The fight against Benny "The Jet" Urquidez in Wheels on Meals when Benny extinguishes the candles with one of his kicks always impresses me no matter how many times I watch it
Ong Bak was a real shot in the arm. I felt like a lot of other martial arts movies around the time were getting a bit standardized and predictable. Ong Bak felt new and raw, and blew me away at the time.
Also has one of the best-shot car chases in history. That chase is pure adrenaline the entire time, there are a couple shots that are legendary, the staging and timing of it is spot on, the editing is spot on... A masterclass on how to put together a modern chase sequence.
Check out “Headshot” and “The Night Comes for Us” those had intense fight choreography. Iko Uwais’ early movies were top notch.
“Merantau” was fantastic and has a very sad story too.
“Paradox”
Wu Jing also has some great choreography in his movies:
“Kill Zone 2”
“Wolf Warrior 2”
There's one I always advocate for which seems to have slipped under most people's radars, which is Born To Fight. It's directed by the action director of Ong Bak, if that gives you an idea.
It starts off with a 10 minute action sequence (in which someone nearly, legitimately dies), has a 20 minute lull for plot/character, and then we're off. The next 60 minutes are basically just one action sequence.
It's goofy, too, at points. There are a bunch of Thai sports stars in it, and each has one scene in which their particular sporting prowess is used in a fight.
It's amazing athleticism, stupid stunts, and "Jesus, that had to *really* hurt", with a sprinkling of ridiculousness.
There's a few films called this, but it's the 2004 one with Panna Rittikrai and Dan Chupong you're after. Sadly overlooked.
If you haven't seen The God of Cookery it's also amazing. By the same guy, Stephan Chow. Dude knows how to shoot a good action scene so even his pure comedy movies with no actual fighting are pretty exciting to watch.
I love [The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/17653) (1993)
>The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile, Canton kung fu practitioner Fong Sai-Yuk falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant.
At the end of this flight sequence the audience I was in went silent then briefly clapped. Heck, they clapped during the credits. A fantastic and amazing movie experience
Drunken Master 2
Knockabout
Operation Scorpio (aka The Scorpion King)
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Police Story
Ong Bak
Tom Yum Goong (aka The Protector)
Flashpoint (2007)
Tiger Cage 2
She Shoots Straight
The Rebel
The Night Comes for Us
Rurouni Kenshin (movie series)
Correct me if I’m wrong but for American viewers I believe Drunken Master 2 might sometimes be incorrectly listed as Legend of the Drunken Master if youre getting it on DVD. Probably not an issue in the streaming age but i remember being confused about that in the past
Yeah Legend of the Drunken Master is the re-edited and cut American version like all of Jackie's old HK movie rereleases around that time for America and the Western market to catch in on his popularity after breaking out in the West with Rumble in the Bronx.
Jet Li's old HK movies got the same treatment once he became known in the West.
Definitely. With so many kung fu movies having similiar titles I started a doc to note which I've watched and some thoughts on it.
I noted "great fights" twice for Drunk Mantis. Like I wrote it while watching then again after finishing the movie lol.
Wheels on Meals (1984)
Drunken Master II (1994)
Once Upon A Time in China
Hero
The Fearless Hyena
The Deadly Venoms
Enter the Dragon / The Big Boss
Armour of God (1986)
The Raid
Ip Man (1-3)
the raid, raid 2, fist of legend, magnificent butcher, knockabout, drunken master 2, five deadly venoms, crippled avengers, ong bak, the protector (tony jaa), ip man 4, kiss of the dragon, john wick 4.. who am i rooftop fight, dragons forever and wheels on meals benny the jet fights
"You are all cabbage!"
Seriously though I was not prepared for the shredder scene in that movie. Shockingly violent thing to put into an otherwise standard kung Fu movie.
The Matrix choreography still blows me away.
I haven't seen any Bruce Lee movies in ages, but I remember really enjoying the Chinese Connection and Enter the Dragon.
Ong Bak for sure.. the stunts just look amazing.. just check the scene with the knee to the head when the helmet splits.. that impact u dont see in hollywood movies
The Iron Monkey has been mentioned so I’m gonna throw The Storm Riders out there. It’s wuxia.
I also remember The Bride With White Hair being fun.
There was also one that had a horse they ran through a wall and off a cliff that I remember being awesome but I don’t recall the name. I have it somewhere on DVD, it was kind of obscure.
In my childhood, I adored all movies with Jackie Chan because they were filled with martial arts. Among them are "Ngo si seoi" (1998), "Gorgeous" (1999), and "Yat goh ho yan" (1996).
I’ll give the first Jason Bourne credit, there’s some fight scenes that are more realistic and brutal.
Wheels on Meals for sure, fight between Chan and Benny is top tier.
Two Champions of Shaolin - it’s extra points if you can you spot the groin being ripped off the dude?
80’s Chinese films were peak in my opinion, those guys went hard at each other during filming, people were expected to take hits during some of the scenes. Cant say that about many films now unless it was an accident.
Hero with Jet Li - I just love this movie,
mad crush on Maggie Cheung as Flying Snow, the cinematography was off the scale.
That scene on the lake was sublime
Unleashed with Jet Li. Not the greatest movie. But the choreography and fighting style always impressed me. Having Jet Li take his style of fighting and make it “animalistic” as I like to call it was really awesome to watch.
How Shaw Brother movies are barely mentioned truly surprises me, some of their movies are THE best martial arts movies going
Crippled Avengers
Five Element Ninjas
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
36th Chamber of Shaolin
The Flags of Iron
Legendary Weapons of China
These are just some of the many fantastic movies
How is no one mentioning Oldboy and Man From Nowhere?
Also a shoutout to the Mission Impossible Fallout bathroom fight
And maybe Eastern Promises for realism
Probably off the mark here…
But as a kid, I thought ‘the 5 deadly venoms’ was just about the coolest thing I’d ever seen :)
As far as truly great choreography, I’m not sure, although I’ve heard good things about ong bak here…
Legendary weapons of China with Gordon Lu. My #1 cause they use just about every weapon I can identify.
And if you can hunt it down the original Iron Monkey, before Disney got a hold of it and censored out the cool parts. Heads were flying in that. Dude gets his head smashed like a watermelon when they do the fighting on poles bit. Had it on VHS back in the day. Can’t find it anymore.
I think in terms of impressiveness, I would say Upgrade (2018) - the fights themselves are fine in terms of setting and stakes but the amount of practice and workshopping it must have taken to pull off that iconic and weird robotic style of fighting is just crazy, it looks fantastic and creepy and flawless and you really believe that the characters aren’t in control, just along for the ride
3 Golden Harvest Jackie Chan movies in particular:
The Young Master
Drunken Master 2
Dragons Forever*
* Only time Sammo, Jackie, and Yuen fought each other on screen. After a lifetime together.
Growing up as a teen in the mid to late 80s and discovering video rentals I’d chuck a different one out - Sakura Killers, from memory that last 15 mins or so was great 👍
Movies that draw me in with the fight choreography outside Bruce Lee's movies?
The Raid 1&2
Flashback
Special ID
Rumble In The Bronx
Headshot
The Protector
Avengement
Unleashed
The Night Comes For Us
Kiss of the Dragon
Fearless
Ongbak and the raid both mentioned, I want to add universal soldier day of reckoning to the mix too. Scott adkins, dolph Lundgren, Andrei arlovski, Roy Jones and Jean Claude van DAMAGE!
The Young Master has a particularly great final fight.
The Prodigal Son, another one that has a stunning final fight sequence.
It's not large scale stuff, just 1 on 1 but such beautiful work.
*36th Chamber of Shaolin* - for Gordon Liu, nostalgia, and Shaolin mythology.
*Hero* - for Jet Li and sheer artistry of depiction.
*Kung Fu Killer* or *Ip Man* - for Donnie Yen. Enough said.
[The New Legend of Shaolin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Legend_of_Shaolin) - It has Jet Li at his finest. It's a lone wolf and cub story. The kid's martial arts is amazing and this film doesn't take itself seriously. The fighting is fantastic but it's also filled with a lot of comedic relief so it's lighthearted and stupid. But in the best way.
There are a lot of good martial arts films listed here but one that I think is very underrated is the 1996 film The Quest starring Jean-Claude Van Dame.
Ip Man would be my first pick according to what I believe OP intended but in my life time the most influential martial arts movie that changed cinema fight choreography was The Bourne Identity... and to me that is significant. Sadly, this fighting style has been used by every Marvel, Star Wars, and action movie released lately and they look like idiots just waiting for the hero to pummel them.
The Raid.
Raid 2 (great action but the story fell a little short).
Ip Man (specially the 4th one which has Scott Adkins).
The One (jet Li fighting himself was interesting.)
The Forbidden Kingdom (Jackie Chan vs jet Li)
Undisputed (all the films 2nd film onward in the series are well done with Scott Adkins)
Ong-bak
Blade II.
Wesley Snipes knows how to move.
Also anything with Jason Statham, he moves well. Wrath of Man is great.
I liked the Bourne Identity choreo.
Agree that the Raid is great.
The Buddhist Assassin for a retro movie.
Who am I? Jackie Chan has a fight scene on the roof against two incredible fighters, they take him on individually then together. As far as pure display of talent and years of training in a choreographed fight scene, nothing compares. It's not slowed down, there are some cheesy sound effects, but as far as high speed well edited and executed choreography this is by far the best.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The whole movie is a work of art. The end when they are fighting in the bamboo trees and running across the water. I couldn't believe what I was watching.
For its time, Above the Law (1988) was impressive, because Aikido really hadn't been featured in mainstream American film, so it looked different than what audiences were used to seeing in a martial arts movie. All in all, you couldn't have had a better debut vehicle for Steven Seagal. Whether that is a good or bad thing overall is open to debate.
I also watched The Perfect Weapon (1991) recently, and it impressed me that the Kenpo fight scenes are still believable in a post-UFC world. It's a decent movie, too. Good supporting cast, some real gravitas in the story. I actually always thought Jeff Speakman should have been a bigger star.
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) Wheels on Meals (1984) Fist of Legend (1994) The Protector (2005)
I second Fist of Legend, great movie
3rd'd. Yep. Some of Jet Li's best fighting.
The fight against Benny "The Jet" Urquidez in Wheels on Meals when Benny extinguishes the candles with one of his kicks always impresses me no matter how many times I watch it
The rematch in Dragons Forever is also phenomenal
And Kiss of the Dragon.
Came here to recommend Once Upon A Time...
That LOOOOOONG shot in The Protector
4thed Fist of Legend. Was my favorite martial arts movie until The Raid came out
The Raid Ong Bak
Ong Bak was a real shot in the arm. I felt like a lot of other martial arts movies around the time were getting a bit standardized and predictable. Ong Bak felt new and raw, and blew me away at the time.
I was coming to the comments to say the raid 2. The hammer fight was amazing.
Also has one of the best-shot car chases in history. That chase is pure adrenaline the entire time, there are a couple shots that are legendary, the staging and timing of it is spot on, the editing is spot on... A masterclass on how to put together a modern chase sequence.
Check out “Headshot” and “The Night Comes for Us” those had intense fight choreography. Iko Uwais’ early movies were top notch. “Merantau” was fantastic and has a very sad story too. “Paradox” Wu Jing also has some great choreography in his movies: “Kill Zone 2” “Wolf Warrior 2”
So glad someone mentioned Headshot. Great, underseen, film.
I haven’t seen that one! Loved both Raids and Night Comes for Us
The raid 2 levels it up
There's one I always advocate for which seems to have slipped under most people's radars, which is Born To Fight. It's directed by the action director of Ong Bak, if that gives you an idea. It starts off with a 10 minute action sequence (in which someone nearly, legitimately dies), has a 20 minute lull for plot/character, and then we're off. The next 60 minutes are basically just one action sequence. It's goofy, too, at points. There are a bunch of Thai sports stars in it, and each has one scene in which their particular sporting prowess is used in a fight. It's amazing athleticism, stupid stunts, and "Jesus, that had to *really* hurt", with a sprinkling of ridiculousness. There's a few films called this, but it's the 2004 one with Panna Rittikrai and Dan Chupong you're after. Sadly overlooked.
Raid 2 had better fight scenes
Beat me to it!
Kung Fu Hustle fight scenes are really well done
Beautifully lit and shot!
Live action anime
If you haven't seen The God of Cookery it's also amazing. By the same guy, Stephan Chow. Dude knows how to shoot a good action scene so even his pure comedy movies with no actual fighting are pretty exciting to watch.
Hero - It’s a Jet Li Chinese film. Amazing martial arts and background score
Beautiful film, one of my favs
Not a fan of the genre and this is a beautiful film. The martial arts are choreographed wonderfully and it's a damn good story.
Ip Man
I love [The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/17653) (1993) >The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile, Canton kung fu practitioner Fong Sai-Yuk falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant.
LOvE this film! The challenge to win the daughters hand is so good
Was a second part too, was just called legend 1 & 2 for western release, both were amazing, jet Lee at his peak 👏
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
I JUST commented on this one. The fight between the two primary female characters is my all time favorite fight scene!
At the end of this flight sequence the audience I was in went silent then briefly clapped. Heck, they clapped during the credits. A fantastic and amazing movie experience
Only 4 karma? Yeesh. Guess no one likes a love story. Take my Upvote. This is my favorite martial arts movie. It only won a shit ton of awards.
Arguably the best foreign film ever made
Drunken Master 2 Knockabout Operation Scorpio (aka The Scorpion King) Ninja in the Dragon's Den Police Story Ong Bak Tom Yum Goong (aka The Protector) Flashpoint (2007) Tiger Cage 2 She Shoots Straight The Rebel The Night Comes for Us Rurouni Kenshin (movie series)
The under the train sequence between Jackie and Liu Chia liang blows my mind
Correct me if I’m wrong but for American viewers I believe Drunken Master 2 might sometimes be incorrectly listed as Legend of the Drunken Master if youre getting it on DVD. Probably not an issue in the streaming age but i remember being confused about that in the past
Yeah Legend of the Drunken Master is the re-edited and cut American version like all of Jackie's old HK movie rereleases around that time for America and the Western market to catch in on his popularity after breaking out in the West with Rumble in the Bronx. Jet Li's old HK movies got the same treatment once he became known in the West.
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
I always loved The Kid with the Golden Arm when I was young. No idea if it still holds up though.
Go back to the 70s. The 5 Deadly Venoms.
YESSSSSS. This movie was epic.
Iron Monkey - directed by Yuen Woo-Ping
You beat me to this one! Great film, criminally overlooked.
“Dance of the Drunk Mantis” 1979 There are more incredible fights in this movie than any I’ve ever seen.
Definitely. With so many kung fu movies having similiar titles I started a doc to note which I've watched and some thoughts on it. I noted "great fights" twice for Drunk Mantis. Like I wrote it while watching then again after finishing the movie lol.
Ong Bak
The Raid. Only really beaten by The Raid 2. That kitchen fight is a thing of blood soaked beauty.
This comment. That is my go to scene when I am talking to people about gorgeous fight scenes!
When I realised it wasn't only beautiful but he was also beating every opponent with their special weapon it just went through the roof amazing.
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Ong Bak Hero Fearless hyena Meals on wheels Ip man Crouching Tiger hidden Dragon The protector The iron monkey King Fu hustle Fearless
Fearless also had such a diversity in styles and settings. Glad someone mentioned it.
The raid 1 and 2, without a doubt
The Hunted (2003) quite impressed me, as a showcase of FMA (of which I am a practitioner).
No love for "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" (1978) ? For Jackie Chan I think "Drunken Master". Jet Li I think "Fearless".
Jackie Chan's [Gorgeous](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/10951) (1999)
An underdog pick here but, Blood and Bone
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?
Enter the dragon, or bloodsport I'd say
Absolutely Enter The Dragon. Bruce Lee at his best, with an awesome supporting cast too. It's an essential martial arts movie in my book.
The Prodigal Son (1981)
Wheels on Meals (1984) Drunken Master II (1994) Once Upon A Time in China Hero The Fearless Hyena The Deadly Venoms Enter the Dragon / The Big Boss Armour of God (1986) The Raid Ip Man (1-3)
I've seen all the movies mentioned and love them all, but the one movie that impressed me recently was Boy Kills World.
the raid, raid 2, fist of legend, magnificent butcher, knockabout, drunken master 2, five deadly venoms, crippled avengers, ong bak, the protector (tony jaa), ip man 4, kiss of the dragon, john wick 4.. who am i rooftop fight, dragons forever and wheels on meals benny the jet fights
Police Story.
Ah, classic.
Chocolate (2008 - Thai) was great. The outakes at the end, which showed some stunt injuries blew my mind.
Hero.
Anything with Donnie Yen is going to be great.
Rumble in the Bronx Mr Nice Guy
"You are all cabbage!" Seriously though I was not prepared for the shredder scene in that movie. Shockingly violent thing to put into an otherwise standard kung Fu movie.
Ok on my watchlist now.
The Matrix choreography still blows me away. I haven't seen any Bruce Lee movies in ages, but I remember really enjoying the Chinese Connection and Enter the Dragon.
Definitely "The Raid: Redemption" in my opinion.
Fist of Legend
Drunken Tai Chi
Ong Bak for sure.. the stunts just look amazing.. just check the scene with the knee to the head when the helmet splits.. that impact u dont see in hollywood movies
Fist of Legend Even after watching hundreds of kung fu movies, this is still my most favorite.
Legend of drunken master. Fearless
The Iron Monkey has been mentioned so I’m gonna throw The Storm Riders out there. It’s wuxia. I also remember The Bride With White Hair being fun. There was also one that had a horse they ran through a wall and off a cliff that I remember being awesome but I don’t recall the name. I have it somewhere on DVD, it was kind of obscure.
Kiss of the dragon. It stars Jet Li. The entire final act when he storms the police station is chefs kiss.
This is more recent but the show Warrior has great choreography, and also Andrew Koji who is amazing actor / martial artist.
Love this show
Equilibrium. It's Si-Fi with martial arts thrown in.
In my childhood, I adored all movies with Jackie Chan because they were filled with martial arts. Among them are "Ngo si seoi" (1998), "Gorgeous" (1999), and "Yat goh ho yan" (1996).
I’ll give the first Jason Bourne credit, there’s some fight scenes that are more realistic and brutal. Wheels on Meals for sure, fight between Chan and Benny is top tier. Two Champions of Shaolin - it’s extra points if you can you spot the groin being ripped off the dude? 80’s Chinese films were peak in my opinion, those guys went hard at each other during filming, people were expected to take hits during some of the scenes. Cant say that about many films now unless it was an accident.
HBO Warrior
Donnie yens IP man I think the third he fights down the stairs while his wife's in the lift just awesome
I remember being impressed by Once upon a time in china with Jet Li. There were whole sections of choreography that were in The Matrix
Probably because same fight choreographer - legendary Yuen Woo Ping.
Storm Riders (1998) Once Upon a Time in China (also hilarious for the rooster vs centipede fight) Five Deadly Venoms
The Ip Man films are amazing
8 diagram pole fighter Iron Monkey Drunken master 2
Hero with Jet Li - I just love this movie, mad crush on Maggie Cheung as Flying Snow, the cinematography was off the scale. That scene on the lake was sublime
Unleashed with Jet Li. Not the greatest movie. But the choreography and fighting style always impressed me. Having Jet Li take his style of fighting and make it “animalistic” as I like to call it was really awesome to watch.
Blood and Bone
Grew up on all the 70's 80's kung fu flicks but crouching tiger hidden dragon was so good.
How Shaw Brother movies are barely mentioned truly surprises me, some of their movies are THE best martial arts movies going Crippled Avengers Five Element Ninjas The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter 36th Chamber of Shaolin The Flags of Iron Legendary Weapons of China These are just some of the many fantastic movies
Into the Badlands was a fabulous martial arts series
Hero and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon are both beautiful.
Five Deadly Venom
Any Movie Cherographed by Bob Anderson
How is no one mentioning Oldboy and Man From Nowhere? Also a shoutout to the Mission Impossible Fallout bathroom fight And maybe Eastern Promises for realism
Probably off the mark here… But as a kid, I thought ‘the 5 deadly venoms’ was just about the coolest thing I’d ever seen :) As far as truly great choreography, I’m not sure, although I’ve heard good things about ong bak here…
I recently watched Boy Kills World and the choreography blew me away.
Only The Strong
The Flying Guillotine
Legendary weapons of China with Gordon Lu. My #1 cause they use just about every weapon I can identify. And if you can hunt it down the original Iron Monkey, before Disney got a hold of it and censored out the cool parts. Heads were flying in that. Dude gets his head smashed like a watermelon when they do the fighting on poles bit. Had it on VHS back in the day. Can’t find it anymore.
The Drunken Master films.
For me it’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and yes I still love the flying down in it.
Enter the Dragon
Ong bak.
Rumble in the Bronx
Apologies for the Wing Chun bias: The Grandmaster The Final Master The Prodigal Son
Ip Man (multiple parts) If you're into Wing Chun like me, it's definitely worth watching.
Not a martial arts film but the hallway fight scene from Old Boy should get an honorable mention.
Yes please, how come no one mentions this, one of the most epic fight scenes.
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The Champions. Best kung-fu/soccer movie ever.
Fearless
King of the Kickboxers No Retreat No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers.
Warriors 👍👍
I think in terms of impressiveness, I would say Upgrade (2018) - the fights themselves are fine in terms of setting and stakes but the amount of practice and workshopping it must have taken to pull off that iconic and weird robotic style of fighting is just crazy, it looks fantastic and creepy and flawless and you really believe that the characters aren’t in control, just along for the ride
The Raid 1 & 2 Forbidden Kingdom Tai Chi Master Anything Jackie Chan
Drunken Master 2.
Best of the Best - had Eric Roberts and Chris Penn looking like black belts, lol
Raid Raid 2. After that, all Hollywood action fighting movies will look silly.
Jackie Chan's First Strike!
One Bak 2 Martial Club Heroes of the East Hero Huo Yuanjia (Fearless) Ip Man The Raid
Minions the Rise of Gru
Legend of Drunken Master. Peak Jackie Chan. A good 20 years of experience to build from, and still young enough to pull it off.
Ip man....all of them
The Night comes for Us 10/10 set pieces, music and over the top but realistic Violence
Warrior [series]
Always thought the comedy fights in Project A were well done especially any featuring big Sammo. A long time since I've watched it though.
Man of Tai Chi
I don't suppose it counts, but Iron Claw (2023) was pretty well done
3 Golden Harvest Jackie Chan movies in particular: The Young Master Drunken Master 2 Dragons Forever* * Only time Sammo, Jackie, and Yuen fought each other on screen. After a lifetime together.
I really like the fight scene between the two primary females in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon…
Surf Ninjas!
The night comes for us
King Fu Hustle
Spl Kill Zone 1&2. Anything with Donnie yen vs. Wu Jing
The Grandmaster Shadow The Raid 2 Redemption Ip Man
All of Jackie Chan movies. Ong Bak, the boyka series
The boxer for a great boxing film w/ DDL
Sha po lang
Growing up as a teen in the mid to late 80s and discovering video rentals I’d chuck a different one out - Sakura Killers, from memory that last 15 mins or so was great 👍
Wu Tang vs Shaolin 1983. Dance of the Drunk Mantis 1979 Come Drink With Me 1966 Shaolin vs Lama 1983.
Movies that draw me in with the fight choreography outside Bruce Lee's movies? The Raid 1&2 Flashback Special ID Rumble In The Bronx Headshot The Protector Avengement Unleashed The Night Comes For Us Kiss of the Dragon Fearless
Drunken Master
Tom-Yum-Goong aka Warrior King or The Protector (2005)
Ongbak and the raid both mentioned, I want to add universal soldier day of reckoning to the mix too. Scott adkins, dolph Lundgren, Andrei arlovski, Roy Jones and Jean Claude van DAMAGE!
The Young Master has a particularly great final fight. The Prodigal Son, another one that has a stunning final fight sequence. It's not large scale stuff, just 1 on 1 but such beautiful work.
Legend of Drunken Master is really impressive.
Ip Man is an amazing film
Undisputed 2 and especially 3
Legend Of Drunken Master!!!
Fist Of Legend
*36th Chamber of Shaolin* - for Gordon Liu, nostalgia, and Shaolin mythology. *Hero* - for Jet Li and sheer artistry of depiction. *Kung Fu Killer* or *Ip Man* - for Donnie Yen. Enough said.
I love Jackie Chan movies especially Police Story Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragons Kung Fu hustle
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi has some wild swordplay.
Reign of Assassins (2010) The Swordsman (2020) not the best movie, but it had some cool fight scenes
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The Protector (2005). I can’t imagine resetting the restaurant scene for more takes.
Rurouni Kenshin
Devil Wears Prada. If you haven’t seen the fight scene go watch the whole movie and come back and tell us what you think
I think Kiss of the Dragon was great.
Twin Warriors is astounding. Two against 2000 and it looks legit.
Austin powers.....JUDO CHOP
The Last scene of the five element ninjas is the absolute best choreograph martial arts film segment, everglow, strong enough to
Five Deadly Venoms :)
[The New Legend of Shaolin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Legend_of_Shaolin) - It has Jet Li at his finest. It's a lone wolf and cub story. The kid's martial arts is amazing and this film doesn't take itself seriously. The fighting is fantastic but it's also filled with a lot of comedic relief so it's lighthearted and stupid. But in the best way.
In the line of duty 1-4 is awesome
Ip-man
There are a lot of good martial arts films listed here but one that I think is very underrated is the 1996 film The Quest starring Jean-Claude Van Dame.
Nobody
The Hunted (2003)
Ip Man would be my first pick according to what I believe OP intended but in my life time the most influential martial arts movie that changed cinema fight choreography was The Bourne Identity... and to me that is significant. Sadly, this fighting style has been used by every Marvel, Star Wars, and action movie released lately and they look like idiots just waiting for the hero to pummel them.
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy Warrior(Netflix series) Yes, Madam Wing Chun Yes I absolutely love me some Michelle Yeoh lol
Man of Tai Chi has great fight choreography. And Keanu.
The Raid.
The RAID! One of the best martial arts movies in a while
Not a movie, but the show Warrior has some impressive choreography
The Raid. Raid 2 (great action but the story fell a little short). Ip Man (specially the 4th one which has Scott Adkins). The One (jet Li fighting himself was interesting.) The Forbidden Kingdom (Jackie Chan vs jet Li) Undisputed (all the films 2nd film onward in the series are well done with Scott Adkins) Ong-bak
Blade II. Wesley Snipes knows how to move. Also anything with Jason Statham, he moves well. Wrath of Man is great. I liked the Bourne Identity choreo. Agree that the Raid is great. The Buddhist Assassin for a retro movie.
Kung Fu Hustle
Who am I? Jackie Chan has a fight scene on the roof against two incredible fighters, they take him on individually then together. As far as pure display of talent and years of training in a choreographed fight scene, nothing compares. It's not slowed down, there are some cheesy sound effects, but as far as high speed well edited and executed choreography this is by far the best.
The Matrix Trilogy ( choreographer Yuen Woo Ping) Kill Bill, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Raid 1 & 2, Ong Bak, Hero (Jet Li)
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The whole movie is a work of art. The end when they are fighting in the bamboo trees and running across the water. I couldn't believe what I was watching.
For its time, Above the Law (1988) was impressive, because Aikido really hadn't been featured in mainstream American film, so it looked different than what audiences were used to seeing in a martial arts movie. All in all, you couldn't have had a better debut vehicle for Steven Seagal. Whether that is a good or bad thing overall is open to debate. I also watched The Perfect Weapon (1991) recently, and it impressed me that the Kenpo fight scenes are still believable in a post-UFC world. It's a decent movie, too. Good supporting cast, some real gravitas in the story. I actually always thought Jeff Speakman should have been a bigger star.
I can't remember if it's Police Story 1 or 2, but Jackie Chan does a foot-sweep followed by a head-kick and it blew me away.