Having seen bits of "Half Past Dead" and a region one copy of "The Foreigner", I've noticed that Seagal has put the weight back on. I was wondering if anyone knows whether he has lost any for his upcoming movies "Out For A Kill" & "Belly Of The Beast". I don't mind the guy's weight per se as he carries it reasonably well but I don't like it when it affects his fighting ability. In his recent films I have mentioned (including "Ticker") either a stunt double is used or crappy editing tricks are used which just sometimes defeat the purpose of watching his movies. The main reason I like Seagal is because of his awesome street fighting style which is fast and to the point (and also very brutal might I add!) and I wish that filmakers would exploit this and just let him do his stuff naturally without using gimmicks to make him look like Keanu Reeves.
At the end of the day, his excess weight only gives his detractors something more to ridicule and is little wonder he is not taken seriously as an action hero anymore when directors have to speed up his scenes or film themclose up or worse again -: use a stunt double! Stunt doubles are OK for really dangerous stuff like high jumps or car chase scenes but to double in fight scenes for an actor who is an expert anyway! I don't think so.
Anyway has anyone seen any pictures from his new films to see if he has lost any weight?
Peace
MMCK
At the end of the day, his excess weight only gives his detractors something more to ridicule and is little wonder he is not taken seriously as an action hero anymore when directors have to speed up his scenes or film themclose up or worse again -: use a stunt double! Stunt doubles are OK for really dangerous stuff like high jumps or car chase scenes but to double in fight scenes for an actor who is an expert anyway! I don't think so.
Anyway has anyone seen any pictures from his new films to see if he has lost any weight?
Peace
MMCK