mattlanta Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Anyone ever been interested in these? I kind of want to look into them because I watched Snake in Eagles Shadow and Drunken Master with Jackie Chan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyman3 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 i like them... but its so hard to find quality "martial arts" movies. crouching tiger, hidden dragon is probably one of favorites (if not the favorite). the new one, the forbidden kingdom, is probably one of the worst (if not the worst!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLSmith Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Drunken Master is worth watching. Have you seen Ong Bak - The Thai Warrior? If not, watch it and get ready for some knees and elbows to the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin capstone21 Posted June 16, 2008 Admin Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 crouching tiger, hidden dragon ... great movie Another is 'Hero' with Jet Li. You have to like wire work though but the visuals are amazing. Old school martial arts classic is Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted June 16, 2008 Moderators Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Quote: crouching tiger, hidden dragon ... great movie Another is 'Hero' with Jet Li. You have to like wire work though but the visuals are amazing. Both of those were definitely worth watching but I preferred the richer (IMO) storyline of Crouching Tiger. The visuals in Hero were pretty stunning, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBoy Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Go old school with five deadly venoms. Basically a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlanta Posted June 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Thanks for the opinions, every one. I'm probably going to do buy Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon brand new (I don't know why I do that with DVDs I know I will love), and then buy the rest used from Amazon (the following): Hero with Jet Li, Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee, Drunken Master with Jackie Chan, Snake in Eagle Shadow with Jackie Chan, and Kung Pow (comedy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin capstone21 Posted June 17, 2008 Admin Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Supercop is another entertaining Jackie Chan movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyman3 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 u can probably find it cheaper on HALF.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexmethylphenidate Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Get Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior and Tom yum goong (The Protector); both by Tony Jaa. Old school style kicking it in the rear end... no wire works. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368909/ Ong Bak ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427954/ Tom yum goong ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsinner Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Some good newer humorous ones....Kung Fu Shuffle or Shaolin Soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted June 18, 2008 Moderators Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Quote: Get Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior and Tom yum goong (The Protector); both by Tony Jaa. Old school style kicking it in the rear end... no wire works. Those look entertaining. While athletically impressive, I do have to ask if anyone actually does those spinning, flip kicks in real life or if that is just razzle, dazzle for the movies. Somehow, I don't see anyone doing that in MMA. Those who watch MMA can correct that if I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexmethylphenidate Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 He (Tony Jaa) actually performs most of the stunts (Jumps over a car, all spinning kicks) on a live stage once in some awards show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsinner Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Quote: Quote: Get Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior and Tom yum goong (The Protector); both by Tony Jaa. Old school style kicking it in the rear end... no wire works. Those look entertaining. While athletically impressive, I do have to ask if anyone actually does those spinning, flip kicks in real life or if that is just razzle, dazzle for the movies. Somehow, I don't see anyone doing that in MMA. Those who watch MMA can correct that if I am wrong. Although asthetically entertaining I don't think they hold as much weight in a real fight. High reward - High risk move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyRoc Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Quote: Some good newer humorous ones....Kung Fu Shuffle or Shaolin Soccer. Kung Fu Hustle was a surprisingly good movie. It's a little cartoony, but if you enjoy comedy and kung fu, it's definitely worth seeing. Tony Jaa's movies are also very good martial arts movies. The plots are not good, but the action is top-knotch. He pulls some ridiculous stunts that make Jackie Chan look like Billy Blanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannes3000 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I thought Kung Fu Hustle was hilarious. And if you haven't watched The Protector, it's completely worth it just to witness the absolute beatdown that Jaa administers toward the end of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayaPat420 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 One of the better new-age karate movies I have seen recently is WAR with Jet Li and Jason Statham (sp?). It does a lot of the "yeah right!" action but the plot was good and the fight scenes CRAZY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyRoc Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 One of the better new-age karate movies I have seen recently is WAR with Jet Li and Jason Statham (sp?). It does a lot of the "yeah right!" action but the plot was good and the fight scenes CRAZY I watched, or atleast tried to watch, war. It seemed alright, but it just started a little too slow for me. The opening scene was alright, but after that it gets fairly boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannes3000 Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I watched, or atleast tried to watch, war. It seemed alright, but it just started a little too slow for me. The opening scene was alright, but after that it gets fairly boring. Agreed. I got so incredibly bored with the movie that I turned it off halfway through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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