oh gosh..there were so many
of course Bruce Lee's "Enter The Dragon" redefined the whole genre and maybe "Drunken Master" 1 and 2 which were excellent movies as far as i'm concerned...
i love "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero" as well as the "A Chinese Ghost Story" Trilogy because they were something completley new back then.
One of the newer releases i kinda liked was Kung-Fu Hustle.
But there were some many classics...it's hard to pick out one and say that was the best of all...
Once Upon a Time in China 1 2 and Last Hero in China
Tai Chi Master
Swordsman 2
Fong Sai Yuk 1 2
Fist of Legend
Kung Fu Cult Master
New Legend of Shaolin
Iron Monkey
Wing Chun
Drunken Master 1 2
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Young Master
Project A
Prodigal Son
Eastern Condors
Police Story 1 2
Dragons Forever
The Victim
Warrior Two
Magnificent Butcher
Recommendation:
Butterfly and Sword
New Dragon Inn
Fire Dragon
Moon Warriors
All Men are Brothers
Blade of Fury
Swordsman 3: The East is Red
Originally posted by MildPossession
Ong Bak is worth seeing for the action, forget about the rest of the film, also there is a second film with Tony Ja in called Tom Yum Goong.
😎 'Tom Yum Goong' is SOO good, i find the first part of the film to be a bit cheesy, but as soon as i got past the elephant = man's best friend (in thailand) it was all cool.
The sound fx were better in Ong Bak than in this one. but amazing fights, seemed almost to be non stop. Is there a north american release?
I don't know about being the absolute "Best of All Time", but Sha Po Lang is an amazing movie, though the ending made me cry. Donnie Yen had an excellent part. I'd say it's probably the best of the 2000's so far!
As for "Best of All Time", The Chinese Connection and Enter the Dragon are clearly at the top. Fist of Legend is another good movie as every knows.
One thing I have found in watching a number of old school to modern martial art movies is that often it's hard to find a GOOD martial art film with a good story. Favorites I would recommend to anyone who likes amazing fight scenes coupled with a good or amusing story: (not in any particular order...I love all these movies)
Iron Monkey...I can watch this one over and over...(Donnie Yen is just too cool)
Wing Chun...Michelle Yeoh needs to do another one! She outshines Donnie Yen in this one.
Seven Swords...Very cool!
House of Flying Daggers...Beautiful love story. I LOVED this movie, although most guys may not.
then, of course, there are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and HERO.
Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle is HILARIOUS and cool for laughs...Shaolin Soccer is ok.
I am always looking for other recommendations for classics or modern greats...so far most of the ones mentioned I have seen. 🙂