Martial Arts films

[Bonkers225]

One of my all time introduction to the main villain

 

[Samatonic Samatonic]

One of my favorite movies.

 

[diet_orange]

One of my favorite movies.

For a second I thought that was a scene from Riki-Oh

 

[Samatonic Samatonic]

DARN IT YOUTUBE, STUPID AGE-RESTRICTED MY MEGABYTE RAM DRIVE !

 

[Turbo Kid]

I'll add a few more to the discussion

The Raid 2
Kung Fu Hustle
Armour of God II: Operation Condor
Police Story 3 & 4
Righting Wrongs
The Man from Nowhere
Chocolate (2008)
The Sha Po Lang Trilogy
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
The John Wick movies (including Ballerina)
Rumble in the Bronx
Furie (2019)
Hero
House of Flying Daggers
Drive (1997)
I kind of want to throw in Avengement too for featuring some good fights with Scott Adkins.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

Some great films in this thread. I'll throw in one I don't think I've heard anyone really talk about, but I'd be happy to put others onto, and that's Burning Paradise.

It's a very strange martial arts film in the sense it has a more darker, almost gothic, kind of atmosphere to the film which if you're familiar with the director Ringo Lam's other work, you'll find it's quite a stylistic departure. I will admit that tonally it can be a bit all over the place. The film has some humorous moments that aren't placed very well and clash within certain scenes which I could understand being used a mark against it. It's directed in such a strange, unique way however that I actually quite admire. I'd recommend checking it out at least once if you're into martial arts films.

 

[Andresito_epi]

Although I like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Jet Li party and other movies from other countries I have to say my favourite ones are Ip Man. Each movie is a delight and I recommend all of them :)

EDIT: I forgot, if you talk about stupid movies, there is one spanish movie about karate that is hilarious mixed with ultra low budget. I had to buy it when I saw it on a second hand store.
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I believe it will be very difficult to find it in internet with its english subtitles, but it has them because in the DVD says so.

I absolutely did not enter this thread expecting to see Karate a Muerte en Torremolinos mentioned. The movie was recorded well... in Torremolinos, very close to where I live. It's pretty well known that half the *low* budget was spent on drugs. And it shows. And it's awesome.

Also, The Armour of God from Jackie Chan is probably one of my favourite martial arts movies. You can't really go wrong with 80s and 90s Jackie Chan, but this one is gold.

 

[Kamako]

Ooh oooh don't forget Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky!

Spoiler: UV-MAX

 

[diet_orange]

Ooh oooh don't forget Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky!

Spoiler: UV-MAX

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Even watching Brad from Cinema Snob review it made me queasy :X

 

[Kamako]

Even watching Brad from Cinema Snob review it made me queasy :X

Dude, Cinema Snob is such a legend xD Been watching his videos since the earliest days of TGWTG/Channel Awesome. That is a true film fan

 

[Jotaro]

most of the good ones have been mentioned, even the rare ones, but, thread lacks george iceman and yuri boyka kino

 

[Mago]

A touch of Zen, Pedicab Driver, and Master of the flying Guillotine are probably my favorites but theres a lot of good ones tbh.

 

[Deleted member 132407]

Select instance - Invidious

https://invidious.materialio.us/watch/YhHEyh_oqR8

My personal favorite
As you see recognizable actors featured in Kung Pow! Enter the Fist

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I'm pretty basic: I like Stephen Chow's movies

 

[Turbo Kid]

I'm pretty basic: I like Stephen Chow's movies
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[Ikagura Ikagura]

My personal favourite of him still will be God of Cookery

 

[Turbo Kid]

There's a scene from The Mermaid that cracks me up

 

[Raindrop]

King of the Kickboxers, this movie is great

 

[Turbo Kid]

A few choice things from my collection:

 

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Always like watching anything with Jackie Chan in it.

 

[Guinea]

Fearless (2006) is my favorite.

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Shaolin Soccer.

 

[Metroid_Hybrid]

When trying to describe what I do, I've always directed people to the first 'Ip Man' movie (with less kicking and more joint locks).

But two movies that my old mentors directed me towards was '36th Chamber of Shaolin' (you can learn some real skills from this one) and '5 Deadly Venoms' (I was told this movie effectively sparked the "Dojo Wars" during the 60's & 70's)

 

[diet_orange]

One of the most underrated villain of all time. Love this dude. Sadly, he hasn't done many work since then. Very private person, who lives in Japan with his family today.

Synder is such a great fucking villain and absolutely carried the first 3 Ninjas movie on his back

 

[breremarer]

"A Touch of Zen" and "The Raid 2" are probably my all-time favorites. They're both so beautiful and kinetic - action just flows in them differently. I also have a real soft-spot for the "Street Fighter" movie, albeit for entirely different reasons.

I also saw this wild North Korean martial arts film called "Pyongyang Nalpharam", which isn't very good, but I do think its novelty alone make it worth seeking out, if you're into the genre.