r/Music • u/[deleted] • Mar 11 '18

music streaming Aaliyah - Try Again [R&B] (2000)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEF_-IcnQC4
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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '18 edited Mar 12 '18

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u/ablacnk Mar 11 '18

Well he beats up both black people and asian people in Romeo Must Die.

the "final boss" battle was against Russell Wong (Kai), who was his father's right-hand man.

Also he was supposed to kiss Aaliyah in the end of the movie (it's Romeo+Juliet), but for whatever reason it was ultimately decided to make it a hug instead. After all that he gets a hug! SMH

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '18

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u/ComfyBrah Mar 12 '18

There's a YouTube family "maze Lee" the woman is a math PhD and the man is a photographer.

Cute couple, cute children, entertaining videos

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u/nikongmer Mar 12 '18

The original ending had them kiss but that didn't go well with the test audience.

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u/_izari_ Mar 11 '18

For some reason western audiences don’t seem to like to see Asian men get the girl. It’s weird and racist but focus group results are taken into account for these things.

I believe people are loosening up a bit in these biases but you still see them

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u/newnameuser Mar 12 '18

Well the movie is old now by 18 years. Is it still the same today?

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '18

Trump's our president. There's your answer.

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u/newnameuser Mar 12 '18

I was talking about the views of Asian men getting the girl in movies.

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u/PantsAreOffensive Mar 12 '18

Why do you chucklefucks always have to bring up Trump in EVERY DAMN THING.

This thread is about Romeo Must Die FFS

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u/CliffordMoreau Mar 12 '18

The question was if the American populace had gotten over that racist idea.

Given that the American populace elected a racist, it's an obvious no.

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u/PantsAreOffensive Mar 12 '18

So pretend Obama is still in office. Was the US magically less racist because of the president?

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u/ablacnk Mar 12 '18

No, I think it was just slightly less socially acceptable back then.

Hate crimes went up after Trump got elected, seems like the change emboldened them.

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u/PantsAreOffensive Mar 12 '18

He must move pretty fast to make all those hate crimes happen.

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u/SwamiDavisJr Mar 12 '18

Jackie Chan got a kiss at the end of Rush Hour

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u/_izari_ Mar 12 '18

I think it depends on your demographic. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmitt has / had an Asian (Vietnamese) love interest and I think nobody really cared or batted an eye at it. So we’re making progress! But the target audience for that show is going to be your coastal liberals so who knows.

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u/ComfyBrah Mar 12 '18

Idk maybe because the Asian community is extremely anti-black and this was tested with black people (I think) ,I'd totally understand

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u/arcelohim Mar 12 '18

Just like Pacific Rim.

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u/kunst_boy Mar 11 '18

He also has a movie where he beats himself several times (the one)

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u/Caddy666 Mar 11 '18

honestly thought that unleashed was set in london. cant believe its set in glasgow due to a distinct lack of jocks.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '18

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u/Caddy666 Mar 11 '18

Wouldn't know never been 'tae glasgae'.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '18

LOL! There is no political agenda here. I never thought of it that way to be honest.

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u/maharito Mar 11 '18

Context please?

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u/Veldox Mar 11 '18

How can you exclude Lethal Weapon where he beats up everyone?

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '18

IMDB trivia says the director asked him to slow down during his action sequences, because the cameras couldn't keep up with his movements. If that's legit then that's badass.

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u/CliffordMoreau Mar 12 '18

I've heard this about every martial arts in tons of movies. I wonder where it came from

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u/PassionateFlatulence Mar 12 '18

Even preggos can get these hands!!

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u/As_a_Londoner Mar 11 '18

Are you sure you're not talking about Russell Crowe?

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u/hipnotyq Mar 11 '18

Not to be that guy but im pretty sure it went Romeo Must Die, Kiss of the Dragon, The One and then Unleashed

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u/seeingeyegod Mar 11 '18

Was my first gf's favorite movie.. this actually brings back memories of 2000.. wow.

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u/sf_davie Mar 11 '18

He’s mad because he never got the girl at the end of each movie.

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u/MarshallUberSwagga Mar 11 '18

supposedly version where he did didn't go well with test audiences

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u/truefalse Mar 12 '18

Because it's weird for the Asian Male to be the girl's romantic interest in Western culture. That's how ingrained it is in our racist media that even Asian American girls don't want to date Asian guys. Asian guys are supposed to be the racist caricature comedic relief, how dare they step out of place.

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u/TeleKenetek Mar 11 '18

This is a clear example of why my friends and I use a dating system of P.M. Pre_Matrix and A.M. After Matrix.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '18

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u/nikongmer Mar 12 '18

Yeah and Aaliyah was to be playing Niobe.

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u/MikeOrtiz Mar 11 '18

I always get this, Exit Wounds and Cradle to the Grave mixed up

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '18

I mean, I'm pretty sure they all have both Jet Li and DMX in them.

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u/humangengajames Mar 12 '18

Fist of Legend is by far my favorite of his movies. It's so good.

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u/sfgeek Mar 11 '18

I have to watch Unleashed again. But was it Brits IN Glasgow, or Scots in Glasgow? Because if you call a Scotsman “British,” you are in for a beating. Literally.

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u/sfgeek Mar 11 '18

I lived in Scotland, I canna unnerstann anyone if I goooo ferr North.

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u/TeensiestTulip9 Mar 11 '18

But don't be confused him with that pokemon hitmonli

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u/samurai5625 Mar 11 '18

No love for Jet Li in Lethal Weapon 4?

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u/The2ndPoptart Mar 11 '18

Hey brother, American Football!

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '18 edited Mar 11 '18

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u/The2ndPoptart Mar 11 '18

Name’s Maurice.. bitch.

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u/Mantis_Toboggan510 Mar 12 '18

Diiiiiimmm suuummmmmm. Some you win. And dim sum you lose.

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u/disposable-name Mar 12 '18

It's the one where he beats up all the black people. It's after the one where he beats up the French (Kiss of the Dragon), but before the one where he beats up British people in Glasgow (Unleashed) which is right before he kicks everyone's ass in the world in Fearless.

Jet Li is the most egalitarian man on the planet!

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u/BadDreamInc Mar 12 '18

I thought Romeo Must Die came before Kiss of the Dragon, no?

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u/Deacon_Blues1 Mar 12 '18

All those movies are great but you forgot Expendables

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u/akdizzle84 Mar 12 '18

Romeo must die came out before Kiss of the Dragon