Wind And Cloud: The Storm Riders (product link) TV Shows/Movies / Martial Arts Originally a TV show that crammed all the action from an entire series into a movie length feature. If you like great fights every few seconds but not much else, then this is for you.
Fearless [2006] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure As another viewer commented, "the martial arts in this movies isn't anything new". Not saying thats it's poor action--in fact, if you're new to Martial Arts films or Jet Li, the action might blow your mind--but for a veteran of martial arts movie viewing of over 30 years I found Yuen Wo Ping's choreography "dated". It's the same kind of thing he was doing 15 years ago. I also found the sped-up camera action and editing a bit too obvious. Perhaps if this movie didn't receive the kind of perfect reviews it's been getting then maybe I wouldn't be so hard on it, but I expected more.
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I stand by my 5 rating and I am neither a trend monger nor am I new to martial arts or martial art films. I do know when a film is good.
Good for you, man. People around here seem to be trend mongers with very little exposure to Asian cinema. I applaud your bold honesty and agree whole-heartedly. Thank you for keeping it real.
Tom Yum Goong (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Superb new school action from Tony Jaa. His fight scenes are truly innovative and groundbreaking--on par with "Kill Zone". However I simply cannot give it a higher rating because of all the melodrama regarding an elephant. In other words, I needed a more important subject matter to totally get into it.
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Melodrama? Those were not just elephants, they were family! You need to consider the culture of the film you are watching. It doesn't matter if the viewer likes elephants the cast and characters do!
Samourais (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts A rather "silly" movie with plenty of great action. I'd rather have seen this without the grown-up language and had it geared more for kids. I would've rated it higher.
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I wish the filmmakers had made the movie you described. The language and violence didn't match the level of this film's wit.
The Martial Club (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Nice fight choreography from Liu Chia Liang, but not enough of it and a bit too light hearted for my taste. Still a fun ride.
Born To Fight [2004] (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts This movie is a good start if you want the Tony Jaa style action, but it's the first in the bunch and not nearly as sophisticated as the later movies in terms of story or action.
Iron Fist [SE 2-Disc Set] (product link) TV Shows/Movies / Martial Arts You won't get bored watching this. More than enough action for any martial arts fan.
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I agree. This was very entertaining and it was nice to see Wang Lung Wei play the role of the good guy. I definitely recommend this movie.
Contour (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Umm...no...sorry this doesn't do it for me. Sure, it's good enough if you don't mind a few athletic people who were sitting around at home who decided to make a movie using their old camcorder and a couple of trampolines, but that's not what I pay to see. A cool piece of footage if they made it for free viewing on YouTube, but not to sell on DVD.
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With the limited budget this project had, the stunts and martial arts action still rivals anything hollywood pushes on us- like editing thats so bad you can't comprehend any of the fighting techniques on screen-image what they can do with a mega budget
I actually just watched this film again last night and was even more impressed this time around. The fights and camerawork are truly incredible, whether you consider the budgetary constraints or not. It's a phenomenal achievement in martial arts cinema.
Equilibrium (product link) Action/Adventure / Science Fiction Hey, I like this movie. Yes, it's a low budget "Matrix" rip off, but check out the finale fight when the two characters are doing "Gun-Fu". The combination of gun play while using martial arts at the same time was very original. I haven't seen this done quite this way before, and makes the movie well worth watching for this scene alone...
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I have to agree with both you and aardvarks on this movie. Sure, it's a matrix rip-off of sorts, but the film truly stands out, artistically and stylistically, as one of the coolest action films ever made, despite the bad timing of its theatrical release.
Shadow: Dead Riot (product link) Action/Adventure / Horror I was very disappointed in this film. It wasn't scary in the least. All the special effects were cheesy and unrealistic looking, and the Martial Arts choreography was very poor. I only give it 1/2 star because of the cool keychain that came with [the special edition DVD I purchased].
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What did the keychain look like? Can I buy it anywhere?...That is.....without having to buy a 2nd copy of the movie? lol
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