[quote]Sifu wrote:
Perfect Weapon. Ed Parker choreographed the fight scenes.
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Shit, I forgot about that movie. I left the movie and went to go train after I first saw it.
enter the dragon
fist of fury
game of death(fight sequences)
footnote: aditional 20-30 minutes
of fight sequences were cut and were i thought impressive display of several
distinct styles that were rediscovered
and shown in it’s entirely on the AMC
a few months ago and worth a look:
Ghostdog
rapid fire:Brandon Lee
any jackie chan movies
the octagon
a force of one
blood sport
One of my favorite Jackie Chans is called Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin. Jackie fights in a very cool animal custom style, one arm being snake, the other does this crane thing.
I totally agree with nearly all other posts, but no one mentioned Story of Ricky yet - shame on you. This flic is sooo weird. Seeing is believing.
The movie that made me wanting to learn how to kick other guys faces was probably Bloodsport starring Van Damme.
Do you remember another one of his movies, Cyborg? That was pure Bodybuilder-o-Rama
Ah, the 80s…
“you like kung fu?”
“i love kung fu”
Interesting that Ghost Dog is getting some recommendations. Im going to check it out.
While Kill Bill 2 did nothing for me(except for the scenes when Uma was training with the kung fu master), Kill Bill 1 is one of my all time favorite movies. It blends a number of elements of Asian action cinema very well.
Another film I enjoyed was Fighter in the Wind. Its Korean, so you may have a hard time finding it. It a semi-biographical account of Mas Oyama’s life and it has some cool, hard-hitting fight scenes that make very creative use of slow motion flashes.
I definately agree that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, House of Flying Daggers, and Hero were great. Not just as far as the action either. Overall great movies. And Kill Bill is one of the few movies that I can watch over and over and still enjoy.
As far as classics, Revenge of the Ninja starring Sho Kosugi
is one of my all time favorites. A watched that dozens of times when I was a kid.
I was never a big fan of Bruce Lee movies. I always thought Lee himself was much more interesting than his movies. For example, I liked Dragon alot. To be fair, I don’t think I ever saw Fists of Fury, but Enter the Dragon always bored me.
I also think that Bloodsport and Kickboxer were great even though Van Damme is a douche. Segal had a few good ones in the 80s too. Rapid Fire and Perfect weapon were good too.
My favorite stuff is the period stuff like Master Killer and Shogun Assassin. Anyone see Five Element Ninjas a.k.a. Chinese Super Ninjas. That movie was awsome but I am having a hard time remembering the ending. Nikolo or anyone, let me know if you have seen this.
“Kill Bill 1” kicked ass
“Shaolin Soccer” is my favorite b/c it’s so damn funny!
Hero.
Once Upon a Time IN China
Fist of Legend
Iron Monkey
…so many more…having brain failure
My intent is not to insult any who have posted to this thread. That said, I have been watching said movies since 1971. In the spirit of martial philosophy, please put aside your distaste of the actors, and watch Bruce Lee’s “Silent Flute”, better known as “Circle of Iron.” The lessons therein, make it a work unto itself.
[quote]MartinL wrote:
My intent is not to insult any who have posted to this thread. That said, I have been watching said movies since 1971. In the spirit of martial philosophy, please put aside your distaste of the actors, and watch Bruce Lee’s “Silent Flute”, better known as “Circle of Iron.” The lessons therein, make it a work unto itself.[/quote]
LOL, but can I grab that pebble from your hand?
[quote]JD430 wrote:
Looking over the worst movies thread, I saw “Hero”, “House of Flying Daggers” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” come up.
Three of my favorite movies of all time. [/quote]
Whoever has these on their worst list must be on crack.
My favorites:
Enter the Dragon
Hero - truly epic, and flawless even with the inclusion of Communist propaganda
Kung Fu Hustle
Kill Bill Vol 1
any Jackie Chan movie (I prefer his Hong Kong movies over the American productions)
I guess none of these are really obscure though, sorry!
Anything with Sho Koshugi!
BTW OMFG! http://imdb.com/title/tt0453538/
[quote]geekboy wrote:
And how can anyone missed this?:
Ong Bak
I bring this up because the movie and Tony Jaa himself reminds me Jackie Chan and Jet Li in, again, their prime performance and without Hollywood influences.
BTW, I don’t know the availability of these movies at the western world, but if you by any chance come across these in the ol dusty corner of your local video shop, hire a copy and see what I am saying.
Geek boy[/quote]
I just watched Ong-Bak last night. It wasn’t a great movie, but Jaa is incredible. Some of the moves from those fight scenes were amazing.
[quote]PGA200X wrote:
Anything with Sho Koshugi!
BTW OMFG! http://imdb.com/title/tt0453538/[/quote]
You just gave me something to look forward to.
Jet Li’s Fist of Legend rocked my ass off. I also like the “Once Upon a Time in China” series.
Ong Bak = good stuff. I hope to see more of him in the future.
Hero was great, like violent poetry! I liked House of Flying Daggers as well, mostly because Ziyi is a little hottie.
And yay for Jackie Chan. I remember seeing Rumble in the Bronx and almost crapping myself.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
PGA200X wrote:
Anything with Sho Koshugi!
BTW OMFG! http://imdb.com/title/tt0453538/
You just gave me something to look forward to.[/quote]
I hope to god this gets made. My childhood was comprised with heavy doses of Revenge of the Ninja and Pray for Death!
The Satoichi the Blind Samurai movies are pretty good. I have butchered spelling the main character’s name.
There is a Korean movie called Old Boy that has a sweet fight scene where the main character fights a hallway full of guys with a hammer. It reminded me of Kill Bill, except the end has a pretty sick plot twist. I recommend it if you can find a version with subtitles or English dubbed in.
Honorable mention…
Ichi the Killer & Dead or Alive. Not so much martial arts movies.
I was going to say Enter the Dragon, but that film has been forever ruined by Kentucky Fried Movie.
Kung Fu Hustle is just about the most entertaining, best looking Kung Fu movie I’ve ever seen.
Ong Bak promised much, started out really well and after that totally hilarious car chase (complete with van jumping off a big ramp) it just lost it completely. Absolutely brilliant scraps at the start, until the “fight” with the guy who likes picking up furniture. Having said all that, the fighting overall was really impressive, but the movie itself sucked ass.
Fist of Fury has the best group scrap when Bruce returns the ‘sick men of asia’ sign to the karate class.
Also worth a mention is the brilliant scrap between Jackie Chan and the Kyokushinkai bloke on the roof in “Who Am I”.
Lone Wolf McQuade also has to be my favourite Kung Fu movie.
Dragon Inn: I forget who is in it, but is in the style of Crouching tiger, etc. with multiple plots going on, some drama, several good fight scenes (with the flying and superpowers and whatnot). I like it because it is older than the current hollywood versions of such movies. Perhaps not as good as the jet Li flicks (which are among my favorites), and Crouching Tiger, but definitely worth watching (especially if you want a little reminder of the older flicks with bad dubbing…).
As for Ghost Dog, the Way of the Samauri, I did not see it as much of a martial arts/kung fu flick (in terms of action; though there are definite influences in the drama). It is more of a drama about an assassin (Forest Whitacker) in modern day times. That being said, it is a great movie.
And finally, not a movie, but if you have not read the Art of War by Sun Tzu, you should. I imagine everyone finding their way to this thread has an interest, on some level, of fighting and strategy, and Sun Tzu was a master.
[quote]cartman wrote:
Dragon Inn: I forget who is in it, but is in the style of Crouching tiger, etc. with multiple plots going on, some drama, several good fight scenes (with the flying and superpowers and whatnot). I like it because it is older than the current hollywood versions of such movies. Perhaps not as good as the jet Li flicks (which are among my favorites), and Crouching Tiger, but definitely worth watching (especially if you want a little reminder of the older flicks with bad dubbing…).
As for Ghost Dog, the Way of the Samauri, I did not see it as much of a martial arts/kung fu flick (in terms of action; though there are definite influences in the drama). It is more of a drama about an assassin (Forest Whitacker) in modern day times. That being said, it is a great movie.
And finally, not a movie, but if you have not read the Art of War by Sun Tzu, you should. I imagine everyone finding their way to this thread has an interest, on some level, of fighting and strategy, and Sun Tzu was a master.[/quote]
Dragon Inn is one of the DVDs sitting in my fairly large collection of Asian action movies that I just could not get in to. I shut it off after 20 minutes and haven’t tried to watch it again. Maybe I’ll try again one of these days.
For everyone that liked Kung Fu Hustle(one of most entertaining movies I have ever seen), the sequel is already in the works.