Previous to this,
the only martial arts films I had come to know were the revenge films of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, or the cheesy chop - socky films they'd show late at night with horrendous dubbing and terrible choreography.
Ip Man is still
the only martial arts film I've ever given a perfect score.
Not exact matches
Premiering at the Toronto International
Film Festival in 2011, Gareth Evans» Indonesian
martial arts action movie «The Raid» quickly became a festival favorite and a critical smash.Despite
only garnering a mere $ 4 million worldwide, the
film is widely considered...
One can
only imagine how much better the
film would be by plugging a better actor like Coburn in the lead role and giving someone with much more
martial arts skills and screen presence like Bruce Lee in the other roles.
Film programmer at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon (the Indiana Jones of
film archivists) Dan Halsted, presents the
only known 35 mm print of this
martial arts masterpiece!
OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening December 3, 2010 BIG BUDGET
FILMS The Warrior's Way (R for graphic violence) Western action fantasy, set in the Badlands, about a
martial arts master (Jang Dong Ton) who emigrates from Asia to America to retire in peace,
only to have to pick up his sword again to defend his adopted hometown and a beautiful local gal (Kate Bosworth) from the returning gang of marauders who had made her an orphan many moons ago.
Plus, having worked in the action movie industry in Hong Kong for the last 15 years as both an actor and
martial arts choreographer on over 35
film and television productions afforded me not
only the skill set to confidently
film a kung fu movie, I have also worked with many people who were close with Bruce and shared with me many of their anecdotes.