I've always had a soft spot for this one, mostly because it's unusually bloody for a Jackie Chan movie and there's a lot of good driving action. Jackie had to use a stunt double for big chunks of this due to a bad ankle injury, and the fights are frequently choppier and feature a lot more close-ups, which is a shame, but on the other hand the pachinko parlor sequence is still one of his most memorable.

Rightly glossed over in terms of Jackie movies, this shit just needed to be tightened the fuck up because 110 minutes for this kind of thing is chronicles of ridic-ulous. Still it starts promising, has a great cast, and one of those classic, cheesy theme songs sung by Jackie himself. Not close to essential but if you've seen the best, this ain't the worst when it comes to the rest. Then again there aren't any REAL stinkers (that I've come across yet) in Jackie's HK era.

An overly long Jackie Chan flick focused on car racing, yet the final racing scene, which lasts an inordinate amount of time, is mundane and unexciting. The fight scenes are okay but nothing special for Jackie, and the same goes for the stunts. Anita Yuen is a nice addition to the film but the romance is completely forced. 

It’s just not a very well-made film. At least I enjoyed the first hour of it before I realised there was still another hour to go.

Jackie Chan's very own Days of Thunder, but the story is too melodramatic and there is not very much here that makes it a memorable and atypical Jackie Chan action flick. Full comments coming up

Possibly the most underrated Jackie Chan movie. It has a simple and compelling plot with zero bullshit and three of the most insane action sequences I've ever seen. It's the Dark Knight Rises Plane Scene of martial arts cinema. Holy shit, watch this immediately.

I always held off watching this Jackie flick because I could care less about race car driving and I'd heard it's one of his lesser efforts, but holy hell, this was a lot of fun. Great setpieces and a real American macho eighties action movie feel make this damned good time. Whether he did all the stunts or not, this is well worth watching.

Jackie was healing from an injured ankle from Rumble in the Bronx so he had a stunt double for some of the fight scenes. It's understandable, the guy is only human, but it also lost points for that reason. The race scenes were cool and there was still impressive action from Jackie and his stunt team.

I'm not sure, but I'm going to go ahead and say this is Jackie's most violent film. It's like what could have happened if his career followed Steven Seagal's but we should all be happy it didn't.

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Oh dear this aint a good film, a dull film that rips of other films, a criminal gang, a kidnapping, fights snd a really bad car race that was very boring to watch and do badly filmed, it was like a student filmed it.
I do not recomend this terrible Jackie Chan film.

I was expecting something like Initial D when I heard Jackie Chan stars in a revenge flick disguised/advertised as a "street racing movie", but it's a surprisingly (well, with friends during a Discord call) entertaining flick, if you are looking for something full of energy.

The fight scenes did feel a bit choppy, but I do appreciate the frenetic nature of the camerawork and editing.

There are definitely some highlights in Thunderbolt, especially the Pachinko fight scene, which is easily the peak of this motion picture.

Part Fast & Furious, part Days of Thunder, and part Steven Seagal rampage, Thunderbolt is a hugely entertaining Jackie actioner that needs more attention.

The camerawork and editing are more frenetic than other Jackie films (due to an ankle injury unfortunately requiring the use of a double for Jackie), but the action is still mostly clear, and the energy injects the fight scenes with more brutality, even if it sometimes robs the choreography of its balletic rhythms.

Still the set pieces are all great, with the casino fight and the destruction of Jackie's shipping container home standing out. There's a solid squib filled shoot out as well.

And though the finale ends with a race instead of a final fight sequence, there's enough vehicular mayhem to compensate.

B-tier Jackie is still better than most action stars' A-tier.

Jackie was such a pimp in the 90s that after he broke his ankle during Rumble in the Bronx, he was just like my pedal foot is fine I’ll just make a car racing movie. It was supposedly an inspiration for fast and the furious so you could make the argument that Jackie Chan is responsible for paul walkers death. This has some insane set pieces and a theme song by my favorite recording artist Jackie Chan, but unfortunately it’s badly directed and edited by a true nasty freak. Really makes you long for the masterful execution of Mr Nice Guy

Szczątkowa i naiwna fabuła jest tu tylko pretekstem do akcji. Azjatyckie fury, wyścigi, demolka i świetne choreografie walk nadrabiają wszelkie niedociągnięcia.

Pretty fun one. Lots of Mitsubishi, which is always good. The action kinda lacked a bit — still great, just maybe not as great as usual.

Not your typical JC film, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. This is more of a straightforward drama, so Jackie gets to express a different part of his range similar to his performance in Crime Story, but the few fight scenes do suffer greatly because of the more Hollywood-style camera and editing choices and Jackie's more extensive use of doubles, as he was still reeling from his injuries from Rumble in the Bronx. This movie has a great look and feel. Story and characters are shallow, but the direction and style is great. Also, the theme song is a banger.

Jackie Chan's Thunderbolt - Showdown mit 1000 PS unter der Regie von Hordon Chan ist ein obskurer Mix aus Pre-The Fast and the Furious, Tage des Donners und einem komplett deplaziert wirkender - wenn auch schön blutiger - Shootout im Stile von John Woo dessen bescheuerter Höhepunkt die Schrottplatz-Szene ist die man gesehen haben muss um sie zu verstehen - nur so viel sei gesagt: Sie ist eigentlich nicht in Worte zu fassen. Die musikalische Untermalung mancher Szenen ist mit "abenteurlich deplaziert" noch nett beschrieben, das Rennen am Ende ein purer Witz und einzig die ersten paar Minuten mit der Einführung der Figur von Jackie Chan sowie der Kampf mit ihm in der Pachinko-Spielhalle wissen wirklich zu gefallen. Außerdem sollte der richtige Tiefpunkt der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Gordon Chan und Jackie Chan erst noch in Form von Das Medaillon einige Jahre später kommen.

Jacie Chan's "The Fast and the Furious".

Had some cool street racing scenes.
I loved the Pachinko parlor fight scene

The whole race at the end was kinda unnecessary and really stretches the running time.It was also weirdly sped up, whch doesn't look good.

btw Chan must've made serious dough with his Mitsubishi contract : )

6.5/10

Moste John Woo'ish Jackie Chan

they used to show this on tnt i think

Jackie Chan delivers crazy action with incredible stunts, but compared to everything else he has done and participated in, Thunderbolt fades. Jackie plays a more toned down and serious character and the result is unfortunately a bit boring.