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kc311v2 · Jan 11, 2007, 10:28 AM

I'm wanting to increase my collection on Kung Fu films, so I'm interested in seeing what everyone here regards as their favorite one (please limit them to 1-2 titles, and no Jean-Claude van Dam).

I'll start.

Iron Monkey (unique fight scenes, not dubbed! and also stars Donnie Yen)

design219 · Jan 11, 2007, 10:34 AM

I haven't seen that many, but if you might like this video by the Chemical Brothers. It's very well done ... good music and great sync.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIoMUne4t9Y

macroy · Jan 11, 2007, 10:41 AM

I gotta go with the Dragon. The chinese connection is great, as is The Return of the Dragon. Fist of legend is also good (Jet Li's remake of the Chinese Connection).

I also like the early Jackie Chan movies.. druken master and fearless hyena.

oh - and Shaolin monks.. THAT's an OLD flick.. remeber that as a kid...

mdc · Jan 11, 2007, 10:42 AM

Kung Fu Hustle

El Gato · Jan 11, 2007, 12:34 PM

I'll give another thumbs up for Iron Monkey and the Legend of Drunken Master.

Some others in no particular order:
1. Once Upon a Time in China
2. Kiss of the Dragon (badass fight scenes when Jet Li enters the police station at the end)
3. Mystery of Chessboxing
4. Shaolin vs. Wu Tang
5. Five Deadly Venoms
6. Hero

Also, I haven't seen it yet, but I always read good reviews about the Bride with White Hair.

f1000 · Jan 11, 2007, 01:10 PM

Anyone remember the "Flying Guillotine"?

Dakar² · Jan 11, 2007, 01:15 PM

Game of Death

Who doesn't wanna see Bruce Lee fight Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

osiris · Jan 11, 2007, 01:19 PM

Maybe they're not exactly Kung Fu, but close to the genre:

Zatoichi the blind swordsman (pre 2003 series), and the Seven Samurai.

centerchannel68 · Jan 11, 2007, 03:48 PM

IRON MONKEY

Love it.

Gossamer · Jan 11, 2007, 03:52 PM

Iron Monkey was great, and the fight scenes in Kiss of the Dragon were quite impressive, the soundtrack fit right with it too.

exca1ibur · Jan 11, 2007, 03:54 PM

Enter The Dragon - Classic

El Gato · Jan 11, 2007, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Iron Monkey was great, and the fight scenes in Kiss of the Dragon were quite impressive, the soundtrack fit right with it too.

Ya, the fight between Jet Li and the retardedly huge black dude with the Neptunes song is sweet.

Damn, now I want to go and watch the movie.

Gossamer · Jan 11, 2007, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by El Gato

Ya, the fight between Jet Li and the retardedly huge black dude with the Neptunes song is sweet.

Damn, now I want to go and watch the movie.

Yep, that was this song (iTMS link)

The end fight with the blond twins was Mystikal Fever.

edit: Here's the scene on YouTube

Calimus · Jan 11, 2007, 05:06 PM

Fong Sai Yuk for me. I love the scene where they standing on the heads and shoulders of a large crowd.

Rumor · Jan 11, 2007, 05:31 PM

American Ninja

*ducks and runs*

mindwaves · Jan 11, 2007, 05:37 PM

Yeah, I actually liked American Ninja...haha

Kiss of the Dragon ruled also and also anything which starred this guy:

typoon · Jan 11, 2007, 07:05 PM

Here's my list

Of course Enter the Dragon - It's a Classic and Popularized the entire Genre and probably one of the greatest Martial Arts Movies of all time.

Once upon a time in China, Fong Sai yuk, Pretty Much ANY Jet Li Film.

Early Jackie Chan films - The ones he did in Hong Kong

Drunken Master is another Classic Jackie Chan film as well.

Pretty much anything NOT starring Steven Segal and Van Damme

residentEvil · Jan 11, 2007, 07:07 PM

don't forget Big Trouble in Little China

Eug · Jan 11, 2007, 07:28 PM

Hero

Shaolin Soccer

kc311v2 · Jan 11, 2007, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

don't forget Big Trouble in Little China

Yeah I was waiting for that title to pop up in this thread.
All I can say is yikes.

El Gato · Jan 11, 2007, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

don't forget Big Trouble in Little China

One of my favorites!

fast shadow · Jan 11, 2007, 08:17 PM

Kung Fu Rooster. Absolutely my favorite.

Rumor · Jan 11, 2007, 08:18 PM

House of Flying Daggers was pretty good.

Did anyone notice in Under Seige 2, that Segal didn't get hurt except hurting himself in the entire movie?

{PHOTON}Mazz1020 · Jan 11, 2007, 08:46 PM

my personal favorite would most definitally have to be bruce lee's enter the dragon

Rumor · Jan 11, 2007, 08:55 PM

Don't leave out Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Excellent movie.

KeyLimePi · Jan 11, 2007, 08:57 PM

I've always liked 'The Young Master.' All Chan...no wires.

iLikebeer · Jan 12, 2007, 01:35 AM

Just go to the Kung Fu section and look for anything with Bruce Lee, Sonny Chiba, Jet Li, or pre-96 Jackie Chan. Or anything that looks really cheesy and fun.

Ong-Bak The Thai Warrior
Duel to the Death
The New Legend of Shaolin
Once Upon a Time in China I, II, and III (they have a boxed set with all 6)
Born to Defense
Fist of Legend (still my most watched and all time favorite Kung Fu movie ever!)
Fists of Fury
The Chinese Connection
Yojimbo
The Hidden Fortress
Seven Samurai
Hero
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Black Mask
Meltdown
Contract Killer
The Legend and TL2
Twin Warriors
The Defender
The Enforcer
Fearless Master
10 Tigers of Shaolin
5 Elements Kung Fu
Unleashed
Romeo Must Die
The One
Shaolin Soccer (In the spirit of Kung Fu Hustle)

Eug · Jan 12, 2007, 01:41 AM

I'm getting Fearless as a gift on HD DVD soon. Hope it's good.

I'm tempted to get Enter the Dragon on HD DVD too, but I've seen it a zillion times.

El Gato · Jan 12, 2007, 02:21 AM

I enjoyed Fearless. Considering that it's Jet Li's last movie of this style, I was hoping for a few more fight scenes - but the scenes that are in the movie are pretty impressive.

Gossamer · Jan 12, 2007, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by Eug

I'm getting Fearless as a gift on HD DVD soon. Hope it's good.

I'm tempted to get Enter the Dragon on HD DVD too, but I've seen it a zillion times.

I was a tad underwhelmed, but I think the fact that i screwed up and watched the English dubbed version ruined a lot of the movie's character.

iLikebeer · Jan 12, 2007, 03:47 AM

Originally Posted by Eug

I'm getting Fearless as a gift on HD DVD soon. Hope it's good.
snip!
I'm tempted to get Enter the Dragon on HD DVD too, but I've seen it a zillion times.

Thank you so much. I haven't had internet for almost a year and didn't know this movie had come out already! Had to run straight to the store and buy it.

Originally Posted by Gossamer

I was a tad underwhelmed, but I think the fact that i screwed up and watched the English dubbed version ruined a lot of the movie's character.

Same with a lot of movies. If you can get them in original Chinese, it's even better. For some reason, it seems whenever they redo subtitles, it's hit or miss whether the new translation is better. If your city has a Chinatown, go look for the originals from Hong Kong. My brother got me Hero on DVD in San Francisco over a year before it came out in theaters here.

Gossamer · Jan 12, 2007, 03:55 AM

Originally Posted by iLikebeer

Same with a lot of movies. If you can get them in original Chinese, it's even better. For some reason, it seems whenever they redo subtitles, it's hit or miss whether the new translation is better. If your city has a Chinatown, go look for the originals from Hong Kong. My brother got me Hero on DVD in San Francisco over a year before it came out in theaters here.

I also saw the dubbed version of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and I did not like the dubbing. It just makes the movie seem a bit lame or fake...I'd much rather read what they're saying and hear the voice and emotion of the real actor.

Dakar² · Jan 12, 2007, 09:11 AM

Couldn't agree more.

typoon · Jan 12, 2007, 09:24 AM

Agreed, It's like Watching Anime in English. Not the same.

I always try to watch the movies in the original Chinese if I can unless I'm just too tired and will suffer through the English translation.

While in Hong Kong I bought "The Big Boss" AKA The Chinese Conenction, "way of the Dragon" AKA Return of the Dragon and "The Chinese Connection" AKA Fist of Fury in their Original Cantonese. They are SOOO Much better than than the version released in America. I also got the Version of Enter the Dragon released in Hong Kong. It has a few scenes that were cut in the US release.

Dakar² · Jan 12, 2007, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by typoon

Agreed, It's like Watching Anime in English. Not the same.

That I can live with, if only because you're not seeing 1/2 the original performance on the actors face.

That said, for a purist I can understand the appeal. American voice acting in a lot of anime is downright campy.

typoon · Jan 12, 2007, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar²

That I can live with, if only because you're not seeing 1/2 the original performance on the actors face.

That said, for a purist I can understand the appeal. American voice acting in a lot of anime is downright campy.

True It's not that bad in English it's just some of the Voices they use.

Hash · Jan 12, 2007, 11:04 AM

One of most beautiful kung fu movies

with a great story and beautiful Joey Wong

Dakar² · Jan 12, 2007, 11:09 AM

Looks like 3 different people.

typoon · Jan 12, 2007, 11:10 AM

One that was never released in the US, a movie with Bruce Lee's Daughter Shannon.

Gwan geun shut daam AKA Enter the Eagles.

Hash · Jan 12, 2007, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar²

Looks like 3 different people.

but all very sexy and beautiful for sure. I can show you a picture from the movie and you will probably think its another 4th person, but you know, actresses are known for using sometimes cosmetics

Dakar² · Jan 12, 2007, 12:16 PM

It wasn't meant as a complaint.

typoon · Jan 12, 2007, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Hash

but all very sexy and beautiful for sure. I can show you a picture from the movie and you will probably think its another 4th person, but you know, actresses are known for using sometimes cosmetics

I almost forgot about that one it was a good movie.