tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post2915698436397850665..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHELLE YEOH!Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-33595730103147981992008-08-10T17:43:00.000-07:002008-08-10T17:43:00.000-07:00Michelle Yeoh is absolutely the greatest...and has...Michelle Yeoh is absolutely the greatest...and has the same birthday as my older sister (though she's born the same year as me).Bob Westalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515868620255715845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-90593917621002695442008-08-07T23:00:00.000-07:002008-08-07T23:00:00.000-07:00I didn't like The Executioners as much as Heroic T...I didn't like <B>The Executioners</B> as much as <B>Heroic Trio</B>. Still, the three best action actresses of their generation together in two films! You already know how I feel about Maggie Cheung, and I also carry a torch for the late, great Anita Mui.<BR/><BR/>I saw <B>The Touch</B> on an import DVD. Not bad, but that good either. Dane Cook was actually pretty funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-65296047578211290472008-08-07T11:06:00.000-07:002008-08-07T11:06:00.000-07:00Chris, I'm with you. When I met Yeoh my wife was t...Chris, I'm with you. When I met Yeoh my wife was there, and though she is very tolerant and understanding I felt I had to keep my swooning in check, which was good for everyone involved!<BR/><BR/>And I agree with you about <I>Geisha</I>. That was a pretty star-studded lineup, but Michelle Yeoh was definitely the standout, even amongst Zhang's beauty and Gong's wildly entertaining histrionics.<BR/><BR/>Thanks too for the info on <I>Fearless</I>. Just one more reason to revisit that fine movie.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-54929050615327987122008-08-07T10:19:00.000-07:002008-08-07T10:19:00.000-07:00Michelle Yeoh has been my not-so-secret crush ever...Michelle Yeoh has been my not-so-secret crush ever since seeing her in <I>Supercop</I>, much to my wife's chagrin. I've heard that she is indeed in the director-approved version of <I>Fearless</I> but haven't seen it yet to confirm.<BR/><BR/>And speaking of stealing the show, while all the press went to Gong Li and Ziyi Zhang for <I>Memoirs of a Geisha</I>, it was Michelle Yoeh I went to see.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13600990166210022027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-11954994598231082902008-08-06T20:39:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:39:00.000-07:00Beveridge: That's the knock on women in general in...Beveridge: That's the knock on women in general in the physical beauty department, isn't it, that they tend not to age as gracefully as men do, that a little gray in the temples and wrinkles around the eyes on a man are acceptable, but a woman has to pretend she's 25even when she's well past that age. Of course it helps when you start out looking like Michelle Yeoh, but I can think of many women-- Yeoh, Karen Allen, Elizabeth Pena, just to name three off the top of my head-- who have allowed themselves to age gracefully and visibly without resorting to the magic tricks of the nip and tuck, and the result is a deepening of their beauty, not a degradation of it. It just makes me sad to see someone like Jessica Lange alter her face and become an eerie mask version of her familiar self. <BR/><BR/>J.D., Todd: You're right. I thought <I>Sunshine</I> had problems, but casting was not one of them, and Yeoh was a real highlight there.<BR/><BR/>Peter: <I>Heroic Trio</I> was spectacularly weird, and Yeoh was excellent in it. How's the sequel, <I>Executioners</I>? I've had <I>The Soong Sisters</I> on DVD for years and have yet to see it. You have provided the inspiration for me to rectify that situation, and what better day than today? I'm also a big fan of her work in <I>Wing Chun</I>, and <I>Tai Chi Master</I> with Jet Li. And speaking of Jet Li, according to IMDb she was in <I>Jet Li's Fearless</I> but her scenes were cut. Any idea whether she's in the newly released version out on DVD that was approved by director Ronny Yu?Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-23301545936896518892008-08-06T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-06T19:52:00.000-07:00If you haven't seen them, add The Soong Sisters an...If you haven't seen them, add <B>The Soong Sisters</B> and<B>Heroic Trio</B> to the rental queue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-91670835771711039562008-08-06T18:53:00.000-07:002008-08-06T18:53:00.000-07:00She is DREAMY!Beauty, brains and she can kick my a...She is DREAMY!<BR/><BR/>Beauty, brains and she can kick my ass anytime!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-34113210781040022092008-08-06T15:40:00.000-07:002008-08-06T15:40:00.000-07:00In the sequence in SUNSHINE in which the cast is w...In the sequence in SUNSHINE in which the cast is watching the transit of Mercury, the camera lingers sensibly on Yeoh and Rose Byrne, as they forget to breathe.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the best bit of the film.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-17295511004947112732008-08-06T12:54:00.000-07:002008-08-06T12:54:00.000-07:00Recently, I thought she was fantastic in SUNSHINE ...Recently, I thought she was fantastic in SUNSHINE even though she was part of an ensemble cast.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-47714764689026415052008-08-06T12:18:00.000-07:002008-08-06T12:18:00.000-07:00I just saw Butterfly Sword, which was a pretty sta...I just saw <I>Butterfly Sword</I>, which was a pretty standard 90's kung fu movie in a lot ways. BUT - Michelle Yeoh's in it, and that makes up for a lot.<BR/><BR/>Maybe because she's got a little age on her, but her beauty looks very honest. There's no glamour to it, it seems un-made-up and real.<BR/><BR/>Plus she can act, kick butt and sing.Beveridge D. Spenserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236771609113409521noreply@blogger.com