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Chinese Zodiac

Original title: Sap ji sang ciu
  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Jackie Chan and Zoe Zhang in Sap ji sang ciu (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.
IMDb RATING
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23K
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  • Director
    • Jackie Chan
  • Writers
    • Frankie Chan
    • Jackie Chan
    • Cherryyoko
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Shu Qi
    • Xingtong Yao
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  • Director
    • Jackie Chan
  • Writers
    • Frankie Chan
    • Jackie Chan
    • Cherryyoko
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Shu Qi
    • Xingtong Yao
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    • 69User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 13 nominations

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    Jackie Chan at an event for Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
    Jackie Chan, Laura Weissbecker, Xingtong Yao, and Zoe Zhang at an event for Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
    Jackie Chan, Laura Weissbecker, Xingtong Yao, and Zoe Zhang at an event for Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
    Jackie Chan, Brett Ratner, and Xingtong Yao at an event for Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
    Laura Weissbecker, Xingtong Yao, and Zoe Zhang at an event for Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
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    Jackie Chan in Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
    Caitlin Dechelle in Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
    Caitlin Dechelle in Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
    Laura Weissbecker in Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
    Laura Weissbecker in Sap ji sang ciu (2012)
    Xingtong Yao in Sap ji sang ciu (2012)

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    Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan
    • Asian Hawkas Asian Hawk
    Shu Qi
    Shu Qi
    • David's Wifeas David's Wife
    Xingtong Yao
    • Cocoas Coco
    Kwon Sang-woo
    Kwon Sang-woo
    • Simonas Simon
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Lawrence Morganas Lawrence Morgan
    Daniel Wu
    Daniel Wu
    • Hospital Doctoras Hospital Doctor
    Stephen Chang
    Stephen Chang
    • Asianas Asian
    Wen Jiang
    Wen Jiang
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    Alaa Safi
    • Vultureas Vulture
    Max Huang
    Max Huang
    • Michael's Bodyguardas Michael's Bodyguard
    Caitlin Dechelle
    Caitlin Dechelle
    • Katieas Katie
    Peng Lin
    Peng Lin
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (as Lin Peng)
    Ken Lo
    Ken Lo
    • Pirate Chiefas Pirate Chief
    • (as Kenneth Low)
    Bing Bai
    Bing Bai
    • Lilyas Lily
    • (as Bai Bing)
    Vincent Sze
    Vincent Sze
    • Michael Morganas Michael Morgan
    Fan Liao
    Fan Liao
    • Davidas David
    Bo-lin Chen
    Bo-lin Chen
    • Wu Qingas Wu Qing
    Andreas Nguyen
    • Factory Guardas Factory Guard
    • Director
      • Jackie Chan
    • Writers
      • Frankie Chan
      • Jackie Chan
      • Cherryyoko
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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 Armour of God (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Shi Er Sheng Xiao (12 Zodiacs)
      Music and Lyrics by Leehom Wang

      Performed by Leehom Wang

      [Theme song]

    User reviews69

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    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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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2013 (United States)
    • 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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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $171,339,013
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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