Essential martial arts films

[GenTDuke]

It would be nice if everyone posted there favourite films and why here:

I don’t even have to mention everything Bruce Lee has ever done, which I own with the exception of Marlowe and longstreet, which I cant source on DVD.

The scorpion king and The Legend of the fighter; if you haven’t seen these films you must, they are the most motivational pieces of Hong Kong cinema I have seen, they are both about weak people becoming great fighters through determination and strength of character.

[Mary]

Do you have a list of everything Bruce Lee did? Cause I want to get everything I can get my hands on, but some of it looks like stock footage pieced together after he died, and I want to get stuff he was actually involved in.

[GenTDuke]

Do you have a list of everything Bruce Lee did? Cause I want to get everything I can get my hands on, but some of it looks like stock footage pieced together after he died, and I want to get stuff he was actually involved in.

You can get a box set for 25 pond from HMV, but will have to buy Enter the Dragon on its own.

Chinese Connection (Big Boss)
Fists of Fury
Return of The Dragon
Game of Death (he only appear a bit, the rest is a stunt man and cardboard cut outs)

Enter the Dragon

The Green Hornet series costs a packet, it is not very good apart from when Kato (bruce) appears.

Marlowe is a okay film but Bruce gets killed off to easy, and Lonstreet is a series which he did the first episode.

MOst every thing else is by Bruce Li

[prenna]

Game of Death (he only appear a bit, the rest is a stunt man and cardboard cut outs)

Have you seen the reconstructed version of this? Some missing footage and the plot goes the way Bruce originally intended. It's really good, though I might be biased about it's overtly Jeet Kune Do message.

[GenTDuke]

Game of Death (he only appear a bit, the rest is a stunt man and cardboard cut outs)

Have you seen the reconstructed version of this? Some missing footage and the plot goes the way Bruce originally intended. It's really good, though I might be biased about it's overtly Jeet Kune Do message.

I feel your groove baby, it is better the way he intended it.

[Primeval Man-Ro]

I think choreography wise my favorite is Iron Monkey, the action in that movie is simply some of the best ever.
Best story is probably Hero starring Jet Li in it. It was just released in theaters here in the states, the script and direction was top notch-very cerebral.



Anyone here ever seen Drunken Tai-Chi?? I've heard it's really excellent.

[kettlebellnut]

Oh man, HERO was beautiful. No spoliers here -- > GO SEE THIS FILM!

[wannalift]

rikki oh: the story of ricky
all the steven segal films

[GenTDuke]

all the steven segal films

no offence man but LOL

[VeganEssentials]

rikki oh: the story of ricky

I've been wanting to see this film for ages since someone told me all about it. Eventually I'll just plunk down the money at Amazon to get a copy, and in the meantime I'll have to keep dreaming about it!

Ryan

[JP]

all the steven segal films

no offence man but LOL

And where is van dammes Kickboxer!

[Heyutang]

Wong Kar Wai: Ashes of time
The Jackie Chan oeuvre: OK some of it is for laughs, but still. Yes I have seen The Drunken Master by him, it is his best one. It features a very young and energetic Jackie, with his old bearded and drunk master, and at the end peforming a classic dandy style kung fu. GREAT STUFF!!! Of course he has many other great movies.
Jet Li: Fong Sai Yuk 1&2. Classics. Once upon a time in China: the whole series. The Tai Chi Master:awesome shots, great story.
Of course Zhang Yimou's Hero rules at the moment, or has the last few years. Very beautiful. Haven't seen his new one 'house of the flying daggers'
Akiro Kurosawa: Sanshiro Sugata
I don't like Bruce Lee's stuff that much, don't know why. Maybe I have to give it another try.

I practiced tai chi and Qi Gong (postures) and some Chinese Kung Fu for 4 years myself: definitely want to go back to that.

[barbara]

I just came back from watching Hero. Although it was beautifully filmed and the story line very facinating, I found it a little disappointing

I just saw Iron Monkey a few weeks ago and loved it. Maybe I was expecting more interesting fight scenes in Hero than just with swords I am pretty new at martial arts so have been renting alot just for the fight scenes. I think this is what I was expecting from Hero. The sword fighting was very impressive though and Jet Li is pretty cool, although he kept hitting the horses which was uneccesary and very distracting to me

[Primeval Man-Ro]

Wong Kar Wai: Ashes of time
The Jackie Chan oeuvre: OK some of it is for laughs, but still. Yes I have seen The Drunken Master by him, it is his best one. It features a very young and energetic Jackie, with his old bearded and drunk master, and at the end peforming a classic dandy style kung fu. GREAT STUFF!!! Of course he has many other great movies.
Jet Li: Fong Sai Yuk 1&2. Classics. Once upon a time in China: the whole series. The Tai Chi Master:awesome shots, great story.
Of course Zhang Yimou's Hero rules at the moment, or has the last few years. Very beautiful. Haven't seen his new one 'house of the flying daggers'
Akiro Kurosawa: Sanshiro Sugata
I don't like Bruce Lee's stuff that much, don't know why. Maybe I have to give it another try.

I practiced tai chi and Qi Gong (postures) and some Chinese Kung Fu for 4 years myself: definitely want to go back to that.

Lots of good suggestions there!!! good looking out. I'll definitely second the once upon a time in china series...... chinese heroes are so benevolent and wise. Great series!

[wannalift]

i hate to break it to you all, but steven segal does the most realistic fight scenes and actually practiced his art on screen rather than using hollywood matial arts, the kind bruce lee used, where everything is all sensationalized. not that steven wasn't guilty of that on occasion, but...
~david