Whats the best martial arts film!?

[pgm316]

Whats the best martial arts film!?

[big e]

enter the dragon
by faaaaaaaaaaaaar ! ! !

[pgm316]

Mines Jet Li's Fist of Legend. Fantastic film, its a remake of Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury. Loads of amazing fight scenes choreographed by the guy that did the Matrix fight scenes. And Jet does some Bruce Lee JKD style fighting in bits.

[big e]

fair enough.
i quite like
'dragon, the bruce lee story' aswell

[johndoch]

Fist of Fury. Nunchaka Vs Sword, Awesome stuff!!!

[big e]

duuuuuuuh duh dah (cheeeesy music)

[Cain]

Way of the dragon :D
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[big e]

pretty good too
i dunno - i like em all
muhahaha

[wayofthedragon]

hmmm.... it's hard to say....there are so many good ones out there. Personally, I like anything by the director Yuen woo ping

and of course, Bruce Lee films:D

[stickgirl]

Its gotta the be the young jackie chan stuff like young master and the druken master.
wheels on meals had some good action too.
and the film "the blade" was good to (not the wesley snipes one you fools)
:)

[Cain]

I still say Way Of The Dragon rulez :mad:

;) :D

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[LilBunnyRabbit]

Hate to say it (its a French film) but I did like Brotherhood of the Wolf. Might just be my whole fascination with the gothic/punk thing though.

[dredleviathan]

CKD - Brotherhood of the Wolf is f***ing brilliant. I thinks its one of the best films I've seen in ages. A few diodgy CGI moments with the beast though. Dacascos is an awesome martial actor.

However I would have ot say that my favourite MA film at the moment is Iron Monkey. Just awesome.

Of course there's nothing quite like settling down to watch Enter the Dragon for the gazillionth time...

Its about time a decent re-make of Game of Death was filmed don't you think?

[pgm316]

Fist of legend is probably my favourite still
Kiss of the Dragon is a good film!
http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0271027/bat0412_31.jpg

[Tosh]

Personally I have to say "Rumble in the Bronx"

I can't help it if a laugh my ass off every time Jackie get a beating from 2+ guys.

At least in most a Jackies film he takes a massIVE amount of punishment before gaining the upper hand!! :D

[hongkongfuey]

What about 'Mortal Kombat', 'The Karate Kid' and 'No retreat, no surrender'?

Surely a survey is in order here?

[LilBunnyRabbit]

Mortal Kombat and No Retreat, No Surrender are okay, but the Karate Kid?

[gingerninja]

Drive with Mark Dacascos

or

Prodigal Son with Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung

or

Project A with Jackie Chan

or

Iron Monkey with Donnie Yen

or ..................

[pgm316]

Karate Kid – A truly inspirational film for all serious martial artists! :p

[big e]

KARAE KID ! ! !


No such thing bad student. Only bad teacher

First wash all cars...then wax..remember deal..no questions. Wax on, right hand..wax off left hand..breathe in through nose...out of mouth...don't forget to breathe...very important.

In Okinawa Belt mean no need rope hold up pants.

[Cain]

STILL it's Way of the dragon for me :D

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[TheStudent]

One of the coolest martial arts films I've seen is "The Six Deadly Venoms" oldie but goodie.

But the one that holds itself above all others that I have come to truely love is

Shaolin Soccer!!! :D

[Spike]

Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous

[Joe karate]

Anybody ever see THE PERFECT WEAPON? I heard its a great movie starring a kempo guy.

[pgm316]

Starring Jeff Speakman, if I remember right. I liked the film, had some very good fight scenes!

[Cougar_v203]

Bourne Identity, Blade 2.

[dredleviathan]

Hey Cougar, I saw Bourne Identity the other night and was pretty impressed. Normally I hate Matt Damon but he was ok. Certainly this version was better than the 70/80s version which sucked. My main problems with the film are that there is no suspense about who he is (i.e. because the second scene is at CIA headquaters therefore its obvious) and that there weren't enough fight scenes. What there was looked pretty good... still there are two more books in the series so maybe we can look forward to some more films.

I hear the next film to look out for is called The Hunted and stars Tommy Lee Jones and whatshisface del Toro. The fight scenes are suposed to contain a lot of knife work and were advised by some Sayoc guys so it shoudl have some Filipino flavour!

[Chazz]

Im still fond of Best of the Best

[officer_fujita]

Fist of Legend rocks! It has got to be my favorite MA film, along with Drunken Master 2

[kchenault]

chazz and fujita got it right for me. Best of the Best, Fist of Legend, and Drunken Master 2 are probably my favorites. Throw in the first Blade film for good measure. Just like the whole killin' vampires with bad a$$ moves. :D

[dredleviathan]

Just bought Blade and Blade 2 on DVD sale... looking forward to a vampire ass kicking marathon!

[Fergie Boy]

I saw a film about 15 years ago called "Enter the Ninja" that was amazing. But I would have to say "American Ninja 2" is the best martial arts film. And Third would be "Kickboxer 3"

[sn0w8lade]

I like far too many flicks to hav a fav. but hav jus seen Hero wit Jet Li an i think it's amazin!

It's along the lines of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon But i love all that ancient warrior stuff.

There's a great fight scene in it on a lake.

Def one to see when it comes out over here in June/July ;)

[dredleviathan]

Anyone seen or heard anything about "Bullet Proof Monk"?

[Veyga]

Enter the dragon, fist of fury,rumble in the bronx, all great films but master with cracked fingers..... Classic!

[Kunglau]

yes snowblade, hero is amzing ((but i only had the chinese version of it, so i couldn't understand anything... have to wait for europene releases !!!! ;) ))

i like this original ancient warrior stuff too, so i decided for crouching tiger hidden dragon.
beautiful picture, great action, nice soundtrack, the story .......
:love:

(but there're too many good martial art movies to commit)

[JediMasterChris]

I liked game of death,that was a good movie.....



I also watch the InuYasha movies and TV series but those are anime so it doesn't really count I guess.


Fist of fury was awesome too. I was not impressed with crouching tiger hidden dragon...the whole flying thing just seemed a bit queer.:woo:


Enter the dragon is good too.... I don't like mortal combat because it seems kind of fictional and kind of made me want to barf...well I am done talking now...bye.

[Andy Murray]

JMC!

Ever seen 'Enter the Dragon'?

[JediMasterChris]

My bad...typo

[Trent Tiemeyer]

I always liked Chuck Norris in "The Octagon." Richard Norton as the Red Ninja was a total badass. Cheesy as hell with the whole inner monologue, but so good. It is worth seeing just to watch Master Tadashi Yamashita work the kamas.

[Trent Tiemeyer]

As a general rule, everyone on earth should be required to watch Ricky-O, The Story of Ricky.

[totalkayos]

how about crouching tiger hidden dragon, blood sport, kickboxer, jet li's the enforcer, supercop...there are just too many to name.

[shortstick]

Fist of legend for me. I loaned out the video and never got it back, so I just got the DVD....great flick.

[Crippler]

from the classical movies I most like Bruce Lee heh, Enter the Dragon and fists of fury are very good.If I have to choose from the more modern moves I prefere Black Belt with Don Wilson, it's awesome action, you really have to see this one

Crippler

[IronMonkey]

The young master fan scene. It looks impossible but it did take over 500 takes to get the double spin. I like the way that Jackie can take a beating, unlike in most films

[Who am I?]

My favorite movie has to be Jakie Chans first strike or Who am I?

[PsiCop]

Originally posted by chazz982001
Im still fond of Best of the Best

u said that was your favorite martial arts movie. It's mine too. I think the display of the implimentation of korean martial arts into the western world was really a big barrier. U can see it in the showing of both teams' training sessions. The koreans still use the ancient methods and the americans use more of a modern training style with good equipment.

Killer soundtrack too. I loved "Something so Strong" by jim capaldi. also, if you have the VHS there's something i'd like to point out to you. A couple days ago i was watching the movie and at the end of the credits something else came on screen. It was a music video for the movie with the main theme in the background. I never even saw it b4 then! check it out if u got it. it's pretty cool.

About the sequels, 3 and 4 are complete crap. I've seen and own all of them and the latter two are really stupid. They don't have any real story and the martial arts are unrealistic. Best of the Best 2 however is a completely different story. The second one kicks major ass. I liked it more than the first one even. Tommy, Alex, and Travis all make a comeback and there's also some cameos by Dae Han and some of the korean team members. It basically ups the scale on all of the first movie. The fights are more desperate, and the scenes toward the end really kick some major TKD ass. if you havent seen part 2, go on ebay and buy it... NOW! especially if you liked the 1st one.

Anyways, botb is one of my fav. martial arts movies also. Peace:cool:

[movado]

too many to name is the understatement of the year.
among my preferred favorites would be
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game of death 2
pray for death
rage of honor
ninja 3:the domination
bloodfist/all 8 of em
future kick
steel dawn
roadhouse
kiss of the dragon
black mask
the octagon
mafia vs. ninja
enter three dragons
hard target
timecop
bloodsport
kickboxer
deadly shaolin longfist
sidekicks
karate kid 3
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alot more but this would take way too much of my time.
ya know?

[SoKKlab]

How about;

Pedicab Driver (Samo Hung)
Dragons Claws
Blood of Dragon Peril
Thundering Mantis
Born Invincible

[thiaboxr2]

I prefer the classic Shaw Brothers films such as The 5 Deadly Venoms. And another called Mortal Combat;The Crippled Avengers.

[4th chamber]

my fav
Kickboxer 2
magnificent butcher
twin warriors
young master
legend of a figher

[Jags]

u gotta love da Bruce Lee's, cus dey are the best and everyone knows it!!!!

but there are also the modern Jet Li's and modern Jackie Chans

also te old school, Jckie chan are boom!, also Samo Hung is alrite (Magnifencent Butcher)

but dey would all get kicked by Bruce

[Marku]

Nobody beats Bruce lee at martial arts acting ^_^ (he's good with his emotions and everything, you really get the feeling he's pissed off and gunna beat the crap out of the people)

I think his best film (Done by himself) Way of the dragon and the nunchuku fight in Game of death was impressive and funny with the taunts :-P

[smee193]

My favs!


Enter the dragon!

no retreat no surrender!

remo!

project a!

fist of fury!

Way of the dragon!

blind fury with rutger haur! ( spelt incorrectly im sure)

anything with sho kusugi in it!

[johndoch]

Has anyone seen "babycart at the river Styx"

[pgm316]

I've seen bits of the babycart movies, I want to see it though!

[xplasma]

Once upon a time in China

In my opinion Jet Li's best work

[KenpoDavid]

Fist of legend is not a remake of Fist of Fury. it is a remake of Chinese Connection. Mayeb that was already stated.

Here are my favorites entire movies:
Fist of Legend
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Once Upon a Time in China I
Shaolin Master Killers (aka 36 Chambers of Shaolin)
The One
Twin Warriors
Snakefist of a Buddhist Dragon


my favorite fights:
Chan Zen vs Ting An (Fist of Legend)
Wong Fei Hung (chan) vs 2 bad guys (climax of Drunken Master from 90s)
Wong Fei Hung (Li) vs. Cult of White Lotus (Once upon 2)
Wong Fei Hung (Chan) vs White tiger assassin (climax of original Drunken Master)
Chan Zen vs. Japanese Sensei (the older one, near end of Fist of Legend "wait - I must warm up!" LOL)
Jet Li vs Jet Li, The One
Every floor in Game of Death...
Jet Li vs room full of karateka (Fist of legend)
any fight without blatant wire work


here is somehting I recently discovered - Hong Kong kung fu movies dubbed into Spanish on Telemundo!

[movado]

here's more
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shaolin vs. ninja
enter 3 dragons
tc 2000
the leg fighters
kung fu for sale
the deadly life of a ninja
big rascal
the legend of bruce lee

[Fergie Boy]

Am I the only person who liked "Enter The Ninja"?

[jbm]

My favorite and #1

The adventures of Remo Williams (hence the avator and quote of mine)

[inacan]

Super Ninja's "Ninja's of the 5 elements"
Jet Li's "Fist of Legend"
"Enter The Dragon"

[Stalinseviltwin]

Are samurai films allowed? Because, if so, Yojimbo and Seven Samarai are the greatest samurai films, if not the greatest movies ever.

If talkin martial arts, Snake in Eagle's shadow is one of my favorites, along with 36 fists. For laughs, Ill pick up the master or the last dragon ( so many mullets!) Once upon a time in china seriesi also pretty nice ( although the third wasn't as great as 1 and 2)...

[Topher]

Love Bruce Lee films but prefer JC slightly due to the comedy element. A particular fav is Rumble in the Bronx.

Favourite Bruce films: Enter the Dragon; Game of Death; Return of the Dragon; + most of his others

JC favs are: RITB; Police Story; Gorgeous; Who Am I, Thunderbolt, Mr Nice Guy

Jet Li’s also good. Liked the Defender and Romeo Must Die – great fights

I have too favourite MA films to make a numbered list.

On a different note, did any of you know that Jackie hates all of his US films? The best ones have to be the 2 Shangai films.

[Stalinseviltwin]

I would definately geuss that he hates most of his u.s. movies. He probably see's that he's no longer being seen for his abilities, more now for the comedic element ( him doing strange things that noone would expect, great......)

When people would rather watch Rush hour instead of half a loaf of kung fu and the like, thats a sad state..

[David]

I binned Half a Loaf of Kungfu!

My equal faves are JC in Fearless Hyena and Drunken Master. Close thrid is Hand of Death with JC co-starring with a few others rather than leading.

Rgds,
David

[Em-em]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!!! :)

[Kof_Andy]

Donnie Yens (Legend Of The Wolf) Is my favor MA film. Is also one of his best work I think.

[Jody Butt]

Swordsman I

The Bride with White Hair (I and II)

[thiaboxr2]

Shogun's Assasin.

Tia Chi II

Stormraiders

Lord of the Wu-tang

[aikiMac]

Originally posted by Stalinseviltwin
Are samurai films allowed? Because, if so, Yojimbo and Seven Samarai are the greatest samurai films, if not the greatest movies ever.
I rented "Seven Samurai" again the other week. Wow. I'd forgotten how good it is. I amend my answer: this one might just be the best. Very, very good movie.

[POISONHANDS]

I like all the old stuff personally like...shaolin vs lama,man with the golden arms,snake vs monkey,hand of the budda,all of the poison clan movies, and so many more.Now if were talking about the new stuff,I like all of the steven seagal movies,blade 1and2,jeff speakmen and the jackie chan,bloodsport[ bolo]