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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
Action superstar Jackie Chan (Rush Hour 2, Shanghai Knights) combines his high-flying style with state-of-the-art special effects as he unleashes the power of The Medallion, the film Roger Ebert gives a big "Thumbs up!" Chan plays Hong Kong detective Eddie Yang, who works with the beautiful Interpol agent Nicole (Claire Forlani from Meet Joe Black and The Rock) and the bumbling agent Watson (Lee Evans of Mouse Hunt) to try to rescue a boy from the clutches of the villainous Snakehead (Warlock's Julian Sands). But when a fatal accident ends his life, Eddie is brought back to this world with the help of The Medallion and is supercharged! Now empowered with superhuman strength, Eddie sets out to thwart Snakehead's plan for world domination. Filmed on location in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Ireland. Jackie Chan has got the power--and kicks The Medallion into high gear!
"Chan defies time and gravity with remarkable energy, ease and resourcefulness, not to mention charm and humor." Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"The best of Jackie Chan's American movies..." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
Jackie Chan is back in action with THE MEDALLION, yet another fast-paced martial arts action-comedy. Chan plays Eddie Yang, a Hong Kong cop who is working with Interpol officer Arthur Watson (Lee Evans) in order to protect a gifted young child. Aware that the child holds a centuries-old medallion that could give him limitless powers, Snakehead (Julian Sands) and his band of criminals kidnap the child and head for Dublin. It isn't long before Eddie arrives in Ireland where he is teamed up with beautiful Interpol officer Nicole James (Claire Forlani), who also happens to be a former flame. Together Eddie, Nicole, and the bumbling Watson manage to track down the child, but after an accident in which Eddie appears to have died, it's up to the gifted boy to put the trusty medallion to work and resuscitate him.While Chan appears to have lost a bit of a bounce from his early days, he still pulls off moves that would leave most actors flatfooted. This time around, director Gordon Chan uses special effects alongside superstar choreographer Sammo Hung's action sequences, giving the audience a double dose of adrenaline. As is the case with most Chan films, hilarious outtakes and bloopers accompany the film's closing credits.
| Features | Scene Selection | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Subtitles: English, French | | Interactive Menus | | Audio Commentary | | Deleted Scenes | | Theatrical Trailer |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 8/22/2006 |
| Running Time: 88 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 00502 | | UPC: 00043396005020 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.4:1/1.33:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...[Mr. Hung] has given Mr. Chan a couple of virtuoso sequences, beautifully framed and edited, showing that at 50 Mr. Chan can still fly through the air with the best of them..." 08/22/2003 p.E16USA Today
"...With Chan's affable charm and stunning leaps, kicks and jumps, it's a good natured and amusing spectacle..." 08/22/2003 p.4E Chicago Sun-Times
"[R]edeemed by silliness, exaggeration, and Chan's skill and charm." 12/17/2003 p.74 Sight and Sound
"[Chan] remains remarkably limber..." 03/01/2004 p.49 |
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