01-10-2012, 10:11 AM
Okay, I needed to re-view the Cusack/Benny the Jet fight to give it a fair shake, because I'd forgotten all the details. Found it on youtube.
Yeah, I still have major problems with it. Benny is punching surfaces here rather than punching through. And pulling his power. And not really blocking at times. And I'm sorry, Cusack lacks the musculature to do almost everything that happens in the fight. Benny, meanwhile, is built like a wolverine and has been known to destroy tanks.
I do credit Cusack (or his double) for having the courage to go up against Benny even on a film set. Benny is known to lack control, and he hurt Jackie Chan time and again, even breaking his nose, during their "staged" fights. Jackie got so pissed that he wanted to fight Benny in a real ring. Fortunately, Sammo showed him some highlight reel footage of Benny in action, and Jackie calmed down. Jackie actually worked his broken nose into the movie, and the pain he's showing is real.
[youtube]H0ScNLt2zNc[/youtube]
Yeah, I still have major problems with it. Benny is punching surfaces here rather than punching through. And pulling his power. And not really blocking at times. And I'm sorry, Cusack lacks the musculature to do almost everything that happens in the fight. Benny, meanwhile, is built like a wolverine and has been known to destroy tanks.
I do credit Cusack (or his double) for having the courage to go up against Benny even on a film set. Benny is known to lack control, and he hurt Jackie Chan time and again, even breaking his nose, during their "staged" fights. Jackie got so pissed that he wanted to fight Benny in a real ring. Fortunately, Sammo showed him some highlight reel footage of Benny in action, and Jackie calmed down. Jackie actually worked his broken nose into the movie, and the pain he's showing is real.
[youtube]H0ScNLt2zNc[/youtube]