Your favorite Martial Arts movies

[Rev. Powell]

A few titles off the top of my head:

KUNG FU HUSTLE
MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE
FANTASY MISSION FORCE
ENTER THE DRAGON (of course)

A find a lot of kung fu movies tend to be entertaining, but interchangeable.  I like to watch them, but sometimes it doesn't seem to matter that much which one I throw in the player.  They're all so ridiculous, it takes a lot for one to stand out from the pack.     

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

No wire-fu at all.   It gets on my nerves.  I love watching real artists like Masta Bwuce.  It much better yo see a real fighter than some actor up on strings doing patently impossoble stuff. 

Its a lousy film, but I like Bloodsport just for all the different fighting styles. 
-Ed

[venomx]

The Mystery of Chess Boxing 1979

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZuyqssjP5U

YUP ... This is the movie with "Ghost Face Killer"!

[Leah]

pocket ninjas because of the stupidity! 

[venomx]

The 36 Crazy Fists 1977

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-A2DVG7Yo4

Choreographed by Jackie Chan.
I love this movie! LOL lots of "GO TO HELL" and "Ha, YOU BA$TARD!" in this one!

Matter fact ... I going to watch it right now!

[the ghoul]

Crippled Masters
Kung Fu Zombie
Kung Fu From Beyond the Grave
Robo Vampire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYYbvzz4RsU

[venomx]

The 18 Bronzemen 1975 w/ Carter Wong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjcrsOZcm7w&feature=related

The 18 Bronzemen 2 1976 w/ Carter Wong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2uxOv6h_Go

[retrorussell]

The Story Of Ricky

[Leah]

pocket ninjas because of the stupidity! 

here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOLNOWnBlnQ

[venomx]

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow 1979 w/ Jackie Chan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFvOI-NMgrs

The Return of the Five Deadly Venoms 1978

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4XEFBm3ang

Invincible Armor 1977

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuhrV2KtP3Y

Warning! If you're a "GUY" with a weak stomach, dont watch ^

[Trevor]

From South Africa, Ivan Hall's KARATE OLYMPIA and KILL AND KILL AGAIN are great. 

[Time_Signature]

Here are some:

-PRODIGAL SON
-THE DRAGON, THE ODDS
-ENTER THE DRAGON
-RETURN OF THE DRAGON
-DRUNKEN MASTER
-TONGAN NINJA!
-AMERICAN NINJA I & II
-KARATE KID I, II, & III
-NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER
-BREAKER BREAKER (A MEAN MOTHERTRUCKER)
-a Hong Kong movie about two guys who break out from prison and fight various kung fu masters (don't knwo its English title)

[venomx]

I didnt know about Kung Fu From Beyond the Grave! OMG it looks great! Same guy from Kung Fu Zombie. I need to get that DVD with the quickness! ... Thanks for the info ghoul. If anyone knows of others like that (B horror w/ Kung Fu) please let me know. Thanks.

OK, now that I got all my favorite old school Kung Fu out of the way I'll move on to my idol's movies. Bruce Lee!

Way of the Dragon aka Return of the Dragon 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYHZEu7Y7DU

Enter The Dragon 1973
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB-QGOChuQc

Chinese Connection 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMUsa66JQc4

Game of Death 1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNvdSbMW_F8

The Big Boss aka Fists of Fury 1971
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQHTw3BnL8Y

I also have Jeet Kune Do the book.

[Jim H]

A few titles off the top of my head:

KUNG FU HUSTLE
MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE
FANTASY MISSION FORCE
ENTER THE DRAGON (of course)

A find a lot of kung fu movies tend to be entertaining, but interchangeable.  I like to watch them, but sometimes it doesn't seem to matter that much which one I throw in the player.  They're all so ridiculous, it takes a lot for one to stand out from the pack.     

I love kung fu films, but I agree with you on that.  Particularly those from the Golden Age - 1972ish to about 1981. 

One of the more recent ones to stand out is Ip Man.  It's a great film on a martial arts level, as well as a good film from a narrative stand point.  Even the performances are good.  The ending is a little weak though, I must say.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qhPDEOYbx4

Aside from that one, a *martial arts* movie (almost no bare handed fighting) that I enjoyed a lot is One Armed Swordsman.  It's another one that actually has a good storyline, good directing and performances, as well as entertaining fight sequences (it's from 1967, though, so the choreography is quite primitive compared to later works).  The sequel's plot and storyline stuff is not nearly as good, but it vastly amps up the body count and expands into almost superherodom for the lead character, making it still a very entertaining film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyUTANNAGAY

There's the amped up new trailer by Celestial.

Another very enjoyable one is She Shoots Straight.  Stars Joyce Godenzi, a woman who started in HK action films with no martial arts training.  She's very impressive considering this.  Never enjoyed much success (something many attribute to racism, as she is half-white), but her handful of films are worth checking out, especially She Shoots Straight.  Probably has the best catfight on film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QFwMMCeB68

[Flick James]

Actually, I grew up watching alot of the Bruceploitation films starring Bruce Li. I actually liked alot of them, especially Bruce Lee: the Man, the Myth. But I will agree with alot of the other mentions as well. Master of the Flying Guillotine was big for me when I was a boy.