It's a fairly
classic martial arts story about defying odds, overcoming evil and saving the day, culminating in a finale not all too different from the Karate Kid.
I got to briefly try out the Windwalking movement feature and some of the signature combat combos that call to mind the best
classic martial arts movies, and I was very impressed with what I saw.
WHY: Conceived by Keanu Reeves as a starring vehicle for friend / stuntman Tiger Chen, whom he met while working on the «Matrix» trilogy, «Man of Tai Chi» is a throwback to
classic martial arts films, right down to Reeves» over-the-top villain.
1 was both a great movie and a great martial - arts movie that paid homage to a ton of
classic martial - arts flicks (both Chinese and Japanese) to make a really visceral, offbeat cinema experience unlike any other (well, at least until Vol.
Also new on DVD: M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender (Paramount), an adaptation of the animated TV series and one of the most critically reviled films of the year, the feature film version of Beverly Cleary's Ramona And Beezus (Fox), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (Warner), Marina de Van's Don't Look Back (IFC) with Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci, The Lightkeepers (Image) with Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner, Lau Kar - Leung's
classic martial arts movie Shaolin Mantis (Vivendi) and the newly remastered The Endless Summer: Director's Special Edition (Monterey).
It's time to add
this classic martial arts shoe to your closet.
Cheering ringside at the physical thrills of
the classic martial art of Muai Thai will leave you breathless.
Not exact matches
The giant with incredibly ripped body also is a purple belt in Brazilian jiu - jitsu and signed a contract with
Classic Entertainment & Sports to fight in mixed
martial arts.
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The Karate Kid (PG for bullying, violence and mild epithets) Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan co-star in this Beijing - based remake of the 1984 screen
classic about a 12 year - old newcomer to China being bullied at school whose unassuming janitor agrees to help him master the
martial arts so long as he promises not to question the seemingly - unorthodox training regimen.
As in Melville's brooding gangster
classic, Mamet's film focuses on a lonely, figurative samurai devoted to a governing code, in this case a jiu - jitsu instructor named Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who runs a Los Angeles
martial arts academy where he trains both lay people and cops.
From legendary
martial arts movie director Chang Cheh and Shaw Brothers studios comes the 1978
classic The Five Deadly Venoms, a late entry in the old school Hong Kong
martial arts spectacle with a fun spin on the familiar revenge plot.
Amazon adds the complete runs of the
classic Kung Fu (1972 - 1975) starring David Carradine as a
martial arts master traveling the American West and the BBC take on the Arthurian legends Merlin with Colin Morgan as the young sorcerer who befriends Prince Arthur in Camelot.
We chatted with action star Iko Uwais about the follow - up to the
martial arts cult
classic «The Raid,» working with Keanu Reeves and much more.
Drunken Master II — Jackie Chan stars in the sequel to his
classic Wong Fei - hung parody that helped invent the modern
martial arts comedy genre.
It was recently reported that Sony Pictures
Classics and Stage 6 Films will release
martial - arts sequel The Raid 2 in the...
A wondrous combination of
martial arts action and BioWare storytelling, Jade Empire is a
classic action RPG that could really use a sequel.
King Hu's 1965 Hong Kong wuxia pian («
martial chivalry» genre)
classic stars Cheng Pei - Pei as the avenging Golden Swallow, on a mission to save her kidnapped brother, and Yueh Hua as an amiable beggar with a chorus of scruffy orphans, who plays guardian angel to the warrior woman, his drunken front hiding his true identity.
Alan Silvestri's score is buoyed up with rousing
martial fanfares, and Rick Heinrich's production design doesn't stint on
classic cars or laboratories that are wall - to - wall dials and levers.
Old School Kung Fu Fest (OSKFF) is an annual celebration of
classic kung - fu films, bringing back to the big screen the rarest, wildest, and most incredible
martial arts, action, and other genre cinema from the «60s, «70s, and «80s.
The details: Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao - hsien tackles wuxia — the
classic Chinese genre of
martial arts and chivalry — in his first feature in eight years.
Badlands is pretty much the first major show devoted to
martial arts since David Carradine's 1970s
classic Kung Fu and its less - than - impressive»90s spin - off, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.
I was reminded as well of Frank Borzage's
classic No Greater Glory, about unsupervised children recreating the
martial ideologies and conflicts of their parents» generation, with tragic consequences.
The retrospective focused on Hong Kong
martial arts
classics, but archive restorations were also integrated into the main program.
The Karate Kid Rated PG for bullying,
martial arts action violence and some mild language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan star in this reboot of the original 80s
classic.
B Shogun Assassin Rated R for violence, nudity and rivers of blood Available on Blu - ray I thought I was a big
martial arts fan, and that I was familiar with most of the
classics, but this cult title somehow slipped under my radar until now.
The film plays like a tribute to
classic Hong Kong
martial arts movies and adventure odysseys by an appreciative American fan and Disney veteran Rob Minkoff has the right attitude, if not the chops for action spectacle.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Weinstein Company, Fox Searchlight and and Sony Pictures
Classics are among those interested in Wong Kar - wai's
martial arts movie «The Grandmasters».
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Trick - or - treating in January and a trio of Culture Brain
martial arts
classics roundhouse kick Virtual Consoles.
Along with a proposed third volume of «Kill Bill,» the director has also expressed interest in a possible sequel to «Inglourious Basterds» (expanding a subplot from his original script following a unit of African - American soldiers) and remakes of the 1966
martial arts
classic «Come Drink with Me» and the Russ Meyer exploitation film, «Faster, Pussycat!
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Let us move on from here — departing swiftly like some sort of
martial - arts expert — leaving only the smoke bomb of this statement: The acting in this game was almost definitely as good as that of the Sega CD
classic Night Trap.
The first game that I saw was Mini Ninjas which is a traditional arcade game for all ages that has a few killer twists, ensuring that this is truly a 21st century gaming title Mini Ninjas Paying homage to those
classic Japanese
martial arts movies of yesteryear, gamers play Hiro, a 114 cm tall Ninja who has been given the task, just like the other Mini Ninjas to save the world.
The popular 80's
martial arts duo Billy and Jimmy Lee have returned for another adventure, this time a reboot of sorts of the
classic series.
In the modern
martial arts epic, the
classic tension of star - crossed lovers is amplified by the presence of four reigning powers — clans with an ancient rivalry as old as civilization itself — and beliefs rooted in a tradition of warfare.
The franchise was based on
classic manga series by Akira Toriyama and takes the player to the titular Dragon Ball universe dominated by masters of different various
martial arts.
Either as a white man mouthing the words to the underground soul
classic» Is it because I'm black» «hollow bones» (2001), or being taught how to make art by the deceased
martial arts star Bruce Lee in «emotional content» (2003), as The White and Black Minstrel (2007), or seeking enlightenment in kung fu movies and anime as The Barefoot Lone Pilgrim (2004 - 08).
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martial arts action movies, old
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