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Chinese Zodiac

Original title: Shi er shengxiao
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
26K
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Jackie Chan and Zoe Zhang in Chinese Zodiac (2012)
A man searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts. The twelve bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.
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A man searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts. The twelve bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.A man searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts. The twelve bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.A man searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts. The twelve bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

  • Director
    • Jackie Chan
  • Writers
    • Frankie Chan
    • Jackie Chan
    • Cherryyoko
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Shu Qi
    • Xingtong Yao
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jackie Chan
    • Writers
      • Frankie Chan
      • Jackie Chan
      • Cherryyoko
    • Stars
      • Jackie Chan
      • Shu Qi
      • Xingtong Yao
    • 72User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan
    • Jackie…
    Shu Qi
    Shu Qi
    • David's Wife
    Xingtong Yao
    • Coco
    Kwon Sang-woo
    Kwon Sang-woo
    • Simon
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Lawrence Morgan
    Daniel Wu
    Daniel Wu
    • Hospital Doctor
    Alaa Safi
    Alaa Safi
    • Vulture
    Wen Jiang
    Wen Jiang
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Ellen Costa
    • News Commentator
    Max Huang
    Max Huang
    • Michael's Bodyguard
    Igor Darbo
    • French Police Officer
    Feng-Jiao Lin
    Feng-Jiao Lin
    • Jackie's wife
    Fahim Fazli
    Fahim Fazli
    • Abdul
    Paul Philip Clark
    • Pierre's Bodyguard
    • (as Paul Clark)
    Caitlin Dechelle
    Caitlin Dechelle
    • Katie
    Wai-Kwong Lo
    Wai-Kwong Lo
    • Pirate Chief
    • (as Kenneth Low)
    Stephen Chang
    Stephen Chang
    • Asian
    Andreas Nguyen
    Andreas Nguyen
    • Factory Guard
    • Director
      • Jackie Chan
    • Writers
      • Frankie Chan
      • Jackie Chan
      • Cherryyoko
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    User reviews72

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    7paul_m_haakonsen

    Indiana Chan? Or something like that...

    For a Jackie Chan movie, then he really went all out this time, putting on an adventure unlike anything he has done before. That being said, I am not saying that his previous work has been less than this movie, it is just that this movie takes Jackie Chan's breathtaking stunts and combines it with an adventure much in the likes of "Indiana Jones", and it actually works out for a nice combination, and a nice change of scenery for Jackie Chan.

    As with all Jackie Chan movies, there is a hefty amount of action, martial arts, jaw-dropping stunts and comedy in this movie. And yes, it delivers on all these accounts. And he proves that despite being up in age, then he still is the undisputed master of stunts and this particular style of movies.

    There is nothing much to say about this movie actually, as it is fairly what you'd expect from a Jackie Chan movie, and any fans of him will not be disappointed while watching this movie.

    Jackie Chan does it again and even gives Indiana Jones a run for his money this time.

    I was really surprised when I saw Shu Qi and Daniel Wu make a short cameo appearance at the end of the movie. That really was a nice touch to the movie.
    6claudio_carvalho

    A Typical Jackie Chan Film

    The international thief JC (Jackie Chan) and his team are hired to steal two bronze heads of the Chinese Zodiac by the MP Corporation that is specialized in supply stolen relics to auctions. After many incidents, JC befriends the women Coco (Helen Yao) and Catherine (Laura Weissbecker) and together with his crew, they live intense adventures and betrayals.

    "Sap ji sang ciu", a.k.a. "Chinese Zodiac", is a typical Jackie Chan Film, with a naive and funny full of action story. The beginning is breathtaking, with JC rolling and passing by an army and makes the movie worthwhile watching. My vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "Operação Zodíaco" ("Zodiac Operation")
    7nairtejas

    Powerful Action Packed Movie But...

    Jackie Chan is a charmer! I cannot believe he received two Guinness World Records for this action packed interesting movie.

    It starts with a fine note about some relics and then Jackie and his team who are befriended by a French mademoiselle set out on an adventure to find the French lady's great grandfather's remains but Chan and his team have other plans. As the story moves forwards, things start to squirt out and everything makes sense.

    The action quotient for this movie is amazing and Chan has given chance to the females, too. It was interesting and at times funny, too. The plot is not much of a shocker if you have watched other Jackie Chan movies but with a speculation that this is his last action one, I give it 7/10.

    Everything else with stunts, screenplay and direction is good; music is fine and numbing during action sequences. But as a whole, it is pretty enjoyable one compared to the recently released Hollywood movies.

    Bottom line: It will make a perfect weekend movie with your kids.

    WATCH OUT FOR: Jackie Chan, of course!

    Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

    Language: No | Sex: No | Drugs: No | Nudity: No Z Alcohol: No
    73xHCCH

    Jackie Chan Gives His All in His Final Action Movie!

    This was the first solo Jackie Chan movie that I have seen for a long while. In "Forbidden Kingdom," he shared the star billing with Jet Li. In "Karate Kid", he even played a supporting role for Jaden Smith! Now comes word that this film "Chinese Zodiac" will already be the last action film of the iconic martial arts star. If that statement alone will not convince his fans to catch it, then I do not know what will.

    I think a lot of people shared that idea, even my kids who have only seen him before in "Karate Kid". Today is the first weekend that it is showing in local theaters. We watched this in a movie theater in Chinatown, and that 3pm showing was totally SOLD OUT. It had been quite some time that I have been in a completely full theater in a showing that is not a premiere. It is truly impressive that the audience was composed of fans of all ages.

    "Chinese Zodiac" recounts the exploits of a mercenary of historic relics, JC (Jackie Chan), who is searching for the twelve bronze heads of Chinese Zodiac animals which had been looted from the Summer Palace. JC leads a team who works with him, "Mission Impossible" style.

    He shares his adventure as well with two plucky ladies: Katherine (a French heiress who would like to him to find her great-grandfather ship which was lost at sea), and a Chinese activist Coco (who is part of a crusade to have Western powers to return cultural treasures back to the countries from whom these were stolen during colonial times).

    As with all Jackie Chan movies in the past, the main reason people go to watch it is not really the story, but Jackie's unique brand of comedy- action. This film certainly does not disappoint. It is two hours worth of exciting stunts which only Jackie can deliver. The movie opened with a long sequence wherein he was sailing down a mountain road using a body suit with roller blades all over it. The last scenes involved skydiving in order to recover the last animal head before it plummets into a volcano! There were still so many action scenes in between -- involving dogs in a maze, pirates on an island, a rival mercenary on a sofa, henchmen with photography equipment -- all as exhilarating as they were also funny.

    Yes, Jackie Chan's age may be showing (he is 58 now), but he definitely still has IT! The outtakes shown over the end credits show that he was still the one doing all those dangerous stunts and demanding physical comedy routines himself. Though he was uncharacteristically playing a rogue character in this film, like all of his past movies, there are still lessons to be learned at the end, both personally as well as patriotically. Cheesy dialogs and corny acting, yes, but above all it is excellent entertainment, as can be evidenced by the enthusiastic audience response. Come on in and enjoy Jackie Chan's final show!
    5bobbysing

    Doesn't reach the level of Jackie Chan's earlier gems.

    In the past 3 decades Jackie Chan has successfully developed and maintained his own kind of genre full of unbelievable action, acrobatic fights, thrilling moments, unlimited fun and decent humour entertaining all age groups ranging from the innocent kids to the intelligent old. His latest offering is also made on the similar format showcasing all the essential ingredients of a Jackie Chan film but still cannot be rated at par with his earlier classics since its not that exciting as it may seem from its short synopsis.

    This time the heist specialist or treasure hunter Chan takes up an assignment to deliver the 12 bronze heads of the Chinese Zodiac, stolen from Chinese dynasty's Summer Palace centuries ago. The location of few of those heads is known but the rest need to be discovered and brought back. Chan and his crew are hired to find these 12 bronze heads and the film is all about their adventurous expedition to complete the collection.

    It begins with a novel, exciting & well shot sequence where Chan is escaping from a mansion after completing his ongoing mission. It sets the mood right and you are all game for watching something very exciting and exceptional coming up in the next reels. But unfortunately, despite having some great action sequences, CZ12 doesn't turn out to be that entertaining as expected. The fun and humor element is not the same as found in Chan's other movies and the characters are very weak, foolish and forced which are not able to impress at all. Particularly the bunch of pirates and the girls are simply there to act as few silly characters in the film and nothing more.

    A major negative feature of the film is the use of French and other foreign languages in it for a considerable period of time without any English subtitles on the screen, which forces you to keep watching it helplessly like a fool. After few initial good moments the screenplay becomes directionless and only aims at the thrilling actions sequences thrown in to keep the pace going. The camera-work is truly superb as usual and the background score successfully manages to excite you in all those well conceived brave scenes, especially the ones involving the sky diving and volcano sequences.

    So if you are a die-hard Jackie Chan fan from decades, then this film will surely remind you of his gems such as ARMOUR OF GOD (1986) and more. But at the same time, will not give you a similar experience in the theater watching the miracle man. Yet, CZ12 might impress many young viewers not familiar with the amazing living legend called Jackie Chan. And at the age of 58 (with more than 100 films), I can't even imagine any other person in the entire globe performing such risky and unbelievable stunts all alone by himself like a rubber man.

    To say it all, as a true fan of the maestro I loved watching CZ12 and its crazy sequences but as an exciting adventure project its not upto the mark if compared to Chan's earlier gems and could be a lot better (keeping in mind its interesting plot). The man is there in the entire film standing tall as always and if this is supposed to be his last major action project, then it surely deserves to be seen by all his fans as a must for this one reason alone.

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    • Trivia
      Jackie Chan set a Guinness World Record in this movie for "Most Credits in One Movie". Chan carried out fifteen of the major creative moviemaking roles for this movie, including Director, Producer, Actor, Fight Choreographer, and Composer, breaking the previous record of eleven credits held by Robert Rodriguez.
    • Goofs
      After Jackie has obtained the Bronze Dragon mid free fall, he proceeds to place it in a silver bag. The following shot then shows the Bronze Dragon and the black netting bag in the possession of Vulture (Alaa Safi).
    • Quotes

      Lawrence Morgan: It's one million euros each, and if he gets us the dragon as well, I'll add another zero.

    • Alternate versions
      The International Version featuring an English dub is shortened to 1h 49 min, has several streamlining and reshuffling of scenes, lacks the "lost in translation" part for obvious reasons as well as features an entirely different end credit with Jackie Chan outtakes from previous movies.
    • Connections
      Follows Mister Dynamite (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Shi Er Sheng Xiao (12 Zodiacs)
      Music and Lyrics by Leehom Wang

      Performed by Leehom Wang

      [Theme song]

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 2012 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • French
      • Spanish
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Armour of God III
    • Filming locations
      • Vanuatu
    • Production companies
      • Golden Harvest Company
      • Beijing Dragon Garden Culture & Art
      • Emperor Film Production
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $171,339,013
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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