Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy
Some filmmakers can do action. Others can do comedy. But for 40 years, the master of combining them has been Jackie Chan. Let’s see how he does it. (Note: to see the names of the films, press the CC button!)
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The 9 Principles of Action Comedy
1. Start with a DISADVANTAGE
2. Use the ENVIRONMENT
3. Be CLEAR in your shots
4. Action & Reaction in the SAME frame
5. Do as many TAKES as necessary
6. Let the audience feel the RHYTHM
7. In editing, TWO good hits = ONE great hit
8. PAIN is humanizing
9. Earn your FINISH
Five Jackie Chan Fights (An Introduction)
Wheels on Meals - Benny vs Jackie ( • Video )
Police Story - Mall Finale ( • Video )
Police Story 2 - The Playground ( • Video )
Miracles - The Rope Factory ( • Video )
Drunken Master 2 - Finale ( • ☯ Jackie Chan Vs Ken L... )
Music:
Jackie Chan - Police Story Theme
Ash - Kung Fu
Chow Fu-liang - 8 Drunken Gods (Main Theme)
Jackie Chan - Who Am I? Theme
David Tao - Fantasy Mission Force
Interview Clips:
Jackie Chan interview on filmmaking: • Jackie Chan - Intervie...
Bey Logan talks about Project A: • Video
An Evening with Jackie Chan: • An Evening with Jackie...
Jackie Chan - My Stunts: • Video
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Never fight Jackie Chan in an IKEA.
Because he’ll use a Mitsubishi
Now I want to see that lol
You'll have to find him first. That place is a labyrinth of furniture haha
Dude, I really want to see the home game of him. I think I'm going to die laughing, the jokes that come out of it.
Probably gonna assemble a piece of furniture in the most ridiculous but fantastic way possible
"Do the best you can, because the film live forever" This is why 20-30 years later, people still watch his film, because he made with the intent to have it lived forever.
I still have some of his early movies and they are my favorites
@@sebastiansebastian5270 words cannot express how good some of his work is. Can be hilarious too!
Anjayy
成龙是中国人的骄傲
Same still watch them time to time
I read Jackie Chan's autobiography, and he explained that around the time he was starting, Bruce Lee had died. There were all these guys in Hong Kong trying to imitate Bruce Lee. He decided the best way to stand out was to do the complete opposite of that. That's where he got inspiration for his style of fighting in his films.
That's on Wikipedia if I'm not mistaken
"I don't want to be the next Bruce Lee. I want to be the first Jackie Chan."
Directors tried to "make him into the next Bruce Lee". Obviously, that was folly. Let people like Jet Li do that (he did). But Jackie was in a class all of his own. Relatable in ways that not even Donnie Y. nor Jet Li could truly attain. It's one of the reasons the main character in my series, "Diamond Dragons", is named... Jackie. 💪😎✌️ 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
@@reckyu7642and the rest is history
Jackie Chan also worked on the Kung Fu Panda films. Not just as a voice actor, but he also was an advicor to the animation team on how to do comedic Kung Fu.
Honestly probably why those movies are so good and work so well
That totally makes sense now. Jack black also met him in hong kong once where jackie is basically a god. Jackie told he'd do any movie with him and I guess jack black couldnt come up with any good ideas so now they're making kung fu panda 4😅
That explains so much.
Aha, that's where I remember the scene with somebody fighting for food with chopsticks from! It rang a bell in this video, but I couldn't quite place it. Great homage that works well in that film too.
The steady camera thing just blew my mind. I will never look at action movies the same again.
Lester Sanchez same.
That's the whole point of films and cinema, it was an art form of moving imagery with each frame making sense. Films used to be an art form that Michael Bay completely misses the point of.
Jack, I guess you're not too familiar with Naruto!
me too
Lester Sanchez steady cam usually significant no use of stunt double. You can see it in John Wick ans Tom Cruise films as well
"Oh, Jackie good! It's not good. You can do it, except do you have the patience or not?" - Jackie Chan
great quote
I thought he meant, "It's not a good take because it looks like something anyone can do right the first time".
@Happy McJoyjoy 10/10
He's such a perfectionist that in Armour of God, even though that tree shot was already great, he still insisted on doing it again resulting in a broken skull. This mofo is tough.
@@masterklaw4527 He's sort of demystifying himself. Allow me to paraphrase: "I can do that, not because I'm that good, but because I'm that patient. And, by the way, anyone can do that."
"He doesn't win because he's the better fighter. He wins because he doesn't give up." Man, that was an awesome quote that can be applied to all aspects of life. Made me tear up a little. Love Jackie Chan, I miss seeing his films.
That's some dark souls stuff fr
"You can do it too...do you have the patience or not?" A great way to look at creativity. You can pull off what the mind envisions, but the requires the patience & dedication to see that idea through. Jackie is a great teacher.
That death scene at the end is nuts.
+Mr. Creazil Ya, they went balls deep in production value on that one.
Yeah, they'd be too scared to do that in a Hollywood movie. But Jackie Chan found the balls to do it.
+Mr. Creazil Why so few likes on this comment
Ihsan Tria Pramanda Someone should get sacked for that.
Mr. Creazil The amount of puns used in this thread is too damn high! XD
"He doesn't win because he is a better fighter, he wins because he doesn't give up." So meaningful.
The East philosophy
Actually, if you are strong enough not to give up, it means that you are the best fighter.
@@antonrogozhin7665 Well not really, you can be weaker than your opponent but if you don't give up and keep on trying, you can tire him out or outsmart him, even tho he was the most skilled fighter
But... He's usually the better fighter also
Reminds me of an old experience I had... dowlphinblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/the-profound-spiritual-divide-that-affects-your-whole-life/
I feel blessed to have worked with him on different projects. He’s not only an amazing filmmaker and a creative martial artist, he’s also a very nice human being who makes everybody on set feel great.
Wow! Good for you. Nad may I ask what is your line of work? What did you do on his film sets?
@@42kellys I used to be a stuntman. Now I’m a bit too old for action so I just act.
@@xiaolong201280 Wow! How many films did you make with him? I understand it is hard to make stunts as we get older. It is amazing that Jackie still does a lot of that too and he is very old. But he never did what was considered normal he outdid everyone, always. And he is sweetly silly about not taking care of himself well enough to say, okay I am too old for stunts. Of course, he toned down his stunts now, but still, the man is amazing. Tell me more, please!
@@42kellys oh yeah! I have so much respect for him because of that… he’s a real workoholic: he never stops! 😂 I’ve worked on Chinese Zodiac, Dragon Blade, Skiptrace, and Snafu. I also worked on Vanguard, but I only did voiceover.
@@xiaolong201280 5 films! Wow! I am sure he was hyper satisfied with you if he kept calling you back for more! That is a great credit for you! Tell me more!
Jackie is a living legend, a humble guy as well. He's been through it all.
You are just....everywhereeeeee!!!
Jesus no matter what fucking genre you are always there wtf
It seems he is not the only one who's been through it all.
only three replies from a popular Commenter; who commented 2 weeks ago; on a popular video with 24M views? nuff.
Bruh I was rewatching old videos and YOU’RE here too
I lost count about 20 viewings ago of how many times I've seen this video.
Jaime Garcia Yeah my friends tell me they rewatch this one a lot. Must be the jokes.
Every Frame a Painting Don't degrade yourself. Your commentary and production quality are more than half the reason I keep coming back. Keep em coming :)
Every Frame a Painting Agreed, I wanted to say THANK YOU for finally covering some of Jackie's film style and comparing it to Western movies. It's bugged me for so long and you've demonstrated it perfectly. Cheers for being the best film essayist.
Every Frame a Painting You also display different action cuts nicely. Especially the show it twice bit, which seems to be something that is very easy to miss in film.
Alpha Man There's a great, easy to read book about film editing that goes into this. It's titled 'On Film Editing' by Edward Dmytryk. Basically, "the show it twice bit", is so the audience has time to register what is happening on screen. That extra two frames shown before the actual hit is so our minds can process the actual hit. I'm probably not explaining this very good but if a scene in a film, especially an action scene, is cut too fast, the audience won't connect with the action, hence why the author in this video states "It looks like a bunch of people flailing around" @6:22.
Good lord that's a brilliant analysis, I've always loved Chan's movies for these reasons, but never seen it so well articulated
Yes, I wondered why I enjoy his Hong Kong movies much more than US made, now I understand.
now i know why punch, kick, or something like that doesnt seem like an actual HIT in western movies. u know what i mean.
***** Compared to most Hollywood fights, yes. But aside from the special effects, Hong Kong audiences had already seen better.
Money4Nothing He made an incredible point that I always thought about as well and that was the camera shots. It's been a common thing for movies to cut the action out in weird editing moments where the characters limbs seem to be flailing around, with the most pathetic part being that it's even started happening in scenes that involve gunfights and not melee combat. It was a major reason why I always have loved films like Drunken Master and Who Am I.
Money for nothing and chicks for free
I love how Jackie shows that heroes get hurt and feel pain. Makes them feel more human and realistic.
Jackie was the First John Wick.
The Rock could have been a much better action star had he learned this.
The rhythm he talked about was really interesting. Something I never took into account but definitely and obviously noticed subconsciously. I'm guessing it's why, even tho there's so much going on in all his fight scenes, there's still that clarity that he likes to maintain shining through because of that metronome and it's what makes all the hits so satisfying. I feel like he even plays the down beats with all the "huh!'s and hah!'s" in between the hits. The best.
And this is the major reason why Chan just won a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award.
Here because of it!
Well deserved!
His early work is awesome but He's hated in Hong Kong in the recent 10 years.
Really? What for?
when uk gave hong kong back to china hong kong folks were against it. Jackie Chan however wasnt and publicly said so. One of the big reasons people started to dislike him there
John Wick: "I can use a pencil in a fight." Jackie Chan: "Hold my industrial alcohol."
Jackie Chan: "Also, hold my chicken!"
@@AIgorith "And my bench"
@@damianolanzoni9583 "And my umbrella"
@@@vinsynth "And my stepladder"
Jackie: Hold my.....-looks to keanu-what is this? Keanu-looks at what Jackie's holding-that is a door hinge and 3 fries
That death scene was pure comedy lol
he just dies
Worthy of the academy awards.
@@edgabrielocay3376 absolutely
Deadly move there Shanghai Testicle Twister 😢 the guy had no choice but die... 🙁
Yeah, but if the strike is strong enough, the resulting pain can literally shock you into death... Don't forget how sensitive the parts down there are. But then again, only Jackie could think of that scene and make it comedic too.
I met Jackie briefly in the early 2000's. He was doing David Letterman and I was outside. He was doing some sort of strange stunt in Times Square directing traffic or something. I wasn't actually able to see it because I was over at the theater, but I got to meet him later that evening by the studio. What an absolute friendly dude. Of all the celebrities I've met over the years, he is easily one of the nicest.
"I used to think that my life was an action, but now I realize - it's an action comedy". - Jackie Chan.
comedy never dies, probably that why he survive all that
How about another action-comedy Murray?
Дед, ты че тут забыл, даб даб
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This is such a winning comment. Well played sir. ^_^
Marvel Director: The actors can't fight, let's put in some CGI, and shake the camera. DC Director: The actors can't fight, let's make it darker. Jackie Chan: The actors can't fight, do it 1000 times with a bright steady camera.
America could learn something from asian martial arts movies
@@hybrid5860 *laughs in Mulan*
@@SuccubiPie Yeah, Mulan is a Hollywood movie.
Dc movies aren't that dark.
Jackie Chan: The actors can fight.
“If the camera moves it means the actor can’t fight.” So true. The Raid: Redemption is a great example of good modern choreography. Don’t know if Jackie will ever be topped though. His work is timeless.
Just another set of reasons why Jackie Chan is my favourite movie martial artist
"It's not good, you can do it, but do you have the patience or not?" Jackie Chan is seriously my favorite. That quote can apply to so many things in life.
It's not just about patience, it's also about letting go of greed. Alot of these movie execs will happily forego perfection if it means it will save them a few bucks. smh
yeaah everything takes time.
I thought that too. There are scenes where Bruce Lee is doing nunchukas where you see the behind the scenes and it takes him a few times to get it right. Even the best didn't start out the best. People think I'm pretty talented in certain crafts, but I consider the amount of work and perseverance I put in not to have anything to do with talent, just patience and practice.
Many people don't realize that fact. We have a good artist in our family and she gets really annoyed when people say "I'd draw too if I was that good". She answers with something like "Dude if you drew as much as I do you'd be good as well".
Gotta love how humble Jackie is. He does extraordinary shit and then says "That's nothing, you can do it too if you try hard enough"
"It's not good, you can do it. But do you have the patience or not?" "He doesn't win because he's a better fighter, he wins because he doesn't give up." Even his movie plots reflect his approach to film making.
Yes
I swear when you're free... Take some snacks and drinks and just sit back and watch Jackie's movies. You'd be surprised there is so many of them and the most impressive part is that it still holds up very freaking well to this day. Amazing artist. Legend indeed!
What impresses me in Jackie's movies is that I can clearly see who's fighting who, which one is a punch, which one is a kick, unlike most of other Hollywood fighting scenes where they use shaking cam to distract my eyes
Camera shake is best used sparingly if ever. If you're filming something, why do you not want me to be able to see what's going on? Then again most movie tricks are best left well enough alone as the camera is very good at actually showing what's really there
"Jackie Chan uses everything around him..." Jackie Chan (karate Kid 2010): I used the kids to destroy the kids...
Lol
Kids destroy kids even without Jackie
@@kahnqueror8486 soccer
@@pemudaakhirzaman999 ii
Hahaha damn
Jackie Chan is his own genre in movies.
agreed... i remember seeing him on That's Incredible in the 80's He jumped over 3 cars that were speeding at him head on. he broke his foot on the 3rd cars wind shield but it was Live and it was insane to see.... after that it was Cannonball run and then i was a fan forever. Dude is the real deal.
Just like megalovania is its own genre of music.
he's like evel kinevel meets bruce lee
@@AGenericAccount That's actually pretty fucking accurate
@@gespenst0083 Yeah, exactly the same..
This just made me notice that quite a lot of fight scenes in American movies are even hard to follow. There are so many cuts and so much movement that it is hard to see what is going on and who is who. Jackie Chan is just outstanding!
1% skills, 99% editing...
When I was elementary school, I was amazed at Jackie Chan's movies. Us Chinese people were witnessing some of the greatest martial arts films this world had to offer. The Western world did not know about him. I found that unfortunate. Now that globalization of the film industry is taking shape, I'm really happy that the Western world can see the beauty of Asian martial arts film. It is way more quicker, realistic and entertaining than most Western martial arts movies.
the western world does know about him......he's been popular in the west since the 90s, it has nothing to do with any recent globalization
Even earlier in parts of Europe. Jackie was already a huge box office draw in West Germany in the late 70s. All of his films did really well over here and are considered classics, along with many gems of the genre, like the Shaw Bros Productions. It just took longer for him to find his footing in the US's cultural mainstream, but the rest of the world was already aware how great Hong Kong action is.
"Patience" is whats missing nowdays, not only in films, also in the Gaming industry and other stuff, its like they say,"dont make it perfect, make it Fast". They dont have the Patience to make certain things how they suppose to be or look.
and ofc "willingness". I think we both can agree that if the artist gives a shit on what they doing, they wouldn't rush shits because of deadline or just living up the empty hype alone, or worse yet, staright out pandering towards some idiotic audience
agreed
yeah people in this era are lazy af
In the gaming industry though depending on how big the studio it is, its normally because of the Stakeholders games are rushed.
harits andhika It's not just deadline. Think about it - rush the deadline/lower budgets or lose a job and lose track of bills? To assume that talented people would inherently NEVER choose their own livelihoods and their families over artistic integrity seems pretty naive to me. I'm sure there's tons of laziness going on but I'm also sure that there's tons of people that do what needs to be done based on the circumstances and logic as well - even if it sucks for us consumers in the longer run.
One of the other things that I think helps humanize and let the audience know how truly difficult and long it takes to film these scenes is how in nearly every Jackie Chan film, there's always included bloopers and outtakes in the credits. The scenes where Jackie or a stuntman get severely hurt. Or how long it took to film a scene. Or just plain funny moments that happened during filming. It shows the audience that the people making this movie are human just like them and not just a name on a credit page.
Sure, but do audiences watch the action scenes thinking, "Oh man, I can't wait to see what the bloopers look like!"? I think not. They're funny, sure, but you watch the finished film appreciating the work first before you watch the bloopers understanding that they had some fun along the way as well. And if the film is bad and it has funny bloopers in the credits, all audiences will be thinking is "WHY DIDN'T WE GET THIS IN THE ACTUAL MOVIE??". That's never good because then the film is just signaling that it knows what it could've been and they're manipulating audiences into laughing at that instead of getting angry like they should.
@@Wired4Life2 For Jackie Chan movies, absolutely. And bloopers improve his movies. Just because something is comedic doesn't mean it works in the finished film.
BlueFox94 Hey why did you bold all of the letters you fucking troglodyte.
@@Mecha_Hitler he/she should thank you for a new word
I find that outtakes in general make a work so much more enjoyable and humanize the actors and their work, like you say. Even comedies become *more* funny after you've seen the actors struggle to keep a straight face during the lines.
I'm one of the millions Indian fan of Jackie Chan since my childhood, I love his movies very much, especially his 80s and 90s movies are best, evergreen and gives nostalgia... I have seen over fifty of his movies, watched and read a lot about him, already knew many points in this video... But some of points shows how great, passionate, hard working he is... He is way better than many hollywood action stars and one of the best film artist all over the globe
That makes total sense why the new TMNT's action scenes have felt so amazing and satisfying. Wide shots showing the action clearly, with all the the benefit being that skilled animators are needed instead of a bunch of stunt actors. I knew Jackie Chan was in the movie, but I didn't realize how much of his style was injected into the film as well with wide shots showing clear action.
one thing i hate in modern action movie, that shaky cam....
I agree, or switching camera every 0.2 sec - the worst
god rogue one shaky cam and camera switching was terrible
See Jin Yee Jason borne
See Jin Yee that's why you actually train your actor to do the martial arts instead of cheating it by taking about 70 shots for 5 seconds of film
EpicWEpig exactly...
I used to watch his movies twice and never walk out of theater once the movie ends. Watching the bloopers at the end of the movie is "icing on the cake" its so much satisfying
so true. I watched a lot of his movies growing up in the 80s and 90s.
I loved watching the end credits in his movies because of those outtakes.
the bloopers at the end of films were invented by Jackie, its original purpose was to show the audience the authenticity of his action scenes. There were a couple of them that Jackie was literally in a life threatening situation. What an actor he was.
@@yoyohighness he still is
@@yoyohighness Bro, Jackie's still alive...
Jackie's unique style was even in his animated cartoon. No wonder the man's a legend.
This breakdown was used in a reference between a guy named Destiny and Dropping the podcast. The fact this one is 8 yrs old but they both knew exactly what the other was talking about brought me here. Very good breakdown
Probably why the John Wick movies are so satisfying to watch; none of that rapid editing because Keanu Reeves does his own stunts and trains relentlessly. And the directors are stunt men.
Ya but the newest one sucked. The casablanca scene with the german sheperds watch closely and the thugs act like braindead npcs through the whole sequence
Yeah, John Wick's choreography doesn't come close to Jackie Chan but it's far better than edits and camera shakes. It does go full "Hot Shots Part Deux" a lot and seems like he's barely affected when he's hit. I mean he gets hit by a car and shakes it off a second later SMH. Hard to get invested in that.
@@richardlinares6314 noone can compare to jackie chan hes the goat. elite athleticism, dangerous choreography and does suicidal stunts, insanity.
Imagine John Wick and Jackie Chan collaboration
Yeah, but I found the John Wick fight scenes to be overly long and not particularly dynamic. Good on them for actually letting us see punches landing, but you could at least spice it up a bit..... Also John Wick isn't particularly efficient, unlike the japanese swordsmen in Wick 3 going through legions of henchmen, doing quick work with them. Wick has to shoot a guy at least 8 times in the chest and 3 times in the face just to stop them from getting up again.
You don't know how many times he had risked his life just for the audiences
Even just on the "little" things, like at 5:29 the other guy throws a hard elbow and Jackie just zooms back to avoid but if he wasn't fast enough he would gotten a nasty concussion
@@carlosgarcia4430 exactly
Let's not forget his stuntmen too. Many times the fall is just crazy I would imagine my spine gets broken and paralysed
I remember in a movie. There's a scene where he was sliding down from a building. He said it was done without safety equipment and it was scary.
You do if you watch his outtakes.
Tony I hope you are well! Your videos made such an impact I still come back to them today.
I've watched this a few times just today alone and then went down a rabbit hole of comparing different fight scenes throughout the ages! I have important work deadlines, I'm thoroughly behind and I regret nothing. This was great. Thanks!
Jackie Chan is the greatest action hero of all time! I can't think of another actor I have an equal amount of respect for. Chan is the best of the best
+Ramasama Style Lucas his fighting skills are way more impressive than his acting and directing skills, i can't say for sure that those skills are not better than Jackie but they are overshadowed.
+Ramasama Style Lucas No no no
***** This is not an argument....
+bbkingzor Not just actor... person. like, in general, ever. If everyone had his kindness, humor, generosity, and discipline, this world would be a paradise.
Abraxis86 Very true. He is not just an action hero. He is a Hero - full stop.
The most amazing thing about Jackie Chan is his humility. He says "Anyone can do it".
Everyone can do it But, do everyone have patience to do it dozens more times or even hundreds more times Thats what you call "give it your all" And the outcome is different, like heaven and earth
@@senabondara1992 everyone cant do it. jackie trains every single day to do those stunts. some people will never be athelically capable of that.
@@johnmarkson1998 well maybe not everyone can be an action movie superstar, but thats not the real message he was giving - what he really said was : find ur own passion and dedicate ur heart to it - even if you have to fail 1000times in row u will eventually get there.
Jackie Chan's superhuman-like acrobatic skills come from his upbringing at the Peking Opera School, along with his "blood brothers" Sammo Hung and Yuen Baio. It was a gruelling experience, training every day in martial arts, acrobatics, singing and dancing. It was through their hard work as children that they were able to become such talented acrobatic stunt actors after they grew up.
@@johnmarkson1998 first of all, he was referring to the part where he throws the fan and it comes back to his hand. second, yeah, that's what he means by patience. he didn't say that everyone has the patience (though I believe he would say that theoretically, everyone does), he's saying that patience is more important than talent or skill.
Every now and then I come back to this video. Truly amazing explaination, quality and subject domain
"but since Jackie can fight".... LoL simple but certainly true🎉
Jackie Chan is a legend. No question.
Your picture is a good lizzzzard, not a legend but a good lizzzzzzzzzzard
**Looks around for the source of the brilliant voice, whispering from the shadows**
+Austin Baker "I didn't know a wrestler could be a baker".
Actually Jet Li was in The Legend.
At 3:04 if Jackie missed that wall jump, that would have been the end. The balls in this guy.
He is not just a fighter. He is not just an actor. He is an artist. Edit: 3.9K likes!!! 😱
He is a legend
vinodztube he is also a singer
Performance artist
And he has a cute tushy!
vinodztube He is a CCP bootlicker
Jackie should just become an action comedy director and producer for Hollywood films now. He genuinely understands how a good movie should be shot.
Understanding is one thing, getting the American studios to cooperate is another.
@@jp3813 It's especially true when film studios is weighted down by pressure about loss and profit to the shareholders and not about making a great movie for the audiences.
Hollywood entertainment is creepy and that why Jackie Chan choose stay in Hongkong and be a mentor for young actor now.
Sissies in Hollywood get triggered super easily today. Waste of time. Forget about it.
@@felixdom9693 he traded Hong Kong for Chinese communist party. And lives in China. Check your facts before going public.
This is absolutely great insight and commentary that I haven’t seen in other Jackie Chan tributes.
everytime i watch this video, i feel really really sad knowing there will never be action comedy movie like jackie chan golden era...
thats reall sad. But Jackie was quite productiv..so we have a lot of great Jackie Chan Movies.
Hong Kong does these really well. Too bad many of the good ones are either unheard of in the west or poorly dubbed. And too many things get lost in translation.
Would you recommend some good Hong Kong titles for me? Your 'lost in translation' comment hit home with me, ever since I watched one of my favorite movies of all time (Kung Fu Hustle) English dubbed with some friends. I had seen it 10 times not dubbed, and it seemed like they changed a lot about the movie and it almost seemed like an entirely different movie.
+flyingthroughspaceonagiantrock fearless(jet li), ip man (donnie yen series), the viral factor (westerner may like it?), bodyguards and assassins(the one I like the most, maybe westerners don't enjoy it), once upon a time in China, the grandmaster (a real tribute to Chinese martial art, took 4 years of filming for one 1 minute fight scene, again westerner may not enjoy it), kung fu jungle(donnie yen), and finally, project A and the most famous police story series (Jackie chan). Hope these are enough for u
look up movies by jackie chan's "brothers" like sammo hung and yuen biao.
"And the most difficult thing, is when I throw the fan and catch it coming back, more than a hundred and twenty takes! Those kind of scenes, "Aw! Jackie good!", it's not "good", YOU can do it! Except do you have the patient or not?" I love this quote by Jackie. He's so humble, saying that anyone can do what he can, if only they would put in the time. It's both awe-inspiring, both to my respect to him as a person and to myself as someone who could become like him.
It's kind of sad that the only filmmakers who seem to have taken that lesson to heart are trick shot KZheadrs.
Jackie chan is dude perfect before dude perfect
can't believe i underrated Jackie so much, there's a lot to learn from him... awesome video and awesome jackie
I learned so much today! Had never looked at his films in this manner before. Thanks..
The museum fight scene in John Wick 3 is a stellar example of directors who understand how Jackie works.
Those guys do a great job. The knife fight in the 3rd one is also excellent, one of the best fight scenes ever for me.
Don't you mean John Wick 2?
@@DeadGlassEyes Exempting Jackie’s work, that’s the best fight scene ever filmed.
@@OfentseMwaseFilms Right? It's just so clean. Great angles, great pace, brutal. It has it all for me.
Because they are originally martial arts experts, except keanu
I grew up watching a lot of his movies and I'm kinda sad that he won't be making movies like that anymore. He's old, it's understandable, but there is no real substitute either.
Discount Ostrich well hopefully he direct some movies
What about Tom Cruise
@@laslalal8451 he's also getting old, Keanu Reeves too
he still makes movies fyi
Tony Jaa in Ong Bak movie was good. And so does Iko Uwais in The Raid movie.
I dont know why but this video always shows up in my recommended every year or so and I always watch it all the way through. My 3rd or 4th time now
Your films are very educational AND fun to watch! All your research and editing are much appreciated! Thank You!
Jackie Chan doesn't need to cut his fight scenes because his fight choreography is the best in the world. The blockbuster actors don't know how to do fight scenes so they have to edit everything to make them look better.
absolutely right
You know who could learn from Jackie Chan? The guys at Rooster Teeth. I've been watching the most recent episodes of RWBY and every single flaw with continuity during fight scenes is there - every character fights like they were in a Dragon Ball Z episode, flying everywhere, appearing in different places every shot, not to mention the "constant talking and doing nothing" sessions.
There are actually a few Hollywood movies which do that right. For example the John Wick trilogy, I think some Jason Statham and Tom Cruise movies. I'm btw very surprised by the good choreography and less cuts from the new "The Witcher" series on Netflix
@@chrisfalcon_vt the thing with RT is..... That's the point of the fight. The reason it's so dragonball-esque with the flying everywhere and flashy movements is because it's meant to be flashy. This is a world where girls can turn into roses and wields a massive scythe mixed into a barrett. 50cal. Don't expect anything too realistic out of a fantasy world like that
That's... interesting. However, I felt that most fights lost that spark of creativity that Monty had. When I think of the first seasons, I remember that characters used the environments to their hearts and acted accordingly, making the scenes far more natural and spontaneous. In DBZ you had a reason for why the characters fought that way - Goku and everyone else moved faster than light, could crush mountains with laser beams, fly... When I see this in RWBY, I commend the crew for trying, but in a series where the core of the fights reside in the environment-character binomial, very different from DBZ, where the focus of the fights is on how much the viewer could feel the bursts of power. This also makes some fights, like the sea dragon attack with Blake and Sun or the RNJR fight against that Centaur thing very very odd. In other words, a good premise may not guarantee a good result.
holy shit I forgot how much I love Jackie Chan
Real lovers never forget.
Yeah ...u must be reported then cuz u are a lier
How can you forget 😑
@@Masternaldo we must get him arrested..that bitch
I appreciate all the time and effort you put into making this video.
I know you are old now. But my childhood is complete because of you. Your my idol since I was 6yrs old..thank you for making us happy 🥺💗 JC.
"Whatever you do, do the best you can because the film lives forever." Tell that to giant movie franchises making mediocre movies like fastfood burgers.
As soon as I read this, the quote played.
Squidward : MeDiOcRe
*insert slideshow of the starwars sequels with herp alberts spanish flea here
I'd rather have the burger.
@@RandomAmerican3000 fitting pfp and name
This is, bar none, the best breakdown of Jackie Chan’s film, martial art and acting skills. He is definitely the better actor of ALL martial artists.. Even, the legend, Bruce Lee looked like freakin terminator in his films.. Jackie’s ability to broadcast pain is what makes him relatable because when he gets hurt you root for him to get back up and he never disappoints cuz he relentlessly finds a way.
Well i guess the ability to broadcast pain comes naturally, when you get hurt as often as he does. I still remember an interview, where he counted all his broken and cracked bonen from head to feet. All i can say is he probably got injured, more times than Eddy the Eagle :D
I am 43 and I grew up watching his films over and over and over again! The man is a genius as well as a awesome human being! ❤️❤️❤️
i love jackie chan since i was a younger adult now 43 years of age. this man has brought me joy over the years and his movies are bar to none.
Hate Hollywood action scenes. Shake the camera so much I can't see who's hitting who.
Umair Ahmed you just had to do it didn’t you.
@Hitado Dota pretty sure he was talking about how the directors use so much shaky footage
@Hitado Dota you missed the point
Hollywood is better about action scene than fight scene, because asian martial art is more unique especially Chinese martial art.
I hear your criticism and raise you Matthew Vaughn's work in Kingsman: The Secret service. Shaky and chaotic? Yes. But masterfully executed.
I love his craft. He doesn't take shortcuts. He is very patient and will do anything to get the perfect shot. 😊❤
These clips actually got me to laugh. It's been awhile since I've watched one of Jackie Chan's films but I might go do that later. Glad I clicked this.
A character fuckup I've noticed Hollywood keeps trying to force Jackie Chan into is a nice guy teamed up with an egocentric "funny" man. Nobody wants to see the nice guy beat up! That's why, in his Hong Kong movies, he was always kind of a cocky bastard himself (even a total douche in Police Story) so there was just a LITTLE extra satisfaction with seeing him getting punched in the face :D
+Jack Caliber honestly thats why i respect him he wants his moives to be nice.
+Jack Caliber I didn't remember seeing him as a douchbag in police story
+Ckyntosh I remember in Police Story, he made his fellow cop disguise as a murderer and scare a girl who is a witness, just to convince her that she'd be safe with Jackie.
+Jack Caliber never noticed but you are totally right!
+YoungKoolness17 Perspective is everything, lol.
This is why Jackie Chan is the Greatest Filmmaker of our time! A true GOAT!
True
That is a little too much, calling him the greatest
SM hater over here
@@brad5983 nope, I totally love Jackie. I have watched lot of his films since I was a child. They are really great for comic relief. I said, I won't compare to Scorsese, Tarkovesky, Kirostami, David Fincher, Alfred Hitchcock, etc. These names are of Greatest Film makers.
@@TopLobster11 he can still be the greatest at the kinds a movies he does without being needing to be compared with others
You are SO RIGHT! Hollywood didn't know what to make of him. They made him a secondary character! A "buddy film"! And you pinpointed exactly the difference in the action scenes. That's why I love his own work. It's much superior. He is beauty in motion!
Pablo Santur te amo, gracias por subtitular el tremendo trabajo de Tony, estoy tan agradecida de encontrar este canal. Gracias! 🙏
I wish Bruce Lee could have lived to see his doting fan and stuntman in his true stylish glory. I am convinced that as an aspiring film maker, if they met again years later Bruce would have been the one fangirling and they would have ended up making some incredible work together.
Yeah, it's quite sad.
Jackie may never have become popular if not for the death of Bruce because after he died there were so many imitators trying to be the next Bruce Lee, while Jackie went in a different direction.
MGS sucks.
Michael Abramov I no longer care enough to stick up for it so...sure whatever you say.
darthkahn45 MGSV is the worst game ever.
"The audience doesn't know the rhythm's there until it's not there".
Like room tone in real life for sound workers.
Master Ken from Ameridote would be proud with that last Death Scene!! I might even be bold to say his Martial art derive from this exquisite form!!
I loved this man.. So precise and informative.. And fun at the same time! Cheers
4:55 That's the most beautiful combat take I've ever seen it's just brilliant, fast paced and creative
What movie was that
Police Story 2.
that sequence is so good to repeat
@@MichaelHarris-xr4hn Police story 2, probably the best sequence of his career
@@enzocarneiro6748 nah that goes to Jackie vs Benny Wheels on Meals.
The comparison between the direction in Jackie's fight scenes and American action scenes made me realize why I find the latter so boring and uninteresting. Most of the time when there are fighting scenes in movies (esp newer ones) I just can't wait for them to be over so we can get on with the story. The camera is always moving so fast and jumping here and there, it becomes hard to keep up. Jackie's scenes are genius and fun to watch. I need to check out more of his Hong Kong movies.
Quite so. One of the things Jackie does well, and almost no american action movies do well, is treat the fight as a miniature story of its own. With all the cuts in modern american action, there is no continuity to the miniature story that the actors are supposed to be telling with said fight.
Dark knight did the steady camera work pretty well.
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I’ve seen this video so many times and it’s always so good for some reason.
Watching it again 2022…this channels is a treasure of info..
And this is why he won an Oscar for his career, legendary man and humble guy
Academy Awards don't deserve him.
But his right about one thing. Money ruins everything. No passion, just takes. Just the release day and the opening weekend. I think this is why we hold old movies as the best, still.
Sambridha Thapa He is old,can’t fight like a young person anymore
Jackie NEVER used a stunt man. he redid dangerous stunts multiple times if he didn't find it to his liking
When he did I figure it was due to his age or his American films where the money holders are so adverse to risk.
thats right, he always did his own stunts when he worked for hong kong films and when he was younger
Actually, most of his crew worked that way. I once watched a credit of his movie, and there's a scene where the main villain have to drop from the 2nd floor and they DID exactly that, even takes up to more than 4 takes
For Hongkong Movie YES
Hate to disappoint you but you're wrong. If you watch the end credits of City Hunter, there's a fella wearing the exact same outfit as Jackie helping him up in the last fight.
7 years later and still comeback to this video bc it's so great
I love this kind of stuff. Good information on Film and Editing techniques.
3.2k dislikes???? must be the Hollywood actors, directors and production companies checking in
Sometimes smart phone users hit the dislike by accident when scrolling down
bk13 E.T true this happened to me too
@@ali.aetwebi1118 wierd...never happened to me once....and if I did I would've easily noticed it to take off the dislike
Camron.D.Greatone their big EGOS got hurt
Jackie Chan supports the Chinese Communist Party & condemns the Hong Kongers who seek freedom & democracy - maybe that is why the down-votes have accumulated.
Another pro in Jackie's corner is that he's willing to literally break every bone in his body to get a good shot.
Tom Cruise is like the American Jackie Chan.
@@spenser9908 Tom Cruise has NOTHING on Jackie. You can't compare a legend such as Jackie Chan to Tom Cruise. Yes he does his own stunts but most of the time he has safety gear and wires while Jackie did everything without any safety gear and by himself
@@zaer-ezart I mean in terms of somebody willing to put their health and lives on the line to keep the audience's immersion in the narrative. Plus, Jackie Chan never had to hold his breath for six minutes under water or hang off the side of a flying plane. Tom Cruise also did hundreds of HALO jumps for one scene in a movie. Chan never did that.
@@spenser9908 who gives a crap about TC? This is a JC discussion, not a nameless american actor one
@@spenser9908 Man I don't know what these psycho fans are getting so butthurt about? 😂🤦 Jackie Chan is the goat, you're merely just complimenting him
I agree with “the tempo”. That makes his movies so unique. Didn’t realise until you point it out. I always feel that there’s something different in HK action movies and Hollywood ones and I love the HK style…😁
This is something I haven't really considered that much before. But it's so true. Well pointed out! Great video.
5:51 is actually so subtle its crazy how effective that is
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When filmmaking becomes science... And Hollywood understood none of all that...
the scene at 7:29 gave Jackie severe burns on his butt and lower back, multiple broken ribs, and I believe a concussion. after recovering he decided he didn't like the way that take looked and did it again. Quality takes second fiddle to nothing.
lol wut I didn't know that
Billy Villacis yeah, he once said that it was his most dangerous stunt. There would never be an actor as dedicated as him.
defume do you know wich movie it is?
Police Story
Bullshit it was one take he got severe burns on his hands and cracked ribs he didn't have enough film for a second take
This remains one of my favourite videos on yt. Great content!
I honestly watch this video once a year so inspiring
I think thats why John Wick did so good. It uses wide angles and shows the entire action.
Well, John Wick isn’t exactly what I would call a comedy, but I see your point.
Wick definitely maintains a rhythm in its fight scenes. Nice example!
@@markparkinson6378 No, but it tells a story. It has something to say.
@@markparkinson6378 It isn't really comedy but there is a lot of it in each fight scene
Yes that's why john wick fight scenes are so good..
Jackie Chan becomes an Honorary award from the oscars *___* So happy
Video?
so proud of him
There won't be video until November, when it actually happens.
CaptHayfever Thanks.
I'm also really happy for him, but I feel like he's above it. He truly respects the art in a way that imho, goes beyond the value of an Oscar. But nonetheless, very happy for him :)
Absolutely brilliant summation, sir.
Best youtuber to ever do it. I will never forget you Every Frame a Painting!!
This video, after almost 4 years, is still one of my favorite videos on KZhead.
Over 4 years now, still one of my favorites.
@@winston11381 thanks for clarifying that lmao
Same here
Checking in from 2023, still awesome.