I really enjoyed ONG BAK and TOM YUM GOONG. Tony Jaa has a kind of charm and grace that's refreshingly unpretentious, and I'm constantly boggling at the things that little dude can get his body to do.
And really, Tony Jaa is just way too much of a badass for the Buster Keaton comparisons.
And really, Tony Jaa is just way too much of a badass for the Buster Keaton comparisons.
You can really see Keaton in a lot of Chan's reactions; Chan mugs more than the Great Stone Face did, but the things Chan does with his eyes are *very* Keatonesque. (They have sort of similar cheekbones, now that I think about it.)
Tony Jaa has Fairbanks's athleticism and beauty of movement, but while their styles overlap Jaa's persona is very different. Brings to mind Bruce Lee, in some ways, but not in others.
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And really, Tony Jaa is just way too much of a badass for the Buster Keaton comparisons.
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You can really see Keaton in a lot of Chan's reactions; Chan mugs more than the Great Stone Face did, but the things Chan does with his eyes are *very* Keatonesque. (They have sort of similar cheekbones, now that I think about it.)
Tony Jaa has Fairbanks's athleticism and beauty of movement, but while their styles overlap Jaa's persona is very different. Brings to mind Bruce Lee, in some ways, but not in others.
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