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Beelze

So, I'd like to begin a collection of fighting movies, but I'd like to keep them realistic. I'd like to keep wire fighting and pseudo magic to a minimum, but I realize I'm being too specific. Any awesome movies from any genres or countries. I will award [imaginary currency].

I recognize that "fighting" extends from the hands and feet to the guns and all that.

This should probably be moved to Help and Advice

juice for jesus

Raging Bull
Ong Bak
Old Boy
Das Boot

TehSloth

juice for jesus wrote: »

Raging Bull
Ong Bak
Old Boy
Das Boot

HKPacman420

John Woo's The Killer is pretty rad.

juice for jesus

Hard Boiled is also pretty great.

Hong Kong action movies thread

Robman

Redbelt was pretty fun

Dman

The Legend of Drunken Master is the first thing that came to mind for some reason.

Maybe I'm just thirsty.

Organichu

i thought the end of redbelt was terrible- like, after

he beats the dude's ass, as he's being awarded the belt

it was so disjointed and confusing

Robman

Organichu wrote: »

i thought the end of redbelt was terrible- like, after

he beats the dude's ass, as he's being awarded the belt

it was so disjointed and confusing

It does shit the bed a little in the lead-up the climax where

The Operative is taking down the entire security team, I mean come on

but the actual climax made sense from him being a fighter rather then an entertainer.

EDIT also has some of the most realistic fights I've seen on the screen recently, because

When he fights the two guys in the bar, he still ends up wounded, none of this usual bullshit about people effortlessly beating up a hundred people at once

HKPacman420

Time and Tide is another good one,caught it on the CBC a couple years back at like 4AM. The cinematography was pretty stylish, and the plot is solid (strange, but solid.)

Plus the main character has the same penchant for pocketing other people's lighters that I do.

Tofystedeth

Ip Man.

RazzleDazz

Ronin.

Not what you might think, guns instead of hands and/or feet.

Fallingman

Man, pretty much any early jackie chan movie. Protip: If the country it was filmed in has Health and Safety Laws - give it a miss.
Fist of Legend - Jet Li.
The Defender - Tony Jaa
The Bourne Series
The Transporter (the 1st one - but leave your brain somewhere safe)
Taken - Liam Neeson
Anything by Steven Segal

(One of these is a trap)

Doc

What, no Bruce Lee love? Enter the Dragon is my favorite of his.

Seven Samurai has great showdowns, plus all the other Kurosawa goodness that comes with it.

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The Legend of the Drunken Master (Drunken Master 2) is the best Jackie Chan movie, by far, for pure fighting. Almost no plot, just wall to wall action, with not a wire to be found.

Throwdown is a wonderful Johnnie To movie from a few years back. It's about judo fighters, and the fighting is very intense. But it's more of a character piece. Still very worth watching.

Flashpoint is a badass Donnie Yen movie from a couple years back. The action scenes are very nice, and only a couple of gun fights are kind of cartoony. If you've played a fair bit of CS then you may get a chuckle. The fighting has a lot of MMA-style takedowns in it, but manages not to be fucking boring. Actually, the final fight is one of the most brutal I've ever seen.

Improvolone

Bloodsport.

Chen

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Flashpoint is a badass Donnie Yen movie from a couple years back. The action scenes are very nice, and only a couple of gun fights are kind of cartoony. If you've played a fair bit of CS then you may get a chuckle. The fighting has a lot of MMA-style takedowns in it, but manages not to be fucking boring. Actually, the final fight is one of the most brutal I've ever seen.

Personally, I prefer SPL over Flashpoint as far as recent movies starring Donnie Yen. Ip Man and Dragon Tiger Gate are entertaining as well for entirely different reasons. Also, can't forget Shanghai Knights!

Seriously though, Jackie Chan is a legend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1cHynIXweE