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Martial arts actors

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:49 am
by Sammy Boy
So, which martial arts actors do you like, and who is your favourite, if any?

I think Jet Li is good, but my favourite is Donnie Yen.

I saw bits of Donnie's moves in "In the Line of Duty" (can't remember which part) and "Dragon Tiger Gate". Though he is not as famous as Jet or Jackie Chan, I thought he was pretty slick.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:49 am
by Stephen
Pshhhh. Chuck. Norris.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:02 pm
by mitsuki lover
Bruce Lee the greatest martial arts actor of them all.Ok,I have only seen the episodes of The Green Hornet I have on video plus the two parter where The Green Hornet and Kato guested on Batman.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:25 pm
by jayquam
my fav. Is Jet Li,Yen is good as well.But i like li's style.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:00 pm
by That Dude
I'm a Jackie Chan fan myself...I just love how his stunts are brilliantly done yet still funny.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:08 am
by silverSky
Zhang Ziyi aka Ziyi Zhang is my favorite femal martial artist actress, Jackie Chan is my favorite male. He so darn funny and cute like snoopy. hehehe ^_^

silverSky

PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:44 am
by Sparrowhawk
Jackie Chan. Great humor, and IMHO, the best actor of them.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:01 am
by TheMelodyMaker
I'll echo the Jackie Chan fans who've already spoken; he was quite funny in Disney's version of Around the World in 80 Days. :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:10 am
by Mr. SmartyPants
Jackie Chan's older movies were good, but now more current movies (Like the Tuxedo and The Medallion) are all kind of lame.

Jet Li is also really good. So is Chow Yun Fat.

But nobody beats Andy Lau. Andy Lau, though not a martial artist, is like the greatest Hong Kong actor ever.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:12 am
by That Dude
Tony Huaong (sp?) is also a great Hong Konbg actor. And good at martial arts to boot.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:21 pm
by mitsuki lover
But it was the late great Bruce Lee who led the way.Martial arts movies without
Bruce Lee would be like James Bond without Sean Connery or Westerns without
John Wayne.Lee was the one that everyone wanted to be like and the one who inspired all the rest that came after him.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:45 pm
by Stephen
I liked Bruce Lee for his attitude towards martial arts. That we should always be learning new things and adding them to what we know. In a way, Bruce Lee is the grandfather of modern MMA (mixed martial arts) IE the UFC, Pride FC, etc.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:55 am
by mitsuki lover
I think there must have been a curse on the Lee family since Bruce died during the filming of a movie and his son died during the filming of another movie.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:45 pm
by silverSky
Yes Bruce Lee is the man when it came to Martial Arts.

silverSky

PostPosted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 1:03 pm
by Casull
ShatterheartArk wrote:Pshhhh. Chuck. Norris.

*sings* Cuck Norris! in the forest! here we go! save the day! )))

umm- I like Jackie Chan - why? he is a "nice guy" ;)

PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:38 am
by mssthang_1
i like jet li for more of the action, but i've been a jackie chan fan longer (for his older films of course)....because he's more comical

PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:57 am
by Mr. SmartyPants
[quote="Casull"]*sings* Cuck Norris! in the forest! here we go! save the day! )))

umm- I like Jackie Chan - why? he is a "nice guy" ]
You mean... Mr. Nice Guy? :lol:

PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:31 pm
by Doubleshadow
Michelle Yeoh is actually my favorite, although I am a Jackie Chan fan as well.

PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:44 pm
by HisaishiFan
Jackie Chan, of course. Although I really like Sammo Hung. He's very funny. He's partnered a lot with Jackie Chan and his humor is based on his unexpected litheness, since his size is large. http://www.sammohung.com/

PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:10 pm
by silverSky
H_Fan: Have you seen My Lucky Stars, I think it is one of the most funniest martial arts movie I have seen! It stars Sammo and Jackie. :D

I like Michelle Yeoh, she is beautiful, graceful, elegant yet fierce and strong a lot like a Siberian White Tiger. I simply loved her in Crochting Tiger Hidden Dragon. Her character was my favorite in that movie.

silverSky