The fleeing Condor escapes in a huge balloon that rolls down a mountain with him in it. The natives seem happy to let him take them, but when he drinks some water they want him marry a very large woman. He explores some caves for some large green gems. In most films, the flight would have been effortless, but it’s more fun to watch Chan having some trouble, and that’s one reason why he’s so likable. We begin again with a prologue mini-adventure, with Condor strapping on a hang-gliding outfit powered by an airplane engine, fires it up, and runs with mounting desperation across a meadow, trying to get airborne, which he eventually, he does. As was sometimes the case, Japan saw a longer version, running an extra 8 minutes. Thankfully commercial success ensured, though the 1997 American theatrical release, which removed Momoko’s introductory scene, and cut 15 minutes of comedy and action, and added a new dub and score, did disappointing business. Eventually a fed up Chan moved the production to Hong Kong to which ten tons of sand was transported, but the huge propeller used in the climax kept breaking as soon as it was turned, and Chan dislocated his sternum while falling off a chain. Some of the cast and crew contracted a disease and were stung by scorpions. Two cans of film went missing then suddenly turned up. Editing and post-production couldn’t be done on set as with most Hong Kong films, so film was sent be developed every two days to a laboratory in Madrid which was even further away. The desert location was over 12 hours drive away from the nearest city, Casablanca, and people going to collect and bring supplies would often get lost for days. In Morocco, extras spent prop money, so the production manager was arrested and held in custody for three months for distribution of counterfeit currency, and the film reels seized. However, the budget ended up being $75 million more than intended, finally reaching $115, and, for once, Chan didn’t have a film out in 1990, the shooting taking 18 months. Golden Harvest head Raymond Chow struck a deal with Chan: if he could complete the production in six months on a budget of HK $40 million, he’d give him an extra $4 million. The expensive Miracles: The Canton Godfather wasn’t the smash expected and didn’t get much interest overseas, so a sequel to a popular earlier film seemed like a good idea. Chan’s most expensive production also looks pretty good when compared to similar Hollywood efforts of the time which would have still been far costlier.
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Chan seems to be doing all he can to make a fun ride for the audience, including cramming the movie with gags, some of which work well, some of which don’t so much, but even when he’s not kicking ass and doing crazy stunts the film is never dull. Despite this unevenness in pacing which Chan’s self-directed projects do tend to possess, and this one being rather longer than the first, Armour of God 2: Operation Condor strikes me as being the better film. And it’s unusual for me to review the supposed sequel to a film before I’ve reviewed its predecessor, but then the original movie hasn’t yet had a super dooper Blu-ray release.
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While clearly being influenced even more by the Indiana Jones series especially Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, it largely comes across as a more elaborate remake, with even its structure virtually replicating the first film’s: exciting opening sequence followed by exposition and intrigue, followed by another major action scene before the emphasis shifts more to comedy until the final section which brings back the thrills with a vengeance. Here, he’s called both Condor and Jackie, so I guess his name is Jackie Condor, which makes me wonder if I should classify this as a reboot, not a sequel, even though it was marketed as a sequel. Is it a sequel or a reboot, that is the question? In Jackie Chan’s 1986 hit The Armour Of God, his character was called Asian Hawk. But somebody doesn’t seem to want them to reach their destination…. As the journey takes them from Spain to North Africa, they acquire two more young ladies the German Elsa who’s von Ketterling’s granddaughter, and the Japanese Momoko who’s searching for the meaning of death. He’s promised one percent of the treasure, but has to be partnered with Ada, a Chinese expert in African geography. RUNNING TIME: 117 mins/115 mins/107 mins/83 minsĪfter barely surviving his last adventure, treasure hunter Jackie is asked by Baron Bannon to locate a secret base in the Sahara Desert which supposedly contains 240 tons of gold hidden there by German soldiers led by Hans von Ketterling during World War 2. Starring: Carol Cheng, Eva Cobo, Jackie Chan, Shôko Ikeda Armour of God 2: Operation Condor ( 1991)
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