Originally published at: Martial Arts movie legend Donnie Yen talks about the best roles of his career | Boing Boing
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Absolutely two of the best martial arts actors of all time. At the risk of starting a BBS argument:
I’d take Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen over Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, any day.
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Bruce Lee inspired every modern martial artist, there is no way he falls under Donnie Yen or Michelle Yeoh (both of whom I adore).
Gordon Liu and Jet Li are fantastic too. I don’t need to rank em.
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I agree about the inspiration, but Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen are both far better actors, and better on-screen martial artists. Of course, they benefit from Lee’s legacy, but I’d argue that this is a case of the students surpassing the masters.
I’m a big fan of Jet Li’s on-screen martial arts, but he’s a one-note actor, in my book.
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I would have put this up there as one of my favorite Donnie Yen fight scenes (and theres so many)
He really does have a great rhythm in his fight choreography and editing
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If you put acting first, I can appreciate that.
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That gif is a good reminder of her great acting abilities, and the unknown directions Bruce Lee could have gone as an actor, except for the endemic racism that relegated him to stereotypical roles.
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Yeah… I wish he were still with us, and getting roles worthy of what an awesome human he was…
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