seersin Posted February 10, 2005 Posted February 10, 2005 Street fighters,Man Sonny Chiba is tha man. Karate Kids were good. Last Samurai Samurai Armageddon Best of the best(tha ending so warm and heart felt) Iron Monkey Last Dragon CTHD The Duel Storm Riders ISAIAH 53:5
Skeptic 2004 Posted February 10, 2005 Posted February 10, 2005 Fong Sai Yuk I and II (aka The Legend and The Legend II) - Jet Li doing kung fu comedy...he's actually really funny. Wong Fei Hung (aka Once Upon a Time in China) - Jet Li at his best. The Tai Chi Master (aka Twin Warriors) - Jet Li showing off his internal training. There's a number of memorable fights in this one. Michelle Yeoh is awesome. Drunken Master II (aka The Legend of Drunken Master) - Jackie Chan in his prime. Police Story I - the best Jackie Chan movie. Period. Dragons Forever - the best Jackie Chan/Sammo Hung/Yuen Biao matchup ever. Who am I? - the rooftop fight. Watch it. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - a well done wuxia. House of Flying Daggers - an exquistely well done wuxia...except for the last 5 minutes. Iron Monkey - Donnie Yen is not the main character, but he sure is a scene stealer (especially in the fights). Hero - an ambitious movie that fell flat on its artsy face because of the convoluted story. However, three fights standout as the best I've seen - Jet Li vs Donnie Yen in the beginning, Jet Li vs. Zhang Ziyi in the library (I had been waiting for that moment for a long time), and Tony Leung vs. the emperor (a very beautiful, very artsy fight). A lot of people mentioned The Last Samurai. I have to admit The Last Samurai had three pretty stellar moments: the very first battle in the fog; the first time Tom Cruise had his butt handed to him by Ujio with a wooden sword; and the final battle when Ujio gets knocked off his horse, shoulder rolls, draws his sword, and slices two guys without missing a beat. I rewound the movie about 3 times just to see that part. Do you know who Chosin Chibana is...?The Chibana Project:http://chibanaproject.blogspot.com
kzshin Posted February 10, 2005 Posted February 10, 2005 OH yeah, thats right his name is Ujiio in the movie. Last samurai. He is the only one that really know how to use sword out of all the significant characters.
PrideampPoise Posted February 10, 2005 Posted February 10, 2005 Ok, I gotchya The actor's name is Hiroyuki Sanada. I couldn't find much about his martial art experience. Many sites say he started studying karate at 13, but nothing about how far he progressed. He is a graduate of Sonny Chiba's school that teaches martial arts for action movies. He also assisted with the coreography of some of the stunts and swordplay in The Last Samurai. I definitely liked his portrayal of Ujio. I did find one site that says the swordplay resembled the more ancient style as opposed to the modern kendo, which was a pleasant surprise.
kzshin Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 THAT RIGHT!!!! YOU GOT IT!!!! "Pride&Poise." His name is Hiroyuki Sanada. He was famous when I was kid. He used to play main character in tons of NINJA movies and Ninja TV serise in Japan and was famous for that. He usally play as Iga Ninja. That dude is the man.
ovine king Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 ...can't let this thread go without mentioning "rikki-o: story of rikki" earth is the asylum of the universe where the inmates have taken over.don't ask stupid questions and you won't get stupid answers.
krzychicano Posted February 14, 2005 Posted February 14, 2005 favorite martial art flick KUNG POW FIST! What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius
1kickKO Posted February 14, 2005 Posted February 14, 2005 Oh I watched that last night, that's funny...hahaha
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