I know what I'm doing this weekend I just got a TON of Kung FU and Hong Kong action films. House of Flying Daggers, Enter the Dragon (well not technically hong kong but still kick ass), My Young Auntie, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Becuase I can't call my self a Wu tang Fan with out it), Hard Boiled, and Kill Zone. Plus I still have the Protector to watch. Anywho I'm sure there are more than a few Canosaurs of the genre so after I go though this pile, what else is recomended? Dragon Dynasty is putting some Good Shit out it seems.
Old Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung stuff, One Armed Boxer & Master of the Flying Guillotine off the top of my head.
Chow Yun Fatt movies are great. So is jet li.. Or u can get those chinese ghost/vampires.. Very intresting.. These days they dont really have the old sch type of horror movie.
Jackie Chan movies are hard to find in their original language. For that matter I haven't found any Jackie Chan Movies in 16:9 Thank the Kung Fu Movie Gods for Dragon Dynasty.
I love House of Flying Daggers. It's one of my favs. Kung Fu Hustle is an awesome movie. It's hysterical with awesome fight scenes.
Action/Heroic Bloodshed: Police Story 1, 2 & 3 A Better Tomorrow 1, 2 & 3 God Of Gamblers The Killer Bullet in the Head Once a Thief Full Contact City on Fire The Corruptor Replacement Killers (a Hollywood movie but a good Chow Yun Fat HK style action flick) Saviour of the Soul Dragons Forever Meals on Wheels Classic/great Kungfu: All Bruce Lee movies (Fist of Fury, Big Boss, Way of the Dragon, Game of Death - ignore all others) Hero Chinese Ghost Story Dragon Lord Shaolin Intruders The Blood Brothers Drunken Master 1&2 Snake in the Eagle's Shadow Dance of the Drunken Mantis Avenging Eagle Mystery of Chess Boxing 7 Grand Masters Five Deadly Venoms Fist of the White Lotus The Secret Rivals Master of the Flying Guillotine (as mentioned above) Fist of Legend Iron Monkey Young Master Buddhist Fist Invincible Pole Fighter The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk Kids of Shaolin The Blazing Temple Shaolin Challenges Ninja Once Upon A Time In China 1 & 2 Warriors Two Executioners of Shaolin Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle are very good modern kung fu movies and extremely funny. As a rule of thumb, NEVER buy dubbed versions. Go for subtitled, especially for action/heroic bloodshed. Sometimes dubbing adds to Kungfu appeal, but only for the corny Walmart budget movies. eBay is a good source, but there are plenty of online DVD stores in Hong Kong. I used to have a list but I can't find it. I dislike most of Jackie Chan's Western stuff until Shanghai Noon/Rush Hour
I Always look for subs. But alot of classics lack them. I don't even thing most of Sonny Chiba's movies are available in their orignial Japanese. You know Kung Fu Hustle actually made me cry....the whole candy store thing and the side plot with that mute girl......it made me a little dewey eyed.
I'd add Action/Kung Fu Movies Breaking News S.P.L - Sha Po Lang Dragon Tiger Gate Fatal Contact Ong Bak (Thai but amazing fight scenes) Fearless (Directors Cut if you can) Twins Effect 1 + 2 Twins Mission Five Superfighters The Five Venoms The Killer My Father The Hero (Jet Li) Born To Defend (Jet Li) 7 Swords Fist Of Legend (Jet Li) Drunken Master Crime Story Drama/Gangster movies Election 1 + 2 Wo Hu Exiled Hong Kong Godfather Infernal Affairs 1 + 2 Others The Host (Korean but still great!) The King Of Comedy
yeah Tony Jaa rules I saw Ong Bak long before it was released to theaters here. Enter The Dragon gets worse each time I see it. So.......what would you all say is Bruce Lee's Absolute Best movie?
Yeees more Bruce lee fans Can this site get any better!. GodofHardcore why do you say it gets worse everytime you see it? I think it gets better for me its amazing and if you have the right set up get the blue ray version since you can see a difference makes it like new again . A lot of his other films are really good to IE fist of fury now that is a classic also. Bruce lee, Jet li, Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat all make some of the best films I have ever seen :thumbsup:
Bruce Lee's best movie is Fist of Fury, Aka The Chinese Connection (I think, in the USA). Second was Big Boss, third Enter The Dragon, fourth Way of the Dragon, fifth Game of Death (because it was not finished when he died).
Enter the Dragon just seems cheesy when I first saw it. Of course Good Ol' Bruce has some good lines......that have me saying "the hell is he talking about" But the whole plot was like.......lets put bruce lee in a James Bond Movie. the picture quality on the new DVD is great and all and the movie isn't bad if you turn your brain off. But Each time I see it I like it less and less. I think had he finished Game of Death it'd been awesome.
I don't think anyone watches Bruce Lee or kung fu movies in general for the plot or storylines :lol: Not to say there are not some with good storylines, but the majority are pretty poor.
For somebody who was supposed to be so smart you expect some degree of depth out of Bruce lee. Took me awhile to figure out what The Art of Fighting with out Fighting ment.
Whoa there, let's not say things we don't mean. The Bruce Lee movies are action movies intended to show the skill and ferocity of Lee's martial arts, not serious drama. If you watch the non-dubbed versions then the content is a lot better, but Chinese cinema at that time was not very advanced and less professional than it is now.
coughkillzonecough if you have not seen Kill zone YOU MUST so much emotion that it upstages the amazing fight scenes plus quite a few plot twists
You mean this? http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7245219 HK cinema has come a long way. Back in the days of Bruce Lee though, it was totally different.
