Posted on 12/30/2004 8:51:34 AM PST by ishm
Hollywood action star Jet Li played a real life hero by saving his daughter and himself from the killer tsunami that wreaker death and devastation on South Asian shores.
Li and his daughter were vacationing in a resort near the Maldives when the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Samatra early Sunday.
Hong Kong's 'Apple Daily' newspaper reported that the martial arts star and his daughter were in their hotel lobby when a wall of water surged into the building.
Li managed to hang on to a floating piece of furiture, sustaining a foot injury, but managed to save his daughter and escape otherwise unharmed.
The 'Lethal Weapon' star then called his agent and informed him that he had managed to escape from the dealy tsunami.
Good for him!
Sure, that's the first thing I'd do after escaping drowning.
Who said it was the first thing?
"The 'Fist Of Legend' star then called his agent and informed him that he had managed to escape from the deadly tsunami."
"Fist of Legend" is a great Jet Li movie, one of his best.
Dumb move calling his agent. Had he played dead for a few days he would have become world renowned and his career would have skyrocketed. Now, with the exception of this article he will continue to live in relative obscurity.
Jet Li the hero! :)
The article's author. Now admittedly, the "Kerala Times" version of English may not accurately convey what actually happened ...
Maybe he thought his agent would be concerned for him and his family.
Relative obscurity? Sorry bro, but this guy is hugely famous. Just because you may not have heard of him does not make him obscure. Many call him the 2nd coming of Bruce Lee.
I guess you are a Karate fan... it's still relative obscurity. Most people don't follow the martial arts scene. However, if people thought he was dead, he would be on the front page of every newspaper in the world.
Romeo Must Die, Kiss of the Dragon, Cradle2 the Grave, and The One are among my favorite Jet Li movies. I have Hero on DVD, hopefully I'll find time to watch it over the New Year's weekend. I'm glad to hear he and his daughter are safe.
True, but maybe letting the people who care about him know he had survived was more important to him than capitalizing on a huge tragedy. FYI, his mainstream movies released in the US have made a ton of money. I guess there are a lot of karate fans out there.
Maybe so, it's possible that I am clueless on the subject. However, when it comes to Karate, Mr. Miyagi is still my man.
God saved Jet and his daughter....had he been on the beach....or on low ground he would have been in a giant washing machine of debris and jagged metal....
Many strong swimmers and whole families on the beach...did not make out alive
Here's a list of his first movies. In my opinion the early ones are much better than the later Hollywood junk. I'd recommend Shaolin Temple and The Legend of Fong Sae Yuk, which is pretty funny. Once Upon a Time in China is about how the Chinese freed themselves from their imperial western masters, which may or may not please western viewers. Historically, it was the European powers who moved into China in the 19th century, and America stood off from the division of spoils.
1982
Shaolin Temple
1984
Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin
1986
Shaolin Temple 3: North and South Shaolin
Born to Defence
1988
Dragon Fight
Dragons of the Orient
1990
Once Upon a Time in China
1991
Once Upon a Time in China 2
1992
The Master
Once Upon a Time in China 3
Swordsman II
1993
The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk / The Legend
The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk II / The Legend II
The Last Hero in China / Deadly China Hero
The Kung Fu Cult Master
The Tai Chi Master / Twin Warriors
1994
Li Lian Jie's Shaolin Kung Fu (Documentary)
The New Legend of Shaolin / The Legend Of The Red Dragon
The Bodyguard from Beijing / The Defender
Fist of Legend
1995
My Father Is a Hero / The Enforcer
High Risk / Meltdown
1996
Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words"
Black Mask
1997
Once Upon a Time in China and America
1998
Hitman / Contract Killer
Lethal Weapon 4
Yay! He was just starting to make decent movies again - please, Jet, no more ghetto flicks! They suck!
"I'm going to open Cobra Kai dojos all over this valley- HAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
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