Set in 1872, the story focuses on Passepartout, a Chinese thief who steals a valuable jade Buddha and then seeks refuge in the traveling companionship of an eccentric London inventor and adventurer, Phileas Fogg, who has taken on a bet with members of his gentlemen's club that he can make it around the world in a mere 80 days, using a variety of means of transportation, like boats, trains, balloons, elephants, etc. Along the way, Passepartout uses his amazing martial arts abilities to defend Fogg from the many dangers they face.. One major threat to their adventure is a detective that's follo... wing them. Why? Just as Fogg and Passeportout left London, a major bank was robbed, with Fogg suspected of using the "around the world" trip as an excuse to escape.. Their path from London and back includes stops in Paris, Turkey, India, China and USA...
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Around the World in 80 Days sails along on a slipstream of pleasant scenery, amusing incident and the boundless charms of its appealing leading men, Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan: It's an unexpectedly buoyant spectacular. Based on the Jules Verne novel, the basis of a 2-ton turkey from 1956 with David Niven, this light entertainment suggests that the class of movie known as "the family film" -- think Fred MacMurray and a talking dog -- has yet to be vanquished by product placements, vulgarity and unnecessary violence. It may never be hip to be square, but as this genial film attests sometimes it's sweet relief.
The story, originally published by Verne in 1872, concerns ...
Not a literary adaptation but nevertheless good fun
This firm is only loosely based on the book by Jules Verne with the same title. Apart from a healthy dose of humour it adds another martial arts storyline that rather distracts from the main theme. Watch out for a number of interesting cameo appearances, though, particularly Richard Branson commenting on a balloon trip around the world.
Although I was a little disappointed first that the book had not been taken seriously a very much enjoyed the humour and the good-natured family fun of this film. Some of the visuals are very nice indeed and both the acting and the camera work of high standards.
So forget the book, switch off your brains, get the family together and have a nice ...
Around the World in 80 Days Jules Verne's classic tale of Victorian adventure is given an oriental spin in this adaptation. Jackie Chan is the runaway thief helping Steve Coogan's Phileas Fogg win a bet by circumnavigating the globe
Sharing the title, basic plot and very little else with Jules Verne's original novel, this 2004 cinematic take on Around The World In 80 Days is closer (at least in structure) to Michael Anderson's Oscar-winning 1956 film version, with episodic adventures punctuated by a variety of star cameos.
Sadly, while Anderson's film featured iconic faces like Buster Keaton and Frank Sinatra, the best examples this tired action-comedy can muster are Owen and Luk...
Not a literary adaptation but nevertheless good fun
This firm is only loosely based on the book by Jules Verne with the same title. Apart from a healthy dose of humour it adds another martial arts storyline that rather distracts from the main theme. Watch out for a number of interesting cameo appearances, though, particularly Richard Branson commenting on a balloon trip around the world.
Although I was a little disappointed first that the book had not been taken seriously a very much enjoyed the humour and the good-natured family fun of this film. Some of the visuals are very nice indeed and both the acting and the camera work of high standards.
So forget the book, switch off your brains, get the family together and have a nice ...
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