dafrosts This is the second movie I've seen featuring Jackie Chan and Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, I thin these two work extremely well together. You truly feel for Tat Fung, a police officer who has put his dream aside to care for his developmentally disabled brother Danny aka Dodo Fung. Danny is very naive and tends to believe things he's told, especially when it involves his friends. Danny goes through a serious of misadventures from which Tat has to save/protect him. Racking up a restaurant bill of over $100 is only the beginning. He is mistreated by a tutor (who I would have beaten to a pulp, not simply tossed out of the apartment like Tat did). He is playing cops and robbers with his pals and an actual criminal thinks he's the police. The criminal "hides" his loot and takes off. Danny and his pals hide their "treasure" in a park. This leads to Danny being the target of a gang who want back the loot and Tat's CO who wants to arrest Danny. Danny and Tat have a brotherly melt down (more on Tat's part). Danny tries to find a job to help ease Tat's burden, but is only humiliated by a shop owner in the process. When Danny is kidnapped by the gang, Tat doesn't hesitate to come to his aid. Nor, does Tat's police pals, who put their own jobs on the line to help. The fight scenes in the climax are full of acrobatics and incredible moves. I would expect nothing less from this troupe. Tat has to go to jail for a while for kidnapping a witness and using him as bait to save Danny. It is never explained how long tat is in jail. However, while he's away, his buddies and girlfriend step up and watch over Danny. Proving how much Danny and Tat are loved by those around him. I give this movie a 9 because it touched my heart the way Tat struggled to care for Danny, who just wanted to be normal like his brother.

MartinHafer Jackie Chan plays a cop in Hong Kong. He has a brother (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo) who has the mind of a 4 year-old and Jackie is frustrated with trying to do his job and keep his brother out of trouble. Mostly it's a losing battle. Later in the film, the brother accidentally gets in trouble with the mob and it's up to Jackie and his friends to come to the rescue.Jackie Chan and his frequent collaborator Sammo Hung Kam-Bo star in this very bizarre film. Despite these two martial arts stars being in the film, it's really not exactly a martial arts film. It's supposed to be an uplifting family film, action/cop movie and comedy all rolled into one. If it sounds like this is an impossible combination, you are right--and the film really doesn't work very well. The biggest problem, however, is that Sammo is supposed to be mentally retarded and his role alternates from occasionally being sensitive to mostly being a very broad comedy--with Sammo playing the part with as much subtlety as a nudist at a Baptist picnic! Now I noticed that a lot of the reviewers liked it--so be it. But I also know that it will offend folks--especially if they have developmentally delayed family members. In the film, they mostly are to laugh at--and that's very sad. Its a shame, as SOME of the issues between them are compelling--but mostly it's pretty awful. There also isn't any sort of a clear ending--just a weird montage that makes no sense. Obviously a bizarre misfire and not a particularly pleasant film to watch unless you LIKE laughing at Sammo's antics.By the way, if Sammo isn't potentially insulting enough, look for the scene where he and his young friends are playing 'Jesus and the Assassin'. What were they thinking?!

lorenzruwwe First of all, Yuen Biao is not starring in this one as someone commented earlier. It's Mang Hoi who undoubtedly has strong resemblance to Biao and has also remarkable fighting skills. Yuen Biao however was the action director for this movie which is quite recognizable. I want to delve into the action part of this movie mainly. Let's face it: This being a Jackie Film you actually watch it for the action content predominantly although this one had a brilliant and dramatic story as well. As said earlier, this film has 2 additional fight scenes. It's a pity they were taken out (at least for someone like me who cries out for good old 80s HK action) because they are just awesome all the way through! We see Jackie take on Lau Kar Wing in a hospital and what they show us is just breathtaking, brutal and fast-paced action with great rhythm and choreography. For those who don't know Lau Kar Wing: Being the brother of the grand Lau Kar Leung he was one of the leading HK-action guys showing absolutely skillful action sequences in his earlier old school Kung Fu flicks. "Odd Couple" or "Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon", to name a few. Well, you actually see him in a LOT of HK action movies, just that nobody really recognizes him... Anyway, he and Jackie go at each other in marvelous hand-to hand combat in this fight and it's just too bad it was cut out for story reasons. The other cut out action scene is a brawl on a parking lot involving Jackie, Mang Hoi, Yuen Wah Lee Hoi San, Fong Hak On and a few other guys I just can't remember quite well. Awesome hand work with some nice stunts. Hoi San is in good shape also. Okay, the end-fight gives a hint about how good Jackie once was. In fact, Jackie does not do all of his stunts himself. Yes, he does the big ones himself, the "clockwork tower fall" in Projec A, the Police Story stuff etc. Otherwise, all we know about Jackie, our whole image of him would just shatter. But the minor stunts, some tumbling and falls etc. are in fact often done by stunt doubles. That's pretty common in every HK action flick. Yuen Biao was one of the most skillful people out there, that's why he doubled sooo many action stars, even Jackie in Drunken Master 1. Now, in Heart of Dragon (HoD) Jackie does almost everything himself. I would normally have doubted to see Jackie do a wall-flip. But in this end-fight, it's 100% him doing this stunt. Gorgeous! He moves better than ever, faster as in any other of his movies. Let's not forget about Dick Wei, the all-time big villain who is in top-notch shape in HoD! His kicks look totally smooth unlike in other movies that he isn't quite as good as in HoD! The camera-work and editing is finger-lickingly brilliant! I cannot imagine a fight to be edited and shot in a better way in order to achieve the end-fight's intensity and toughness. Everything looks truly dynamic and super slick! I wouldn't wonder if Sammo had his hands on the action directing issues as well...the fight looks 'very' Sammo style. Big nods go to Meng Hoi, Chin Kar Lok, Yuen Wah, Lee Hoi San, Chung Fat, Philip Ko and a few others for their additional great action sequences.In conclusion I want to say that HoD is my favourite Jackie movie. I have seen it many times already and the action never loses its powerful impact. Go get this masterpiece if you haven't seen it! But in case you cannot appreciate real HK action it'd be a shame to have you watch it...

himboy32 Heart Of Dragon tells the story of Hong Kong SWAT officer Tat Fung who must juggle a career, a girlfriend and looking after his older brother Do-Do who is mentally retarded. Tat feels he is beginning to lose touch with himself so decides to join the navy, but before he can do that he must straighten things out with both his girlfriend and his big brother.Let me begin by saying this has to be the best performance in Jackie's prolific career,this is the film which made me take him seriously as an actor. It is such a shame this wasn't a big hit when it first came out.Jackie and Sammo are the best actors in the film. Sammo plays his character with such depth and sensitivity,while Jackie does excellently as the frustrated Tat.I thought I'd never cry at a Jackie Chan movie but I was wrong. One scene which got me misty eyed was a scene when Do-Do's tutor begins to emotionally abuse him,while Tat listens to what is going on from outside the room.Another scene is when Tat finally lets his true feelings for Do-Do come forward anger may be the most raw of human emotions but to let yourself explode like that is very difficult to pull off, but thats not the point I began to cry, it was when Tat goes to his room and Do-Do follows him and apologises for the way he is, I mean wow, talk about emotionally heavy.Moving on from the emotional side of the film and commenting on the action, this has very little action in it until towards the end which I have to say has one of the best fights in Jackie's career in which he takes on the amazing and brilliant Dick Wei in a one on one brutal marial arts fight. This has to be Jackie at his fastest, they exchange the moves with such quickness I had to go back and watch the fight again once it was over.I urge any Jackie Chan or Sammo Hung fan who has not yet seen the film to go out and get the DVD you do not know what you are missing.