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The fight scene towards the end of "Who am I" is still astounding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61s3nnCn7xU&ab_channel=MartialArtsMovies https://www.youtube

The fight scene towards the end of "Who am I" is still astounding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61s3nnCn7xU&ab_channel=MartialArtsMovies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61s3nnCn7xU&ab_channel=Marti...

drblast 9y ago
I love that in all of his movies Jackie's always getting the crap beat out of him in fights, and there are always extremely clever elements and elements of humor. The tall guy taking off his tie as he's watching his buddy get beat up with his is just brilliant. I'm not a fan of martial arts movies in general, but I've lost count of how many Jackie Chan movies I've seen.
taobility 9y ago
From a Chinese audience prospect, Project A is his best, including the story, performing and stunt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr0N2ELIXeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr0N2ELIXeo
jogjayr 9y ago
Hilarious and incredible! Thanks for sharing.
aidenn0 9y ago
That is my favorite fight scene in my limited knowledge of his oeuvre. All the little things make it good (e.g. when Jackie uses the tie against one opponent the other opponent immediately starts untying his own tie). It also allowed the protagonist to be shown facing off against two very different styles; alternating between kwan's punch-heavy Chinese style, and Smoorenburg's kick-heavy Okinawan style, with the long, drawn out anticipation of him eventually facing both at once. I've tracked down some behind-the-scenes footage of it, and there's amazing amount of detail put into the timing of each hit; it's much more of a dance using martial-arts moves than it is a fight, and the totality is far more than the sum of its parts.
- dhimes 9y ago
  I always view his scenes as dance, actually- since I first saw him in Rumble in the Bronx.
  - aidenn0 9y ago
    After writing that comment, I was thinking about how it compares to Martha Graham's school of dance; many things that look very simple and pure on the stage contain a staggering amount of attention to detail that the audience will never notice, except by its absence in a poor performance.
- icelancer 9y ago
  >>That is my favorite fight scene in my limited knowledge of his oeuvre It is excellent. If you are interested in watching more and you haven't seen it, I'd highly recommend the Wheels on Meals fight vs. Benny Urquidez
awill 9y ago
Fun fact, in the 2nd fight here, the guy had to be replaced by Bradley James Allan for almost all the fighting. You can tell because of the significant height difference.

drblast 9y ago

I love that in all of his movies Jackie's always getting the crap beat out of him in fights, and there are always extremely clever elements and elements of humor. The tall guy taking off his tie as he's watching his buddy get beat up with his is just brilliant. I'm not a fan of martial arts movies in general, but I've lost count of how many Jackie Chan movies I've seen.

taobility 9y ago

From a Chinese audience prospect, Project A is his best, including the story, performing and stunt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr0N2ELIXeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr0N2ELIXeo

jogjayr 9y ago

Hilarious and incredible! Thanks for sharing.

aidenn0 9y ago

That is my favorite fight scene in my limited knowledge of his oeuvre. All the little things make it good (e.g. when Jackie uses the tie against one opponent the other opponent immediately starts untying his own tie). It also allowed the protagonist to be shown facing off against two very different styles; alternating between kwan's punch-heavy Chinese style, and Smoorenburg's kick-heavy Okinawan style, with the long, drawn out anticipation of him eventually facing both at once. I've tracked down some behind-the-scenes footage of it, and there's amazing amount of detail put into the timing of each hit; it's much more of a dance using martial-arts moves than it is a fight, and the totality is far more than the sum of its parts.

dhimes 9y ago
I always view his scenes as dance, actually- since I first saw him in Rumble in the Bronx.
- aidenn0 9y ago
  After writing that comment, I was thinking about how it compares to Martha Graham's school of dance; many things that look very simple and pure on the stage contain a staggering amount of attention to detail that the audience will never notice, except by its absence in a poor performance.
icelancer 9y ago
>>That is my favorite fight scene in my limited knowledge of his oeuvre It is excellent. If you are interested in watching more and you haven't seen it, I'd highly recommend the Wheels on Meals fight vs. Benny Urquidez

awill 9y ago

Fun fact, in the 2nd fight here, the guy had to be replaced by Bradley James Allan for almost all the fighting. You can tell because of the significant height difference.