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	Rumble in the Bronx "...And by the way, there's no game cartridge in that Game Gear kid." - Stockton22 Rumble in the Bronx (1995) AKA: Red Bronx, Death Benefit Literally: Red Savage Territory [or "Red Indian Territory", a reference to "Fort Apache, The Bronx"] Director: Stanley Tong Kwai-Lai Producer: Barbie Tung Wan-Si Writer: Edward Tang Action Director: Jackie Chan's Stuntman Association, Sammo Hung's Stuntman Association Cast: Jackie Chan (Sing Lung), Anita Mui Yim-Fong, Francoise Yip Fong-Wah Running Time: 94 min. Plot: See reviews below. Reviews RO'S REVIEW: Jackie comes to America for his uncle's wedding and volunteers to stick around to help out the girl his uncle sold his grocery store to. While assisting in the store, he runs afoul of the local biker gang, who then harass him for most of the movie. While the bikers are chasing Jackie, they run afoul of mobsters who stole diamonds. Confused? Don't be, the plot works slowly enough to follow and who really cares anyway? Again, lots of humor, stunts and street type fighting. There's a great scene in the biker's hangout with refrigerators and other appliances. If you like to watch him fight with props, this is the one to see! The dubbing's a little weird, though - some people are obviously speaking English, but everybody's dubbed. The young boy sounds especially bizarre. However, Jackie dubs his own voice in, so it works for me. P.S. I counted more people getting taken away in ambulances in this movie's outtakes than any other one I saw! RO'S RATING: 7.5/10 STOCKTON22'S REVIEW: If you saw this flick once and wrote it off as an inferior Jackie vehicle, I strongly urge that you check it out again (Thomas Weisser, I'm looking in your direction). While it's certainly lacking in the fighting category, there is a lot to enjoy once its modus operandi becomes apparent. Having realized this, I know that I like this film more and more each time I see it. Like Jackie's first collaboration with director Stanley Tong (Supercop), Rumble sacrifices fighting sequences in favor of more conventional action film dynamics. You know what Jackie film Rumble reminds me of? Project A II. Both films rely less on fighting and more on stuntwork. And Rumble's got some pretty nifty zingers. That jump from the roof to the building across the street is pretty rad. The scene in the garage where Jackie is moving up, over and around scores of moving obstacles like he's Spiderman (while throwing a couple of punches in as well) is jammin' too. You know what's also like Project A II? You can't figure out who the hell the bad guys are supposed to be. In that one, the pirates who weren't killed in the first movie take a blood oath to kill Dragon Ma (Jackie), but then one gets sick, Jackie buys some medicine and he's made some friends for life. Now he's free to fight off a bunch of gangsters. In Rumble, Jackie spends most of the film fending off a biker gang. He ultimately steals the leader's girl and kicks all their asses. Then he says, "I hope the next time we meet, we won't be fighting each other. Instead, we'll be drinking tea together." And boom, Jackie and the gang are tighter than Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Now he's free to fight off a bunch of gangsters. Well dang. That's all it takes to end conflict? I wish we'd known that years ago, hell, we could have avoided Vietnam, Korea and WWII. All we needed was a couple of strategically places CVS pharmacies, some tea bags and a whole lot of hot water and we could have abolished war entirely. Then, without the inspiration, Fantasy Mission Force might never have happened. What a golden age it would have been. And speaking of Jackie kicking the gangs collective ass, while Rumble certainly contains less fighting than we'd all like to see, the fighting it does have is totally slammin'. The fisticuffs in the gang's hideout is the true show stopper, and truly deserves it's place among Jackie's best, as Jackie punches, kicks, and maneuvers around every piece of scenery that Tong could get in frame. And the film builds to a thrilling conclusion that includes everything from car chases, hover crafts and that water skiing thing. That's why if you were bored the first time, you should give it another chance. If you know there's no fight coming, you can just sit back and let that thing with the jagged sword and the Lamborghini rock your world. And giving credit where credit is due, let's hand it to Rumble for featuring a "throwing a guy into a wood chipper" scene, nearly four years before Fargo. Pretty harsh for a Jackie movie, but hey, at least New Line didn't name his character Jackie Chan (What the hell is up with that anyway? They think we won't remember it's him?). The presence of Anita Mui and the babe-alicious Franciose Yip doesn't hurt either. I just wish Bill Tung had hung around longer. That guy's a hoot. At least we have the wheelchair boy's attempts at melodramatic dialogue to chuckle at. And by the way, there's no game cartridge in that Game Gear kid. Yeah, Rumble in the Bronx will kill ya in more ways than one. STOCKTON22'S RATING: 8/10 DJNIXON'S REVIEW: This is the movie that made Jackie popular in America, yet...... I have no idea why. This was a good JC film but, not the best, I guess the American people liked it better because it's one of his most violent 90's movies. But let me just point out the good parts of this movie - The fights were good and they had an interesting style to them that I liked a lot. Jackie performed some great stunts in this one, and some could be showcased as his best. But there wasn't enough Jackie type violence. Pretty good JC flick and deserves watching. I would have given this movie a 10/10 if I had seen it before all of Jackie's classics, but if you are person who hasn't seen this one you'll love it. DJNIXON'S RATING: 8/10 (10/10 for first timers) MARCIA'S REVIEW: On a whim, a mere three months ago, my hubby and I picked up Rumble (and, if I remember right, Young Master) at the video store. Had heard about Rumble, had heard about Jackie, but had never seen him. If you've paid any attention to the other film reviews, you know that I've contributed to quite a few of them, so now you know how my obsession began (me and everybody else out there...). This one's a romp. Short on plot, but hey, watched any _American_ movies lately? The action is great fun to watch, and I think it's a really good example of the beautiful way Jackie can move. Ignore the whiny kid, the unlikely gang, and the questionable plot, and enjoy it for what it is -- a fun time watching The Man! MARCIA'S RATING: 8/10 EXOTHRASH'S REVIEW: Like a lot of JC Fans, this was the first film that I saw on the big screen. I remember running around the theatre parking lot with my friends after the movie, jumping off of cars and beating the snot out of each other, all going nuts over the movie. Rumble in the Bronx is a classic Jackie Chan flick: It has very little plot, an ubrupt ending, and lots of kick-ass fight scenes! It has become the standard that most Americans judge Jackie Chan movies by, even if it isn't like most Jackie Chan Movies. Jackie used atmospheric fighting, he did one on one fighting as well as multiple opponent fighting, and he added the slapstick humor that has become a staple of his modern movies (the bottle scene in the gang hangout). Bottom line: The movie kicked ass, even if the plot didn't. EXOTHRASH'S RATING: 8/10 JAMES' REVIEW: I know that this is the film that got a lot of people hooked on Jackie. It did that for me. When I saw it in the theatre, it was one of the most amazing movies I had ever seen on the big screen. However, like every movie, it loses some of its shimmer on the TV screen. When it's on the smaller screen, the mistakes and bad elements' show through a lot more. For instance, that little punk ass kid became ten times as annoying. The bad dubbing was much more noticeable, Jackie being the only one who seemed to put effort into his job. The fact that there is a big ass mountain in the middle of the Bronx also comes to mind (actually, I picked that out in the theatre). Now, on the plus side, Jackie displays some incredible fighting skills in this film. I would have to say that this is one of his best for hand-to-hand fighting. He also displays some remarkable prop fighting; using refrigerators, skiis, shopping carts, jackets and much more. I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching Jackie beat the hell out of the baddies at their little hideout. The finale of the film has always bothered me quite a bit. Due to Jackie's injury, the film makers had to wrap the film up quickly. I didn't like the quick solution; running White Tiger over with the hovercraft and then everyone is happy. Although, having Ash's "Kung Fu" during the outtakes almost made up for the poorly conceived climax/resolution. "Rumble" is good fun, with all of its flaws. Note: It should be known that Jackie's character, Keung, is actually a Hong Kong cop, not just some guy who can fight. But we would never have known that because those in charge at the studios cut it out of the film, because they think that a kung fu movie has to be 90 minutes or less. JAMES' RATING: 7/10 WEI XIN'S REVIEW: A quick note: I'm from New York City, and I've never seen the Bronx like this. When I saw the white motor cycle gang, I though to myself, What part of the Bronx is this? Well, nitpicking aside, the stunts and fighting were pretty cool. For some reason I liked the leap Jackie made to escape the gang. I think he broke his ankle on that one. Highlight for me: showdown with the gang. Watching Jackie use refridgerators, pinball machines as weapons was fun. This was a decent movie, but that crappy hovercraft sequence brought down the score. WEI XIN'S RATING: 7/10 TYLER'S REVIEW: This film is the first out of several Jackie Chan flicks released to American audiences in the theaters. The films plot is okay (I guess) but the dubbing and the loser biker gang was so pathetic. Another thing was that little kid in the wheelchair he always was asking "What's going on", "What are you doing", "Is that important" he was the most annoying person in that whole film. The stunts were good so where the fights, I think this film fully deserves the title "Rumble in the Bronx". There is one problem with that though, the film was shot in Vancouver. That gang was really lame, none of them could fight, I cant believe that Keung (Jackie) would get beat up like that. I also have another comment, what happen to Angelo and what happened after Keung ran over White Tiger with the Hovercraft. The ending was to abrupt, they needed to make the ending more complete. TYLER'S RATING: 7/10 DEAD CHANNEL'S REVIEW: Yeah, of course I saw this shit in the theater when it came out! I hadn't seen a Jackie Chan movie for years, and this totally blew my mind. Come to think of it, I think I saw this one a few times in the dollar theater, too.. Anyway, yeah I have it on tape now, and still watch it to this day. After seeing Drunken Master 2 though (I think I actually saw that after I saw Rumble) this movie wasn't shit. But it's still great in my opinion! "You are in New York now!" "Wow." HAHAH! The dialogue in this one is fucking hilarious, as are all Jackie Chan English-dubbed films. This one has some great action scenes. Especially the first supermarket fight. I love it! I love it when "Angelo" (one of the baddies) is talking to Anita Mui (Elena, the new supermarket owner), and she says, "What about these drinks?" "What?" "You drank these back there." "You want me to pay for this STUFF?!" His mouth clearly says "shit". Hah. Thought I'd mention that. Anyway, the speech and dialogue in this one is totally on the verge of "cheesy" but that's what makes it so great. Even adds to the comedy. Even with that fucking annoying little kid in the wheelchair, (argh!) this movie is still one of my favorites. Of course I've seen other JC films that are better, but damn. This is straight up action. It's great how in the theater, every time I saw it.. after Jackie smacks Angelo in his bare ass with a car antenna, everybody goes, "Ohhh!" Check it out it you haven't! (You haven't? hmm.. that's weird.) DEAD CHANNEL'S RATING: 8/10 T STYLE 9'S REVIEW: Hong kong cop visits his uncle that is living in the tough streets of New York. Then blah blah blah ...Fight...blah blah blah. This movie kinda sucked. I don't like this movie because this is one of the first movies that he starts to use every thing in sight as a weapon. For example, refrigerators, couch chair, long hockey stick, pinball machine, and more. Sure it's fun to watch him with a new taste in fight scene but in every single fight scenes? Hell No! I don't want that. What I want back is some one on one fight scenes with out any weapons. Didn't Jackie learn any thing from Druken Master 2???? I don't see why Jackie picks this film over Police Story as a favorite. The first time I saw this movie, I loved it until I heard rumors that he didn't did the jump from building to balcony. Well, by the time you read this, you probably think I'm gonna give this movie a 1/10. But wait, even though the fight scenes were not my type of thing, it was still cool. At the end, it does have some good stunts around the hover craft thing. T STYLE 9'S RATING: 7/10 EZWALK'S REVIEW: This was the first Jackie Chan movie I saw and remains one of my favorites. Yes it lacks fight scenes but it's loaded with stunts that almost no one else on the planet would try. The fights in the movie are some of his best work. The fight at the warehouse was awsome. I think they should have left out that annoying little kid all together, he added nothing. The cast, other than Jackie, was horrible. The ending scene could have been better. Overall a good movie with too few fights and a bad cast. EZWALK'S RATING: 8/10 HENDRI LIATO'S REVIEW: RUMBLE IN THE BRONX's Stateside success was certainly a mindboggling feat. This is hardly even a decent JC movie. Chan had done two American movies (BIG BRAWL, THE PROTECTOR) in the past that the Americans ignored because they want a darker, vicious ass-kicker ala Bruce Lee than the Buster Keaton-inspired Chan. So the lighter 90s audience finally embraces Chan--well sort of. His much better, stunt-filled Police Story films SUPERCOP and FIRST STRIKE were somewhat disappointing performers at the US box office (but FIRST STRIKE is arguably Chan's most successful film in Asia grossing HK$ 57 million). The plot in a Jackie Chan movie is an excuse for the set pieces so let's not delude our 'Film Critics 101' self here but still this film's plot devices are just lame. There is one nifty prop fight in the gang's lair but there are not enough to justify sitting through this sorry state of a movie. The production and costume designers are stuck in the 80s pastel nightmare. The kid actor screeches like a strangled cat. The token female role is just that. And the bad guys? They are not as hissable as the corrupt businessman in POLICE STORY or as viciously graceful as Ken Lo in DRUNKEN MASTER II --not everyday we get a great villain. But street gangs and government agents? Quite lame. HENDRI LIATO'S RATING: 4/10 WILLY'S REVIEW: This was the first Jackie Chan movie I ever saw, and of course, I was amazed. In the wisdom of my later years, my opinion is divided. If you have a friend who has never seen a Jackie movie, show them this one. If you have seen this more than twice, it loses it's luster. I'm sure by now you've read the plot elsewhere on this page. Jackie is visiting his uncle and ends up having to beat the crap out of a bunch of guys to save his uncle's supermarket from the local street gangs. The fights are O.K., but they're WAY too short, and there aren't enough. This is one of those movies I find myself watching in fast forward...... Get to a fight, hit the play button. The last thug hits the ground, hit the fast-forward button. Sigh. There is that great stunt where he jumps off of a roof and onto the fire escape, and that is enough to make any first-time viewer of Jackie Chan a life-long fan. WILLY'S RATING: 7/10 for "older" fans; 10/10 for "first-time" viewers TIGERLILY'S REVIEW: Ahh, my first Jackie Chan movie experience! Jackie plays a cop visiting his uncle in New York City. Jackie becomes mixed up with a local gang after he gallantly explains that stealing is bad and "kindly" shows them the door. He also becomes the target of some high class thugs. Some top notch stunts and fighting with objects are the highlights of this film (such as high speed water-skiing, and some MAJOR jumping). TIGERLILY'S RATING: 8/10 NUMSKULL'S REVIEW: Like many other Chan fans I saw this during its theatrical run and thought it was God's gift to cinema, but now I don't think it's quite so hot. On the plus side, all of the action scenes in the first hour are good (but too short in the first two cases-the supermarket and the alleyways) and the stunts are definitely up to par. On the...uh, minus side, the street gang looks rather incompetent compared to the baddies in, say, Police Story. The ending is disappointing (no more good fights after the warehouse scene), the kid in the wheelchair is a poster child for legitimate infanticide (thank God for the MUTE button), and then there's the guy who seems totally ignorant of the fact that there are different flavors of ice cream. This would have kicked major ass if Jackie hadn't broken his ankle and, as a result, foregone the fighting scheduled for the ending, but it turned out above average in the long run. NUMSKULL'S RATING: 7/10 CLINT'S REVIEW: Mine, as well as millions of other people's first JC movie. This movie impressed me so much, that I had to locate each and every film that he has made and retrieve a copy. Now, as I've watched movie after movie made by Mr. Chan, this movie is small potatoes. The first 15 minutes of this movie are pretty funny, the middle if full of action, the ending is so brilliant, never seen better movie footage than the ending of this film (if you're not catching on to my sarcasm yet, you need to get some eduaction, deisregard the "get more education" statement if you have yet to see Rumble, because you wouldn't know better than to believe me about the ending). CLINT'S RATING: 8/10 THE GREAT HENDU'S REVIEW: Fast, fast, fast, fast, fast action! That's the only way to describe this movie. Jackie does some incredible stunts, (of which the outtakes show the real difficulty). He is truly incredible, but there is really no true Kung fu in the whole flick. Nonetheless, his stunts provide such an impact that there needs be anything more. See this movie purely for the amazing fluidity and grace of Jackie Chan........Oh, and he's the good guy in this rumble! THE GREAT HENDU'S RATING: 8/10 ALOHO'S REVIEW: Crap name, weird story, awesome stunts. Fights are fast, fun, and overall...cool. The best part of the movie are the outtakes. Duck taping the hovercraft back together just so they could catch a guy that could be easily trapped by the police is a bit corny. That little kid is a bad actor and he shows to much sympothy for his cushion. I liked it. ALOHO'S RATING: 8/10 MICHAEL'S REVIEW: First I like to say that I saw this movie first in the U.S. theatres and then I saw the chinese version. Both the Chinese and American versions are quite similar. The Chinese version however is longer and the story seemed more complete than the edited American version. When I saw this movie it was quite good. I liked it because it had a balance of talking and fighting, and thrown in are a couple of very well stunts. I'm sure every Jackie Chan fan has watched this movie before, but if you have the chance, check out the Chinese version. Some scenes edited out of the American version are: Anita Mui(the store owner) gets harassed by two guys who always takes money from her and one scene they beat her up. One scene Jackie calls the cops on the gang, but the donut-eating cops thrash the store even more. Its hilarious seeing Anita's store getting destroyed in every scene. Overall , too bad Jackie broke his ankle because I heard there was suppose to be a fight-filled finale. MICHAEL'S RATING: 10/10 (stunts make up for the lack of fighting) YUMMYSPAM'S REVIEW: (I saw the english version from New Line Cinema) The most widely-known Jackie Chan film is Not his greatest. Now, it's really not that bad of a movie or anything. It just comes up short for fights, and the fights are not that memorable (except for the warehouse scene, which is the best 10 minutes of this movie. It's weird, but in HK, cool stuff always happens at warehouses. Maybe I gotta get one.) The acting is allright, the plot humorous. But, as much as he tries not to show, Jackie's best attributes are not his acting skills, but his fighting talents. Jackie tries to prove otherwise in this film, and while it's entertaining, it's not quite as good as it could be. Anyway, Rumble has some good fights, and some corny humor, but there ARE better Jackie Chan movies. Get this one if you can't find anything else. YUMMYSPAM'S RATING: 6/10 SANG W. PARK'S REVIEW: This is not his best movie. Some critics may even say that it's not even one of his ten best. Yet I place this film on my list because of its impact in the United States in 1996. Opening number one in the box office, Jackie showed with the "Rumble" that he can succed in the United States as well as everywhere else in the world. Something no other of his movies could do. His dubbing in the US version? Well, I saw the original version before seeing the New Line Cinema's revamped juiced up dubbed version, and honestly, I liked the new version better. Much better sound mixing and editing. SANG W. PARK'S RATING: 7/10 JAMES WONG'S REVIEW: Logic aside, this is a pretty good movie. If you can forget the stuff that makes no sense, like being friendly to someone who tried to throw you off a five-story building a day earilier, you'll enjoy this film. Jackie Chan is an awesome stuntman, I hope he doesn't get seriously hurt. He is a little insane to do the stunts he does, but he sure is good at it. In this movie, he jumps from one building to the next, across the street. He has time to do all these terrific stunts and still kick people's asses. A must see for fans of Jackie Chan. JAMES WONG'S RATING: 7.5/10 DUSTY'S REVIEW: Too much plot, not even action. That's how to sum up Rumble in the Bronx. Jackie's best talents lie in fighting, not in writing an interesting story. However, America loved it. I'm not sure why. It is only an above average movie for Chan. Oh, well. I saw it, I liked it, and Jackie can do no wrong. DUSTY'S RATING: 8/10 VICTOR NGUYEN'S REVIEW: This is the film that got me hooked on Jackie. Jackie stars as Keung, a foriegn visitor from Hong Kong that came to visit his Uncle Bill for his wedding. After the weddding, he plans to sell the supermarket and move away with his wife. A buyer appears, and buys the market at a discount price. What the buyer doesnt know is that the supermarket is constantly terrorised by a local biker gang. Keung does all he can to help stop the biker gang for the rest of the movie, running into the local mob in the process. I would never forget the expierience going to a Jackie Chan film. That crowd cheering and laughing along as the excitement builds. It was great! I was happy with this film and recommend it to anybody. VICTOR NGUYEN'S RATING: 8/10 ASH'S REVIEW: Jackie's first American re-release that turned me into a fan. After seeing the original Chinese version, I can appreciate the job New Line Cinema did to clean it up--nothing major was lost. Disregard any notion of plot and enjoy the action. Jackie delivers an amazing fight scene in a warehouse in which he fights multiple bad guys. Also, the hovercraft chase scene should appeal to American action fans. Wild, zany, wacky, stupid, FUN! ASH'S RATING: 10/10

Rumble in the Bronx

"...And by the way, there's no game cartridge in that Game Gear kid."

- Stockton22

Rumble in the Bronx (1995)

AKA: Red Bronx, Death Benefit

Literally: Red Savage Territory [or "Red Indian Territory", a reference to "Fort Apache, The Bronx"]

Director: Stanley Tong Kwai-Lai

Producer: Barbie Tung Wan-Si

Writer: Edward Tang

Action Director: Jackie Chan's Stuntman Association, Sammo Hung's Stuntman Association

Cast: Jackie Chan (Sing Lung), Anita Mui Yim-Fong, Francoise Yip Fong-Wah

Running Time: 94 min.

Plot: See reviews below.

Reviews

RO'S REVIEW: Jackie comes to America for his uncle's wedding and volunteers to stick around to help out the girl his uncle sold his grocery store to. While assisting in the store, he runs afoul of the local biker gang, who then harass him for most of the movie. While the bikers are chasing Jackie, they run afoul of mobsters who stole diamonds. Confused? Don't be, the plot works slowly enough to follow and who really cares anyway? Again, lots of humor, stunts and street type fighting. There's a great scene in the biker's hangout with refrigerators and other appliances. If you like to watch him fight with props, this is the one to see!

The dubbing's a little weird, though - some people are obviously speaking English, but everybody's dubbed. The young boy sounds especially bizarre. However, Jackie dubs his own voice in, so it works for me. P.S. I counted more people getting taken away in ambulances in this movie's outtakes than any other one I saw!

RO'S RATING: 7.5/10

STOCKTON22'S REVIEW: If you saw this flick once and wrote it off as an inferior Jackie vehicle, I strongly urge that you check it out again (Thomas Weisser, I'm looking in your direction). While it's certainly lacking in the fighting category, there is a lot to enjoy once its modus operandi becomes apparent. Having realized this, I know that I like this film more and more each time I see it.

Like Jackie's first collaboration with director Stanley Tong (Supercop), Rumble sacrifices fighting sequences in favor of more conventional action film dynamics. You know what Jackie film Rumble reminds me of? Project A II. Both films rely less on fighting and more on stuntwork. And Rumble's got some pretty nifty zingers. That jump from the roof to the building across the street is pretty rad. The scene in the garage where Jackie is moving up, over and around scores of moving obstacles like he's Spiderman (while throwing a couple of punches in as well) is jammin' too.

You know what's also like Project A II? You can't figure out who the hell the bad guys are supposed to be. In that one, the pirates who weren't killed in the first movie take a blood oath to kill Dragon Ma (Jackie), but then one gets sick, Jackie buys some medicine and he's made some friends for life. Now he's free to fight off a bunch of gangsters. In Rumble, Jackie spends most of the film fending off a biker gang. He ultimately steals the leader's girl and kicks all their asses. Then he says, "I hope the next time we meet, we won't be fighting each other. Instead, we'll be drinking tea together." And boom, Jackie and the gang are tighter than Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Now he's free to fight off a bunch of gangsters. Well dang. That's all it takes to end conflict? I wish we'd known that years ago, hell, we could have avoided Vietnam, Korea and WWII. All we needed was a couple of strategically places CVS pharmacies, some tea bags and a whole lot of hot water and we could have abolished war entirely. Then, without the inspiration, Fantasy Mission Force might never have happened. What a golden age it would have been.

And speaking of Jackie kicking the gangs collective ass, while Rumble certainly contains less fighting than we'd all like to see, the fighting it does have is totally slammin'. The fisticuffs in the gang's hideout is the true show stopper, and truly deserves it's place among Jackie's best, as Jackie punches, kicks, and maneuvers around every piece of scenery that Tong could get in frame. And the film builds to a thrilling conclusion that includes everything from car chases, hover crafts and that water skiing thing. That's why if you were bored the first time, you should give it another chance. If you know there's no fight coming, you can just sit back and let that thing with the jagged sword and the Lamborghini rock your world.

And giving credit where credit is due, let's hand it to Rumble for featuring a "throwing a guy into a wood chipper" scene, nearly four years before Fargo. Pretty harsh for a Jackie movie, but hey, at least New Line didn't name his character Jackie Chan (What the hell is up with that anyway? They think we won't remember it's him?). The presence of Anita Mui and the babe-alicious Franciose Yip doesn't hurt either. I just wish Bill Tung had hung around longer. That guy's a hoot. At least we have the wheelchair boy's attempts at melodramatic dialogue to chuckle at. And by the way, there's no game cartridge in that Game Gear kid. Yeah, Rumble in the Bronx will kill ya in more ways than one.

STOCKTON22'S RATING: 8/10

DJNIXON'S REVIEW: This is the movie that made Jackie popular in America, yet...... I have no idea why. This was a good JC film but, not the best, I guess the American people liked it better because it's one of his most violent 90's movies. But let me just point out the good parts of this movie - The fights were good and they had an interesting style to them that I liked a lot. Jackie performed some great stunts in this one, and some could be showcased as his best. But there wasn't enough Jackie type violence. Pretty good JC flick and deserves watching. I would have given this movie a 10/10 if I had seen it before all of Jackie's classics, but if you are person who hasn't seen this one you'll love it.

DJNIXON'S RATING: 8/10 (10/10 for first timers)

MARCIA'S REVIEW: On a whim, a mere three months ago, my hubby and I picked up Rumble (and, if I remember right, Young Master) at the video store. Had heard about Rumble, had heard about Jackie, but had never seen him. If you've paid any attention to the other film reviews, you know that I've contributed to quite a few of them, so now you know how my obsession began (me and everybody else out there...). This one's a romp. Short on plot, but hey, watched any _American_ movies lately? The action is great fun to watch, and I think it's a really good example of the beautiful way Jackie can move. Ignore the whiny kid, the unlikely gang, and the questionable plot, and enjoy it for what it is -- a fun time watching The Man!

MARCIA'S RATING: 8/10

EXOTHRASH'S REVIEW: Like a lot of JC Fans, this was the first film that I saw on the big screen. I remember running around the theatre parking lot with my friends after the movie, jumping off of cars and beating the snot out of each other, all going nuts over the movie. Rumble in the Bronx is a classic Jackie Chan flick: It has very little plot, an ubrupt ending, and lots of kick-ass fight scenes! It has become the standard that most Americans judge Jackie Chan movies by, even if it isn't like most Jackie Chan Movies. Jackie used atmospheric fighting, he did one on one fighting as well as multiple opponent fighting, and he added the slapstick humor that has become a staple of his modern movies (the bottle scene in the gang hangout). Bottom line: The movie kicked ass, even if the plot didn't.

EXOTHRASH'S RATING: 8/10

JAMES' REVIEW: I know that this is the film that got a lot of people hooked on Jackie. It did that for me. When I saw it in the theatre, it was one of the most amazing movies I had ever seen on the big screen. However, like every movie, it loses some of its shimmer on the TV screen.

When it's on the smaller screen, the mistakes and bad elements' show through a lot more. For instance, that little punk ass kid became ten times as annoying. The bad dubbing was much more noticeable, Jackie being the only one who seemed to put effort into his job. The fact that there is a big ass mountain in the middle of the Bronx also comes to mind (actually, I picked that out in the theatre).

Now, on the plus side, Jackie displays some incredible fighting skills in this film. I would have to say that this is one of his best for hand-to-hand fighting. He also displays some remarkable prop fighting; using refrigerators, skiis, shopping carts, jackets and much more. I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching Jackie beat the hell out of the baddies at their little hideout.

The finale of the film has always bothered me quite a bit. Due to Jackie's injury, the film makers had to wrap the film up quickly. I didn't like the quick solution; running White Tiger over with the hovercraft and then everyone is happy. Although, having Ash's "Kung Fu" during the outtakes almost made up for the poorly conceived climax/resolution. "Rumble" is good fun, with all of its flaws.

Note: It should be known that Jackie's character, Keung, is actually a Hong Kong cop, not just some guy who can fight. But we would never have known that because those in charge at the studios cut it out of the film, because they think that a kung fu movie has to be 90 minutes or less.

JAMES' RATING: 7/10

WEI XIN'S REVIEW: A quick note: I'm from New York City, and I've never seen the Bronx like this. When I saw the white motor cycle gang, I though to myself, What part of the Bronx is this? Well, nitpicking aside, the stunts and fighting were pretty cool. For some reason I liked the leap Jackie made to escape the gang. I think he broke his ankle on that one. Highlight for me: showdown with the gang. Watching Jackie use refridgerators, pinball machines as weapons was fun. This was a decent movie, but that crappy hovercraft sequence brought down the score.

WEI XIN'S RATING: 7/10

TYLER'S REVIEW: This film is the first out of several Jackie Chan flicks released to American audiences in the theaters. The films plot is okay (I guess) but the dubbing and the loser biker gang was so pathetic. Another thing was that little kid in the wheelchair he always was asking "What's going on", "What are you doing", "Is that important" he was the most annoying person in that whole film. The stunts were good so where the fights, I think this film fully deserves the title "Rumble in the Bronx". There is one problem with that though, the film was shot in Vancouver. That gang was really lame, none of them could fight, I cant believe that Keung (Jackie) would get beat up like that. I also have another comment, what happen to Angelo and what happened after Keung ran over White Tiger with the Hovercraft. The ending was to abrupt, they needed to make the ending more complete.

TYLER'S RATING: 7/10

DEAD CHANNEL'S REVIEW: Yeah, of course I saw this shit in the theater when it came out! I hadn't seen a Jackie Chan movie for years, and this totally blew my mind. Come to think of it, I think I saw this one a few times in the dollar theater, too.. Anyway, yeah I have it on tape now, and still watch it to this day. After seeing Drunken Master 2 though (I think I actually saw that after I saw Rumble) this movie wasn't shit. But it's still great in my opinion! "You are in New York now!" "Wow." HAHAH! The dialogue in this one is fucking hilarious, as are all Jackie Chan English-dubbed films. This one has some great action scenes. Especially the first supermarket fight. I love it! I love it when "Angelo" (one of the baddies) is talking to Anita Mui (Elena, the new supermarket owner), and she says, "What about these drinks?" "What?" "You drank these back there." "You want me to pay for this STUFF?!" His mouth clearly says "shit". Hah. Thought I'd mention that. Anyway, the speech and dialogue in this one is totally on the verge of "cheesy" but that's what makes it so great. Even adds to the comedy. Even with that fucking annoying little kid in the wheelchair, (argh!) this movie is still one of my favorites. Of course I've seen other JC films that are better, but damn. This is straight up action. It's great how in the theater, every time I saw it.. after Jackie smacks Angelo in his bare ass with a car antenna, everybody goes, "Ohhh!" Check it out it you haven't! (You haven't? hmm.. that's weird.)

DEAD CHANNEL'S RATING: 8/10

T STYLE 9'S REVIEW: Hong kong cop visits his uncle that is living in the tough streets of New York. Then blah blah blah ...Fight...blah blah blah. This movie kinda sucked. I don't like this movie because this is one of the first movies that he starts to use every thing in sight as a weapon. For example, refrigerators, couch chair, long hockey stick, pinball machine, and more. Sure it's fun to watch him with a new taste in fight scene but in every single fight scenes? Hell No! I don't want that. What I want back is some one on one fight scenes with out any weapons. Didn't Jackie learn any thing from Druken Master 2???? I don't see why Jackie picks this film over Police Story as a favorite. The first time I saw this movie, I loved it until I heard rumors that he didn't did the jump from building to balcony.

Well, by the time you read this, you probably think I'm gonna give this movie a 1/10. But wait, even though the fight scenes were not my type of thing, it was still cool. At the end, it does have some good stunts around the hover craft thing.

T STYLE 9'S RATING: 7/10

EZWALK'S REVIEW: This was the first Jackie Chan movie I saw and remains one of my favorites. Yes it lacks fight scenes but it's loaded with stunts that almost no one else on the planet would try. The fights in the movie are some of his best work. The fight at the warehouse was awsome. I think they should have left out that annoying little kid all together, he added nothing. The cast, other than Jackie, was horrible. The ending scene could have been better. Overall a good movie with too few fights and a bad cast.

EZWALK'S RATING: 8/10

HENDRI LIATO'S REVIEW: RUMBLE IN THE BRONX's Stateside success was certainly a mindboggling feat. This is hardly even a decent JC movie. Chan had done two American movies (BIG BRAWL, THE PROTECTOR) in the past that the Americans ignored because they want a darker, vicious ass-kicker ala Bruce Lee than the Buster Keaton-inspired Chan. So the lighter 90s audience finally embraces Chan--well sort of. His much better, stunt-filled Police Story films SUPERCOP and FIRST STRIKE were somewhat disappointing performers at the US box office (but FIRST STRIKE is arguably Chan's most successful film in Asia grossing HK$ 57 million). The plot in a Jackie Chan movie is an excuse for the set pieces so let's not delude our 'Film Critics 101' self here but still this film's plot devices are just lame. There is one nifty prop fight in the gang's lair but there are not enough to justify sitting through this sorry state of a movie. The production and costume designers are stuck in the 80s pastel nightmare. The kid actor screeches like a strangled cat. The token female role is just that. And the bad guys? They are not as hissable as the corrupt businessman in POLICE STORY or as viciously graceful as Ken Lo in DRUNKEN MASTER II --not everyday we get a great villain. But street gangs and government agents? Quite lame.

HENDRI LIATO'S RATING: 4/10

WILLY'S REVIEW: This was the first Jackie Chan movie I ever saw, and of course, I was amazed. In the wisdom of my later years, my opinion is divided. If you have a friend who has never seen a Jackie movie, show them this one. If you have seen this more than twice, it loses it's luster. I'm sure by now you've read the plot elsewhere on this page. Jackie is visiting his uncle and ends up having to beat the crap out of a bunch of guys to save his uncle's supermarket from the local street gangs. The fights are O.K., but they're WAY too short, and there aren't enough. This is one of those movies I find myself watching in fast forward...... Get to a fight, hit the play button. The last thug hits the ground, hit the fast-forward button. Sigh. There is that great stunt where he jumps off of a roof and onto the fire escape, and that is enough to make any first-time viewer of Jackie Chan a life-long fan.

WILLY'S RATING: 7/10 for "older" fans; 10/10 for "first-time" viewers

TIGERLILY'S REVIEW: Ahh, my first Jackie Chan movie experience! Jackie plays a cop visiting his uncle in New York City. Jackie becomes mixed up with a local gang after he gallantly explains that stealing is bad and "kindly" shows them the door. He also becomes the target of some high class thugs. Some top notch stunts and fighting with objects are the highlights of this film (such as high speed water-skiing, and some MAJOR jumping).

TIGERLILY'S RATING: 8/10

NUMSKULL'S REVIEW: Like many other Chan fans I saw this during its theatrical run and thought it was God's gift to cinema, but now I don't think it's quite so hot. On the plus side, all of the action scenes in the first hour are good (but too short in the first two cases-the supermarket and the alleyways) and the stunts are definitely up to par. On the...uh, minus side, the street gang looks rather incompetent compared to the baddies in, say, Police Story. The ending is disappointing (no more good fights after the warehouse scene), the kid in the wheelchair is a poster child for legitimate infanticide (thank God for the MUTE button), and then there's the guy who seems totally ignorant of the fact that there are different flavors of ice cream. This would have kicked major ass if Jackie hadn't broken his ankle and, as a result, foregone the fighting scheduled for the ending, but it turned out above average in the long run.

NUMSKULL'S RATING: 7/10

CLINT'S REVIEW: Mine, as well as millions of other people's first JC movie. This movie impressed me so much, that I had to locate each and every film that he has made and retrieve a copy. Now, as I've watched movie after movie made by Mr. Chan, this movie is small potatoes. The first 15 minutes of this movie are pretty funny, the middle if full of action, the ending is so brilliant, never seen better movie footage than the ending of this film (if you're not catching on to my sarcasm yet, you need to get some eduaction, deisregard the "get more education" statement if you have yet to see Rumble, because you wouldn't know better than to believe me about the ending).

CLINT'S RATING: 8/10

THE GREAT HENDU'S REVIEW: Fast, fast, fast, fast, fast action! That's the only way to describe this movie. Jackie does some incredible stunts, (of which the outtakes show the real difficulty). He is truly incredible, but there is really no true Kung fu in the whole flick. Nonetheless, his stunts provide such an impact that there needs be anything more. See this movie purely for the amazing fluidity and grace of Jackie Chan........Oh, and he's the good guy in this rumble!

THE GREAT HENDU'S RATING: 8/10

ALOHO'S REVIEW: Crap name, weird story, awesome stunts. Fights are fast, fun, and overall...cool. The best part of the movie are the outtakes. Duck taping the hovercraft back together just so they could catch a guy that could be easily trapped by the police is a bit corny. That little kid is a bad actor and he shows to much sympothy for his cushion. I liked it.

ALOHO'S RATING: 8/10

MICHAEL'S REVIEW: First I like to say that I saw this movie first in the U.S. theatres and then I saw the chinese version. Both the Chinese and American versions are quite similar. The Chinese version however is longer and the story seemed more complete than the edited American version. When I saw this movie it was quite good. I liked it because it had a balance of talking and fighting, and thrown in are a couple of very well stunts. I'm sure every Jackie Chan fan has watched this movie before, but if you have the chance, check out the Chinese version. Some scenes edited out of the American version are: Anita Mui(the store owner) gets harassed by two guys who always takes money from her and one scene they beat her up. One scene Jackie calls the cops on the gang, but the donut-eating cops thrash the store even more. Its hilarious seeing Anita's store getting destroyed in every scene.

Overall , too bad Jackie broke his ankle because I heard there was suppose to be a fight-filled finale.

MICHAEL'S RATING: 10/10 (stunts make up for the lack of fighting)

YUMMYSPAM'S REVIEW: (I saw the english version from New Line Cinema) The most widely-known Jackie Chan film is Not his greatest. Now, it's really not that bad of a movie or anything. It just comes up short for fights, and the fights are not that memorable (except for the warehouse scene, which is the best 10 minutes of this movie. It's weird, but in HK, cool stuff always happens at warehouses. Maybe I gotta get one.) The acting is allright, the plot humorous. But, as much as he tries not to show, Jackie's best attributes are not his acting skills, but his fighting talents. Jackie tries to prove otherwise in this film, and while it's entertaining, it's not quite as good as it could be. Anyway, Rumble has some good fights, and some corny humor, but there ARE better Jackie Chan movies. Get this one if you can't find anything else.

YUMMYSPAM'S RATING: 6/10

SANG W. PARK'S REVIEW: This is not his best movie. Some critics may even say that it's not even one of his ten best. Yet I place this film on my list because of its impact in the United States in 1996. Opening number one in the box office, Jackie showed with the "Rumble" that he can succed in the United States as well as everywhere else in the world. Something no other of his movies could do. His dubbing in the US version? Well, I saw the original version before seeing the New Line Cinema's revamped juiced up dubbed version, and honestly, I liked the new version better. Much better sound mixing and editing.

SANG W. PARK'S RATING: 7/10

JAMES WONG'S REVIEW: Logic aside, this is a pretty good movie. If you can forget the stuff that makes no sense, like being friendly to someone who tried to throw you off a five-story building a day earilier, you'll enjoy this film. Jackie Chan is an awesome stuntman, I hope he doesn't get seriously hurt. He is a little insane to do the stunts he does, but he sure is good at it. In this movie, he jumps from one building to the next, across the street. He has time to do all these terrific stunts and still kick people's asses. A must see for fans of Jackie Chan.

JAMES WONG'S RATING: 7.5/10

DUSTY'S REVIEW: Too much plot, not even action. That's how to sum up Rumble in the Bronx. Jackie's best talents lie in fighting, not in writing an interesting story. However, America loved it. I'm not sure why. It is only an above average movie for Chan. Oh, well. I saw it, I liked it, and Jackie can do no wrong.

DUSTY'S RATING: 8/10

VICTOR NGUYEN'S REVIEW: This is the film that got me hooked on Jackie. Jackie stars as Keung, a foriegn visitor from Hong Kong that came to visit his Uncle Bill for his wedding. After the weddding, he plans to sell the supermarket and move away with his wife. A buyer appears, and buys the market at a discount price. What the buyer doesnt know is that the supermarket is constantly terrorised by a local biker gang. Keung does all he can to help stop the biker gang for the rest of the movie, running into the local mob in the process. I would never forget the expierience going to a Jackie Chan film. That crowd cheering and laughing along as the excitement builds. It was great! I was happy with this film and recommend it to anybody.

VICTOR NGUYEN'S RATING: 8/10

ASH'S REVIEW: Jackie's first American re-release that turned me into a fan. After seeing the original Chinese version, I can appreciate the job New Line Cinema did to clean it up--nothing major was lost. Disregard any notion of plot and enjoy the action. Jackie delivers an amazing fight scene in a warehouse in which he fights multiple bad guys. Also, the hovercraft chase scene should appeal to American action fans. Wild, zany, wacky, stupid, FUN!

ASH'S RATING: 10/10