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{{Short description|2012 film also known as Chinese Zodiac}}
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{{Short description|2012 film also known as Chinese Zodiac}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Chinese Zodiac 12
| name = Chinese Zodiac 12
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| traditional = 十二生肖
| t = 十二生肖
| simplified = 十二生肖
| s = 十二生肖
| pinyin = Shí-èr Shēngxiāo
| p = Shí-èr Shēngxiāo
| jyutping = Sap6 Ji6 Sang1 Ciu3
| j = Sap6 Ji6 Sang1 Ciu3
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| director = [[Jackie Chan]]
| director = [[Jackie Chan]]
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'''''CZ12''''' ({{zh |c = 《十二生肖》 |p = Shí-èr Shēngxiāo }}), also known as '''''Chinese Zodiac''''',<ref>{{cite web |title = CZ12 |url = http://jackiechan.com/films/869750--CZ12 |website = jackiechan.com |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121221104543/http://jackiechan.com/films/869750--cz12 |archive-date = 2012-12-21}}</ref> is a 2012 Hong Kong [[Action film|action]]-[[adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]] co-written, co-produced and directed by [[Jackie Chan]], who also starred as the main character in the film.<ref name="variety" /> ''CZ12'' is the third film of a franchise that began with ''[[Armour of God (film)|Armour of God]]'' (1986) and its sequel, ''[[Armour of God II: Operation Condor]]'' (1991).<ref name="variety" /><ref name="hr-review" /> The film co-stars [[Kwon Sang-woo]], [[Liao Fan]], [[Zhang Lanxin|Zoe Zhang]], [[Helen Yao|Anna Yao]] and [[Laura Weissbecker]].
'''''CZ12 (Armour Of God 3)''''' ({{zh |c = 《十二生肖》 |p = Shí-èr Shēngxiāo}}), also known as '''''Chinese Zodiac''''',<ref>{{cite web |title = CZ12 |url = http://jackiechan.com/films/869750--CZ12 |website = jackiechan.com |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121221104543/http://jackiechan.com/films/869750--cz12 |archive-date = 2012-12-21}}</ref> is a 2012 Hong Kong [[Action film|action]]-[[adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]] co-written, co-produced and directed by [[Jackie Chan]], who also starred as the main character in the film.<ref name="variety" /> ''CZ12'' is the third film of a franchise that began with ''[[Armour of God (film)|Armour of God]]'' (1986) and its sequel, ''[[Armour of God II: Operation Condor]]'' (1991).<ref name="variety" /><ref name="hr-review" /> The film co-stars [[Kwon Sang-woo]], [[Liao Fan]], [[Zhang Lanxin|Zoe Zhang]], [[Helen Yao|Anna Yao]] and [[Laura Weissbecker]].


Released in December 2012, the film went on to gross over US$145&nbsp;million at the Chinese box office and US$171 million worldwide with mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chinafilmbiz.com/2013/02/16/valentines-day-treats-chinese-exhibitors-with-love-journey-obliterates-single-day-record/ |title=Valentine's Day Treats Chinese Exhibitors with Love; "Journey" Obliterates Single-Day Record |website = Chinafilmbiz.com |date=2013-02-16 |access-date=2014-04-17}}</ref> Chan also earned two [[Guinness World Records]] with the film for "Most Stunts Performed by a Living Actor" and "Most Credits in One Movie".<ref name="TwitchFilm">{{cite web |url = http://twitchfilm.com/2012/12/jackie-chan-holds-guinness-world-records-for-most-credits-in-chinese-zodiac.html |title = Jackie Chan Holds Guinness World Records for Most Credits in ''Chinese Zodiac'' |last = Young |first = Al |publisher = Twitch |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109075112/http://twitchfilm.com/2012/12/jackie-chan-holds-guinness-world-records-for-most-credits-in-chinese-zodiac.html |archive-date = 2013-01-09 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Released in December 2012, the film went on to gross over US$145 million at the Chinese box office and US$171 million worldwide with mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chinafilmbiz.com/2013/02/16/valentines-day-treats-chinese-exhibitors-with-love-journey-obliterates-single-day-record/ |title=Valentine's Day Treats Chinese Exhibitors with Love; "Journey" Obliterates Single-Day Record |website = Chinafilmbiz.com |date=2013-02-16 |access-date=2014-04-17}}</ref> Chan also earned two [[Guinness World Records]] with the film for "Most Stunts Performed by a Living Actor" and "Most Credits in One Movie".<ref name="TwitchFilm">{{cite web |url = http://twitchfilm.com/2012/12/jackie-chan-holds-guinness-world-records-for-most-credits-in-chinese-zodiac.html |title = Jackie Chan Holds Guinness World Records for Most Credits in ''Chinese Zodiac'' |last = Young |first = Al |publisher = Twitch |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109075112/http://twitchfilm.com/2012/12/jackie-chan-holds-guinness-world-records-for-most-credits-in-chinese-zodiac.html |archive-date = 2013-01-09 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


The film won Best Stunt Action Choreography for Chan at the [[32nd Hong Kong Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |website = HK Neo Reviews |url=http://thehkneo.com/blog/?p=3995 |title = 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013 |access-date = 2013-04-14}}</ref>
The film won Best Stunt Action Choreography for Chan at the [[32nd Hong Kong Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |website = HK Neo Reviews |url=http://thehkneo.com/blog/?p=3995 |title = 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013 |access-date = 2013-04-14}}</ref>
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==Plot==
==Plot==
{{long plot|date=October 2015}}
{{long plot|date=October 2015}}
The movie begins with the story of the [[Old Summer Palace]] and its [[Old Summer Palace#Destruction|looting and destruction]] by British and French soldiers in the [[Second Opium War]]. Among the artifacts looted are [[Haiyantang|twelve bronze heads]] of the animals of the [[Chinese zodiac]].
The [[Old Summer Palace]] was looted and burnt by a combined Anglo-French expeditionary force during the [[Second Opium War]]. Among the artifacts stolen are [[Haiyantang|twelve bronze heads]] of the animals of the [[Chinese zodiac]].


In the present day, the bronze heads are auctioned for millions of euros each. The main company supplying the bronze heads and other looted relics is MP Corporation. JC ([[Jackie Chan]]) is tasked by MP Corp to find the remaining lost bronze heads, with a promise of a 10x bonus if he can recover all of them. JC visits Professor Guan, who had created 12 identical replicas for study purposes with his team of researchers, under the guise of a reporter named Martin from [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]]. When left alone, JC scans the multiple bronze Zodiac animal heads using special gloves so that his secret organisation can replicate an extremely realistic model of them. After scanning, he goes to Paris to find a woman named Coco, recommended by Guan, for more information on the whereabouts of two bronze heads.
In the present day, the bronze heads, supplied by MP Corporation are all auctioned. JC is tasked by MP to find the remaining lost bronze heads, with a promise of a 10× bonus if he can recover all of them. He visits Professor Guan, who had created 12 identical replicas for study purposes with his team of researchers, under the guise of a reporter named Martin from [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]].


JC, along with his partners Simon ([[Kwon Sang-woo]]), David, and Bonnie, infiltrate a mansion to find two of the bronze heads. JC manages to decode the password to a top secret vault and finds two bronze heads, a painting called "The Roses", along with many other valuable national treasures thought to be lost inside. JC's cover is soon busted but he manages to evade capture with all the valuables. However, he is spotted by Coco. Having no time to explain himself, he tells Coco to meet him at a boat house while fleeing from the mansion's security. At the boat house, Martin tells Coco that he is working for a secret corporation that is trying to recover all the lost relics for China. The guards from the mansion storm the boat house and try to attack JC, but the police are called in and they are all arrested. JC, Coco and Simon are cleared of any wrongdoing and are released.
JC scans the animal heads using special gloves so that his secret organisation can replicate an extremely realistic model of them. After scanning, he goes to Paris to find a woman named Coco, recommended by Guan, for more information on the whereabouts of two bronze heads. JC and his partners infiltrate a mansion to find two of the bronze heads. JC manages to decode the password to a top secret vault and finds the bronze heads, a painting called "The Roses", along with many other valuable national treasures thought to be lost inside and manages to evade capture with all the valuables despite being busted. However, he is spotted by Coco. Having no time to explain himself, he tells Coco to meet him at a boat house while fleeing from the mansion's security.


Coco, JC and his team are invited to a castle owned by a lady named Catherine ([[Laura Weissbecker]]), unaware that the guards from the mansion are tailing them out of suspicion. It turns out that the captain of the "Indestructible", one of the ships involved in the destruction and looting of the Old Summer Palace, is Catherine's great-great-grandfather. This upsets Coco, who confronts Catherine on the issue. JC and his team find many valuable treasures in the castle, including the Bronze head of the [[Rooster (zodiac)|Rooster]], and hatch a series of plans to ferry them out. JC promises Catherine that he will help her locate her great-great-grandfather's remains.
At the boat house, Martin tells Coco that he is working for a secret corporation that is trying to recover all the lost relics for China. The guards from the mansion storm the boat house and try to attack JC, but the police are called in and they are all arrested. JC, Coco and Simon are cleared of any wrongdoing and are released. JC and his team are invited to a castle owned by a lady named Catherine, unaware that the guards from the mansion are tailing them out of suspicion. It turns out that the captain of the "Indestructible", one of the ships involved in the destruction of the Old Summer Palace, is Catherine's great-great-grandfather. This upsets Coco, who confronts Catherine on it. JC and his team find many treasures in the castle, including the bronze head of the [[Rooster (zodiac)|Rooster]], and hatch a series of plans to ferry them out.


The next day, they venture out in search of the Indestructible's treasures, located on a seemingly uninhabited island. JC instructs Coco and Catherine to stay behind while his team explore the island. Coco and Catherine however disobey JC's orders to look for Catherine's great-great-grandfather's corpse on their own. They get entangled among the vines, forcing JC to rescue them. While exhuming the great-great grandfather's remains, the group accidentally discovers the remains of the Indestructible, several more bronze heads and a large quantity of gold. As they prepare to leave with all the artifacts, they are confronted by the guards from the mansion. In turn, the island's local inhabitants, a group of pirates, appear and promptly capture all of them. JC and his team fight their way through to escape the island via a log set up with a pulley system, leaving the five guards with the pirates.
JC promises Catherine that he will help her locate her great-great-grandfather's remains. The next day, they venture out in search of the Indestructible's treasures, located on a seemingly uninhabited island. JC instructs Coco and Catherine to stay behind while his team explore the island. Coco and Catherine however disobey JC's orders to look for the remains on their own. They get entangled among the vines, forcing JC to rescue them. While exhuming the great-great grandfather's remains, the group accidentally discovers the remains of the Indestructible, several more bronze heads and a large quantity of gold. As they prepare to leave with all the artifacts, the guards from the mansion confront them. In turn, the island's local inhabitants, a group of pirates, appear and promptly capture everyone.


Once on the yacht, Coco accidentally discovers the real motive of JC's ventures and confronts him. Subsequently, the log carrying approximately eight tonnes of gold sinks. Nevertheless, JC and his team still get rewarded for recovering some of the lost bronze heads. The group are enraged when they find out that the supposedly-missing [[Dragon (zodiac)|Dragon]] bronze head was already at the hands of MP Corp all along, thereby making it impossible to claim the large bonus.
JC and his team fight their way through, escaping the island via a log set up with a pulley system, leaving the five guards with the pirates. On the yacht, Coco accidentally discovers the real motive of JC's ventures and confronts him. The log carrying approximately eight tonnes of gold sinks. Nevertheless, JC and his team still get rewarded for recovering some of the lost bronze heads. The group are enraged when they find out that the supposedly-missing [[Dragon (zodiac)|Dragon]] head was already at the hands of MP Corp all along, thereby making it impossible to claim the large bonus. Coco and her fellow students' protests over the sale of the national treasures escalate quickly and capture worldwide attention. As Coco's students try to find out more about MP Corp, three of them, including Coco's younger brother, are captured.


Meanwhile, Coco and her fellow students' protests over the sale of the national treasures escalate quickly and capture worldwide attention. As Coco's students try to find out more about MP Corp, three of them, including Coco's younger brother, are captured. After Coco asks JC for help, JC contacts MP Corp on the availability of "The Roses" artifact and is allowed into the secret premises. Having toured the entire factory where almost exact duplicates of the relics are made to be sold as real relics in auctions, JC deduces the location of the captives. He challenges a long time rival who happens to be there as well – the unscrupulous treasure hunter, Vulture, to a fight but it ends in a stalemate. JC bargains with MP Corp to sell "The Roses" painting at a reduced price and secure the release of the three hostages. When MP Corp refuses, JC fights his way to the chamber. During the ensuing fight, a furnace explodes due to a guard's baton rupturing one of the pipes, destroying most of the facility. JC then settles for the release of the three hostages in exchange for the painting and not paying damages done to the premises.
After Coco asks JC for help, JC contacts MP Corp on the availability of "The Roses" painting and is allowed into the secret premises. Having toured the entire factory where almost exact duplicates of the relics are made to be sold as real relics in auctions, JC deduces the location of the captives. He challenges a long time rival who happens to be there as well — unscrupulous treasure hunter, Vulture, to a fight but it ends in a stalemate. JC bargains with MP Corp to sell "The Roses" at a discounted price and secure the release of the three hostages. When MP Corp refuses, JC fights his way to the chamber. A furnace explodes due to a guard's baton rupturing one of the pipes, destroying most of the facility. JC then settles for the release of the three hostages in exchange for the painting and not paying damages done to the premises.


Meanwhile, the [[Dragon (zodiac)|Dragon]] bronze head is expected to fetch the highest price in the auction but no one bids for it due to increasing pressure from activist groups. MP Corp, in a bid to teach these groups a lesson, threatens to throw the relic into an active volcano, calling the mission "Let the Dragon Fly", if no bids are received by 12:00 noon the next day. The deadline passes without a single bid and Vulture leads a group of three sky divers to throw the relic into the volcano. JC intervenes in order to save the relic from dropping into the volcano, and is severely injured in the ensuing airborne struggle. As a mark of respect, Vulture hands over the relic to a sprawled JC. MP Corp's owners are arrested on possession of "The Roses" painting. JC is seen recovering in a hospital and on good terms with everyone, including Vulture. The movie ends with JC kissing his wife, who visits him in the hospital.
Meanwhile, the [[Dragon (zodiac)|Dragon]] bronze head is expected to fetch the highest price but no one bids for it due to increasing pressure from activist groups. MP Corp, to teach these groups a lesson, threatens to throw the relic into an active volcano, calling the mission "Let the Dragon Fly", if no bids are received by noon the next day. The deadline passes without a single bid and Vulture leads a group of three sky divers to throw the relic into the volcano. JC intervenes in order to save the relic from dropping into the volcano, and is severely injured in the ensuing airborne struggle. As a mark of respect, Vulture hands over the relic to a sprawled JC. MP Corp's owners are arrested on possession of "The Roses" painting. JC is seen recovering in a hospital and on good terms with everyone, including Vulture, and also reunites with his wife, who visits him in the hospital.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
[[File:JACKIE CHAN (8413748886).jpg|thumb|[[Jackie Chan]] with co-stars [[Zhang Lanxin]] and [[Helen Yao]] at a promotional event for ''CZ12''.]]
[[File:JACKIE CHAN (8413748886).jpg|thumb|[[Jackie Chan]] with co-stars [[Zhang Lanxin]] and [[Helen Yao]] at a promotional event for ''CZ12''.]]
{{castlist|

* [[Jackie Chan]] as JC a.k.a. Martin/Asian Hawk
* [[Jackie Chan]] as JC a.k.a. Martin/Asian Hawk
* [[Kwon Sang-woo]] as Simon
* [[Kwon Sang-woo]] as Simon
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* [[Zhang Lanxin]] as Bonnie
* [[Zhang Lanxin]] as Bonnie
* [[Laura Weissbecker]] as Catherine de Sichel
* [[Laura Weissbecker]] as Catherine de Sichel
* [[John Paisley (actor)|John Paisley]] as Sir Charlton
* [[Pierre-Benoist Varoclier]] as Léon
* [[Pierre-Benoist Varoclier]] as Léon
* [[Jonathan Lee (record producer)|Jonathan Lee]] as Himself
* [[Jonathan Lee (record producer)|Jonathan Lee]] as Himself
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* Caitlin Dechelle as Katie
* Caitlin Dechelle as Katie
* Marc Canonizado as Marc
* Marc Canonizado as Marc
* Zheng Wei<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=14533&display_set=eng |title=''Chinese Zodiac'' (2012) |access-date=26 January 2012 |publisher=[[Hkmdb]]}}</ref>
* Zheng Wei<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=14533&display_set=eng | title=''Chinese Zodiac'' (2012) | access-date=26 January 2012 | publisher=[[Hkmdb]]}}</ref>
* Bo-yee Poon as Lawrence's Assistant
* Bo-yee Poon as Lawrence's Assistant
* Abdul Haviz
* Abdul Haviz
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* [[Joan Lin]] as JC's wife (cameo)
* [[Joan Lin]] as JC's wife (cameo)
* [[Kenny G]] as Airplane pilot (cameo)
* [[Kenny G]] as Airplane pilot (cameo)
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
[[File:Jackie Chan 2012 Jelgava.jpg|thumb|190px|Jackie Chan on the set at [[Jelgava]], [[Latvia]].]]
From 18 April to 2 May 2012, Jackie Chan filmed several scenes in the [[Aerodium Latvia]] [[vertical wind tunnel]] in [[Jelgava]], [[Latvia]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltic_news/?doc=9038 |title=Scenes from Jackie Chan's movie to be filmed at Jelgava wind tunnel |publisher=The Baltic Course |date = 2012-04-16 |access-date=2012-11-10}}</ref> Filming also took place in [[France]], [[China]], [[Taiwan]] and [[Vanuatu]]. Chan did most of the stunts and fight scenes himself with little support from his stunt team. [[Jean-Yves Blondeau]], the inventor of the skate suit, trained Chan to use the suit for the film's body blading sequence.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.kal01.com/2012/08/jackie-chans-chinese-zodiac-rollerblade-suit-trailer/ |title=Jackie Chan's ''Chinese Zodiac'' Rollerblade Suit Trailer |website=Kal01.com |date=30 August 2012 |access-date=2012-12-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120905001118/http://www.kal01.com/2012/08/jackie-chans-chinese-zodiac-rollerblade-suit-trailer/ |archive-date= 2012-09-05 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] began on 5 June 2011.<ref name="filming">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424310/locations?ref_=ttfc_ql_5#filming_dates|title=CZ12 - IMDb|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=November 8, 2022}}</ref> From 18 April to 2 May 2012, Jackie Chan filmed several scenes in the [[Aerodium Latvia]] [[vertical wind tunnel]] in [[Jelgava]], [[Latvia]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltic_news/?doc=9038 |title=Scenes from Jackie Chan's movie to be filmed at Jelgava wind tunnel |publisher=The Baltic Course |date = 2012-04-16 |access-date=2012-11-10}}</ref> Filming also took place in [[France]], [[China]], [[Taiwan]] and [[Vanuatu]]. Chan did most of the stunts and fight scenes himself with little support from his stunt team. [[Jean-Yves Blondeau]], the inventor of the skate suit, trained Chan to use the suit for the film's body blading sequence.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.kal01.com/2012/08/jackie-chans-chinese-zodiac-rollerblade-suit-trailer/ |title=Jackie Chan's ''Chinese Zodiac'' Rollerblade Suit Trailer |website=Kal01.com |date=30 August 2012 |access-date=2012-12-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120905001118/http://www.kal01.com/2012/08/jackie-chans-chinese-zodiac-rollerblade-suit-trailer/ |archive-date= 2012-09-05 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> This film was simultaneously made in [[IMAX 3D]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.imax.com/mobile/movies/cz12-an-imax-3d-experience/ |title=CZ12: An IMAX 3D Experience|website=imax.com |access-date=2014-04-17}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Filming officially wrapped up on 8 May the same year.<ref name="filming" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20120310/000022.htm|title=《十二生肖》5月杀青 成龙：4分钟戏份拍2个月|date=2012-03-10|accessdate=2012-04-18|work=腾讯网|archive-date=2020-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812185331/https://ent.qq.com/a/20120310/000022.htm}}</ref>
This film was simultaneously made in [[IMAX 3D]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.imax.com/mobile/movies/cz12-an-imax-3d-experience/ |title=CZ12: An IMAX 3D Experience|website=imax.com |access-date=2014-04-17}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
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=== U.S. release===
=== U.S. release===
It was originally announced that the film would be released in U.S. theaters sometime in the summer of 2013 with about 20 minutes edited out by Jackie Chan himself in order to optimize the pace and content for North American audiences.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.filmlinc.com/films/on-sale/an-evening-with-jackie-chan-chinese-zodiac |title=An Evening with Jackie Chan + Chinese Zodiac |website=filmlinc.com}}</ref>
''CZ12'' was originally scheduled for release in U.S. theaters sometime in the summer of 2013 with about 20 minutes edited out by Jackie Chan himself in order to optimize the pace and content for North American audiences.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.filmlinc.com/films/on-sale/an-evening-with-jackie-chan-chinese-zodiac |title=An Evening with Jackie Chan + Chinese Zodiac |website=filmlinc.com}}</ref> This release date was pushed back to the fall; the re-edited version was released on 18 October for theatrical exhibit exclusively by [[AMC Theatres]].
This release date was pushed back to the fall; the re-edited version was released on 18 October 2013 for theatrical exhibit exclusively by [[AMC Theatres]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
In competition with films from abroad ''CZ12'' grossed HK$11.7&nbsp;million (US$1.5&nbsp;million),<ref>{{cite web |url = http://thehkneo.com/blog/?p=3674 |title= CZ12 |date=2013-03-04 |access-date= 2013-03-04|website= HK Neo Reviews}}</ref> as well as becoming the top-ranked Chinese film at the Taiwan box office.<ref>{{cite web |title=【十二生肖】世界級一流武技高手群聚一堂大展絕妙身手，過癮快感十足!|url=http://tw.movie.yahoo.com/movieheadline/d/a/130101/3/wwy.html |website=tw.movie.yahoo.com |access-date = 2013-03-15}}</ref> The film debuted second in mainland China (after ''[[Lost in Thailand]]''), going on to gross over US$145&nbsp;million at the box office and emerging to be one of the highest grossing domestic films in China.<ref>{{cite news |title = 《哈比人不思議之旅》聖誕最賣座 《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》逼近4000萬 |url = http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20121228/saa01/mam1.txt |access-date = 2013-03-15 |website = ol.mingpao.com |date = 2012-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title =《十二生肖》破7亿 成史上第二卖座华语片 |url = http://ent.qq.com/a/20130108/000020.htm |website=ent.qq.com |access-date = 2013-03-15}}</ref>
In competition with films from abroad ''CZ12'' grossed HK$11.7 million (US$1.5 million),<ref>{{cite web |url = http://thehkneo.com/blog/?p=3674 |title= CZ12 |date=2013-03-04 |access-date= 2013-03-04|website= HK Neo Reviews}}</ref> as well as becoming the top-ranked Chinese film at the Taiwan box office.<ref>{{cite web |title=【十二生肖】世界級一流武技高手群聚一堂大展絕妙身手，過癮快感十足!|url=http://tw.movie.yahoo.com/movieheadline/d/a/130101/3/wwy.html |website=tw.movie.yahoo.com |access-date = 2013-03-15}}</ref> The film debuted second in mainland China (after ''[[Lost in Thailand]]''), going on to gross over US$145 million at the box office and emerging to be one of the highest grossing domestic films in China.<ref>{{cite news |title = 《哈比人不思議之旅》聖誕最賣座 《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》逼近4000萬 |url = http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20121228/saa01/mam1.txt |access-date = 2013-03-15 |website = ol.mingpao.com |date = 2012-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title =《十二生肖》破7亿 成史上第二卖座华语片 |url = http://ent.qq.com/a/20130108/000020.htm |website=ent.qq.com |access-date = 2013-03-15}}</ref>


===Awards and nominations===
===Awards and nominations===
*'''[[32nd Hong Kong Film Awards]]'''
* '''[[32nd Hong Kong Film Awards]]'''
**'''Won: Best Action Choreography ([[Jackie Chan]], He Jun)'''
** '''Won: Best Action Choreography ([[Jackie Chan]], He Jun)'''
**Nominated: Best New Performer ([[Zhang Lanxin]])
** Nominated: Best New Performer ([[Zhang Lanxin]])
**Nominated: Best Film Editing (Yau Chi-wai)
** Nominated: Best Film Editing (Yau Chi-wai)
**Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Han Young-woo, Victor Wong, Patrick Chui, Seong Ho-jang)
** Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Han Young-woo, Victor Wong, Patrick Chui, Seong Ho-jang)
*'''[[Guinness World Records]]'''<ref>{{cite web |title=JACKIE CHAN AWARDED WITH TWO NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLES |url = http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/12/jackie-chan-awarded-with-two-new-guinness-world-records-titles-46127/ |access-date = 2013-06-20}}</ref>
* '''[[Guinness World Records]]'''<ref>{{cite web |title=JACKIE CHAN AWARDED WITH TWO NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLES |date = 5 December 2012 |url = http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/12/jackie-chan-awarded-with-two-new-guinness-world-records-titles-46127/ |access-date = 2013-06-20}}</ref>
**'''Won: Most credits in one movie (Jackie Chan)'''
** '''Won: Most credits in one movie (Jackie Chan)'''
**'''Won: Most Stunts by a Living Actor (Jackie Chan)'''
** '''Won: Most Stunts by a Living Actor (Jackie Chan)'''
*'''9th Huading Awards'''
* '''9th Huading Awards'''
**'''Won: Best Director ([[Jackie Chan]])'''
** '''Won: Best Director ([[Jackie Chan]])'''
**'''Won: Best Newcomer ([[Zhang Lanxin]])'''
** '''Won: Best Newcomer ([[Zhang Lanxin]])'''
**'''Won: Best Action Choreography (JC Stunt Team)'''
** '''Won: Best Action Choreography (JC Stunt Team)'''


=== Criticism ===
=== Criticism ===
''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Hong Kong]]'' gave the film two stars out of five referring to the film as "a pedestrian film by any measure aside from its action design".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/54906/cz12.html |work = [[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |access-date = 2012-12-26 |date = 2012-12-19 |last = Lee |first = Edmund |title = CZ12 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121219030558/http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/54906/cz12.html |archive-date = 19 December 2012 |url-status = dead}}</ref> The ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' gave the film one and a half stars out of five, noting that "''CZ12'' lumbers like a cheap DVD knock-off of one of [Jackie Chan's] old classics" and "''CZ12'' is like watching a former star athlete struggle in a meaningless game".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1108349/film-review-cz12|work=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date = 2012-12-26 |date = 2012-12-20 |author=Andre |title=Film review: CZ12}}</ref>
''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Hong Kong]]'' gave the film two stars out of five referring to the film as "a pedestrian film by any measure aside from its action design".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/54906/cz12.html |work = [[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |access-date = 2012-12-26 |date = 2012-12-19 |last = Lee |first = Edmund |title = CZ12 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121219030558/http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/54906/cz12.html |archive-date = 19 December 2012 |url-status = dead}}</ref> The ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' gave the film one and a half stars out of five, noting that "''CZ12'' lumbers like a cheap DVD knock-off of one of [Jackie Chan's] old classics" and "''CZ12'' is like watching a former star athlete struggle in a meaningless game".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1108349/film-review-cz12|work=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date = 2012-12-26 |date = 2012-12-20 |author=Andre |title=Film review: CZ12}}</ref>


''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' also gave a negative review, noting the film's length and the lack of martial arts and stunts that star Chan is known for.<ref name="hr-review">{{cite web |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/cz12/review/405901 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date = 2012-12-26 |last=Kerr |first = Elizabeth|title=CZ12 Review |date = 2012-12-20}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the film a negative review as well, stating "Jackie Chan emerges a Jackie-of-all-trades and master of none in [''CZ12'']".<ref name="variety">{{cite web |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117948924/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=CZ12 |access-date= 2012-12-26 |last=Lee |first = Maggie |date = 2012-12-19}}</ref>
''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' also gave a negative review, noting the film's length and the lack of martial arts and stunts that star Chan is known for.<ref name="hr-review">{{cite web |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/cz12/review/405901 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date = 2012-12-26 |last=Kerr |first = Elizabeth|title=CZ12 Review |date = 2012-12-20}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the film a negative review as well, stating "Jackie Chan emerges a Jackie-of-all-trades and master of none in [''CZ12'']".<ref name="variety">{{cite web |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117948924/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=CZ12 |access-date= 2012-12-26 |last=Lee |first = Maggie |date = 2012-12-19}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Chinese Zodiac 12
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese十二生肖
Simplified Chinese十二生肖
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShí-èr Shēngxiāo
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSap6 Ji6 Sang1 Ciu3
Directed byJackie Chan
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Jackie Chan
  • Horace Wong
  • Ng Man-ching
  • Ben Knott
Edited byYau Chi-wai
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12) (Gala premier)
  • 20 December 2012 (2012-12-20)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • China
Languages
BudgetUS$26 million[4]
Box officeUS$171,338,930

CZ12 (Armour Of God 3) (Chinese: 《十二生肖》; pinyin: Shí-èr Shēngxiāo), also known as Chinese Zodiac,[5] is a 2012 Hong Kong action-adventure comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred as the main character in the film.[6] CZ12 is the third film of a franchise that began with Armour of God (1986) and its sequel, Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991).[6][7] The film co-stars Kwon Sang-woo, Liao Fan, Zoe Zhang, Anna Yao and Laura Weissbecker.

Released in December 2012, the film went on to gross over US$145 million at the Chinese box office and US$171 million worldwide with mixed reviews from critics.[8] Chan also earned two Guinness World Records with the film for "Most Stunts Performed by a Living Actor" and "Most Credits in One Movie".[9]

The film won Best Stunt Action Choreography for Chan at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.[10]

Plot

The Old Summer Palace was looted and burnt by a combined Anglo-French expeditionary force during the Second Opium War. Among the artifacts stolen are twelve bronze heads of the animals of the Chinese zodiac.

In the present day, the bronze heads, supplied by MP Corporation are all auctioned. JC is tasked by MP to find the remaining lost bronze heads, with a promise of a 10× bonus if he can recover all of them. He visits Professor Guan, who had created 12 identical replicas for study purposes with his team of researchers, under the guise of a reporter named Martin from National Geographic.

JC scans the animal heads using special gloves so that his secret organisation can replicate an extremely realistic model of them. After scanning, he goes to Paris to find a woman named Coco, recommended by Guan, for more information on the whereabouts of two bronze heads. JC and his partners infiltrate a mansion to find two of the bronze heads. JC manages to decode the password to a top secret vault and finds the bronze heads, a painting called "The Roses", along with many other valuable national treasures thought to be lost inside and manages to evade capture with all the valuables despite being busted. However, he is spotted by Coco. Having no time to explain himself, he tells Coco to meet him at a boat house while fleeing from the mansion's security.

At the boat house, Martin tells Coco that he is working for a secret corporation that is trying to recover all the lost relics for China. The guards from the mansion storm the boat house and try to attack JC, but the police are called in and they are all arrested. JC, Coco and Simon are cleared of any wrongdoing and are released. JC and his team are invited to a castle owned by a lady named Catherine, unaware that the guards from the mansion are tailing them out of suspicion. It turns out that the captain of the "Indestructible", one of the ships involved in the destruction of the Old Summer Palace, is Catherine's great-great-grandfather. This upsets Coco, who confronts Catherine on it. JC and his team find many treasures in the castle, including the bronze head of the Rooster, and hatch a series of plans to ferry them out.

JC promises Catherine that he will help her locate her great-great-grandfather's remains. The next day, they venture out in search of the Indestructible's treasures, located on a seemingly uninhabited island. JC instructs Coco and Catherine to stay behind while his team explore the island. Coco and Catherine however disobey JC's orders to look for the remains on their own. They get entangled among the vines, forcing JC to rescue them. While exhuming the great-great grandfather's remains, the group accidentally discovers the remains of the Indestructible, several more bronze heads and a large quantity of gold. As they prepare to leave with all the artifacts, the guards from the mansion confront them. In turn, the island's local inhabitants, a group of pirates, appear and promptly capture everyone.

JC and his team fight their way through, escaping the island via a log set up with a pulley system, leaving the five guards with the pirates. On the yacht, Coco accidentally discovers the real motive of JC's ventures and confronts him. The log carrying approximately eight tonnes of gold sinks. Nevertheless, JC and his team still get rewarded for recovering some of the lost bronze heads. The group are enraged when they find out that the supposedly-missing Dragon head was already at the hands of MP Corp all along, thereby making it impossible to claim the large bonus. Coco and her fellow students' protests over the sale of the national treasures escalate quickly and capture worldwide attention. As Coco's students try to find out more about MP Corp, three of them, including Coco's younger brother, are captured.

After Coco asks JC for help, JC contacts MP Corp on the availability of "The Roses" painting and is allowed into the secret premises. Having toured the entire factory where almost exact duplicates of the relics are made to be sold as real relics in auctions, JC deduces the location of the captives. He challenges a long time rival who happens to be there as well — unscrupulous treasure hunter, Vulture, to a fight but it ends in a stalemate. JC bargains with MP Corp to sell "The Roses" at a discounted price and secure the release of the three hostages. When MP Corp refuses, JC fights his way to the chamber. A furnace explodes due to a guard's baton rupturing one of the pipes, destroying most of the facility. JC then settles for the release of the three hostages in exchange for the painting and not paying damages done to the premises.

Meanwhile, the Dragon bronze head is expected to fetch the highest price but no one bids for it due to increasing pressure from activist groups. MP Corp, to teach these groups a lesson, threatens to throw the relic into an active volcano, calling the mission "Let the Dragon Fly", if no bids are received by noon the next day. The deadline passes without a single bid and Vulture leads a group of three sky divers to throw the relic into the volcano. JC intervenes in order to save the relic from dropping into the volcano, and is severely injured in the ensuing airborne struggle. As a mark of respect, Vulture hands over the relic to a sprawled JC. MP Corp's owners are arrested on possession of "The Roses" painting. JC is seen recovering in a hospital and on good terms with everyone, including Vulture, and also reunites with his wife, who visits him in the hospital.

Cast

Jackie Chan with co-stars Zhang Lanxin and Helen Yao at a promotional event for CZ12.

Production

Jackie Chan on the set at Jelgava, Latvia.

Principal photography began on 5 June 2011.[12] From 18 April to 2 May 2012, Jackie Chan filmed several scenes in the Aerodium Latvia vertical wind tunnel in Jelgava, Latvia.[13] Filming also took place in France, China, Taiwan and Vanuatu. Chan did most of the stunts and fight scenes himself with little support from his stunt team. Jean-Yves Blondeau, the inventor of the skate suit, trained Chan to use the suit for the film's body blading sequence.[14] This film was simultaneously made in IMAX 3D.[15] Filming officially wrapped up on 8 May the same year.[12][16]

Release

The gala premier of the film was held on 12 December 2012[17] and was later released across Asia on 20 December and in India on 28 December.

U.S. release

CZ12 was originally scheduled for release in U.S. theaters sometime in the summer of 2013 with about 20 minutes edited out by Jackie Chan himself in order to optimize the pace and content for North American audiences.[18] This release date was pushed back to the fall; the re-edited version was released on 18 October for theatrical exhibit exclusively by AMC Theatres.

Reception

In competition with films from abroad CZ12 grossed HK$11.7 million (US$1.5 million),[19] as well as becoming the top-ranked Chinese film at the Taiwan box office.[20] The film debuted second in mainland China (after Lost in Thailand), going on to gross over US$145 million at the box office and emerging to be one of the highest grossing domestic films in China.[21][22]

Awards and nominations

  • 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards
    • Won: Best Action Choreography (Jackie Chan, He Jun)
    • Nominated: Best New Performer (Zhang Lanxin)
    • Nominated: Best Film Editing (Yau Chi-wai)
    • Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Han Young-woo, Victor Wong, Patrick Chui, Seong Ho-jang)
  • Guinness World Records[23]
    • Won: Most credits in one movie (Jackie Chan)
    • Won: Most Stunts by a Living Actor (Jackie Chan)
  • 9th Huading Awards

Criticism

Time Out Hong Kong gave the film two stars out of five referring to the film as "a pedestrian film by any measure aside from its action design".[24] The South China Morning Post gave the film one and a half stars out of five, noting that "CZ12 lumbers like a cheap DVD knock-off of one of [Jackie Chan's] old classics" and "CZ12 is like watching a former star athlete struggle in a meaningless game".[25]

The Hollywood Reporter also gave a negative review, noting the film's length and the lack of martial arts and stunts that star Chan is known for.[7] Variety gave the film a negative review as well, stating "Jackie Chan emerges a Jackie-of-all-trades and master of none in [CZ12]".[6]

See also

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