Top Martial Arts movies

[prfsnl_gmr]

My wife and I love martial arts movies...some of our favorites include:

Snake Crane Secret
Fearless Hyena
8 Strikes of the Wildcat
The Samurai Trilogy
Come Drink with Me
Yojimbo

(We also like Kung Pow: Enter the Fist...but I see that we aren't the only ones.)

[xan_racketBOY_fan]

Has Samurai Fiction already been given a shout-out? Great flick with amazing soundtrack, hilarious characters and is in good old B&W.



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Ok, really? 8 fucking pages of martial arts movies, and not a single one of you has mentioned the utter awesomeness that is:



Master of the Flying Guillotine

You should all be ashamed. Though the list is redeemed by containing The Last Dragon. Bruce Leroy Green is phenomenal, and if you've never heard of Sho Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, you should do yourself a serious favor and watch the movie.

And since it was asked, Ip Man 2 is excellent and well worth watching.

And while we're at it, a few samurai films you missed: Goyokin, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Seven Samurai, all 7 Lone Wolf and Cub films, Izo, 47 Ronin, The Hidden Blade, The Twilight Samurai, Love and Honor, Ran, Throne of Blood, Red Sun, Red Lion, Shinsengumi, Samurai 1, Sukiyaki Western Django, Sword of Doom

I've seen all of those, and they're all excellent. Harakiri is also sitting next to me...I need to get around to watching it.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Ok, really? 8 fucking pages of martial arts movies, and not a single one of you has mentioned the utter awesomeness that is:



Master of the Flying Guillotine

And while we're at it, a few samurai films you missed: Goyokin, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Seven Samurai, all 7 Lone Wolf and Cub films, Izo, 47 Ronin, The Hidden Blade, The Twilight Samurai, Love and Honor, Ran, Throne of Blood, Red Sun, Red Lion, Shinsengumi, Samurai 1, Sukiyaki Western Django, Sword of Doom

I've seen all of those, and they're all excellent. Harakiri is also sitting next to me...I need to get around to watching it.

I will second this, and I cannot believe that I left it out a few posts ago... Flying Guillotine is awesome. (For a while, Wal-Mart was selling a "Protect ya Neck" Flying Guillotine collection for $5...so awesome...)

I am also glad to see another Samurai movie fan (especially one that enjoys The Twighlight Samurai). He should check out the rest of the Samurai Trilogy, Kagemusha, and - the movie my wife and I watched last night - Revenge. (Also, let me know your thoughts on Harakiri. That one is in my Netflix queue right now and I cannot wait to see it.)

Finally, I'm adding:

A Touch of Zen

The original martial arts epic, and a favorite of Richard Corliss (Time magazine's famous film critic).

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I've seen parts of Kagemusha, but I didn't include it as I never saw the complete film. I've been kicking myself for years for not getting around to seeing the sequels to Samurai 1. They're on the list of stuff to watch, but it's a pretty long list. I will definitely tell you if Harakiri is good or not.

Oh, have you seen any of the Hanzo the Razor or The Crimson Bat series? I think Hanzo has seen a few DVDs released in the west, but nothing on the Crimson Bat movies, which from what I've heard is basically a female Zatoichi.

Anyway, I love Japanese cinema in general, and samurai film is a large favorite of mine! Getting out of the martial arts stuff, if you like gunplay and interesting cinematography, check out films like Tokyo Drifter. And then there's Takashi Miike's direct-to-DVD years. Osaka Tough Guys is a personal favorite.

[prfsnl_gmr]

I've seen parts of Kagemusha, but I didn't include it as I never saw the complete film. I've been kicking myself for years for not getting around to seeing the sequels to Samurai 1. They're on the list of stuff to watch, but it's a pretty long list. I will definitely tell you if Harakiri is good or not.

Oh, have you seen any of the Hanzo the Razor or The Crimson Bat series? I think Hanzo has seen a few DVDs released in the west, but nothing on the Crimson Bat movies, which from what I've heard is basically a female Zatoichi.

Anyway, I love Japanese cinema in general, and samurai film is a large favorite of mine! Getting out of the martial arts stuff, if you like gunplay and interesting cinematography, check out films like Tokyo Drifter. And then there's Takashi Miike's direct-to-DVD years. Osaka Tough Guys is a personal favorite.

Tokyo Drifter...

If you like that, you absolutely must see Seijin Suzuki's Branded to Kill. It is like a film adaptation of No More Heroes (Wii) set in mid-1960s Tokyo. (I am pretty sure that Goichi Suda borrower the premise from the film.) There aren't any beam katanas or anything like that, but the movie is nonetheless completely insane - and I absolutely love it.

It is well worth seeking out the second two parts of the Samurai Trilogy. They really compromise one very awesome, very epic film. The second installment has the most swordplay, but the duel at the end of the third film is incredible. (The same holds for Kagemusha. I watched it in two parts, and I did not actually enjoy it until the second half.)

I haven't seen the Hanzo the Razor or Crimson Bat, but you clearly have excellent taste in film; so, I will seek them out.

I am a little hesitant on the Takahashi Miike films. My wife and I are ambivalent toward The Happiness of the Katakuris, and I mean to watch Audition at some point (by myself, I am not sure my wife is a little queasier than me). We have 13 Assassins in our instant queue, but we have not yet watched it.

[sh9nryu]

Seems like we need a Top 100 Japanese movies list!

Yojimbo goes top of it for me. Love the soundtrack.

Back to this list, I'd like to add:

Seven Grandmasters
http://youtu.be/NecSnrvbTZ0

Duel to the Death
http://youtu.be/Ik3d6l2yw4c

Drive (Mark Dacascos)
http://youtu.be/XWh7SoYjgOI

The Odd Couple (aka Shaolin Sabre v WuTang Spear, awesome traditional weapons!)
http://youtu.be/XWh7SoYjgOI

[AznKhmerBoi]

Jet Li - Kid From Shaolin
(You can watch this whole movie on youtube )


Nicholas Tse- A Man called Hero
(Theres a badass fight scene on top of the Statue ofLiiberty)



Nicholas Tse- The Young and Dangerous
(About group of kids growing up and choosing between normal life and gangs)



Stephen Chow- The God of Cookery

[Gamerforlife]

1. Enter the Dragon
2. Bloodsport
3. The Drunken Master II
4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
5. Shaolin Soccer
6. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
7. Iron Monkey
8. Dragon Tiger Gate
9. Fist of Legend
10. Best of the Best
11. Kung Fu Hustle
12. IP Man
13. Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
14. Black Mask
15. Ong Bak
16. Sha Po Lang(Killzone)
17. Once Upon a Time in China
18. The Protector
19. Chocolate
20. Azumi
21. Five Deadly Venoms
22. House of Flying Daggers
23. Flashpoint
24. Fist of Fury
25. Hero
26. Ong Bak 2
27. 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
28. Crippled Avengers
29. Fearless
30. Police Story
31. The Man from Nowhere
32. Project A
33. Versus
34. Story of Ricky aka Riki-Oh
35. Who am I
36. Mr. Vampire (Chinese Ghost Stories)
37. The Forbidden Kingdom
38. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
39. Eastern Condors
40. The Way of the Dragon
41. Winners and Sinners
42. My Lucky Stars
43. Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars
44. Dragons Forever
45. Wheels on Meals
46. Kung Pow Enter the Fist(Seriously? People liked this movie?)
47, Kill Bill (I'm not listing both since they are supposed to be two parts of one whole)
48. Shoalin Vs Wu-Tang
49. 5 Fingers of Death
50. The Karate Kid
51. Kung Fu Panda (Odd choice for this list, but it was a good movie so I'll leave it on)
52. Seven Swords
53. Black Dynamite
54. Kickboxer 1989
55. Out for Justice 1991
56. Big Trouble in Little China 1986
57. Mortal Kombat
58. American Ninja
59. Magnificent Butcher
60. Prodigal Son
61. Encounters of the Spooky Kind
62. The Victim
63. Operation Scorpio (Scorpion King)
64. Invincible Armour
65. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
66. Sidekicks
67. Lady Snowblood
68. The Young Master
69. The King of the Kickboxers
70. Millionaires' Express
71. Tai Chi Master
72. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi(along with the other movies featuring him)
73. Snake Crane Secret
74. Fearless Hyena
75. 8 Strikes of the Wildcat
76. The Samurai Trilogy
77. Come Drink with Me
78. Yojimbo
79. Samurai Fiction
80. Master of the Flying Guillotine
81. Ip Man 2
82. Goyokin
83. Yojimbo
84. Sanjuro
85. Seven Samurai
86. Lone Wolf and Cub series
87. Izo
88. 47 Ronin
89. The Hidden Blade
90. The Twilight Samurai
91. Love and Honor
92. Ran
93. Throne of Blood
94. Red Sun
95. Red Lion
96. Shinsengumi
97. Samurai 1(and the rest of the trilogy)
98. Sukiyaki Western Django
99. Sword of Doom
100. Harakiri
101. Kagemusha
102. Revenge
103. A Touch of Zen
104. Hanzo the Razor series
105. The Crimson Bat series
106. Seven Grandmasters
107. Duel to the Death
108. Drive (Mark Dacascos)
109. The Odd Couple (aka Shaolin Sabre v WuTang Spear)
110. Jet Li - Kid From Shaolin (Heading to youtube to find this)
111. Nicholas Tse- A Man called Hero
112. Nicholas Tse- The Young and Dangerous
113. The God of Cookery (I have to see this, love Stephen Chow)

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