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Written by Raja
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009 13:56 |
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1) Enter the Dragon (Bruce Lee-1973)
2) Fearless (Jet Li-2006)
3) Best of the Best (Philip Rhee-1989)
4) Bloodsport (JCVD-1988)
5) American Ninja I&II (Michael Dudikoff-1985 & 1987)
6) Kickboxer (JCVD-1989)
7) Return of the Dragon (Bruce Lee-1972)
8) Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (Taimak-1985)
9) Out for Justice (Seagal-1991)
10) Showdown in Little Tokyo (Brandon Lee & Dolph Lundgren-1991)
Honorable Mentions: The Crow (Brandon Lee-1994), The Perfect Weapon (Jeff Speakman-1991), The Karate Kid I&II (Pat Morita-1984 & 1986) –More for sentimental reasons and not so much martial arts skills
What’s your top ten?
The movie industry hasn’t really had much success putting out good martial art movies these days. Sure you have the high flying Chinese style kung fu movies that crossover into Hollywood...but that stuff doesn't even look realistic. I'm looking for real skills...are there any left after Jackie Chan and Jet Li as they get older and less marketable? What happened to the Bruce Lees, Chuck Norris’, Steven Seagals, and Jean Claude Van-Dammes of action movies? Let’s be nostalgic for a moment and reflect on what I think are the 10 best martial arts movies to date (Sequels are counted with the original):
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1. Karate Kid
2. Only the Strong
3. 3 Ninjas
4. Ninja Turtles 2: Return of the ooze
5. Mortal Kombat
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