I love Jackie Chan movies. They have some of the best action scenes period. When left to his own devices, Chan can choreograph the hell out of a fight scene. Then Jackie Chan started making movies in the United States with much more strict guidelines on safety, and directors who don't know how to shoot action. 'Around the World in Eighty Days' is the pinnacle of Jackie Chan being in bad American movies. Yes, he's had some good ones, like the 'Rush Hour' series, but I think most people saw this movie coming up and knew they weren't going to get classic Chan.
It cost over a hundred million dollars to produce, yet only made twenty four million dollars. I hate when Hollywood does a movie like this. "People know what 'Around the World in Eighty Days' is, so this'll be a sure bet." It's like they think anything will be successful just because it existed before.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.