Was the fight between Mel/Danny vs Jet Li the last great fight scene in an Hollywood film.Because I can't stand all this Matrix style crap,CGI and quick cuts that now dominate films and have done for years.
I just want to see the fight and blows been traded.I honestly can't think of a fight scene (excluding chineese films)since this that has been has good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whu8wkD7MtI
The fight by the stairs is amazing. The group fight was done where one side wins, then the other side, then back, then back again. All punching and kicking whilst Jet Li is waiting like a cool martial artist at the top of the stairs. The second his side losses, Jet Li reacts, flying in the air, disarms and wallops the lot and finishes with the trademark, upside down on one hand, kicking one, picking up the gun and turning on the other.
I'm ashamed that back in 1998, I rented the video on VHS, fell asleep, woken when it finished for my then girlfriend to tell me there was an amazing martial artist I would have loved. Back then I was not aware of the magical Jet Li, and stupidly I scoffed at my then girlfriend thinking "can he really be 'that ' great".
Now with hindsight having seen nearly all Jet Li's films, he is one if not the best, and the stair case fight whilst being short and simple is actually one of the best fights.
I miss those days.