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Originally posted by amyel:
I liked the part in 'Shells' when Illyria threw Angel through the lab observation window, which caused him to go through the office window, down 30 floors, and finally SMACK! on the pavement.

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Angel's stuntman, Mike Massa, who is also the stunt coordinator, is just really cool. Stunts were like, "the thing" for AtS, so they got a huge chunk of the budget (whereas the budget for BtVS went to the cast, thus much more tamer fights in comparison).

There was also a cool thing with Angel swinging around a lampost, but I don't remember which episode that was.

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:


Just wanted to post this link to a clip of a stunt which always took my breath away. I'd like to know if this is wire work, or some sort of jig that flips the stuntman across the otherside of the room.

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Nice one! This is an easy to set up/hard to get right stunt. The editing looks like the stuntman is lifted off the ground, when in reality, he's just coming off a trampolene, bouncing up and foward. He must have been heavily padded, and I hope there was a box or large pillow under the table he landed on. Notice the wall he first hits move a little, it's good it wasn't that solidly built...
But yeah, stunt perfection!
I'd forgotten that one.

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Originally posted by amyel:
There was also a cool thing with Angel swinging around a lampost, but I don't remember which episode that was.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
I think I got hooked on Angel and his "fighting style" in the first episode, when he goes to visit the bad guy in his office. Lindsey has already told Angel that he "can't lay a finger" on his client, so he doesn't. The guy tells Angel "I can do anything I want," to which Angel asks him, "Really? Can you fly?" - and then kicks him, smug face, leather office chair and all, right out the high-rise window! Great camera work following him on the way down, too, as the sunlight bursts him into flames and he turns to dust before he can hit the ground. Only the chair makes it to the ground.

At that point, I realized this was going to be a very different kind of show. Cool stunts, great writing, and not a hell of a lot of mercy for the bad guys.

Mike

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Ok well fairly simple really. Your favourite and maybe not so favourite stunts in Angel.

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I think I got hooked on Angel and his "fighting style" in the first episode, when he goes to visit the bad guy in his office. Lindsey has already told Angel that he "can't lay a finger" on his client, so he doesn't. The guy tells Angel "I can do anything I want," to which Angel asks him, "Really? Can you fly?" - and then kicks him, smug face, leather office chair and all, right out the high-rise window! Great camera work following him on the way down, too, as the sunlight bursts him into flames and he turns to dust before he can hit the ground. Only the chair makes it to the ground.

At that point, I realized this was going to be a very different kind of show. Cool stunts, great writing, and not a hell of a lot of mercy for the bad guys.

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Originally posted by TurnipyOdour:
Yeah, it was a great introduction to the series!

That was the stunt coordinator Jeff Cadiente following him down while filming at the same time. Shame he couldn't stay and work on the rest of the series, he's an excellent stunt coordinator and stunt performer, just look at his work on The Crow with Brandon Lee! He did return to do the first half of season 5, but then Mike Massa came back.

Does anyone know if Jeff is on the stunt featurette on the season 5 box set?

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
I don't think he is on there :( Sadly. I Love the Crow, one of my all time favourite love stories (that's the way I read it anyway) I had no idea Jeff had done the work on the Crow! I'm impressed

Do you know why he left mid-way through the show?

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Originally posted by TurnipyOdour:
Jeff only coordinated the first episode of season 1 because he went back to work on a TV show called Martial Law,

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Good to see another Crow fan. It's my all time favourite movie, second of course to a certain 'space western'.

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Jeff only coordinated the first episode of season 1 because he went back to work on a TV show called Martial Law, but I'm not sure why he left during season 5. He was probably just filling in for Mike while he was working on something else, or maybe Jeff had commitments on another show or movie. They both work for the same stunt team so they're probably friends helping each other out.

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Good to see another Crow fan. It's my all time favourite movie, second of course to a certain 'space western'. You're right, it is an excellent love story, amongst all the violence and strong language.
Jeff actually did a lot of the stunts for Brandon and he also had to body double for him after he sadly passed away.

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I think I got hooked on Angel and his "fighting style" in the first episode, when he goes to visit the bad guy in his office. Lindsey has already told Angel that he "can't lay a finger" on his client, so he doesn't. The guy tells Angel "I can do anything I want," to which Angel asks him, "Really? Can you fly?" - and then kicks him, smug face, leather office chair and all, right out the high-rise window! Great camera work following him on the way down, too, as the sunlight bursts him into flames and he turns to dust before he can hit the ground. Only the chair makes it to the ground.

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
I see Jeff Imada is a member. Always loved his work with John Carpenter in particular.

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:

I'm still hit with terrible sadness over what happened to Brandon Lee. I usually find watching films where someone has died during the making very difficult to watch or even consider, but there is something quite unique about The Crow and in particular the obvious passion Brandon had for the project. I watch that film out of respect for him really as much as the story. It's a haunting piece of work that stirs something in me I've never really been able to quantify into anything that makes sense. It's one of those films I love but refuse to watch with anyone else. It's a kind of a 'my time' film...

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Originally posted by TurnipyOdour:
Jeff only coordinated the first episode of season 1 because he went back to work on a TV show called Martial Law,

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That was such a funky show. Like getting a weekly dose of Hong Kong Kung-fu.

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My friend who is a stuntman and stunt co-ordinator had a fight scene with Sammo in a cage fight in the second season, I believe. He said Sammo was such a nice fellow, very friendly. He also said Kelly Hu really does look that good in person
Funny seeing his arse get kicked, but then, he kicked my arse in almost every film we made together (in the college days).

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Jeff Imada and Brandon Lee choreographed the greatest American martial arts flick ever made: Rapid Fire. And Jeff then did Escape From LA, whatever one may say about that film, the fights and stunts were GREAT! Lots of Jeet Kune Do and Wing Chun...

Kung Fu Fighting Chrisisall

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:

Y'know he also started his career on Big Trouble in Little China :D

I didn't know he worked on Rapid Fire - that is a great action flick! Been some years since I watched that... Must try and keep an eye out for it.

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
But I think he also worked on The Crow...I think...

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:

I'm still hit with terrible sadness over what happened to Brandon Lee. I usually find watching films where someone has died during the making very difficult to watch or even consider, but there is something quite unique about The Crow and in particular the obvious passion Brandon had for the project. I watch that film out of respect for him really as much as the story. It's a haunting piece of work that stirs something in me I've never really been able to quantify into anything that makes sense. It's one of those films I love but refuse to watch with anyone else. It's a kind of a 'my time' film...

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You summed up my every feeling for that movie...

Chrisisall

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Originally posted by mphillips:

And I find myself cringing every time a shot is fired at Lee...I know in my head they would never use the lethal shot, but still......

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
No, I've only seen the outakes. Where can you see it?

Erik Chrisisall

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And I find myself cringing every time a shot is fired at Lee...I know in my head they would never use the lethal shot, but still......

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