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Jet Li + Jackie Chan = EPIC WIN
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Mar. 4th, 2008 | 10:29 am
location: Verk
mood: frickin' stoked
music: Cygnus X Collected Works
The Forbidden Kingdom, my friends. Jet Li as the Silent Monk, Jackie Chan as the Drunken Immortal. Fight Choregraphy by Yuen Woo-ping. Are you paying attention?!
A few things that I've found on the internet make me even more excited:
"I have not worked with someone whom I’m comfortable with, in terms of movements, rhythm and natural reactions, in the last 10 years. I have done many fight scenes with others but there were usually more than 10 takes, which is a waste of time as the person may forget his moves and unnecessary injuries. When I fought with Li, our actions were quick. We also didn’t have to do the same stunt over 20 times"
- Jackie Chan, on Jet Li
"The screenwriter is a good friend of mine and we have been sparring partners for the past three years. I was among the first to get hold of the story and later we were joined by Jackie and others. The screenwriter and I discussed how to turn the story into a fantasy and dream-like film. He is a superb screenwriter and has been learning Chinese martial arts for more than 10 years. He has roughly put across in the film some of my basic understanding of martial arts and principles of Buddhism."
- Jet Li, on the plot
I am positively a-quiver with delight.
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swgarasu
date: Mar. 4th, 2008 09:05 pm (UTC)
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Happiness is a good kung-fu flick.
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date: Mar. 4th, 2008 11:34 pm (UTC)
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date: Mar. 4th, 2008 11:42 pm (UTC)
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date: Mar. 4th, 2008 11:43 pm (UTC)
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date: Mar. 5th, 2008 05:17 pm (UTC)
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date: Mar. 5th, 2008 02:55 pm (UTC)
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derrosencrantz
date: Mar. 5th, 2008 06:56 pm (UTC)
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All the best parts
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angry_joe_buss
date: Mar. 5th, 2008 07:03 pm (UTC)
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I just have a sinking feeling that despite having two awesome stars, the real focal point is going to be the white guy (who was funny in Sky High, but c'mon). And if I want to see Chan doing funny stuff with a WesternerI'll just watch Rush Hour.
While plot is vaguely important all I want is Chan and Li fighting. Without wires. Is that too much to ask? They don't even need to fight each other, but that would be a plus.
This is going to just be one of those films with a semi-awesome pedigree (the director also brought us Stuart Little 1 & 2 and the Haunted Mansion) that somehow messes things up.
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swgarasu
date: Mar. 6th, 2008 09:49 pm (UTC)
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But that's ok. If any of the action scenes are any good at all, I think I will be happy.
I also think they will focus on stupid white guy, which sucks, but I expect it.
PG-13 also means it will probably be less awesome.
But maybe the movie will open the door to more Li/Chan films in the future.
I have faith with the 2 of them in the movie at least some of it will be worth watching.
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