Customer Rating: Summary: World class family viewing Comment: Jackie Chan's action choreography only keeps getting better and I have to keep asking how does he do it as he keeps getting older?
That aside, the action is amazingly slick and not CGI'ed to death.
The film as a whole is an enjoyable family-viewing action movie. Recommended for father's of young boys.
Customer Rating: Summary: A different type of action film from Jackie Chan Comment: The Myth is a movie that mixes fantasy and amazing martial arts action together! Although parts of the film flash between the present and the past quickly, the overall idea of the film is interesting. The dream sequences of Jackie as a general in ancient China are well done with lightning fast use of weapons including swords and arrows!
I rate this movie with five stars- Customer Rating: Summary: Fantasy Kinda Works Comment: I'm a long time fan of Chan's films and fully aware of his humble beginnings, rise to superstardom, and eventual leveling off in status. "The Myth" is a different take on Chan's early attempts at Indiana Jones-like adventures ("Operation Condor" aka "Armor of God" series). I never expect to take Chan's films seriously because I watch them for the action and that Jackie did the stunts himself (however, he's been using stunt men now). I liked the fantasy elements when Chan in modern day, gets flashbacks from what seems to be a past life. The problem is that the modern day elements are mostly fun and comedy whereas the flashbacks are serious confusing your emotions. The ending wasn't a typical Chan one, but overall the attempt at this adventure is worth at least renting. Customer Rating: Summary: Indi-"Chan"-a Jones style martial arts film Comment: How could I resist the baaad pun? "Myth" is actually a renamed Chinese film from 2005 called "San Wa."
Briefly, Jack (Chan) is an archaeologist who dreams of a past life as a General (Meng Yi) in Ancient China.
When he's asked by a colleague, William (Tony Leung Ka Fai) to help find a scientfic discovery relating to defying gravity, Jack returns to China and faces his dream princess Ok-soo (Hee-seon Kim) and his own past failure as the General to protect her.
The story's a bit of Indiana Jones and a bit of the fallen Samurai myth. I very rarely watch subtitled films, but "Myth" was easy enough to follow and provided enough amusement to make the rental worthwhile.
Customer Rating: Summary: Awesome story of lost love spanned through time. Comment: I just finished watching this movie and I totally loved it. Well written with a cool plot. The action sequence is superb. The costumes are all awesome. Love the whole lost love angle. Even better, the girls are hot! H-O-T! HOT!
They should had made the princess a fighter too, but then that would be asking too much. The ending when Ok Soo stayed behind was really sad. Such a tear-jerker. All in all, it was money and time well spent! :D
