Comments on: Now on DVD: The Best Martial Arts Movies of 2008

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:41:44 +0000

You should watch a movie called Ip Man, it’s in Chinese and only English subs. The movie is about the life of the guy who instructed Bruce Lee, def worth a watch

By: 2009 Review: The Best Kung Fu Movies

2009 Review: The Best Kung Fu Movies — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:35:00 +0000

[...] Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li Twin Daggers Wandering Ginza Butterfly Wushu: The Young Generation Red Cliff (Tony Leung, US version) (B+) The Samurai Princess The White Crane Chronicles, a.k.a. Kung Fu Killer (David [...]

By: Benjamin Fulford and the Real-Life Ninja Assassin

Benjamin Fulford and the Real-Life Ninja Assassin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:50:53 +0000

[...] and Red Cliff this weekend, I recommend the latter–even if this abridged US release is not quite as good as the original 4-hour Chinese version. (Curious John Woo fans can order the longer cut of Red Cliff on DVD [...]

By: solomon eramram loa lerai

solomon eramram loa lerai — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:21:07 +0000

martial arts man is very interesting.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:41:57 +0000

Ong Bak 2 is somewhat simple and convoluted in plot with very little dialogue, which on the flipside happens to benefit the movie adding much dramatic tension and keeping an eye turned to the action. A prequel in time-line alone, it takes place in presumably feudal times and has nothing to do with the original apart from Tony Jaa’s amazing martial ability and the inclusion of elephants. He plays a slave child readied for sacrifice only to be saved by a Pirate leader who adopts him and teaches him the ways of martial arts. I will say this: Tony Jaa amazes me more than anyone since Bruce Lee himself. This guy is the real deal and he is showcased to the utmost here with amazing fight sequences throughout the whole movie, using both open fist (or elbow if you will, ha ha, muay thai reference) and weapons. As you watch remember that he uses no wires and has no stunt men. The Finale is especially breathtaking. Somewhat visceral, it’s almost akin to Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto” in cinematography and the jungle it’s filmed in is beautiful. The action sequences are without any sort of magic or special effect (remember – no wires) but do have some fantastical characters and costumes, especially the antagonists. The film is tastefully visceral and very welcome in my collection. Also……NINJA AND PIRATES BOTH!!!!! YOU HEARD ME! Go watch this. Well worth it.

By: john

john — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:58:12 +0000

ong-bak 2 was amazing deff one of the best and shows us tony jaa’s badass skillz

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:51:11 +0000

Thank you, I fixed the link. Someone released a cam version of Ong Bak 2 last week, but I’d rather wait for the real thing.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:39:52 +0000

Finally! My main reason for returning to the site! These lists make me so happy each year.

I watched The Rebel a couple years back, and thought it was pretty good. Fight scenes aren’t amazing, but pretty darn good. Story was decent, but I wasn’t expecting much to begin with.

My efforts to locate Ong Bak 2 have gone nowhere, which is quite surprising considering how easy it was to locate the later-released Ip Man.

Your link to “Kung Fu Drunk” leads to the Warlords, and this made me sad.

Looking forward to next year!

By: Observations from Missy’s Window » Blog Archive » Movie Monday “No, you are a hallucination, brought on by alcohol. Russian Vodka, poisoned by Chernobyl.”

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:04:23 +0000

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By: Rick Matz

Rick Matz — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:17:31 +0000

There is a free English translation here:

http://threekingdoms.com/