Jackie Chan vs. Steven Seagal

Ok... So this morning Bill and I got into a bit of a tiff regarding Steven Seagal and Jackie Chan. He actually took cover when we starting slinging our comments! I thought he was under his desk calling for help on his cell phone...

Yeah, I read Bill's blog and can't believe he is calling Jackie Chan a cartoon character! This guy is really something...it's sad that Bill can't recognize a washed up has been like Steven Seagal. I mean honestlly... Didn't he retreat from being relevant back in the 90's? Now, don't get me wrong — there was a time not so long ago when I might have been fired up to see a new Seagal flick. Ok, maybe not.

I have to admit that Steven Seagal is a guy that was the epitome of ass-kicking cool a little over a decade ago, able to deliver menacing lines in a throaty whisper and make it sound badass. He could dispatch entire batallions of bad guys without breaking a sweat and who can forget his 'cold stare', or his ability to employ unusual weapons with startling effectiveness (a pool ball in a tube sock!). Cold stares and tube socks can only get you so far.

And don't even get me started on his movie titles or character names... What a joke!

Now, lets talk about a real martial artist! Jackie Chan started his film career in 1972 as a stunt man in Bruce Lee's film Fist of Fury, and returned in Bruce's 1973 Enter The Dragon. You don't work with Bruce Lee if you're not amazing, right? Right...

In the 80's - Jackie had a part in Cannonball Run, (did you know that Bill?) and the way the credits were shown at the end of the film with the outtakes and bloopers, gave Jackie the idea to do the same on his future films. Jackie can laugh at himself, and wants us to also...

Jackie is an Ambassador for UNICEF/UNAIDS and spends all his spare time working for children, the elderly, and those in need. He even makes wishes come true!

Meahwhile, Steven Seagal is too busy putting on too much make up and figuring out ways to use trick photography to make him look not old and not fat. If there's any doubt who could win in a fight between these two, check these clips out and then come back and talk to me about a 'cartoon character'.

Jackie Chan is the Man. Jackie Chan even has a video game about him. Does Steven Seagal?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

Steven Seagal is at home right now wishing he was Jackie Chan.

Rock on with your bad self,

H