My favorate martial arts film is?

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Ghost Dog with Forest Whitaker. It's a reasonably credible story about a true samurai following the Bushido code in a modern setting, with an interesting culture clash. Not the usual flashy Hollywood fight choreography, but a lot of truth behind the scenes...

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I have quite a few and they are in no particular order.

1)Bloodsport(JCVD)
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3)Heatseeker(Gary Daniels & Keith Cooke)
4)Best Of The Best 1/2 (Philip & Simon Rhee)
5)Mortal Kombat 1(Keith Cooke-Reptile)
6)Mortal Kombat 2(Keith Cooke-Sub Zeros Brother)
7)Enter The Dragon(Bruce Lee)
8)Once Upon A Time In China(Jet Li)
9)Bloodsport 2(Ron Hall-Cliff)
10)Only The Strong(Mark Dacascos)
11)Redemption(Mark Dacascos)

My list could go on for ever but here are some of my favourites. And as far as the Seven Samurais go well that was a great classic.

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thanks very much. Ghost Dog with Forest Whitaker. It's a reasonably credible story about a true samurai following the Bushido code in a modern setting, with an interesting culture clash. Not the usual flashy Hollywood fight choreography, but a lot of truth behind the scenes...

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here's my top 10 : (basically equal)
1.way of the dragon-bruce lee
2.cradle 2 the grave-jet li
3.romeo must die-jet li
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5.enter the dragon-bruce lee
6.american ninja 1,2,3,4,5
7.big boss-bruce lee
8.game of death 1,2-bruce lee
9.and most jean claude van damme ones
10.the one-jet li
11.best of the best-phillip rhee



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STAR WARS SERIES
JACKIE CHAN MOVIES
GHOST DOG
ROADHOUSE
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA TOWN
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CROUCHING T Hidden D
GROSE POINT BLANK
SEVEN SAMURRI
the MANCHURIAN CANIDATE( FRANK SINATTRA, fu fighting!)

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not necessarily my favorite but one that most of you probably never heard of:

The Duellists
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directed by Ridley Scott( he directed Alien, Legend, etc)

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Great fight scenes with the Hessian and some of the mortals...

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Top 6 that are pretty much equal:

1) Twin Warriors
2) Big Trouble Little China (Total cult film)
3) The Hunted (w/ Chris Lampert)
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4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Who can deny this one!)
5) The Perfect Weapon
6) American Ninja

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The Perfect WEapon - Jeff Speakman. CLASSIC!

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Don't normally look at this section, but will confess to having enjoyed Blind Fury.

JohnL

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Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman

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The American Ninja Series, hoo boy. Anyone else notice the "Secret Ninja Hiding Place" in these flicks? Whenever a ninja is in a bad spot, he inevitably reaches around BEHIND him, in the region of his posterior, and pulls out a weapon of some sort which was previously unseen. Examples include the black guy ninja pulling two butterfly swords from his butt, the white blond ninja pulling a limpet mine from his arse (while wearing only a speedo. shudder), and the bad guy shirtless ninja yanking a sawed off shotgun out of his a-hole. Those ninjas, YEARS of training. RIGOROUS self discipline. GRUELING colon-stretching.

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Chris,

You may have found, as I have, when talking to older martial arts practitioners, both here and in Japan, that SUGATA SANSHIRO inspired many practitioners to begin their budo practise.

I still watch this film fairly often. It took me a while before I understood the lesson in sincerity rather than just compassion that Sanshiro receives when the zen priest forces him to have his 'small satori' with the obligatory 'whack'( to borrow an expression from Van De Wetering ).

I really wish that I could see one of the later versions which Kurosawa reworked the script for, but I never came across it in Japan.

Incidentally, the father of a certain Peter, whom we both know in Osaka, was inspired into a lifelong judo practise by this film.

Matthew Rogers

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heres 5 good ones
1 bloodsport(jcvd)
2 enter the dragon(bruce lee)
3 drunken master(jackie chan)
4 snake and crane(jackie chan)
5 the octagon(chuck norris)
not a big fan of the new stuff but jet lei's ''the one'' is quite good

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Barry Gordy's "The Last Dragon" Sho Nuff!!!!!

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Anpadh - the movie is "Yakuza" with Robert Mitchum slicing off the digit. It's one of my favourite films ever!

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Twilght Samurai. No wires, no bull. It is very close to some parts of Ryoma's life. There are only three fight scenes in the movie.

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Nobody seems to have mentioned the three (maybe 4 by now) "Once Upon a Time in China" movies. I loved those, especially the first one. Also, there is an old movie, whose name I cannot remember, in which an American guy ends up cutting off his little finger, at the end of the movie, as an apology to his Japanese friend. It isn't exactly a martial arts movie the way "Enter the Dragon" is, but still an interesting perspective on marital arts.

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-Bourne Identity/Supremecy - not really MA films but very cool no-nonsense, efficient MA (Kali) fighting.

-Matrix - again not really a MA movie but has some very cool Kung fu fight seens

-Kill Bills - VERY COOL sword play.

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Who can forget

Sword of Bushido
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098422/

Hero From Beyond The End of Time
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108542/

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Jacki:

-Police Story
Craziest stunts, some of his fastest and most intense fights; he was in his prime!

-Supercop
Great for same reasons; later than Police Story (Its actually police story 3), so his fight dynamics were beginning to change.

-The Legend of Drunken Master
Perhaps the best; some of the best group fights ever.

-Wheels on Meals/Dragon Forever
Both low budget, corny, and hard to find, but both (especially W on M) have and AMAZING fight between Jackie and Benny Urquidez. Easily the best one-on-one fight EVER! No wires, just inhuman craziness! Both also have Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, and altogether they have great chemistry.

Jet LI:

-Fist of Legend
Arguably his best

-Once Upon in China
Actually an interesting story, great fights. Gotta love Yuen Biao as well!


Other:

-Enter the Dragon
-Bloodsport
-Only the Strong
-Best of the Best

I love all Kurosawa films, especially the Seven Samurai (which I recently saw)

Who has seen "Ran"? Apparently its an adaptation of King Lear, and looks phenomenal; I intend to check it out.

-Al

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Jackie Chan went to Northern China once to learn an ancient technique from some Monks. To learn this style he had to sign a contract that he himself would never portray it on film. So Jackie goes, learns, then teaches this style to several other Martial artists. Some of higher rank than himself. Then he goes on to direct this film, his first directed film ever, he does not star in it, but it was phenomenal. The film was The Thirty Six Crazy Fists.

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Hi Anpadh:

I believe Robert Mitchum's co-star in Yakuza was Ken Takahura.

JohnL

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Ken,

Thanks for reminding me of the name. Also, would you happen to know if "Enter the 36th Chamber" and "The 36th Chamber of Shaollin" are the same movie or different? And do you know the stars of the movie(s)?

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JohnL,

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. However, my question was in regard to the stars of "36th Chamber of Shaolin" and "Enter the 36th Chamber." Also, I am not sure if the two are different movies or the same movie under different names in different markets.

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Hope it's not too late to get in on this. I know it's kind of an old thread.

I have 4 favorite Martial Arts films. These are in no order. I watch them all over and over again, and have for many years.

Best of The Best 1&2 (I might be the one guy in the world that is a fan of Eric Roberts )

The Last Dragon (Shonuff now has a movie career, but where the hell did Taimak go )

Big Trouble in Little China (who hasn't had an old crazy Uncle that reminded them of Egg Fu Yung )

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1. Seven Samurai. The best scene: when the lead samurai acknowledges that the farmers have given all their food to him.

2. Ghost Dog. Cult Classic.

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everyone says roadhouse. ive never seen it but dosent it have patric swazie in it?

just watching that guy makes me feel violated

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Ghost Dog with Forest Whitaker. It's a reasonably credible story about a true samurai following the Bushido code in a modern setting, with an interesting culture clash. Not the usual flashy Hollywood fight choreography, but a lot of truth behind the scenes...

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thank god someone has some genuine taste for cinematography so far

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