I like intense graphic martial arts movies where the fight scenes represent the epitome of human struggle and the storyline is decent. Any recommendations for new movies like the ones I list in the title?

Years ago I saw an a page on TVTropes where some American who grew up watching martial arts movies as a child and he aspired to become a martial artist and stuntsman one day. The page said he eventually accomplished his dream and became so good at action scenes and stunts work that he was able to do a lot of the stuff he saw in the Kung Fu movies he loved watching from childhood....... And it was a gigantic surprise for him to learn so much of the action he saw on TV and films growing up were not really done by the actors themselves but were executed with the assistant of wires and other tricks. It was both a big disappointment and disbelief to learn that for him in the fact of being able to do a lot of the jumpy flipy stuff on his own just by his sheer athleticism and skill.

I wish I can find the exact article but I can't seem to get it no matter how many times I search on TVtropes so you'll just have to take my word for it, That said having finished half of Jet Li's movies and now starting on Jackie Chan, I'm inspired to ask this question just by the fact that while Jet Li used a lo of wires from his 90s stuff, he also did a crap ton of movies whee he was doing all the stunts and fight choreography on his own without any assistance be it from attached wires or stunt doubles or the plethora of other tricks in the movie industry.

Is it easy as 123 doing stunts and fight scenes with wire fu? Like no more difficult than drinking coffee on your comfy couch in the morning before reading the newspaper? Or does it have some challenges? That even movie stars known primarily for their beauty and thus have to use wirework because they aren't conditioned for Wushu such as Lin Qingxia will have to do sometimes preparing themselves physically and rehearsing scenes over and over before filming the actual footage? That Joey Wong couldn't just start filming right away swinging her swords and flying across the sky from building to building and over the sea to land on a nearby ship even though the wires attached to her would ease up the burden so much?

That even people with prior kung fu training such as Michelle Yeoh will have to practise before doing a Wuxia film and stunt professional veteran men will have to specifically learn how to use wires if they never used them before? Why so? I probably got a lot of details wrong but the second paragraph comes from the fact I remember watching videos with Yeo saying she has to get used to moving with the wires and footage of her drilling with wires with a bunch of repeating movements were shown in between the conversation with the person interviewing her. So I'm wondering if wire fu is a skill all by itself that deserves respect and isn't something any run-of-the-mill stuntsmanor martial artist can start using right away for filming?

Had a weird dream but it reminded me of a movie, possibly starring Jet Li, where there were bowls or cups on a grid and moving one to a specific spot was a code.

Can anyone help remind me what movie I am thinking of?

Saw it’s on Apple TV now.

Which one do you guys like more? Me personally Tiger Cage II.

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I always loved this movie. Decent story, English dub by recognizable voices, decent performances, good gun fights, and great fight choreography (courtesy of Philip Ko I believe)! Some truly good hard hitting fights! I recommend it. Love to find it widescreen with the English dub! Thoughts by those who’ve see it?

I want to start collecting some of the Shaw Bros movies on Blu ray, I happen to stumble on this eBay auction with a lot of the Shaw Bros movies in one bundle. Is this a good deal? https://www.ebay.com/itm/167051668208?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aikyof7ktp2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=aikyof7ktp2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

This week, while Gavin is out of town, I’ve got a very special guest helping me review a pretty epic movie! Joining me in the virtual studio is martial artist, podcaster, and Wing Chun instructor Topher Mowry aka that other Wing Chun guy! And you may be thinking “Ok, so they are going to review a Wing Chun film right?” Well, that would be too predictable! Instead, we are watching a movie about one of the greatest Karate masters of all time- ‘Karate Bullfighter’ aka ‘Champion of Death’! Based off of the HIGHLY fictionalized manga about Kyokushin Karate founder Mas Oyama, this Sonny Chiba film features everything we love about the Toei Karate films of the 1970’s. Zany, cartoonish villains? Check✅ Over the top melodrama? Check✅ Epic Karate training and fight scenes? DOUBLE CHECK✅✅ Oh, and did I mention he fights a bull? 🐂 Listen in as we break down what we love so much about this movie and the other works of Sonny Chiba, elements of Karate and what makes it so special, and why you should watch this movie ASAP if you haven’t already! You can listen to The Martial Arts Mania Podcast on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeart Podcasts! Don’t forget to subscribe, download, like, and share with your friends! Thanks again for your continued support and we hope you enjoy!🥋🐂🎌👊 #karatebearfighter #kyokushin #sonnychiba #masoyama #karate #wingchun #martialarts #bushido #japan #floridaman #japanesecinema #podcast

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Enjoyable film, with many recognizable Shaw faces. According to the back of the dvd it’s called Bloody Monkey Master. Decent story, decent fights, okay picture quality, and the recognizable old school English dubbing voices that I enjoy. Be nice to get a quality release for this film. Recommend it if you haven’t seen it. It has rewatch value as well imho!

I'm trying to find a film where the main villain, in trying to achieve the highest level of expertise, uses some sutra that turns him into a woman.

A man falls in love with the villain's female version. And a woman falls in love with the villain's male version. It's all very confusing 😂

There is a fight scene involving threaded needles being flung about.

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Just 2 middle aged guys going gaga for Bren Foster 's thighs in the latest episode of DODGE THIS: Action Movies Unleashed where Simon is joined by Andy Gorham to talk aussie beatdown breakout LIFE AFTER FIGHTING...

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following to kill a mastermind's release, both kung fu instructor and kid from kwantung will be very light on extras once again. will this be the trend for all upcoming shaws from 88 films from now on? it looks like it

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