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June 22, 2009 21:33

Okay, it had to be done.

What's everyone's favorite Martial Arts movie. It can as corny as you like =)

Mine, is Bloodsport.

I watched the Karate Kid a few weeks ago, and I've gotta say that Daniel San is an annoying little pr**k. ;-) Still a good movie though.

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June 22, 2009 21:47

Mine would easily have to be "Kiss of the dragon" great movie should watch it

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June 23, 2009 00:22

gotta love the Jet Li "once upon a time" trilogy

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June 23, 2009 08:00

I just finished watching that trilogy, it is a good one...

I'm going to have to go with something a little more obscure... "Dragon Tiger Gate". From memory it has some really impressive kicking...

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June 23, 2009 11:35

I will also recommend the movie "the one" with jet li. it is also one of my favourtie martial art movies

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June 23, 2009 11:40

While we're on Jet Li movies "Unleashed" is not bad at all..... interestingly when I saw it in HMV in Japan it was actually titled Danny the Dog.... hmmm

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June 24, 2009 23:01

Fearless - Li Lianjie or better known as Jet Li

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June 26, 2009 10:32

I'll have to try and find some of these at the local DVD shop. I'm sure i've seen a few of them but can't remember.

I have seen quite a few TERRIBLE martial arts movies

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June 29, 2009 22:29

A movie DEFINITELY worth investing in is "The Peaceful Warrior" although not about martial arts its about martial arts. This movie can change the way you look at life. Loved it.

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July 01, 2009 08:23

Gotta be Beverly Hills Ninja.

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July 01, 2009 10:46

i really liked "House of Flying Daggers" - but if you see it watch the chinese version subtitled in english coz the english dub is really annoying. and i really like "Kill Bill" as well

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July 01, 2009 16:56

Dont know if many people know of this movie but "A Princess and the Warriors" it is a Chinese movie, it is good got some good martial arts. Would recommend

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July 02, 2009 20:13

Any Bruce Lee movie is good. A favourite would be Way of the Dragon, any movie in which Chuck Norris takes a beating is enjoyable.

With Japanese martial arts, the Seven Samurai, one of the greatest movies ever, and The Yakuza, a great movie with plenty of sword work and some shooting too.

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July 02, 2009 22:24

I love Kickboxer, Bloodsport, Ong Bak, Enter the Dragon, Game of Death, and who can't go past Karate Kid (classic). Not a big fan of high flying movies with the actors are always on strings, but I did enjoy Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Oh yeah forgot another one, Legedn of Drunken Master starring Jackie Chan is awesome, the original one.

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October 05, 2009 18:26

Is it too late to offer Best of the Best and the Karate Kid? People often write them off as just cheesy 80s martial arts flicks but I think they express everything important about martial arts, certainly what inspires me about them. Sidekicks, with Jonathan Brandis and Chuck Norris, is another great film for that

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October 12, 2009 22:19

Kiss of the Dragon was great, Ong Bak was mind blowing, thought Crouching Tiger was pretty good even though more artsy than I usually like. Fist of Legend was pretty awesome back in the day.

Michael: Unleashed is the name the movie was released with in Australia, the US title is Danny the Dog. Happens from time to time that they have different titles for different regions. And yeah not a bad movie at all, wasn't expecting much.

Ip Man had a couple of good fight scenes, and Foot Fist Way is hilarious.

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October 13, 2009 18:43

i think my new favourite movie is dragonball it was great.. the best martial arts movie i've seen lately in the over exaggerated type of way..

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November 18, 2009 10:48

Can anyone recommend any "cheesy" movies like No Retreat No Surrender? I'll accept 3 Ninjas-esque movies but that's a touch too cutesy for my taste, I just wanna see more movies where the bad guy isn't raping and pillaging and the hero doesn't kill everyone they fight

Oh, The Prodigal Son has to be on m list for favourite movie Dark film in parts but for the most part is reasonably fun and light hearted, has fantastic action, and the baddie isn't evil, just on different sides to the goodie and doesn't get killed at the end

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November 18, 2009 10:55

One I watched on the weekend is "knights of bloodsteel" - It's actually fantasy and not a martial arts movie at all although the elf chick does bust out a few impressive kicks and throws occasionally. It is very similar to Hercules tv series style of action but it was fun all the same...

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November 18, 2009 11:15

Looks akin to the likes of Eragon, which is no bad thing in my opinion. Thanks for the suggestion, will keep an eye out for it.

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November 18, 2009 12:39

Mine would still be the old Bruce Lee movies only because I watched them as a teenager when I first got into Martial Arts and they inspired me.
The black and white samurai ones are also entertaining.

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December 03, 2009 09:03

Well I really want to see this movie called Ninja Assassin youtube vid here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4pEKQ_zUBo It was only just released.
Hmmm, The Forbidden Kingdom was a good movie also kill bill was ok.

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December 03, 2009 09:14

I just watched the trailer for Ninja Assassin. It's quite possible the worlds most cheesy clichéd name for a movie but it looks like it could be really good... Looking forward to it now.

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December 03, 2009 09:19

I watched a review for Ninja Assassin @ http://www.totallyradshow.com. They felt that there was a lot of gore and didn't consider is a true Martial Arts film in terms of beautiful choreographed fights scenes. But they said it was a very fun movie to watch.

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December 04, 2009 12:52

Originally posted by Michael Little

I just watched the trailer for Ninja Assassin. It's quite possible the worlds most cheesy clichéd name for a movie but it looks like it could be really good... Looking forward to it now.

Hey i seen you put the youtube vid for ninja assassin on the website. I am going to go see it soonish.

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