Top 10 Martial Arts movies

My top ten

  1. Master Killer
  2. Five Deadly Venoms
  3. Mystery of Chess Boxing
  4. Return of the Dragon
  5. Eight Diagram Pole Fighters
  6. Snake and Crane: Arts of Shaolin
  7. Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
  8. Fist of Legend
  9. Ten Tigers From Kwantung
  10. Shaolin Challenges Ninja

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon would definitely be at the top of this list, but I consider it more than a martial arts movie. Anyway, my top ten change all of the time.

Every Bent Knee Too Shall Break

hmm…
Drunken Master 2
Prodigal Son
Iron Monkey
The 36th Chamber
Enter The Dragon
Tai Chi Master
Magnificent Butcher
Young Master
Once upon a time in China 2
Wheels on Meals (not really martial arts, but hey the trio is awesome)

Looks like nobody has mentioned:

Shaolin Soccer
Yin Yang Master
Project A
Dragons Forever
Legend of a Fighter
Fong Sai Yuk 2

…at least not in this particular top-10 thread. :rolleyes: :slight_smile:

No special order.

Shaolin Temple 3
Once Upon a Time in China 2
The Tai-Chi Master
Drunken Master II
Iron Monkey
Fong Sai Yuk
The New Legend of Shaolin
Fist of Fury
Enter the Dragon

Fearless + Fist of Legend
Hero
Red Cliff
Kill Bill
The Jason Bourne Series
Prodigal Son
Drunken Master 2
Kung Fu Hustle
Shaolin Soccer

in no specific order…

kiss of the dragon
unleashed
legend of the drunken master
fist of legend
seven swords
twin warriors
kung fu panda
5 deadly venoms
crouching tiger, hidden dragon
mongol… okay i know it doesn’t count “technically” as a martial arts film. :smiley:

[QUOTE=uki;976407]in no specific order…

kiss of the dragon
unleashed
legend of the drunken master
fist of legend
seven swords
twin warriors
kung fu panda
5 deadly venoms
crouching tiger, hidden dragon
mongol… okay i know it doesn’t count “technically” as a martial arts film. :D[/QUOTE]

id say it does. simply from the one scene where temujin guards their families escape from his blood brother.

the one thing i wanted to see in that film though was Subotai. i mean that fool was the general for 2 great khans… i wanted a bit of that.

you have a good list though.

ill create one too

this is hard

fist of legend / fearless (i know its 2 films but im combining them for this)
flash point
Fist of Fury AKA: The Iron Hand & The Chinese Connection
drunken master / legend of drunken master
Tai Chi Master AKA: Twin Warriors, AKA: Twice Deadly
Iron Monkey
Once Upon a Time in China series
36th Chamber of Shaolin AKA: Masterkiller AKA: Shaolin Masterkiller
Chocolate (a new fav)
Legend of the Wolf: Mainly for the throw of the knife skipping across water under the guys legs. the shot and the throw itself is supreme. Donnie is the man

Both “Tai Chi Masters” are pretty good.

[QUOTE=kfson;976421]Both “Tai Chi Masters” are pretty good.[/QUOTE]

i think ive only seen the jet li one. whats the other one? i heard of a ‘drunken tai chi master’

[QUOTE=Lucas;976423]i think ive only seen the jet li one. whats the other one? i heard of a ‘drunken tai chi master’[/QUOTE]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x66hbi_wu-jing-master-of-tai-chi_shortfilms

hey that does look good. thanks for the reference.

Adding more to my list, no particular order:

Disciples of Shaolin (1975).

Men From the Monastery (1974).

Five Shaolin Masters (1975).

Shaolin Temple (Chang Cheh version, 1976).

The Magnificent Ruffians (1979).

Shaolin Avengers (a remake of Men From the Monastery, 1976).

Heroes Two (1974).

Marco Polo (Chang Cheh version, 1975).

The Boxer Rebellion (Chang Cheh version, 1976).

Challenge of the Masters (1976).

Martial Club (1981).

All of the original Zatoichi movies, 1 to 25 (or 26), 1960s through 1970s.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hell (1972).

Black Belt (2007).

Chocolate (2007?).

Shaolin Vs. Lama (not to be confused with Shaolin Temple Against Lama, 1982).

The Sword of Doom (1965).

Harakiri (1962. Though not technically a martial arts film, it’s an excellent critique of the status quo of samurai times).

Yojimbo (1961?).

Lady Snowblood (esp. part 1, 1973?).

The Invincible Armour (1977).

I know that’s waaaay past 10 movies, but… :slight_smile:

ong bok and the protector… i can’t believe i forgot about these. :eek:

[QUOTE=Jimbo;976572]Adding more to my list, no particular order:

Disciples of Shaolin (1975).

Men From the Monastery (1974).

Five Shaolin Masters (1975).

Shaolin Temple (Chang Cheh version, 1976).

The Magnificent Ruffians (1979).

Shaolin Avengers (a remake of Men From the Monastery, 1976).

Heroes Two (1974).

Marco Polo (Chang Cheh version, 1975).

The Boxer Rebellion (Chang Cheh version, 1976).

Challenge of the Masters (1979).

Martial Club (1981).

All of the original Zatoichi movies, 1 to 25 (or 26), 1960s through 1970s.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hell (1972).

Black Belt (2007).

Chocolate (2007?).

Shaolin Vs. Lama (not to be confused with Shaolin Temple Against Lama, 1982).

The Sword of Doom (1965).

Harakiri (1962. Though not technically a martial arts film, it’s an excellent critique of the status quo of samurai times).

Yojimbo (1961?).

Lady Snowblood (esp. part 1, 1973?).

The Invincible Armour (1977).

I know that’s waaaay past 10 movies, but… :)[/QUOTE]

Why were so many interesting Chinese martial arts movies made in the 1970s?

i think it has a lot to do with the cultural revolution and the booming film industry during that time.

the practice of martial arts was heavily discouraged, i think as that started to lift, the freedom to express themselves with their kungfu was to big of an opportunity to pass up for many practitioners. also that the most money one can ever make with martial arts is through entertainment, seems to lend to the seizing of the time and opportunity.

thats just my take on it.

Anything with Michele Yeoh

[QUOTE=TaichiMantis;976648]Anything with Michele Yeoh[/QUOTE]

ill second that. she was great supercop

i like jet lis shaolin temple
when i saw it the frist time i cried

[QUOTE=bawang;976700]i like jet lis shaolin temple
when i saw it the frist time i cried[/QUOTE]i cried at the end of the new rambo movie. :smiley: