Kick his ass Jackie chan! Kick his ass!

looks like jackie chan to me…

You have to admit though… he’s got brass balls. Too bad Jackie’s are made out of steel.

You have to admit though… he’s got brass balls. Too bad Jackie’s are made out of steel.

doesn’t even look like him……….which is weird, since they all look alike.

Look at it this way, Spoony – Jackie Chan’s popular enough to get his own clones.

Remember Bruce Lee’s countless clones that surfaced after he died? Well, Jackie has some now. Only he’s not dead. Or something.

Look at it this way, Spoony – Jackie Chan’s popular enough to get his own clones.

Remember Bruce Lee’s countless clones that surfaced after he died? Well, Jackie has some now. Only he’s not dead. Or something.

Jackie Chan needs to kick this guys ass with a chair.

Am I an idiot for liking The Protector?

Am I an idiot for liking The Protector?

how did you know this was not Jackie Chan?

From what i heard I think it’s supposed to be Jaa’s martial arts trainer. Could be coincidental everyone thought it might be the Chan.

A jackie chan lookalike? whata strech, like you can tell the difference between japanese people. I sure can’t.

A jackie chan lookalike? whata strech, like you can tell the difference between japanese people. I sure can’t.

Huh. I don’t remember this scene from the theaters, but I’m sure if I saw that out of context I would think it was Jackie. Does that count as nefarious, or is it all a gag? He included a shout-out to Spielberg in Ong-Bak, after all. Maybe this is his crazy way of reaching out to Jackie Chan.

Also, Kit, I’m afraid Jackie is figuratively dead as opposed to actually dead. He’s free to show up in commercials or tame movies that echo his past greatness, but there’s no chance that the Jackie Chan I enjoyed will ever appear on screen again (I suspect the same is true of Jet Li as well, *sadface*).

Is this guy actually credited as Jackie Chan? Cause if not, than we have no reason to assume that this is them trying to create a “passing the torch scene”. But if he is credited, then I would say we have some issues…

Wow guys, there sure is a lot of racism in here (with the “they all look alike comments”). Sheesh!

And while that is a load of bull to do that, its apples and oranges. Jackie created a sub-genre; he’s got balls AND charisma, and you can’t pass on the torch when he’s the only one who’s qualified to carry it. Chan’s the one.

Wow guys, there sure is a lot of racism in here (with the “they all look alike comments”). Sheesh!

And while that is a load of bull to do that, its apples and oranges. Jackie created a sub-genre; he’s got balls AND charisma, and you can’t pass on the torch when he’s the only one who’s qualified to carry it. Chan’s the one.

I’m sorry, but the guy doesn’t even remotely resemble Jackie Chan.

mr spoony one- i heard that guy was tony jaas martial arts instructor…who just so happens to look like jacky chan?

mr spoony one- i heard that guy was tony jaas martial arts instructor…who just so happens to look like jacky chan?

Well that certainly was lame. Almost to the point being blasphemy. No wait. It is blasphemy. I mean, did they even try to get Jackie to do this cameo? I bet they did, but couldn’t afford him, or he was too busy doing something else. Something better perhaps. Either way, if you can’t get the real thing, don’t bother faking it either….

Did you people even watch the end credits? They acknowledged that it’s not Chan. Nothing was “faked.”

If you want to know who he REALLY is, he’s Panna Rittrakrai, Tony Jaa’s martial arts long-time friend and mentor.

Did you people even watch the end credits? They acknowledged that it’s not Chan. Nothing was “faked.”

If you want to know who he REALLY is, he’s Panna Rittrakrai, Tony Jaa’s martial arts long-time friend and mentor.

Of course!!! The REAL “passing the torch” scene is in the movie “King of Comedy” by Stephen Chow, where Jackie Chan pass the torch to Stephen Chow, author of “Shaolin Soccer” and “Kung Fu Hustle”.

By the way, I’m new here. Hi from an italian fan, Spoony. :-)

By the way, I’m new here. Hi from an italian fan, Spoony. :-)

I’m glad Panna Rittrakrai passed the torch on to Jaa. He’s had enough glory in his career, needs to move on.

I had no idea that wasn’t Jackie Chan, now I’m rather pissed off too, Tony Jaa just went down a notch in my book. No I don’t usually watch the end credits, why would anyone bother looking at ten minutes of scrolling text in a theatre. If you have to acknowledge in your end credits that this guy is not Chan then you recognize you did something you shouldn’t have

I had no idea that wasn’t Jackie Chan, now I’m rather pissed off too, Tony Jaa just went down a notch in my book. No I don’t usually watch the end credits, why would anyone bother looking at ten minutes of scrolling text in a theatre. If you have to acknowledge in your end credits that this guy is not Chan then you recognize you did something you shouldn’t have

Those MOTHERFUCKERS! That is showing absolutely no respect to a living legend! Jackie Chan should kick some serious ass for this disrespect, BASTARDS!

HE doesnt look anything like Jackie Chan lol

HE doesnt look anything like Jackie Chan lol

That is NOT supposed to be jackie chan that is Tony Jaa’s Trainer and mentor and he is only in the movie
so Jaa can pay tribute to him!! so Chill.

IMDB and the trivia section for this movie says the following…. Three cameos: Tony Jaa’s father appears at the Songkran scene; a Jackie Chan double in the airport, intended as a tribute to Jaa’s idol; and Thai rock star Sek Loso appears prominently in the foreground in one scene drinking his trademark energy drink, which was tied up in a promotional relationship with the movie in Thailand.

Go figure…

IMDB and the trivia section for this movie says the following…. Three cameos: Tony Jaa’s father appears at the Songkran scene; a Jackie Chan double in the airport, intended as a tribute to Jaa’s idol; and Thai rock star Sek Loso appears prominently in the foreground in one scene drinking his trademark energy drink, which was tied up in a promotional relationship with the movie in Thailand.

Go figure…

Blasphemy aside, I think it’s great that there is such a large amount of martial art-flick fans here! We need some more good top ten list/ movie reviews related to martial arts on the web! I for one are starving for something like that

The fact that the torch-passing scene was faked has made this movie twice as crappy as it already was. Speaking of the Protector, can you get that review back up?

The fact that the torch-passing scene was faked has made this movie twice as crappy as it already was. Speaking of the Protector, can you get that review back up?

Tribute my ass! That’s clearly set up to make it look like Jackie Chan has given his seal of approval.
I KNEW Jackie Chan was too good for this shit fest.

COMING TO FOX THIS FALL: “Tony Jaa, Torch Thief”.

COMING TO FOX THIS FALL: “Tony Jaa, Torch Thief”.

oh okay, see when I saw the protector and it came to this scene, I was like “who is that, did I miss something? Did the movie throw-up on me?” I didn’t realize it was a Jackie Chan FAKE.

I’m still pissed off, BASTARDS!!! Tony Jaa officially SUCKS!!!

I’m still pissed off, BASTARDS!!! Tony Jaa officially SUCKS!!!

*kicks the shit out of 70 people in one long take, and bursts into the nearest McDonalds* WHERE MY ELE-FAN?

“Where’s my elephant?!”

Now there’s a t-shirt waiting to happen :D

“Where’s my elephant?!”

Now there’s a t-shirt waiting to happen :D

Um… in what possible way was that a “pass the toch” scene? Okay, so it was a Jackie look-a-like. It was just a cameo, and all they did was bump into each other. For, you know, the lolz. If you were passing the torch, wouldn’ that, I don’t know, be the entire premise of the movie? Or a major sub-plot? Maybe its a cinema thing I’m just not getting…

There’s a very similar scene in The Rundown, where The Rock enters this club and Arnold Schwarzenegger passes him by, telling him to: “Have fun.” As we all know, Arnold retired from the movie business shortly after his cameo appearance, and became the Governor. So in a way, in this one scene Arnie passed the action hero torch to The Rock.

Now, the makers of The Protector probably saw The Rundown, and thought this scene was kinda cool, so they tried to dublicate it. With fake Jackie Chan passing the torch to Tony Jaa. FAKE JACKIE CHAN! I wonder who’s bright idea this was, ’cause it sure as hell failed miserable. As I said earlier, if you can’t get the real thing, don’t bother faking it….

There’s a very similar scene in The Rundown, where The Rock enters this club and Arnold Schwarzenegger passes him by, telling him to: “Have fun.” As we all know, Arnold retired from the movie business shortly after his cameo appearance, and became the Governor. So in a way, in this one scene Arnie passed the action hero torch to The Rock.

Now, the makers of The Protector probably saw The Rundown, and thought this scene was kinda cool, so they tried to dublicate it. With fake Jackie Chan passing the torch to Tony Jaa. FAKE JACKIE CHAN! I wonder who’s bright idea this was, ’cause it sure as hell failed miserable. As I said earlier, if you can’t get the real thing, don’t bother faking it….

Personaly that doesn’t lool like Jackie Chan at all to me.

My reason for watching that movie is a lie. A GODDAM DIRTY LIE.

My reason for watching that movie is a lie. A GODDAM DIRTY LIE.

“Where’s my elephant!?” isn’t even original, having been coined by Bart Simpson several years earlier.
Tony Jaa stole that too!

After I saw this, I found an interview Tony Jaa did where he admits it wasn’t Jackie Chan and that they did it on purpose.

http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Tony+Jaa+star+of+The+Protector/

After I saw this, I found an interview Tony Jaa did where he admits it wasn’t Jackie Chan and that they did it on purpose.

http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Tony+Jaa+star+of+The+Protector/

Well, supposedly, Chan isn’t so upset about it, seeing as he was willing to do a third drunken master with tony jaa, but it apparently isn’t going to happen due to scheduling conflicts

also, I agree that it was a messed up move, but there are a couple of fanboys saying Tony Jaa sucks just because of this, he’s still an amazing martial artist and really fun to watch when he fights, chill out

other reason i dont think Jackie minds too much, according to wikipedia (So it might not be true):
His films captured the attention of his hero, Jackie Chan, who asked director Brett Ratner to cast Jaa in Rush Hour 3. “I gave the director videos of Tony Jaa because I think Tony Jaa is the most well-rounded of all action stars,” Chan told the Associated Press.[12] “The director liked him a lot,” Chan said.[12] However, Jaa said he’d be unable to participate because of scheduling conflicts with the shooting of Ong Bak 2.

other reason i dont think Jackie minds too much, according to wikipedia (So it might not be true):
His films captured the attention of his hero, Jackie Chan, who asked director Brett Ratner to cast Jaa in Rush Hour 3. “I gave the director videos of Tony Jaa because I think Tony Jaa is the most well-rounded of all action stars,” Chan told the Associated Press.[12] “The director liked him a lot,” Chan said.[12] However, Jaa said he’d be unable to participate because of scheduling conflicts with the shooting of Ong Bak 2.

you know whne this guys career is over
which it probaly allready is
lets see if he comes close to what jackie has done

I thought Jackie passed the torch to the 3 main characters in Gen X Cops which he appears for like 2 minutes. I never heard of this, and I’m so glad this Protector thing is fake.

I thought Jackie passed the torch to the 3 main characters in Gen X Cops which he appears for like 2 minutes. I never heard of this, and I’m so glad this Protector thing is fake.

I lost my ideas, someone has stolen ‘em from me. Oh, hey, there is no loss. I didn’t forget anything. First they start with the IP nonesense. Then someone confuses nationalism with racism. How funny is that? :D