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Donnie Yen to retire from acting?

Say it isn't so , Sounds like he may continue to direct the action though




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http://www.kungfucinema.com/at-t ... ns-retirement-10052        http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/arts/20iht-donnie.html?_r=1  So it seems.  But if he is offered great roles and his body holds up who knows how long he will remain on the screen instead of behind the scenes.  Too bad.  I was just starting to really like him.  I know.  I know.  He was always a great fighter.  I just didn`t like `him` - he rubbed me the wrong way.  Now that I`m liking him -- he talks of retirement.  It`s all about me.  
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Yes, but i think he said the same thing a few years ago.




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He just wants to be like Joaquin Phoenix.   Next he'll be on Letterman with an awful beard.




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Maybe he's just trying to follow Brett Favre. Retire, return, retire, return, ad nauseum.




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With a thread title like that, I'm sure somebody in the know will be swooping in!  




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Sure, he'll give up acting and Fearless was Jet Li's last Martial Art film. I'll believe it when I see it.

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i think he's got at least one more Yip Man movie in the pipeline,  i doubt he'll retire just yet.
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QUOTE:
Originally posted by ElMastero at 2009-8-24 06:24 AM
Sure, he'll give up acting and Fearless was Jet Li's last Martial Art film. I'll believe it when I see it.

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Fearless was kind of the last film that Jet Li gave a shit about it. The well has seriously dried up since then. @_@






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Originally posted by <i>karasu</i> at 2009-8-25 02:17 AM
Fearless was kind of the last film that Jet Li gave a shit about it. The well has seriously dried up since then. @_@

Warlords?!?
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Hey, I liked "Warlords." I don't know what he's wingeing about.




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I think Warlords was the first JET film since LW4 that I didn't get to see on the big screen, but I still liked it.




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Donnie Yen's problem with the shoulder was never cured because he didn't want an operation, needing a massage after each action, which took him big effort and caused pain. And he also sustained wounds over time from doing action. At least he's still passionate about filmmaking - moving behind the camera.

But four years, that's a good timing...




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Originally posted by musa at 2009-8-24 09:42 PM
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QUOTE:
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Fearless was kind of the last film that Jet Li gave a shit about it. The well has seriously dried up since then. @_@

That's probably why it's the last dvd that I've added to my Jet Li collection.




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Warlords came out??? When did this happen?!






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2007 in theaters, and 2008 on DVD.

I watched it online... somebody gave me a link.




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Originally posted by Etchy at 8/24/09 07:19 PM
Warlords?!?

Fearless was the last movie that Jet put everything he had into the making, producing, script development, philosophy of wushu, etc.  

Warlords -- he was just a wonderful actor refining his dramatic skills (and very well done, too!).  Think back to when JET was blogging his own blogs (mostly) while filming Warlords on jetli.com.  I believe he said something to the effect that actors were like puppets for a director.

I ordered my copy of Warlords on line so I can watch it (legally) as often as I like!  




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Me, too, JRS. I got a legit copy from Ebay. I can holdit in my hot little hand. Ong Bak 2, as well. But I still don't see either of them available here, yet.




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Sorry, you two honorable ladies, but I've got a house built in 1913, and for the past year it has taken most of my resourses to have the house brought into the 21st century.  It's still an ongoing process, with expensive things like new roof and carpeting yet to come.

Anyway, I don't remember male members in the past who have talked about downloading movies for free getting any snide remarks, and all I did was watch Warlords on youtube.  





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