TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

WILL KRUK This movie is very silly than again it is a Wong Jing film a man who has made a living out of plunging new depths silliness. Jackie Chan Made this film back to back with Chi Kirk Wongs "Crime Story" the polar opposite of the slapstick fare of City Hunter.City Hunter is much more a Wong Jing film than a Jackie Chan film which has both it's good and bad points. Wong Jing set design and color combinations deserving high praise also his use of humor complements Jackie Chan's style very well. The inventiveness of Wong Jing makes your head spin sometimes but there are some true gems the Bruce lee inspired fight is an excellent way to again bring these two legends together.Fans of Jackie Chan will be surprised by some of the casual gun play and sexual innuendo which are usually big no-no's in Chan but common in Wong Jing films. Wong Jing's Slapsick humor carries the film but bring's down Chan's usual stunt's and brilliant fight choreography which is the biggest disappointment of the film. Richard Norton is brilliant as Don Mac and Garry Daniels and this is main problem Chan is teamed with two brilliant martial art fighters and most fights fall flat although the final battle is worth the wait.Special mention must be made of the audio commentary on the HKL DVD by expert Bey Logan adds a new layer to the film the man sure does know his stuff. City Hunter is definitely a odd film in the Chan catalog but is still highly enjoyable slapstick fun

Livewire242 No major plot giveaways here.The original Japanese story of Ryo Saeba bears similarities to the American live-action series The Equalizer. A man who formerly made his living working as a mercenary and assassin for a secret government organization leaves his job and turns to helping those in serious trouble who cannot help themselves, to appease his wounded conscience. Except Robert McCall never bragged about his erections. The City Hunter animated series was immensely popular despite using the same formula in every single episode.The City Hunter movie assumes that the viewer already knows something of the animated series. If, for example, you didn't know that Ryo was agonizingly poor and hungry in the later episodes of the animated series, then several of the food-chasing scenes lose their humour. Same is true of the fact that Ryo will take absolutely any private-eye job that involves spending time with beautiful women, and will refuse any job that doesn't.Other features from the series are: Ryo's cohort Saeko Nogami, a gorgeous police detective who takes perverse pleasure in using her feminine wiles to coerce favours out of him; a one-off character who is able to throw playing cards with deadly force like throwing stars; Ryo's trademark red Austin Mini; Kaori's hammers.With today's CGI, the mandatory scenes in which Kaori mashes Ryo with a gigantic 100-ton mallet would have been much better. They ended up being clumsy and unfunny.The plot is very typical City Hunter fare: Ryo is hired by a powerful businessman to find his runaway daughter and takes the job against his will. Meanwhile, the cruise ship he follows her to is taken hostage by a gang of mercenaries.The movie adds a couple of elements not present in the series, namely martial arts, and adult-oriented toilet humour. These are pretty standard for Hong Kong movies though, and help explain why it was a smash hit at the box office in Hong Kong.There are quite a number of very memorable scenes in this movie, particularly one in which Ryo and Saeko team up for a fight. Ryo swings the armed Saeko around to shoot enemies in all directions, and then does some ballroom dancing with her when they're done. In another scene, Bruce Lee coaches Jackie through a fight in a movie theatre. The fight in the arcade... I'll say no more--you just have to see it.If you're looking for serious butt-kicking, this is not the Jackie Chan film for you. This film is for the Airplane/Naked Gun crowd with a taste for action.

GIZMO35_PF This movie i watched about 2 weeks ago and knew nothing about it except it had Jackie Chan in it. After i watched this movie, i was holding my sides from splitting because it was so funny. The fight scenes were very inventive and also very funny especially when Bruce Lee helps him to fight 2 big black guys and then thanks him and Bruce Lee says "You're Welcome" that line was hell funny. The girls in this movie were a sight for sore eyes and i couldn't believe that Saeba didn't get with the chick he was taking care of for his friend who died. There was only one problem i had watching this movie was that it wasn't well known and i thought "This movie was the best movie I've seen in ages but it wasn't well known". I recommend this movie who likes Jackie Chan movies like me but then again i have always liked Action/Comedy like Demolition Man. My rating 10 out of 10 (highly recommended)Rated M15+ for Aussies for Violence and Sexual References

NIN75 Oh my god!I bought 'City Hunter' accidentally in a three DVD pack, also containing the brilliant 'Story of Ricky-Oh'. 'City Hunter' is by far the dumbest movie I ever saw. The 'comedy' in it is so bad, it almost makes you cry. Hence, you don't give a flying f**k about the characters and I really didn't care if one of 'em died or not. The stupid jokes, the bad acting and the absence of a good story take the life out of all the action sequences. One funny scene however: Jackie Chan dressed up as one of the female 'Mortal Kombat' fighters, after he fell through an arcade game and is transformed in almost all of the characters, complete with rapid, repeated moves! Overall, this movie is a bore to sit through! Skip it if you can, bring a lot of popcorn if they make you watch it!