ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Organnall Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Radomir Ivanov A very enjoyable action comedy that impresses with every second of it. A fortune hunter helps his friend to save a girl with whom they happen to be both in love. Although this doesn't sound like much of a story, it is, nevertheless, interesting one. The film doesn't only show how the story develops but also has a moral side to it. It presents the friendship between the main characters as the real high valued treasure.The film has interesting dialogues and a lot of funny situations. The fight scenes are very well choreographed as it can be expected from a Jackie Chan film. There are some daring stunts that can stop one's breath and a car chase executed with perfection.Overall, an action film that contains classy humour and nice fight scenes.

Sean Newgent Probably one of the weaker Jackie Chan movies of the eighties for me. I found it to be boring and only got through it as I was watching with a friend. In this one a girl Jackie is close to gets kidnapped by a cult of monks and he has to go save her along with her boyfriend. Some wacky comedy ensues along the way but it can't save the fact that the first half of the film is kind of boring. By the time you get to the second act the movie has worn out its' welcome and even the exciting car chase or final battle against martial arts Amazoness dominatrix's (I'm not kidding)can't save the movie from being merely average.I'm not too partial to this film and I think that Armour of God 2 does a better job of being an adventure movie, as well as keeping my interest.Not recommended.

Glen McCulla This is the first ever Jackie Chan movie i saw back in about 1989, and so still retains a special place in my heart. I was never the same again: performing (in my mind) daredevil stunts such as jumping from the roof of the car in the driveway and injuring myself doing badly-executed flips in the garden. I so wanted to be Jackie Chan when i grew up. I still do, to some extent.In this little opus, Jackie stars as "Jackie" (original!), a daring mercenary for hire also known as "The Asian Hawk". We find out that he used to perform in a Canto-pop band before becoming Hong Kong's answer to Indiana Jones, alongside Alan Tam (as "Alan") and Rosamund Kwan (as "Lorelei" - at least her character got its own name!!). Lorelei is kidnapped by a group of Yugoslavian-based Devil-worshippers hoping to obtain the mythical Armour of God: pieces of which have been discovered, looted, and sold at auction by our Hawkish hero. Cue an expedition to Europe and into the villains' lair by Jackie, Alan (Tam providing less laughs than intended in bumbling sidekick mode) and May, daughter of one of Jackie's buyers (played by the gorgeous and sadly not seen in enough films Lola Forner).the plot may be a little hackneyed and thin, but the rapid-fire and relentless pace of the film, in gags as well as action scenes, ensures that if you're not liking one scene, the next will blow you away. Theopening scenes and the climactic half hour contain some of Chan's finest ever work: including a fight with a flaming log and a dive from a cliff-face onto a hot air balloon. The original release sported a great soundtrack too, with both Chan and Tam belting out gems sadly lost or replaced on the R2 DVD release. This sacrilege, as well as the loss of the original English dub track - replaced by a much weaker one with regard to characterisation, loses a point. The original version however retains an abiding position in my childhood memories.

BA_Harrison This is the film that nearly cost Jackie Chan his life: an early stunt went terribly wrong and he ended up bashing his head hard on a rock. In order to allow Jackie to fully recover from his injuries, much of the planned action was replaced with romantic comedy, and the film unfortunately suffers for it. The result is a fairly enjoyable romp, which starts and ends with some great sequences, but drags rather badly in the middle.Chan plays The Asian Hawk, an adventurer who risks his life to help old pal Alan when his girlfriend Lorelei (Rosamund Kwan) is kidnapped by a religious cult. The cult wish to exchange the girl for a valuable treasure, the fabled Armour of God, but Jackie and Alan attempt a daring rescue instead...Kicking off with a spectacular opening sequence, which sees JC performing some impressive acrobatics before sliding down a steep hill pursued by a tribe of spear wielding natives, Armour of God certainly begins well. And a great car chase soon after makes one believe that they could be witnessing a 'solid-gold' Chan classic. However, after these initial blasts of action, it isn't until the end of the film that we get to see more breathtaking movie mayhem, with the middle section consisting of barely passable comedy and poor romantic subplots.Fortunately, Chan is back on form for the final battle in a cavernous fortress, and we get to see some truly outstanding martial arts as he takes on scores of nasty monks, and, in the film's highlight, a quartet of leather-corset-wearing she-bitches. The action here is hard-hitting and well worth the wait, with loads of poor baddies on the receiving end of some very painful looking kicks and punches.To top it all off, the movie ends with one of the phoniest looking stunts ever, as Chan supposedly leaps off a cliff onto a hot air balloon—a moment so poorly executed that it borders on brilliance.It's a real shame that this film could not be made as it was originally intended, 'cos it might have been truly astounding. As it is, Armour of God is worth seeing—just don't expect to be fully entertained for the whole of its duration.