Rush Hour 3 (Widescreen and Full-Screen) Reviews

• Ignorance

  
  By A29IKPDK3G334J on 2007-09-08
  I have a question, why are people giving this movie bad reviews that state themselves they didnt even really like the other two movies to begin with? Im not gonna go write a review about harry potter or something I hate and trash talk it cuz my opinion is irrelevant. If you liked the other two movies then this one will not be disappointing. This movie was supposed to be a comedy with some martial arts action poured on top and thats exactly what it was. Chris Tucker was hilarious in it and if he annoys you then dont watch the movie. I was in a completley packed theater and every person was laughing so hard people were losing their breath. So obviously SOMEONE thinks Chris Tucker is funny. All the haters need to back off of this post.
  
  

• No Need to Rush out and Buy it

  
  By A3P8ZDHC7XSKSE on 2008-01-04
  I loved the first Rush Hour, and found the second to be amusing enough to purchase. This one however, just fell flat. The action scenes were not of the caliber, quality or ingenuity of the previous films, or of a standard Jackie Chan film. And as for the comedy, it really wasn't that funny. The movie felt as if large parts of the dialogue were unscripted in the hopes that Chris Tucker would "Say something funny" which never happened. Sure there were a few lines that made me smile, but nothing made me actually laugh. The plot would have been okay if it hadn't been used already in a previous Rush Hour (spoiler: bad guy is posing as a friend who sent you to get bad guy in first place) then you add in the tired old "It's his brother/sister/dad" part of the plot, which I hope was not supposed to be a twist, because I figured it out as soon as they introduced him.
  
  The biggest problem with this movie is that it is a rehash of Rush Hour 1 without everything that made Rush Hour 1 so charming, which was watching the two of them get to know eachother. Chan takes the back seat in this picture to Tucker who, for some reason seems to be wandering blindly through the movie. The only good addition to the film was the French Cab Driver. Other than that, we just have a bunch of Tucker and Chan getting threatened, running away, getting caught, bursting into song, being attacked, chasing bad guys and bursting into song again. Which seems like the formula for most good action flicks (other than the bursting into song part) only this one just doesn't fit together as well and doesn't have the heart that the others did.
  
  Is the movie overall terrible? No, it's okay for a Saturday afternoon on TV. I am just dissapointed by the overwhelming mediocreness of the whole film.
  
  3 of 5 stars - It's Okay
  
  

• A Dud

  
  By A13DQTXG02HZC1 on 2007-10-05
  Rush Hour was okay, Rush Hour Two was twice the punch and it's disappointing to note that Rush Hour Three is anti-climax. To bring continuity to the sequels, some old characters are brought back. Rather than having a constructive and tight script, Rush Hour Three builds story around the gags that enables Jackie and Chris to shine. What I find uncomfortable about this movie is having French characters proclaiming their love for the United States and if I were the French actors, I would be even embarrassed to do so. Then, there are plots that are so inconceivable and so illogical. Anyhow, Max von Sydow is clearly underutilised. Chris and Jackie's gags are running thin after a while and the outakes are actually the one to look forward to. Brett Ratner, the Director could have done better and I'm sure that both Chris and Jackie could have done better too. Perhaps, they are too complacent and simply treating this as a money spinning machine. Whatever that is, I'm losing faith in this franchise. Disappointing.
  
  

• Anyone who give it 5 stars is 'challenged'

  
  By A74EG0O76KC78 on 2007-08-17
  The first two were okay, and some of the action was in this one was okay, but the basic story is RE-TAR-DED.
  *Spoiler*
  I'll try not to give too much away, but there's a super important list of 13 names that need to get to the proper authorities. Unfortunately it's tattooed on a woman. Of course you want to save the woman, but why can't they send the list by some other means. Chris Tucker's character has a nice car and nice clothes, but he doesn't have a camera on his cell phone?
  And Jackie Chan's character still works for the Chinese government, but he can't just write down the 13 names (they're in Chinese) and send them off to a couple of people??
  Ughh!
  
  

• Sorry to Rain on the Good Review Parade, but ....

  
  By A18XTPXBGQ26UD on 2007-08-12
  ... but "Rush Hour 3" is the worst of the trilogy.
  
  Here's what's good: the action scenes. I've always enjoyed the choreography of Jackie Chan's fight/flight scenes. But even these parts of the film are marred. For one thing, Chris Tucker intrudes on most of these parts without actually doing anything more than saying unfunny things (i.e: "I know he's your brother, but make him into your sister!"). The other thing is, well, I suspect Chan has finally gone the way of stunt doubles for some of the work--and some of it is clearly enhanced by CGI.
  
  The movie also insults the viewer with plot threads that don't make sense. Case in point, Chan and Tucker hijack a French cabbie at gunpoint--at gunpoint, mind you--and then, when they go into some random location to do some more fighting, they tell the cabbie to wait ... and he does! Come on, now. Puh-leease.
  
  But the main thing is, there are maybe two or three funny parts in the whole darn movie, and that's not sustaining, not even for a shortie like this one. It's too bad. I liked the first two movies.
  
  (This review has been posted by Marcus Damanda, author of the vampire novel "Teeth: A Horror Fantasy.")
  
  
• This partnership has finally run dry
  By A1AUOVXPT5MYX4 on 2007-08-30
  This is officially the worst film out of the "Rush Hour" series, and I was sorely disappointed. I understand that these movies are not meant to be monumental in quality. That didn't stop me from enjoying "Rush Hour 1 and 2." But in this third installment, the jokes have all run dry. This sequel best showcases Chris Tucker's weaknesses as a comic actor. He is undoubtedly a very funny stand-up comic, but unfortunately even the funniest stand-up comics don't always make smooth transitions to film. The problem with putting stand-up comics in movies is they have the tendency to improvise whenever possible. The problem is that they have to improvise within the parameters of each scene. They don't possess the same freedom and imagination they have when using their material on stage. It doesn't help that a lot of Tucker's material was recycled from the previous two films. The film opens with Tucker dancing like Michael Jackson in the middle of a busy L.A. street. Why is he doing that? Because people thought it was funny when he did it in the previous two films. There's no valid reason for his character to be listening to his I-Pod, singing and dancing along, when he should be directing traffic.
  
  Both Tucker and Jackie Chan seem to be going through the motions this time around. The chemistry is only barely there. Besides, the novelty has worn off by now. We get it. One's an Asian, by-the-numbers cop who doesn't speak much English and the other's a goofy LAPD detective who can't shut up. You can't expect to keep milking jokes out of that one premise.
  
  There are some spectacular action sequences, but as a comedy the film doesn't quite click. The jokes in the other "Rush Hour" flicks were pretty cheap, but in this one it didn't even feel like the filmmakers and actors were trying. The plot involves the unlikely duo going to France, so naturally we're bombarded by every French stereotype imaginable. Stereotypes can definitely be funny. As I've said in previous reviews, political correctness is the enemy of comedy. But when you recycle the same tired old stereotypes we've seen billions upon billions of times, how am I supposed to laugh? When the characters get to France, they hop into a cab with a French cab driver who hates Americans....because he's French. With movies like these, why shouldn't the French hate us Americans? And of course, we're bombarded by more tired Asian stereotypes. In one incredibly lame scene, there's a Chinese character named "You" and another named "Me." Hahaha, how friggin' original! So we're treated to another tired rendition of the classic "Who's on the First" act, with Tucker asking the character, "Who are you?" "You." "What's your name?" "You." I don't think I need to go on. It was bad enough when Morris Day and Jerome tried to re-create it in "Purple Rain." We don't need to suffer through it again. I hope Abbott and Costello rise from the grave and punch Brett Ratner in the face.
  
  On a happy note, the film did end with the song "War, What Is It Good For?" with Chan and Tucker dancing into the moonlight. That was one callback to the previous flicks that I can never get tired of.
  
  
  
• CHAN DIDN'T LIKE IT AND HE GOT PAID FOR IT
  By A34FV327JWDP7Y on 2007-12-22
  The first of the oddly named movies titled "Rush Hour" was mildly amusing and somewhat thrilling. The second was much less entertaining and the third was a complete waste of time. Jackie Chan admitted he didn't care for the movie - and he got paid for it - so why should the rest of us who have to pay to watch it even care? There are other better movies that showcase Chan's unique artistry much better than this and most of them don't have the annoying antics of helium voiced Chris Tucker. Until they team up Jackie Chan and someone with talent [like a much funnier Chris Rock], stick to the Shanghai and Supercop stuff and skip this altogether.
  
  
• 2.5--Sometimes this is what we get to what we ask for.............
  By A3C6CZC2JP67VK on 2008-09-22
  I remember 2007 has been the year of the three-quel's, and at long last--after the ambitious excess of "Spiderman 3," the lackluster of "Shrek the Third," the love-it-or-hate-it logic to the "Pirates" finale, the return to glossy form of "Ocean's 13," and the tense, engaging "Bourne Ultimatum" (which gave a great ultimatum to its own franchise)--we come to its end with the fun, campy adrenaline-rush of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker re-teaming for "Rush Hour 3." At the end of watching this I though it was okay but I felt a bit sad that it had to come to an end like this because I enjoy the first two very much.
  
  Jackie Chan (Lee) acts well as usual (have some problem for pronouncing things but I didn't mind that) and Chris Tucker is still hilarious and he's still loud as ever. The jokes are decent and I had my shares of laughs here and there, the only problem I have with the comedy is that sometime they try to stretch it far to much and you're ending up saying "We get it already", The chemistry between the two leads is still there which makes these movies fun in the first place.
  This was an unneeded yet entertaining entry into the series, but it is basically the love child of the first two. The outtakes as usual are the best part of the film.
  
  Rumors of filming a fourth Rush Hour film immediately after this third installment were apparently scrapped due to unknown reasons, but one could easily venture that failing interest in the series hamstrung such a project (but who knows ...maybe there will be a fourth). Plenty of eye-candy awaits those guys who like to see marvelously curvaceous women whom you normally would only see air-brushed on magazine covers. Most notably is French actress Noémie Lenoir who plays Genevieve, a dancer with a very special head on her shoulders.
  
  But beyond that, you're not going to see much that'll intrigue you. The story has been done ad nauseam, as have all the jokes. Let 'er rest in peace, guys.
  
  
  
• after all this time,tucker is still annoying as hell !!!!!!
  By A2LBG01YBSUP96 on 2007-08-14
  after the first 2,i decided to bring my walkman with me.when he starts talking,i put my cd player on full blast.there was no need to try and follow whatever ridiculous plot ratner was passing.
  
  it had to be one lame ''joke'' after another.a 6 year time out and this is the best they could do ?!?!?!?!?
  
  he better hope jackie chan lets him follow him to whatever movie he does next.the public has NOW certified this ''franchise'' DOA !!!!!!!
  
  
• kicks into gear only near the end
  By A19ZXK9HHVRV1X on 2007-08-21
  **1/2
  
  Like the two previous installments in the series, "Rush Hour 3" is an uneven mixture of low-ball humor and kick-ass action, with the amazingly nimble and athletic Jackie Chan once again playing the karate-chopping straight man to Chris Tucker's wisecracking cynic.
  
  In this edition, detectives Carter and Lee go from the mean streets of LA to the cafes and sewers of Paris to find and protect a French woman who possesses information of great value to some sort of secret international organization. Since the plot feels as if it were pretty much hammered out in a late night storyboarding conference, the filmmakers are forced to rely even more heavily on the charisma of the two lead actors than they did before; luckily, Chan and Tucker, intrepid troopers that they are, pretty much deliver what is asked of them in that regard.
  
  I wish I could say the same for the screenplay by Jeff Nathanson and the direction by Brett Ratner. For the most part, however, the humor in "RH3" is sub standard and derivative - a pale imitation of the classic "Who's on First?" comedy routine is particularly unfortunate and embarrassing - and the action sequences are not much better, until, that is, a spectacular fight scene between Chan and Lee's evil brother, played by Hiroyuki Sanada, set high atop the Eiffel Tower that finally brings the movie to life in its closing stretches.
  
  For movie historians, the only real element of note here is the presence of legendary director Roman Polanski as an overzealous French inspector, and acting bulwark Max Von Sydow as World Criminal Court Director Varden Reynard. As to the latter, what can one say about a career path that starts off with "The Seventh Seal," then passes through something like "Rush Hour 3" on the way to its final destination? Not much except, "ain`t movies grand!"
  
  
• A Bit Disappointing!
  By A1CDNTB7377YH2 on 2007-08-20
  After Rush Hour 2 (the best of the 3 films), this film was by far inferior. Chris Tucker seemed to lack the energy of the other two films and the plot of this film was extremely weak. Jackie Chan is his usually entertaining self with his usually death defying stunts. The whole movie revolves around Lee's friend (though he calls him his brother) trying to kill anyone who knows the identity of the head of the Chinese Tongs.
  
  The scenes shift from Chicago to Paris, where the secret to the Tongs lies. This movie has a woman assassin who throws sharp objects at the boys. She is nowhere as intriguing as the female assassin from movie #2.
  
  The movie also seems to end abruptly and lacks to comic interlude from the ending of the first two movies. As usual during the credits there are some funny outtakes which are funnier than anything in the movie itself.
  
  
  
• Rush Hour 3 Delivers...
  By A1FJ1HKOL65L1F on 2007-12-16
  I decided not to be swayed by the incredible number of lousy reviews I read by the critics and went to see Rush Hour 3. I'm glad that I did as I found myself doubling over with laughter throughout the entire film. Yes we were made to wait an exceptionally long time for this one and clearly Chan & Tucker are older but this film STILL delivers the comedy and moments of action that have made this series what it is. This is easily one of my favorites in the installment. A reviewer here mentioned that the public had certified this one D.O.A. which is funny because this film spent six weeks in the top 10 and took in more than $140 million at the box office. This after taking in $49 million in the opening week - obviously the word got out as to just how hilarious this film is!
  
  
• Just Big Paychecks for Everyone Involved in it
  By A2Y3CWITEF9JGY on 2008-01-07
  What do you call a movie that has no originality; paper thing story; big plot holes; forced humor; stereotypes and almost no laughs? Rush Hour 3 is your answer. This tiresome sequel from the Chan-Tucker team brings absolutely nothing new to the table. They all came back for the big paycheck and it's so painfully obvious. Tucker--the big winner here, financially speaking--doesn't even try anything new with his predictable humor and Chan looks tired and boring the whole time. I hope it all ends here because I don't like how they filmmakers deliberately recycle old materials to make a so called "new" film of this franchise.
  
  Brief Intro Story:
  Few years have passed and now Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) is a funny traffic cop, and Chief inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) is still a bodyguard for the Chinese Ambassador Han who is scheduled to give a speech at the embassy about the biggest crime organization in the world--the Chinese Triads. As he is giving the speech, he gets shot by a sniper. Chan goes after the shooter, but once they get face to face, he lets him go. Tucker appears at the scene but it's too late.
  
  The Ambassador survived the shooting, but he is the hospital and needs protection. His daughter Soo Yung also shows up to see his condition. Meanwhile a group of killers also show up at the hospital to finish the job--the Ambassador is moved to another room, a la Godfather. The shooting begins and predictably our duo wins and captures a Chinese-French hostage that tells them that the key of this mystery is in Paris. They go to Paris to find out who is behind this.
  
  Review:
  The only thing I found hysterically funny about this sequel is the large amount of plot holes--for example; no cops to protect the Ambassador at the hospital, Tucker becoming a detective after being just a traffic cop, Ambassador's daughter ending up in Paris and so forth. Also the story itself is just a recycled version of the previous films--with just a small little twist that you can see it coming from a mile away. How many times have we seen the veteran actor Max von Sydow being the double-face guy? We get no originality from director Brett Ratner who brags about making films in no time--it definitely shows. Well, it also shows Chris Tucker's humor that is predictable, average, and for him, easy to generate--He can do this without too much effort, so let's not give him a lot of credit for it. Unfortunately Jackie Chan is not that great either. He looks bored and tired throughout the film. Does he really want to be in this third installment? His age definitely shows because his stuns are simpler and uses body doubles. He does, however, pulled few good stuns, but nothing like the previous films.
  
  Besides the beat-to-death racial stereotypes and gratuitous partial nudity, we find another "great" accomplishment by the writer Jeff Nathanson who knows how to put America down by adding a hateful French taxi driver who bashes American international policy--in that uncomfortable moment, the audience went dead silence. Is it funny to talk like that? Sadly for some, it is. Thank you for reminding us about the hostility from the rest of the world and the terrible danger that we as a nation face everyday.
  
  The Verdict:
  Rush Hour 3 is a mechanical affair created solely to bring to the masses cheap mindless humor and collect some big paychecks for everyone involved in it. Nothing really stands out from the franchise that seems to be getting worse as time goes by. It just doesn't have the charm and fun of the previous films.
  
  
  
• Maybe They Waited Too Long for Part Three?
  By A2KWG1J285Z4QA on 2008-04-10
  This review is from: Rush Hour 3 (Widescreen and Full-Screen)
  
  I really enjoyed Rush Hour 1 and 2. I thought the chemistry between the soft-spoken, but very acrobatic Jackie Chan and the motor-mouth Chris Tucker was very good for the first two films. The first Rush Hour worked well because we saw the culture change Jackie Chan experienced going to the United States and the second Rush Hour was humorous because we saw Chris Tucker experience the culture change in China. For the third and final act (hopefully final), both characters go to France, Europe to experience a new culture for both of them. However since Rush Hour 3 (2007) came nearly six years after Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 1 (1998), it seems the chemistry between Chan and Tucker dried up. I heard rumors that in real life the actors didn't like each other off screen. Hard to believe if there was hatred between them when it looked fun while they were both singing and dancing to the "War" song in part one. If the rumors of their hatred for each other are true, than the efforts in part three can be justified.
  
  Other than the fantastic stunt scene on the Eiffel Tower, Rush Hour 3 looked like a "rushed" effort done only to simply complete a trilogy that perhaps should have never been completed. It seems nowadays all movies that have a part two MUST have a part three so that a trilogy DVD set can be sold in the future. Other than humor that is practically non-existent in part three and no memorable antagonist or villain to counter Chan & Tucker not much worked well. I really wanted to enjoy part three despite the bad theatrical reviews it initially got since I bought the Rush Hour 3 DVD during the Christmas holidays (when the DVD was first available) in order for my wife and I to watch something new on a quite evening alone. I think the film would have worked better if it got a better protagonist or villain to counter Chan & Tucker. By the way I really liked Ziyi Zhang from part two in which she played a great villain (or femme fatale). Perhaps part three could have used another major actor to play the main villain such as Jason Statham (who could have fitted in some sort of Frenchman role) or Jet Li (not that Jackie Chan would have a fighting chance against Statham or Li). In the end I think the producers of Rush Hour 3 truly fumbled with this effort. I think the wait was too long, laughs were few, action ordinary and the effort rushed. 5 stars for part one & two, but only 2 stars for part three.
  
  
  
• STAY AWAY FROM THIS DVD!!!
  By AD2FJHFQ8EIG5 on 2007-12-24
  I tried to play this DVD on three different PC's in Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows XP SP2.
  
  This DVD FAILED to play on any computer. It has "enhanced content"... i.e. junk I do not need or want
  
  Either this DVD was mastered poorly or perhaps it contains anti-copy measures. (Remember Sony's lovely rootkit?)
  
  Bottom line: I was ripped-off because I purchased a DVD that cannot be watched.
  
  Maybe this DVD will work on a stand alone DVD player. I do not have one.
  
  Maybe this is a good movie. I will never know.
  
  
• Very underwhelming.
  By AMP7TQRWAIE84 on 2008-03-11
  It's been so, so long since I've watched the other two movies.
  
  To be honest, i remember nothing of the first movie which many think was the best.
  
  Of Part 2 I remember the little asian girl singing Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" in the car. She was JAMMIN'! haha...
  And the ending had a casino fight with a few thugs and I remember one of them, probably Chris, fighting this chick who was very good at fighting.
  They both were!
  But like I said it's been a LONG time so other parts are hazy or non-existent!!
  
  But this movie...it starts off with Tucker directing traffic (he's a police officer this time) and he's singing "Do Me" by an old-school singer, that I can't remember.
  
  It's not Stephanie Mills but it's one who came out around her time, I would think!
  
  The fight scenes were OK, the comedy was OK and the rest had a been there done that feel.
  
  It was underwhelming for sure and I didn't quite get through the whole movie.
  
  I got really tired and I turned it off because it was leaving a lot to be desired.
  
  Shoot me down for not watching the whole thing but that's just how it went down.
  
  Before I leave you though, I must say that this movie was actually pretty racist also. Not towards blacks, but from blacks in a sense. Whoever wrote the script, gave Chris a few lines of "funny" Asian jokes such as the china man and other racist, predictable fodder that was to an extent funny, but not funny enough to be worth saying.
  He also has a line where he says to his partner in crime that he knows all he does eat is rice and such.
  
  2.7 stars.
  
  End note: Give me a bad rating if you want but all we have to do is look at the overall score. It reflects my opinion rather well. Don't get me wrong though. It wasn't a total bummer. There were funny parts. It's just that in between all that you were waiting for something...
  And the racist lines were rather rampant.
  
  
• one too many
  By A2IGYM7K8MFJRC on 2008-04-09
  I have always been a great Jackie Chan fan, and I liked the first two installments, but the third is a bridge too far. Plotwise it seemes to be a revised version of the first, which really lets you know beforehand when what is going to happen. Not a great trait. The action is of roughly the same caliber as its predecessors, although somehow a bit lacking. The jokes are funny enough though, but can't carry the film on their own.
  
  I think this film is a good example of the worse side of this hollywood obsession with sequels these days. Some times it just was not meant to be. 2,5 stars.
  
  
• "You are a superfreak!"
  By AGCJDJH2CTDD9 on 2007-08-10
  Cops James Carter (Chris Tucker) and Lee (Jackie Chan) have since broken apart after an accident forced Lee and Isabella Molina to break up. But that is the least of Lee's problems, as he is assisting Ambassador Han (Tzi Ma), who plans on giving an adress to the World Criminal Court Summit that will reveal information about Triad gangs. However, not is all pleasant, and Han gets shot by whom appears to be Lee's brother Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada). It doesn't end well, what with Carter getting in the way and letting Kenji escape. After hearing that another World Criminal Court Summit in Paris, France will be the next target of attack, Carter and Lee take off to France to beat the Triads. The duo also meet an angry cab driver (Max von Sidow), a flamboyant French detective (Roman Pulanski), and a nightclub performer (No�mie Lenoir).
  
  Due to a six-year wait, there's no doubt that "Rush Hour 3" couldn't have come out at a worse time. There was that whole drama with Chris Tucker aiming to get extra billing and the go-ahead to executive produce. Meanwhile, the action-comedy genre changed in different ways after Edgar Wright sended up the genre with "Hot Fuzz". Brett Ratner may not be able to overcome all these obstacles (except for Tucker, who still can wring out a laugh after six years in abscence), but he still offers a delectable entr� that refuses to bow down in terms of entertainment.
  
  "RH3" may also have to live up to the second installment. Probably what I most remember about that film was the closing action scene where Lee and Carter jumped out of the Red Dragon in Las Vegas before being incinerated by a female assassin holding a bomb, then sliding down a pole and into a moving truck. Lee ran across it, while Carter just fell into it some times. It also helped win a best action scene at the 2002 MTV Movie Awards. Oh, and that film had a more rambunctious playground for Chan and Tucker to improv and break apart.
  
  Things calmed down with "RH3", at least for the beginning. As usual, Carter and Lee are traveling across various places in LA and Paris, running into a very large kung fu teacher (played by Sun Ming Ming), running into a brothel (a very funny scene where Carter thinks Lee is tearing an Asian girl's butt up), dealing with the angry cab driver, and a couple more situations that I dare not give away.
  
  Ratner can also film a couple good action scenes, with inspirations from John Woo (much like in the first one, Carter gets to fire two guns a la Chow Yun Fat, which shows Chris Tucker's newfound acrobatic skills that were hinted in "Rush Hour 2") to the Bruce Lee/Kareem Abdul Jabar film "Game of Death" (the aforementioned episode with Sun Ming Ming and Chris Tucker). The latter one, while not gut-bustingly funny, is very creative on Ratner's part. Hey, this guy did a good job in the last "X-Men" movie, so never doubt his Midas touch of directing solid scenes that rouse.
  
  Even after six years, Chan and Tucker are still strong with their chemistry. Chan, even at the age of 53, is still capable of kicking up the action (pun intended) and offering some of the film's funniest lines (that even includes the outtakes, where he offers choices of what "dirty movie" he should play). Tucker hasn't waned much either, despite some old-hat lines that would've held up better in the '90s (especially during his love scene with No�mie Lenoir), what with his hilarious rendition of a classic Prince song and a funny musical number with Chan. Put these two together, and really, what could possibly go wrong?
  
  For the finale, Ratner kicks things up a notch or two with an amazing fight scene at the Eiffel Tower. The director hardly overcompensates any lack of flair (though Industrial Light & Magic fills in any empty vessels in case of emergency), nor does Chan, as his swash-buckling with Hiroyuki Sanada is a sight to behold. I don't know if it will get any nods at next year's MTV Movie Awards, but it perfectly sums up the experience one viewer will have watching "RH3". Ratner may have to ride backseat of Edgar Wright, but I was genuinely happy with what he had to offer, and I hope it doesn't fade away any time soon.
  
  
• Laugh Out Loud Funny. The Most Hilarious "Rush Hour" Yet.
  By A2GPN2VKS8E77C on 2007-08-18
  This third entry in the "Rush Hour" franchise is by far the best. Chris Tucker is funnier than ever and Jackie Chan shows he can still kick butt. There are a few surprises in store. By far, the most hilarious sequence is the one involving a zealous French cab driver. I choked on my popcorn several times during the film. Very funny.
  
  Rated PG for action-violence.
  
  
• Rush Hour 3: mindless entertainment
  By A3FBTJCCNQXW2U on 2007-08-25
  In Rush hour 3, Chan and Tucker team up again to take down the Triad sydicate (who are trying to assasinate political figures). Chan appears to be working as a secret service agent, and Tucker appears to be a local cop (performing traffic duty). Somehow silly fate brings these 2 together again for Rush hour three!
  
  As you can tell from the synopsis, you can't take this movie too seriously. If you are expecting good action scenes and funny jokes then you will like Rush Hour 3. If you are expecting an Oscar worthy drama, then prepare to be dissapointed.
  
  Rush hour three is worse then ace ventura, but better then Starsky and hutch.
  
  
• (2.5 STARS) I Want More Jackie Chan, Please
  By ABO2ZI2Y5DQ9T on 2007-08-25
  As you know, "Rush Hour" series have become popular action comedy series, and it is no surprise that the third installment is finally released. Now, if you want to see a Jackie Chan "action" film like me, perhaps you should forget "Rush Hour 3" and rent a DVD of his Hong-Kong-made films whatever that may be. "RH3" is more like a comedy film starring Chris Tucker (OK, and I'm not saying that is bad).
  
  I am not going to talk about the script by Jeff Nathanson ("Catch Me If You Can" fame") which is about buddy-buddy adventure, beautiful ladies in France and the Chinese triad. In short, there is nothing new about it, but Jackie Chan's films are not known for tight storytelling or coherence, so that is OK. What is disappointing is the lack of actions, real ones.
  
  I know Chan is now over 50 and that Hollywood studios would not allow him to do death-defying stunts like in Hong Kong. Still Chan can still do interesting tricks with his clever use of props (see his recent films like "The Myth"), but his actions here are diminished to only several scenes where no his fast punches or kicks are included. Also, some shots of his agile movements are often cut and edited in the middle of his actions. The climax sword fight scene too does not look as thrilling and exciting as it should be partly because it is interrupted by another fight scene by Tucker, and partly because it does not have imaginative choreography.
  
  The names of internationally assorted supporting actors are interesting, but only a few of them are given chance to show what they really can do. Hiroyuki Sanada who plays the baddie (recently seen in "The Last Samurai" and "Sunshine") can do much better than what he shows here (he was a famous action star in Japan during the late 70s and early 80s), but somehow we get only one action scene from him and Chan. Yuki Kudo ("Snow Falling on Cedars" "Memoirs of a Geisha") is also a talented actress, but sadly her talent is somehow wasted in the same way as Zhang Ziyi in "Rush Hour 2." But what do you expect from director Brett Ratner who cast Zhang Ziyi as bomb-carrying assassin?
  
  Tzi Ma and Philip Baker Hall briefly appear just to remind us that this is a sequel. Max Von Sidow, Yvan Attal, Roman Polanski show up, but have little to do. Sun Ming Ming also appears as "Kung Hu Giant," nod to Bruce Lee film "Game of Death" and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, which is one of the funniest parts of the film.
  
  Once again, if you want to see an action film, maybe you should try first "Rush Hour." And as comedy, yes, I laughed a few times, or maybe more, but sorry, not much enough. Maybe that is because I didn't like Chris Tucker's loud character, or I no longer feel the interaction between Chan and Tucker as fresh as before. Or probably it is because I still don't understand why it took about 6 years for New Line Cinema to make this enjoyable, but too light-weight film, and that's with Jackie Chan, one of the greatest action stars in the world, as Tucker's side kick.
  
  
• Chan is committing suicide
  By A2Z6BXEMDDLJ5Z on 2007-09-01
  Jackie Chan almost refused to make part three. Why? Because in real life he cannot stand Chris Tucker. Jackie Chan has publicly stated that he himself does not like the Rush Hour films. There are films he puts his heart into (such as New Police Story), and films he simply doesn't care a lick about (such as Rush Hour). The difference is obvious. Why would he do this, you might ask? Chan has said that the only reason he keeps making movies is to keep his film crew employed. He doesn't really care if some of his movies suck, and, it seems from what he's been saying, he himself thinks quite a few of his latest efforts suck.
  
  
• I come not to praise but to bury this sucker!
  By APCUHWVKWROT4 on 2007-12-25
  Let's get one thng clear the plot is so thin that it only two plages long. You know who the bad guy is the second time you see him. The scene in th dojo with the BIG guy is totally not needed. The big song and dance number is totally not needed. Why didn't someone take a picture of the girl's head and give it to the cops? Think about this one.... The heros finally figure out who the bad guy is and over power him in his office. The second bad guy, the brother, calls and tells Jackie he has the girl and will trade the letter for her. Now the very next scene Jackie shows up at the killer's place with a girl, but the girl is Tucker in a wig. The big fight happens, which is copy of Rush Hour1 and Shanghi Knights. After the fight, Tucker and Jackie are confront by the head bad guy that they had over powered in the office. How did he get here? Whay wasn't he locked up? Who knows? Who cares? Even the out takes weren't funny!
  
  
• Another Example Why Holiwood Needs To Stop Making Sequels
  By A3F3B6HY9RJI04 on 2008-01-01
  I liked the first Rush Hour a lot. The second one wasn't as fantastic but since they changed the location it made things kind of fresh. I think they went for the same formula on the third one by taking them to France after being in LA for a while but it just wasn't entertaining.
  
  Sure, there were a few spots of humor here and there. When a French cab drivers insults Halle Barry in front of Chris Tucker his reaction made me laugh out loud. However, this movie just never grabbed me.
  
  To be honest, this reminds me of this great teacher I had. When I first took his class he was funny and entertaining. What made him really stand out was his great repertoire of one-liners that had the classroom rolling. So when he was teaching another class I was excited to sign up and found that his silliness started wearing off on me and his "great repertoire" was actually the same old jokes from the previous class. Though there wasn't anything different, it was just boring anyways.
  
  This movie is like that. There wasn't anything to keep this fresh, it was just a rehashing of the first two movies again. Even references to "Mu shoo" were there like the makers thought we would still be laughing at that joke. Come on, its old now. The only thing they did to try and keep this fresh was filming it in Europe but I think this movie needed more. Even Shrek needed to bring in new sidekicks to keep things fresh.
  
  In the end, I never finished this movie. Halfway though my son asked me if I wanted to play Guitar Hero and I thought that would be more entertaining. After a few days I realized I never finished the movie and then realized again I had no desire to.
  
  Unless Rush Hour still tickles your fancy I'd just avoid this one. Others described it as watchable and I think that is the nicest thing I can say about this movie. I mean, it wasn't horrible it just wasn't good.
  
  
• ok
  By A3MUFSNSY3A1ML on 2008-01-06
  I saw the movie in theathers and it was good. so i bought it. but when i watched it looked like a bad bootleg movie that you got from joe on the corner.
  
  
• TERRIBLE!
  By A3EB2D36VZOQB9 on 2008-01-07
  After loving both prior Rush Hour's I could not wait for this one! What a mistake.....it was TERRIBLE with a capital T. Save your money!!!
  
  
• The weakest of the trilogy but still nice fun!
  By A1COW0UIB5HA9J on 2008-01-10
  Detective Carter (Chris Tucker) and Detective Lee (Jackie Chan) are back! Now after an attempted assassination of ambassador Han (Tzi Ma) at the world criminal court in L.A., Carter and Lee head to Paris where they must find the Triad assassins led by gunman Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada) who use to be a former friend of Lee and protect a gorgeous entertainer (Noemie Lenoir)who knows the secrets of the Triads.
  
  A weak but exciting and sometimes funny sequel of the popular action-comedy franchise from director Brett Ratner! co-starring Maggie Smith and Max Von Sydow, the film doesn't quite have any of the charm of the first two movies but it is hilarious at time with such moments like the battle with the really tall Chinese man at the karate classic. The stunts are still very good from martial arts master Jackie Chan and humor from Chris Tucker, Ms. Lenoir is absolutely sexy in this movie as the French entertainer! not as good as the first two movies but still a watchable and fun entry that does have the usual outtakes at the end.
  
  This DVD contains a feature commentary, trailer, outtakes reel, deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Brett Ratner, a production diary and "Making Rush Hour 3" featurette.
  
  
• they should stop it at the 2
  By on 2008-01-23
  well, first i must say that i am a big jackie chan fan, but after watching this movie i just feel so dissappointed about the lack of originality in this movie.at least tucker was pretty hilarious as usual and the mixture of action and comedy is relly awesome.comparing with the first two they were very good even the second one.but maybe jackie is began to be old and he can,t fighting the way he usually do.i didn,t say that the fighting scene in the third is bad but it,s just unoriginal.without tucker in his hilarious habit this movie will became a total flop.the third is not quite as good but still entertaining.all i can say is that you can watch it if you are a martial art and comedy fan but don,t waste your time and spend your money for nothing by buying it.this movie is just good but not and out to be good as the other 2.i think it,s time for jackie to settled down and stop making movies.
  
  
• Fans of the series may enjoy, but don't go out of your way for this one...
  By A25QJBK33C4O0R on 2008-01-27
  Fans of the Rush Hour series may (will likely) enjoy this one, but for the most part this is just more of the same action and plot that was in the first two Rush Hour movies.
  
  All too predictable, all too easy to figure out who the good guys are (and who they aren't) long before the movie even really gets going, like the earlier Rush Hour movies the fun for this movie is in watching Jackie Chan's excellent action sequences and in snickering a bit at Chris Tucker's attempts to copy those or toss in a funny line here and there.
  
  I have to ask the studio if they really felt it was necessary to waste a second disc on this, and have to wonder about the idea that Blu-ray has so much room per disc and yet this movie was released on two discs and not one? I suppose it was just a choice by the studio, but I know that Blu-ray discs can easily hold much more content than just the movie, or just the movie and a commentary track and original theatrical trailer.
  
  There are a good many extras available with this release, but those extras aren't on the disc with the movie. In some ways that could be considered a good thing as you might be tempted to watch the movie again instead of simply putting the extras disc in the player and not having to worry about it. It just seems a bit strange that the extras do come on another disc rather than having a single disc with movies, extras and everything on it.
  
  Further confusion comes from the fact that the main feature itself only runs approximately 90 minutes. (In many ways that can be considered a good thing about this movie). At that relatively short length, one would expect there was plenty of left over space on the main disc to have included a lot of the content that was instead put on the second disc. I suppose the trade off would have been that a bunch of content that is on the second disc might have been left out entirely in the name of saving the plastic used for make the second disc. If that was truly the case, then in the words of Emily Latela, "never mind."
  
  Is it worth the purchase? If you can find it discounted go for it. If not, try Unbox and watch it that way (and leave room in your cabinet for sets that are better than this middle of the road quality movie).
  
  
• Not nice - in several ways
  By AUIVL5IET2VY4 on 2008-01-28
  First, I agree with the critics who say there's an element of nastiness in this film. Racism, for example. I'm kinda surprised Chris Tucker let himself be cast this way. He starts out as a traffic cop instead of a detective, against Chan's now being an ambassador's bodyguard. Throughout most of the film, it seems he's the one who makes most of the blunders, and Chan is the one who does most of the bailing out and serious work.
  
  Second, I think the film crosses the line into indecency. It should be R-rated, not PG-13.
  
  This may as well be the last Rush Hour film. I enjoyed 1 and 2, but after seeing this, I'll probably not buy any more, unless I have reason to think there's been a big improvement.
  
  

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