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JACKIE CHAN'S ADVENTURES is the exciting new animated series from world-famous action hero Jackie Chan. You've never seen Jackie like this! Archeologist Jackie Chan's eleven-year-old niece Jade proves action runs in the family when she arrives from Hong Kong to live with Jackie and his wise, old uncle in San Francisco. Meanwhile, Jackie has found an ancient Chinese talisman, and now he's got secret agents and gangsters chasing after him. The villainous Valmont will stop at nothing to get the powerful prize and sends his thugs to trap Jackie and kidnap his uncle. But Jade's the only one who knows where the rooster talisman is and it's up to her to use its magical power to save the day. ... Read more

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Jackie Chan Rocks!!!
Jackie is the BEST!!!It's filled with action and excitment.It's about the shadow con tries to take the talismens away from section 13 but Jackie always kicks their (...).Buy it NOW. ... Read more

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JACKIE CHAN'S ADVENTURES is the exciting new animated series from world-famous action hero Jackie Chan. High-powered action and fun is here! Archeologist Jackie Chan and his eleven-year-old niece Jade discover the final ancient Chinese talisman but it's broken in two pieces. The magic power of the Tiger talisman splits Jackie into two people: one is a wimp, the other a bully! It's up to Jade to help put Jackie's yin and yang back together. But when the evil Valmont collects all of the magic talismans and releases the invincible, terrifying dragon called Shandu, who is determined to conquer the world, only Jackie's wise, old uncle knows the secret formula to put the deadly beast in his place. ... Read more

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Chan's The Man!
Jackie Chan Adventures is a great series with action, humor and great lessons. In this video, the final two episodes of the series are shown. In the first one "The Tiger and the Pussycat", the power of the Tiger Talisman splits Jackie into his good and bad sides. When the Dark Hand decides to eliminate Chan, they realize they have another way to get all 12 talismans...Great action in this episode includes Jackie "Light" vs. Jackie "Dark." as well as Jackie "Light" w/ Jackie "Dark." Some weird Ying Yang ideas come up in this one, but I love the next part: "Day of the Dragon." Shendu is released and shown in his true form and full powers. As he heads off to release his minions to destroy Hong Kong, Uncle provides Chan with a method of defeating the invincible demon. Great action is in here with Jackie vs. Shendu, as almost all the talismans get used. And the end has a great lead-in to the all too cool second season. I was kind of hesitant about this show at first, but it rocks! Animation is a really cool way of doing kung fu! And the characters of Jade and Uncle are very funny. Chan's the Man! ... Read more

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Insightful film
Many of the other reviewers have called this film boring, but I really, really liked this movie. You have the three couples: Ben and Paul (who have been together for 5 years and have just broken up), Matt and Owen (who have been together for 3 months and it is obvious that Matt loves Owen much more than Owen loves Matt), and Will and Adam who have just had a one night stand but Will wants it to be more and Adam does not. These three couples meet in a country house for Paul's birthday--six months after his brother has died. Paul, Matt, and Will are long time friends and their interactions are quite interesting. It is pretty obvious that Paul finds Matt to be insufferable and kind of naive/stupid. Will and Paul have a pretty good friendship, although they are a little defensive about their relationship problems with each other. Matt and Will come off as pretty pathetic in this movie, because they are so desperate for relationships but they have obviously picked partners that are all wrong for them. Adam is one of Will's old cases as he is a social worker. Adam is a very promiscuous young man who has sex with Ben the day after Ben and Paul have broken up. Adam is basically the king of the one night stand-he has had 29 by the end of the movie. Owen comes off as a complete jerk because he cheats on Matt with this guy-James-he meets during the weekend. It turns out that James is Mark's old boyfriend, who has just semi-gotten over his lover's death and is ready to move on. James is older than all the other guys and he plays a counselor type role for Matt and Ben who are obviously having relationship problems. Ben and Paul do work out their relationship problems and Matt and Owen and Will and Adam all seem to go their separate ways at the end, although one gets the feeling that Will and Adam will at least be able to be friends after this weekend.

Actually a Very Good Movie of Relationships!
Despite all the reviews that called this movie 'Boring', I took a shot and watched it anyway. I was extremely glad I did. Boyfriends is a British comedy about gay relationships.

Made on the cheap and sprinkled with good-natured dialogue and good-natured sex scenes, it's an interesting slice of alternative culture.

In the movie 'Boyfriends', three gay couples gather in the country over Easter weekend. One duo is in their fifth year of a relationship, another couple has been together three months and the last two men have just met, sort of.

Over the course of a few days, things change.

Boyfriends has already been called the gay Big Chill and has also been compared to Love! Valour! Compassion! ' in my opinion, it is not nearly as good as either film, but it does center on relationships to the exclusion of all else. However, I did long to know a bit more about the characters.

Made on a budget of about $1.50, Boyfriends first introduces Paul (James Dreyfus) and Ben (Mark Sands), the long-term relationship couple. Based on their bickering, it seems their relationship is actually almost over.

Then there are the button-down Matt (Michael Urwin), who longs for love, and his partner Owen (Andrew Ableson), a dishonest charmer ready to bolt after three months with Matt. Actually, Owen has an unusual agenda for being with Matt in the first place, and that's all part of some vaguely sitcom-ish plot developments.

Finally, here are Will (David Coffey), a serious social worker, and his boytoy one-night-stand Adam (Darren Petrucci). Adam is young and free-wheeling and his sexual attitudes work change on those around him.

So. All the men involved in Boyfriends seem to be looking for love, in all the right and wrong places, etc. Moreover, there's a lack of sophistication in every aspect of Boyfriends that's annoying after a while, but never mind, the underlying story of relationships.

Romantic comedy is often annoying, orientation notwithstanding.

stay away
my god I paid twenty bucks for this movie...I couldnt watch more than five minutes of it...
it stinks.

An Examination of Gay Relationships
This film is about gay relationships, but refreshingly, it's not about being gay. A group of friends gather at a remote house in the English countryside for the weekend to celebrate Paul's birthday. Paul (James Dreyfus) and Ben (Mark Sands) have been together for five years, but Matt has become bored with Ben and this couple is on the verge of breaking up. Owen (Andrew Ableson) has been dating Matt (Michael Urwin) for three months and thinks he's finally found Mr. Right. Owen brings Matt to the party to introduce him to his friends, but Matt is not as committed to Owen as Owen is to him. Will (David Coffey), the oldest and most alienated member of the group of friends brings along a one night stand, Adam (Darren Petrucci), the youngest of the party attendees. Will longs for a man who will want him. Adam is more interested in having as much fun as he can. Along the way, each of them must confront themselves, each other, and what they want from relationships.

In terms of content, there isn't anything that breaks new ground here, but the cast and the script are appealing enough to hold one's attention. The movie does suffer from British sound (something I remember Richard Carpenter, creator of "Robin of Sherwood" that ran on Showtime in the U.S. in the mid-80s, complaining about in terms of British TV and film production) where things become difficult to hear at times. People unfamiliar with British accents and slang may be at a double disadvantage trying to understand that which they can not hear.

I've watched the DVD a few times and I still enjoy it. It has a non-exploitative approach to its characters and their sex lives. And fortunately, we are saved from the "I hate to be gay, why am I like this?" that characterizes too many gay films prior to the mid-90s. I do wish there was a directors' commentary track as I enjoy knowing why creators make the choices that they do.

As an additional feature, the DVD also includes an animated version of the story of Achilles. This short film is shot in beautifully rendered stop motion animation and narrated by Derek Jacobi.

As a whole, I think this is a decent addition to any collection of gay DVDs. People who enjoy this movie are also likely to enjoy "Like It Is", "My Beautiful Laundrette", "Queer As Folk" (BBC--Series One), "Get Real", "Lilies", and "The Broken Hearts Club."

NOT WORTH IT
One word boring. This movie started out with a good concept, three couples with different problems. However the execution of the film was terrible. The mood throughout the film was gloomy, and none of the characters seemed to have any real emotion toward each other, even when they weren't on the rocks. And don't believe the words on the box which make this film sound like an oscar winner, I had to prop my eyelids open with toothpicks halfway through. To add to this, the four or five (I lost count) love triangles were to much to keep up with. And nobodys life has that much coincidence in it. Perhaps if you have nothing better to do with your time, or if you suffer from a sleep disorder, this movie is for you. Like I said before: A good concept, poorly executed. ... Read more