Top 10 kung fu/Martial arts movies of the Decade 2000-09

[robgrob]

1.protector, Tony Jaa

2.kung fu Hustle

2.Ong Bak

3.SPL

4.kill bill vol 1

5.kiss of the dragon

6.crouching tiger,hidden dragon

7.fearless

8.Hero

9.undisputed 2

10.black dynamite

[blue_skies]

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[AlbertV]

This is my personal list, in no particular order

1) Ip Man (2008)

2) Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing (2007)

3) Musa: The Warrior (2001)

4) Hero (2002)

5) The Sensei (2008) and Prodigal (2008) in a tie

6) Chocolate (2008) and Ong-Bak (2003) in a tie

7) Bichunmoo (2000)

8) Special Forces (2003)

9) SPL (2005)

10) Flash Point (2007)

[Chris]

Did anyone like 'Dynamite Warrior'?

I wish more of these films on people's lists were released theatrically in the U.S.

A short time after 'Crouching Tiger' was such a success here, 'Iron Monkey' played in theaters and I hadn't realized it was from 7 years before 'CTHD' (I liked 'IM' better).

I did get to see some great films at 'alternative' venues - 'Red Cliff', 'Dynamite Warrior', 'The Warlords', 'Tears of the Black Tiger', 'Vengeance' (Johnnie To). Mainstream theaters offered 'Forbidden Kingdom', 'Ninja Assassin', 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li', which can be fun for the cheese factor. Some play for 1 week and are gone - I missed 'The Good, The Bad & The Weird' and now 'The Warrior's Way' - aargh!

I'm looking forward to checking out the films I haven't heard of, on DVD of course.

[ShaOW!linDude]

What the.......!

AlbertV, far be it from me to ever take issue with you over your opinion because if it doesn't usually match my own you generally provide info that makes me think and respect your perspective. Having said that......

CHOCOLATE and ONG BAK. Really? A tie? I mean.......really?????

[DiP]

'Vengeance' (Johnnie To)

Not a martial arts movie.

[AlbertV]

What the.......!

AlbertV, far be it from me to ever take issue with you over your opinion because if it doesn't usually match my own you generally provide info that makes me think and respect your perspective. Having said that......

CHOCOLATE and ONG BAK. Really? A tie? I mean.......really?????

Yeah...I gave it a tie....reason being CHOCOLATE had a far better story while ONG-BAK for me had better stunt work...so with Rittikrai involved with both, I gave it a tie LOL

[ShaOW!linDude]

I guess I can dig that, AV.

Hey, it would be kind of cool to see Jaa play an idiot savant martial artist but now it's already been done.

Oh, I know. He could play a guy who makes great MA movies and goes on sabbatical for a while at a monastery but gets attacked by all his rabidly anxious fans and flees to start making MA movies again.

[SiamKnight]

Ong Bak 2

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Nnja assassin

Kung-Fu Hustle

Ong Bak

Tom Yum Goong

The Rebel

Chocolate

Bangkok KnockOut

Kung fu Panda

[gunswordfist]

In no order:

Flashpoint

So Close

Ip Man

Fearless

Ong-Bak

The Protector

The Rebel

Undisputed 2

Shaolin Soccer

Kungfu Hustle

EDIT: Chocolate

HM: SPL

[OpiumKungFuCracker]

I don't do 10, There are far more than 10 for sure....

Merantau

Ip Man 2

Undisputed 3

Ong Bak

The Protector

Ong Bak 2

Fuck it Ong Bak 3, sue me people I liked it, lol...

Flash Point

Hero

Bangkok K.O

Chocolate

Born To Fight

Forbidden Kingdom

[ShaOW!linDude]

Fuck it Ong Bak 3, sue me people I liked it, lol...

Way to step out there, OKFC. I liked it, too.

[OpiumKungFuCracker]

LOL, yeah thanks... I'm missing a few more on that list but those are the ones that I can remember at the moment...

[jmungus]

Did anyone like 'Dynamite Warrior'?

NOPE!! just the other day i wanted to give it a 2nd chance. i didnt make it past halftime. sucky screenplay, lousy MA choreo, generic performances both drama and action parts, rather boring anything else. its an "exotic supernatural martial arts western"- c`mon, how can u screw that up so badly ??? classic BLEH movie.

10 faves from the past decade off the top of my head:

shadowless sword

ip man

the rebel

fighter in the wind

kf hustle

crouching tiger

fearless dc

red cliff

hero dc

chocolate

yamada gets some well deserved honourable mentioning. fresh flick.

my guilty pleasure of the decade would probably be dragon tiger gate.

ong bak flicks (1+2) i really dig, but aside from tony`s performances, too much is too mediocre.

SPL is slightly overrated all in all imo. flashpoint`s last act is awesome. the first two acts tho are totally corny. sadly, that makes it impossible for me to appreciate it like many of u guys do.

[popsjnr]

My top ten would be in no particular order

1: SPL/Killzone

2: Undisputed 3

3: Undisputed 2

4: Flashpoint

5: Blood and Bone

6: Ip Man

7: City of Fear

8: Ninja

9: Tom Yum Goong/ Warrior King

10: Chocolate

[QueMuchita]

Fearless

Kung Fu Hustle

SPL

True Legend

Ong Bak

Hero

Chocolate

Ip Man

Shadowless Sword

Reign Of Assassins

[Drunken Monk]

If we're doing 2000 to 2009 then "Bangkok Knockout" needs to removed from some lists. The only reason I point this out is because I loved it and can't include it on mine!

In no particular order...

Fearless

Chocolate

Ong Bak 2

Hero

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Contour (just for the choreography. Everything else is horrible)

Ip Man

The Protector

Kiss of the Dragon

Fatal Contact (hey, at least I didn't pick "Legendary Assassin!")

I would have included "Ong Bak" but, to be honest, it doesn't hold up when watched repeatedly. It's actually a very shoddy film and after seeing what Tony Jaa has done since, it's lost its novelty, somewhat. I actually prefer "Chocolate."

[blue_skies]

I think my list still stands the same…in no particular order…

Broken Path

Kiss of the Dragon

Hero

Ong Bak

Warrior King

The Rebel

District 13

Fighter in the Wind

Chocolate

Bichunmoo

Although I would add a couple of also-rans to the shortlist that never quite made the final list...

Undisputed 3

Bangkok Adrenaline

Merantau

Born to fight

Versus

Contour

Shadowless Sword

Kill Bill Volume 1

Ip Man

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

House of Flying Daggers

Ong Bak 2

Fearless

Danny the Dog

SPL

Flashpoint

In no order:

So Close

That definitely has to be one of the most surprising choices I've read on this thread.

I don't do 10, There are far more than 10 for sure....

Merantau

I thought that was from 2010 but apparently you're right and I'm wrong.

My top ten would be in no particular order

5: Blood and Bone

8: Ninja

really? I enjoyed those films but neither were particularly that special in my opinion. Although I hope Michael Jai White rarely gets a chance to shine in the very near future, the man is a beast!

If we're doing 2000 to 2009 then "Bangkok Knockout" needs to removed from some lists."

I was going to point out the same thing!

[DiP]

Flash Point

SPL

Throw Down

Black Belt

Ip Man

Danny the Dog

Dragon Tiger Gate

Ong Bak 2

[Dragons Fury]

My top 10 in no order -

Ong Bak

Warrior King

Fearless

Ip Man

FlashPoint

Killzone (SPL)

Legendary Assassin

Kung Fu Hustle

Undisputed 3

Bangkok Knockout

EDIT: PUT IN DA WRONG NAME MEANT TO BE Bangkok Knockout:bigsmile:

[Drunken Monk]

Bangkok Adrenaline

Eek, someone actually liked that?

[OpiumKungFuCracker]

So is 2010 the start of a new decade?? It won't be included in the 00-09 category???

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

Yes, you go with single digits 0-9 and then 10-19 etc......

just like you would 1990-1999.... you wouldn't include the year 2000 in the 90's.

[OpiumKungFuCracker]

I see, I thought a decade would be a period of 10 years but my math is not good....

[blue_skies]

Eek, someone actually liked that?

I thought Bangkok Adrenaline was great fun, one of my favourite movies of last year!

Along with Broken Path & Merantau.