Tom Yum Goong had some of the best screen fights ever. Rediculous story aside… those fights were awesome.
I stand by my original argument that Jet Li whups Jaa and Chan amalgamated into some strange two-headed-martial-cinema-frankenstein-mutant.
but nobody beats jackie chan for kungfu comedy tho. half of watching jackie films is for the big stunts, and un orthadox, impromptu stunts. the other half is to get some good laughs.
also, jackie mainly makes movies for the family.
i like jet li probably the most. over all
for action my favorite is Yen, cuz well, he could actually whoop jet li’s ass so bad in real life.
I like both Jackie and Jet equally well. As mentioned before, they bring different positives to the table. Jackie has some great stunt work and his comedic timing is great. Jet is definitely the better screen fighter though. His work as Wong Fei Hung is fantastic. Also, Fist of Legend may contain my favorite fight scenes of all time. Jet is just great in that one.
What Jet and Jackie have over Jaa is charisma which they both have in spades. As well as experience…
Maybe over time and as many movies under his belt, Tony Jaa could yet shine. His moves are pretty sick. But I want to see him branch out and do some other flicks in other countries.
[QUOTE=Lucas;895119]but nobody beats jackie chan for kungfu comedy tho. half of watching jackie films is for the big stunts, and un orthadox, impromptu stunts. the other half is to get some good laughs.
also, jackie mainly makes movies for the family.[/QUOTE]
Yes, Jackie Chan is the kung fu equivalent of a circus clown… and if that is what you are looking for he is the top of his field. But for martial arts dramatic acting gotta go with Jet or Sammo… and I prefer Jet of the two.
I’ve been exposed to Thai cinema more than most (Thailand exports a lot of movies to China) and I must say that, in general, I’m not a fan.
Keaton, Chaplain, Chan. When you look at their body of work, I think Chan has earned his place next to his idols.
From THR
I find it hard to believe Sly’s still milkin’ Rambo…
Stallone, Statham infiltrate actioner
Jet Li in final negotiations to join ‘The Expendables’
By Gregg Goldstein
Nov 5, 2008, 11:03 PM ET
SANTA MONICA – Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham have become expendable.
The pair will join Jet Li, who’s in final negotiations, as a team of mercenaries in “The Expendables.”
The Nu Image/Millennium Films actioner will be directed by Stallone from his original screenplay, the first project in his two-picture deal with the studio. The second is expected to be the next installment of his popular “Rambo” series.
In “Expendables,” the main characters are sent to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator to liberate the population. Their team is “expendable,” hired to do jobs that no one else can or will.
Principal photography will begin in February in Costa Rica and Louisiana. The producers are courting big international presales at the American Film Market.
Avi Lerner, John Thompson and Kevin King Templeton are producing the film with executive producers Boaz Davidson, Trevor Short and Danny Dimbort.
“Making films with Nu Image/Millennium gives me as the director the opportunity to make the films I envision,” Stallone said. “I am happy to be partnering with them again and am looking forward to working with Jason and Jet.”
im really interested in what kind of savage twist stalone is going to put on li’s character. i bet hes a mean guy
The Expendables
Jason Stathem said on KROQ Los Angeles that he will start shooting the Expendables with Sylvester Stallone and Jet Li in February 2009
More Casting
In case Jet and Jason and Sly weren’t enough of a cast for “The Expendables”, Dolph Lundgren and Mickey Rourke are now slated to appear in the movie, too. I guess they are just waiting on JCVD before they start shooting.
From the Guardian:
Comeback kid Mickey Rourke recently credited Sylvester Stallone as one of the people who helped him back on to the Hollywood treadmill with a low-key role in the latter’s remake of Get Carter.
Now the Oscar-tipped star of The Wrestler is repaying the favour: he is to play an unscrupulous arms dealer in Stallone’s forthcoming action romp The Expendables, according to Variety.
The film, which will also feature the musclebound forms of Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren and Stallone himself alongside the slightly lither figure of Jet Li, centres on a group of mercenaries tasked with bringing down a south American dictator. Stallone, who is writing and directing, also hopes to add heavyweight actors Ben Kingsley and Forest Whitaker to his lineup.
The Expendables will start shooting in Brazil in March.
Rofl!!!
Seagal declined!
So did Chan, Snipes and JCVD.
Is this going to be the Burn Hollywood Burn of action films?
Exclusive : Expendables Under Siege
Author: Clint Morris Date: Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Time: 2:32 am
With Bruce Willis now as good as onboard The Expendables (whoops, did I say that out loud!? Truth of the matter is, theyre trying to squeeze Brunos cameo in around the actors schedule on A Couple of ****s), and a cast list that includes such strapping fisticuff pupils as Jet Li, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallones ostensibly managed to sway every living, breathing action icon into his elongated protein shake commercial. Well, all but a couple.
Jackie Chan (surprisingly, since he and Sly are apparently as tight as a teenage bandie), Jean Claude Van-Damme (who knocked back an offer to play a role because he didnt feel hed get enough face time) and Wesley Snipes (busy doing pantomimes in prison) arent in there; neither is pony tailed kick-dragon Steven Seagal. And actually, theres an interesting story there.
The Under Siege star was recently offered the chance to join the production (as a goodie or baddie? I dont know), but despite his friendship with Stallone, ultimately nixed the offer. Why? Well, it had nothing to do with screen time or scheduling, but more to do with who was producing the flick one Avi Lerner.
Theres too much bad blood between them, says a source close to the actor, who confirmed the Seagal rumour.
Seagal was screwed over by the infamous Lerner a few years back, and just doesnt want to be a part of anything thatll put money in that guy’s pocket, we were informed.
Seagal and Lerner made quite a few films together including Mercenary for Justice, Today You Die and the recent, Kill Switch but for numerous reasons have fell out. Had The Expendables had happened a year or two ago, its quite likely Seagal wouldve been in it.
Bummer.
awwwwww man… come on guys, the new rambo rocked!! i literally had tears in my eyes at the end of it. 
I don’t care what anyone says. I don’t know anything about this movie, but I’m all in. It will be pure schtick and bad one liner heaven. The only thing that could make it better is if they get Jesse Ventura too.
I REALLY want a scene where sly and li cant understand each other.
[QUOTE=Lucas;940836]I REALLY want a scene where sly and li cant understand each other.[/QUOTE]
hahaha that would be awesome
[QUOTE=doug maverick;894063] stallone has penned the script[/QUOTE]
He can write? Ohh…my…:rolleyes:
[QUOTE=TaichiMantis;940972]He can write? Ohh…my…:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
he wrote the new rocky and rambo movies, those were good.