The films aren't responsible for the bad dubs. That's the people who transfer them to English that do the bad dubbing. Monotonus fighting? There is a specific term for that which at moment doesn't strike my head. Yet I known it for ages...I think is called "Chinese Opera" or "martial arts theather"...I just don't have it clear in my head. The term pretty much describe the Kung Fu genre...when I remenber it correctly I'll post it.
The Samurai Cinema (as I like to call it..which maybe inappropiate but I opted to use this description) with Zatoichi, Lady Snowblood, Sword of doom...etc..it's much more fortune because of a serious reputation that was earn by Kurosawa and his works. Also thanks to the works contributions of Toshirô Mifune the genre gain a higher reputation with american audiences. Yes, the Japanese samurai films were the first ones to be introduce to general audiences. However, Kung fu movies were intended for the general Asian market. Mostly the Hong Kong audiences.
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
Pedicab Driver
Knockabout
Dreadnought
Butterfly and Sword
New Dragon Inn
Fire Dragon
Moon Warriors
All Men are Brothers
Blade of Fury
Swordsman 3: The East is Red
Shaolin vs Lama
Instructors of Death
Fists of the White Lotus
Shaolin and Wutang
Those are the best ever!
Crisp, clean, pretty, fast, realisitc kung fu. That is what is to be appreciated by these movies.
However, the "prettiest" kungfu I've ever seen is in a movie called, "Fists and Guts"
Ofcourse trying to compare Gordon Liu to anyone is really impossible. I would have to say Jackie Chan is second and Jet Li is 3rd. Bruce Lee is probably about 25th(for his movies)
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Enter the Dragon hands down!Enter the Dragon is to kung fu movies, what The Godfather is to mafia films.
I could not agree more, 😊
Originally posted by C-Dic
"Enter the Dragon" gets my vote, as mainstream as it is. Too many other Kung Fu movies suffer from carbon copy characters and plots.
I agree, it receives my #1 vote bar none.
Now imagine Bruce Lee had been given the opportunity to create more superior martial arts films...one can always dream.
I dont understand! Enter the Dragon SUCKED! I mean it was horrible. Terrible choreography. Holy smoke....you guys are either lost or your just lacking information. 🙂 What in the world is there to like about Enter the Dragon? The fight scenes are terrible. They don't even last that long, and the martial arts is WEAK! Guys, check out Shaolin vs Lama or Shaolin and Wutang.........those movies are soooooooooooooo far beyond Enter the Dragon. Bruce Lee was probably the greatest martial artists ever........but his movies SUCKED! Check out the ones I've listed. I guarantee you, you will be amazed, and you'll probably NEVER watch Enter the Dragon again. Gordon Liu would whip Bruce Lee's ass!!!
His movies were horrible. You guys just haven't seen any of the movies I've listed. If you have, you would never watch Enter the Dragon again. lol Just bad choreography. I also believe most of you haven't really even seen a lot of kungfu movies either. There's like 30 others that are waaaaaaaaayyyyyy better. Who does Bruce Lee fight in his movies anyway????? Some dork that knows no kungfu and has a metal claw for a hand??? Kareem ABdul Jabar???????? LMAO Chuch NOrris that is about the only guy, and even that fight scene was WEAK! Bruce Lee is sooooo overrated and his movies just lack good, crisp, martial arts.....Go watch any movie with Gordon Liu, that's REAL kungfu, shaolin kungfu, from which all martial arts arose. Jackie Chan is awesome too, Jet Lee is OK! Im just not into wires and fake stuff.
I am gonna bring it. Enter the Dragon was great. How about The Four Assassins. Bloody Avengers. The 36th. Chamber or as it was known here in the states The Master Killer. Fell free to send me a personal email and we can debate this. 🙂 http://images.killermovies.com/forums/smilies/roll.gif
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[QUOTE=6802043]Originally posted by GODOFALL1
If you think Shaolin v Lama is the best you have seen then you dear sir are no kung fu movie buff.
There are some many movies that blow that out of the water. Take a look at these movies. I'll only list the ones I own, and that are far better than Shaolin v Lama.
Odd Couple (aka Eternal Conflict)
Dreadnaught
Magnificent Butcher
Prodigal Son
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
My Young Auntie
Master Strikes
Two on the Road
5 Superfighters (one of the best quotes ever, I'm here to fix your broken kung fu)
Legend of a Fighter
The Victim
Knockabout
Warriors Two
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Stroke of Death
Lion vs Lion
Duel To The Death
New Tales of The Flying Fox
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Two Champions of Death
3 Evil Masters
The Challenger
The Loot
Legendary Weapons of China
I'll throw some new age in there too...........
Iron Monkey
Legend of Zu
Dragon Inn
Dragon Tiger Gate
Stormriders
Sha Po Lang
Flashpoint
Moon Warriors
Tai Chi Master
Peacock King
Hero Among Heros
Swordsman 2
Evil Cult
Seven Swords
Drunken Monkey
I have a lot more, but watch some of these, you may think twice about SvL, not saying it's a bad movie though. One of my favorite quotes from it are. "Allow me to show you the skill of Shaolin, the secret technique of Shaodow Boxing"
Even though Enter the dragon should always be acknowledged and Lee is my favorite martial artist. I believe it pales in comparison to many other kung fu movies.
Shaolin temple
zu warriors
Supercop
operation condor
Although it is a shit movie. tony Jaa's the protector has the most impressive martial arts sequence i have ever seen. When he enters that hotel/restaurant and marches up the stairs while beating ass. the entire sequence is one continuous shot. It is nearly six minutes of physical exertion. I had never seen that before in a kung-fu flick
I would say Mui Thai flick!
Ong Back and Tom Yum Goong [aka The Protector] are awesome, the strange thing is Thai ppl believe in different things so to us those stories were awe full but dose fight scenes, damn I mean the guy is doing some scary stuff there. Jackie Chan is old Jet Li is old, Donnie Yen is getting old [still doing some awesome movies like Sha Po Lang and Flash Point] Tony Jaa will be the next martial art movies star.
Ong Bak 2 will come in early 2008 and loads are speculating some of the news that Tony is doing some stuff that are even more crazy then the scenes in his well known movies.
Cant wait.
Originally posted by GODOFALL1
His movies were horrible. You guys just haven't seen any of the movies I've listed. If you have, you would never watch Enter the Dragon again. lol Just bad choreography. I also believe most of you haven't really even seen a lot of kungfu movies either. There's like 30 others that are waaaaaaaaayyyyyy better. Who does Bruce Lee fight in his movies anyway????? Some dork that knows no kungfu and has a metal claw for a hand??? Kareem ABdul Jabar???????? LMAO Chuch NOrris that is about the only guy, and even that fight scene was WEAK! Bruce Lee is sooooo overrated and his movies just lack good, crisp, martial arts.....Go watch any movie with Gordon Liu, that's REAL kungfu, shaolin kungfu, from which all martial arts arose. Jackie Chan is awesome too, Jet Lee is OK! Im just not into wires and fake stuff.
Actually, he fought an entire school of Japanese samurai in Fist of Fury...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5q9kYKtvYU0&mode=related&search=
He fought that guy who played O' Hara in Enter the Dragon (who also played that Dutch or Russian guy in Fist of Fury, I think)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PdlCNF-F5oI
Chuck Norris as you said...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JLO1YIWQuXE&mode=related&search=
He also fought Jackie Chan once, in Enter the Dragon...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WTl_ZSaeDBo
As for best Martial Arts movies... (imo)
In no particular order...
Enter the Dragon (a classic)
Fist of Fury (Also a classic)
Tai Chi Master
My Father is a Hero (main villain looks like the younger Toguro Bro.)
Fong Sai Yuk
So basically 2 Bruce Lee and 3 Jet Li
