JACKIE CHAN - CHAN SLAMS 'TOO AMERICANISED' RUSH HOUR TRILOGY

CHAN SLAMS 'TOO AMERICANISED' RUSH HOUR TRILOGY

Martial arts superstar JACKIE CHAN has hit out at the RUSH HOUR movie trilogy that has made him a household name in the West - insisting the action comedies are "too Americanised". Chan admits that the original 1998 film "disappointed" him and that he only returned for 2001's Rush Hour 2 because he was offered an "irresistible" amount of money. Writing on his website, Chan says, "When we finished filming (the first film), I felt very disappointed because it was a movie I didn't appreciate and I did not like the action scenes involved. "I felt the style of action was too Americanised and I didn't understand the American humour." And Chan claims he only made Rush Hour 3, which topped the U.S. box-office chart earlier this year (07), for fans of the franchise. He adds, "Nothing particularly exciting stood out that made this movie (Rush Hour 3) special for me... I spent four months making this film and I still don't fully understand the humour."