Recommend me some Martial Arts films

ShiWarrior · 31 May 2019 at 20:21

Been a long time since ive seen any

I like all sorts, the really old films to the new stuff, proper ones to Action blockbusters

recommend me some please

the shadow · 31 May 2019 at 21:12

The Raid
Ip Man
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_Man_2

Nitefly · 31 May 2019 at 21:24

The John Wick films are all pretty entertaining. If you hurry you can catch the third one at the cinema... although watching all 3 in succession would surely be very fatiguing! In fact, space them out

Hedge · 31 May 2019 at 21:26

Ong bak.

Tek81 · 31 May 2019 at 21:26

Azumi. Not strictly martial arts, but amazing nevertheless. The fight scenes are extremely well choreographed.

Jokester · 31 May 2019 at 21:30

The Raid / Raid 2 back to back.

ShiWarrior · 31 May 2019 at 21:33

thanks guys
heard of John Wick films
not heard of any of the others, so will have a look

ShiWarrior · 31 May 2019 at 21:48

Raid looks interesting to say the least

The Artfull Bodger · 31 May 2019 at 22:15

Kung Fu killer

d_brennen · 31 May 2019 at 22:20

ShiWarrior said:
heard of John Wick films

Do iiiit. Get some beers and nibbles. The second, while still ok, is the weakest. First and third are a masterclass in no brain action flick

ZG002 · 31 May 2019 at 23:15

As above, love the John Wick films. (3rd one is best thing I've seen this year)

But The Raid and The Raid 2 are on another level for me, some amazing fight scenes.

First IP man is great also, Dojo scene is hard hitting.

wakadoo · 31 May 2019 at 23:17

chocolate.

i have no idea why i like it so much, i just do.

dowie · 31 May 2019 at 23:21

13 Assassins:

arc@css · 31 May 2019 at 23:41

Enter the Dragon. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070034/

Game of Death. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077594/

Minusorange · 1 Jun 2019 at 00:07

Any of the Jet Li movies from the 90's

ianh · 1 Jun 2019 at 07:44

By no means an exhaustive list but these have been my favourite "recent" films -

Ong Bak - Tony Jaa attempts to return a Budda Head stolen from his village
Warrior King - Tony Jaa goes to Australia to get his elephant and her calf back from smugglers
Ip Man - Donnie Yen shows the early life of Bruce Lee's Chinese teacher during the Japanese invasion of the 1930's
Kung Fu Jungle - Donnie Yen tracks down a serial killer who uses multiple styles to kill experts in that style
The Raid - Iko Uwais is a policeman whose raid on a block of flats goes wrong and he fights to escape alive

As an aside, the only thing I find disappointing in most Martial Arts films is that you can see how much the "star" is having to pull their punches/kicks to avoid hurting the stuntmen or that "wirework" is being used to get the star to make impossible leaps/jumps etc. However I found that there's a few earlier films by Tony Jaa (Ong Bak, Warrior King) where, as the stuntmen wear a type of "body armour", it allows Jaa to use his full force and make real contact. The brutal difference between that type of film and the more "showy" wire-work types is very stark and I much prefer that extra "realism".

Kainz · 1 Jun 2019 at 09:15

IP Man and Ong Bak are my personal favourites, with a touch of Drunken Master II thrown in for hilarity and Jackie Chan.

Gman · 1 Jun 2019 at 11:40

Undefeatable. Its got one of the best fight scenes ever shot. How it didn't get an Oscar I don't know.

ShiWarrior · 1 Jun 2019 at 13:07

I've not seen drunken master as of yet, it's on my to watch list

ShiWarrior · 1 Jun 2019 at 13:08

I'm sure I have (or did) enter the dragon, seen it so many times, also bought the story of Bruce Lee