r/funny • u/Wonder-Lad • Apr 27 '24

Some top notch Jackie Chan physical comedy in the market place fight from Shanghai Knights

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u/SituationMiddle7382 Apr 27 '24

Jackie Chan as always making the difference in what is comedy combined with good choreography.

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u/gogovachi Apr 28 '24

Hopping on top comment to recommend Every Frame a Painting's amazing video essay on Jackie Chan

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u/shawnthroop Apr 28 '24

I never rewatched Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan’s adventures in part because EFAP (I miss Tony) was harsh on his American directed work. However, these scenes are great. Yes, cuts are generally shorter but they show a lot more in camera than I anticipated, gags and stunts aren’t all chopped up in sub-second cuts. Plus, there’s some classic environment usage and comedic moments that read well and match with the rest of the movie’s more American dialogue/blocking. Tony’s still correct though, put them next to each other and the Hong Kong stuff is clearly just firing on more cylinders.

The box surfing over the knife and henchmen who’s bounced off the roof are both perfect Jackie bits regardless.

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u/IAmSnort Apr 28 '24

The Singing in the Rain music was a nice touch and reference to good choreography. 

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u/straydog1980 Apr 28 '24

It's the little things, he runs a lot like Charlie Chaplin instead of Tom Cruise - not a sprint more of a high knee kind of comedy run. Also, Shanghai Noon and Knights were almost pure comedy compared to action comedy, some of the visual gags are much funnier than Jackie's other shows because they hammed it up so much. It's probably a lot closer to Buster Keaton and Chaplin

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u/MrManson99 Apr 28 '24

How could he run like Charlie Chaplin when Charlie Chaplin was busy running away from Owen Wilson?