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The 2004 version of Around the World in 80 Days is an entertaining hodge-podge of adventure, comedy, and scenery from across the globe. Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan, 24 Hour Party People), an obsessively precise inventor, bets that he can circumnavigate the planet in 80 days--considered impossible in the Victorian era. In this version, Jackie Chan plays a Chinese peasant who retrieves a stolen idol from the Bank of England, then convinces Fogg to hire him as a French valet so that Chan can get back to his village. Chan supplies numerous spectacular fights against the forces trying to stop Fogg or get the idol, while Coogan is both funny and a surprisingly appealing romantic lead (he flirts with a fetching French painter who joins them). The various episodes--featuring cameos by Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Cleese, Owen Wilson, and Sammo Hung--are uneven, but a goofy good cheer prevails. --Bret Fetzer
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Get ready for phenomenal fun, spectacular adventures, and nonstop action as hilarious megastar Jackie Chan (SHANGHAI NOON, SHANGHAI KNIGHTS) dares to do what no one has done before — beat the clock in a race around the world. Traveling the globe by land, sea, air, and even in-line skates, Chan and his buddies are greeted with impossible obstacles at every planned and unplanned stop along the way, making their fantastically speedy voyage more frantic and heart-pounding than ever! Filled with amazing stunts, humor, and the importance of friendship and following your dreams, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS is one trip the whole family will enjoy taking together.
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This isn't quite the story you remember. It's been updated to add Monique (lovely Cécile De France) added as romantic interest and occasional damsel in distress, to include Jackie Chan as Fogg's valet, and to give plenty of opportunity for Chan's incredible clowning.
The plot winds its way around the world, one step ahead of the bad guys. It's a basically light movie, and the light tone is reinforced by the amusing animated interludes that skip over the tedium of travel. Fogg is shown as an over-intellectual bumbler, saved (whether he knows it or not) by Passepartout (Chan). Mostly, though, the movie is a vehicle for Chan's brilliant physical humor. If you've never seen him - well, you have no idea just how funny martial arts can be made.
It's a safe kind of movie, with bloodless fights, chaste romance, and people keeping their clothes on. There's no great purpose here, just good fun. Hey, it works for me.
//wiredweird
The plot winds its way around the world, one step ahead of the bad guys. It's a basically light movie, and the light tone is reinforced by the amusing animated interludes that skip over the tedium of travel. Fogg is shown as an over-intellectual bumbler, saved (whether he knows it or not) by Passepartout (Chan). Mostly, though, the movie is a vehicle for Chan's brilliant physical humor. If you've never seen him - well, you have no idea just how funny martial arts can be made.
It's a safe kind of movie, with bloodless fights, chaste romance, and people keeping their clothes on. There's no great purpose here, just good fun. Hey, it works for me.
//wiredweird
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Charan
Eight of us (my family) went to the movies. We split up, half saw Spiderman and the other half 80 days. On returning home, guess who did all the talking and raving. The Jackie Chan group. We all loved this movie. The Spiderman group sat silently. It was exactly more of the same for them.
This Chan movie is different from his last two which were bad. This movie is smart, intelligent and very funny. It is much better than most of his recent efforts, except the two "Shangai" movies. No profanities, inanties, trivilaties, just plain grand humorous fun.
The pace of the movie is never too fast nor is it slow. It moves at a superb entertaining pace. In fact as the trip progresses, I kept groaning knowing that each destination meant the movie would be ending soon.
The french girl "de france" is suberb. She is made out neither stupid nor cheap, which is how most movies of this nature deal with female charaters. She is painted with a light hand and I give 5 five stars just for rendering a female charater that is so attractive, interesting and arresting. She grabs you and you keep waiting for the closeups so you can see the little gap between her teeth.
The villaness is done equally well too. Not overacted, no funny accent, she is great to watch. You also watch for her to appear just to see her hairdo and the eye makeup. The cameos by big names, Arnold, John Clease, Owen are icing on the cake. The scene with Arnold was a hoot and Owen brothers don't disappoint. I laughed like crazy in both of these pieces.
Steve Coogan sad to say steals the scene from Jackie. But I think that is what makes this such a super movie. As Jackie is growing older, intelligently he is making movies that character rich rather than keep making fight movies. All four main character are done with aplomb.
The fight teams are as good as ever, although some fight scenes are not as fresh. Scenes in China were visually stunning and the Chinese villagers believable and appealing. The landscape scenes are lovely, rich and special effects by Micha Klein are impressive.
I will defintely add this movie to my DVD collection when it comes out. If you are looking for a really entertaining, a very laugh out loud funny, visually rich, appealing movie in the tradition of the grand old movies, go see this one. Don't miss it.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This movie opened and closed in cinemas faster than you can say "Around The World In Eighty Days", but now, after watching it...I'm beginning to wonder why. Of course the story is nothing to shout about, but I found many aspects of this movie entertaining.
The story is about Lao Xing, a chinese guy posing as a Frenchman (don't ask...) who steals a Jade Buddha from the Bank Of England. You see, the statue rightfully belongs to his village. The fastest way to get back to China is apparently partnering with a crazy inventor and convincing him to make a bet with the Royal Academy of Sciences to go around the world in 80 days. If he does it, he'll be the new Science Minister. Along the way, they learn the meaning of friendship and the inventor even falls in love with a french girl. And the ride to the rather predictable end is unexpectedly fun.
The purpose of this movie is for the audience to have some fun, to entertain...and thankfully the director, Frank Coraci (of Waterboy and Wedding Singer fame) knows that and doesn't lose himself in an overacted, overzealous movie. The cast are a joy to watch. Steve Coogan and Cecille de France had a pretty tall order to fill, especially with the likes of Jackie Chan and Jim Broadbent around but they perform wonderfully. They made a rather dorky albeit cute couple. Jackie Chan, as usual is a hoot to watch...with his trademark martial arts moves and Jim Broadbent as Lord Kelvin, the baddie gives an admirable performance (in his Professor from Narnia mode). The whole "going around the world" also fascinated me. I think these guys actually filmed around the world, and it was really nice seeing the different cultures and places around the world, from U.K right to France, India, China, and various parts of the U.S.
Another thing I LOVED about this movie was the superb cameos. The who's who of comedy are here. Watch out for them...each gives an all out "laugh out loud" moments. They include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rob Schneider, Sammo Hung, Luke & Owen Wilson, Will Forte, Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Mark Addy, Richard Branson, and even Macy Gray. How they got all these people was beyond me. I half expected Vince Vaughn to pop up as some cruel but actually "soft hearted" pimp in the movie. These people definitely upped the level of crazy fun in the movie, and I for one...am totally FOR that!
In short, this a light hearted movie great for family gatherings, or to pop in when you're among some friends and just want to chill out and have some laughs. It's also great after a hard day's work or 5 hours of classes. Although it has it's fair share of misses, there's surely more hits than misses and I liked it! Recommended folks.
The story is about Lao Xing, a chinese guy posing as a Frenchman (don't ask...) who steals a Jade Buddha from the Bank Of England. You see, the statue rightfully belongs to his village. The fastest way to get back to China is apparently partnering with a crazy inventor and convincing him to make a bet with the Royal Academy of Sciences to go around the world in 80 days. If he does it, he'll be the new Science Minister. Along the way, they learn the meaning of friendship and the inventor even falls in love with a french girl. And the ride to the rather predictable end is unexpectedly fun.
The purpose of this movie is for the audience to have some fun, to entertain...and thankfully the director, Frank Coraci (of Waterboy and Wedding Singer fame) knows that and doesn't lose himself in an overacted, overzealous movie. The cast are a joy to watch. Steve Coogan and Cecille de France had a pretty tall order to fill, especially with the likes of Jackie Chan and Jim Broadbent around but they perform wonderfully. They made a rather dorky albeit cute couple. Jackie Chan, as usual is a hoot to watch...with his trademark martial arts moves and Jim Broadbent as Lord Kelvin, the baddie gives an admirable performance (in his Professor from Narnia mode). The whole "going around the world" also fascinated me. I think these guys actually filmed around the world, and it was really nice seeing the different cultures and places around the world, from U.K right to France, India, China, and various parts of the U.S.
Another thing I LOVED about this movie was the superb cameos. The who's who of comedy are here. Watch out for them...each gives an all out "laugh out loud" moments. They include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rob Schneider, Sammo Hung, Luke & Owen Wilson, Will Forte, Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Mark Addy, Richard Branson, and even Macy Gray. How they got all these people was beyond me. I half expected Vince Vaughn to pop up as some cruel but actually "soft hearted" pimp in the movie. These people definitely upped the level of crazy fun in the movie, and I for one...am totally FOR that!
In short, this a light hearted movie great for family gatherings, or to pop in when you're among some friends and just want to chill out and have some laughs. It's also great after a hard day's work or 5 hours of classes. Although it has it's fair share of misses, there's surely more hits than misses and I liked it! Recommended folks.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Around the World in 80 Days
This is a very delightful film for the whole family. It can be viewed by all ages. It is very comical to watch.
Published 24 days ago by Emily Boliver
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very Bad
This was the worst home made piece of crap. it should never have been offered for sale to anyone at anytime
Published 1 month ago by Kriket Love
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome movie.
Jackie Chan is great in this movie. It is funny and very enjoyable to watch. it is amazing the things Chan can do.
Published 1 month ago by Daniel Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jankie Chan, Jules Vernes what could be more delightful.
Well, it could be more delightful if Arnold's bit was as humorous as they, no doubt, hoped it would be.
Published 1 month ago by Diego Nomad
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another great family
Hilarious Jackie chan the movie was so funny and a great family movie that had to go in my vault
Published 2 months ago by Capitalfan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great family film
This is a good film for the whole family. Enough fun adventures for the kids and some funny cameo appearances that the grown-ups will enjoy.
Published 3 months ago by Anthony Kempka
2.0 out of 5 stars
Superficial And Forgettable, Screen For Cameos Only
Babysitting an 11-year old, and without a say or vote, ended watching the entirety of this movie.
Being a fan of the original film and source novel, I knew to lower my... Read more
Being a fan of the original film and source novel, I knew to lower my... Read more
Published 3 months ago by MadMacs
4.0 out of 5 stars
Around the World in 80 Days
I love Jackie Chan's humor and this movie doesn't disappoint. Lots of laughs in it, very entertaining. I definately recomend it.
Published 4 months ago by jacaro
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny!
Thought itd be corny but it was really good, lots of twists, some jackie chan fighting, and lots of random jokes and actors appear
Published 4 months ago by Jay B
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Family Movie
very funny and not your stereotypical kids movie. Has humor for kids and adults making it a great movie to rent for the family movie nights.
Published 4 months ago by S. Tees
