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Wheels on Meals [VHS]

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4 star:		(19)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

One of Jackie Chan's all time best movies, and for good reason. What made Jackie Chan was seamless action, charm, and wit. This movie has more of each than anything else out there. It has some of the best fight scenes of Jackie Chan, Benny Urquidez, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao's careers (including the fight between Chan and Urquidez, arguably the best fight scene ever filmed)! It's also one of the funniest and most charming of all the movies Chan and friends have done. The memorable characters are what have defined Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao as actors! Somewhat of an obscure movie that didn't get the credit it deserved in the United States, this movie is a must see for anyone even remotely likes Jackie Chan movies. Also look for Project A, Armour of God, Operation Condor (Armour of God 2), Police Story, Supercop (Police Story 3), Rumble in the Bronx, First Strike, Mr. Nice Guy, and Dragons Forever.

A classic collaboration between "the brothers", Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuan Biao, directed by Hung and packed with all the familiar faces of 80's Hong Kong cinema and also the amazing skills of real life kickboxing champion Benny "the Jet" Urquidez.

The story, set in Spain, is one of how two workaholic Chinese (Chan and Biao) and their gormless detective friend Moby (Hung) get pulled around by the nose by a working girl/countess while trying to protect her from her evil uncle, a count, who wants to stop her inheriting what is rightfully hers.

Plenty of action, plenty of Hong Kong humour, plenty of kicking and jumping around. The finale fight is one of the best ever recorded, and is from a team that didn't use CGI, didn't use wires and didn't let unfit actors do their own fighting. These guys know what they are doing, and it shows. Highly recommendable.

Jackie Chan versus Benny "The Jet" in the last fight is all you need to know to buy this movie. It is the best fight I have ever seen in any movie ever.

Wheels on Meals is a comedy first, keep that in mind. Dont watch this expecting it to be an action packed Jackie Chan movie cause its not. This is the funnest movie Jackie Chan has ever done though. If you want a great comedy then this is for you.

Jackie and Yuen Biao sell food from a "hi-tech" (hi-tech for early 80s) van, all computerized with the works. This movie takes place in Barcelona, Spain. Jackie and Yuen both fall for a gorgeous woman, she keeps getting in trouble (being a thief and all)and they keep helping her out even though she steals their money everytime. Sammo pretends to be a Private Investigator and is hired to find the woman Jackie and Yuen keep helping. Lots of laughs throughout the film.

The only real action in the movie is the car chase scene involving there van, and the other action part is the great finale where Jackie and Benny "The Jet" fight in the GREATEST FIGHT EVER! You have to see this fight! IT IS THAT GOOD!

All in all this is a very funny movie with not much action, but definatley worth the money.

This is a great movie! It's silly, but it's one of Jackie's funniest movies. The fight scenes in the end are superb, especially the fight between Jackie and Benny "The Jet" Urquidez. If you're a fan of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao you must see this movie.

When these 3 get together the actiona and comedy never stops. This was probably the first movie of the famous Chinese trio I've seen and I must say it was absolutely superb. The comedy is what to expect from other Chan movies (which I think is real funny since I like slapstick), and the action (especially the the last half hour) is top notch. If you are a Jackie Chan lover, then this is a must have for your collection.

In my opinion, words can barely describe this film. Easily one of the very best Jackie Chan films - and he has made many excellent films. The action is superb and has rarely been bettered - encorporating loads of comedy, acrobatics, and props along with some amazing moves. As with most Chan films (i.e. excluding most of the Lo Wei movies and the rather serious "Heart Of Dragon") it is very funny, and contains some typically amazing stunts.
What makes it even better is that we have three stars for the price of one. Jackie Chan stars alongside his 'brothers' Sammo Hung and Yuen Baio, and the interplay is brilliant. Each star brings their best to this project, and it really shows.
It is directed by Sammo Hung so expect some beautifully choreographed fight scenes - especially the end battles involving kickboxing champion Benny "The Jet" Urquidez and karate master Keith Vitali against Jackie and Yuen which are a joy to watch. You will find yourself amazed at how action-packed and hilarious a movie can actually be!
The plot basically centres on two brothers (Jackie and Yuen) and their private-eye friend (Sammo) trying to protect a beautiful pickpocket (who is actually a wealthy heiress) from evil scheming bad guys who want the money for themselves. This may not the best plot ever, but lets face it: you're unlikely to buy the video just for the story anyway.
So buy it now.
Honestly, its too good to miss out on.
Go on, you'll love it.

It's a Golden Harvest production. That tells you everything. You could watch it with the sound off and keep up with the plot. If you like Jackie Chan you'll like this movie and should be in your collection. Everything is standard fare throughout the movie until the fight scene between Jackie and Benny. WOW!

The whole movie is a classic and is a must-have for any Jackie Chan collection or movie collection that is. Youtube the fight scene between Jackie and Benny "the Jet" and you'll realize why you have to have this movie.

I can't give this five stars, although I really enjoyed it, because it's one of those comedies that's funny but not really very good in terms of script/acting/direction/etc. However, if you want to see Jackie Chan run around acting silly and getting into semi-exciting fights, this is the movie or you.

For better Hong-Kong action/comedy, you'll do better with Chan's more recent (but pre-americanized) films like Drunken Master or any of the SuperCops.

Still, it was a hit at our last Samurai Film Fest, where it followed Seven Samurai - Criterion Collection - 3-Disc Remastered Edition and other Kurosawa-seriousness nicely.

Even though this is one of his earlier movies, and the clothes really [stink], I still loved this movie. The fighting sequences are awesome... Unfortunatelly my version only had written subtitles, the language it came in was Mandarin, because this movie is packed with funny jokes!!!! I had to read every single spoken line, ugh, but well worth it!
The end fight in the castle was great, very dynamic.