Well chaps, an election’s been called. In with Cameron’s boys, I say. It’s time for a change as I’m sick of New Labour and its lies. Looks like the boy Dave’s got some promising policies up his rolled-up ‘n’ ready-for-business sleeves. I’ll be interested to see how he does.
Anyway, thought I’d do something a little different on this blog. I was playing a bit of online blackjack over the weekend and ended up stumbling across a trailer for the new Sylvester Stallone film The Expendables. If you’ve not seen it, it’s right here:
What a cast, looks fantastic. Arnie, Bruce, Sly and the unbeatable hard man Jet Li. I’ve been an admirer of Li since I caught one of his films during a business trip to the East. For my money he’s a better pound-for-pound screen fighter than Lee or Chan – controversial, I know, but I didn’t get where I am today by just towing the accepted line on everything.
So like I said I wanted to do something a bit different in the blog and bring you something with a bit of visual punch (excuse the pun – even though it’s a classic). For inspiration I looked to YouTube and without further ado I’d like to present to you my top three Jet Li films.
Top Three Jet Li Films
3. Unleashed
This film finally brought together Jet Li and Bob Hoskins – two of my favourite actors and two absolute classic blokes to boot. Alongside Morgan Freeman (March of the Penguins), this threesome starred in Unleashed, the story of a martial arts prodigy who is trained to behave like a dog. When he becomes free of his owner, a blind piano tuner helps him learn how to be human. Some top drawer fight scenes in this one.
2. The One
This is where Li really found form and new exposure. The premise of this one is that a person can become stronger by killing the alternate reality versions of himself. Again it’s a bit far-out but not as weird as a dog-man being trained by a blind piano tuner. Li teams up with Gabe Law for this movie, and it’s probably the picture (after Lethal Weapon 4) that really put him on the map in the US.
1. Black Mask
Black Mask was made in Hong Kong (this is where I first saw it during that business trip) and made its way over to these shores through sheer force. It’s basically the story of a supersoldier ala Captain America who finds himself turning against the system and having to fight his former allies who have begun committing violent crime once the military project has been shut down. Needless to say, this is one of Li’s best performances and shows why he trounces Bruce Lee pound-for-pound.
I’m off now, got some heavy meetings lined up for the rest of the day followed by dinner in the West End tonight. Catching up with some pals from Chelsea, should be a stunning evening. I’ll blog about what we get up to next week.
Until then, take care.
Regards,
Gaz
