We extend our coverage of the Jackie Chan 90s Special (available HERE) with a commentary on the often hated, sometimes hailed ensemble prison drama, co-starring Sammo Hung, Tony Leung and Andy Lau. For shits and giggles, Stoo and Ken decides to NOT prepare with any research. An experiment that may mean our worst commentary yet? Play your Hong Kong Legends dvd along with us and find out!

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Excuse the audio problems during the last 30 minutes or so on primarily Ken’s end.

 

 Commentary On Fire: Island Of fire [95:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We’ve reached another pivotal point in Jackie’s career, the 90s, and the decade that would define his worldwide status to a HUGE degree.  Featuring a focus on specifically Drunken Master II and Rumble In The Bronx,  Stoo and Ken are also joined by action actor, fight choreographer and action director Chris Jones (http://www.chrisjonesaction.co.uk/) throughout the show. Also interspersed into various parts of the show are contributions from fellow podcasts VCinema, East Screen/West Screen, Joey Leung of Terracotta Distribution plus past guests Brian Kirby (http://www.briankirby.net/) and author John Kreng who all share their thoughts on favourite Jackie Chan movie of the 90s

For the MEMBERS ONLY crowd (only a FREE registration away on our forums), you’re treated to an additional 40 minute discussion on Jackie’s racing movie Thunderbolt.

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 Podcast On Fire 79: Jackie Chan Special Part 3 (The 90s) [100:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Zhang Yi-Shan spends his days dreaming of becoming the chosen disicple of Jackie Chan. Yi-Shan spends his time being bullied at school, Yi-Shan isn’t a weakling by any shot, he’s athletic, but not brainy, so it’s the jock being made fun of by the poetry group basically.

When planning on visiting his grand parents in Beijing he discovers that Jackie Chan is filming a movie in Beijing at the same time! (continue reading…)

Being a child trying to fit in to a crowd can be a bit tedious, but when you’ve moved from America to China , fitting in is almost impossible when you show off to the wrong crowd. Our victim is Dre Parker, he moved with his mother when she was relocated in her job.

After being constantly being hounded and beaten by bullies in his school, he is saved by the local handy man, Mr. Han. Mr. Han confronts the bullies teacher and the two agree that the children will settle their differences in a Open Kung Fu Tournament. Han agrees to train Dre and Dre soon finds himself helping Hans troubled pass… (continue reading…)

Stoo hosts the second part of our four part Jackie Chan Special. Joining him we have James Aylmore and POF12 guest – Mike Maley. We have a good banter discussing two of Jackies highly rated movies from the eighties; Project A and Police Story.

We then continue to briefly discuss the rest of Jackies career between 83 to 89. Upon our original recording of this episode we also provide discussion on a third movie; Miracles. The Miracles discussion is only available in the MEMBERS ONLY portion of the forum as well as 30 minutes extras content. Just a FREE registration away!

 

 Podcast on Fire 77: Jackie Chan Special 1983-89 [82:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The start of a series of shows covering the career of the legendary Jackie Chan and if you’re a fan or casual viewer, there’s a lot to take in via Ken’s and Brian Kirby’s  (of Shelf Life Clothing and Hong Kong Subtitles) 2 hour discussion of Jackie’s career in the 70s leading up to 1982. Featuring a larger spotlight on specifically Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow and The Young Master, you also get an additional 40 minutes of deleted material in the MEMBERS ONLY portion of the forum. Just a FREE registration away!

(Ken’s note: pardon misid’ing the box office info on The Young Master. The first movie to make 1 million at the Hong Kong Box Office was The One Armed Swordsman.)

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 Podcast On Fire 76: Jackie Chan Special Part 1 [123:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Stoo reports in from the 2010 Terracotta Far East Film Festival and he’s got a review of a very special movie, 2010′s Little Big Soldier. Starring Jackie Chan. (continue reading…)