Van Damme is white
It’s a race thing. Don Wilson looks hapa to me, but I don’t know for sure. Hapa can kiss (is. Keanu, Kristen Kreuk) but asian men cannot (unless it’s an asian woman.)
It’s really not an issue of romance in martial arts films. It’s more about how asian male leads are portrayed in mainstream media. As more asian men get lead roles, it’ll be interesting to see how long this trends holds out. After all, we asian males are so kissable, especially if you’re a hollywood starlet.
Jackie’s closet films
Well, like I said earlier, Jackie is good for a stinkeroo every 4th film or so. Hopefully he got it out of his system. I guess they shot a whole big fight scene at the end that was cut. I wonder what genius cut that out?
just saw tuxedo
I enjoyed it.
I have a personal story about it actually, seeing as it was filmed right around the corner from where i work.
so, i pull up in my car and find a sweeeeet spot (hard to do in toronto) and as soon as I get all snugged in, this guy and girl run up to my car all shaking their arms like I ran over their cat or something.
I open the door and step out of my car, they say "you can’t park here, we’re filming.
“Filming what” I said.
“Jackie Chan movie” the girl said pointing at all the trucks and what not all over the place, lights umbrellas and lo and behold, the Chan man.
I moved my car.
anyway, what did the rest of you think of it?
cheers
that tale sounds more interesting than the movie from all accounts 
guess i will have to see it just so i can say i have 
dawood
It was no City Hunter.
I’m not sure whether I mean that in a good way or a bad way. 
But hey I’m all for better Asian portrayals. It seems we’re barely a step beyond Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto at times. Oh well, at least Asians actually get to play their flat boring stereotypes now, instead of having to have white guys stand in for them. How sad was that?! :mad:
Kung Lek
lol! Stumble is right. You shoulda duked it out with Jackie. No doubt he would ahve sent his stunt team heavies in after you, but what a tale that would have made.
I guess I’d like Sux-edo if I had that experience with it too…
ok, i’m inspired, next time he shoots here in T.O, I’m gonna track him down and poke him in the eye!!
cheers
Of course, on the other hand…
… I’d hate to hear that one of our forum members blinded Jackie. That would be so, so, Van Damme.
Lets face it why would an asian man want to kiss a caucasian woman when asian women are so much better (in general, obviously there are some beautiful caucasians too!).
In The One, isnt Jet Li married to a caucasian woman?
Don’ HK films stereotype just as much as western ones? Look at the western bad guys in any HK kung fu flick?
In fact look at most of the characterisations and plots, for the most part they are cliched or take-offs of Hollywood movies.
Japanes cinema seems a little different and, of course, were copied in the form of Fisitful of of Dollars and similar. However I don’t see a HK film like Kagemusha or Saving Private Ryan. In that respect HK cinema would seem closer to Bollywood than Hollywood.
“I just saw Jackie Chan’s “Tuxedo”.”
You have our condolences.
Jennifer Love Hewitt helps the movie stay visually appealing:D
I think that Jackie phoned this one in. You could tell it was too Hollywood and they probably didn’t let him have control of the stunts. Jennifer Love Hewitt was very attractive (but when isn’t she). Her acting was kinda below par for this. I know some people have been commenting on the issue of race and kissing and romance scenes. That didn’t bother me. You could tell Jackie was WAY older than her. They just didn’t make a good couple. Oh, what about Jason Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. He kissed a caucasian woman. Lauren Holly I believe it was. They addressed this issue somewhat in that movie.
True
Dragon was an exception. It was one of the few real aspects of the Bruce Lee story that they addressed well in that movie.
And I think I can speak for most asian males when I say that we all had the hots for Lauren Holly for a long time afterwards, but of course, the only way we could get her was to be Bruce Lee…