Favourite martial arts film of all time-
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Friday, June 26, 2026 16:08
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Quote:One of Chan's greatest successes.
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Armour of God II : Operation Condor Good character, with a kind of Martial arts Indianna Jones, superb stunts both vehicle and martial arts and great use of a set piece to highlight Chan's masterful choreography with stunts and fighting scenes.
Funny though, I like the English dub version the best- the music is so much more heroic & grand than the Chinese version (though, too many good bits were cut out of it, sadly).
The laughing Chrisisall
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Quote:Yeah, I liked it. Great acting, but I don't think the script was really up to it (Li's two main characters were a bit clichéed, I thought).
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Cyber, did you ever see "The One?"
Jet was excellent in that one.
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Originally posted by gotthammer:
Yojimbo is one of my all time favourites, but I don't think I ever really thought of it as a 'Martial Arts' movie.
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Agree with these - love Yojimbo/Sanjuro/Seven S. but never really thought of them as Martial Arts.
Ditto. I don't hesitate to count The Seven Samurai as one of the greatest movies ever made, but I see it more as a military drama than as a martial arts movie --a good martial arts movie requires a compelling big bad whose skills match those of the hero(es), but the bandits in SS were mostly just generics. A force of nature, dangerous only in terms of their numbers and more advanced weapons, and whom the samurai fight off through tactics and strategy, rather than through straightforward fighting skill.
The only samurai presented as a truly superhuman fighter is Kyuzo, and most of his action happens either offscreen (when he captures the gun) or is too subtle to register (like the over-before-it-began fight with the drunkard) --which of course makes more dramatic impact than any amount of stunts and wirework.
(Samurai 7, Gonzo's steampunk anime version, is more akin to what I mean; the Nobuseri are much more individually dangerous, and the individual samurai are all presented as fighting at a higher-than-human level that the Villagers can't match. Then there's the Emperor and Ukyo, who are manipulating things behind the scenes every bit as adroitly as Kambei organizes the villagers)
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What? No Kung Fu Hustle??? :)
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I was JUST about to say Kung Fu Hustle. So, that and....
House of Flying Daggers
Hero
Drunken Master II (original version)
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Oh, yah - while an actor rather than a movie, I do feel that Al Leong deserves an honorable mention here, as he seems to be in almost *every* kung fu flick or bad B-movie, particularly old school Canon/Golan-Globus stuff, usually getting his arse handed to him by the hero, sometimes repeatedly or fatally.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Leong
How bout that for a job description ?
"Well, I get my ass kicked by Chuck Norris a lot."
Seriously, the guy is in like, EVERYTHING - just look for the "nameless mook" with the Fu Manchu and there he is, usually getting beaten up, shot, stabbed, impaled, or even eaten (by Godzilla, no less!) - and somehow manages to make it look impressive, no mean feat in itself.
So here's one for Al Leong, hands down King of the nameless mooks.
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His candy-bar moment in Die Hard solidified him in my movie pantheon at a young age.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Quote:Along with that Michael Kamen riff...
Originally posted by Storymark:
His candy-bar moment in Die Hard solidified him in my movie pantheon at a young age.
Classic.
& his fight with Brandon Lee in the American masterpiece "Rapid Fire."
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Forgot about one of the funniest martial arts movies ever made - Kung Fu Hustle.
I LOL'd throughout this movie the first time I saw it. I could watch it over and over again, the sign of a masterpiece.
So here's to KFH.
SGG
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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One of Chan's greatest successes.
Funny though, I like the English dub version the best- the music is so much more heroic & grand than the Chinese version (though, too many good bits were cut out of it, sadly).
I haven't seen the dubbed version. What would they cut and why? Seems odd.
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Quote:The good is that Jackie did his own voice, and like I said, the music is way cooler.
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
I haven't seen the dubbed version. What would they cut and why? Seems odd.
The bad is that they cut stuff like the more violent shootings in the desert attack, the killing of the hotel owner (good cuts where my Son is concerned), the water gag where Jackie seem to be getting kissed by the girls... mostly extreme violence & little bits for time to keep it just over 90 minutes.
Still, the essence is there, and it is a leaner (if not meaner) movie.
The laughing Chrisisall
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