spy next door trailer..

[cooksandkungfoodle]

what do you think?

looks quite funny but why use clips from the tuxedo his worst movie



http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00028063.html

[AbeRudder]

Ill only watch this cause Jackie is in it, everything else in this movie looks terrible.

[AlbertV]

Well, I'll see it because I like Jackie Chan, I like George Lopez and if I know my 3-year old daughter, she will definitely like see Sportacus...even if he is the bad guy.

From what I remember, the stunt choreography is done this time by Wu Gang, who has been in the JC Stunt Team for a decade now. Wu also trained Jaden Smith for Kung Fu Kid and is that film's fight choreographer too. Plus, the film marks the return of JC Stunt Team member Paul Andreovski, who I wouldn't be surprised if he doubled the bad guy.

[Markgway]

Slick trailer... but I think it's aimed at kiddies rather than 'we' adults. Could be a not-too-painful way to spend 90 mins with your little ones. My expectations are pretty low though... Also a January release doesn't inspire confidence. That's when all the films the studios felt weren't good enough for the build-up to Xmas are slipped out.

[bengs]

for what it is, it looks like a fun movie

[lillippa328]

yea this is a kids movie deff....but good because the younger generation gets to c jackie chan and hopefully will go look into his older stuff

[DeathFuMaster]

Im not sure if I will watch this. It looks like a good family movie, but kinda reminds me of the Pacifier. I may give it a rental when it comes out.

[AlbertV]

Gotta love Jackie's character name though: Bob Ho!

Just makes me laugh everytime I even say it.

[Markgway]

Gotta love Jackie's character name though: Bob Ho!

Just makes me laugh everytime I even say it.

Jackie doesn't look like a 'Bob' to me. Cecil maybe.

Originally he was to be called Got Fat Kok but the producers felt that wasn't suitable for a PG movie. :tongue:

[ToothbrushFu]

Everyone is being very nice about that trailer. Am I the only person who thinks it looks pants? :tongue: I mean, I love watching a good kids movie but that just looks awful and incredibly derivative.

[thehangman]

surely cant be any worse then the tuxedo

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

Pants indeed....! (whatever the fuck "pants" means, but im guessing it's bad)

Wouldn't watch this if you paid me!

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

surely cant be any worse then the tuxedo

Yeah, I can.... it has KIDS in it:cry:

[shapes]

Looked very poor, the action in Lazytown is better than this. JC should retire ,

[Markgway]

Limped into US theatres with a paltry $9.7M weekend take. No.6 in the chart (which is poor for a big new release). Expect it to drop out of the top ten within the next two weeks. Without Chris Tucker Jackie can't score a hit. Sad, but true.

[fiol]

another crappy movie from JC... it should stop duing these kind of flicks.. they are just awful, and without Tucker ,Chan means nothing in the US (or western countries in general) :xd:

[Markgway]

another crappy movie from JC... it should stop duing these kind of flicks.. they are just awful, and without Tucker ,Chan means nothing in the US (or western countries in general) :xd:

Actually, just the US. Tucker couldn't get himself arrested in Europe.

[lillippa328]

Limped into US theatres with a paltry $9.7M weekend take. No.6 in the chart (which is poor for a big new release). Expect it to drop out of the top ten within the next two weeks. Without Chris Tucker Jackie can't score a hit. Sad, but true.



bet the karate kid will do very well...

[Neil Koch]

Saw this yesterday. It's simply awful. Lo Wei-era bad.

I have a review here:

http://hkfilm.net/movrevs4/spynextdoor.htm

The trailer for The Karate Kid looks heinous. Does Jackie need money this badly?

[lillippa328]

i swear the ignorance of some people smh....



ITS A KIDDIE MOVIE! For fucks sake! Its not a KUNG FU MOVIE! Its not supposed 2 have the best fight scenes its supposed 2 have corney jokes and fights for little kids to laugh at for no reason!!



The Karate Kid will be more of a family movie...and i bet that will be better....but still, neither of these movies are kung fu movies!


stop complaining...the guy is an actor....he gets roles, he takes them, he gets paid...who cares if he does a terrible kiddie movie...hes getting a huge check!! Let the man eat! Let the man have money!! He is one of the nicest people in the world and has donated so much to needy kids and families in the past, let the man get all the money in the world and i bet the world will be a better place!



just wait for some of his other project like Little Big Soldier, Armor of God 3 and Shaolin before yall throw salt on the man...shit...

[Neil Koch]

People shouldn't change their standards just because it's a kids movie. Around the World in 80 Days was a kids movie also, and that was actually a fun movie. The Spy Next Door is embarassingly terrible from beginning to end, and judging by the (non) reaction by the kids in the audience, it couldn't even keep the young ones entertained.

Let the man eat! Let the man have money!! He is one of the nicest people in the world and has donated so much to needy kids and families in the past, let the man get all the money in the world and i bet the world will be a better place!

It's not like Jackie is a struggling actor. He is a multi-millionaire and simply doesn't need to do productions like this, which sully his name with fans, and make studios think he isn't marketable. It's just bad for his career for him to take roles like this.

[lillippa328]

It's not like Jackie is a struggling actor. He is a multi-millionaire and simply doesn't need to do productions like this, which sully his name with fans, and make studios think he isn't marketable. It's just bad for his career for him to take roles like this.



Word to the wise....Jackie is NOT marketable in America....neither is Jet Li...Tony Jaa isnt...Donnie Yen isnt...none of them are marketable in America past the audience of martial arts fans....are they worthy? More than enough!!! But unless theyre co-starring in somthing, theyre not getting roles...if they do bring one of their movies over...its only limited release...extremely limited....good ol' USA!


even when Jackie and Jet, the 2 of the 3 biggest names in martial arts cinema history, were in the same movie for the first time ever, they had to have an annoying white kid in the movie hogging up the precious screen time....

[Markgway]

bet the karate kid will do very well...

Perhaps, but in spite of Jackie, not because of him.

[fiol]

Actually, just the US. Tucker couldn't get himself arrested in Europe.

Ahah ok i understand xD

[Killer Meteor]

Saw this yesterday. It's simply awful. Lo Wei-era bad.

I have a review here:

http://hkfilm.net/movrevs4/spynextdoor.htm

The trailer for The Karate Kid looks heinous. Does Jackie need money this badly?

Oi, some of us like the Lo Wei films lol

I think its not bad looking, just bland. Jackie needs to stop pandering to family audiences and bring back his dangerous persona from the days of Police Story.

[Killer Meteor]

People should change their standards just because it's a kids movie. Around the World in 80 Days was a kids movie also, and that was actually a fun movie. The Spy Next Door is embarassingly terrible from beginning to end, and judging by the (non) reaction by the kids in the audience, it couldn't even keep the young ones entertained.




I love good kids films, but I get the impression a lot of these Jackie films are half assed committe ideas with no soul. I do enjoy 80 Days but its very disposable.

[lillippa328]

yall gotta think its not jackie who constructs these movies...hes just an actor...



its because they want a guy who knows kung fu to play iin roles like these....just like vin diesel, and ice cube, they want tough guys to play shitty roles because they think its entertainment....its lame....and whoever keeps making these needs 2 be fired!

[Drunken Monk]

Recently, on Twitch.net, I viewed two clips from this film. They depicted two different fight scenes and the choreography, while terrible, was pretty similar to Jackie’s traditional stuff, using props and every day items as weapons and whatnot. The IMDB page for “The Spy Next Door” doesn’t list Jackie as the fight, stunt or action coordinator/choreographer for the film so I’m just wondering why they would hire Jackie to be in the film and not let him have total control over the action?
I recall Jackie saying that Hollywood didn’t give him the time he and his stunt team needed to choreograph a “typical” fight scene but why would they try to imitate his style using Jackie without actually making him full choreographer? I’m sure Jackie has a say but it doesn’t seem like enough.

[lillippa328]

^cheap marketing? lol

[AlbertV]

Recently, on Twitch.net, I viewed two clips from this film. They depicted two different fight scenes and the choreography, while terrible, was pretty similar to Jackie’s traditional stuff, using props and every day items as weapons and whatnot. The IMDB page for “The Spy Next Door” doesn’t list Jackie as the fight, stunt or action coordinator/choreographer for the film so I’m just wondering why they would hire Jackie to be in the film and not let him have total control over the action?
I recall Jackie saying that Hollywood didn’t give him the time he and his stunt team needed to choreograph a “typical” fight scene but why would they try to imitate his style using Jackie without actually making him full choreographer? I’m sure Jackie has a say but it doesn’t seem like enough.


The choreographer was Wu Gang, the new leader of the JC Stunt Team. He replaced Nicky Li, who has been working on Dennis Law's films. Jackie can be known as the "stunt director", the guy who has a say in it but the actual choreographer himself is different.

Look at Panna Rittikrai. I saw the credits for Power Kids. Rittikrai was listed as "Action Supervisor", but the actual choreography was done by two of Rittikrai's team, Banlu Srisaeng and the film's director, Krissapong Rachata. Rittikrai is like Chan in terms of both of them supervise the action, but are not the ones who actually choreograph it.