The other night, Elizabeth and I watched Jackie Chan's "Shanghai Knights." Yes, there's a billion historical inconsistencies, but you generally don't watch Jackie Chan flicks for their factual accuracies or their deep plots. This one was no different, but it was certainly entertaining.
I have to say that one of the fight scenes stands out as a classic film event. During part of the (Fleet Street?) outdoor fight with the gang, there's a large segment wherein Jackie Chan is using an umbrella and seems to be re-enacting the dancing-in-the-rain segment from "Singin' in the Rain." They even play the theme music during part of the fight. It was hilarious, and very well done.
Posted by Tom Nugent at August 24, 2004 09:26 AM