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Canadian Turtle
10-13-2009, 12:58 PM
Hey all! I have been a movie fan and collector for a very long time, I spent most of my college education money buying movies in fact.
So during all those years of movie watching I was never really a fan of Kung Fu or martial Arts movies, until now for some reason. So I am trying to catch up like mad.
More specifically I am now a big time Jet Li fan! Fearless has been by far my favorite of his thus far.
Anyone have other faves of any Kung Fu movies?
Well, you got your Jackie Chan-a-holic right here. :D
Voltron
10-13-2009, 05:08 PM
A long time ago, Ai brought over some cheesy kung fu movies. We thought they'd be bad, but I don't think we were prepared for how awful they truly were. They were some of the funniest things I've ever seen. At one point, an old man gets so angry with his son that he actually barks at him in fury. :lol:
Oh man, I remember watching that movie! He actually yells "BRUCE," but he sounds so much like a barking dog, that we were just blown away. It took us 20 minutes to calm down from that one. :lol:
Canadian Turtle
10-13-2009, 06:01 PM
Hahaha! I love those horrible cheesy ones too!! I watched one last night on TV randomly. There was this dude who had a reaaaly fake curly mustache which looked sooo bad and he was eating chicken which was hanging off his stache while he was fighting with a stipidly large sward.
I am more into the newer ones though. I find that a lot of the Jet Li movies look bad on the North American covers, but are actually really good, ie Fearless. I bought it for $5 thinking it looked stupid. Turned out to be one of the best movies I've seen in a while.
odupianist
10-14-2009, 07:40 AM
I'm much like you dude. I didn't really get into Kung Fu til late. The movie that got me into it though (which I highly suggest and I know Benvenuto will back me up) is "Drunken Master". It has Jackie Chan and is hilarious. There was even a sequel.
Canadian Turtle
10-14-2009, 08:48 AM
Sweet I will have to check that out for sure!
Not to say anything bad about Chan, but I think there was a part of my dislike for martial arts films that was because of Chan. I just didn't feel like he was taking any of it seriously and was just doing tricks. That said I think I can appreciate his movies more now. Although I have to say I am a fan of period pieces that showcase true Wushu in its most awesome form! But thats just me. And some of the modern set movies that have hard core martial arts as well.
I'm much like you dude. I didn't really get into Kung Fu til late. The movie that got me into it though (which I highly suggest and I know Benvenuto will back me up) is "Drunken Master". It has Jackie Chan and is hilarious. There was even a sequel.
No way in hell I'm NOT gonna back you up. :lol:
IMO, the sequel pwned the first Drunken Master by many standards. I'm kinda surprised that he didn't make it earlier in the 80's, but I guess we probably wouldn't have had the faster pace or martial arts that debuted in his movie Dragon Lord. We'd still have the more graceful style of combat that were primarily in the 70's.
You want a good example? Check out his movie The Young Master, which I consider is one of his many old style classics.
After that, pop in Police Story and prepare for the mind f*ck of a good time.
Not to say anything bad about Chan, but I think there was a part of my dislike for martial arts films that was because of Chan. I just didn't feel like he was taking any of it seriously and was just doing tricks. That said I think I can appreciate his movies more now.
Well, you just gotta understand where he came from. Back when he was first introduced, Bruce Lee recently died. The Asian martial arts movie community were DESPERATE for a person to take over his legacy. You can imagine how bad the 'Bruceploitation' phenomonon was in effect. They even tried to make Jackie that way with his first few films, which all flopped.
Jackie didn't want his career to be in Bruce's shadow, so he decided to branch off into his own genre of martial arts. His first film of creative control, Snake in Eagle's Shadow, got him noticed, but it wasn't until he made Drunken Master that he became a real star.
It's sad that he's gotten older and inable to perform the stuff he did in his prime. Hell, even in his prime, he couldn't do the things he really wanted to do, thanks to a stunt gone wrong that nearly killed him in Armour of God. He's got a hole in his skull to this day because of that.
saiyan_monkey
10-15-2009, 03:43 AM
Enter The Dragon is still 1 of my most favourite movies of martial arts. I prefer Jet over Jackie. Fearless is awesome, Unleasehed rocked, The One was standard and there was one I watched not that long ago called Rogue Assassn. I thought that was pretty good.
Jet Li movies I would like to watch:
The Forbidden Kingdom
Once Upon A Time In China
Black Mask
Mecha Cow
10-15-2009, 06:04 AM
The Forbidden Kingdom is pretty much just a kids' movie, and it's not very good. It's worth it for the novelty of seeing Jet Li and Jackie Chan together though.
Most of what I'd recommend has already been mentioned, but Jet Li's Fist of Legend and Fong Sai-Yuk are great. Jackie's Rumble in the Bronx is also one of my favorites. Wheels on Meals is kinda messy, but it has some really good fight scenes.
It might not be what you're looking for, but if you can track it down, you should check out Fantasy Mission Force as well. It's f*cking terrible, but also hilarious.
odupianist
10-15-2009, 07:26 AM
Not to say anything bad about Chan, but I think there was a part of my dislike for martial arts films that was because of Chan. I just didn't feel like he was taking any of it seriously and was just doing tricks.
That's why I like Jackie Chan's stuff though, his goofiness to it while at the same time pulling off major moves. I haven't gotten around to Jet Li and Bruce Lee yet, but I'm working on it.
Wheels on Meals is kinda messy, but it has some really good fight scenes.
Hellz yeah. Any movie where a guy can do a roundhouse kick and put out friggin' candles is a must watch.
Canadian Turtle
10-15-2009, 07:46 AM
That's why I like Jackie Chan's stuff though, his goofiness to it while at the same time pulling off major moves. I haven't gotten around to Jet Li and Bruce Lee yet, but I'm working on it.
Hey man! I was with you. I had some Bruce Lee movies and never really got into them. Then when I started watching some of Jet's good movies I got so into it and could really see why the Bruce Lee movies are amazing so I could truly appreciate them!
There is some cool movie suggestions in here I hadn't thought of. Thanks guys!
Master Splinter
10-15-2009, 08:25 AM
Hey man! I was with you. I had some Bruce Lee movies and never really got into them. Then when I started watching some of Jet's good movies I got so into it and could really see why the Bruce Lee movies are amazing so I could truly appreciate them!
There is some cool movie suggestions in here I hadn't thought of. Thanks guys!
One of the best Kung-Fu movies I have seen is Kung Fu Hustle... It is pretty darn funny and has some of the best fight scenes I have seen in a while...
I am also a fan of any of the Shaolin movies... Disciples of the 36th Chamber, Drunken Monkey, Enter the 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Fist of the White Lotus... Plus Street Fighter (The real one not based off the video game), Shogun Assassin... And many many more... I love kung-fu movies... My wife, not as much, unless they are in english she won't watch em with me unless its my birthday or something... :D
Keep this thread going with any more titles... I see a couple I haven't heard of and forgot about... :evilgrin:
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Canadian Turtle
10-15-2009, 08:46 AM
I watched a couple other random Jet Li movies the other day including "Kiss of the Dragon" and "black mask" I find it amazing that even the cheap cheesy ones like Black Mask are still pretty good! The story is alright, the mask is just stupid thats all.
Master Splinter
10-15-2009, 09:45 AM
I watched a couple other random Jet Li movies the other day including "Kiss of the Dragon" and "black mask" I find it amazing that even the cheap cheesy ones like Black Mask are still pretty good! The story is alright, the mask is just stupid thats all.
Oh if you want really cheesy and funny check out They Call Me Bruce and They Still Call Me Bruce... It's about this bummy chinese guy who sorta looks like Bruce Lee so all these people think he can fight like Bruce Lee and crap but he is really just a plain ol' bum... lol...
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saiyan_monkey
10-15-2009, 02:50 PM
It's worth it for the novelty of seeing Jet Li and Jackie Chan together though.
Thats why I wanna watch it.
Oh if you want really cheesy and funny check out They Call Me Bruce and They Still Call Me Bruce... It's about this bummy chinese guy who sorta looks like Bruce Lee so all these people think he can fight like Bruce Lee and crap but he is really just a plain ol' bum... lol...
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Those names brings back memories of a when I was a kid. I used to love those 2 and I might need to watch them again.
We need a topic which should be sort of a reference list to Martial Arts and Asian movies so other Technodrome members can look for movies they might be interested in to watch.
Hamato Yoshi
10-25-2009, 12:15 AM
Enter the Game of Death (starring wannabe Bruce Le)
Ninja Strikes Back (Bruce Le vs Harold "Oddjob" Sakata)
The imitator films......so bad they're good lol :D
Chinese Hercules (don't be fooled : Bolo only has bit part)
Hapkido (saw it on YT)
When TKD Strikes
Infernal Street
Canadian Turtle
10-25-2009, 03:46 PM
Just watched "fist of Legend" today and LOVED IT! I am worried, because I am running out of Jet Li movies and that would suck!
GuitarCrazyo
10-28-2009, 05:33 PM
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