Teras Kasi Archive

Atama, Ken Lo's leg speed is absolutely amazing

I also liked the fight scene in "Who am I?"
He used another martial artist who primarily used kicks, and one who used punches...can't find the names right now.

The Legend of Drunken Master was indeed a great movie...

I also like The Tai Chi master starring Jet Li... good fight scenes there. I think it's also known as Twin Warriors...

Hrmmm.... tough question.

Fist of Legend has some great scenes, so I would have to name it (again).

Best of the Best was good for its choreography and attempt at realism, so I could agree with it too.

The Matrix was pretty good, but the choreography in Reloaded and Revolutions was not as good (to me), but the first one worked well. (The scene between Neo and the Oracle's Bodyguard was great though )

Romeo Must Die and Kiss of the Dragon had some great scenes too (although both had a couple downfalls on the Major scenes IMO, but I can be quite picky).

And one that many overlook is The Art of War with Wesley Snipes. The action there was pretty realistic, although nowhere near as in-depth as a traditional Martial Arts film (classified more as action, so no clue if you can count it or not).

I could name other great scenes, and every movie listed so far has been a good choice, but I guess there is no need for me ro keep rambling

(The scene between Neo and the Oracle's Bodyguard was great though


did you know that role (seraph) was originally written for Jet Li, but he declined...

I liked Van Damme movies, mostly because I was young and hadn't really gotten into my personal study of martial arts.. so I liked Bloodsport and Kickboxer, Bloodsport because Chong Li (Bolo Yeung) is one of my favorites, and Kickboxer because...well, I just do (there really isn't a reason to like Kickboxer)


My favorite Van Damme movie is The Quest. He really shows off a lot of "exotic" martial arts, and the Shaolin Animal stylist is one of the most impressive I've seen on film in a very long time. There's also Pankration, Capoiera, Flamenco (I'm not sure, but I thought that was also the name of the fighting style, not just the dance.) Muay Thai, Sumo, Savate...and a few other style shown in a manner so you acn really tell the difference between them. Not like Bloodsport, where everyone used a semi-generic version of karate.

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TravonLepen wrote:
I liked Van Damme movies, mostly because I was young and hadn't really gotten into my personal study of martial arts.. so I liked Bloodsport and Kickboxer, Bloodsport because Chong Li (Bolo Yeung) is one of my favorites, and Kickboxer because...well, I just do (there really isn't a reason to like Kickboxer)


My favorite Van Damme movie is The Quest. He really shows off a lot of "exotic" martial arts, and the Shaolin Animal stylist is one of the most impressive I've seen on film in a very long time. There's also Pankration, Capoiera, Flamenco (I'm not sure, but I thought that was also the name of the fighting style, not just the dance.) Muay Thai, Sumo, Savate...and a few other style shown in a manner so you acn really tell the difference between them. Not like Bloodsport, where everyone used a semi-generic version of karate.

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Capoiera, that reminded me about a movie, "Only the Strong". It has terrible acting and "Stand and Deliver" type story, but it's a good look at Capoiera as a fighting style. Just thought i'd throw that in there since Capoiera is fun as hell.

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RoninGaiden wrote:

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TravonLepen wrote:
I liked Van Damme movies, mostly because I was young and hadn't really gotten into my personal study of martial arts.. so I liked Bloodsport and Kickboxer, Bloodsport because Chong Li (Bolo Yeung) is one of my favorites, and Kickboxer because...well, I just do (there really isn't a reason to like Kickboxer)


My favorite Van Damme movie is The Quest. He really shows off a lot of "exotic" martial arts, and the Shaolin Animal stylist is one of the most impressive I've seen on film in a very long time. There's also Pankration, Capoiera, Flamenco (I'm not sure, but I thought that was also the name of the fighting style, not just the dance.) Muay Thai, Sumo, Savate...and a few other style shown in a manner so you acn really tell the difference between them. Not like Bloodsport, where everyone used a semi-generic version of karate.

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Capoiera, that reminded me about a movie, "Only the Strong". It has terrible acting and "Stand and Deliver" type story, but it's a good look at Capoiera as a fighting style. Just thought i'd throw that in there since Capoiera is fun as hell.

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Yeah, I seen that one, with Mark Dacascos (sp?)
I think he also played the Crow in one of those terrible sequels...

Can't forget the anime also

Loved Ninja Scroll, and the Street Fighter series, can't remember which one though

My favorite martial arts movie would have to be Best of the Best. It has one of if not the best bar fights ever.

The Last Dragon was great, because it followed the true essence of the martial arts.

Iron Monkey, to me, was infinately better than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

The 5 deadly venoms is a good movie, though ive never seen it all at once. i've seen the whole movie, just a few parts at a time.

For what it was worth, Sidekicks was a good movie showcasing the differences between the american martial arts and the eastern martial arts.

I also liked Bruce Lee's Circle of Iron, especially under it's original name, the Silent Flute.

Not very heavy on action, much more philosophical, a thinkers movie.

The One - a good sci-fi movie and it shows off two very popular styles of kung-fu. "Evil" Jet-Li uses Hsing-I, and "good" Jet-Li uses Pa-Qua (sp?).

Perfect Weapon - Honest attempt for Jeff Speakman to bring Kenpo some attention in Hollywood. Speakman is also probably the best martial artist to try acting (imho)

Blade - A Horror/Action movie, has some amazing sequences in it, and shows a good balance of grappling, as well as striking techniques. Westley Snipes is supposedly a 7th degree as a personal student of Jhoon Rhee..(it's hard to research ya know?)