a touch of action

List creator: dpowers Created on: May 21, 2003 - 10:18 AM PDT Description: HK movies that kick some ass. read and enjoy.

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movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
A Touch of Zen (1969)			Not Rated
more artsy visuals than one martial arts movie deserves.
The Chinese Connection (Fist of Fury) (1972)
my favorite bruce lee flick. lots of tension and great fighting to back it up.
Five Fingers of Death (1972)
see, there's this tournament...
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1975)
oh come on, how can you miss a movie where a boxer with one arm and a blind monk are the two deadliest fighters in existence?
Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms (1978)			Not Rated
AKA crippled avengers. great great training sequence.
Project A (1983)
what kind of movie do you like? this has everything, and a bicycle chase with jackie chan.
Peking Opera Blues (1986)			Not Rated
acrobats don't always kill.
A Better Tomorrow (1986)			Not Rated
this one for the setup...
A Better Tomorrow II (1988)			Not Rated
and this one for the action.
Hard Boiled (1992)
i think no one has made a better "bullet opera"
Legend of the Swordsman (1992)
weird and wonderful.
Naked Killer (1994)
kinky? trashy? a gene splice of soap opera and bullet opera?
Dragon Inn (1992)			Not Rated
remake. more action in this one. fun!
The Tai Chi Master (1993)
fast fast fighting.
Big Bullet (1996)
ruthless villains.
Beast Cops (1998)			Not Rated
ruthless cops, kinda.
The Mission (1999)			Not Rated
i love the theme tune. action from the perspective of those being shot at. a nice reversal.
Cop on a Mission (2001)			Not Rated
spiraling out of control at a theater near you.