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Yamakasi
Last night we watched Yamakasi, a French film by Luc Besson, about which I didn't know much at first.
The film is about 7 guys, les Yamakasis, who climb buildings in Paris as a hobby, and end up in trouble because kids thinking they're cool try to imitate them and one of them hurts himself and gets close to dying. The Yamakasis, being good guys, decide to assume the situation that they caused.
The film is fantastic and focuses on the Yamakasis' climbing and jumping skills.
After seeing the movie, thinking it was all fiction and special effects, I looked up the official Web site (in French) and realized that the Yamakasis are real and they are the actual actors in the movie, and that no stuntmen were used in their place. Having the climbing skills but no actor skills, they had to learn about acting before shooting the movie.
A particular scene with two dogs running after them, in a large museum-style room with a mezzanine, was filmed in only 4 takes with no special effect! Keep that in mind if you watch the movie.
I sure wouldn't mind a Yamakasi 2!
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Sounds supercool. I checked the website and the trailor... some groovy stunts. I wonder if the movie makes it to Sweden?
Posted by Jesper on September 3, 2003 at 05:31
I tried to search for info in English on the net and didn't find much, so perhaps it hasn't been released in English or other languages [yet].
Posted by Patrick on September 3, 2003 at 08:06
You can get it from Hong Kong, and those movies always have English subtitles.
Posted by Jean on September 4, 2003 at 10:21
A friend of ours from Hong Kong, MC Yan of Lazy Muthafucka (http://www.lazymf.com/), worked as a voice actor for the Chinese version of Yamakasi. :)
Posted by Patrick on September 4, 2003 at 15:57
I saw that movie and Think that is supr kewl... never know that there is no stunts at all!!! kewl!!! Ppl GO watch it and I am sure that u will enjoy it!!
Posted by Jennifer on October 12, 2003 at 17:35
if you go here "http://www.pokerindustries.com/poker.store?page=item&sku=YAMAKASI-DVD&pquery=yamakasi"
they have the All-Region / NTSC Format - DVD
Posted by Ed on January 30, 2004 at 05:15
Also the stuff that they do is called Parkour "the art of movement" there is alot on the web about it!!!
Posted by Ed on January 30, 2004 at 05:17
Thanks a lot for the link! It should be useful to some!
Posted by Patrick on January 30, 2004 at 07:31
chec out this site..apparently..the Yamakasis betrayed the true discoverers of the art of parkour..and the art itself..for commercial reasons..deep stuff here.
http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/UrbanFreeFlow/frontpage.htm
Posted by Zero Seijuro on June 13, 2004 at 11:04
I can't find where you read such statement, but that site seems pretty young and nowhere does it seem to say since when they're active.
Posted by Patrick on June 13, 2004 at 11:18
i need to find out where i can get this vid/dvd in english
Posted by steel on July 9, 2004 at 23:01
I think the previous comments should help... Order it from Hong Kong.
Posted by Patrick on July 9, 2004 at 23:03
The Yamakasi film is a few years old, and they already appeared in "Taxi" (or "Taxi 2" ?), a french film, wich is older. I don't think those people from urbanfreeflow.com are the "real". Anyway, it could be possible that the 2 groups "invented" the same stuff by different ways in different places and now they think the other have copied them.
Posted by rafa on September 7, 2004 at 20:46
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Posted by spinnin on April 4, 2005 at 21:57
i join yamakasi..after some traing i finally become a real yamakasi
Posted by fadzrin on May 1, 2005 at 22:48
i have seen the film in my french class at st marys high school in croydon YOU KNOW THATS A BAD SCHOOL!!!and i think that it is a very very very very very good film. i especially like the bit when they are in the house and are being chased by two big black dogs. when they jump around was the good bits. remember:
DIS FILM IS SOOOOOOOO BAD!!!!!!
i want to see it again and again and again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by shannon francis on May 25, 2005 at 04:52
dis film is damn too good!!!!!!!
wish to join them
Malaysian runner
Posted by adrufa on June 2, 2005 at 14:42
forgot to put my address
adrufa@phayze.com
Posted by adrufa on June 2, 2005 at 14:45
i watched part of the film but not all.why can`t we watch it on internet.d film is cool.pls put it on internet
Posted by peter on July 24, 2005 at 01:43
YOUR FUCKING ROCK!!!!!!!!!!
YOU R DA BEST!!!!!!!
YOU R 5 STARS!!!!!!!
WERE 14 EARS OLD AND WERE ALREADY DOING FREE RUNNING!!!!
KEEP IT UP AND DON'T FALL!!!
WE LOVE YOU XD
Posted by NUNO E ANDRE (PORTUGAL) on September 25, 2005 at 03:06
Dude i havnt seen the movie well i saw a bit thats f**ken cool how would a 14 year old go about doing s**t lyk that?
Posted by Wanna B on October 9, 2005 at 18:27
yamakasi is the sickeist movie i have eva watched but i dun no how to get it on ma computer i want to see the website or sum
Posted by j man on October 18, 2005 at 07:23
Hey. Plzz tell me how to train yamakasi skills? I really want to learn it. PLzz tell me everything from a-z. Your my only hope my email ausrac@kli.lt
Posted by noob on October 22, 2006 at 00:34
Im from bulgaria and hire no have so many yamakasis im 14 and everithing is stuped i wont to found my hobby pls can you telmi hou i can become a yamakasi. my e-mail is zeek@abv.bg and my skype is See-Saw pls give me a ansuer!!!
Posted by See-Saw on November 14, 2006 at 01:02
I want to be a yamakasi too can you teach me how ?? PZL ... my Email is pumi_h@hotmail.com .
Plz teach me
Posted by Pllumb on March 30, 2008 at 21:50
Hey. Plzz tell me how to train yamakasi skills? I really want to learn it. PLzz tell me everything from a-z. Your my only hope my email
misti.1087@gmail.com
Posted by stormrider on February 12, 2009 at 03:43
hey ..i really want to learn yamakasi skills ...plz..will u train me.....plz ...plz...plzz.plz...
plz...having lots of hope ...frm u ... my e-mail. mathurjayant95@gmail.com
Posted by jayant mathur on July 27, 2009 at 17:58