Jackie Chan and Johnny Knoxville's blockbuster hit “Get Out of the East.”
Jackie Chan is known worldwide for his breathtaking action sequences in which he performs his own stunts, often without any set pieces (just give him a ladder) and almost always performed in a comical manner. Johnny Knoxville America is famous for his harrowing action sequences in which he performs his own stunts, often having to build very specific set pieces (just give him a rocket) and always doing so in a comical manner. Jackie Chan's work ethic is unparalleled: she choreographs every fight scene and optimizes every camera angle to get the perfect shot, no matter how many times they need to be shot. Johnny Knoxville doesn't seem to give a damn; If it's not perfect, it just adds to its “just a normal guy getting kicked in the nuts for your entertainment” charm. Both men have a penchant for making you laugh and awe you, even if it's in a completely (but not really) different way. Your pain is our pleasure. One of them is poetry. The other is gutter prose. It seems like a match made in Charlie Chaplin heaven (or hell) that these two have come together to make a buddy comedy-action flick.
Skip trace is a predominantly Chinese production and has already been released in cinemas in Jackie's home country. Not surprisingly, things are going very well. Jackie Chan has been super successful for a long time (look at this man's filmography; he worked harder in a year than I did in my entire life, multiplied by a really huge number that can only be represented with a made-up word, such as: . B Crazetillion), but his biggest successes in American cinemas are the buddy film with Owen Wilson in the two Shanghai films and Chris Tucker in the Rush Hour series. Jackie Chan with an American-born star is, much like his actual punches, a powerful one-two punch.
The magic always unfolds in the same way: Jackie and the guest meet; they get into arguments with each other; they get into an argument together; They are best friends. It's a proven formula that I really like. I really don't care about the story in Jackie Chan movies. I see the exposition sections as nice little breathers between gag/action sequence A and gag/action sequence B. (I thought they were recycling so much material here that they stole Chris Tucker's character's name. At 1:43 of the Skiptrace trailer , Jackie screams “CONNOR!”, just like he would have in the “Rush Hour” movies, “CARTER!” I've listened to it, no joke, about 30 times and I would swear , that it's just a dub of him yelling at Tucker in “Rush Hour.”)
I don't know if Johnny Knoxville is a big enough draw to make much of an impact in the West. Both have mastered the craft of practical effects in their works, and that's always refreshing in today's CGI swamp. It's just that they're both getting old. Jackie is obviously still fit, but he won't be walking through fire for fun anymore. And Knoxville is in a good enough place as a goofy sidekick to not be constantly gored by a bull. The trailer shows off a number of real-world effects, but it's clear to see that some computer wizardry will be used for the more daring sequences. Which is unfortunate for me as a moviegoer because these two were at their best when they were putting it all on the line. It's the end of an era. And it doesn't look like anyone is interested in taking up that mantle.
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