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I don't get it...

posted 16 years ago by dougquaid12345
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What's so great about Tony Jaa's fight scenes? Sure he breaks a lot of bones and some of his moves are nice, but the choreography in the fights are not nearly as intense as the ones in other Hong Kong movies. Nothing he's done can compare to the finales in SPL and Flashpoint (although nothing in general can either). Hell, they can't hold a candle to the stuff Jackie Chan (Drunken Master II, Project A) or Jet Li (OUATIC 1, 2, 3) have done either, and I found the fights in Casino Royale more engaging. What's the appeal?

[–] actionmanrandell 16 years ago

u have your opionion thats your god given right but u said he is the best artial artist u have ever seen thats uncorrect for one reason and one reason only.. (tony jaa is not a martial artist) sure he has trained in muay thai and tae kwon do. but only for stunts he is not a true martial artist he is a stunt man and that it no real skills just a bunch of flashy movies nothing more... donny yen, jet li, steven seagal, jason stathem. so on and so on are the real deal they have true martial skills not just some acrobatics with some flashy form of muay thai.. even in thaland tony gets critisism for his unrealistic outlook on muay thai in his movies because his forms dont work its all show