Thread: The Greatest Martial Arts Film

Greatest MA Films:
(for different reasons, mainly because of the most badass fight scenes, but some are in there just because they are classics)

House of Flying Daggers
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Fearless
The Legend of Drunken Master
Once Upon a Time in China
Enter the Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Game of Death
The Matrix (the first one)
Fist of Legend
Big Trouble in Little China
Ong Bak
Drive

I'll add any more that I can think of, later.

Tony Jaa's latest, "The Protector."

And, of course: Kill Bill vol. 1 and 2

Shadow of the Shugon

i like hero...

The Legend of Drunken Master is definately the best i have seen.

Originally Posted by ataraxis

i like hero...[/b]

THANK YOU!!
I knew there was a recent Jet Li movie that I couldn't think of. Yeah, Hero was great.


Also:

The Last Dragon
and
Kung-Fu Hustle!!

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

THANK YOU!!
I knew there was a recent Jet Li movie that I couldn't think of. Yeah, Hero was great.[/b]

Loved the artsiness of it. I actually haven't watched it for a while... The scene with that man playing the instrument in the rain is my favorite.

Crouching Tiger, Hero, and Enter the Dragon are my favorites.

Return of the Dragon

Gotta love Chuck Norris vs Bruce Lee.

I honestly didn't like Hero. I found it boring.

How can you say Ong Bak is one of the best MA movies of all time. If it was the only one it would be the best but it will always be bottom of the list.

Shaolin Soccer

Zatoichi

I thought Ong Bak kicked ass.

Anyone seen Curse of the golden flower yet? I was...dissapointed, it wasn't what I was expecting.

Originally Posted by Shuriken

How can you say Ong Bak is one of the best MA movies of all time. If it was the only one it would be the best but it will always be bottom of the list.[/b]

Because the fights were fantastic and innovative, it's Tony Jaa's breakthrough performance, and it's done a better job of showcasing Muay Thai than any other movie I've seen. Of course the story suffered (which, I'd agree, probably doesn't put it on the Greatest Martial Arts list, for many people), but I loved the movie.

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk films are class.

this is why i'm so disappointed in this forum...

not one of you martix-tards mentioned street fighter... or shogun assassin.

For great martial arts and crappy storylines nothing beats the old Jackie Chan movies (Drunken Master, Shaolin arts of Snake and Crane, Five style fist, etc etc there's a whole list)
It's great to see what someone can do without all the special effects. Very fast, very technical and original and very long fighting scenes.

Has anyone seen any Sonny Chiba films that aren't Battle Royale 2 or Kill Bill? They look awesome but I can't find any; even in the most illegitimate places...

Animated:

Ninja Scroll
Fist of the North Star

..and I remember Princess Mononoke being outstanding, but I was too drunk, when I saw it, to remember whether or not it makes the list.

I think the best ones that I've seen were Tony Jaa's also. Ong Bak and The Protector. I've never seen the majority of the things he does in his movies anywhere else. I didn't think Ong Bak was really that popular of a movie, but I guess I was wrong.

shaolin soccer

drunken master

shanghai noon

Originally Posted by Shuriken

How can you say Ong Bak is one of the best MA movies of all time.[/b]

Pretty easily, observe. "Ong Back is one of the best martial arts movies of all time."

Originally Posted by Shuriken

this is why i'm so disappointed in this forum...

not one of you martix-tards mentioned street fighter....[/b]

I'm not really a "matrix-tard," but I would consider Street Fighter anime.... mediocre and the movies far below par.

Street fighter is the biggest pile of shit I have ever seen. Pardon my french.

Just so there's no confusion, I'm guessing that by "Street Fighter" he means "The Street Fighter", with Sonny Chiba.
Nah. Not really on my list, sorry.


But, seriously, "Matrix-tards"?
I've got a little extra wit lying around here, somewhere, if you wanna borrow some.

ROFL Street Fighter!? You've got to be kidding me! Rugrats the movie was better than that! actually it was pretty good.
Fighting sense anyway.