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KO1598
09-09-2007, 08:26 AM
Whats your favorite martial arts movies and why.
Mine
Kill Bill 1 & 2 (Mainly because of the way they mix western elements with samurai cinema)
Fearless (I loved the last part where they have wushu against karate)
The last samurai (not because of the story and tom cruise being a samurai and what not but the way the samurai were protrayed, the part when they all die is the best, i love the way they charged through the last line of troops and didnt even stop to finish them off but kept on going toward the command centre. i'm sure some of you who hated the movie thought that was the best part to.
Kendoka_Han
09-09-2007, 11:29 AM
Twilight Samurai
verissimus
09-09-2007, 01:49 PM
The Karate Kid.
Obukan_dude
09-09-2007, 02:42 PM
"Once Upon A Time In China I-III", "Fearless", "Enter The Dragon", and "Fist of Legend". Okay, that's six, but who cares?:smoker::)
herozs
09-09-2007, 11:55 PM
does Beverly Hills ninja count?
Chaby
10-09-2007, 12:00 AM
"Sidekicks"
The part where the kid does a two nun-chaku show was really impressive back then.
Of course, as every kid,I too tried to imitate the moves.
Not very successful though,but still not bad like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9wI2-a0ulY).
Mokujin77
10-09-2007, 01:40 AM
The Armour of God, Project A (parts 1 and 2), Dragons Forever and Fist of Legend. Classics, all. :D
Neil Gendzwill
10-09-2007, 03:45 AM
This topic might have come up before: here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3731) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7439) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2827) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1254) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7533).
Chaby
10-09-2007, 04:49 AM
This topic might have come up before: here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3731) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7439) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2827) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1254) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219) and here (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7533).
Quite recurrent thread,but the last one was 2years ago,I wasn't a member back then...
Winter67uk
10-09-2007, 07:51 AM
Quite recurrent thread,but the last one was 2years ago,I wasn't a member back then...
And so we begin to understand why topics will be repeated. Each new person needs to discover the answer to their questions for themselves, not by reading old threads, but by engaging in discourse.
And that's also why contributors retire. They get bored. At 6000+ posts, Neil's the exception.
nodachi
10-09-2007, 09:02 AM
Fearless as a movie was cool but it kinda bothered me how it has this neat little message of what his idea of budo is and in the interviews of Jet Li on the DVD he said how it was so important and such that this would be his last movie... and then he goes and makes another movie... ARGHHH!
Anyway, I did like it too...
Obukan_dude
10-09-2007, 09:15 AM
Fearless as a movie was cool but it kinda bothered me how it has this neat little message of what his idea of budo is and in the interviews of Jet Li on the DVD he said how it was so important and such that this would be his last movie... and then he goes and makes another movie... ARGHHH!
Anyway, I did like it too...
That, I think, was just part of the hype.
His 2006 release was the martial arts film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts_film) epic Fearless (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearless). Although he will continue to make Martial Arts movies, Fearless is his last Wushu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wushu) epic...
"I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won't make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years. Huo Yuanjia is a conclusion to my life as a martial arts star."
Li has stated in an interview with the Shenzhen Daily newspaper that this will be his last martial arts epic, which is also stated in the movie's television promotions. However, he plans to continue his film career in other genres. Specifically, he plans to continue acting in action and martial arts films; epic films deal more with religious and philosophical issues. Li's latest film, War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%28film%29), was released in August 2007, and re-teamed him with actor Jason Statham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Statham) and action choreographer Corey Yuen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Yuen).
Gessho
10-09-2007, 11:30 AM
The Challenge with Scott Glenn and the world's worst bowl-cut hairstyle ever. The movie had Toshiro Mifune and I liked the very basic story, the 80's style of clothes, and the fighting was pretty good too.
KO1598
10-09-2007, 11:36 AM
Did anyone see War, i did and I just can't get over the fact that jet li uses the katana one handed in chinese style.
nysamurai
10-09-2007, 12:56 PM
Enter The Dragon - Bruce Lee... period.
Seven Samurai next on my list.
Actually, that's my whole list...
Sanjuro and Yojimbo if you count them as Martial arts movies. 47 Ronin ranks highly up there too. Throw in Gohatto for the kendo.
Does Mr. Vampire count? Lam Ching-ying is very entertaining.
KO1598
10-09-2007, 01:11 PM
i didnt like seven samurai mainly because some of the samurai were practically wearing thongs
verissimus
10-09-2007, 01:17 PM
So? My mother calls my hakama a skirt.
KO1598
10-09-2007, 01:25 PM
yeah but a hakama is nearly as revealing as a thong
Kagemusha. and yet for being called "shadow warior" there are no ninjas. suprised? its worth a trip to the video store/netflix
Kenzan
10-09-2007, 02:17 PM
Twilight Samurai
Why was it your favorite?
In your own words, discuss the plot and story.
What do you think the director was trying to convey?
What did you take away after seeing this movie?
-and If you google it, we will know.
Kenzan
10-09-2007, 02:20 PM
Sanjuro and Yojimbo if you count them as Martial arts movies. 47 Ronin ranks highly up there too. Throw in Gohatto for the kendo.
Does Mr. Vampire count? Lam Ching-ying is very entertaining.
Anybody besides me get all misty-eyed at at the end of 47 Ronin?
Very powerful story, in all of their versions.
KO1598
10-09-2007, 02:22 PM
KAGEMUSHA, i despise that movie, to save money or they were just lazy they didnt show katsuyori's troops being slaughtered at nagashino.
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