I just thought of another one...
Jet Li's "Fist of Legend" - a remake of Bruce Lee's "The Chinese Connection". Frankly, anyone with the balls to remake a martial arts film by Bruce Lee has got to have some balls, but Li pulls it off. Arguably, Bruce was the better martial artist, but Jet Li is the better actor and a better all-round package, so it adds up. Li has the balanced middle ground between Bruce's philosophising ass-kicking kung fu (well, jeet kune do) and the comedy chop socky of a Jackie Chan or Sammo Hung - Jet can do funny (some of the Legend of Fong Sai Yuk films are almost pure Buster Keaton or Chaplin), whilst being able to take a serious role (Danny The Dog/Unleashed or similar) with more success than the ever-smiley Jackie Chan could manage.

Still, anything by Lee, Li, or Chan is worth a watch!
(Chad, Wed 23 Jul 2008, 15:18, Reply)