Jackie Chan's Who Am I ?
1998/108 mins
Released by Columbia Tristar Home Video
Rated PG-13
Starring Jackie Chan, Michelle Ferre, Mirai Yamamoto
Directed by Jackie Chan & Benny Chan
Format: Double Sided/Single Layered-1:85.1 Widescreen on one side/Fullscreen on the other
Reviewed by Robby Cox
E-mail- koi@magicnet.net

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Opening Remarks: Columbia Tristar had so little faith in Jackie Chan's box office appeal that they released this movie straight to HBO. This movie was to be released after the low returns of Operation Condor and Mr. Nice Guy. Of course, Rush Hour changed that. But then again Twin Dragons flopped. I wonder how much of that was because Twin Dragons was already available on home video. When it's released on DVD I will pick up another copy, though. Anyways, on with the review of "Jackie Chan's Who Am I ?"
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Movie Quality: Who Am I is a really good Jackie Chan stunt movie. The plot leaves a lot to be desired. It will make a lot more sense after repeated viewings, however. There are lots of really cool stunts including when Jackie wraps a wire around himself and jumps off of a building, there's a fight where Jackie wears wooden shoes, he also slides across the road in front of traffic while wearing the wooden shoes. There's also one of the greatest fights in history. When Jackie fights the two guys on top of the building at 1 hr. 30 mins. into the movie. Before I saw this movie, I had heard that this fight ranked up there with the legendary Jackie Vs. Bennie "The Jet" Urquidez battle in "Wheels on Meals". I saw "Wheels on Meals" first and was amazed with the Jackie/Bennie fight. The fight from Who Am I ? is almost as good. It definitely deserves to rank up there as one of the best fights in movie history. Overall, if you want a great Jackie Chan film, then Who Am I ? will please you. If you want a nicely written movie, watch Rush Hour. It's written better, but it isn't as good of a Jackie Chan movie.
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Video Quality: Who Am I ? looks great. It looks like most DVDs. The video is very clear and colorful. The movie is presented in it's theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and there's also a Fullscreen version for people who like that sort of thing. Both look great.
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Sound Quality: Who Am I ? sounds great. The music is very clear and fits the movie well. The ending song, which is sung by Jackie Chan himself, is great. The surround sound is great. This disc sounds great.
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Extras: There are nothing but the bare bones extras on this disc. There's a trailer, but since this movie didn't have a theatrical release in the U.S.A, this trailer is made specifically for the home video release. The lack of extras is disappointing, but everything else on this disc is great. So I'll forgive it a little.
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Improve: MORE EXTRAS!!!

RIYL: Rumble In The Bronx, Supercop, Jackie Chan's First Strike, Mr. Nice Guy, Fearless Hyena, The Young Master, Dragons Forever, Wheels on Meals, Winners and Sinners(This one's more of a Sammo Hung movie, though.)
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Overall Opinion: Jackie Chan's Who Am I ? is a plain disc of a great movie. If you want a Special Edition with lots of supplements, buy Rush Hour. If you want the best version of Who Am I ? available anywhere, then this disc is for you.
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Movie Quality: ****
Video Quality: *****
Sound Quality: *****
Extras: *
Personal Opinion: ****
Total: 19 out of 25

Final Score: 76 %