Leofwine_draca MELTDOWN is one of the contemporary action thrillers that Jet Li knocked out during the 1990s. This one's written and directed by Wong Jing so you know it won't take an entirely serious approach to the material despite the violence inherent in the story. The first half is the usual cheesy comedy in which Jing hilariously takes many swipes at Jackie Chan (the two fell out after making CITY HUNTER). Jacky Cheung does a great impression of Chan, but it turns out he's a coward with Li his secret stuntman.The second half of the film turns into a straight-up copy of DIE HARD with many similar situations and characters. The cast is very good and the humour mixes ably with the action, something that Hong Kong always pulls off very well. Li doesn't get to do much martial arts here but he runs around heroically a lot. Cheung turns into a Bruce Lee imitator late on and is both funny and very physical. Chingmy Lau is an attractive reporter, Wu Ma plays Cheung's dad, and Billy Chow is one of the very imposing villains. It all ends up with a big mix of explosive stunts, breakneck action, and bloody violence, and I loved every bit of it.

gavin6942 After failing to save his wife from the Doctor, Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel, and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal them, Kit is the only thing standing in their way.The film is a parody of some of Hollywood's most influential action films, such as "Die Hard" and "Speed". It also gained controversy for spoofing Jackie Chan, who was, in turn, offended by the satire. From what I can tell, he was offended specifically because he had a falling out with the director. I don't see anything that is offensive here... sure, it might vaguely imply that Chan is a fake, but only vaguely -- satire is what happens when you reach the success of Chan.Overall, this is a strong action film with a fun plot. Purists can watch it with subtitles, but those who prefer dubbing will especially enjoy the sweet voice of Daran Norris as the Doctor.

h_deis-1 This was the worst piece of eastern garbage I have ever seen.I was hoping for a decent action flick, at least, when I bought the DVD for my wife, who is into martial arts.I WAS SO WRONG!It is a rip-off of "Die Hard" Movies, spiced with some Jackie Chan Seasoning - and jazzed up with some "Speed"It's a simple waste of time and patience. It's not thrilling, it's not funny. Check out your local zoo instead. You will be entertained a lot more

Movie-Man ok, let's see...What if this movie was made this cliché and this badly dubbed on purpose? Then it would be a brilliant parody/tribute to Bruce Lee, As much of the Frankie Lone character obviously is borowed from him. No, not the coward part, but a lot of the poses he does. There is also the yellow clothing which MUST refer to Game of death... I'd more or less leave out Jet Li's Character in this analysis since I considder it to be more of a sidekick but yet extremly important to the story. In this case I'd give this movie a 8/10But what if this movie wasn't made like this on purpose?Then it would become something completly different. It would become a badly made ordinary action movie. The story is nothing new and have been made a 1000 times before. Ok, it would still have some humor in it but it would be almost a a turkey... In this case I'd give it 4/10Movie-Man