The Running Man
11-23-2009, 03:40 PM
I was on youtube and came across clips of Highlander Endgame. I haven't seen the movie in a long time so when I was checking it out again something hit me.
Here's a link to the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh3uiaKamUs
(btw how do you embed videos here?)
What hit me was that I was impressed with Adrian Paul. As we all know, Donnie Yen can be quite fast. If you look at the two sections of their fight, Adrian Paul is keeping up with Donnie. It's a shame though that the scenes are so short but just for a brief time, Adrian Paul shows he's got something.
I did a little research on Adrian Paul and I found out that he's studied many forms of martial arts including Hung Gar, Tae-Kwon-Do and Wing Chun. So that explains a lot.
I think it's a shame that he hasn't made any more films with Hong Kong action film makers. Endgame was a rare occasion especially since Donnie Yen was only in charge of the scenes his character was involved in. Highlander has always had atrocious action (as well as atrocious films) and since Adrian Paul has been involved in mostly just the Highlander series in terms of action, I think it's a waste of his skill.
It's a long shot, but I am hoping that one day Adrian Paul somehow gets to work again with someone from Hong Kong, maybe even Donnie Yen once more, to get to be in scenes that show more of what he's about. And ones that are longer too! Those scenes in Highlander are so short.
Here's a link to the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh3uiaKamUs
(btw how do you embed videos here?)
What hit me was that I was impressed with Adrian Paul. As we all know, Donnie Yen can be quite fast. If you look at the two sections of their fight, Adrian Paul is keeping up with Donnie. It's a shame though that the scenes are so short but just for a brief time, Adrian Paul shows he's got something.
I did a little research on Adrian Paul and I found out that he's studied many forms of martial arts including Hung Gar, Tae-Kwon-Do and Wing Chun. So that explains a lot.
I think it's a shame that he hasn't made any more films with Hong Kong action film makers. Endgame was a rare occasion especially since Donnie Yen was only in charge of the scenes his character was involved in. Highlander has always had atrocious action (as well as atrocious films) and since Adrian Paul has been involved in mostly just the Highlander series in terms of action, I think it's a waste of his skill.
It's a long shot, but I am hoping that one day Adrian Paul somehow gets to work again with someone from Hong Kong, maybe even Donnie Yen once more, to get to be in scenes that show more of what he's about. And ones that are longer too! Those scenes in Highlander are so short.