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This was sooo much fun!!! I recorded this recently, after some things that will still go up, but that were more intense and daaaaajmn :D I wish I had watched this earlier! As you know I'm not a big comedy girl, but I want more stuff like this! 

Tell me about your favourite comedy recommendations please :) 

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Brian Jones

Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2 are a must. Eddie Murphy in his prime and both are absolute classics in the comedy/action genre.

Eric

"sooo much fun!!!" Yeah, that's really unsurprising; I don't think the Rush Hour movies are anything special, they're not at all movies I'd tell anybody they *have* to watch, but they're just fun, they're just a good time. I wouldn't encourage you to watch the rest, I kind of think they're all pretty same-y... at the same time, if you really liked this one, I'm sure you'll continue to like the others, so if you're in the mood for more like this, you'll get it in the sequels. I'm not sure what you mean that you're not much of a comedy girl. If you're solely talking about the language/cultural gap, that comedy doesn't always translate, then fair enough... I'm trying to think of movies that I'm confident would translate. "The Princess Bride" (which you've already watched, I'm aware) is an obvious one. Part of that (my confidence that you'd like it) is that it's not *just* a comedy, it's fun and funny and charming and romantic, so even if the comedy didn't translate you'd still have had a good time. I've recommended several movies on here before, I think I can double-down on them - I picked them in part because I just really love them, but I was also pretty confident that they'd translate, that they'd appeal to you... I remain pretty confident: 1 - Lucky Number Slevin 2 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang both are detective/mystery noir-ish movies; the latter is more of a comedy than the former, Slevin is more amusing than funny. But both are funny and clever, but also really hold up as movies even without the humor 3 - Walk Hard I think it's about as perfect a movie as you can get (along with Princess Bride and probably Who Framed Roger Rabbit); incredible deep cast, excellent writing, incredible music. A virtuoso performance from John C Reilly who should've won several Oscars (but they don't give Oscars out for comedies) and I'll finish up with 4 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? another detective/noir style movie. I recently re-watched it and had forgotten how incredible it is. Just top-to-bottom a quality movie: cast, writing, story. It's a really fun, funny movie. I am maybe more confident that you'll like this than anything else.

David Bennett

I feel like a broken record lately, but I REALLY enjoyed this reaction Mari!! I have been a Jackie Chan fan since the early nineties and this, in my humble opinion, is a perfectly good jumping off point for someone just discovering his work. I LOVE how much enjoyment you got from the humor and the comedy that Jackie is so good at working into a scene. There are so many of his films that I could recommend. (In fact I have seen most of them mentioned in other comments) I would definitely say that you should always watch to the end because Jackie almost always has bloopers either in the credits or after. I would definitely check out Rush Hour 2 and the Shanghai Noon/Knights duopoly. Rumble in the Bronx, Operation Condor, Super Cop, First Strike, Drunken Master (the 1978 one) and Who am I? are some of MY favorites. I'm looking forward to your continued Jackie Chan journey. Also, I hope the internet garbage fest at your new place gets worked out soon.

e4tless

comedies similar to this would be: Rush Hour 2 Kingsman: The Secret Service Money Talks Shanghai Noon Shanghai Nights Blue Streak I Spy Role Models They all have a good mix of action and comedy, many of them are early 2000's buddy cop movies as well, thiugh not all.

Curaitis

Jackie Chan is a Movie Crush for me. He is a phenomal Actor with a HUGE list of great Movies. He is widely considered as the biggest Action Star of all time, even by greats like Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger and he is such a likeable/loveable Person. Give him a try from time to time (with a poll), you wont regret it. Some of his best are already mentioned in other comments. Great Pick Mary and great reaction.

TheNeonRabbit

Jackie Chan is one of a kind. He built his reputation doing movies in China with amazing stunts. He literally risked his life on every shot. As he got older and started making American movie the studios cut way back on the stunts they'd let him do. His best are the early Hong Kong movies like "Police story" and "Rumble in the Bronx".

N M

I hope you watched all the way to the end credits where they had outtakes and bloopers, if i recall correctly.

Who Are These People

Hi Mary, joined to respond to your 'Rush Hour' reaction. You mentioned both Jackie Chan movies and James Bond. It so happens I've been a fan of both since I was a teen the 1980's and can speak from experience. Best Jackie Chan: Note that none of his American movies are really 'Jackie Chan'. That's because Hollywood wouldn't allow him to do the risky stunts he used to do in China. Also, pure Chinese movies had a different cultural feel that they just don't do anymore. For *real Jackie Chan*, watch: 1. Drunken Master, Drunken Master II, Legend of Drunken Master - classic Chinese stories 2. Police Story (1985, not 2013), Police Story II, Rumble in the Bronx - modern 'Rush Hour'-like settings but Chinese, so more action and hammier Chinese humor 3. Who Am I, Wheels on Meals w/ the legendary Benny Urquidez (don't worry about the title, it's not supposed to make sense), Project A, anything else from the 80s or very early 90s. They all feature amazing stuntwork. Best Bond: Here's a subject I hold dear. I've actually read the books *and* watched the movies, I was such a super-fan in the mid-80's. You want to understand Bond? Here you go. There's TWENTY-FIVE official Bond movies (whew), here's nine. 1 and 8 are *essential*, 2, 3 and 9 are next if you're curious, then the rest if you really like it. 1 'From Russia With Love' - skip 'Dr. No', you can go back to it if you become a fan 2 optionally 'Goldfinger' - the most famous Connery movie, but doesn't really do anything new. Watch it if you want to see 'Austin Powers', it'll establish some jokes 3 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' - the 2nd Bond actor, establishes important emotional context for the most recent Bond movie, 'No Time to Die' 4 optionally 'Live and Let Die' - if you want to see the 3rd Bond actor, Roger Moore, who was *the worst* 5 optionally 'Moonraker' for some peak silly Bond and to inform 'Austin Powers' movies if you watch them later 6 optionally 'License to Kill' - for a sample of the 4th Bond actor. Or skip Dalton altogether. 7 optionally 'Goldeneye' - 5th Bond actor, hasn't aged well, personally I prefer 'Die Another Day' for a Brosnan pick, but the Bond franchise was stagnating badly by this point. You can safely skip Brosnan too. 8 'Casino Royale' - must watch. Best Bond movie. 9 'No Time to Die' - great Bond movie but you must watch 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' first or the emotional impact will be much weaker.

TinCan Cosmanaut

If you want to watch James Bond. Star with Casino Royale. Its Daniel Creigs first and in my humble opinoin, best movie. Plus its an origin story.

Sam Bennett

Mary, the 80s Jackie Chan classics Police Story 1, 2 and 3 are funny, as well as AMAZING action movies. For comedy recommendations: One of my favourite movies ever is 'Wayne's World' with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. Judd Apatow's 'Superbad' and 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' are also favourites of mine (I've never heard a cinema audience laugh as much as when I saw those) Also, as you enjoyed Singin' In The Rain... 'Duck Soup' from 1933 is another fun old comedy-musical I recommend 👍

Krylo

Rumble In the Bronx is a terrific Jackie Chan movie! Plus all of Jackie's movies have a little bit of comedy in them; so they would be great!

Odd Thomas

Hi Mary! I would like to recommend Man on Fire (2004). Denzel Washington plays a bodyguard protecting a young girl in Mexico. GREAT movie.