![]() Seeing the way that Tucker and Chan interact during these spontaneous moments proves just how much affection they genuinely have for each other, too. You just have to laugh at their quick-paced absurdity. My own personal favorite goofs are Tucker screaming at Hiroyuki Sanada’s villainous Kenji, “You’ve been trying to kill us ever since the start of this damn movie,” and then Tucker pleading to Chan, “I’m not your brother? all the stuff we’ve been through- Rush Hour 1, Rush Hour 2.” These quips are just so simple and instant, there’s no time to even think about why they’re funny. The booming sound of laughter from behind the camera is so pure and contagious that the good vibes travel through the screen and inspire you to feel the same. But there’s clearly so much pressure on the cast and crew to deliver a fun and entertaining movie that when someone makes an innocent mistake like this, it gives everyone on set the chance to relax and break the tension. Tucker saying, “For the last three years, I’ve studied the ancient teaching of booty,” instead of, “Buddha,” shouldn’t provoke such a hysterical reaction. But its bloopers are funny because you can never see them coming. Rush Hour 3 is full of predictable, scripted jokes that are telegraphed from a mile way. After briefly wondering exactly where and when my cultural taste had soured, I decided to forget the naysayers and actually embrace this guiltiest of pleasures. The rush of nostalgia also convinced me to instantly click onto the blooper reels for its two predecessors, too. ![]() I was really hoping that, years after Rush Hour 3’s release, I wouldn’t still find the sight of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker goofing around on set, messing up their lines, and having such a fun time making this drivel so enjoyable. In fact, I would often feel them quietly judging my taste. When people criticized the movie, while I’d agree with their conclusion, I’d also quickly add the caveat, “At least the bloopers were funny.” It always fell on deaf ears. Not enough for me to pay to see it again. When I first watched Rush Hour 3 upon its release in 2007, that was the only aspect of the film that actually made me laugh. I am, of course, referring to the blooper reel that plays during its closing credits, which always made me giggle like a child. ![]() However, while Rush Hour 3 fails with all of its cinematic intentions, I must finally admit that there’s one element of the 2007 buddy-comedy action flick that always delivers for me. Which isn’t surprising, when you consider that it was directed by the all-around cretin that is Brett Rather and has an uncredited cameo by Roman Polanski. No part of its story, comedy, or action is worth even a second of your time. Rush Hour 3 is an abomination of a movie.
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