Wednesday, August 12, 2009

IRON MONKEY MOVIE REVIEW



STARRING: DONNIE YEN / RONGGUANG YU

DIRECTED BY: YUEN WOO-PING

YEAR: 1993

Donnie Yen, in my opinion, had his greatest performance in this movie than any other movie he ever appeared in. A phenomenal showcase of his Kung Fu skills. He is definitely one of the biggest names in the martial arts movie industry. In Iron Monkey Yen plays as Wong Kei-ying, a martial artists traveling through a town with his son Wong Fei-Hung(Tsang Sze-man). The town was being overrun by a corrupted government, but a masked vigilante named Iron Monkey(Yu Rongguang)would steal from the rich and give to the poor. A Chinese version of Robin Hood.

When Wong Kei-Ying and his son were accused of being Iron Monkey, Wong Kei-Ying set out to capture Iron Monkey in exchange for freedom. This movie was amazing! So amazing it was remastered and re-released by Quentin Tarantino in 2001. I personaly think the original is much better. My second favorite Kung Fu flick of all time. I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars.

Monday, August 3, 2009

GREATEST MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE OF ALL TIME: FIST OF LEGEND



STARRING: JET LI

DIRECTED BY: GORDON CHAN

YEAR: 1994

In 1994 the world was introduced to the greatest martial arts movie of all time, Fist Of Legend, starring Jet Li. Jet Li has stamped his mark in the martial arts movie industry, standing toe to toe with the legendary Bruce Lee. This was actually a remake of Bruce Lee's 1972 classic Fist of Fury. The movie takes place in Shanghi during the 1930's. Japanese forces occupied the city during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and Chen Zen(Jet Li) is a Chinese student going to school in Japan. When Chen hears the news of the death of his master, he returns to the Jing Wu School in Shanghi. Chen will do whatever it takes to figure out who is responsible for his masters death. The movie has the most amazing fighting scenes I've ever seen. From beginning to end non stop real Kung Fu fighting action. Without a dought the king of Kung Fu flicks. I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

TOP 10 GREATEST MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES OF ALL TIME

#1. FIST OF LEGEND


#2. IRON MONKEY


#3. FUNG SAI YUK 2


#4. RETURN OF THE DRAGON


#5. THREE EVIL MASTERS


#6. THE PRODIGAL SON


#7. NORTH SHAOLIN VS. SOUTH SHAOLIN


#8. ENTER THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN


#9. ENTER THE DRAGON


#10. FIST OF FURY

WELCOME TO GREATEST MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES OF ALL TIME

Welcome to my world of Kung Fu movie madness. Here you will read about the greatest martial arts movies ever made. A true Kung Fu enthusiast will definitely appreciate these reviews, and will also be enlightened on titles that were never seen before. This is the official site for finding out what were the greatest kung flu flicks ever made. I've been watching martial arts movies since a small child and I have yet to stop. The first one I've ever seen was Return of the Dragon with the late great Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee will always be remembered as one of the greatest Martial Artists in the world. All of his movies were legendary.

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