Best Martial Art Movie - Page 3

Bubbagump · #21 12-01-2004, 01:53 PM

I hightly recommend you get your hands on anything Jett Li did prior to 'Romeo Must Die'. I'm not saying this movie and his other recent movies are bad, I just think the imported stuff he did is so much better.

My personal Favorites are:

Fist of Legend - It's an homage to Bruce Lee's The Chinese Connection. And I prefer the Jett Li version over Bruce's. It's my all time favority MA movie.

The Tai Chi Master and New Legends of Shaolin are also really good. There is a little kid in New Legends that is just amazing!

Bubbagump

nicky g · #22 12-01-2004, 01:56 PM

"Fist of Legend - It's an homage to Bruce Lee's The Chinese Connection. And I prefer the Jett Li version over Bruce's. It's my all time favority MA movie."

Yeah excellent film. The Bruce Lee film it remakes is called Fist of Fury over here.

ThaSaltCracka · #23 12-01-2004, 01:57 PM

no, I was merely stating after I said Blade, that nearly any movie JC has been in there have been some crazy martial arts.

elwoodblues · #24 12-01-2004, 01:58 PM

I have heard that an old martial arts movie called Budo (maybe Budho or Buddho?) was good. Anyone seen it?

oddjob · #25 12-01-2004, 02:01 PM

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"if you can get over the whole superhuman abilities thing. "

I liekd Twin Warriors (also known as Tai Chi Master) but in general I hate this. Not being able fight a billion people at once or whatever - that's what MA movies are about; just when they can fly or jump enormous distances etc. That's magic, not martial arts.

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to me this is no different from american movies that feature magical guns that can shoot 40 rounds without reloading. i just ignore these details, and try to enjoy the movie.

jakethebake · #26 12-01-2004, 02:01 PM

...was a great one. The Magnificant Seven was a remake of this movie.

nicky g · #27 12-01-2004, 02:03 PM

I think the fighting a billion opponents thing is similar to the unrealistic gun stuff. The flying is more comparable to, well, flying. Like if Mel Gibson started floating above Danny Glover's head in Lethal Weapon. More than a detail to me.

jakethebake · #28 12-01-2004, 02:04 PM

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to me this is no different from american movies that feature magical guns that can shoot 40 rounds without reloading. i just ignore these details, and try to enjoy the movie.

[/ QUOTE ] 1) There ARE guns that can fire 40 rounds. 2) It's easier to just think we don't see them reload, than it is to ignore the guy flying through the air.

Paluka · #29 12-01-2004, 02:04 PM

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...was a great one. The Magnificant Seven was a remake of this movie.

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Seven Samurai is completely devoid of martial arts...

jakethebake · #30 12-01-2004, 02:13 PM

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...was a great one. The Magnificant Seven was a remake of this movie.

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Seven Samurai is completely devoid of martial arts...

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I qualify Iaido or Kendo as martial arts. Not to mention aside from technique, much of the underlying stratrgy and mental aspects are the same. Every martial artist should read "The Unfettered Mind" by Takuan Soho, not to mention the "Book of Five Rings".