Not exact matches
But he's
also busy shooting nearly an hour's worth of complicated
fight choreography.
U.S. Seals II is the movie that put on the map; like Ninja, it's strictly silly stuff, but
also has really entertaining action sequences and
fight choreography.
There is
also some great
fight choreography on - hand throughout the movie, especially during the escape and final showdown, granted much of it looks like a video game, but the character animation is all motion - captured, and Liebesman stages these sequence well.
The
fight choreography in general is
also outstanding, and the mix of different forms of martial arts and hand - to - hand combat is refreshing.
Blu - ray Highlight: In addition to a fairly informative audio commentary by writer Seth Grahame - Smith, the disc
also includes a collection of production featurettes (ranging from a basic making - of documentary, to more specific departments like make - up effects and
fight choreography) that fans of the movie will definitely want to check out.
A thirteen - and - a-half minute documentary called «Jet Li is «The One»» is a fawning thing detailing how Jet is indeed the coolest cat in the alley (and probably deserving of a better vehicle), while another docu called «Multiverses Create «The One»» (
also 13 + minutes) imparts some intriguing
fight choreography information whilst presenting behind - the - scenes footage and an interview with
fight master Corey Yuen.
There are
also a number of impressive set - pieces, most notable a crushing car chase to rival classics BULLITT, THE FRENCH CONNECTION and THE DARK KNIGHT, along with some ferocious
fight choreography not seen since the best of Bourne.
Sammo Hung's
choreography, with
fight scenes shot as cartwheeling flurries of gold, blue, and crimson, is just one of the pleasures in a film that
also includes shapeshifting heroines, talking stags, a toppling colossus, cheesy digital compositions, and wacky exchanges («What's a Phantom Bazaar?»
Patrick Hughes's film
also peddles a good line in quality car chases and
fight choreography.
The actor
also plays the villain in this
fight intensive thriller with some incredible
choreography coming from Yuen Woo Ping (The Matrix, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon).
Chu's penchant for
choreography, as seen in his previous helming of Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D, is
also an apt fit for the impressively - staged series of
fight scenes, particularly a mountain - set martial arts sequence.
Evans
also bring his experience from the Marvel movies for action and
fight choreography.
* The Cinefamily Q&A with Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais & Joe Trapanese (44 mins)-- A detailed discussion session that goes into a lot of detail of how «The Raid 2» came to be (English subtitles are
also included) * Violent Ballet: Behind the
Choreography (19 mins)-- A detailed featurette looking into the film's fight choreography and shooting it (with optional English subtitles) * Fan Q&A with Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian (UK Exclusive, 9 mins)-- A very candid brief Q&A filmed after a UK showing of «The Ra
Choreography (19 mins)-- A detailed featurette looking into the film's
fight choreography and shooting it (with optional English subtitles) * Fan Q&A with Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian (UK Exclusive, 9 mins)-- A very candid brief Q&A filmed after a UK showing of «The Ra
choreography and shooting it (with optional English subtitles) * Fan Q&A with Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian (UK Exclusive, 9 mins)-- A very candid brief Q&A filmed after a UK showing of «The Raid 2».