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Greatest Martial Arts film

posted 11 years ago by alatorre19
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I just recently watched this again on tv and I was wondering who thinks this is the greatest film in the martial arts genre? I haven't seen too many in this genre, but I thinks this is the greatest. I enjoyed fearless, blood sport, the golden flower movie with chow yun fat, unleashed if that counts, and operation condor

[–] imadbasayev 11 years ago

This is by far the best.

[–] wears-alan 11 years ago

Disagree. Way (Return) of the Dragon is better than this. Ong Bak is also better!

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[–] BarksdaleBaratheon 11 years ago

Yes it is.

[–] wears-alan 11 years ago

No. It isn't!

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[–] Draven65-1 11 years ago

Nice list.

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[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

Given it's age and Bruce Lee's lasting charisma, I think Enter the Dragon is widely considered to be one of the greatest, if not the best, martial arts film.

[–] Dave_at_23 11 years ago

I saw this film in the theaters when it first came out in 1973 (I am 61) and it still is the BEST martial arts film ever made. I have seen MANY good martial arts films and am also a fan of Jackie Chan, but this is the BEST!

[–] jmiller1982 11 years ago

I prefer Fists of Fury & Way of the Dragon

[–] wears-alan 11 years ago

Agree 100%

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[–] FinalFight 10 years ago

The Raid: Redemption

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[–] DamianGein 10 years ago

ONE of the best

Esta es mi firma

[–] FilmKoala 10 years ago

I feel like people who call this the best are, like yourself, people who haven't seen many martial arts films. I don't mean that in a condescending way, but that's just something I've noticed over the years.

It's not in the top 20. Hell, it's not even Bruce Lee's best.

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[–] JohnnyWeissmuller 10 years ago

With regards to its popularity, renown and reverence, Enter the Dragon could and maybe even should be considered as the greatest martial arts film of all-time. Does that make it the best? Not necessarily, especially when better films within the genre exists, even starring Bruce, himself. Personally, I rate Fist of Fury higher and would maybe cite this is the best martial arts film ever. But I think that The Prodigal Son, Fist of Legend, Legend of a Fighter, King Boxer, The Raid, Crouching Tiger, Drunken Master, Drunken Master 2, Project A, Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind, Snake in Eagle's Shadows and 36th Chamber of Shaolin must also factor.

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