[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chris Caile:
What is your favorate martial arts film and why? And what is your opinion on some of the Japanese films like "The Seven Samurai" or classic Samurai films? We will also be reviewing current martial releases and want to know you opinions too.[/QUOTE]

OOPS!!! I messed up... here goes again...

I truly enjoyed Fist of Legend as well as all Jet Li films...
The martial arts displayed in
Mad Monkey Kung-Fu
Disciples of the 36th chamber
Legendary weapons of China
My Young Auntie
are by far the greatest i`ve ever seen!

Kurosawa Akira is(was?) a genius!!!

Mifune is probably the greatest actor in history. No one could have done Sanjuro and Yojimbo the way he did.

The film that stirs my emotions the most though is EIGHT DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER with Gordon Liu. The scene when Madam Yang discovers that her husband was killed in battle and the reaction of the cast brings tears to my eyes every damn time!!!

Although the martial arts was not to my liking, the BEST OF THE BEST(first one only) was one beautiful film!!!

Tank

In no particular order...

1. Twin Warriors [a.k.a. Tai Chi Master] (Jet Li)
2. Fist of Legend (Jet Li)
3. Once Upon a Time in China 2 (Jet Li)
4. Drunken Master (Jackie Chan)
5. Iron Monkey (Donnie Yen)
6. Enter the Dragon (Bruce Lee)
7. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Chow Yun Fat)
8. Once Upon a Time in China (Jet Li)
9. Magnificent Butcher (Sammo Hung)
10. Fist of Fury (Bruce Lee)

[This message has been edited by mwa15 (edited 11-26-2002).]

Let me say first that I do not practice martial arts, and some of you may laugh at me for saying this, but you have to do yourself a favor and see Master of the Flying Guillotine! Yes, there are special effects; i.e. a man who can walk on walls and ceilings and a man who can stretch his arms out to twice their length. If that sounds lame to you, see it anyway. There's also a really good Thai kickboxer and Jimmy Wang Yu, the director, plays a one-armed boxer. If you only want a pure demonstration of fighting, see Bruce Lee's final (unfinished) film: The Game of Death. He takes on an escrima master, a Jujitsu master (I may be wrong about that-something with grappling) and finally Kareem Abdul-Jabar doing Jeet Kune Do.

my favourite martial arts film is the mega-unrealistic "MORTAL KOMBAT"

i simply love this movie.. ive even played all its games (well most of em)

and watched MK 1 and 2 and expecting 3 to be released

Master Killer

The Yakuza with Robert Mitchum...the swordsmen are the real deal....

Although not martial arts movies some of the realistic fight scenes:

Gross Pointe Blank, courtesy of Benny the Jet
Roadhouse, also courtesy of Benny the jet

I think a lot of Mortal Kombat was ripped from Enter the Dragon. Watch one after the other and you'll see what I mean.

Kurosawa films NOT martial arts? huh?
Not Dodeskaden, sure, but seven samurai? yojimbo?sanjuro? Those who tread? c'mon! just cause no one flies or spits acid doesnt mean it's not MA!
But, best MA movie?
the starwars trilogy.

i bet no one has ever seen:-

DRAGON FORCE

just a P*ss take really, so funny, exploding ninjas, and the funniest headbut in the movies.......

And how about " a fist full of yen" in the film Kentucky fried movie?

"YOU HAVE OUR GRATITUDE!"

Exploding Ninjas? Didn't they tour with Motley Crue?
Has anyone ever seen the movie "Dead Alive"?
It's a horror movie with a Kung Fu Catholic Priest who fights zombies, and "Kicks ass for the lord"!