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Martial artists who act vs. actors who fight

posted 22 years ago by razing
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Is it just me, or is anyone else completely sick of American actors who learn a few punches and blocks starring in action movies. A perfect example of this was Daredevil. Affleck and Garner knew their moves well enough, but they had none of the speed that makes an action sequence exciting. In the time Affleck threw one punch, a circa 1980 Jackie Chan would have blocked the punch, landed 2 punches and a kick, stolen his wallet, and used the money to buy a 6 course meal and a pint of wine.

But I suppose that kind of work requires dedication, something the likes of Seann William Scott isn't willing to endure.

[–] diomedes123 18 years ago

Keanu Reeves did a spectacular job on the matrix trilogy, especially reloaded, however he did go through 9 months of training with Yuen Wo Pings training team, who are, the best. Matt Damon did good also in Bourne identity, but you'll notice that there are so many cuts that when you think about it, it wouldn't have been that hard. Affleck and Garner were terrible in daredevil, you could tell that they had no previous experience. Their movements were slow and rigid, and pretty much retarded. Christian Bale was good in Equilibrium, but also, like Damon, several cuts.

[–] tiger86-2 18 years ago

It is obvious that most of the time in "The Matrix: Reloaded" Neo is not Keanu Reeves but computer animation. If you watch the movie again you will see it. Matt Damon used a stunt double for the Bourne movies.

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[–] piyushshandilya44 12 years ago

It's odd that no one here mentioned tony jaa's name.

[–] keep-flying 10 years ago

With a film, I rather get actors who can barely fight than fighters who can barely act.