Jackie Chan retires from action movies - Off-Topic

#1 Posted by Death Certificate (5439 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

The 58-year-old actor said he felt “really, really tired” after decades of pushing his body to the limit.

Speaking in Cannes, Chan said that his latest Hollywood outing, Chinese Zodiac, would be the last time audiences see him in a leading action role.

“This is my last action film,” he said. “I tell you, I’m not young any more. I’m really, really tired.

“And the world is too violent right now. It’s a dilemma - I like action but I don’t like violence.”

Chan has been talking of retirement for the past couple of years but said today that this time he really means it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/9274513/Cannes-2012-Jackie-Chan-to-retire-from-action-movies.html

#2 Posted by cyberninja (10376 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

He deserves that well earned retirement, my childhood was awesome thanks to Jackie Chan.

#3 Posted by The Stegman (13075 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

He seriously deserves it, Chan is a great man.

#4 Posted by shadowknight666 (20802 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

@The Stegman said:

He seriously deserves it, Chan is a great man.

#5 Posted by haydenclaireheroes (7976 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

@cyberninja: I agree, and at least we can still look at all the movies that he has already done in the past. He was a great action movie star!

#6 Posted by Death Certificate (5439 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

G.O.A.T

#7 Posted by utotheg38 (18883 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

Rumble in the bronx was my gateway, But It d@mn sure wasnt his best.

#8 Posted by The Poet (6924 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

hmm...

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#9 Posted by Primmaster64 (21136 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

@The Stegman said:

He seriously deserves it, Chan is a great man.

#10 Posted by King Saturn (211287 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

it's about damn time...

#11 Edited by The Stegman (13075 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

To me his best fight was with Jet Li. They went hard

#12 Posted by Yaiba (267 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

Jackie Chan be awesome.

You forgot to mention the part where he'll still do other movies.

#13 Posted by SpidermanWins (3962 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

@shadowknight666 said:

@The Stegman said:
He seriously deserves it, Chan is a great man.

#14 Posted by CozyDaPrynce (8471 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

My ninja.

#15 Posted by Vance Astro (88688 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

He should have been retired honestly.Jackie is amazing though.

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#16 Posted by CitizenBane (19896 posts) - 1 year, 6 days ago - Show Bio

A younger me would have cared.

Still, I saw Rush Hour roughly seven million times when I was a kid. Thanks, Jackie.

#17 Posted by Rumble Man (11119 posts) - 1 year, 5 days ago - Show Bio

Thanks for everything!

#18 Posted by TDK_1997 (9690 posts) - 1 year, 5 days ago - Show Bio

Thank you Jackie for all of the funny moments!

#19 Posted by MrDirector786 (41486 posts) - 1 year, 5 days ago - Show Bio

@The Stegman said:

He seriously deserves it, Chan is a great man.

#20 Posted by Adnan (1037 posts) - 1 year, 5 days ago - Show Bio

@The Stegman said:

To me his best fight was with Jet Li. They went hard

This and the whip-slinging, hair manipulating, generally quite hot white haired witch were the only reasons to watch Forbidden Kingdom, imo. However, I feel his best fights were the ones where he was younger. Case in point...

Thanks for the memories, Mr Chan!

#21 Posted by ReVamp (22561 posts) - 1 year, 5 days ago - Show Bio

I have to say though, I thought it was just making stunts.

#22 Posted by krilling (2481 posts) - 1 year, 5 days ago - Show Bio

I think it's time for him to retire, too. His last movies were terrible IMO. I grew up with his old eastern flicks like Drunken Master, Snake in Eagle's Shadow, Young Master or Fearless Hyena. And his later films never elated me like that ones. Especially the Rush Hour series were big time crap.

Thanks Jackie for giving us hours of joy and fun (even you'll never read this).

#23 Posted by HBKTimHBK (4377 posts) - 1 year, 5 days ago - Show Bio

Jackie Chan is a legend

#24 Posted by Inner_Demon (1046 posts) - 1 year, 5 days ago - Show Bio

If anyone ever earned a relaxing retirement, it's this guy. Thanks for the decades of awesomeness!

#25 Posted by isaac_clarke (4430 posts) - 1 year, 4 days ago - Show Bio

Love Jackie, good heart, funny guy and reminds me of dad. Glad he isn't leaving cinema for good.

#26 Posted by PunkMastaFlex (3152 posts) - 1 year, 4 days ago - Show Bio

Thanks for all the memories. You also deserve a rest from long ago but it only makes it sweeter now. Thank you Mr. Chan.

#27 Posted by Zorn_a_Rust_Red_Scythe (283 posts) - 1 year, 4 days ago - Show Bio

Best fight Jackie had was definitely that fight against those two guys on the rooftops in "Who am I?"

#28 Posted by difficlus (10672 posts) - 1 year, 4 days ago - Show Bio

@The Stegman said:

He seriously deserves it, Chan is a great man.

yup yup!!

#29 Posted by Kiara_Sullivan (29997 posts) - 1 year, 4 days ago - Show Bio

Jackie Chan is the Bruce Lee of our time. Without a shadow of a doubt he deserves it. I think I'll go watch Drunken Master now :D

#30 Posted by ARMIV2 (4817 posts) - 1 year, 4 days ago - Show Bio

@MrDirector786 said:

@The Stegman said:
He seriously deserves it, Chan is a great man.

#31 Posted by cattlebattle (11100 posts) - 1 year, 4 days ago - Show Bio

He will comeback, probably just to do American family films where he doesn't have to do much...

Jackie > every martial artist ever

#32 Edited by mrdecepticonleader (10438 posts) - 1 year, 4 days ago - Show Bio

He deserves it ,good luck to him.

#33 Posted by ssejllenrad (11547 posts) - 1 year, 4 days ago - Show Bio

Time for a Jackie Chan marathon!

#34 Posted by Enemybird (3004 posts) - 1 year, 3 days ago - Show Bio