Jackie Chan's homage to the silent greats

[Voooswa]

just signifies the importance of Chaplin and Keaton as film making pioneers

[utterlyviolet]

Three Ages was the film TheAnulah was thinking of.

[grail68]

Which soundtrack is that for Sherlock Jr?

[TheDrummerNut]

You missed out a vital clip, from Project A2, where a building falls on Jackie but he goes through the window, just like Buster Keaton in Steamboat Bill!

Still, great video and nice to see people still see some history behind modern films :)

[Extratexture4]

The great silent comedians didn't just influence Chan's stunts. Chan revived their theme of the plucky underdog hero.

Even though I was not into marital arts movies, I liked Chan right away, because his heroes were friendly, regular guys who would hang with anybody when American action heroes were bitter loners who cracked insults while killing people.

[djmax2k6]

im not sure how the first scenes u showd from keatons film are similiar to that scene in project a.if u really wanted to show a scene which jackie got from him then u shuda put that walls fall stunt from project a2 that he got from the great steamboat bill jr. also, its a shame really that the most similiar part in project a to that safety last scene (where the bad guy pushes the clock face open,) was actually done by jackies most prolific and greatest stunt guy "mars".

[sukotsutoclone2]

I love both Buster Keaton and Jackie Chan! Doesn't matter what decade you're in, you'll always love comedy and crazy stunts!

[TheAnulah]

Great! Jackia Chan's fall also reminds me of one Buster Keaton film where he tries to jump from the roof of one building to another, fails, and falls through several sun blinds. Can't remember the movie at the moment, though.

[ToneDeathStephens]

That was Three ages, I think.

[Daniel4646]

@TheAnulah

As far as I've heard, Buster Keaton was Chan's personal idol.

[foxpawz]

i love them all! what INCREDIBLE physical control, talent, and art!

[Marcolopolis5]

how did the affect of buster on that motorcycle work?

[123jesst]

he actually did that steering the bike sitting on the handlebars after alot of practise! some of the scenes in front of the train are on the back of a truck.

also the fall the cop did to leave him there alone he actually doubled the guy as a stunt man!!

[Marcolopolis5]

I knew about the cop but I did not know that he was actually steering the bike.

[Morahman7vnNo2]

They all did there own stunts!

[XPoetLacy]

Jacki Chan's version is pretty amazing, but let's keep something in mind about the original, Harold Lloyd: he had lost part of his right hand in an accidental prop bomb explosion as a young actor. He had a prosthetic glove made so his hand would look normal. He did all his stunts... including the clock one seen here.... with only one good hand.

[belisariusorb]

That's fascinating

[XPoetLacy]

It really is, isn't it? Harold Lloyd was one of the greatest artists of the silent era, ranking right up there with Chaplin and Keaton.

[fusionfreq]

harold loyds was more frightning and skillful.

but with a net at times.

jackies more painful....ooow., the first landing on his head nearly snapped his neck.

both brilliant.

[Jagged85]

How is Jackie's less skillful? He's pulled off many more even more dangerous stunts than that.

Unless you were referring to Lloyd's injured right hand? In that case, Lloyd did have more of a handicap.

[fusionfreq]

How is Jackie's less skillful? He's pulled off many more even more dangerous stunts than that.

why are you bring other stunts into the picture?I know how great jackie is but harold loyds film on the side of that building is pure brilliant. jackie is lame compared to his standards.

[Jagged85]

What are you trying to say? Lloyd's clock tower stunt was more suspenseful, but how does that make Jackie less skillful or "lame compared to his standards"? Jackie took that stunt a step further and actually fell to the bottom. It may not be obvious, but to survive a fall like that requires a great amount of skill in itself. And that is not even his best stunt.

[fusionfreq]

jackie chan could have made that scene much better, the guys a genius, but he just fell . owch not very nice. but loyds was really interesting and fun to watch. i dont like seeing jackie get hurt.

[Jagged85]

Fair enough. I agree that Lloyd's version was more interesting to watch because it was more suspenseful, whereas Chan's version focused more on the action, which explains the fall. Either way, they're both skillful and brilliant in their own ways.

[hErMy1928]

alright dudes calm down, they are both brill!!

[Lardcaptain]

i'm not usually one to add fuel to an almost dead argument, but i have to agree that chan is less impressive for the simple that lloyd created these stunts himself. chan is simply copying which makes it slightly less impressive.

[Jagged85]

Chan's version is obviously meant to be a homage to Lloyd's original. Like I've said before, Chan has created plenty of more original stunts in later films.

You should keep in mind that Project A was his first attempt at creating a stunt-driven action movie, and he considered Lloyd's work to be the best starting point for his own stunt career.

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[VaudevilleJoe1925]

Outstanding!!!