Rush Hour 3 (Widescreen and Full-Screen) | 
 enlarge | Director: Brett Ratner
Actors: Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Hiroyuki Sanada, Youki Kudoh, Max Von Sydow
Studio: NEW LINE HOME VIDEO
Category: DVD
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Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 949
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: N10930
UPC: 794043109300
EAN: 0794043109300
ASIN: B000WGYMTC
Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 2007
Release Date: December 20, 2007
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Product Description
When a Chinese criminal mastermind flees to Paris there?s only one culture-clashed crime fighting duo for the job. Ready to raise hell in the city of lights Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and Detective Carter (Tucker) instead get caught in an explosive battle between French police the Triad gang and two gorgeous femmes fatales! With everybody kung-fu fighting to the top of the Eiffel Tower this one-two punch of hilarious action doesn?t let up to the final heart-stopping au revoir!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/CRIMINALS UPC: 794043109300 Manufacturer No: N10930
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Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker head for the City of Lights in the somewhat threadbare but sporadically exciting Rush Hour 3, the second sequel to director Brett Ratner's 1998 cop-buddy hit. Chan's Inspector Lee and Tucker's Detective Carter hop from Los Angeles to Paris in pursuit of a Chinese triad only to find a mixed reception, including a brutal warning from a French cop (Roman Polanski) and anti-American sentiments from a cab driver (Yvan Attal) who eventually becomes an important and funny ally. Lee and Carter, when not fighting their way out of rooms full of martial arts gangsters and crazed assassins (Sun Ming Ming), follow a trail to a beautiful woman (Noemie Lenoird) who literally carries a vital clue on her person. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority (Max Von Sydow), but his personal struggles with a criminal mastermind (Hiroyuki Sanada)--who happens to be an important figure in his life—are at the heart of this movie. The aging Chan still seems to defy the laws of physics with some of his more spectacular stunts. But it's true those stunts take a little more time than they used to, and judicious editing makes Chan look spry as ever. He frets charmingly in Rush Hour 3, while Tucker revives his brash character's motormouth guile and whiny womanizing. There isn't a lot left to be discovered about Lee and Carter's compatibility, and even with a minor crisis over their loyalty to one another in Rush Hour 3, their all-important relationship is almost too easy to take for granted now. Fortunately, the film's biggest thrills come from several wild fight scenes, especially a climactic battle on the Eiffel Tower that is rich in imagination. --Tom Keogh
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 An "international" comedy by some really ugly Americans July 6, 2008
David Bonesteel (Fresno, CA United States)
That's about all I have to say about this piece of garbage. Oh, one more thing: Chris Tucker is awful; he is so lucky that the Rush Hour movies exist, since he does nothing else.
Do not rush any more Rush Hours July 1, 2008
Jason J. Doering (San Diego, CA United States)
Of the 3 Rush Hours, this was quite a dissapointment. 75 percent of it was extremly slow. Just didnt care about any of the characters after the first 15 minutes. Didnt even care about Lee or Carter after awhile. Rush Hour 1 and 2 were much more enjoyable. They had laughs and fun. This one didnt. the last 15 min were probably the best part. Especially because it was ending! Pass on this one everyone
 Great movie June 27, 2008
B. Kirtland (PA)
Lots of action, fun and comedy. I love to watch this one over and over.
 not as good as the first two, but fun anyway June 24, 2008
D. K. Stokes
The action this time takes Lee (Chan) and Carter (Tucker) to France, where there's something about a list of the leaders of the Triads.... oh, you don't care about that--the plot's only there to give a reason for the jokes and the stunts.
Truly, the plot's a bit confusing. A diplomat who gets shot just as he was going to reveal the leaders of the Triads; a list of names tattooed on a woman's head; various factions after Lee and Carter and the woman and each other.
The action and jokes are pretty much what you'd expect if you've seen the first 2 movies. One of the bad guys, however, is Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada) Lee's "brother" (they'd grown up together), and that provides a nice bit of emotional conflict.
The other thing that distinguishes this movie from the first two is the Paris setting, with a cool action sequence on the Eiffel Tower, but mostly with the sneering Parisian cab driver George (Yvan Attal), who provides even more laughs and ends up making a surprising ally. The addition of his character to the Tucker/Chan duo kept it fresh, not unlike an old married couple with a new audience for their stories. I also really enjoyed his rather skewed view of America--it's not actually all that exaggerated.
It wasn't quite as good as the first two, but it was a fun way to spend an evening--we always enjoy Jackie Chan, even in his cheesiest movies (or maybe that's especially), and as my son's English teacher is wont to say, "Chris Tucker is a funny man."
Mindless entertainment June 20, 2008
nodice (Manchester, Ga United States)
3.5 stars. I'm afraid I was prepared not to like this movie. I heard so much of how much of a disappointment it was. And it is...but there is still a little charm left with this comedic duo. But please let the series end here. I can't even recap the plot because, but it truly doesn't make any sense. Everything is a matter of convenience. They always walk to the right place and there is always some minor character telling them where they need to go next. The climatic ending looking like a combination of the first two movies and well, the plot is just bad. Actually, the script is bad. But I did laugh quite a bit. Go figure.
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