The Myth, an exellent Jackie Chan flick from 2006 has suddenly appeared on Hulu just in time for Xmas. Here's the link http://www.hulu.com/jackie-chans-the-myth?c=Action-and-Adventure
I enjoyed this film as much as any Chan adventure so far. Despite moving to the role of excutive producer, Jackie still obviously does at least the majority of the stunts, and has not lost any of his strict kung-fu style.
I do not want to dis Bruce Lee, since he was cut short in his prime, much like others who had enormous potential like Jimi Hendrix and James Dean. Chan has managed to realize his ability into a tremendously marketable and highly entertaining product. Bruce Lee was on the way to becoming what Jackie Chan is only a parody of.
Never end a sentence with a preposition. Oops. As I was saying, Chan has obviously studied Kung-Fu and as he himself has admitted, he is not a martial artist, he is an athlete. A very good one at that.
My hat is off to Jackie Chan, ichi ban in my book as current living martial artists.
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