Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

The Jackie Chan/Jet Li Project gets an official name and a pair of studios!!!

first! by masterbrocksamson	Apr 11th, 2007 12:40:22 AM
to say I really want to see this!
So... by Allfather Starr	Apr 11th, 2007 12:41:48 AM
What was all that crap about Fearless (i think that's what it was called) being Jet Li's last movie? More fucking bullshit.
It's either going to be crazy by Talkbacker with no name	Apr 11th, 2007 12:43:49 AM
or very mundane. I love the idea of all of the production apart from the modern setting (if that's what they go for) and the director.
All the Jet Li fucking bullshit by conniebrean1	Apr 11th, 2007 12:46:06 AM
was that Fearless was the last movie he claimed he was showcasing martial arts at its finest. Now that he's older he's no longer claiming to master the art, but he'll still do plenty of movies because people can't really tell.
Allfather Starr, Last 'martial arts' movie by Talkbacker with no name	Apr 11th, 2007 12:47:53 AM
I heard fearless (or was it hero) was his last martial arts film. We have no idea what he is doing in this yet...and so what if it isn't? You saying you want to see Jet Li hand in his spurs? Boy, you is crazy!
Thanks Connie by Allfather Starr	Apr 11th, 2007 12:49:09 AM
So he's basically saying "Just watch my old shit, this new stuff is going to be kind of crap because the weather is playing havoc with my arthritis." So this movie will be akin to the martial arts version of Grumpy Old Men.
TB no name by Allfather Starr	Apr 11th, 2007 12:51:15 AM
Not saying that mate, I just hate the attempted manipulation to get bums on seats. But then it wouldn't really bother me all that much if he did quit, he won't be bettering his back catalogue as his age advances, and I was always more of a Sammo fan anyway.
Allfather, nah i think he is just by Talkbacker with no name	Apr 11th, 2007 12:52:17 AM
using american movies (like chan did) as his retirement home.
It better be full of CHOP SOCKEY!!! by Optimus Primal	Apr 11th, 2007 12:53:32 AM
I don't want to hear any of Jet Li's "I want to do serious dramatic roles not martial arts films from now on" Crap. Or Jackie Chan's "I'm going to start using a stunt man" garbage. And no Wire FU either, I'm sick of that shit. And I don't want to hear either one uttering one word in English. Chan or Li in an English speaking role = Instant suckage.
NoName by Allfather Starr	Apr 11th, 2007 12:58:09 AM
Yeah that sucks when that happens, and then Hollywood always screws with the excellent asian stars and directors, watering down their work to pallid imitations of what they once were. I offer you Chow Yun Fat and John Woo as two further examples.
The ads construed what Jet Li said about 'Fearless'... by -=Shin=-	Apr 11th, 2007 01:00:33 AM
Jet Li said it would be his "last martial arts epic." In the context of the quote though, he was referring to 'Fearless' in the since of it being his last period martial arts epic film like his many 'Once Upon A Time In China' films where he played folk hero Wong Fei Hung. he never said he'd stop doing action/martial arts films. The studio just ran with the quote and construed it so we'd all go see it as his last film. It was a major disservice to him. He's still going to do action films with martial arts.
Every Jackie Chan Movie by IForgotAbout19	Apr 11th, 2007 01:28:25 AM
Ended with the fuck-up reel in the credits, and in every damn one he broke his foot jumping between buildings. If neither of these guys breaks their feet on this movie, it'll be hollywood bullshit. That's the test I'm giving it.
Does anyone else miss the good old days... by Forestal	Apr 11th, 2007 01:37:24 AM
when people stretched out the talkbacks??
that last movie crap by bowtiehoon	Apr 11th, 2007 01:42:46 AM
err guys, i think jet li said fearless was going to be his last "wushu" martial arts flick. He said he was still going to do "action" movies with fighting and stuff, he's just not going to use the wushu style. He'll probably now fight like jackie chan now, with tu tu and all...
the last movie crap ... by bowtiehoon	Apr 11th, 2007 01:44:50 AM
dodgy how the marketing department for fearless left out wushu and just said his last martial arts movie...
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Arthritis by MonkeyManReturns	Apr 11th, 2007 02:00:18 AM
Two martial art studs...ten years past anything resembling their prime...but they still got it. Both are talented at their craft and the experience of both their years should make an interesting movie. The problem I have is this: Jackie Chan is a comedy guy. Jet Li is Mr. Intense. Is this going to be a buddy movie, or the martial arts version of the Odd Couple?
I have never seen a Jackie Chan movie that I liked. by Reelheed	Apr 11th, 2007 02:31:15 AM
I really like him. I realy WANT to like his films. But. Honestly. They are always totally lame. And Jet Li flicks are pretty much hit or miss depending on the director really. I suspect this is going to be stinking up a cinema near you soon...
i thought jet li stopped doing martial arts flicks? by Bob C. Cock	Apr 11th, 2007 02:47:11 AM
maybe he meant epic martial arts flicks, or lame martial arts flicks. he'll be kickass in this one though.
MonkeyManReturns by unreal_uk	Apr 11th, 2007 02:54:40 AM
There already was a martial arts version of the Odd Couple, and it was, bizzarely, Odd Couple. It starred Sammo Hung and Lau Kar Wing, and it's got some of the greatest weapon fights ever.
I'd be interested to see how Li plays my namesake by Monkey_King	Apr 11th, 2007 03:38:58 AM
in full makeup and costume. Hopefully he won't look as shitty or unrealistic as Russell Wong did in THE LOST EMPIRE. He looked very un-monkey-like.
This better be an r-rated present day action movie by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 11th, 2007 03:42:44 AM
and not another lame 18th century swordfight pg-13 borefest.
=SHIN= by Napolean Solo	Apr 11th, 2007 04:19:24 AM
He'd better, because I'm not queing to see any Jet-Li romantic comedies any time soon. I'd watch 'em, but I aint queing!
REELHEED by Napolean Solo	Apr 11th, 2007 04:26:32 AM
You've never seen a Jackie Chan film that you've liked? They're totally lame? The good thing about folk like you is you let us know that AICN has members from other planets. What planet do you come from? Mercury? Mars? Jupiter? Okay, where do I begin... Snake In The Eagles Shadow, Drunken Master... etc. Oh, Welcome to planet Earth. Make yourself at home. We too have Starbucks.
Its gonna be super duper fun for the whole family by knifeandfork	Apr 11th, 2007 05:16:16 AM
Seeing jet li and jackie chan together, playing second fiddle to a kid in an adaptaion of a story that has been told on screen more than 10 times is gonna be absolutely funderfull! Its gonna .... ah who the fuck am i kidding? This shit aint good enough ! The only way li and chan should have teamed up was in a early 90s big budget stunt and fight filled hong kong action film directed by yune wo ping with a running time of 3 fucking hours ! You know, come to think of it , why didnt golden harvest do a team up movie with these stars back in early 90s when the hong kong film industry was at its peak ? Im pretty sure if it happened the movie would have been the highest grossing HK film at the time. Any way back to reality- this film will be shit.
Monkey Magic by MonkeyManReturns	Apr 11th, 2007 05:34:56 AM
Aah that was a great show! Can't see Jet Li playing Monkey though...just doesn't do it for me...I am both exited and scared of this movie idea...I suspect a huge internet buzz followed by $11 opening weekend and lots of "foreign sales and dvd returns" talk...I really wanna see a proper Monkey movie...with the chick monk, Pigsy, Sandy, and the Monkey dude himself...that would rock...(the tv movie sucked by the way)...Oh and movie studios, DUMP THAT LOHAN CHICK - SHE IS A WASTE OF SPACE! Ahem. Thank you.
stephen chow by Mr_X	Apr 11th, 2007 06:12:19 AM
should be in there somewhere. cause kung fu hustle was the best fricking kung fu movie ever,
Napolean Solo by Reelheed	Apr 11th, 2007 06:50:21 AM
As I said I never seen a Chan movie I've liked. However I've not seen Snake In The Eagles Shadow or Drunken Master. However I have seen Supercop, Rumble in the Bronx, Rush Hour, The Tuxedo and Shanghai Knights. I admit there may be better Chan films but the trend seems to be that they are getting increasingly cheesey. I'll check out the couple you mention though.
There's only one Jackie Chan movie you should check out by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 11th, 2007 07:30:24 AM
and that is POLICE STORY.
Reelheed...see this one by StrokerX	Apr 11th, 2007 07:49:36 AM
Fist of Legend...oh wait...thats Li...hmm...
Too bad the Weinsteins are involved in this by Mr Incredible	Apr 11th, 2007 08:39:43 AM
I'm sure they'll give us a crappy cut of the film. What has Stephen Chow been up to?
Michael Angarano to Co-Star by BilboRing	Apr 11th, 2007 08:40:51 AM
Michael Angarano will be the co-star with Li and Chan. They are going to be in Hong Kong doing intense martial arts training very soon. How do I know? I just do.
1 jackie chan movie? by Li75	Apr 11th, 2007 08:47:23 AM
my ass.... i do admit that police story is still my fave tho... but check out classics like meals on wheels, armour of god etc. look here: http://www.hollywood.com/celeb rity/Jackie_Chan/190072 1/2 his films and good and 1/2 are wank tho! i have about 30 odd JC movies. also check out ong bak - probably the best martial arts action in a film.
This will kick all ass by criticalbliss	Apr 11th, 2007 08:54:16 AM
Jet Li is still the man. And Jackie Chan is a legend. I'm already there.
Fist of Legend is the best martial arts film by criticalbliss	Apr 11th, 2007 08:55:47 AM
An older Jet Li flick.
Add Tony Jaa to this movie by Drexl Spivey	Apr 11th, 2007 09:03:57 AM
and you'd have a three generational five-star ass-kicking extravaganza the likes of which this planet has never seen.
Master Ping! by triplefive	Apr 11th, 2007 09:19:08 AM
i'll see any movie he has a hand in. best fight scenes ever thanks to his work.
Stephen Chow as the talking horse! by Talkbacker with no name	Apr 11th, 2007 09:19:41 AM
If they were making a movie based on the Monkey TV series that is...which they are not! damn them! This is a modern re-telling of the Monkey King story...well as far as I have heard anyway.
Whatever... it's all about Flashpoint for me by Gatack	Apr 11th, 2007 09:28:30 AM
Donnie Yen's upcoming flick is going to be awesome. http://tinyurl.com/2gcjt6
What is Jet Li Celine Dion now? by I Dunno	Apr 11th, 2007 09:48:29 AM
I don't want him to retire either but I knew it was bullshit when they said Fearless was his last martial arts film.
I'll see this either way but.... by www.valiens.com	Apr 11th, 2007 09:57:01 AM
Didn't Jet Li say he's done making martial arts films? Does that mean this will be a light-hearted romp with two foreign elders waddling their way through English dialog with no payoff for which they are famous?
"One...more...thing!" [thwap!] by Osmosis Jones	Apr 11th, 2007 10:13:58 AM
We need a live-action Jackie Chan Adventures movie.
funny, i thought Jet Li.... by macgruder	Apr 11th, 2007 10:19:56 AM
had given up on martial arts movies to make all those weighty dramas he wants to be so well known for.
"Martial Arts Epic" by Vadakin	Apr 11th, 2007 10:49:43 AM
What Li meant was that he was ding no more Hero/Fearless type films, no more Fist of Legend type films. Basically, no more movies about ancient China with large kung fu setpieces and fights....so expect more Cradle/Romeo/The One etc films from him as well as Kiss of the Dragon type films in the future. By the way, wasn't Jet Li supposed to be playing Seraph in the Matrix sequels? What happened there? I know he was talking about it with Joel Silver, but obviously he didn't play any role in Reloaded or Revolutions. Did he pull out of the project or something?
For children? by Johannes	Apr 11th, 2007 10:51:37 AM
All Minkoff's previous projects have been childrens films...Is this going to be one as well?
Anyone remember Lethal Weapon 4? by TruPhan	Apr 11th, 2007 10:52:51 AM
Has Jet Li come close being as badass as he was there?
FORBIDDEN KINGDOM sounds Martial Arts EPIC-y to me... by George Newman	Apr 11th, 2007 11:47:18 AM
Most folks just never paid close enough attention to the FEARLESS previews. As several other observant people above have said, FEARLESS was advertised as his last Epic or historical martial arts film.
hope Forbidden K isn't like a MEDALION 2 or something by George Newman	Apr 11th, 2007 11:49:51 AM
kid-erific!! Two mild action set pieces with improbable wire work and lots of wasted potential. This time its times two!!
I second an R rating by hadez	Apr 11th, 2007 11:59:00 AM
Damn PG-13 has ruined my cursing, action and nudity in movies!
....eh.... by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 11th, 2007 12:48:54 PM
...if it isnt Tony Ja, then I dont really care...I do miss the good ol Chan/Li movies, like the one where Li used a kid as a human-yo-yo-weapon...that was neat...
I liked it when Jet Li played a puppy by Spandau Belly	Apr 11th, 2007 12:51:36 PM
Maybe this movie will be like Milo & Otis with Jet Li as Danny the Dog and Jackie Chan as Kit the Kat.
SPOILER-Platoon type movie with mix of flying dagger by greekopa	Apr 11th, 2007 01:14:14 PM
should be interesting
I would be scared by kilik777	Apr 11th, 2007 02:11:33 PM
but the movie is in good hands with woo ping choreographing. As long as its not too little kiddy it should be pretty bad ass. Yeah Ong Bak and The Protector (Tom Yum Goong) with Tony Jaa are the best recent martial arts movies by far. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
REELHEED... by Double-Oh	Apr 11th, 2007 02:21:05 PM
If there is only one Jackie Chan movie, or only one martial arts movie for that matter, that everyone needs to see it is Drunken Master II (Legend of the Drunken Master in the US). IMHO, these are his other best films: Drunken Master Snake In The Eagles Shadow Police Story Project A Project A II Heart of Dragon
With the commas by Double-Oh	Apr 11th, 2007 02:22:30 PM
Drunken Master, Snake In The Eagles Shadow, Police Story, Project A, Project A II, and Heart of Dragon
Cheers and BTW Chop-socky action @ NFT by Reelheed	Apr 11th, 2007 02:37:36 PM
Thanks for the recommendations. UK people - there is a season of martial arts films showing at the National Film Theatre in London. See the link http://tinyurl.com/yrqrr8
So, then... by MarkoOhNo	Apr 11th, 2007 03:02:13 PM
...is THIS going to be Jet Li's final movie? Gosh I hate broken promises. Jackie Chan rocks!
I recall an old article saying this is a kids movie... by Johnno	Apr 11th, 2007 03:14:38 PM
They finally get them together and we get a kids movie... Can't HOllywood do anything right?
...a kid movie... by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 11th, 2007 03:52:26 PM
...wit a white kid in it...not tryin to sound racist or anythin, but that makes no sense...shouldnt there be a Chinese kid, who would appreciate the lessons or whatever he's about to go through?...Hollywood loves to put white people in "non-white" roles...Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, come on...
umm, lil' history lesson by bigbill	Apr 11th, 2007 04:36:08 PM
mr ahole ramirez, Cleopatra wasn't old line Egyptian, she was a Ptolemy, who were Greek.
The white kid in the movie will save China... by GibsonUSA Returns	Apr 11th, 2007 04:38:46 PM
...then grow up into Tom Cruise to save Japan! What would asians do without white people?? (sarcasm)
Re: Stephen Chow's new flick by Monkey_King	Apr 11th, 2007 06:44:16 PM
According to my wife who checks the Chinese gossip site wenxuecity.com on a daily basis(as I do this site), she said Chow's next film is called SHAOLIN GIRLS. No word if it's a sequel to the amazing SHAOLIN SOCCER.
I'm sorry buit I'm gettn kinda tired of Yuen Wo Ping by the_shogun_gunslinger	Apr 11th, 2007 06:48:45 PM
dont get me wrong, he does some good stuff, especially his earlier work (pre-matrix) but im tired of seeing fights where punches are more like taps.
SHAOLIN GIRLS by the_shogun_gunslinger	Apr 11th, 2007 06:53:51 PM
better be chock full of hot asian chicks kickn the shit outta people...and i dont mean in a gay "So Close" fashion. but knowing Chow he will make every actress look like a dog haha...oh well, that man fucking knows movies.
Li is the Monkey King! by pipergates	Apr 11th, 2007 10:19:47 PM
the ultimate jester,the original"mask"...hope they use Manara's graphic novel version of the story.
re: bigbill by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 11th, 2007 10:28:28 PM
...eh...in that case, Elizabeth Taylor wasnt Greek...ha, that saved my ass...unless she is Greek then damnit you win...
Project A Part II by conniebrean1	Apr 12th, 2007 04:05:49 AM
kicked ass.
Thank You Shin!! by MRJONZ72	Apr 12th, 2007 07:53:48 AM
You beat me to it!
Monkey_King by longevitymonk	Apr 12th, 2007 12:59:10 PM
I am also interested to see how Jet Li plays my namesake as well. BTW the new Stephen Chow project (that just wrapped production) is "A Hope" aka "Long RIver 7". Its a scifi comedy starring Stephen, with dinosaurs..I shit you not. I have sent tons of info into this site and they never post it. Check out monkeypeaches to see production stills.
Jet's last martial art film by longevitymonk	Apr 12th, 2007 01:20:54 PM
To promote the movie Fearless the studio said it would be Jet's last martial arts epic...later Jet(in a interview) said what he said was taken out of context. He went on to clarify that he meant it would be the last movie in which he plays a legendary chinese hero (like wong fei hung) in a martial arts epic. He has allready completed his new film Warlords, It's a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi. Ma will be played by Jet Li. Siu-Tung Ching the action director for Curse of The Golden Flower is doing fight choreography. Now this sounds like a kung fu epic..with Jet playing the legendary lead character...so I think the marketing people for Fearless just twisted Jet's comment to get butts in the seats, and its likely Jet was under pressure to not dispute those comments, doing so would make the studio look like big fat liars just out to make a buck. So...Jet said he wouldn't play another legendary chinese hero...well you dont get more legendary or chinese with the monkey king and longevity monk. The marketing said Fearless would be his last martial arts movie.... Jet's next 3 movies: Warlords, War (rogue), and The Forbidden Kingdom are all martial arts movies starring Jet Li. I also have to mention Michelle Yeoh is possibly co-starring in the mummy 3, which indicates that the mummy 3 will also be a martial arts action movie. Guess what...the people behind the marketing for your favorite movies are totally full of shit!
the_shogun_gunslinger by longevitymonk	Apr 12th, 2007 01:30:38 PM
Did you see unleashed? Those were not love taps!
That's a dumb name for the movie by Fecal Debris	Apr 12th, 2007 01:38:07 PM
It ought to be "Jackie Chan and Jet Li Kick Ass" or "Chan-kata!" or "Stomp-Fu." And Jessica Biehl should be nude in it. In a dozen separate scenes, all of them over five minutes long, and most with me on top of her.
The one Jackie Chan movie to see... by MechaTruffautMk2	Apr 12th, 2007 02:36:37 PM
...is hard to say, since he's made so many modern-set action movies with minor kung fu action/mostly stunts, and so many old school kung fu films with that old school kung fu flavor (Simon Yuen WHAT!). So, to cheat a bit, I'd pick Police Story for the former, and Drunken Master for the latter, as the most iconic movies he made in each genre. I can't think of any good American movies he's made, but most of his Hong Kong stuff, especially when he teams up with SUPER DRAGON BROTHERS Sammo Hung (see his shit: Eastern Condors and Millionaire's Express) and Yuen Biao (see his shit: he's in both of the Hung films mentioned, but also check out On the Run and Righting Wrongs) in stuff like Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever that you get not only insane stunts and awesome kung fu action (none of the "almost" kung fu he uses in his American stuff) courtesy of Sammo Hung direction, but also the patented 80s Hong Kong attitude that mixes extreme melodrama with what-the-fuck slapstick comedy with action cinema entertainment (and always, ALWAYS, in every one of those fucking movies, is there scene where the resident hottie gets out of the shower and every male member of the cast somehow oogles from a hidden space). So Chan is great, trust me, American movies just don't have the same off-the-wall style that HK cinema used to be about, and which Chan flourished in for so many years. Case in point, in his American movies with HK stars, there's always a great focus on Chan's character, or the character of any other Asian martial arts actor, like, say, Jet Li, specifically being a martial arts master, but in most of these HK movies the characters, whether they be thieves, cops, assassins, superheroes, or whatever, just start doing kung fu out of nowhere and it's taken for granted that, hey, it's kung fu time up in here. Now, all that being said, it's a real shame Li and Chan couldn't have teamed up in a HK flick in the 80s or early 90s; it's not such a big deal that there's a kid involved, though it is, of course, awful - what I mean by that contradiction is that an HK movie made back in the heydey would have found a way to make the movie hilarious, awesome, bad-ass and great (and by great I mean totally sweet) even with the kid, because their filmmaking was just so insane, while an American movie, or, we must admit, a HK movie made now in its pretty lame current industry, will boringly have to explain every last fucking thing to the little twerp instead of having gobs of insane shit happening every ten seconds. Well...at least we have Chinese Odyssey with Stephen Chow for some true Monkey King madness. Go see that, and weep for what could have been.

Talkbacks

The Jackie Chan/Jet Li Project gets an official name and a pair of studios!!!

User login

Quick Talkback

Talkbacks