Angel Terminators 2 - Yukari Oshima, Moon Lee
3/5

Two EXTREMELY good fights, but other than that there isn't much interesting. Just Oshima and Lee taking on the same 5 or 6 guys over and over. The last fight is cut way too short. But Lee and Oshima still look good despite the lame brained goons they fight.



Blade (The) - Chiu Man Cheuk, Chan Ho, Hung Yan Yan
5/5

Tsui Hark's most chaotic piece, and one of the most intense movies I've ever seen along with Legend of the Wolf. Everything is so fast, and Chiu Man Cheuk is great and realistic. Multiple action sequences, which all have their own flavors too. Training sequences are interesting because he's learning out of a burnt book, with one arm, and a broken junk sword that he uses for the rest of the movie! His fight against Hung Yan Yan almost gave me a seizure, it was so furious.



Blacksheep Affair - Chiu Man Cheuk
2/5

Not action packed as it's touted. Cheuk fights a Japanese guy twice and takes on some Russians (who speak English) and looks good, but when fighting the Japanese guy, it's rotten. Cheuk still looks good, as expected, but this other guy can't do anything. His punches are weak. Well filmed, but the choreography is lousy, with the other guy having a double at times too. Didn't entertain me much.



Bodyguard from Beijing - Jet Li, Ngai Sing
2/5

One of Jet's newest movies (1998). Not entertaining to me. He does some minor fistwork against a few guys in the beginning for 15 seconds maybe, but nothing happens until a shootout at the end, and then he has a rediculous fight against Ngai Sing over who gets to use the faucet in the kitchen. Tons of wirework. There are some times, though, when they look pretty good, like when Sing tosses his leg around, because the guy is a great kicker, no doubt, but it's just plain stupid how much wirework they had to be put into for this. I can't blame them, though, because it's the action director who did it. But it is intense, I can give it that.



Buddha Assassinator - Hwang Jang Lee, Meng Hoi
3/5

A good, old movie about the fight between the Lohan Style and Buddhist Fist. Lee uses Lohan, Hoi uses Buddhist Fist. Nothing too interesting until the second half when you get to see the styles in use. The action is slow, 2 beat format, but the moves are recognizable after you watch the training sequences, which is entertaining in it's own manner and I don't know how you couldn't enjoy that. So, it's good.



Buddhist Fist (The) - Yuen Shun I, Tsui Siu Ming
5/5

An excellent showcase of Buddhist Fist vs Lohan Palm. Fast action, extremely intricate choreography, and tons of long fights. The final fight is worth every minute too. It's over 7 minutes long and they call out the moves as they do them. Both are very acrobatic, with their styles fitting their physicalities. Highly recommended.



Bury Me High - Tsui Siu Ming, Chin Kar Lok, Yuen Wah, Moon Lee, Sibelle Hu
5/5

Awesome movie about feng shui and its uses, plus some great fights created by Siu Ming himself. Siu Ming is a lot like Sammo these days, with a large build but can amaze you with how he moves around. Yuen Wah has probably the longest fight scene he's ever been in at the end against Kar Lok. So refreshing. I was delighted to review it. Moon Lee shoots some people and kicks Yuen Wah a little with Kar Lok at the end. The 4 fights are all super impressive.



Champions (The) - Yuen Biao, Dick Wei, Cheung Kok Heung
5/5

Biao and soccer. A great showcase for acrobatics actually. Biao and Wei are on opposite teams and are experts with the ball on the field. The training scenes are awesome too. The last game is something like 15 minutes long and is equal to a really good martial arts movie in my eyes. If you like Soccer, Biao, or both, then you definitely need to get this one if you can find it.



Cheetah on Fire - Donnie Yen, Ken Lo, Gordon Liu, Woods and Salvitti
3/5

Another cop movie, but it's a little sloppy. Some ok fights, others are pretty good. Ken Lo and Donnie fight in the dark which would be visible on a VCD or DVD, but on a VHS it was hard to see. Gordon Liu performs well at the end, and so do Salvitti and Woods. But the fights are short, and the plot is boring boring boring. Not bad if you wanna see more Donnie Yen.



Crystal Hunt - Donnie Yen, Ken Lo, Woods and Salvitti
1/5

A bad Donnie Yen movie. Probably a Filipino production. Terribly low budget. Ken Lo plays it seriously, while everyone else screws around. Woods grunts the entire time, at least in the dubbed version. Sometimes it's undercranked which makes Salvitti look like a maniac. Woods is agile, but the fight between him and Donnie is forgettable. The best scene: Ken Lo sweeps through an office by kicking every singly guy in sight, tactically too. He looks good, and is the reason this doesn't get a 0. He gets no other good fights though except for 2 4 second long punch exchanges.



Deadend of Besiegers - Yu Rong Guang, Cynthia Khan, Yu Hai
5/5

A beautifully filmed all martial arts movie that deserves lots of credit. Guang plays the Japanese who apparently created Karate. Whether it's true or not, this film is stunning. The sets are breathtaking, and to have a fight that looks out onto a GIANT landscape with some villages here and there, or a HUGE Buddha in the background, it's an old-timer's dream, plus the action is great. Guang does a good job of doing Japanese styles like some Judo or Aikido, like when he's in the small arena and fights Khan, who uses Dog Fist (which I understand is real) and her friend uses the Tiger Fist. He takes them both. The last batch is impressive too, with Yu Hai performing in a temple with a bunch of monks using staffs against the Japanese pirates who have swords. Khan fights in the town and adopts some Japanese moves, which is neat. Guang has a stunt filled ending against the leader of the Japanese pirates. Very exciting.



Death Games (The) - Fan Siu Wong, Billy Chow, Ngai Sing
5/5

Fan Siu Wong is a martial arts master in this, where he gets the show all to himself. He fights a very talented kickboxing woman 4 times (the last one isn't so great since it's fencing) and uses both wu shu and kickboxing on her, with real technique apparent. He and Chow go at it really well, and Ngai Sing is a slimy Japanese weirdo who kicks like a madman, as I expected from him. The final fight is all Fan's. A real treat, if you can find it that is...



Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog - Lau Ka Wing, Sammo Hung
4/5

A very funny movie with Sammo being the dummy and Wing constantly outsmarting him, and some very well done fight scenes. It's old (1978 appx.), and the fighting is on the verge of 2 beat, but it's still good. Wing is acrobatic, as is Sammo, and they have numerous fights, although they're sometimes short. They fight Wang In Sik, who uses the crab style. One notable fight is with Wing against another guy in a furniture-crowded house which is cinematically perfect really. Really caught my attention. A great movie if you like Sammo or Wing, or just martial arts.



Dragon Fight - Jet Li, Dick Wei
5/5

One of Jet's better non-special effects movies. Actually there are no effects in this. Realist fights with Jet using economical moves against worthy opponents in San Francisco, and Dick Wei squaring off against him at the end, which is long and good looking. There is more after that too. A great movie for Jet fans.



Dragons Forever - Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Benny Urquidez, Yuen Wah, Billy Chow
5/5

The best movie with the 3 brothers since Project A. They all perform well, and even fight eachother at one point. Good ending, with Sammo taking on a crowd, then Wah for a few seconds (Wah's character dies abruptly without much of a fight), Biao against a crowd and then Billy Chow, and Jackie against a crowd and then Urquidez. His re-match with The Jet is impressive and doesn't disappoint. It's long too. Great movie. Get the VCD or DVD.



Drunken Master 2 - Jackie Chan, Lau Ka Leung, Kenneth Lo, Ti Lung
5/5

Jackie's last all MA performance doesn't disappoint in the least. His fights are all long, and his drunken boxing is practically trademarked by him. Leung is good too, but only fights twice, once against Jackie in the beginning, which is actually 3 fights in one (very VERY impressive Shaw Brothers style), and then in the Tea House, which is an insane crowded match with the 2 of them taking out hundreds of men. At the end, Jackie goes all out and fights a white guy with a chain, a crowd, the guy who played Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat THE GAME (not Robin Shou), and then Ken Lo, twice. Ken Lo is awesome. When Jackie gets drunk, he gets pretty crazy. Very entertaining.



Drunken Master 3 - Lau Ka Leung, Adam Cheng, Andy Lau, Willie Chi, Gordon Liu
2/5

Silly movie that Leung made after he stormed off the set of DM2. Not much action, maybe a minute total devoted to Drunken Boxing (Willie Chi can't do it), and the last fight isn't so great. There are some well choreographed scenes (some too choreographed), but overall nothing great. Liu and Andy Lau, though, have a fight in some confession booths for a minute, which is really cool looking. But that's about it. On top of that, the music that plays during the fights reminds me of bad MIDI rock n' roll music, seriously.



Drunken Wu Tang - Yuen Shun I, Yuen Yat Chor
4/5

An insane movie where Shun I plays Old Devil and he's looking for the secret document. Entertaining to the max. Martial arts content is good when it's not silly. But most of it is wire insanity with dummies flying all over the place. A dummy of Yuen Yat Chor flies at some lady at one point and it's so funny. Get it in a bargain bin.



Eat My Dust!!! - Some nerds, Cynthia Lam
0/5

Total garbage. Directed by Phillip Ko. No worthwhile fighting at all. There is hardly any fighting anyways. Lam is aweful and ugly. Ko undercranked her while she walked around to make her look fast or something. Stupid. The end scene is undercranked shooting, and the last guy could have been ok with kicks but was undercranked and the fight lasted 15 seconds. No reason to see this massacre.



Enter the Eagles - Shannon Lee, Benny Urquidez, Michael Wong
4/5

Shannon Lee is impressive and fast. Some good fighting, but the last fight is what steals the show. Lee and Urquidez fight with real gusto and it's intense. For a modern movie that's almost all English, it's a really entertaining one. Michael Wong is toneless and uninteresting. What's new.



Extreme Crisis - Cheung Chi Lam, Kenya Sawada
4/5

A very well done shooter film. Chi Lam did his own stunts, which is a very bold effort indeed. That gave me a ton of respect for the guy. He gets thrown against a mirror in a bathroom, does his own falls, and switches cars while speeding along a freeway. The last shootout is good. The movie hit me so hard I had a really scary nightmare that night.



Fist of Legend - Jet Li, Chin Siu Ho, Yasuaki Kurata, Billy Chow
5/5

An intense piece, possibly Jet's ultimate best film. Though he uses a wire or two during the fights to get himself way up in the air, it's awesome nonetheless and it detracts none from the MA content. His fights against Ho, Kurata, and Chow are all very impressive and only get better and longer as he goes along. Against Chow in the dojo is the best one, lasting a whopping 10 minutes long and not losing any attention in the process. Amazing. Kurata is still in great shape and puts on his own show.



Forbidden Arsenal - Cynthia Khan, Robin Shou, Too Shu Chun, Waise Lee, Gary Chau
2.5/5

Mostly bland kickboxing until the end when Shou gets a minute long fight against Khan and Too Shu Chun. Nothing memorable other than that and a cool looking wall flip by Shu Chun.



Gorgeous - Jackie Chan, Brad Allen, Ken Lo, Yeung Kwan
3/5

4 fights, 2 of them are fun, one of which has Jackie taking on 4 guys, 2 of them being Ken Lo and Yeung Kwan (from Who Am I?), ... whoa gotta go all the way back now. The other 2 fights are against Brad Allen, who is half Jackie's age and performs twice as well without wires, which isn't the case with Jackie. But they just box basically with gloves on, and it's not too interesting. Allen kicks well.



Hero of Swallow (The) - Yuen Biao, Eddie Ko
3/5

Could have been really good, but the numerous fights aren't filmed very well, some of them are in total darkness, and Biao and Ko both have doubles at the end. But the story is very interesting, with Biao playing a Robin Hood character and you can't help but like him. But the fights are also short and badly edited, with sound effects that scream chaos. Biao fans or people who like Iron Monkey only.



Heroes Among Heroes - Wong Chuen, Hung Yan Yan, Donnie Yen
4/5

Excellent wu shu among all 3 of them, and they all fight eachother at some point. Donnie mixes wu shu and kickboxing and does a little Drunken Fairies at the end. Hung Yan Yan and Chuen are amazing together. Yan Yan is one of the best kickers I've ever seen. The reason I don't give this a 5 is that there's lots of wirefu between the good fights that really wasn't needed, though it is a bit fun. Could have been a little better.



High Risk - Jet Li, Jackie Cheung
4/5

A Die Hard lookalike which is better in my opinion. Lots of shootouts, constant suspense, Cheung is hilarious. Jet has no MA except for his undercranked nightmare against a general. Cheung has a fight against Chow at the end and plays it silly, but doesn't do too badly. An ok Jet Li movie, but suspenseful.



Highlander Endgame - Donnie Yen, June Watson
2/5

Donnie is in this American movie and steals the show with a scene in the beginning where he takes on 4 guys using fast hand movements and some wing chun, and mean kicks. Go to the weapons fight he has with June Watson, and just watch Donnie. He moves his legs around like it's a game or something, as though it's no contest. His movements are fliud-like, and he makes everyone else in the movie look stupid. It's filmed well, from the side and long cuts. The hand to hand fight that follows is badly filmed, though, and the cameraman didn't know where to shoot. He got Watson's back a lot of the time. So you had no clue what was happening. Donnie is the star here.



Hitman - Jet Li, Eric Tsang
5/5

Jet is a hitman and forms a relationship with the guy who gets him a big job, Eric Tsang. Jet has a few fight scenes with a tall American who is actually pretty good, and the shootouts are impressive. Very likable movie with a good atmosphere.



Hitman in the Hand of Buddha - Hwang Jang Lee, Eddie Ko
2.5/5

Lee takes revenge for his family's death. He still kicks like a mad man, but the choreography is slower than many would like. Eddie Ko does a tiger style. Lee and Ko face off at the end and it's slow, but it's move based so you can't really have a fast move based fight. The chopsticks vs. snake in the restaraunt is a good example. It'll put a crowd to sleep but it's not bad for witnessing some good MA.



Holy Robe of Shaolin - Yu Rong Guang, others
3/5

An overrated movie in my eyes. A great fight after 15 minutes of horse round-up-ing (boring) with Guang against an abbott where Guang uses different styles. Lots of shaolin weapon fights, mostly with swords and spears, and the last fight was somewhat of a letdown. I wouldn't get this for Guang's sake unless you wanna see him for a good long one on one fight in the beginning.



Hot War - Ekin Cheng, Aaron Kwok
1/5

A new age kind of movie with too many cuts and way WAY too much blue. One of those MTV movies if you know what I mean. Not much at all in the way of fighting, and whatever there is is boring and has no value. Kwok kicks a guy on the ground and that's supposed to be something he learned earlier on in VR training. The VR training is the only worthwhile part because it has the only long choreography and a little bit of realism, even though it's like a 2 minute long scene. I wouldn't bother with this one.



Iceman Cometh - Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah
3/5

A cute movie with Maggie Cheung adopting Biao after the guy comes out of time to find Yuen Wah. The two of them have 3 good fights, but that's it really. The first is swordplay, second is mostly stunt based on a car suspended by a crane, and the last one is solid kickboxing which is impressive. Not great, but it's a good addition to a Biao fan's collection. Plus, it's very funny.



In the Line of Duty 3 - Cynthia Khan, Dick Wei, Michiko Nishiwaki
4.5/5

Khan is charming and does some great fighting throughout. Her first fight is very cool against the white guy from ILD4 (not Salvitti). She fights Dick Wei later on and then the final fight is her against Nishiwaki and Dick Wei at the same time, which is quite impressive. But Nishiwaki doesn't do much which is surprising. Dick Wei is sinister. Would have gotten a 5 if there had been maybe one more fight.



In the Line of Duty 4 - Donnie Yen, Cynthia Khan, Yuen Yat Chor, Woods and Salvitti, Michael Wong
5/5

Donnie and Khan and Chor are all excellent in this one. They seem to do everything on their own, except for Chor at the end. Lots of fights, not much time outside of action, which is good. Khan does a great fight on top of a moving van, which is probably the best stunt in the movie. Donnie and Woods have their best encounter ever, and Salvitti is really weird but cool. Michael Wong is aweful, and even partakes in the fighting (using a double whenever he can). A great movie.



In the Line of Duty 5 - Cynthia Khan, David Wu, Billy Chow, an unknown expert
5/5

Khan and Wu do very well. Khan takes part in almost every fight, no, she does take part in every fight. That woman's incredible. She goes against this unknown guy in a warehouse and it's an awesome scene. Both of them work well together, and the choreography is very, um, intelligent. The rival really puts everything he has into it, which is a lot. It's all shot in the dark, but it's still visible. She fights Chow all over the place at some power plant, which is good too, but also filmed in the dark. She and Wu both fight Chow in a house that is well lit and is another great fight, and to top it off they take on 6 nicely dressed men in black uniforms in a house, spreading them out and splitting up. It's a 1 minute long scene that is genius. The last 2 fights can't hold up to that. Khan and Wu fight 'the general' who has no talent and makes me sick, and then Khan fights a woman which isn't too impressive either. Great movie for those 4 good fights.



Interpol Connection - Robin Shou, Yukari Oshima, Phillip Ko
1/5

Another Phillip Ko Phillipino production. Almost devoid of martial arts. Shou fights Ko and so does Oshima in a tiny battle, they fight eachother for 5 seconds, and they both have a fight at the end, both of which are forgettable. 3 fights total. Shou and Oshima both look good as always but don't do anthing worthy of their skills. Forget about it.



Iron Monkey 2 - Donnie Yen, Wu Ma, Yuen Man Ching, Billy Chow
4/5

Much better than the first one in my opinion. Though the settings are a little too colorful, the martial arts that are put on, especially at the end, are great, despite some wirework which goes on BETWEEN the fights. You wanna see Donnie do some real fighting as the Iron Monkey, dressed in some of the absolutely coolese outfits ever, and avoiding flying all over the place? This is for you. Very entertaining. But there aren't too many scenes like this.



Knockabout - Yuen Biao, Lau Ka Wing, Leung Ka Yan, Sammo Hung, Wang In Sik, many others
5/5

A classic. Biao, Sammo, and Wing are all in extremely good shape and top form. Wing looks like an old man and really fooled me. All of them, including Yan who doesn't do much kicking, are agile and move very well. Too many fights to speak of, all of which are long. Biao and Sammo team up and use the monkey style to beat Wing, who uses a snake style with his pipe as defense, at the end and it's exhausting, yet wildly entertaining. Anyone and everyone will love this movie. Good training sequences too.



Legend of the Wolf - Donnie Yen, Ben Lam, some others
5/5

Donnie's directoral debut. Many complain that the camerawork is bad in this. I feel otherwise. This is a raw power movie that will pump blood through your veins like draino. Donnie picked a very powerful soundtrack that plays during each fight (different music), plus a theme song that just works, and it's well executed. He and a stunt man have a great fight that lasts 4 minutes long and goes at light speed, and Ben Lam takes him on at the end and the fighting style totally changes at that point to lots of slowmo and emphasis on moves and technique. The story is shelled, though, inside a memory. So, skip the first 10 minutes and forget the last 10 minutes because it's detrimental to everything in my opinion. Great film and better than many newer movies, and with a big Donnie style too. Almost experimental.



Mahjong Dragon - Chiu Man Cheuk, Kenneth Lo
1/5

Worthless movie about ugly people and gambling. Cheuk looks good, and so does Ken Lo, but there is hardly any action whatsoever. Cheuk does some good looking slapping moves in the beginning for a moment, and at the very end he fights Ken Lo in a fruit shop on top of boxes. Ken Lo, to me, had a more powerful performance because his character was more interesting than the love-happy Cheuk, but they both fought well, despite the rediculous camerawork. But it's visible nonetheless. Lo also has a double at one point but it's probably a height issue. Don't get this for the action.



Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung - AKA Great Hero from China - Chin Kar Lok, Lam Ching Ying
4/5

A very fun movie where Chin Kar Lok does a bunch of acrobatics (as well as his occasional double) during the fights, which range from silly to cool to intense. The choreography is fun, as well as Kar Lok who plays Fei Hung. Lam Ching Ying really doesn't fight well until the end when it gets interesting, which is the best fight in the movie. Good quality production along the lines of Heroes Among Heroes.



Master (The) - Jet Li, Yuen Wah, an American
4/5

Many critisize this as a campy joke by Tsui Hark. Forget them. Jet puts on a pure performance, and Wah gets a couple fights. All of the fights center around one young American guy who can fight fairly well (though not too fast) and his martial arts students, which makes it less interesting. Last fight isn't too bad though as Jet does some cool kicks and maneuvers as they fight in an operations room on top of a skyscraper. But the Master is Wah, who plays Fei Hung (I think...), so Jet is more of a student in this movie. Good addition to a Jet Li collection, though it is corny.



Millionaire's Express - Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Dick Wei, tons of others
4/5

With a cast the size of Hollywood, I expected this to be much better than it was. Lots of action, but it's not all good. Dick Wei and Biao have a good fight, and Sammo looks good against Biao at one point, but other than that there isn't too much memorable. Just lots of slightly above average action, including Cynthia Rothrock with stuffed pants, I think. Good for quantity.



Mr. Nice Guy - Jackie Chan
2/5

Definitely a low point in Jackie's career. Sammo directed this one and it ain't good. Jackie does some good stuntwork at the end, but there are basically no good fights at all. The one good fight was removed I guess. Only get it if you're a Jackie nut or you wanna see some stuntwork involving a big truck. Richard Norton does nothing except punch Jackie when he's tied up.



My Father is a Hero (The Enforcer) - Jet Li, Tze Miu, Yu Rong Guang, Ken Lo, Ngai Sing
3/5

Such a great cast and yet this movie isn't so great. Mostly a wirework film set in modern day, with good sets nonetheless. Guang is sinister and weird, which I liked, but Sing and Lo don't do anything until the end whey they have an undercranked kick fest with Jet and have their legs held up by wires. Tze Miu (the 12 year old kid) is good, indeed. I can't wait to see what he turns into. But here he's on wires and looks like an idiot. The finale is bad, except for when Guang starts it off with some good kicks. There's also some good choreography toward the middle where Jet does very fast punches with Guang, for 22 seconds. Popular movie, good characters, but the action is only decent.



Once Upon a Time in China - Jet Li, Yuen Biao, Yan Yee Kwan
4/5

Solid perfornace by Li, with an interesting villian played by Kwan. Biao does almost nothing, with no fights. Li is very skilled though and his fight against Kwan ('s double) at his own house is great and not too wire assisted. There's also a scene where Kwan fights a guy with a sword and uses his Iron Robe capabilities, which is interesting indeed. But again Kwan uses a double. Li is acrobatic. The last fight is silly with lots of wires and ladders, but it's not too bad, therefore not a 5.



Once Upon a Time in China 2 - Jet Li, Donnie Yen
5/5

Forget the rest of the cast. These two put on an awesome show. The martial arts content here is much more serious than the first one. Donnie fights Jet twice, and the last stick fight between them is awesome and totally moody, taking place all over a bunch of scaffoldings. Their first fight is a tad shorter but still a good 2 or 3 minutes long with staffs. At the very end, Donnie traps Jet and Fu and uses a wet cloth, wound up, and dried by batting it against the dirt to make a sort of staff. Very well done. Jet also takes on some cult members in the beginning and looks great doing it. His later battle with them is not half as serious, though, and is heavily wire assisted. still, watch this one for Donnie and Jet's amazing chemistry.



Once Upon a Time in China 3 - Jet Li, Hung Yan Yan
2/5

This is about lion dancing and isn't very interesting to me. Some minor martial arts from Wong Kei Ying (the only serious MA) against some goons, and Club Foot (Yan Yan) is all over the place with wires. When off wires, though, Yan Yan is sinister with his legs and puts on a show. Jet has no good fights. Don't bother unless you want to continue the series and are interested in the plot, since this is about rivaling martial arts schools.



Once Upon a Time in China and America - Jet Li, Hung Yan Yan, Joe Sayah
3/5

Not bad, but it could have been so much more. Yan Yan is the star this time because his moves are much more interesting, and his name is Seven (7), how can you beat that? Jet is good, but his martial arts are obscured by bad camera work. This was directed by Sammo too, which might explain a few things. Yan Yan and Jet have a pretty good fight that brings back memories from OUATIC1 and 2's enemies, and you can see what's going on most of the time here. The last fight between Jet and Sayah is bad as Sayah's choreography wasn't too complicated, plus he was a bit stiff. Mostly fistwork, and some wirework as I expected. Yan Yan takes on a big guy for 30 seconds at the end and looks good.



Paper Marriage - Sammo Hung, Maggie Cheung, Dick Wei, Billy Chow
5/5

All very good humor until the second half when Sammo does Muay Thai boxing with Chow for more than 3 minutes, which is very well done. The final scene is filled with good stunts, fights, and more stunts. Dick Wei and Chow fight together inside a pirate ship at a mall too. Sammo fights Dick Wei 3 times or so and it's well done and filmed. A Sammo fan gets the best of both worlds here.



Pedicab Driver - Sammo Hung, Lau Ka Leung, Dick Wei (in the beginning only), Billy Chow
5/5

One of Sammo's best movies. His fight with Leung lasts over 5 minutes in the middle and the two of them fight in a casino. Extreme skill on both of their parts. They go from fistwork to staffwork, which is equally great. Dick Wei makes an appearance in the beginning and fights off 4 men in his small house but dies. He still looks great though. Sammo blows up at the end as the movie turns dark and he fights John Sham, a bunch of guys, and has a mindblowing kickboxing finale with Chow, which lasts for about 1:30.



Police Story - Jackie Chan, Jackie's stunt team
5/5

One of Jackie's best. He plays a cop and does more stuntwork than I've ever seen anyone do, plus some great fighting in the middle. The last scene in a shopping mall is an HK fan's dream. He does tons of stunts, from dropping way down into display cases to sliding through christmas lights, and then fights Fong Hak On along with about 10 other people, and then more stunts! Plus an interesting story. Great movie. Jackie's team is exceptional. This should be re-released.



Police Story 2 - Jackie Chan, Ben Lam, Benny Lai, John Cheung, Jackie's team
5/5

Good sequel to the first. Again great stuntwork. More emphasis on fights this time as he takes on Ben Lam, John Cheung, and Benny Lai all at different times in an explosives factory at the end, along with some great stunts from each person. Plus 2 other fights, one in a park against 7 or so men and one in a restaurant against 7 or so men, again. Lots of stunts, as I said.



Prodigal Son - Lam Ching Ying, Frankie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung
5/5

The best wing chun movie ever made. Forget Wing Chun with Michelle Khan, this one has the actual style all over the place. Tons of fights. Frankie Chan uses some kind of eagle style or something, and Biao is Lam's student in Wing Chun. Sammo Hung is Lam's brother and plays a funny role, but has his little moments too. Stunning performances from everyone, especially Lam and Frankie Chan who have a blisteringly fast fight outside a restaraunt. Biao's final fight against Frankie is good and long. Definitely a classic.



Project A - Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Dick Wei, Wang In Sik, Jackie's stunt team
5/5

One of the coolest movies I've ever seen. Pirates in China around 1920. Even the new dubbed version is good. Gigantic stunts by Chan, with the classic clock tower fall. Biao, Sammo, and Jackie all take on Dick Wei at the end with great style. Every scene is well done, and Jackie has one part where he gets in a bicycle chase. Entertaining for every age.



Project A 2 - Jackie Chan, Lam Wai, tons of others
5/5

With some emphasis on martial arts like the first, this one also has so many stunts it's funny. The fights, in my opinion, are actually better here than the first one too. The last batch of stunts and fighting is wonderfully done and is really long. Jackie falls off everything, takes on 3 old timers at different times with the old timer braids in the hair, and finishes it off him running down the back of a 200 foot tall wall, and when he lands ANOTHER ONE comes down and crashes on top of him, but he positioned it so he'd hit it in a weak spot. Incredible.



Red Zone - Kenneth Lo, Yu Rong Guang, Kenny Ho, Lester Chan
5/5

Though the action is sparse in this, it's so good that I can't help but give a generous rating. All the cast (except Lester) perform as though they were straight out of Beijing Wu Shu or something. Kenneth Lo has a great fight with 3 men in his house which puts it in my mind as one of the best 1 on many fights ever. Guang and Kenny Ho have their moments too.



Righting Wrongs - Yuen Biao, Melvin Wong
5/5

One of Yuen Biao's best performances. He does all kinds of stunts, like hanging from an airplane, parachuting, lots of falls, plenty of fighting, and a kick that puts all other kicks to shame where he does a corkscrew followed by a kick. Cynthia Rothrock comes in second place because Biao is so likable, and he looks better. Still acrobatic too. The last fight between him and Melvin Wong is impressive with good stunts (Wong has a double for those) and well choreographed fistwork.



Romeo Must Die - Jet Li, Russell Wong, Aaliyah
2/5

These 2 points go to Jet Li. The big guy is funny in it, but other than that this movie is just another movie. Jet can do some mean fighting with those zip ties and a belt. Other than that there's nothing worthwhile except for Jet getting really mad at the end against Russell Wong, who is a total fake. The guy can't throw a good punch.



Rumble in the Bronx - Jackie Chan, others
3/5

Jackie's recent entrance into the US market. It's not stellar, but Jackie did some good stunts, plus a decent fight against a room full of guys and he uses props pretty well. The end has good stunts. No good 1 on 1 fighting though, at all. This isn't really a HK movie in my eyes. Still ok.



Shanghai Affairs - Donnie Yen, Yu Rong Guang, Chen Peng
5/5

One of Donnie's more recent self-directed pieces. It screams quality. A small setting at a village, good acting, and interesting characters. Fights are big in size and well filmed. Numerous too. It's modern, with good and fast choreography. Guang takes on Donnie at the end in an oddly, but very effectively, filmed fight that goes down a walkway, then back, then into some power building. This movie is so moody that it probably won't be replicated. Guang is especially cool.



Shaolin Kung Fu - Shaolin temple students
5/5

A documentary about the aspects of Shaolin training. Very interesting, with lots of those special techniques like breaking plates with one finger, also known as kungs. Some choreographed fight scenes, good, interesting styles and weapons, and the second cd is about this guy Hai Tank, who, at 90 years old, can stand upsidedown leaning against a wall on 1 finger. Incredible. Good buy if you're interested in real martial arts.



Shaolin Temple (The) - Jet Li, Yu Hai, many others
5/5

THE Shaolin movie that started the craze that spawned so many other movies. Jet Li is fast and the choreography is very much like the actual Shaolin styles. Good training sequences, plus a big final scene. Jet effectively and couragously takes on 30 guys in a field at one point. Who can't like this movie?



She Shoots Straight - Joyce Godenzi, Agnes Aurelio, Yuen Wah, Sammo Hung
2/5

Little action in this. Godenzi beats up some guys at the end, and never does Wah get a single fight. He does 2 stunts, and dies at the end. Aurelio and Godenzi fight well at the end though. Doesn't make up for the absense of action otherwise.



Storm Riders - Aaron Kwok, Sonny Chiba, Yu Rong Guang
3/5

Surprisingly entertaining piece with little action, but still lots of this magic stuff. They let you know what's happening too, and it's pretty cool. RPG buffs would like this one. No martial arts though except for some scene in the beginning where 2 guys fly around a big Buddha and swordfight. Guang does nothing and dies in the beginning. Sonny Chiba is the big magic man. I'm surprised that I liked a movie with Aaron Kwok.



Story of Ricky - Fan Siu Wong, Yukari Oshima
4/5

Hilarious movie with Wong as Ricky, who is a master of Qi Gong and can take pain of any proportions and uses it to kill kill kill!!! So much gore that your stomach might turn upsidedown, but it's all fake and silly. Don't bother if you only want some nicely choreographed martial arts, there is none here. But it's a riot if you have a party. Everyone will love the corniness of the gore and violence, especially the warden turning into a monster.



Supercop 2 - Michelle Yeoh, Yu Rong Guang, Fan Siu Wong, Sam Wong, Dick Wei, many others
5/5

Great movie, probably better than the first one, as a side story basically to Supercop. Lots of people get involved. Some short fights, but they're very slick and stylish. Guang has a small fight or two but nothing big, he just plays a convincing character. He does have some time in the beginning and fights Yukari Oshima, who has a small cameo. Yeoh takes on a huge white guy, while Fan Siu Wong has a good fight with Dick Wei. The action doesn't really stop either, with a good car chase down a freeway too.



Tai Chi 2 - Jackie Wu, Yu Hai, Billy Chow, Hung Yan Yan
2/5

Stupid movie about an opium import. Jackie Wu is skilled, and Yan Yan comes in later and makes a strong appearance as a tiny character. Yu Hai is very skilled, still, as the father of Jackie Wu. But there are no good fights except for one scene where Yu Hai (or his double, I couldn't tell) and Jackie Wu both do mantis against eachother, plus a Tai Chi sequence in slow motion, which is very cool looking. The best scene in the movie gives this a 2. The rest is silly. Jackie Wu fights an American at the end who looks so terrible I had to close my eyes. Billy Chow is weird and does nothing memorable, probably his worst role ever.



Tai Chi Master AKA Twin Warriors - Jet Li, Chin Siu Ho, Yu Hai, Michelle Yeoh, Yuen Cheung Yan, Fannie Yuen
2.5/5

Beautiful movie which lacks in the martial art department. Lots of silly wirework, overdone mostly, but Jet does T'ai Chi at the end. There's also a demonstration by Chin Siu Ho as a general which is impressive. But other than that there isn't much realistic. Michelle does nothing but lackluster wirefu.



They Call Me Phat Dragon (The Incredible Kung Fu Master) - Tung Wei, Sammo Hung, many others
5/5

An exceptional movie with lots and lots and lots of fights and acrobatics. Everyone does so well. Tung Wei is very VERY good. Wing chun elements, acrobatics (like I said), it's all here. Long fights too. It really doesn't stop, but it's not boring by any means.



This is Kung Fu - Jet Li, other members of the Beijing Wu Shu Academy
5/5

Another documentary on wu shu. This one has more choreographed fighting, plus lots and lots of animal styles in the second half. Also has some stuff on Qi Gong with modern people, and smashing tiles over a boy's head. Incredible, really.



Tiger Cage 2 - Donnie Yen, Robin Shou, David Wu, Woods and Salvitti, Cynthia Khan, others
5/5

The best of the newer movies I've ever seen come out of HK. Made in 1991 or something. Incredible performances by everyone. Non stop. Go read the big review because I worked so hard on it.



Tough Guy - Chen Peng, Yu Rong Guang, Billy Chow
2/5

Not so great action with some weird costumes and an odd plot, which I actually enjoyed because it was so mysterious. Chen Peng falls into some weird building where there are burning bodies, and contracts a disease. That's a side story to the main plot though. The story was unfinished it seemed, but I liked that. The action is bad though. Some fights, but they're short. Guang and Chow have the best one, which is all in slow motion, and it works somehow. Guang has a double a lot of the time, which is a fat guy who looks nothing like him. Peng and Guang finish it off, but the slow motion is choppy this time and it's a terrible ending. Interesting plot though. Guilty pleasure I suppose.



Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars - Sammo, Jackie, Biao, tons of other people
4/5

The cast is huge in this. Everyone kickboxes well, but there aren't too many fights. Everything there is quality, though. There's a scene in a drug factory that is impressive where Biao, Jackie, and Andy Lau take on Phillip Ko, Dick Wei, and Lau Ka Wing (respectively), plus quite a few other people. It's all well done. The last batch is impressive as well, with Biao doing a little wing chun against Chung Fa. But the fights are a little short at times.



Undaunted Wu Dang - Zhao Changjun, Ma Zhenbang, many others
4/5

A very good example of the wu dang style all throughout the movie despite the fights being somewhat tedious in the middle parts. Still, the beginning, end, and scene at the wu dang temple are good enough for it to be a 4/5. Everyone is fast and vicious, and the choreography is much akin to The Shaolin Temple. Very good all around martial arts flick. Could use some more intensity though.

Wheels on Meals - Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Keith Vitali, Benny Urquidez
4/5

Not really any action until the very end in the mansion, which is why I can't give this a 5. Biao takes on Vitali in an impressive match, while Jackie and Urquidez steal the show with their famous final bout. The kickboxing between the two is fast and furious, not a beat missing. The movie is worth this final batch, especially the one between Jackie and Benny. But remember, there isn't much outside of this. Jackie and Biao train in the beginning and have a small fight against the 2 westerners, but that's about it. Many tout this as one of the best martial arts movies. I say it has one of the best fights. It's definitely a bore in the middle.



Who Am I? - Jackie Chan, Ron Smoorenburg, Yeung Kwan
1/5

Nothing worth anyone's time in this except, you guessed it, THE BEGINNING. Yes, the part in the beginning with Jackie fixing the guy up and climbing a tree. Word is that there was a huge scene cut, too, where Jackie lived with the villagers for a lot longer. The last fight is aweful except for when Brad Allen and Sam Wong double for the two untalented goons. Smoorenburg is good in real life, but he's terrible with choreography. Kwan is slightly better but still not very good. And the car chase is decent, but very fake. Don't believe anyone who says this is action packed, they're stupid lame brains.



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