I'm currently on a madcap kick of Shaw Brothers films ... the wackier, the better. Please, recommend your favorites. Bonus points if they're from the early '80s and incorporate pseudo-Star Wars elements like animation, vague scifi, or even "laser swords."

Not seeing many reviews of the actual movies, are they good or at least fun, or is it 15 movies that are “first half of Game of Death” tier?

I never knew this was a girl. The Miramax English dubbed version always sounded like a boy to me. #themoreyouknow

WTF! Jan 2026?!☹️

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Getting close to the end of the year and I need to start thinking about finalizing my list of favorite film fight scenes for the Fist of Fail podcast and YouTube channel. Some on the list are jokes and may or may not be there to just poke fun FYI but anything where 2 characters get into some sort of physical altercation and is "enjoyable" to watch is fair game for me. No TV shows for this one. We choose from new movies that are accessible in the US via theatrical release, streaming, VOD, etc. in 2024. I won't be adding anything that came out in film festivals as it will be widely released next year. Here's everything that we've watched and are considering:

• Farang (Mayhem)
• The Beekeeper
• One More Shot
• 60 Minutes
• Badland Hunters
• Kung Fu Panda 4
• One Percenter
• Roadhouse
• Baby Assassins 2
• Boy Kills World
• The Round Up: Punishment
• Monkey Man
• The Mob
• Life After Fighting
• Kill
• Twilight of the Warriors
• Jackpot!
• The Killer's Game
• Fall Guy
• The Shadow Strays
• Take Cover
• 100 Yards
• Dead Hand
• Bangkok Dog
• Jade
• Blade of Fury
• Black Storm
• Striking Rescue
• Officer Black Belt
• Trigger Warning
• The Bodyguard
• Hundreds of Beavers
• Cade the Tortured Crossing
• The Wild Blade of Strangers
• Deadpool and Wolverine
• The Killer
• Art of War
• Eye for an Eye 2
• Crakk
• The Crazy Dad|
• Kung Fu Games|
• Aggro Dr1ft

Would love to know your thoughts and we'll be calling out all user shared responses in our end of year discussion! The categories for fights scenes that we label our top choices are:

• 1 versus 1
• Group
• Creative
• Honorable Mentions

If you want to watch the video we did for the Best Fights of 2023 you can check that out HERE

You know, the old style like Jackie Chan, Samo hung, etc... Wheel on meals, Dragon Forever, etc... I missed that, they movement is fast and light, full of energy, and was fun to watch even without it being so violent and brutal. And it just feel a lot more natural than nowadays, where i find there weird moment that is like they use string, and slow motion to fake it.

Where is that style go ? it seem like it was once everywhere, but now this style is dead. not that i find really hard, But a lot of Stars do it back then now don't anymore. Like Wu Jing younger day, back then early 2000s fight just like that. But i saw SPL II few years ago, and he doesn't do it anymore

So i guess the reason is maybe lot of Stars now aged, can't move like they once was, and they got slower. so they reply on technology and camera trick to make thing more impressive: speed up footage, cut, move camera, slow-motion, string,...

I'm looking for a kung fu movie that I watched years ago since then I've been looking for it to no avail. It is about a guy who learned how to fight by building houses. He would fight foes by tying them up just like the bamboo sticks he would tie while building houses.

He was simply electric. The speed, the stance, the charisma, acting, the body language while fighting. He made you FEEL like you could kick ass.

I have some friends that are into film in general, but only recently started watching and studying martial arts movies. They all favor Donnie because he's been in the limelight with hard-hitting action for the past 10+ years. But the early 2000s was all Jet and Jackie.

I think I first saw Jet Li in Lethal Weapon 4. I had only seen Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan before, but there was something incredibly COOL about Jet Li.

While over 50% of his movies feature flying around and strings, between Bruce and Jackie's realistic fight scenes, I think Jet's realistic fight scenes were better. Better shot, better choreographed, and Jet performed the moves in a way only he can.

For example, Jet's action face often looked determined, SERIOUS, and unwavering. It was perfect for those early 2000s days when everything had to be so moody and gritty.

Also Jet really knew what looked good for the camera. For example when he throws a sidekick in the middle of choreography, he sends the kick out FAST, holds the kicking pose for half a second with legs straightened out immaculate form, then goes on to the next move.

I think his hand speed also made him look devastating.

How would you describe Jet Li's appeal during his international prime?

Because this Jackie Chan film is in the public domain, there are so many shoddy releases that look like a copy of a copy of a copy. Is there a single DVD or Blu-Ray release that has a transfer that comes close to being watchable? I own almost every Jackie film, and I can't stand that a quality release of this one remains elusive (regardless of the movie's actual quality).

Would recommend, has more than my Netflix and Hulu that I fucking pay for

Martial arts films seem like the hardest genre to find a good source for movies to see each year so might as well ask you:

right now I have

the Shadow Strays

Twilight of the Warriors

Life After Fighting

the Last Kumite

the RoundUp

as the top 5 of this year until obviously the new Tony Jaa hits the states, but there is probably a lot I missed

TLDR I can't find this movie on any streaming platform, and I only found out about this movie because I'm a fan of kung fu flicks and a band known as Strawberry Switchblade.

Alright so this is a long shot in the dark but pretty much there's this movie I'm trying to find solely because I am a fan of a pop duo band known as Strawberry Switchblade and I was looking at their documentary IMDB, which lead me to find out one of the members, Jilly Bryson being in a movie. She plays a character known as Barbara and thats it plus I just wanna watch some good old kick ass cinema, the trailer looked cool enough so I might aswell.

This year has nothing else to offer anymore for me (kraven has potential to be a solid film but we'll see)

Overall I'll say It's been a pretty good year for action. Hopefully next year will surpass this year's catalog.

★Looking forward to the most:-

The furious

The prosecutor

Havoc (if IF it finally get released)

Daredevil: born again

★Excited but also skeptical :-

Ballerina (trailer looked ok but hopefully chad's contribution will pay off)

Nobody 2 (if they let timo add his style it will be great otherwise it will be a decent john wick clone at best)

★Most likely gonna be ok at best:-

Levon's trade (another typical statham film i presume)

The accountant 2

With love (maybe It's called "love hurts" now)

Ballerina overdrive

★Not sure:-

Ash (iko uwais Isn't doing all that great lately)

Skyline warpath (same issue)

Death march (love scott adkins but he is very hit or miss)

Mortal kombat 2 ( if they Don't improve fight choreography & camera angle, there's NO HOPE )

Which one are you looking forward to the most & what other film you want to suggest?

I need suggestions

• kung* not king

Sorry for the mistake

I'm looking for a kung fu movie that has a scene where either a baby or child is used as a weapon. I remember seeing this many. Many years ago, but now it is lost to me. Help? Am I remembering this correctly?

I'm looking to expand my collection for Christmas, particularly stuff with Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung or Jackie in it. These 2 in particular are quite highly rated on Imdb, but I very rarely see them talked about. Is it just one of those cases where movies with fewer people rating them tend to be rated higher, or are they actually great?

I am quite fond of Wheels on Meals, Project A, Prodigal Son and Warriors 2 so far, less fond of Magnificent Butcher and Pedicab Driver. Do they resemble any of those? Thanks!

edit: spelling

edit: I just noticed The Victim isn't actually available for purchase yet, d'oh.

I've only seen ballerina 2, was ok, not that great. I'd like to see more of what korea has to offer.

I don't know the name of another favorite. The villain used acupuncture needles. The hero studied the technique and in the final battle the villain thought he had paralyzed the hero and was taunting him and was shocked when he reached out and choked him. He knew then dude was the legendary so and so. When it was over he plucked out the needles reached into his shirt and pulled out a piece of cardboard or thin wood and tossed in on the ground near the body of the villain Would anyone happen to have seen and recall the title?