A different take on Donnie and 'Hollywood'
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spencermckee007 — 16 years ago(October 26, 2009 08:22 AM)
I read the thread about Donnie and Hollywood and I completely agree. Look at the crap churned out over the years by both Jackie and Jet that was more or less "American" or "Hollywood".
But I think I understand the original intentions & desire and if we take a step back, I think that what we all want, as fans of Donnie, is not to have Donnie become a victim of the Hollywood machine. It's to have American audiences have easier access to his amazing talents. The easiest answer is get him in an American movie, but we all know that is a huge mistake. What needs to happen is this: increased American studio support for foreign releases! No edits, no cuts, no mods..did anyone see the Mirimax version of Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer? YEESH! None of that please.
Let Donnie continue to produce the body of work he has always given us, but just increase the American exposure! When a studio truly believes in a martial arts epic, and gets the word out, they normally do well! Look at CT/HD and Hero, they did quite well here! So give Donnie a chance! -
taijiquan12 — 16 years ago(November 02, 2009 10:46 PM)
Yeah, you get it. Many do not.
It bothers me how many people on here want Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa to come to Hollywood. It just amazes me how naieve and ignorant of the obvious pattern they are.
American movie studios don't allow for the high-end intense and dangerous stunt work that we know and love from these guys. This is the reason why Jackie Chan and Jet Li (more noticeably with Jackie)have way toned down movies in the West.
Even the best American made Jet Li/Jackie Chan movies are only lukewarm compared to their Eastern equivalents. The same thing would happen with Donnie and Tony and we all know it.
We'd see them get paired up with little kids and rappers, and they'd load it up with special effects and other B.S. that we don't want to see.
Sure, it would increase their exposure, but the quality would drop immensely. I'm glad that Donnie and Tony know to say no to Hollywood, and I hope they continue to do so.
"Bulls**t MR.Han Man!!"Jim Kelly in Enter the Dragon -
Cognoscente — 1 year ago(October 21, 2024 02:24 PM)
Donnie had a lot to say about Hollywood in his memoir (it's about time that he released an English version in light of his recent success):
https://popcultmaster.substack.com/p/don-dons-the-vest-again
He also wrote a book about action directing:
https://popcultmaster.substack.com/p/design-desire
In particular, he talked about working on a German TV series:
https://popcultmaster.substack.com/p/the-puma