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Martial Arts Movies We Like

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Hmmm Ziyi can't do martial arts, she's only able to because she's done ballet.
 
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I thought Zhang Ziyi did well for someone who'd never practiced martial arts before the movie. Chow Yun Fat did great - I was really disappointed when they came out with another movie shortly after called Bullet Proof Monk. Cornball if I do say so myself -.-
I loved Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, but when I talked to anyone else about it they always found something absolutely ridiculous to complain about. The movie was excellent, plain and simple - Americans don't know a good movie when they see one.
 
Onigiri Chan said:
Americans don't know a good movie when they see one.
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LMFAO

Yeah it's a great movie. It's taken a long time for a good martial arts flick to appear before my eyes. My all time fav is Once Upon A Time In China.
 
I still haven't seen that one. I've heard that it's very good though.
I have a whole list of movies to rent now -.-
 

I used to get pist when some people would complain about the movie. I mean it was great. It had a nice plot, stylish and fancy action, and an incredible sountrack. Zhang Ziyi also stars in the new epic film, which is sorta like Crouching Tiger, HERO. Jet li, he was supposed to be the leading role in Crouching Tiger but declined due to his new born baby, is the main actor. I have only seen some trailers but the movie looks great. Also a new movie, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, is coming out late summer. Is about a Japanese and a Chinese martial artists guys bak in the old days. I mean like feudal japan and imperial china. For me the best HK action star is Jet Li. Whatcha guys think?
 
Jet Li's great! But I think that Chow Yun Fat did a mavelous job, and i'd even go so far as to say that Jet Li wouldn't have done as well. Certainly Jet Li's a great martial artist, but I can't seem him playing the sort of role that Chow Yun Fat had.
Warriors of Heaven and Earth sounds interesting. I need to see some more good martial arts films...
 
I think Chow Yun Fat is more of an established actor and Jet Li is still emerging among the masses. Jet Li is good but I prefer Chow Yun Fat. Also, I thought BulletProof Monk was alright...not great...but alright. But, I like Seann William Scott too.
 
I think i'd have to say that I prefer Chow Yun Fat as well.
Jet Li is skilled but he's not a great actor.
 
Fat is a great actor, but I think that Jet Li is more skilled than him in action routines.
 
HERO ain't that new. Zhang Zi Yi's new acting role is in The House Of Flying Daggers which i wanna see pretty badly lol. Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat - i thought their hollywood productions weren't so great.

Jet is never gonna be able to show what he can REALLY do in hollywood. His best work was with The One. There's a huge difference in an american choreographed fight and a hong kong one. I'm just curious here but does the western audience not like speed but instead opt for power in fight scenes?

Chow's prime was back in the late 80's to mid 90's when he was a god with just two pistols.
 
I also didnt think much of their Hollywood fights. I thought that one of Li's best western stuff was in Kiss of the Dragon. One of my fave Jackie movies is Thunderbolt. IT is one of the few ones in which he is serious for a change.
 
goggles said:
Chow's prime was back in the late 80's to mid 90's when he was a god with just two pistols.
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I agree. The gunplay scenes in "The Killer" and "Hard Boiled" are just amazing. Of course, I suppose that has a lot to do with John Woo too. Wasn't he also in "Another Tomorrow" (or was it "Another Tomorrow 2," whichever was the good one)? That movie had a great action scene at the end, especially with the one guy with the katana slicing people up. I really enjoyed that one.
 
I'm sure I've posted these before:

1. Blood Sport with Jean-Claude VanDamme
2. Enter the Dragon w/ Bruce Lee
3. Perfect Weapon w/ Jeff Speakman
4. Best of the Best w/ Eric Roberts
5. Aiki a 2001 Japanese film
 
Golgo_13 said:
I'm sure I've posted these before:

1. Blood Sport with Jean-Claude VanDamme
2. Enter the Dragon w/ Bruce Lee
3. Perfect Weapon w/ Jeff Speakman
4. Best of the Best w/ Eric Roberts
5. Aiki a 2001 Japanese film
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1 - I like it, but it's a pretty bad movie. The fight scenes are cool, though, and I guess that's all that matters.

2 - Good movie. I'm sure this one is on everyone's list.

3 - I liked that one, too. There are some really good fight scenes. I think that my favorite is in the gym when he takes on the three guys.

4 - Another one of my favorites. Although I would have said "w/ Phillip Rhee" instead of Eric Roberts. The Tommy/Dae Han fight at the end was pretty awesome.

5 - I haven't even heard of that one.

Here are some others that I liked:

1)Mortal Kombat - The fight between Johnny Cage and Scorpion was just incredible.

2)No Retreat, No Surrender I & II - Not great movies, and not really related to one another, but there were some pretty cool fight scenes overall.

3)Return of the Dragon - How could you not like a movie in which Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee duke it out at the end? Good stuff. Of course, just about any of the Bruce Lee movies are good.

4)Rapid Fire - The Bruce Lee comments reminded me of this one, starring his late son, Brandon. I really liked the fight scenes in this movie as well.

I guess that's enough for now, if I think of any more I'll post them.
 
Eric Roberts is a star. Phillip who?

Good. No one is mentioning any of Don "the Dragon" Wilson's B movies
 
Golgo_13 said:
Eric Roberts is a star.
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Maybe, but his fight scenes weren't that good, and we're talking martial arts movies here.

Golgo_13 said:
Phillip who?
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He's the guy who played Tommy.

Golgo_13 said:
Good. No one is mentioning any of Don "the Dragon" Wilson's B movies
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Maybe not, but I think that I may have done worse than that.
 
Golgo_13 said:
Of course I knew who Phillip Rhee was. He even did 2 sequels. It's just that he is not a household name like Jackie Lee or Bruce Chan.
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Oops, I should have known. Anyway, even though he isn't a household name, I still think that anyone who watches for the fights would know him over Eric Roberts. And I thought that the two sequels were pretty much crap, for what it's worth.

Golgo_13 said:
A review of "Aiki": http://www.iofilm.co.uk/fm/a/aiki_2002.shtml
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Interesting. That wasn't anything like what I thought it would be.
 
How about "Karate Kid"? Now that was a good movie, even though not quite action-packed for the hard-core martial arts fans.

I"m going home now, and I'm gonna stop on my way at a Japanese video store and see if they have the tape of K-1 Romanex event where Kazuyuki Fujita mauled Bob Sapp and my boy Genki Sudo KTFO Royler Gracie.

Ketchup with you tomorrow.
 
Golgo_13 said:
How about "Karate Kid"? Now that was a good movie, even though not quite action-packed for the hard-core martial arts fans.
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Lots of good one-liners, like "put him in a body bag, Johnny," and "how are the family jewels?" and "sweep the leg," etc. Or maybe those are just fun to say. I think I'm going to have to rent that one and watch it again, if only for the inspirational rock -- "you're the best, around, no one's gonna ever take you down!" Yeah, baby, eighties rock rules!

Golgo_13 said:
Ketchup with you tomorrow.
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またあの駄洒落が出てきましたね。 See ya then!
 
Jet Li's period pieces are the best for me:
Once Upon A Time In China 1 and 2, Fong Sai Yuk 1 and 2, Hung Hi Kwun; just to name a few.
 
Don't forget about "Tai Chi Master 1 & 2!"
 
Tai Chi master 1 was amazing. Didn't any of you guys like Kiss of the Dragon ? It was partially a European production. I though the fight scenes there were pretty good, when Li takes on the huge black guy and the last fight with those 2 twins. And let's not forget the Defender.
 
Kiss of the Dragon was horrible. There was no rhythm in the fights. Too much focus on power.
 
Bruce Lee. Enter The Dragon. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING else ever has, or ever will come even remotely close!
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