Films featuring Martial Arts

Crann na Beatha

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reganreggie

Ip man and warrior ong bak all spring to mind

WindWolf

I agree - I enjoyed Warrior and it was one you can watch with the girlfriend that she will enjoy too

To go the obvious route - The Rocky Series. I enjoyed Ip Man also.

Doug Cartel

Seven Deadly Venoms and Executioners from Shaolin are good. I also liked The Last Dragon.

Peetrik

Twin Warriors, still my favorite MA film

hidinginthebush

Some of the fight scenes in the magnificent butcher are brilliant. Drunken master and ong bak are also greats.

Edit: There's a film called 7 Grandmasters, which features some of the best fight scenes knocking around. This one springs to mind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8kiCuMt4vM

And this is from the magnificent butcher. Such a great scene!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV4QBdrOssI

KathleenMcCabe

I'm with reganreggie on this one. Ong Bak and Ip Man are great. For classics, i like Bloodsport. Great sound track too

irateghost

Dragons forever and wheels on meals (jakie chan vs benny the jet)

Fist of legend (jet li)

iron fisted monk (sammo hung)

kung fu master (chinese mini series with donnie yen)

and also nearly every jackie chan movie ever made !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6eC-BAsVdQ

gonko

Ong Bak movies are great. Great scenes in Taken and some Steven Segal Movies.
I am biased as the above contain some Silat moves.
There is also a Silat movie called Merantau, or something to that effect. I have not seen it yet though.

Yip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkULMOFpuCo

heard there's some amazing Silat in this

arybvtcw0eolkf

James Cagney was a judo black belt.

Here's some nice judo from Cagney.

Niall0

Gracelyn Magnificent Syntax wrote: »

James Cagney was a judo black belt.

Here's some nice judo from Cagney.

Thats Awesome did not know that, fight scenes in alot of the movies today arent that good. This thread needs about 70% more bloodsport though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMVORNrhA-g

cant go wrong with Bruce Lee either

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN9SNgWWUFs

hefferboi

Ong bak. Tony Jaa! District 13.

Pride Fighter

I like the original karate kid trilogy

Mr. Miyagi was a legend.


Jackie Chan has done some great stuff, the lucky stars films, police story, a lot of traditional kung fu films. There would be too many to name.


And that is my 5,000th post:eek:

Tomas_S

The quest. Van damme- muay thai fighter :cool:

Tomas_S

just came across this by accident. look how he moves his leg
it's not only in the movies!:D

Burnt

Peter Sellers on Judo in "Lolita"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX6vrnz5tJY

Sanshiro Sugata II 's (1945) epic final scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okglU8PYges

it's mostly a propaganda film and quite poor by Kurosawa's
standards; Sanshiro Sugata or Judo Saga (1943), the main
character is based on the early judo legend Shiro Saigo, is
a better movie over all.

onlyasuggestion

Saw "The Raid" at the JDIFF earlier in the year, brilliant action and fight scenes.
"Merantau", by the same director, has some great fights in it too even if it is a bit slow to start.

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Chris Dowling

No mention of Luc Besons district 13!

silat liam

onlyasuggestion wrote: »

Saw "The Raid" at the JDIFF earlier in the year, brilliant action and fight scenes.
"Merantau", by the same director, has some great fights in it too even if it is a bit slow to start.

Just saw "The Raid" last night. Fantastic Film and along with Merantau the first films really starting to show Silat. Also really enjoy Ip Man 1 and 2 great performances and well film.

Dyr

Some rascals put the the while of Twilight Samurai up on youtube, well worth watching

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDrc_AW7FTM

The Wrestler qualifies as a good martial arts film as well

Bres

Tony Jaa V Eddie Gordo (Tekken)
Tom Yum Gung probably the most ridiculous of all his movies...

j walsh

Enter the dragon.

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Doug Cartel

I wasn't gone on 13 Assassins. Too many bits that just felt awkward for some reason. (Yeah, I have no future in film criticism.)

Plenty of sword fighting though, if that's what you're into.


Twilight Samurai is brilliant by the way. Though I'm not sure I'd class it as a martial arts film - there's very little actual fighting.

Dyr

Doug Cartel wrote: »

Twilight Samurai is brilliant by the way. Though I'm not sure I'd class it as a martial arts film - there's very little actual fighting.

It's a perfect martial arts film so :pac:

AllianceBJJ Ireland

Aquila wrote: »

Anyone see 13 Assassins?what did ye make of it?

I thought 13 Assasains was a true classic, the Village of Death Finale was epic. Well worth a watch if your into mad samurai slash fests!

other Enjoyable off-the-wall MA movies:
Zatoichi
Shinobi (On You Tube)
Bodyguards and Assasins
Ip Man 1&2
Red Belt (Only Joking )
Big Trouble in Little China
Ninja III: The Domination (seriously, the opening chase seen is worth the watch alone)

Peetrik

AllianceBJJ Ireland wrote: »

I thought 13 Assasains was a true classic, the Village of Death Finale was epic.

Ah, I couldn't rememeber if I'd seen 13 assassins untill you mentioned the big village finale. Yeah I remember enjoying it alright.

Another cracker is "Romantic Assassin", from Korea. Absolutely hilarious for a MA film, well worth checking out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc3Zwtd7YGk

Malolan

"Kung fu Hustle" Stephen Chow

brenlong

Would highly recommend Seppuku from 1962 (aka Harakiri). There's little action in it, but it gives a great insight into the code of Bushido and the effects of it's abuse.

Shogun Assassin is decent if you're into bloodshed movies like 13 Assassins and Ronin Gai.
Goyokin is also well worth checking out.

There are also plenty of great usual suspects such as Yojimbo, Seven Samurai, Sword of Doom, When The Last Sword Is Drawn, After The Rain, The Samurai Trilogy, The Hidden Blade, etc.

For Hong Kong movies, most Shaw Brothers movies would wet the appetite.
If you don't mind a camp storyline, The Prodigal Son has excellent fight choreography (and a brilliant acrobatic calligraphy scene with Sammo Hung).
Master Of The Flying Guillotine is bizarre, but a great watch.
Bodyguards and Assassins is an aqcuired taste, but worth a look.

Dermighty

Fake purse ninjas