Lethal Weapon 4 is the first American movie to feature Jet Li and, as such, marks the beginning of an era in this performer’s filmography that has caused mixed reactions in his fans. The perception among some fans at least (and, of course, I am generalizing here) is that many of Li’s American vehicles have…
A Pause for Breath…
... while I reflect on blogging about the travails of an Asian martial artist who takes on the hollywood system. Is it just me or has anyone else out there had the experience whereby you are courted assiduously by a potential boyfriend and then, when they have landed you, they try to repress or weed…
Another great quote about Lethal Weapon 4
“(In Lethal Weapon 4) Jet Li is offered to us simultaneously as dynamic spectacle - “How the hell did he do that?” marvels Mel Gibson's Riggs after he dismantles a gun at lightning speed – and inscrutable Other, garotting old men and kicking pregnant women. Such spectacle, as Marchetti argues, pulls in two directions: 'It…
Great Quote: Lethal Weapon
A couple of years ago, when I was preparing for my blogging project whereby I would systematically work through Jet Li’s filmography (naively assuming that it would take me a few months instead of more than 2 years), I watched all of the special features on the DVDs I could get at the time and…
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