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The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 159: The One (2001)
🕑 Added 2025-11-17 23:47:02 +0000 UTCOur Turkey month continues unabated! And this week we're visited by several of 125 possible Jet Lis in the profoundly silly 2001 action flick The One! Join us as we talk about Jet Li's various wigs, the finer points of nu-metal, and the tragedy of Jason Statham's American accent.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 159: The One (2001)
(00:00:13) - Intro.
(00:03:14) - Now that our nu-metal jokes are mostly out of the way, let's talk about this week's movie: The One!
(00:14:11) - A little bit about the production.
(00:17:20) - Establishing the multiverses as quickly as we can.
(00:25:26) - The first kill (that we see, anyway).
(00:30:39) - Here comes Delroy Lindo and Jason Statham's American accent.
(00:39:28) - Break!
(00:39:47) - We're back, and we're in cop universe now.
(00:46:10) - There's only one Jet Li left to kill, and wouldn't you know it he's a nice guy.
(00:51:36) - This excruciatingly long MRI bit.
(01:00:24) - A great cameo with a considerably less-great joke attached to it.
(01:03:03) - Syncing egg timers and splitting the party.
(01:11:15) - All these cops milling around, can't find one guy hiding in an attic.
(01:13:41) - TK dies, and then it's just a quick stop at the gas station before the final battle.
(01:18:38) - Let's have a fight in a sparks factory.
(01:24:58) - Back to cop universe, but we have to do one more mistaken identity bit before we go.
(01:27:24) - Welcome to bright colors universe, where everybody's happy and your wife isn't dead.
(01:29:23) - Meanwhile, let's check in on Yulaw.
(01:32:47) - Final thoughts.Final thoughts, and list placements.
(01:37:52) - Our movie for next week: Action Jackson!
(01:40:33) - Outro.
Comments
csl316
Gosh, a sub-90 minute movie feels so nice. I remember seeing this in theaters and then trying to get my hands on whatever Jet Li was involved in. Also, I heard Statham's combination accent was because of another Jason taking out his copies, and him absorbing their stuff (setting up The On2).
Neil Sprung aka TheTrueDadmom
The idea of pre and post The One filmaking is the most hilariously absurd concept, never change Vinny
Blacklab
Why do you continue to disrespect Morgan and Wong’s Space Above and Beyond
Barrett Brown
Hell yes
Jay Keller
Just made me realize whoever created Loki absolutely saw this movie.
Raymond Terry
The first time I watched The One was when it premiered on HBO. The second time was on the local channel in the Bay Area that had the A's. Channel 6/36. The scene in the bicycle scene in this this post was censored to have the cop say, "Don't move trash hole." That's one thing that I quote randomly. Can't wait to hear this watchcast discussion.
Scott Steeves
This episode has some especially good editing that accentuates the nu-metal, the only thing Evil Jet Li likes about our universe.
WulfBane
Oh-ah-ah-ah-ah!
