Favorite Martial Arts Flick

IceFlash78 · 02-19-2006, 12:31 AM

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* · 02-19-2006, 10:20 AM

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** · 02-19-2006, 10:28 AM

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

*XERO* · 02-19-2006, 07:36 PM

What Barky said.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 02-19-2006, 07:48 PM

Kill Bill Volume I

Kid A · 02-21-2006, 09:52 AM

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.

02-19-2006, 12:31 AM	#1
IceFlash78 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 302	Favorite Martial Arts Flick 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.

02-19-2006, 10:20 AM	#2
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	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. __________________

02-19-2006, 10:28 AM	#3
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,758	Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master II" and "Who Am I?". __________________ Make ****, not kill!

02-19-2006, 07:36 PM	#4
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	What Barky said. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

02-19-2006, 07:48 PM	#5
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Kill Bill Volume I __________________

02-21-2006, 09:52 AM	#6
Kid A Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 103	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.