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Friday 4 July 2014

Armour of God III: Chinese Zodiac (2012)

I know it's not explicitly called Armour of God III, but dedicated Chan fans will know that's what it is, so I added it to the title. It's Asian Hawk and he's relic hunting. again, but the artefacts that he's hunting this time have a value that's significantly higher than a monetary one, which complicates matters.
It's filled with modern tech but still feels pleasingly old school. Jackie's introduction is the most amazing and exciting thing I've seen him do in a very long time. In fact, a sizeable percentage of the movie is high quality, but that leaves a second, larger percentage that's not good. The weak family comedy and middle section that turns into The Goonies (1985) is pure crap. The score below reflects that, but there's still some really, really great stuff in CZ.

2½ hedged bets out of 5

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