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Updated: Seagal Takes Aim At Liam Neeson: ‘He Can’t Fight’

By on May 12, 2015

UPDATED: Here is an update on this story.  In an interview with Joblo, Seagal is asked how action has changed since the old days in movies.  The Sensei goes off on a bit of a rant, referring to Neeson, or more accurately British press.

As you know now, you can take anybody and somebody who happens to be British – I’m not going to make comments about British production – and in general, they can be some of the most despicable members of journalism on Earth. I made a remark about a particular actor. I said he’s a brilliant actor, but, you know, is he a great action man? Well, he’s a great action man because in the movies they can make anyone an action man. Nowadays, with special effects, they can take anyone and make them one of the greatest action stars on Earth. It’s a little thing called money. If you have the money for those special effects, you can do anything. By virtue of the fact that I’m a real guy, I’m doing [things] in real life that a lot of people pretend to do, what they all pretend to do. In the movies, it doesn’t mean anything. No one cares. But in real life, I do all the things other people pretend to do in the movies. It doesn’t mean nothing. 

ORIGINAL:

This week, Sensei Seagal took some time out to shit on Liam Neeson.  Seagal does not approve of what he interprets to be fake action stars getting all action-y on screen.  “He can’t fight.  He’s not an action movie guy at all and he’s getting action movies so that should tell you a lot”.

Seagal also mused on Neeson’s ‘warrior’ credentials: “He’s a great dramatic actor.  Is he an action guy?  No.  Is he a great warrior, a great fighter?  No.  Let’s be honest”.

You know what’s funny here?  Liam Neeson is a former boxing champion.  The former Ulster Senior Amateur Champion, to be exact.  If you watch both movies and boxing, you can pretty much pick this up in Liam’s mannerisms and movements from time to time.  Seagal, on the other hand, is an alleged master of a fighting style that is only arguably 100% effective, with no record at all to speak of or show.

Both guys are around the same height.  Same age.  Put both in the same room?  I think the difference between reality and theatrics would come crashing down for a certain person.

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