on an airplane recently and was just browsing the available films when I saw this one from Jackie Chan. Although it didn't bode well that I had never heard of it and Chan himself is not quite the force he once was, I do still have a soft spot for his style of action and comedy so I figured I'd give it a try. Plot-wise it is a little messy as JC is what appears to be an art or relic thief acting for a large corporation, although the film sorts of gives us a "he's OK though" context by having everything he steals be something that has already been stolen from its rightful national owner. This theme sits in the background of the film and it rather uneasily gets round to making a comment on the status of national treasures being held in the museums of other countries or in private collector's hands due to historical invasions or skirmishes. It is a valid topic to raise but it doesn't do it particularly well and it doesn't sit with the rest of the film.This "rest of the film" is a mix of comedy and action, although both are fairly light in terms of their tone and impact. The action is decent but it is hard not to see it in the shadow of what Chan used to be able to do; god help me but he can still move better than me despite being decades my senior, but I would have still liked more from him or the film as a whole. There was only really one scene where I felt he was at his best – which was the fight with the security guards, mixing physical skills with physical comedy in the way he does best. Although the supporting cast have physical talents in spades, they are not well used – perhaps because Chan didn't want to be so far behind them. Everything still moves well and there are some good sequences but only one or two impressive moments. This isn't helped by how much poor CGI there is. The effects and many sets feel cheap – the jungle being a particularly bad example for many reasons.The comedy helps cover up for this though because everything is delivered with a silly feel of a daft romp and as such I was more forgiving to the material for what it didn't do. Although it is daffy, I did find the constant language switches and translation jokes to be amusing and make the silly action feel like less of a problem. I would still have liked some more impressive sequences to lift the film though because without these and with what it does do, it didn't ever get above being a bit of silly fun. Chan has good presence in these films and is comfortable with the mugging comedy but he does seem a lot less hungry than he did – this is understandable but it is a shame because he seems to set the bar in the film. The supporting cast are decent despite having very many national stereotypes instead of characters. JC's gang are quite funny and work well with Chan and I liked Yao Xingtong and Zhang LanxinChinese Zodiac is not a great film but for those who have seen quite a few Chan films, it is certainly far from being his worst. The action and plotting is basic but this is helped to a certain degree by how silly the comedy is, giving the whole thing the feeling of a silly romp which makes the viewer more forgiving to the low standard and poor effects. Chan fans may enjoy it for this but it probably isn't good enough for a wider audience, which I guess is why it didn't really get one.

steve beard I saw "Chinese Zodiac", starring Jackie Chan-The Karate Kid-2010, the Rush Hour films; Oliver Platt-X-Men: First Class, Lake Placid and Xingtong Yao-this is her second film with Amor being her first.This is a milestone of a movie for a couple of reasons. First, is because this is supposedly Jackie Chan's last action movie-he said he is retiring from martial arts movies because of his age and injuries but will still make regular movies. Second, is because Jackie got into the Guinness World Record for 'Most Credits in One Movie' for this film. He has 15, including writer, producer, director, fight choreographer, music composer and, Oh Yeah, actor-the previous record was held by Robert Rodriguez with 11. Anyway, Jackie plays a mercenary that recovers lost artifacts. In this case, he is hired by Oliver to find the 12 bronze heads of the Chinese Zodiac that were stolen from the Chinese. Xingtong plays one of Jackie's team members. There are lots of spectacular stunt work and amazing fight sequences, as usual for a Jackie Chan film and the end credits have the usual bloopers and out takes. There is an added bonus at the end where they show clips from Jackie's earlier films, which I'm sure, as a tribute. It's rated "PG-13" for the violence and some partial nudity-Jackie, not his female co-stars-and a running time of 1 hour & 49 minutes. I'm a big Jackie Chan fan and really enjoyed this film, so I would buy this on Blu-Ray. It's in limited release-at the theater I saw it at, they only had one showing.