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kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:25 am
by ruckus49
recommend some please. ones with elements of philosphy would be just peachy

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:28 am
by Motorway to Roswell
Not Kung Fu but check out Akira Kurosawa's films.

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:36 am
by twentyOneDummies
Love me some oldschool Shaw Brothers films

The One Armed Swordsman (swordfighting more so than Kungfu, but it's a classic)
Return to the 36 Chambers (a little more lighthearted)
Golden Swallow

for starters.

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:51 am
by wolf89
King Boxer (Shaw Brothers Classic)
Master Of The Flying Guillotine (for something pretty ridiculous but awesome)

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:58 am
by kidshuffle
The Streetfighter

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:10 am
by bass hertz
twentyOneDummies wrote: Golden Swallow
:o

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:04 am
by slothrop
A Touch of Zen (classic, big influence on Crouching Tiger etc, big philosophical side to it)
Boxer from Shantung (more on the violently nihilistic side)

Both the Kurosawa films I've seen (Kagemusha and Seven Samurai) have been awesome - which others should I watch?

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:18 am
by deepfiend
"Lady Snowblood"
"8 Diagram Pole Fighter"
"Invincible Armour"
"Shogun Assassin"

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:05 pm
by particle-jim
anything with tony jaa in it

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:29 pm
by yooamatwa
Opium and the master
Five deadly venoms
Magnificent Butcher
Prodigal Son
Ip Man
Iron Monkey

there are so many kung fu films its silly.....i think at one point shaw brothers were spitting out 30+ a year....

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:36 pm
by nr
Drunken Master

and with zero elements of philosphy (more like the dirty dozen) - eastern condors is a percy.

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:56 pm
by frank grimes jr.
Ten Tigers from Kwang Tung
Fist of the White Lotus
Snake and Crane, Art of Shaolin
To Kill with Intrigue

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:22 pm
by cityzen
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Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:34 pm
by deepfiend
http://forum.rpg.net/archive/index.php/t-189661.html

Some pretty good suggestions here. The Hammer Horror meets Shaw Brothers film 'Seven Golden Vampires' is truly a spectacle!

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:54 am
by rickyricardo
More of a wuxia/fantasy film but "Duel to the Death" is one of my favorites. May or may not be something that you are interested in.

One the one hand, it's not very philosophically dense, other than the differences between the chinese and japanese lead characters in their perception of the warrior ethos (hint: they don't agree with one another).


On the other hand, it has an 8-foot ninja...

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:09 am
by wolf89
yooamatwa wrote:Opium and the master
Five deadly venoms
Magnificent Butcher
Prodigal Son
Ip Man
Iron Monkey

there are so many kung fu films its silly.....i think at one point shaw brothers were spitting out 30+ a year....
Not seen all of these but the ones I have were awesome. Will have to look the others up

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:38 am
by bass hertz
Gymkata
Kill and Kill again
Storm Riders

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:14 am
by feral witchchild
I wanna see Five Deadly Venoms badly. Been putting it off for a while.

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:37 am
by yooamatwa
Man ....fucking love kung fu films...this thread just makes me wanna get on a massive kung fu marathon..

Some others people haven't mentioned:

Once Upon a Time in China
New Fist of Fury
Project A
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (just cause its mad)
Invincible Shaolin
Boxer from shangtun

Re: kung fu flicks

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:07 am
by elibomyekip
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