»Martial Arts Movies«

hey, for the chinese martial arts movie fans in here.. i just wanted to hear a selection of your favourites... i know there are a lot to pick from, so i guess i'll start off with a few in no particular order..

Once Upon A Time in China Trilogy
Drunken Master 1 & 2
A Chinese Ghost Story (not sure if this counts!)
The Young Master
Iron Monkey
Project A
Police Story 1, 2 & 3
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

umm....how about...Shaolin Soccer? Does that count? I loved that movie!

Can't overlook the Bruce Lee greats:

The Big Boss
Chinese Connection
Way of the Dragon

...and for shear comical value 'Game of Death 2'!

Are there any 'Kung Faux' fans lurking on this forum?

1. Matrix Saga
2. Kill Bill Volume 1 & 2
3. Shaolin Temple 1 & 2
4. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
5. Hero
6. Cowboy Bepop The Movie
7. Enter the Dragon
8. Lone Wolf and Cub Series
9. Kiss of the Dragon
10. The One
11. The Quest ( had some alright fights, otherwise it was a crap movie)
12. The Crow (not really a martial art movie but Brendan Lees only good movie)

Dont forget Mortal Kombat (just the first one). Good music too.

Equilibrium has some interesting fight scenes in that involve close combat stuff and alternative fighting techniques.

Similarly Blade and Blade 2 for the sword fights and close quarter rumbles.

well i think we can give Brandon Lee a bit of slack on that, since he died during the filming of it. had he not died, The Crow would probably have been considered his "breakthrough movie" and he might have gone on to make some more good movies.

I personally think Brandon Lee would've just gone on and made more shit, the Crow was just a lucky break.

Mortal Kombat 1 is good yes. 2 IS JUST BLOODY AWEFUL! If the costumes weren't enough to put you off, the movie's poor acting, fighting, cgi and story would have. But 1 was different, it wasn't great but it was watchable and the fighting was worth watching.

i wouldn't have put The One in my top 12 though! i thought it was crap.. and i'm about as big a Jet Li fan as you can get!

It was a quick ten. I wouldn't say it had good acting or a good soundtrack or a good story, I just liked some of the pen-ultimate fighting. Besides I've got Hero and Shaolin Temple, two of Li's best movies and he also did some of the fight coreography for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

kill bill(which we all know)

and

zatoichi(which you might not know about)

2 new and superbly visceral martial arts films

i'm surprised no-one mentioned Fist of Legend

wAkE_uP_nEo wrote:

i'm surprised no-one mentioned Fist of Legend

was that with john holmes?

hehehe

i wish they would have slowed time down like in that movie to show what neo was fully capable of...anywho...anybody here see ninja scroll? that was good

Kill Bill is awesome, I'm gonna get the DVD soon. I can't wait to watch the sequel - it'll be awesome!

I really want to see Zatoichi but since it is a foreign film you can bet it'll be ages before it comes out. It took over two years for the anime "Spiritied Away" to get to the cinema - that's how little Britain seems to cater from the foreign movie market (we aren't counting American or Australian films as "foreign" here, as you all well know!) Anyway Takeshi Kitano rocks

I bought Kill Bill on dvd today, I haven't had a chance to watch it yet.

This comic strip thing is taking up much of my time...dammit

However, I will post some screen captures tomorrow..

The ONE-der Man wrote:

i wish they would have slowed time down like in that movie to show what neo was fully capable of

i have to say, i really disliked the special effects in The One.. it takes the astonishment out of it.. Jet Li is almost special effect by himself.. masking a lot of his technique is so unnecessary..

that doesn't mean i'm a purist when it comes to martial arts movies.. i think effects can be great if used appropriately.. Matrix trilogy is a great example of that.

i wanted to watch kill bill a few days ago, so i told my dad just to RENT it...and the next day he was waving a bought dvd in front of my face. i think he LIKES to waste money...

haven't watched it yet though. heard it was really gory. but i doubt anything is worse than the passion of christ.

Kill Bill is the next best thing to the Matrix Saga. So raw and full-on. "You're names buck and you're here to fuck" SLAM SLAM SLAM. Awesome fighting, awesome story, fantastic music, great characters and just an all out awesome movie. Lucy Lui shocked me with good acting and theres a brilliant anime sequence that goes for about 15 minutes.

I've seen Ninja Scroll, fantastic.

Any anime/ kung fu fans? See CowBoy Bepop the Movie.

Yeah, Kill Bill is the shit. Not to mention Tarantino. I've loved every one of his movies. But seriously, go see KBv2. It's not as action-heavy as KBv1, but it's still great. And Samuel L. has a cameo!

As for great Kung-Fu movies, y'all have pretty much nailed 'em. Especially Anomaly w/Zatoichi. Also, you guys are forgetting about the master...AKIRA KURASAWA! Ran, Throne of Blood, Seven Samurai, all great.

As for great Gun-Fu, check out these three:

The Killer - John Woo's best film w/o a doubt
Fallen Angels - just...cool
Hard Boiled - Another one of Woo's best

What about Jet Li's Red Dragon, did anyone see that. that movies was cool. Not the best but i really like jet li. cant wait for Hero.

Yay! Finally got my Kill Bill DVD. Volume II is on tonight and I can't wait!

Nocturnal, have you watched it yet? What did you think?

sorry Fatpie...my dad watched it and he's like "ok...you're not watching this...it's too bloody blablabla"....

*sigh* the pains of parental control...

ouch, that's too bad.. although i wonder what he thought it was going to be like!

personally i think the violence is depicted so outrageously that it serves as a reminder that it is a tale of fantasy

I agree!
All the exagerrated spurting of blood just had me in stitches...
Tarantino is just pure genius!

he sure is! can the guy put a foot wrong?