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Chinese Zodiac (2012)

Directed by Jackie Chan

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Overview

Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student & a Parisian lady, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.

Rated PG-13 | Length 123 minutes

Actors

Jackie Chan | Yao Xing-Tong | Kwon Sang-woo | Zhang Lan-Xin | Liao Fan | Laura Weissbecker | Rosario Amedeo | Vincent Sze | Oliver Platt | Aventurina King | Jonathan Lee Yat-Sing | Alaa Safi | Caitlin Dechelle | Chen Bolin | Bai Bing | Wang Qingxiang | Shu Qi | Daniel Wu | Ken Lo | Lin Feng-jiao | Steve Yoo | Max Huang | Stephen Chang | David Torok | Tomer Oz | Ivan Kotik | Andreas Nguyen | Séverine Vasselin | Roberto Cuenca | Lin Peng | Jiang Wen

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Skipped the NWCFS screening tonight to take in Jackie Chan’s latest which I don’t suspect will be around past this week. Didn’t realize this was another installment in the Armor of God films but I was happy as I love those films. This one is a little more family friendly (no mass murder or hard core violence) but still quite enjoyable. Some great stunts and setpieces.

I was a bit disappointed that Shu Qi and Daniel Wu were included for cameos only (less than 10 seconds on screen combined!). Wonder if that was a favor to them or for Jackie. The central story is a bit dopey and unfocused but that’s not the reason to see this. This is really a showcase for Jackie and his stunt team. Xingtong Yao (Coco) is cute as a button and looks like a young Maggie Cheung.

Probably the best thing about this movie is the closing credits which has the expected outtakes but then goes into a clip reel featuring Jackie’s stunts from nearly all of his HK movies. Seeing those on the big screen was a treat and only made me want to see all those incredible films in the theater (Damn NYC lucky bastards!). Then Jackie provides a voice over thanking his fans for his amazing career. It brought the tears. Awesome way to close out the movie and keep everyone until the very end.

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