Originally Posted by trebleshot (Post 196377)

Akira Kurosawa is an amazing director.
Fun facts: Seven Samurai was the basis for the classic Western known as The Magnificent Seven.

Originally Posted by trebleshot (Post 196377)

Fun facts: Seven Samurai was the basis for the classic Western known as The Magnificent Seven. Also, Hidden Fortress was part of the inspiration for the first Star Wars movie.

Originally Posted by omega145 (Post 196459)

^Very cool but I dont think he is as recognizable as the version of SS that was released.

Originally Posted by omega145 (Post 196459)

Gordon Liu was also an excellent star for martial arts movies.

Originally Posted by vampireheart (Post 196499)

I like my asian "kung fu" "gun fu" or "gun kata" (when dealing with guns) with a sci-fi twist and a Wuxia-esque themes. There are a ton of films that I love the choreography and color of especially when it comes to asian cinema.

Some of my favorites, in no particular order...

Shinobi - Heart Under Blade (Japanese)

House of Flying Daggers (Chinese)

Ichi (Japanese)

The Returner (Japanese)

Oldboy (Korean)

I was going to create a thread on foreign films but this thread kinda fits so ill just post here instead. :)

Originally Posted by thechris (Post 196510)

Agreed, Gordon Liu is fantastic. Many of his movies feature some of the most unbastardized and well-crafted Hung Gar scenes I've ever seen. The clip you posted is one of my favourite scenes of all time. A lot of Jackie's work (especially modern stuff) is often over peppered with wushu acrobatics. However, Legend of the Drunken Master is a good example of him using much cleaner Kung Fu. Also, a large chunk of his work in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow is pretty awesome. Then again, these two were Yuen Wo Ping films so it shouldn't come as a surprise that a talent like Martial Arts athlete Jackie Chan would look great in a Yuen Wo Ping product. I mean the guy made Keanu Reaves/Laurence Fishburne look like they "knew Kung Fu"...



Great list, man. The only film I was kind of hoping I'd like a little more than I did was House of Flying Daggers. I think it was trying too hard to ride off the wuxia craze that Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon reignited and for me at least, it was a bit too stylized.

Originally Posted by vampireheart (Post 196527)

Thanks man and yeah i can see what you mean but I dont mind it, the more stylized the better i say lol. I always keep my eyes open for the Sony Pictures Classics they release alot of cool stuff.

Originally Posted by vampireheart (Post 196566)

I actually saw Dragon Inn pretty bad ass battles in that one!

Originally Posted by solo0525 (Post 196584)

Love Anime ,, this a good martial arts anime .. Ninja Scroll

Originally Posted by solo0525 (Post 196587)

Afro Samurai

Originally Posted by solo0525 (Post 196587)

Originally Posted by thechris (Post 196553)

Kung Fu Hustle.

Originally Posted by solo0525 (Post 196584)

Love Anime ,, this a good martial arts anime .. Ninja Scroll

Originally Posted by Greenskar (Post 197008)

Also, while I dislike that every movie I've watched from him seems to all be about some damn elephant, and I think he's just a bit too much of an acrobat at times, I did enjoy this scene a great deal (even though the cracking sounds were beyond gratuitous, lol)

Originally Posted by omega145 (Post 197261)

Tony Jaa's muay tai style is excellent and makes for some great fight scenes but I dont like any of his movies that i've seen either. IMO, the stories are poor and the fight scenes are set up terribly. His powerful and flashy style is easy to watch though.

Originally Posted by thechris (Post 197286)

Even though we don't always speak the same language, the emotion, heart and realism that they are able to convey through facial expression, body movement and phonics alone help bring their performances to life.