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Originally Posted by GreenCloudCLF
Not true at all. "Pushing Hands" and "Iron and Silk" are two CMA movies that feature the real deal. You should see them. There are many, many JMA movie showing real swordsmanship.
By real, I mean "unenhanced by special effects, and resembling something you'd actually practice in your school." Just to clarify.
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They may be fake-fu but they are still fun.
I mean it's entertainment, not a training VCD we are talking about here. And I think my fave is New Legend of Shaolin.
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talking about newer movie.
I like the "warriors of the heaven and earth".
There are a few group tactics and strategy, such as defending the caravan and a small isolated castle against larger number of opponents, etc
I like the story about carrying the She Li Zi of Buddha to Tang China.
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oh yeah:
Dreadnaught
Young Master
The 10 Elements of Choy Lay Fut:
Kum, Na, Gwa, Sau, Chop, Pow, Kup, Biu, Ding, Jong
The 13 Principles of Taijiquan:
Ward Off, Roll Back, Press, Push, Pluck, Elbow, Shoulder, Split, Forward, Back, Left, Right, Central Equilibrium
And it doesn't hurt to practice stuff from:
Mounts, Guards, and Side Mounts!
Austin Kung-Fu Academy
Haoli
Fearless Hyena if for nothing else besides the suspended by the feet swinging sit ups.
Kung Fu Hustle is up there, too.
Warriors of Heaven and Earth.
I was bored to death watching the 5 deadly venoms...I know, sacrilige...
"George never did wake up. And, even all that talking didn't make death any easier...at least not for us. Maybe, in the end, all you can really hope for is that your last thought is a nice one...even if it's just about the taste of a nice cold beer."
"If you find the right balance between desperation and fear you can make people believe anything"
"Is enlightenment even possible? Or, did I drive by it like a missed exit?"
It's simpler than you think.
I could be completely wrong"
Daper Dan Man
I liked once upon a time in China 2 with Donnie Yen.
As far as fake fu, Chinese kung fu movies and mysticism go hand and hand, so over-the-top fighting and effects are expected.
Iron and Silk was a good movie/book.
As far as realistic fight scenes, then watch Bourne Identity and Supremacy. Loved the fights in those movies.
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Shaolin Soccer and Kung-Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow makes some classics. as fa as serious movies go, I'd say Jet Li's "Fist of Legend" or Bruce Lee's "Way of the Dragon."
"Beware of entrance to a quarrel, but being in, bear't that the opposed may beware of thee."-William Shakespeare
Jedi Knight
Am I the only martial artist who doesnt like Bruce Lee movies?
I think the fight choreography is terrible compared to other movies made at the time...
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The hot, The cool and The vicious
Mystery of chess boxing
Sixty second assassain
Prodigal son
Ghostly face
Five deadly venoms
Kid with the golden arm
Invincible shaolin
Executioner from shaolin
Death duel of the mantis
I could go on and on ,but i'm quite sure y'all get the point
All BRUCE LEE KUNG FU MOVIES ARE INSTANT CLASSICS....HANDS DOWN!!
If life isn't fair...than why should i be
Bagua, Xingyi, and Taiji
Yes.
Sorry, Bruce is da man!
Focused
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles owns you all!!!
They were actually doin Kung-Fu...
Fist of Legend with Jet Li rox.
Mortal Kombat when Johnny Cage fights Scorpion really gets me pumped too.
"...When I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me..."
Deuteronomy 32:41
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im a super big fan of Fist of Legend and The Tai Chi Master.
but in consideration i think i might have to go with executioners from shaolin.
mainly because of Gordons heroic death scene.
A man has only one death. That death may be as weighty as Mt. Tai, or it may be as light as a goose feather. It all depends upon the way he uses it....
~Sima Qian
Master pain, or pain will master you.
~PangQuan
"Just do your practice. Who cares if someone else's practice is not traditional, or even fake? What does that have to do with you?"
~Gene "The Crotch Master" Ching
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I agree!
Good films, not too good choreography.
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I'm gonna have to disagree with you guys
I believe that Bruces choreography was
the best at that particular time and the most
realistic...even kung fu movie greats such as
Liu chia liang and Sammo hung believed so too
If life isn't fair...than why should i be
Mind of No Mind...
I despise wirework most of the time. Here are a couple that I have watched over and over:
My Young Auntie
The Himalayan
Martial Club/Instructors of Death
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