10 Terrible Live Action Anime Adaptations
6. City Hunter
We all love Jackie Chan, and if his charm can get audiences through Rush Hour 3 then he can do pretty much anything. Not even he could save the shambles that is the City Hunter movie, however he thinks it's the worst thing he's ever made.
The problems pile up thick and fast, like the fact it’s called City Hunter but the majority of it takes place on a cruise ship. Director Wong Jing overloads it with “wacky” comedy, even going so far as to include a fantasy scene where Jackie imagines he’s fighting Ken from Street Fighter 2; that may sound amazing, but it’s one of the most annoying scenes ever captured on film.
Jackie tries to make it work, but the horrible comedy and campy tone make it near unbearable. Some of the fight scenes are good, but you have to endure a lot of pain to get to them.