Īcrobat/gymnast/kung-fu artist/stunt man Jackie Chan in a very loose adaptation of the Verne novel.Chan is Passepartout, valet to the inimitably neurotic inventor, Phineas Fogg Steve Coogan, but in this film his real identity is that of a Chinese fellow, Lau Xing, whose mission is to return a stolen Buddha statue to his village.
#Around the world in 80 days 2004 movie
This is a riff/homage to the original novel, having nothing whatsoever to do with any previous movie version.I thought Jackie Chan's part in this movie was great fun, and I was very entertained throughout. To see this movie as a remake of the 1956 movie - which seems to be the position that many reviewers take - is completely faulty. Let's face it, Jules Verne's science no longer holds up in the present day, so we have to make modified versions of the stories for a modern audience hence also the very entertaining updated version of Journey to the Center of the Earth: The Core.
#Around the world in 80 days 2004 update
The movie makes the only right choice, namely to update the classic story and add new levels and new ideas, which keeps it fresh and adventurous. And it is something so rare as a literate one, which does not ridicule the premise it is based on. This movie is, absolutely first and foremost, a comedy. Before watching it, I thought it would be more faithful to the original book, so I was surprised to see the Ten Tigers of Kwantung, and let me say the surprise was 100% positive.
The movie is witty, beautiful, well-acted and contains virtually everything any kung fu adventure fan's heart can desire. Doesn't seem like a fair and complete calculation to me.Anyway, I go to the trouble of wondering about this because I thought this was a great and delightful romp of a comedy, and I believe posterity will be much kinder to it than "5.7". This movie deserves 8.6 out of 10 Now that is cheap to hire do yourself a favor and take a look, you know you want to. The DVD extras are not much and what should have been a highlight, the deleted scenes where ruined by the director talking over then and making then a waste of time.I can not mention this enough- this movie is very lite, do not see this expecting a life changing experience and just let yourself be taken on the ride. A lot of cameo appearances are in this movie and ad a whole lot to the feel of the movie and all the main actors play their parts very well. All the backdrops are gorgeous, and everything has a fun feel about it, this is the kind of movie that is just purely for entertainment, very light very easy but all together a fun ride that you should want to see again. And very family friendly and it also got a PG rating so its a relatively pleasant movie.Having always been a Jackie Chan fan I may be a little bias but I found this movie great fun, much more than I was expecting.
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