What's the best Kung-Fu movie?
it's Ip Man. All you have now are the Bruce Lee movies.
Wushu is not Kung Fu
Kung Fu Hustle
>>67292611
>>67292634
>Ip Man
i can't be the only one who finds these movies overrated as fuck. at least the first one is. sure, the choreography is great, but the main character was fucking boring, and he was an unstoppable badass who trounced the main villain with zero effort.
Kung Fu Hustle
I've always found this movie entertaining and quite charming. I wouldn't claim it to be the best, but I really appreciate what they aimed to create.
Kung Fury
>>67292663
ok fine
13 assassins
Kung Pow.
Drunken Master 2
Iron Monkey
>>67292721
Underrated as fuck.
>That scene where that homely chick started singing some sort of song about courage and camaraderie.
>The nose picking fan that gets roundhoused.
Dragon Ball Evolution
Kung Pow is a masterpiece not only for kung-fu cinema, but for cinema as a whole
>>67292701
>and he was an unstoppable badass who trounced the main villain with zero effort
Which actually happened IRL.
The fight between Ip Man and the 10 Japanese and the fight between their Commander did actually happen IRL.
He really did kick the shit out of them.
![p68947_d_v8_aa[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/FvXj0gF.jpg "p68947_d_v8_aa[1].jpg")
In terms of actual quality cinema, the best I've seen is probably Duel to the Death.
>>67292926
ok, it was a true story, doesnt make it entertaining.
i'd rather there be actual conflict.
Obviously Kung Pow.
>>67292974
>doesnt make it entertaining.
You have a strange view of entertainment if you don't think a fight between 1 Kung-Fu Mater and 10 Tae Kwon Do fighters isn't entertaining.
>>67292886
Wrong movie- youre talking about God of Cookery. Awesome movie still.
>>67292938
Meh. That movie was overrated. The naked ninja chick was hot tho
>>67292611
Karate Kid
The matrix reloaded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4puUo4OYViE
>>67293093
God of Cookery, Shaolin Soccer, and Kung Fu Hustle are all basically the same movie anyways.
Jackie Chan
Fist of Legend and Shaw Bros. Heroes of the East. I'm Japanese but I love it when Hong Kong shows us respect when they actually show Chinese vs. Japanese fighting styles accurately, even if we do play the bad guys.
>>67293131
OP said no wuxia though.
Kung Fury is 80s Nostalgia for kids too young to remember the 80s. The music video was far better than the movie.
Kung Pow is decent, but come on, it has nothing on the masterpiece that is Kung Fu Hustle.
Lone Wolf and Cub is bretty gud, so that.
>>67293215
>OP said no wuxia though.
Wuxia - which literally means "martial hero", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China.
So we can't post anything ITT then, right?
>>67293090
There is also more than 1 Ip man movie... he was amazing
>>67293247
I haven't seen Kung Fury, but I do enjoy Kung Pow. Hustle is definitely a better overall movie, but I can't deny that Pow gets things right in its own way. Damn, I really want to watch those two movies again.
>>67293340
>There is also more than 1 Ip man movie
Yes, but he was specifically referring to the first film.
>>67292843
Jump that wall if you think your so great.
kung fu hustle, shaolin soccer, king of comedy, god of cookery, just look up
>Stephen Chow
journey to the west, and CJ7, i havn't seen many more, but those were gooood.
also what movie is my face from?
I must be a gigantic pleb because I found Kung Fu Hustle really boring.
>>67293452
>>67293557
Yes.
>>67292611
I think we've concluded it's Kung-Fu hustle.
>>67293537
Most of Stwphen Chow's movies are not Kung fu movies though.
>>67292611
chocolate
those stunts involving people falling at the end makes it the best one
>>67293537
Can't remember the name but an old, old Stephen Chow movie is a period piece. Had some dude in with afros growing out his nostrils. Movie was funny as fuck.
>>67292611
Kungfu Panda
>>67293634
>>67292611
beverly hills ninja
>>67293699
I now have a raging boner.....
>>67293557
yup. it crosses a lot of genres, and actually references a lot of different movies both eastern and western, and on top of that the character acting is great, the villains are amazing, the character development is quite astounding, and the graphics are only bad at that one road runner scenes, but sadly the scene before that, i was laughing so hard i was crying, and i was crying so hard i was choking, and at some point as i was in the theater i really had medical concerns for my health i was laughing so hard.
it's a VERY self aware movie, that asides from the kung fu soccer and basketball, acting, cooking movies like it, is simply both a parody and in some was supreme master many other types of movies in the genre.
to see crouching tiger hidden dragon, which just had a sequel pop up in netflix, and not think it's campy, but even still WIN ACADEMY AWARDS FOR, as not campy, only shows how people don't really see these kung fu movies as ridiculous as they are, so why stop there.
So for over the top action, with great gimmicks, great characters, good set design, and unstoppable action and comedy, this thing references it's origins, while still being innovative.
it's new, yet powerful. provokes emotions.
i dunno, it's just really well rounded, and seems to be the pinnacle of what KUNG-FU MOVIES ARE.
>tl;dr it's just really well rounded, and seems to be the pinnacle of what KUNG-FU MOVIES ARE.
Yet to see someone top it since, i mean it even references kubricks movies, in what could be a parody but comes off as sincere homages.
Rush Hour desu
>>67293828
That was a parody of Mortal Kombat kung fu movies, mixed with beverly hills cop. staring tommy boy.
>>67292701
>hating on Ip man
>hating on anything Donnie Yen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsfxsZR98S8
>>67293675
JUST FUCKING WATCH HIS FUCKING MOVIES PLEB
Master of the Flying Guillotine
>>67293906
>Donnie Yen
since Hero I've had a big hard on for Donnie Yen
>>67293699
Sauce on webm?
>>67293936
Mr. Nice guy was best. or maybe the supercop movie, first strike or the likes.
there some good fights.
Would be neat to see this as a western
studio shills passing by on page 1, pls forward this to your head office
How do you feel about Tony Jaa?
>>67293990
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5qjUe5AkiTqNFQxUHN2ZEM2ZXc/edit
>>67294030
what the fuck happen to him???
He does a few ong bak movies, that the first one REALLY highlighted him as an kung-fu actor, then he fucking BECOMES A MONK
On May 28, 2010, Jaa became a Buddhist monk at a Buddhist temple in Surin, Thailand.
after that he does fucking Furious 7, now xXx.
so yeah. Woopie-di-fucking-doo. I thought he was gunna be our new Jackie Chan, turns out,
>nope.jpeg
He's just The Rock but cucked.
>>67294030
Jack Black has done more Kung-Fu movies
>>67293215
no he didn't
>>67294114
Holyshit.jpg
That's some weird stuff.
>>67292611
>>67292926
lol no it didn't
nobody can beat 10 people at once in real life
/thread
Drunken Master I & II
every Bruce Lee movie
>>67294238
oh and Master of the Flying Guillotine
>>67293936
This. That scene where he makes them all realize how horrible they are.
>Youa ah gobage!
>>67292926
t. PRC Ministry of Propaganda
nobody can win a 1 vs 10 fight no matter how skilled they are, it's impossible
>>67293634
Hustles not even in my top five. I'd go 36 Chambers, and kudos to the guy mentioning Iron Monkey (Drunken Master 2 also).
>>67294232
>lol no it didn't
>nobody can beat 10 people at once in real life
Yes, it did happen. Except the men he fought IRL were soldiers, not martial artists.
>>67294030
dunno about tony jaa but that movie taught me that Thai is a fucking ugly language.
I suppose the real question is why we don't get good Kung-Fu movies anymore.
>>67294349
you are full of shit
Nobody has EVER one 1 vs 10, not to mention that wing tsun is a bullshit marital art
>>67294030
if anyone watches this, don't watch the third one whatever you do. it's the worst movie ever
Is IP Man 3 any good?
Was this even worth watching?
when it was first previewed it looked neat but then nothing.
>>67292611
-Kung Fu Hustle is great, as others have said.
-The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
-Once Upon a Time In China
And of course, Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II/Legend of A Drunken Master is fantastic. Probably my favorite.
>>67294030
The first Ong Bak was great. The rest, not so much.
>>67294491
DELET THIS
>>67294633
I don't care about this thread. Just stopped by to tell you not to waste your time. That movie is a huge piece of shit, and it seemingly knows it, but in a charming or clever way, it's almost spiteful
fuck that movie
>>67293906
this just proves my point. dude fights three guys and combined their good hits can be counted on one hand. Ip man's not even breaking a sweat by the end of it
its like the prequel lightsaber fights, sure they looked cool, but its all style
>>67294633
fun as fuck
>opening fight scene
>Shame on a Nigga starts playing
fucking kek
>>67294715
but *not in a charming or clever way
fucked that up
>>67294744
I knew there was a reason i never picked it up.
>>67294734
Which Jackie Chan film is this?
>>67292611
>>67294792
rush hour 2
>>67294633
>Was this even worth watching?
Hell yeah.
It heavily parodies 70's Kung-Fu films, in that over-the-top way.
Yes, it could have been better, but you can say that about almost any film ever made.
>>67294734
Is this one of the Lucky Stars movies? Because I haven't seen any of those.
>>67294792
>lucky stars being a jackie chan films
>>67292926
What in the fuck are you smoking.
There is literally 0 documentation outside of hearsay that Ip Man ever did any kind of real fights.
>>67294792
The Tuxedo.
>>67294852
winners and sinners is a must for anyone
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is probably my favorite Kung Fu film. But more for the discipline and training scenes that make up most of the runtime rather than the fight scenes, though they're nifty too.
>>67294835
It failed at everything it tried to do. It was a bad parody of bad movies, done using Tarantino styling, and even that was done poorly
it's Transformers tier
>>67293936
Supercop was pretty great too. Surprised there are no Jet Li movies yet.
>>67294865
Jackie is the only star that matters in any film he is in! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction for My Lucky Stars.
>>67294633
Depends on what you're into, for me it'd be a no.
>>67294939
Jet Li's best movies are the three Shaolin flicks he made in the 80's and Fist of Legend, which is one of the few remakes I consider better than the original (all respect to Bruce Lee aside).
>Let the bodies hit the FLOOOOOOOORRRR!
>>67294030
the special effects of his hits are great, and thats it.
>>67294913
Agreed. Same for me.
>>67294633
I never finished it. i thought it was boring
The Prodigal Son is really good. I wish there were more movies with Yuen Biao as the lead, he was always underrated compared to Jackie and Sammo.
Great Wing Chun fight scenes.
>>67295210
that's quite the movie poster
>>67294235
It's best in a very nostalgia kind of way but it's not the easiest watch in 2016. Kind of like Game of Death for me, it was the first MA movie i saw as a kid so it has a special place but i'd never recommend it to someone.
>>67294887
Other than eyewitness accounts
>>67295266
Enter the Dragon holds up pretty well imo, probably better than any Lee film except Fist of Fury which is the GOAT. Game of Death is the absolute shits though. that funeral scene made me sick
>>67294235
not even the best Bruce Lee movie, Fist of Fury has way better fights
>there are people in this thread RIGHT NOW who have never seen Crippled Avengers
>>67295361
>Enter the Dragon holds up pretty well imo
the fights do, but everything else in between is painful
>>67294235
people were getting late with the Bruce Lee wanking
>>67295605
i don't think they really do, like take the dungeon fight with all the mooks, the framing is claustorphobic as fuck. John Saxon also can't fight worth a shit
The Raid
Raid 2 has great fights but there's a whoooole lotta asian crime drama bullshit around them
Duel to the Death has ninja kites
https://youtu.be/-OZvZZjgA68?t=6
>>67292611
Miami connection
>>67295613
There will always be wanking for based Bruce Lee.
>>67295572
I'm not one of the people.
Definitely the best Venoms movie. Just fucking non-stop fights and action. I think the longest gap between a fight or a training scene is maybe five minutes at the movie.
The scene where the Iron Legs guy kills that one dude always makes me kek.
>>67295800
I just love when iron hands blinds a guy with a technique he must've learned from the 3 Stooges
name two better kung fu directors than Lau Kar Leung and Chang Cheh
post fav fights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI2dzMEzX2w
>>67295900
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhbBGK9hhEI
that's good but there's a distinct lack of tiny benches
John Woo's pre-gangster work doesn't get a lot of love but Last Hurrah of Chivalry is one of the best 70s kung fu movies, shit it even has a decent plot and strong characterization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHliqlsig90
>>67295896
Leung was better than Cheh. He was more of a craftsman and his love for the actual martial arts shone through in all of his films.
As good as Cheh was, he was more concerned about blood, guts and brotherhood than anything else. My favorite films from him are probably the ones knife-fighting ones with David Chiang and Ti Lung like Vegeance! and The Duel.
seven samuria
>>67296072
Cheh made a ridiculous amount of movies, some of them are complete shit but his hits were fantastic.
Leung made each movie count more.
>>67295900
https://youtu.be/cykr7jjlGtY?t=927kek
>>67292926
Fuck off, ip man never fought the general he actually got in a car and pissed off
>>67292611
Fist of Legend.
>>67293537
>CJ7
>dog alien thing dying
>lol no idea what is happening
>dog alien dead
>still no idea
>thinks it can revive
That was very heartless
John Woo's Last Hurrah for Chivalry
>>67292611
Grandmasters and Shaolin vs Lama
>>67292663
wushu IS kungfu.
>>67293537
I thought Flirting Scholar was a pretty funny movie of his.
>>67293247
Kung Fury is unfunny, tryhard garbage, and I -wanted- to like it.
>>67294633
very fun, but it's more of a loving homage to kung-fu that can't really find an identity of its own. it's very clear that RZA is a fan, not a filmmaker, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit.
![36th_chamber_3[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/kUi0u3c.jpg "36th_chamber_3[1].jpg")
>>67294321
>36 chambers
Most honorable.
>>67293936
I love my ass off every time at just how abused the crippled kid is in this movie. Little dude gets tossed around like a ragdoll in every other scene.
>>67292701
They are overrated as fuck. Not bad movies, but no idea why people jizz all over them. It's like they've never seen a martial arts movie or Donnie Yen before.
Ip Man is just a flashier version of the same cheesy stuff that's been in these films for forever, really can't think of anything that stands out about it at all. It's pretty cool but nothing amazing.
>>67295572
Who needs the Crippled Avengers when you can watch the Crippled MASTERS, NIGGA.
All you need to know about this movie is that a guy with no arms and a guy with no legs gattai like a fucking Gundam.
>>67293247
kung fury is not a movie, it's a youtube's video
It depends on what style of movie I am looking for at the time. There are different pleasures to all the different forms of the genre.
>>67292689
Underrated post
TAOISM DRUNKARD
The very best kung fu movie that has ever or will ever be made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eUSBOWIf5s
>>67294030
Tony Jaa had sick moves and a great stunt team backing him up. Ong Bak is still a kickass demo reel-made-movie, but unfortunately they can't put him in a film worth a shit.
Tom Yum Goong had some great moves in it, but was a mess of a film and the pacing is pretty shitty even within the fights itself. Ong Bak 2 has a few good fights but again, the film is a mess. It's a damn shame because Jaa has legit skills and deserved much better.
>>67293854
Rush Hour is a buddy cop movie that has kung fu in it. It is one of my favorite buddy cop movies though.
>>67302309
The huge fight at the end of Ong Bak 2 where he uses all kinds of weapons is one of the best fight scenes I've ever seen in a movie. The plot is completely incomprehensible though, I had very little idea of what was actually going on.
Five Element Ninjas
>>67292663
Weaboo fail
Ive watched this so many times on VHS
its probably my favorite
>>67302309
have you seen SPL 2?
>>67294114
Did you not see him in the trailer for the new IP man?
>>67294913
Glad I searched before posting, my favourite
Bruce Li in New Guinea
>>67294232
please for the love of god someone post that celphone cam webm of that one guy beating the shit out of 10 people
>>67302812
I watched the fight scenes. I wasn't impressed.
Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear is badass and easily one of the best MA films to come out in recent years. Yeah, it's cheesy as fuck and still has that "straight to DVD" feelings, but Scott Adkins is awesome as usual and the fights are great. So many awesome kicks thrown in that movie.
Adkins is way too much of a pretty boy for the role, though. The only time he comes across as a halfway decent actor is when he's Boyka in Undisputed. Otherwise he looks like a gay porn star, sorry Scott. Awesome kicks though.
Masked Avengers
This.
The author Gu Long wrote many interesting Kung Fu novels. But this is the most faithful adaptation. Most of his other novels also also adapted, but they are unfaithful to the original so I don't recommend them.
Come Drink With Me
Also, some already mentioned obviously
36th Chamber of Shaolin
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
Cripple Avengers
Five Deadly Venoms
One Armed Swordsman
My Young Auntie
Drunken Master 1 & 2
Project A and A2
Police Story series
Fist of Legend
Fearless
Brave Archer
Kung Fu Hustle
Shaolin Soccer
Enter the Dragon
>>67293944
Based anon thank you
Bless whichever rights holder started dumping Classic Martial Arts films onto Netflix
>>67292689
This.
Kung Fu Hustle is the best martial arts movie of all time.
Ninja in Dragons Den
>>67293944
I don't think Master of the Flying Guillotine is that great in terms of the fights, but it's absolutely a classic that everyone should watch at least once. And the fights aren't bad, just not top 10 material.
>>67292663
Yeah, it is.
What point have we crossed away from Martial Arts into Fantasy?
>>67292611
the forbidden kingdom
>>67303829
wasted potential but not that bad of a movie, actually, solid B-tier overall
it's the kind of thing I would have loved as a kid and the action isn't too bad
this, on the other hand, blew kangaroo dick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4STNypFBh0
I think it was pretty neat the Ipman 2 had the villain being a westerner, and showed that while people might not think of Boxing as a "martial art", that it's still extremely dangerous
This. Funnier than Kung Pow without trying.
https://youtu.be/tFFyrg8sv3E
>>67303599
I love Fong Sai Yuk, the famous fight where they fight on top of poles got me hardcore into Kung Fu Movies.
>>67303938
it totally felt like an 80s movie
just the whole chosen kid shit lmao
Only one mention so far? Shame on r/tv/.org
volcano high is the best of all time yo
>>67293247
Kung fury isnt pleb., its not even wuxia. Not a good comparison.
But yes, kungfu hustle is god tier
For shame, not one person said story of Ricky
>>67292877
This.
What makes Jackie Chan movies so great is that he's not invincible he gets fucked up and is at a disadvantage, plus he uses his environment.
His comedic timing and facial expressions just add to it all. There's real charm to it.
Get on our level.
>>67293936
>breaks his leg while shooting a stunt where he jumps onto a moving hovercraft
>gets a cast
>gets a rubber slip cover that looks like his sneakers to cover his foot in the cast
>keeps shooting
the madman
>>67304799
>Benny the Jet
How come he never got more famous, he's fucking awesome.
>>67295977
This is some great stuff, thanks for sharing.
>>67295900
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk4dUq4zE_o
>>67295613
Holly fucking shit if only this was real.
>>67302580
loved this one
the 2nd one, not so much
>>67292689
Seriously. And shaolin soccer.
Great movies.
>>67294030
Thai bro here. This was Tony Jaa's only good movie. It's a ridiculous B movie with muay thai stunts, but worth watching.
Avoid all other Jaa movies.
>>67294633
Absolute trash.
>>67302580
There was a year of my life when the Iron Monkey VHS never left the machine.
I did not get laid that year.
>tfw credits
https://youtu.be/d9jo_3vqRdA?t=34
>>67303948
westerners and japanese are always the villains in asian movies
>>67305076
by the way. That stunt of sliding down a metal pole covered in lights down 4 floors and crashing into a kiosk on the ground floor?
He did it for fucking real. One take, no rehearsal, no wirework. He got second degree burns on his hands from the lights, dislocated his pelvis, and almost fractured his 7th and 8th vertebrae.
Fucking crazy.
Flashpoint and SPL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZs48lJXhxM
The Man from Nowhere
Korean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLWGtYUG2nY
>>67294321
36th chamber is easily the best
Honorable mention to Heroes of the East though
>>67306312
Samefagging but I don't know if those are considered crime dramas with martial arts or the crime is just a reason to justify putting martial arts in it.
>>67293729
Same guy here. Just remembered it if you're interested https://youtu.be/bDxtG7dvwQU
>>67303948
The actor who played twister is dead
>>67304906
cuz his face looks like a rubber mask
>>67294238
>when youre on roids but dont do strength training
>>67303416
Indonesian martial art is not Kungfu
>>67292901
I went to see it when it came out, hated it, didn't even smile. Recently anons praising it confused me so much I went back and watched it, funniest shit I've ever seen in my life, I have no idea how i had such an opposite reaction in the cinema.
>>67293271
What do you think Kung Fu is?
>>67292611
Karate Kid
Can anyone name this movie?
>A korean film set in the present day
>Everyone wears suits
>During a nighttime fight scene the protaginist drags a man's face along a wall
>>67303737
worth it for this scene alone
Ip Man was trash. The fighting was pretty cool, but the story wall all over the place. shame.
Should I still watch Ip Man 2 & 3?
>>67310286
Ip Man 3 basically doesn't have a plot
>>67292611
Just watched Ninja 2.
Pretty good martial arts movie.
Scott Atkins is the best.
>>67293828
this. kungfu is for fags
>>67292926
yeah and 6 billion jews died in the ovens and were made into lampshades for evil nazis.
>>67310286
>>67310358
Ip man movies are just Chinese propaganda. Donny yen fight scenes are boss through
>>67294238
he is part flying squirrel?
Shaolin Soccer
>no mention of Evil Cult
For shame. It might not be the best choreographed movie, but it's goddamn hilarious
>nobody mentioned Kung Fu vs. Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrYlNNy929Y
>>67292877
I particularly like the comfyness of the original Drunken Master
