Member ShawAngela Posted September 14, 2020 Member Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Praying Snake said: But Li was still too powerful for the cameras, Yuen says, offering perhaps the ultimate accolade to the star. “Li had so much power in his kick that we didn’t manage to capture the full force of it on film. He has the power of Bruce Lee" What a great compliment !! 1 hour ago, Praying Snake said: “He was a five-time champion of the National Wushu Awards [in China], so you can imagine how capable he is. “For example, I was filming a shot that was just one kick to the stuntman,” Yuen continues. “Li is so strong that the first time he kicked, the number one stuntman had to go straight to hospital. Second try – and the number two stuntman had to go straight to the hospital, too. We decided that we had to change the protective gear after that, and that worked.” I'm not surprised at all ! I saw him as a child and teenager in a documentary (I don't remember if it's Dragons from the Orient or This is kung fu), and he was already very fast and powerful, so, I don't understand people who criticize him as mentioned by @DrNgor. As someone said here about Jackie having doubles too (if I remember well), maybe it's the directors who don't want the star to be hurt and ask him to have a stunt double for some dangerous shots... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member SpartainX Posted September 14, 2020 Member Share Posted September 14, 2020 As i recall Born to Defense nearly broke him. He injuried his lower back so badly that it put him out of work for two years. Jet is not a skilled stunt man like Jackie Chan or Sammo or Yuen Biao. Jet has amazing skills as a Martial Artist thats often overlooked by alot of people just because he practices Wushu thats not deemed as a good way for self-defense. I do believe it's more a Golden Harvest thing of Jackie not wanting him do every dangerous stunt fearing he'll get hurt seriously or dying. Jackie is a great stunt man but..... What happens god forbid something should happen to him? Jackie had used doubles for some stunts and some moves he wasn't able to do for whatever reason. It doesn't take away how amazing Jackie is. Jet Li's doubles don't take away how amazing Jet is as a Martial Artist. So what Jet had two doubles in Once Upon a Time in China or some other flims, they're there to make sure Jet doesn't get seriously hurt. At times to keep up with the flim schedule intime for it's release as well. 8 hours ago, ShawAngela said: What a great compliment !! I'm not surprised at all ! I saw him as a child and teenager in a documentary (I don't remember if it's Dragons from the Orient or This is kung fu), and he was already very fast and powerful, so, I don't understand people who criticize him as mentioned by @DrNgor. As someone said here about Jackie having doubles too (if I remember well), maybe it's the directors who don't want the star to be hurt and ask him to have a stunt double for some dangerous shots... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member sym8 Posted December 13, 2020 Member Share Posted December 13, 2020 Never seen this before,don’t know what’s being said(Japanese I think)but I think it was about the time of the Shaolin Temple movies https://youtu.be/TgrILCRhpOE 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member J.J. Hayden Posted December 13, 2020 Member Share Posted December 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, sym8 said: Never seen this before,don’t know what’s being said(Japanese I think)but I think it was about the time of the Shaolin Temple movies https://youtu.be/TgrILCRhpOE I've not seen this before either, but you're quite right about it being in Japanese. I've only watched about 1min and have already seen Sun Jian Kui from Jet Li's movies. This should be interesting. Cheers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vbs85 Posted May 4, 2021 Member Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) . Edited May 4, 2021 by vbs85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted May 9, 2021 Member Share Posted May 9, 2021 In Wong Jing's memoir, he had the following to say about Jet: "He regarded me as a friend in a way that some stars never really did. He is my favourite person out of all the Chinese actors. He is relaxed, low-key and doesn't engage in mischief or spite. Among all the stars who I know, I regard him as a very special person." Jing also had this to say: "Jackie Chan is very good at unarmed screen fighting, but when it comes to weapons, especially Chinese weapons, I think that Jet Li is the best. Yuen Woo-Ping calls him a Kung Fu dictionary, but I think that Lau Kar-Leung is a Kung Fu encyclopaedia." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted June 9, 2021 Member Share Posted June 9, 2021 In the May '93 issue of Cinemart, Jet Li's anglicised name was Lian Jie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted June 10, 2021 Member Share Posted June 10, 2021 There aren't that many photos of Jet with Raymond Chow as there are of Bruce with Chow. Jet worked with Chow for a little while longer than Bruce did. Online, I only found one colour photo of Jet with Chow. The below page was taken from the 263rd issue (December '91) of Cinemart. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted June 14, 2021 Member Share Posted June 14, 2021 Pages from a 1986 issue of a Thai magazine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member ShawAngela Posted August 7, 2021 Member Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 5:07 PM, Cognoscente said: In the May '93 issue of Cinemart, Jet Li's anglicised name was Lian Jie. Well, if I'm not mistaken, Jet's complete Chinese name is Li Lian Jie or Li Liang Jie, I don't precisely remember. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted August 8, 2021 Member Share Posted August 8, 2021 I'm surprised that Jet's anglicized name was never Liam Jie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member laagi Posted February 25, 2022 Member Share Posted February 25, 2022 Jet Li admitting that a "real" fighter could kill him in a second. Bad movie good interview. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member J.J. Hayden Posted April 7, 2023 Member Share Posted April 7, 2023 While going through some of the stuff I saved from Naver, I came across these adorable pics of Jet Li Lian-jie when he was a kid, but I also noticed that one of them (or perhaps all) feature a lil Xu Xiang-dong too, so cute. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yihetuan Posted April 26, 2023 Member Share Posted April 26, 2023 Happy 60th Birthday to Jet Li! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yihetuan Posted June 4, 2023 Member Share Posted June 4, 2023 Asians have different standards for aging because jet Li doesn't look 80 to me?! https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/he-looks-80-year-old-grandpa-jet-li-appearance-recent-video-leaves-netizens-concerned?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=addtoany&fbclid=IwAR1H4uyeoff7GgfKrsDPenboLi2kuIwE5ayU9fy2aCe8u0Y0UkzxE7RU4pU 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member morpheus Posted June 5, 2023 Member Share Posted June 5, 2023 I was cleaning up the house and found my Bodyguard from Beijing VCD with the original soundtrack. Not gonna misplace this again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted June 5, 2023 Member Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, Yihetuan said: Asians have different standards for aging because jet Li doesn't look 80 to me?! https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/he-looks-80-year-old-grandpa-jet-li-appearance-recent-video-leaves-netizens-concerned?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=addtoany&fbclid=IwAR1H4uyeoff7GgfKrsDPenboLi2kuIwE5ayU9fy2aCe8u0Y0UkzxE7RU4pU Yeah, I think he looks like an average man going into his 60s. Maybe the hyperthyroidism did play a big part in his aging process, but people are exaggerating too much on his current appearance due to him being a celebrity. Celebrities in Asia are often associated with good looks and healthy lifestyle. I wish him all the best in life, and health. He seems happy with what he's doing now. Here's hoping for more of his classic movies being released on bluray and UHD as a remembrance of his successful career. Edited June 5, 2023 by DiP 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member De Ming Li Posted November 1, 2023 Member Share Posted November 1, 2023 Chinese language media was reporting yesterday that apparently he fell into illness again and is currently unable to even walk. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted November 1, 2023 Member Share Posted November 1, 2023 2 hours ago, De Ming Li said: Chinese language media was reporting yesterday that apparently he fell into illness again and is currently unable to even walk. So sad news ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted November 1, 2023 Member Share Posted November 1, 2023 3 hours ago, De Ming Li said: Chinese language media was reporting yesterday that apparently he fell into illness again and is currently unable to even walk. Do you have links to the articles? Was it legit media reporting it or "gossip rags"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted November 1, 2023 Member Share Posted November 1, 2023 I hope he is OK. Jet Li comes across as one of the nicest dudes ever! Up there with Chow Yun Fat as two of my fave HK stars. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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