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CogitatorX t1_jedffze wrote

Reply to comment by DanGrima92 in Cynthia Rothrock was the best Martial Arts female movie star and yet she almost never gets any credit by Lili_Danube

Michelle Yeoh isn’t a martial artist. She’s a dancer who was decent at martial arts choreography. Absolutely not in the same league as Cynthia. And as far as dancers who learned martial arts choreography Cheng Pei-pei was miles above Yeoh.

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w00master t1_jeeq2f8 wrote

While true, being a dancer doesn’t prevent you from stunt and martial art work.

She’s the GOAT.

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CogitatorX t1_jefk4wv wrote

Only people who have never watched Hong Kong cinema think Yeoh is the GOAT and I say this as a fan of Yeoh since Supercop. There are far superior female martial arts actors and I’d bet if you asked Yeoh herself she’d tell you it was Cheng Pei-pei.

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w00master t1_jefkc2c wrote

Nobody outside of Hong Kong / China really knows Cheng. Also, you’re completely ignoring Yeoh’s impact on world cinema.

So yes. Yeoh is the GOAT.

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CogitatorX t1_jefkvdp wrote

We’re not talking about “world cinema” we’re talking about female martial arts stars. Most people in the west only know Yeoh from this last movie and Crouching Tiger and I’d wager most younger people have no idea she got her start in Hong Kong action theater.

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w00master t1_jefky90 wrote

I’d say it absolutely deals with world cinema. Have a nice day.

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CogitatorX t1_jeflv7k wrote

Except we were literally discussing who was the best female martial artist actor when someone stated Yeoh is not a martial artist but a dancer who performed martial arts choreography. To which I stated the undeniable fact that Cheng Pei-pei was also a dancer who performed martial arts choreography and was better at it than Yeoh. You then started going on about “world cinema”.

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w00master t1_jefm1ho wrote

Right. And i am saying that her role world cinema was influenced by much of her martial arts and stunt work.

Again. She’s the goat.

Have a nice day.

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