Kei zik (1989)

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1. 

   Ferneu

   Qi Ji: OK
   Miracles: OK
   Canton Godfather: OK
   
   but...
   Ji Ji: ???
   Blackdragon: ???
   
   Am I in the right movie? 5 years 10 months ago
2. 

   Siskoid

   In its initial scenes, Miracles, AKA The Canton Godfather, has you thinking its rags to crime boss story would be a riff on The Godfather Part II, but it was apparently inspired by Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well, itself inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet... uhm, let's just say Jackie Chan got us pretty far from the source material. Jackie is in his prime though, with amazing fight choreography highlighting his talents, and yet, its focus is really on the comedy plot (I can already tell action fans will be annoyed). Jackie lands in 1930s Hong Kong and is accidentally minted boss of a particular criminal gang (which suits some of them because he can be manipulated and the target is on HIS back), but he endeavors to do good works with his power and money. And there's this older woman who sells roses on the street, his good luck charm, who has a daughter who will marry rich is only the father of the groom believes she's from a well-to-do family... you can see how shenanigans ensue. Throw in Anita Mui as a songstress and love interest, slapstick expert Richard Ng as the venal chief of police, and an enemy clan out to hurt Jackie at the worst possible time... It's a full meal. Very much a Cantonese comedy, with silly music and untranslatable wordplay (made even more opaque by the terrible subtitles available), which I think is why Miracles isn't spoken of in the same breath as Rumble in the Bronx or Police Story. I think it should be. 7 months 1 week ago
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   nbats

   https://ok.ru/video/2307547532026
   subs in settings 1 year 5 months ago

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