It's America's fault that Jackie Chan got old and beyond his physical peak? It makes you sad that his films saw a wider distribution in this country? Hunh?
Okay, probably the main reason Jackie Chan cannot do these things in American-made movies is because he can't be insured. It required a country where human life was valued less for someone like Jackie Chan to find a medium.
Honestly, people jump to "fuck America" far too quickly, and I'm Canadian and prone to "fuck America" sentiments.
I like the part where he gets seared by coals. Reminds me of the times when we would use the electric cutters in the operating room and the whole place would smell like the most deliciously cooked pork ever.
I know what you mean. When I got my vasectomy, they sealed each end of my vas deferens tubes with an electric thing like a soldering iron. It smelled so fucking tasty.