Favorite Martial Arts Flick

[IceFlash78]

Hey... I'm not sure if anybody did this type of stuff before, but here goes.

I remember how I used to think that the martial arts in recent movies like The One or the Matrix were pure gold, but after discovering older movies, I have completely changed my mind. Movies like Bruce Lee's unfinished "The Game of Death" or Jackie Chan's Drunken Master had lengthy martial arts fights with good camera styles. Unlike today's movies, the fights on these movies actually lasted longer than two minutes and had the combatants block/counterattack each other' moves. The filming were good, as they weren't jittery, showing only the attacks or only focusing on one person at a time. It focused on two people duking it out with their moves.

Anyways, what's your favorite martial arts movie? I haven't seen much, but I have to say Drunken Master takes the cake for me. Nothing beats fighting while drunk.

[Mecha Cow]

Granted, I haven't seen that many martial arts movies, but I bought Drunken Master a while ago and it's already one of my favorite movies. I'm a huge fan of Jackie Chan, and a movie that has awesome fights combined with hilarious comedy is an instant classic in my book.

So, Drunken Master is seconded.

[Barkworm]

Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master II" and "Who Am I?".

[XERO]

What Barky said.8)

[ThirdMarioBro]

Kill Bill Volume I

[Kid A]

There is one absolutely great Bruce Lee Movie without Bruce Lee actually as an actor (he was played by a hysterical ***). I forgot the title, but the movies was about some guys walking around and every place they came there waited some other guys who tried to beat them up. It seemed like they weren't born to do something else than hanging around at this places and waiting for this howler monkey Fake Bruce Lee to kick their asses and scream like a duck being raped. Anyhoo. While one of them was fighting, the others of the happy bunch got bored and made some morning exercises until they had the attention of FBL. Apparently they didn't think about the purpose of them being a group of 20 people when one FBL comes along. All along it was the same. Until one point. FBL is facing The Master of Martial Arts. He tries to beat him up as well, but then he has to realize that The Master of Martial Arts is simply rocking him. Maybe that's why his name "The Master of Martial Arts" (I guess his last name is Krüger). His last chance is to perform the unique move The Old Wise Man thaught him. So he concentrates at the last words of The Old Wise Man (they propably were "Oh, now I haven't to go to the toilet anymore ..too late.") and strikes The Master of Martial Arts -even in slow motion- with two fingers in the eyes.
Well that's it.
The next thing was, that I read in big red letters "The End". I guess it is up to my imagination how FBL finished off The Master of Matial Arts.

[cowabunga14]

I liked Enter the Dragon and The Octagon.

[XERO]

Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior is my current favorite.

[Krutch]

Five Deadly Venoms.

Trust me, its gold.

[Barkworm]

Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior is my current favorite.
I saw the original Thai version a couple of months ago and I have to say that although the fighting is gorgeous, Tony Jaa's lack of charisma kind of ruined the movie for me.

[Anarky]

I saw the original Thai version a couple of months ago and I have to say that although the fighting is gorgeous, Tony Jaa's lack of charisma kind of ruined the movie for me.

Every character in that movie is two dimensional, Big Bear being my favourite of that kind. It's hard to give a character depth and all that when you have to hit him with a fridge two seconds later. But I agree with you on the fights, best thing since hamburgers.

[Hamato Yoshi]

I thought Octagon was pretty crappy , never been a fan of Norris films :/

The Big Boss (cause it's gritty & rebellious)
Fist of Fury (classic school vs school)
Way of the Dragon (globetrotting adventure with charm)
Enter the Dragon (great , but overrated)
Mortal Kombat (heavily inspired by Enter)
Rumble in the Bronx (just like Way except it's in NY)
PS III aka Supercop (great stuff)

I have to see Hapkido , When taekwondo strikes as many Bruce Lee co-stars are in it :)

[XERO]

Every character in that movie is two dimensional, Big Bear being my favourite of that kind. It's hard to give a character depth and all that when you have to hit him with a fridge two seconds later. But I agree with you on the fights, best thing since hamburgers.

Yep.

Too bad it's the only thing that's worth watching about this movie.

But, I'm not bitter.:P

[Hamato Yoshi]

Bill Tung RIP

played JC's uncle in Police Story films :(

[XERO]

...

Uncle Bill is dead?

[Hamato Yoshi]

He died about a week ago :(

Check out this sweet 1st edition 1972 poster , it's very very htf :

http://cgi.ebay.com/WAY-OF-THE-DRAGON-bruce-lee-ORIGINAL-CHINESE-poster_W0QQitemZ7593107759QQcategoryZ25472QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem

I've got the Hong Kong Fist of Fury poster :D

Way was the last movie Bruce saw on Dec 30th , he died only 7 months later before seeing Enter or Game in the cinemas :(