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Wednesday 4 September 2019

Armour of God (1986)

When it's not being an advert for Mitsubishi, Jackie Chan's first outing as treasure-hunter Asian Hawk is a mix of comedy and action culminating in a fun-filled finale that despite being choreographed and rehearsed feels completely spontaneous. It's a testament to Chan's likeability that we can celebrate his ingenuity and daring even though he's stealing and selling at auction holy relics that he has no claim to whatsoever. The titular 'armour' is a collection of five such pieces, which Hawk and his two companions (Alan TamLola Forner) must first acquire and then deliver to an interested party.
Most of the bad guys (dressed in giveaway bad-guy black robes) are idiot fodder that exist to be punched, but there's a trio of more memorable ones.

3 frisbee plates out of 5

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