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Dragon Lee. thread over with:p
He has a unique style where he shakes his head around while fighting. It just doesn't get better than Dragon Lee.
That's one of the Bruce Lee clones right?
They're generally pretty cheesy but for one-shot performances Dennis Rodman and Kareem Abdul Jabbar have to rank up there. And what about Ernie Reyes jr? And although I like Jackie, I'd be dishonest if I didn't say he has made some clunkers. I don't think that would rank him in the list of cheesiest martial arts movie stars but if you take away the good stuff he'd be in there.
Dragon Lee's cheesiness cannot be topped, but there are other good cheesy stars. Robert tai was a horrible actor, and I loved all the stuff he was in. New school cheesiness, I would go with the villain from Bloodmoon. Darren Shalhavi??
Cynthia Rothrock
There's too many.
Jalal Merhi (the guy in Canada who made bad MA movies with Bolo and Rothrock).
Dragon Lee is way up there. And if you've seen some of his worst stuff, it's cringe-inducing.
Also, Bruce Le (Huang Kin-Lung).
For me it's a toss up between Chuck Norris & David Carradine. Although I have to admit Jalal Merhi could outclass them both potentially in the Cheesy category.:eek:
Jalal Mehri does get me to crack up just by listening to his voice.
Bruce Liang's performance in The Fists, the Kicks, and the Evils is awesome. He seriously puts on the greatest and worst acting performance ever.
Greetings,
I see you that waited until February was over to trash the brothers. Shame on you. :)
Actually, Kareem Abdul Jabbar's performance against Bruce Lee was not bad at all. He was the ONLY screen opponent who matched Bruce Lee in terms of athletism. I saw two superbly conditioned athletes putting on a good show. You should watch the Warrior's Journey for a better showcase of the choreography.
I agree with you on Rodman, though.
mickey
what aobut the guy in the 80's that was in they call me bruceand they still call me brucehe's got to be up there with cheesy? plus don't forget M.C. kung fu.:D
lonewolf:
You mean Johnny Yune? Those movies were awful.
How about Chan Lau as the "mad dog" in The Dragon, The Hero", a.k.a., Dragon on Fire. He steals the whole movie, and when they have him fighting Dragon Lee, it's doubly hilarious.
Chang Yi-Tao (no relation to Chang Yi) as one of 3 Bruce Lee imitators in Enter Three Dragons. He walks around with a Bruce Lee scowl permanently stuck on his face.
I have to agree with Cynthia Rothrock, esp. in her American movies. China O'Brien is bad, but I think there were worse ones later on. Her acting makes Chuck Norris seem like Academy Award material. (actually, I kinda liked Chuck, just not his movies).
One man we can't forget is Bruce Leroy himself, Taimak. That has to be one of the cheesiest roles out there.
i personally felt that van damme ended up making a lot of cheesy movies as did steven segal but they themselves aren't the cheesiest performers. i think i will cast my vote with ernie reyes junior. he only played one part well and thats bc you couldnt tell it was him. i am, of course, talking about teenage mutant ninja turtles. i love that movie. i think i am going to go buy it on my lunch break.
ill second Dragon Lee
what about billy blanks!
I would have to say Elton Chong.
Some of his movies are decent but most suck.