Miata Mailing List: January 1996, Message #29
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   From: dherr@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Dennis J. HeRR)
Subject: Jackie Chan's Thunderbolt (virtually no miata content)
   Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 00:55:31 -0500

G'Day!

Just watched Jackie Chan's new movie 'Thunderbolt' on video.  As usual he
delivered action scenes only he can deliver - lots of fighting as well as
some wonderful racing scenes. :)  I won't tell the story so someone who's
his fan can find out himself/herself - basically his character is a
ex-racer who caught some top notch car racer baddye and ends up racing with
him in Japan.  As his fan already know Jackie Chan always use lots and lots
of Mitsubishi cars.  Ok, so I hear you say what on earth this bonehead is
babbling about if there is no Miata. :)  Well, you see, in the beginning he
was in Japan undergoing racing driver training or sort at Mitsubishi and
when he's on the test track, there's a Eunos Roadtser - I think it was
Satelite Blue special edition - and towards at the end of the movie on the
final race course, you can see quite clearly Work's Anhelo aero-kit-bolt-on
Eunos Roadster racer.  There are lots of fantastic race scenes - roll over,
burst into fire and etc.  There's even one scene where his car flying
through the big notice board.  Another interesting scene was where his and
baddye's cars - Mitsubishi 3000GT and Nissan GT-R - were trapped on pebble
filled area outside circuit course.  I thought both cars are 4WD but they
had hell of time to get out - Jackie's car gets out using reverse and
actually finished the race first going reverse while his opponent was going
straight in racing GT-R! :P  Overall, quite enjoyable movie and great to
see on the big screen - I mean on my dad's wide projection screen with full
surround sound system. :)  I guess it'll be way better on the real big
screen.

Ah, there's also some fantastic car chase scene between Jackie Chan's FTO
and baddie's black-no-number-plate-&-smoke-tinted GT-R on the Hong Kong's
freeway at night.  These are all actual footage without any camera tricks -
I think Jackie Chan never use camera trick for dangerous stunt and that's
one of reason why his action is so real - because it's real although after
many hours of practice.

 Dennis (^_^;

P.S.  Watch out for end title rolling screen - Jackie Chan always shows the
behind scenes of the movie.

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