The Greatest Old Skool Kung Fu Movies Of ALL Time!

[Ninja Sinai]

Here is a list of the Ninjas ALL time FAV Old Skool Kung Fu movies, that every die hearted Kung Fu movie fan has to have in his collection! (please note: only titles with scores of 8/10 or higher are must haves and Shaw Bros titles are excluded from my list).

MUST HAVES - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Those that I think deserve 9/10 or higher are:

1. Snake In The Eagles Shadow – The Greatest Old Skool Kung Fu Movie Ever Made! A TRUE Classic. Hwang Jang Lee plays Sheng Kuan, Grand Master of the Eagles Claw Clan. Yuen Siu Tin plays the role of Pei Cheng Tien, the Snake Fist Master who teaches J. Chan the classic Snake Fist style! - 9.5/10

2. Drunken Master – Sam Seed teaches Wong Fei Hung (J. Chan) the Drunken Fist! - 9/10

3. Snake In The Monkeys Shadow – A Must Have Kung Fu CLASSIC! Monkey Style vs Snake Fist vs Drunken Fist. Starring Pomson Shi as the Monkey Fist Master. And Wilson Tong & Charlie Chan as the Twin Snake Fist Masters!! - 9/10

4. Warriors Two – Probably the Greatest Wing Chun movie ever made! - 9/10

5. Prodigal Son – Classic movie with crisp fight chorography! Starring Yuen Biao & Sammo Hung. - 9/10

6. Knockabout – An ALLTIME classic with Sammo Hung, Leung Kar Yan & Yuen Biao, who showcases his energetic kicks! Classic Two vs One end fight! - 9/10

7. Ninja In The Dragons Den – The Coolest Ninja movie ever made! - 9/10

8. Legend Of A Fighter – Leung Kar Yan classic!! – 9/10

9. The Young Master – Classic movie starring Jackie Chan. Wang Ing Shik plays the villain with the deadly kicks!! 9/10

10. The Secret Rivals II – 8.5/10 – The BADDEST boot flick ever made!!


MUST HAVES - RECOMMENDED!

Those that I think deserve 8/10 or higher are:

1. The Secret Rivals – 8.5/10 – Extra half point for an AWESOME end fight!

2. Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu – 8/10 – Classic shapes movie!!

3. Mystery Of Chess Boxing – Mark Long in his best ever role, as the notorious Ghost Face Killer! - 8/10

4. Crystal Fist – Classic movie starring Billy Chong and Yuen Siu Tin. 8/10

5. The Victim – 8.5/10 - Extra half point for a truly killer end fight!

6. 7 Grandmasters – 8/10

7. Dance Of The Drunken Mantis – Rubber Legs (Hwang Jang Lee) vs Sam Seed (Yuen Siu Tin)! - 8/10

8. Snuff Bottle Connection – 8/10

9. Invincible Armour – Hwang Jang Lee & John Liu classic! Also starring Phillip Ko as a White Fox! 8/10

10. The Hot The Cool & The Vicious - 8/10 – Watch out for the ultimate looking villain, The Living Pluto!

11. Hellz Windstaff - 8/10

12. Snake Deadly Act

13. Magnificant Butcher - 8/10

14. Spooky Encounters - 8/10

15. The Odd Couple - 8.5/10 - Extra point for AWESOME weapons action!

16. The Loot - 8/10 – Classic Shapes Fest!!!!

17. The Challenger - 8/10

18. Two On The Road - 8/10 - KILLER end fight!!

19. Rebellious Reign - 8/10 – AWESOME ballistic end fight sequence!!

20. The Master Strikes 8/10 – The ballistic end fight scene is what puts this movie into the MUST HAVE category! Yen Shi Kwan is dangerous!!

21. Bloody Treasury Fight 8/10 – Classic movie all the way!!


GOOD OLD SKOOL FLIX:

Those that are in the 7/10 league are:

1. Daggers 8 – 7/10

2. The Leg Fighters – 7/10

3. Crazy Horse Intelligent Monkey - 7/10

4. Flashlegs 7/10

5. The Dragon The Here – 7/10 – Good movie, just beware of the Dog Man!


AVERAGE KUNG FU FLIX:

1. 36 Deadly Styles - 5/10

2. World Of Drunken Master - 5/10

3. Iron Monkey – Chen Kwan Tai – 6/10

4. The Traitorous – 6/10

5. 18 Bronzemen – 6/10

6. Mars Villa - 5/10

7. Death Dual Of Kung Fu - 6.5/10 - Extra half point for a classic end fight.

8. The Green Jade Statuette – 6/10


POOR KUNG FU MO

1. Dragons Claw

2. Monkey Kung Fu

3. Death Dual Of Mantis

4. The Master With Cracked Fingers


THE WORST EVER KUNG FU FLIX!

The WORST Kung Fu flick of ALL time goes too:

1. Invincible Kung Fu Trio – If you ever see this title at a store – RUN as fast as you can in the opposite direction! An save yourself!

2. Ninja vs Ninja - This one is so bad that they had to take footage from four different movies to make one film, there's almost no fighting in it, and they use music from 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' and 'Blade Runner' in it. Truly a monstrosity to behold... in fact, I have to go as far as to say it's the worst film i've ever seen... even more so than 'Manos: The Hands Of Fate' or 'Soul Of Chiba.' (Clan Member: DrunkenCrane082)


Can anyone think of any other titles that deserve to be in the above three categories of 9/10, 8/10 and 7/10?

Like I said, all titles with ratings of 8/10 or higher are the must haves in your collection!

[vlade2002]

However I found the following titles rather dull, and boring fight scenes. Definetly not worthy of the best of all time.

Iron Monkey (great costumes, boring fights)
Crystal Fist (a poor mans Drunken Master)
The Traitorous (yeah was ok)
Daggers 8 (over rated, good but not the best)

[Ninja Sinai]

To clarify to me fellow clan members, only titles with scores of 8/10 and higher are classed amongst the greatest old skool movies of all time.

Anything below 8/10 are only above average kung fu flix in my opinion. I agree with fellow clan member Vlade to some extent, but to list Crystal Fist amongst 7/10 titles is just disrespectful!

Your lucky my sidekick Fatty Karate doesnt read this forum, or else he would have come looking for you to give you a taste of his Fried Chicken Fist technique, for making a comment like that!

But ALL titles of 8/10 and above are simply must haves!

[kungfusamurai]

I take it this is a list of non-Shaw Brothers flicks? What about a Bruce Lee movie? I think Shaolin Vs Lama should be in the top 10.

KFS

[whamsabi]

Leg Fighters- Overrated- bad comedy

OTHER TOP OLD SCHOOL MOVIES:
HELL'S WINDSTAFF
THE LOOT
THE EAGLE FIST
BLOODED TREASURY FIGHT
THE VICTIM
CHALLENGE OF DEATH
HOT,COOL AND THE VICIOUS
FATAL NEEDLES VS. FATAL FISTS
THE CRANE FIGHTER
SUPER POWER

[justkungfuman]

I would add;
Snake Deadly Act 8/10
Along Came a Tiger 8/10
Iron Swallow 8/10
Showdown at the Cottonmill 8/10
Shaolin Invincible Sticks 7/10
Challenge of Death 7/10
Mars Villa 7/10
Iron Monkey (Chen Kuan Tai) 8/10
The World of The Drunken Master 7/10
36 Deadly Styles 7/10
Fearless Young Boxer 6/10
Crazy Horse Intelligent Monkey 7/10
Hero Tattoo and Nine Dragons 8/10 has sentimental value. 1st kung fu flick...
Magnificent Butcher 8/10
Iron Fisted Monk 8/10
Hero From Shanghai 8/10
The Marvelous Stunts of Kung Fu 7/10
Master Killers 8/10

[iron flag]

The Loot
Hellz Windstaff
Shanghai 13
Invincible Armor
Snuff Bottle Connection
Shaolin vs Lama
Legend of a Fighter
Warriors 2
Snake in Eagles Shadow
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha

[johnnydragon]

executioner from shaolin/// heroes of shaolin(the wild)
crystal fist aka jade claw(i must be poor)
shaolin deadly kicks
young avenger
hells wind staff
shaolin invinciable sticks
super power
shaolin v lama
buddhist fist
buddha assassinator
3 evil masters
5 super fighters
kung fu instructor
heroes w/ti lung
snake deadly act
snake in the egales shadow & monkeys shadow
leg fighters (good movie)

[ricebowlcinema]

Prodigal Son

[johnnydragon]

prodigal son
warriors 2
descendants of wing chun
cheeky chap
fatal needles fadal fists
victim
the loot
stroke of death
supreme swordsman
the sword
well ive got 6 new shaws to watch roving swordsman,
lady assassin ect ,good night

[Violento]

- The Prodigal Son
- Warriors Two
- The Loot
- 7 Steps of Kung Fu
- Iron-Fisted Monk
- The Magnificent Butcher
- Dance of the Drunk Mantis
- Legend of a Fighter
- Secret Rivals
- The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious

[thundered mantis]

-Martial Club
-Invincible Pole Fighter
-The Victim
-The Loot
-The Legend of a Fighter
-7 Grandmasters
-Buddhist Fist
-Warriors Two
-3 Evil Masters
-2 On The Road
-Hell´s Windstaff
-Shaolin vs Lama
-Tiger Over Wall
-Master Killers
-Master Strikes
-SITES
-DM
-Young Master
-Magnificent Butcher
-Knockabout
-Prodigal Son
-Odd Couple
-Last Hurrah for Chivalry
-Spooky Encounter
-Rebellious Reign
-My Life´s on The Line
-Stroke of Death
-Two Toothless Tigers
-Fist, the Kicks & The Evil

fightin´wise talking...

[Chen Zhen]

shaws:

Dirty Ho
Heroes of the East
36th Chamber of Shaolin
Five Venoms
Kid with Golden Arms
Shaolin Mantis

sidenote : i think 8 diagram pole fighter is quite overrated.

non shaws:

Knockabout
Drunken Tai Chi
Magnificent Butcher
Secret Rivals 2
Warriors Two
Mystery of Chessboxing
7 Grandmasters
Iron Monkey
Prodigal Son
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Drunken Master
Dance of Drunk Mantis

side note: i think shaolin vs lama is an good film, but i dont think it deserves a "greatest of all time" spot.

special mention go to:
South Shaolin Master...choreography of Brandy Yuen, with some of the best oldskool cinematography ive ever seen. probably the best mainland chinese film ive ever seen.

[UrbanKungFu]

(1) 5 Fingers of Death aka King Boxer
(2) Hammer of God aka Chinese Boxer(3) Chinese Professionals aka One Armed Boxer
(4) Zatoichi meets the One Armed Swordsman aka Zatoichi meets his Equal
(5) A Hard Way to Die aka The Sun Dragon
(6) Chinese Hercules aka The Kid in the Pier
(7) The Hong Kong Cat aka The Super Kung Fu Kid
(8) Deep Thrust aka Lady Whirlwind
(9) Thunder Kick
(10) The Streetfighter aka Stop! The Killing Fist

My opinion of course and I do love these!!!

Peace and God bless!

Hector Martinez
www.livelife.4t.com

[punt44]

Warriors Two- usually movies you guys recomend kinda suck, but his one I totally agree. Excellent Film

Mystery of Chess Boxing-the best pure kung fu film.

Prodigal Son

Shaolin vs Lama

Way of the Dragon

Fist of Fury

Shaolin Temple

Snake in Eagles Shadow

On a side note I can't stand Drunken Master for the first 30 minutes.

Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin

Knockabout--great great great does everything right!!!

Ninja vs Shaolin Guards- Im gonna get crap for this but these guys are good martial artists no matter what you say. Some of the movies you guys watch and say are good really suck. for example meng fei, david chang, wei pai, and I still don't really like Chen Kuan Tai

Hot, cool, vicious

Crippled Avengers

Chinatown Kid

Chinese Super Ninjas

36th Chamber of Shaolin

Shaolin vs Wutang

Mad Monkey Kung Fu

[iron flag]

Not to get off track with the thread but I had to ask: Are you saying that the last 7 Movies you listed are the ones that suck(in addition to the actors mentioned) or just movies with those actors? Could you elaborate? :)

[punt44]

excuse me,

I mean those actors really sucked and several of there movies do as well, but Chen Kuan Tai has a lot of merit. HIs film the Gold Constable was one of the best films I have seen, but the martial arts sucks its just sword swinging and I don't like movies where he is a martial artists snore. The rest of those guys are pretty boys and Meng Fei has man tits-Invincible Kung Fu Trio

[Drschrebling]

i have only skim read this post

but aren't we missing....

Buddhist Fist - watch it tomorrow if you've never seen it!!!!!

other honourable mentions:
Seven Grand Masters
Shaolin Temple series (Jet Li)
Shaolin vs Wu Tang
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Dance of Drunken Mantis
Drunken Tai Chi
The Odd Couple / Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog
Dreadnought

plus Jackie stuff after DM - Fearless Hyena, Young Master / Dragon Lord

I'm not suggesting all of these are 'great movies' but probably worth throwing into the discussion

plus - completely agree with the comments on Mystery of Chess Boxing - pure kung fu...

Hong Kong Cinema

[TheDrunkenRabbit]

Some Memorable old school flicks have been mention. I'll just say if someone who is not familiar with Martial arts flicks ask me for an old school recommendation, the first one that comes to mind is Shaolin vs. Lama or Magnificent Butcher Go rent it, buy it, and so on. Maybe I'll pop in Shaolin Temple or The Loot for them.

[Violento]

I'm sorry, but Mystery of Chess Boxing is nothing but a cheap "Snake in the Eagle's Shadow" rip-off. Lee Yi-Min is a dumb-faced retard ;) .

And Shaolin vs. Lama, although it has some good fights, isn't that great. I mean the budget (costumes) is terrible, the leads suck and the direction weak.

Buddha bless SB!!! :D

[punt44]

Whatever dude, sounds like someone has a hard-on for Shaw Brothers flicks with their big budgets. Snake in the Eagle's shadow is good, but the kung fu in Mystery of Chess Boxing surpasses it in everyway. The music is also excellent for this film and workes perfectly. The final is also way longer and better executed. your not watching for the sets, the actors, the comedy, the budget, the corny special effects, your looking for totally unhibited kung fu acrobatic action. I have seen like that could compare to this film.

[chingdog]

Hard to do but:

Invincible Armor
Born Invincible
18 Jade Arhats
Green Jade Statuette
Hot, Cool, Vicious
Invincible Swordswoman
Strife for Mastery
Killer Clans
Magic Blade
3 Evil Masters
Fist of the White Lotus
Mystery of Chessboxing

[shaolin rebel]

Invincible Armour
7 Grandmasters
Born Invincible
Secret Rivals 1 & 2 - I like part 2 alittle better than 1.
Mystery of Chessboxing
3 Evil Masters
Iron Monkey
Green Jade Statuette
Legend of a Fighter
Eagle's Claw
5 Venoms
Daggers 8
The Heroes
Shaolin vs Lama

[TheManInWhite]

Blooded Treasury Fight
Broken Oath
Buddha Assassinator
The Challenger
Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu
Crystal Fist
Daggers Eight
Death Duel of Kung Fu
Fearless Dragons
Fist of Fury (Chinese Connection)
Fists and Guts
Green Jade Statuette
Hell's Wind Staff
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
The Hot, the Cool, and the Vicious
Incredible Kung Fu Mission
Invincible Armour
Iron Monkey
Jade Fox
Legend of a Fighter
The Loot
Magnificent Butcher
No One Can Touch Her
Odd Couple
Of Cooks and Kung Fu
Rebellious Reign
Seven Grandmasters
Seven Steps of Kung Fu
Shaolin Heroes
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Snake in the Monkey's Shadow
Super Power
Ten Tigers of Shaolin
The Victim
Warriors Two
Woman Avenger

[Tashu]

7 grand masters
7 steps of kung fu
Dragon's claws
Warriors 2
Shaolin plot
Super power
Duel of the 7 tigers
Woman avenger
Broken oath
Snake in monkey shadow
Stroke of death
5 super fighters
The loot
The Challenger
2 Wondrous tigers
5 pattern dragon claw
Crippled avengers
Shaolin mantis
Prodigal son

[Violento]

sounds like someone has a hard-on for Shaw Brothers flicks with their big budgets
You bet your ass! I have like a hard-on like everytime I like see the Shaw Brothers like logo :rollin

your not watching for the sets, the actors, the comedy, the budget, the corny special effects, your looking for totally unhibited kung fu acrobatic action

If elaborate sets were the only thing indy KF flix didn't have, then Shaw Brothers would NEVER be the juggernaught it was.

Apart from horrible budgets, shitty/annoying actors, lack of a screenplay, for the most part indies have really amateurish direction. SB had charismatic actors, good screenplays AND REAL directors.

Anyway, this is why The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious is such an outstanding movie. Actors are charismatic, there actually is a plot and the direction is well done.

[justkungfuman]

You are missing a lot of great kung fu movies, if you only watch Independent films or just Shaw Brothers or even major studio releases. I think to get the best of all Kung Fu movies you have to be open minded to all...

To me the greatest Kung Fu movie I ever saw was To Kill a Mastermind and yes it is a Shaw Brothers release... But to say Shaw Brothers is the best would have to be what you yourself like the most.. Different strokes for different folks...

I am a Big Shaw Brothers fan!!! But if I only watched Shaw Brothers movies then look up this post and look at all the great kung fu movies I would be missing!!!!!!!!!

[whamsabi]

I agree with you Justkungfuman, there are lot of good independant movies like The Victim, The Loot,Eagle Fist
and others. Thre are also some sleppers like Blooded Treasury Fight, Deadly Silver Spear and Heroes of Shaolin.I hope To Kill
a Mastermind lives up to the hype like Hell's Windstaff and Knockabout not like The Secret Rivals or Death Duel of Kung Fu , in my opinion.That is just my opinion.

[Violento]

I never said I watch ONLY SB films - "The Loot", "7 Steps of Kung Fu", "The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious", "Secret Rivals" are all my favorites.

I've seen "Blooded Treasury Fight" and while DC is charismatic and cool as always and Dorian Tan's kicks amazing, it didn't really impress me.

Oh and I've recently seen "Descendant of Wing Chun" with Fung Hak-On and Lee Hoi-San as the villains. The fights were good, but like most indies it had 2 problems: leads not charismatic and mediocre direction. Oh and the dubbing was even worse than "7 Steps of Kung Fu" (which was atrocious :\ ).
- Mao Lung, you spit on the name of justice!
- Justice? Shiiiat!

:rollin


I HAVE to finally get Hell's Windstaff...

[TheDrunkenRabbit]

"The Loot" is a great Dim sum and fried Noodles layback. The Dubbing dose kill the quality of the flicks sometimes, but doesn’t stop the enjoyment of action. Did someone mention 18 Bronzemen? I love this flick because we always get a laugh out of the extremist acts in it.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b282/TheDrunkenRabbit/18Brondzmen.jpg


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b282/TheDrunkenRabbit/loot1.jpg

[daninLA]

I would have to put some of Jimmy Wang Yu's early stuff in there, such as the One Armed Boxer, Chinese Professionals, Master of the Flying Guillotine, Beach of the War Gods. His martial arts skills were mediocre, but he had great screen presence and and made entertaining movies.

[godzillakungfu]

Nice pics. You got to get one where DC is in the monkey stance and the other guy is pounding his chest like Tarzan.

[Chen Zhen]

there are lots of great indie films with great direction, charismatic leads, etc. all you have to do is dig a bit deeper. to me, the budget, direction, etc is absolutely irrelevant to me. cuz at the end of the day, it comes down to one thing: is the movie enjoyable to watch or not. ive seen a few shaw/gh movies with huge budgets, but that doesnt make them good. a movie like 7 grandmasters has a nearly non existent budget, however i rank that movie easily in my top 10 from not just the fights, but everything else. indie filmakers were always more willing to take risks in movies, especially someone like Jimmy Wang Yu or Yuen Woo Ping. by all standards, wang yu movies were cheesy, but many of them had great fights, memorable characters, and interesting stories...such as master of the flying guillotine or return of the chinese boxer.

shaw movies are hyped up to the point where ppl overlook the fact that are are some straight sh*tty shaw movies...yes they do exist. in the end it comes down to where u look...indie/gh/shaw all had its fair share of shite movies, while they all had their share of good ones.

anywayz..my list at the moment:

7 Grandmasters
Mystery of Chessboxing
Heroes of the East
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Drunken Master
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Magnificent Butcher
Prodigal Son
Fist of Fury
Knockabout
Dirty Ho
Shaolin and Wu Tang
Iron Monkey
Drunken Tai Chi

[xrzax]

-warriors two
-legend of the 7 golden vampires (crap kung fu but i love hammer horror flicks)
-shaolin drunkard (for pure weirdness alone)
-fist of the white lotus (pai mei's pin cushion death is the best thing ever)
-drunken master
-the sword
-shaolin prince (a.k.a. iron fingers of death)
-the young master
-encounters of the spooky kind
-5 deadly venoms
-one armed boxer 2 a.k.a. master of the flying guillotine
-a touch of zen
-ninja in the dragon's den

..shaolin vs. lama is definately overrated..

[Centorpedo]

So far, from what I've seen, it would go something like:

01.) Dirty Ho
02.) Young Master
03.) Ninja in the Dragon's Den
04.) Knockabout
05.) Heroes of the East
06.) 36th Chamber of Shaolin
07.) Treasure Hunters
08.) Odd Couple
09.) Master of the Flying Guillotine
10.) 7 Grand Masters

[tino]

Shaolin Traitorous
Invincible Armor
Secret Rivals (both movies)
Blood Brothers
3 Evil Masters
Big Boss
Fist of Fury
Shaolin Mantis
Rebellious Reign
10 Brothers of Shaolin

[JAZZYMONKEY]

WELL HERE ARE MY FAVORITES -THOUGH IT IS HARD TO PUT DOWN A FEW WHEN I HAVE ALOT THAT I LIKE:D .

1.7 GRANDMASTERS
2.MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING
3.DRUNKEN MASTER 1 AND 2
4.BUDDHA ASSASINATOR
5.CRIPPLED AVENGERS
6.INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN
7.FEARLESS HYENA
8.SNAKE IN THE EAGLE'S SHADOW
9.SUPERPOWER
10.DIRTY HO
11.HEROES OF THE EAST
12.5 DEADLY VENOMS
13.PRODIGAL SON
14.MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER
15.MAD MONKEY KUNG FU
16. LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA
17.5 SUPERFIGHTERS
18.3 EVIL MASTERS.
19.EXECUTIONER OF SHAOLIN
20.CLAN OF THE WHITE LOTUS
21.SHAOLIN RESCUERS/AVENGING WARRIORS OF SHAOLIN
22. MONKEY KUNG FU/STROKE OF DEATH
23.THE LEG FIGHTERS
24.DISCIPLES OF THE 36TH CHAMBER
25.DAGGERS 8
26.WOMAN AVENGER
27.THE LOOT
28.THE YOUNG MASTER
29.HELLS WIND STAFF
30.DANCE OF THE DRUNKEN MANTIS
31. SHANGHAI 13
32. KNOCKABOUT
33.THE TREASURE HUNTERS
34.THE MARTIAL CLUB
35.SHAOLIN VS WU-TANG
36. LION VS LION
37.LEGEND OF A FIGHTER
38.THE BUDDHIST FIST
39.KILLER ARMY
40.MY YOUNG AUNTIE.

THESE ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER- THERE AE MORE BUT THESE WILL DO FOR NOW-LOL

[glidedrxlr22]

My top 20.

1. Master of the Flying Guillotine &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
2. Invincible Armour &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
3. Chinese Super Ninjas &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
4. Death Duel of Kung Fu&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
5. Iron Monkey &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
6. 7 Grandmasters&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
7. 3 Evil Masters &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
8. The Secret Rivals&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
9. Hell's Windstaff&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
10. Shaolin vs Lama
11. The Hot, the Cool, and the Vicious&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
12. Green Jade Statuette&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
13. The Secret Rivals 2&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
14. Knockabout&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
15. Heroes of the Wild&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
16. Born Invincible&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
17. Secret Rivals 3&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
18. Return of the Chinese Boxer&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
19. Seven Steps of Kung Fu&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
20. Snuff Bottle Connection&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp

[drunkencrane082]

hey ninja,
as bad as "invincible kung fu trio" may be {i have yet to see it, and will buy it as soon as i find it}, i think the absolute worst martial arts movie i've ever come across was a $1.00 treasure i spotted at walmart called "ninja vs. ninja". this one is so bad that they had to take footage from four different movies to make one film, there's almost no fighting in it, and they use music from "close encounters of the third kind" and "blade runner" in it. truly a monstrosity to behold....in fact, i have to go as far as to say it's the worst film i've ever seen.....even more so than "manos: the hands of fate" or "soul of chiba".

[TheManInWhite]

Hey now, I liked "manos: the hands of fate" (well, at least when MST3k spoofed it). :lol

[drunkencrane082]

i enjoyed "manos" on MST3K as well, but that doesn't change the fact that it is a travesty on celluloid....proof positive that texas fertilizer tycoons should never, ever be allowed to produce films.

[TheManInWhite]

"proof positive that texas fertilizer tycoons should never, ever be allowed to produce films."

Neither should Texas oil tycoons... :lol

[gripandlift1968]

All excellent mevies, curious why no one mentioned...

5 fingers of death...not 5 venoms, this is the one (i am doing this from memory), there the last seen the fighter shoves both his fingers up inside under the guys ribcage and tears out his guts....

Gripandlift

[Northern B]

The list is based on the criteria of films I can easily watch again or show ppl who are new to the genre

In no particular order and I may have missed some…

The Victim
Showdown at the cotton mill
Last Hurrah For Chivalry
The Loot
Legend of a Fighter
The Challenger
Drunken Master 1 AND 2
Buddha Assassinator
Hellz Windstaff
Master Killers
Ring of Death
Fearless Hyena
Woman Avenger
Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow
Snake Crane Secret
Magnificent Butcher
5 Superfighters
3 Evil Masters
Seven Steps of kung Fu
Fearless Young Boxer (aka Method)
Executioners From Shaolin
Buddhist Fist
South Shaolin Master
Shaolin Temple 1 & 3
Crazy Horse Intelligent Monkey
Encounter of the spooky Kind
Rebellious Reign
8- Diagram Pole Fighter
Shaolin vs Tai Chi

[theportlykicker]

Mine are:
The Magnificent Butcher
The Victim
The Prodigal Son
Drunken Master
Young Master
Kung fu master (Sammo and Tung wei)
Iron Monkey (old skool of course)
Fearless Dragons
Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Born Invincible
(not in any particular order)

I think Warriors Two is hugely overrated, SO THERE!
:p

[theportlykicker]

Almost forgot, Ninja in the Dragons Den rocks too and is hugely underrated!

[Centorpedo]

Dirty Ho
36th Chamber of Shaolin
8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Young Master
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Knockabout
Heroes of the East
Treasure Hunters
Legend of A Fighter
Woman Avenger
Five Fingers of Death
The Loot
Odd Couple
Way of the Dragon
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Drunken Master 2
Master of the Flying Guillotine
7 Grand Masters
Drunken Master
Warriors Two

[Shaking Mantis]

in no particular order
1 Dance of the Drunken Mantis
2 Brave Archer Saga(counting them all as one)
3 The Loot
4 Clan of the White Lotus
5 Avenging Eagle
6 Human Lanterns
7 Kid With The Golden Arms
8 Legendary Weapons of China
9 Drunekn Arts Crippled Fist
10 Deadly Secret
11 Jade Tiger
12 Bat Without Wings
13 Master Killer
14 Return of the Drtagon
15 5 Venoms

That being said I still have not seen a lot of the titles listed on this thread. Im not saying it is one of the best of all time, but I really liked the cavalier and havent seen it mentioned. Also I didnt think that Monkey kung Fu aka Monkey Fist Floating Snake was that bad for a low budget cantonese flick

[condamned]

Mine are:

- Iron money(77)
- 5 masters of death
- Born Invincible
- Magnificent butcher
- Prodigal son

[FEEL D BASS]

LISTEN UP LISTEN UP... WATS UP 2 ALL U KUNG FU FILM LOVERS OUT THER. IVE SEEN SOME WACK AZZ LISTS BUT I AGREE WIT SOME OF THE FILMS.. BUT..
"THE" BEST MOST CLASSIC KUNG FU MOVIES GO LIKE THIS:-

*DRUNKEN MASTER
*SHOALIN & WUTANG
*MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING
*DUEL TO THE DEATH
*THE EVIL CULT
*BORN INVINCIBLE
*SHOALIN VS LAMA
*FATAL FLYING GUILLITINE
*36TH CHAMBER
*RETURN OF THE DEADLY BLADE
*SLEEPING FIST
*(MOST OF) THUNDERING MANTIS
*DRAGONS CLAW
*FIST OF THE WHITE LOTUS
*BLOOD OF THE DRAGON
*EAGLE FIST
*18 BRONZEMEN

IF U WANNA COUNT THESE (CLASSIC) MOVIES TOO-
*SHOGUN ASSASIN
*SAMURAI REINCARNATION/RESURECTION (SONNY CHIBBA)
*ENTER THE DRAGON
*CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON
*HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
*HERO

CANT TOUCH THESE MOVIES!
IL LET U KNO IF I REMEMBER ANY MORE!

I NEED 2 SEE:
8 DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER
SPIRITUAL BOXER
7 BLOWS OF THE DRAGON

IVE GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO "OLDBOY," "BATTLE ROYALE" & "ICHI THE KILLER" EVEN THO THEY AINT KUNG FU FLIX THEY ARE PLATNUM NO DIRT CLASSIC MOVIES!!

[DADJMAN]

Hi

Here's the DJ's list of well liked Old-Skool Kung Fu!
-HAPKIDO (Angela Mao,Sammo Hung,Carter Wong, Pai Ying)

-CHINESE BOXER (Jimmy Wang Yu, Lo Lieh, Chiu Hung)

-FIVE DEADLY VENOMs (Chiang Sheng, Philip Kwok & Sun Chien)

-QUEEN BOXER (Chia Ling [aka Judy Lee], Wong Ping)

-BROKEN OATH (Angela Mao, Sammo Hung, Bruce Leung )

-RIGHTING WRONGs (Yuen Biao, Cynthia Rothrock, Melvin Wong)

-THE HOT, THE COOL & THE VISCIOUS (Don Wong, Dorian Tao)

-CHINESE PROFESSIONALS [aka 1 Armed Boxer](Jimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei)

-10 BROTHERs OF SHAOLIN (Yi Chang, Judy Lee, Don Wong)

-FIVE FINGERs OF DEATH [aka KING BOXER](Lo Lieh)

-YES MADAM!(aka IN LINE OF DUTY II)(Michele Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock)

-BORN INVINCIBLE (Carter Wong, Lo Lieh)

-ROYAL WARRIORS [a.k.a In The Line of Duty I] (Michele Yeoh, M.Wong)

-ENTER THE DRAGON [Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly)

-LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER II (Jackie Chan, Ti Lung )

-SECRET RIVALs (Don Wong,John Liu)

-FIST of FURY[aka CHINESE CONNECTION] (Bruce Lee,Nora Miao,James Tien)

-FOUR REAL FRIENDS(Yi Chang, Jimmy Wang yu, Kam Kong, Chen Sing) aka[original dragon squad]


*more ..later
chow

[KidwiththeGoldenArm]

Favorite Old School Non Shaws

Master of the Flying Guillotine
Magnificent Butcher
Shaolin V Lama
Drunken Master
Snake in Eagles Shadow
5 Element Kung Fu
Knockabout
Born Invincible
Return of the Deadly Blade
18 Fatal Strike
Kung Fu of 8 Drunkards
18 Jade Arhats
Fists and Guts
Fury in Shaolin Temple
10 Magnificent Killers
Duel of the Tao Tough

[rockandrolltroy]

Prodigal Son
Fist of Legend
7 Grandmasters
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
The 36th Chamber
Knockabout
Drunken Master I and II
Legend of a Fighter
The Victim
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Chinese Super Ninjas
Shaolin vs. Lama
Master of the Flying Guillotine

[vengeanceofhumanlanterns]

This is in response to Punt44's ignorant remarks... Mystery Of Chess Boxing w/ Lee Yi Min (who has seen far better days performing in kung fu films). I have this movie, and have gone through hundreds of these mediocre, boring, fake/over-choreographed fight sequenced, films that may or may not have any, if one or two actors who can actually act, even in them. But who can blame extras (that's all these characterless actors are) for not even given a chance, for want of any type of storyline and ad-lib dialogue, where almost all these no-name wanna be's just goof off with anyhow. It's been so long since I've actually tortured myself with viewing such trash, that I don't rightly remember if Chang Yi, (one of the greats, along with the immortal, Chen Kuan Tai-who was actually KING BOXER OF SOUTHERN CHINA before even performing in these films-only a retard who did not know what they were talking about would ditch Chen Kuan Tai, Punt44!) actually shamed himself with appearing in such a weak picture! Punt44, you are a babbling fool! You have so much to learn about realism in kung fu cinema. :evil

[vengeanceofhumanlanterns]

In response to Violento, regarding Punt44's comments, right on brother!

[Don G]

I'm still new to the genre but I can't imagine any list not including The 36th Chamber of Shaolin aka The Master Killer & The 5 Deadly Venoms.

[EAGLE CLAW MASTER]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
posted the below intro to Forum earlier this week, and I was directed to this forum. I like what I see....

I'm fairly new to this community; however, I am an old school kung fu movie fan since I was very young. One who believes that the best of the Genre was from 73 - 79, with a few exceptions of course. I have been going through the past communications about the best movies of all time, and though there are some valid selections, there were also a few mentions of barely-average movies being in the "best movie" category. First of all, no top ten is complete without Invincible Armor, Oath of Death, Born Invincible, Swordsman of All Swordsman, and Secret Rivals 2. Am I crazy here?
By the way, those valid selections were Dual to the Death, 8 Diagram Pole Fighter and Snake in the Eagle Shadow...

My Top 10.

10. Enter the Dragon, just because - he has to have one in the top 10 - right?
9. Secret Rivals 2
There more action in this film than I have seen in 3 highly regarded classics combined.
8. Seven Grand Masters
A none-stop entertainment, with a story.
7. Legend of a Fighter
Good story, well choreographed fight scenes
6. Duel to the Death
Not the biggest swordplay fan, however, this is a top notch movie
5. Snake in the Eagle Shadow
Clearly his Best and most pure Kung Fu Film, I do not like comedy in my Kung Fu.
4. Swordsman of All Swordsman
A rare classic (it's difficult to find a high quality copy, good luck).
Needs no explanation or support.
3. Invincible Armor
2. Oath of Death
1. Born Invincible

10. Notable mentions:( maybe 11-20)
36 Chambers of Shaolin
Warriors 2.
Prodigal Son
Last Hurrah of Chivalry
Mystery of Chess boxingVictim
8-Diagram Pole Fighters
Victim
Drunken Master
Wu Tang Clan
Spearmen of Death

Bring in on....

The: ECM.

[kermit]

i could be wrong but i dont think i saw anyone mention 'Iron Fisted Monk'.

top film with a fantastic end fight.

[jadebadger]

To satisfy my own curiousity, and to help me to decide which kung fu goodness to add to my already endless want list, I have very carefully and painstakingly (ok it only took a few hours) tallied up all or your favorites/mentions on this thread and here's the top 20 results:

Title&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Votes
Prodigal Son&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 14
7 Grandmasters&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 13
Drunken Master &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 13
Magnificent Butcher&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 13
Snake In The Eagles Shadow 12
The Loot&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 12
Warriors Two&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 12
Legend Of A Fighter &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 11
Shaolin Vs. Lama&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 11
Knockabout&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 10
Mystery Of Chess Boxing&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 10
Born Invincible&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 9
Hellz Windstaff&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 9
Master Of The Flying Guillotine 9
The Victim&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 9
3 Evil Masters&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 8
Invincible Armour 8
Iron Monkey&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 8
The Hot The Cool & The Vicious 8
36th Chamber Of Shaolin&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 7

[Ninja Sinai]

Great work Jade Badger!

Its cool to know which movies got the most mentions from the fans.

Although I still think that Born Invincible was a really poor movie.. only a 4/10!

[theportlykicker]

Yeah, when I watched Born Invincible again recently I really couldn't see why I liked it so much in the first place. I would definitely take it off my list now if i could. (old profile that I can't get into anymore)

[jadebadger]

Yeah, I'm gonna have to revisit 'Born Invincible' too, as it's been a while. I'm afraid I've never seen 'Prodigal Son'. It being the number one pick and all, I need to check that out ASAP. What's the best version out there? Same goes with 'The Loot', but that's on another recently opened thread. And what about 'Warriors Two'? I've seen a lot of mixed reviews about that one.

[JewLung]

Hello my top films are in no particular order : :D

Magnificent Butcher
Knockabout
Iron Fisted Monk
8 diagram pole fighter
South Shaolin Master
Once Upon a time in China 1 & 2
Iron Monkey
Hells Windstaff
Drunken Master
Shaolin Master Killer
Enter the Dragon
Prodigal Son
The Victim
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Fearless

[Kara Hui]

:eek :eek :eek jadebadger youve never seen prodigal son?
thats almost a crime, you have to get the fortune star version
and for warrior two fortune star also remastered that film
its not a video transfer its a total remaster of the film

Tino -
I ordered some movies from playasia and a woman just called and said customs has my package
and said she will send me something I need to fax. This hasnt happened to me before has it
happened to anybody else? What the heck!KarHui -
heheh:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin what! :| -> :hat <- i think there is no customs, this is
the person who wants to steal your movies. :smokin but dont worry he will put them back in the
dvd cases NEATLY after watching and send them on their way. he just wanted to see that movie for a long time.

[jadebadger]

Ran down to BestBuy on Tuesday and picked up 'Prodigal Son' for the insanely lowwwwww price of $6.99. Thanks Fortune Star! I'll watch it this weekend. Now I'm on the hunt for some of these other classics that have escaped me over the years. Got my eye out for 'Warriors Two'.

My want list and movie watching cue are both getting out of control. I grew up watching a lot of these when I was a kid (I'm an old man now, heh) on Saturday afternoon's 'Kung Fu Theater' & then 'Ninja Theater: Hosted by Sho Kosugi', and now it's time to recapture my youth...and classics from my favorite film genre.

[DRAGONCLAWS]

OK DUDES my top films are in no particular order:smokin

HELL'S WIND STAFF
five deadly venoms
the victim
super ninjas
shaolin chaaenges ninjas (gordon liu awesome)
knockabout
invincible pole fighter
36th chamber of shaolin
dragon claws
drunken master
mad monkey kung fu
warriors two
fearless fighters
legend of a fighter
sleeping fist
born invincible
fist of legend

[talgoma1]

I'm a newcomer to these posts and i've read some of the lists so i would like to put my 2 cents in. my top 10 are

7 grandmasters
7 steps of kung-fu
snake in the monkey's shadow
world of drunken master
mystery of chess boxing
hells windstaff
shaolin vs. lama
snake in the eagles shadow 1
shaolin and wu-tang
superpower

with honorable mention going to: snake in the eagles shadow 2,the buddhist fist,of cooks and kung fu, shaolin iron claw , death dual of kung fu and 36th chamber
As you can probably see here that i am an old schooler from the 42nd street(n.y) days of the 80's where we saw these movies shortly after there releases,no disrespect to the jet li fans and the new schoolers but with all the special effects that the new age has brought on it just ain't the same.Also I've seen some of sammo hungs films and i admit that the technique's marvelous however the onslaught of overbearing comedy was something left to be desired ie: prodigal son,magnificient butcher great technique but tooo much foolishness.Comedy ain't bad all the time but in this case it was as with "my young auntie" great cast but you talk about bad costumes and just straight up corny! how the hell do you put gordon liu in some @#%$ like this ,shame on you shaw brothers.

[talgoma1]

has anyone here seen the brave archer series....where all my shaw bros. fans at.I haven't seen that on anyones list as i can remember,as a matter of fact i just thought about that today after submitting my list yesterday

[WarBeer1]

Hi,

I'm looking for some good old classic "master student" kung fu movies. You know the kind....old master with long white hair and beard....good old cheezy "grasshopper student" relationship....hehe..

Any suggestions?

Please feel free to email me at jediguitar101@yahoo.com

Scott

[morgoth]

Legend of a Fighter

[SnowyWhite]

Some good films listed, many of which I would put in a personal list. I can't see the point of listing more than 10 in a list of 'greatest' though.

I would not put any of Jackie Chan's filsm in a list of 'greatest old school' kung fu films. Mainly because, for me, kung fu means kung fu. Not kung fu comedy, or swordplay (although understand that weapons based kung fu films count, but not the wuxia style, like Duel To The Death for example).

My top 10 list would be (in no Particular order):

King Boxer
Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu
Legend of a Fighter
The Prodigal Son
Kung Fu Genius
The Killer
Snake Deadly Act
The Odd Couple
36th Chamber of Shaolin
Shaolin and Wu-Tang

I would like to make a point though that I have not seen a fair few of the films people have suggested in their own lists.
Living in the UK is a real problem for kung fu film fans. :(

[morgoth]

I know my favorite kung fu movie but when I try naming some more of my absolute favorites, I could go on for over 100 titles. SO sorry if this goes a little long.

Fav ever is Legend of a Fighter

Some others

Shaolin Vs. Lama
Shaolin Intruders
Chinese Connection
Killer Constable
Young Master
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Seven Grandmasters
Avenging Eagle
Secret Rivals
Shaolin Challenges Ninja
Kid With the Golden Arm
Cripled Avengers
Dance of the Drunken Mantis
Dirty Ho
Knockabout
Prodigal Son
Warriors Two
World Of Drunken Master
36th Chamber of Shaolin
Rebellious Reign
One armed Boxer
True Romance
Golden Swallow
Shaolin Prince
Shaolin Temple Strikes Back
Magnificent Butcher

That should be about it for me.

[Dashiell]

@Morgoth

I must agree... Lueng Kar Yan's performance is excellent in this film! The HK Legends DVD is also as good as it gets these days...

[Dashiell]

@SnowyWhite


You can solve that problem in the UK by purchasing a region-free player and just ordering the Celestial DVDs from Hong Kong. I have done so in America...


Oppo makes great players strictly for this purpose.

[DADJMAN]

Howdy..

Here's PART2 DJ's list of well liked Old-Skool Kung Fu!
Of course! Gordon Liu Master Killer could of been in PART1.


-Touch Of Zen (Roc Tien Peng,Hsu Feng,Pai Ying,Roy Chiao) 1970

-Boxer From Shangtung (Chen Kuan Tai,David Chiang,Guk Fung) 1972

-Prodigal Boxer 1 (Mang Fei,Yasuaki Kurata,Maggie Lee) 1972

-Grandmaster Of Death (Alex Fu Sheng,Johnny Wang,Shan Mao) 1976

-Lady Constables (Angela Mao,Chia Ling,Chang Yi) 1977

-Black Belt Karate (Lo Lieh,Larry Lee,Bruce Liang,) 1977

-Killer From Above (Carter Wong,Lo Lieh,Cliff Lok) 1977

-Green Dragon Inn (Polly Shan Kuan,Lo Lieh, Sze Ma) 1977

-Showdown At CottonMill (Chi Kuan Chun,Dorian Tao,Lee Keung) 1978

-Death Duel Of Kungfu (John Liu,Don Wong Tao,Phillip Ko Fei) 1978

-36th Chamber Of Shaolin (Gordon Liu,Lo Lieh,Wilson Tong) 1978

-10 Tigers from Kwangtung (Ti Lung,Phillip Kwok,Sun Chien) 1979

-Game of Death 2(Tung Lung,Bruce Lee,H.Jang-Lee,C.Wong) 1981

-Legend Of Drunken Master (Jackie Chan,Ti Lung,Anita Mui) 1994

-Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon (M.Yeoh,Cheng Pei Pei,Z. Ziyi) 2000

[ggblue]

American names of my favorite old school Kung Fu Films (so far):

The Five Masters of Death - David Chiang, Ti Lung, Fu Sheng
Queen Boxer - Chia Ling (aka Judy Lee)
Ten Tigers from Kwantung - venoms plus Ti Lung
Two Champions of Shaolin - venoms
Shaolin Rescuers - venoms
Magnificant Ruffians - venoms
Stranger From Shaolin - Wong Hang Sau
Killer Bs - Hsia Kwan Lee (famous female high-kicker)
Wu Tang Death Squad - Barry Tze, Chan Wing Bo
Return of the Dragon - Bruce Lee
Enter the Dragon - Bruce Lee
Lady Whirlwind - Angela Mayo Ying
Dragon Inn & other films - Carter Wong, Polly Shang Kwan Lee Fung

Just purchased Shaw Brothers 'Killer Army' on DVD and I understand that Kuo Chui (aka Philip Kwok) was in charge of the action. I allowed a friend to view it first (he begged me) so I'll have to wait a couple days to view it.

[hainz]

My list:

-Prodigal Son
-Warriors Two
-Clan of the White Lotus
-Shaolin Temple
-Born Invincible
-Incredible Kung Fu Mission
-Drunken Master
-Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
-The Young Master
-Mad Monkey Kung Fu
-The Loot and The Challenger
-My Young Auntie
-Shaolin Master Killer
-8 Diagram Pole Fighter
-Invincible Armour
-Magnificent Butcher
-The Secret Rivals 1 and 2
-One Armed Boxer
-Martial Club
-The Victim
-7 Grandmasters
-Mystery of Chess Boxing
-Heroes of the East
-Legendary Weapons of China
-Legend of a FIGHTER
-Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
-Dirty HO

[SDKungFu]

These lists are awesome! How about some help remembering the name of an old Black Belt Theater fav of mine?

It is a movie in which a master who spit a lot trained his pupil by making him push a millstone, and another trained by jumping out of pits of water.

Any idea which film this is? I don't know if it was a Shaw Bros flick or not. I saw it on BBT as a wee pup. Help!! Please!!

[peringaten]

Just checked for you, SDKungFu... you're looking for Shaw Brothers' flick Marco Polo. Classic film.

[pressureworld]

Here are Pressure's favorites

The Prodigal son
Warriors two
Shaolin Iron Claws
Magnificent Butcher
The Odd Couple
tower of Death Game of Death 2
The Victim
Hot cool vicious
Challenge of Death
Fistfull of Talons
Shaolin vs Lama
Secret Rivals 1&2
Drunkin Master

[stormybman]

I like your list, however, for the best of all time you cannot exclude ANY Shaws, for they made the best films overall. I'd like to add to your list my personal alltime favorite old school kung fu movies with a shortened list, my personal top five. Tell me what you think, everyone...

1.) The 36TH Chamber of Shaolin

2.) Fist of Fury

3.) Drunken Master

4.) Legend of A Fighter

5.) Master of The Flying Guillotine


I believe this list is as great a top 5 you will ever see. My selections are based in facts of how each film effected the genre, all in different ways: from choreography, ( Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury), to story, ( Legend of A Fighter), special effects/gimmicks, ( Master of The Flying Guillotine), new stylized focus on S8) haolin, ( The 36TH Chamber), and new elemental martial arts technique/training, ( Drunken Master).
I bet there has been few who walked away from each of these films feeling somewhat changed after first viewings, especially, Master of The Flying Guillotine and Drunken Master!
As a kid leaving the theater, everyone was emulating Drunken Fist, The Flying Guillotine was forever etched in our consciousness, we suffered through each chamber right along with Gordon Liu, we never quite had a story and action parallel such as Legend of a Fighter, and who'd thought a Chinese guy could be as cool and kick arse like Bruce Lee: the Japanese found that " ...The Chinese are NOT the 'sick men of Asia'!

[monwobobbo]

some of my favs (try not to kill me to bad for some of these)

FISTS OF FURY - bruce's best

AVENGING EAGLE- great plot and fights

8 DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER- gordon liu's best

EDGE OF FURY-bruce li proves that a great flick can be made in a modern setting.

SHAOLIN TEMPLE STRIKES BACK- fav joseph kuo film.

9 DEMONS- great fun, cool fights features the demon joey

MARTIAL MONKS OF SHAOLIN TEMPLE - dragon lee vs wang jong lee

FATAL FLYING GUILLOTINE- carter wongs best, heads cut off left and right.

[TheDrunkenRabbit]

This must be the hardest question of all time for a Kung Fu movie fanatic because there are so many good flicks, but one things for sure, Snake in Eagles Shadow and Drunken Master are in the list along with Fist of Fury. This is almost scientific fact for the genre. I wish there was a theater that would play the list back to back and the fans can sit down and watch the greatest in action while eating dumplings & noodles.

[will91XingYu]

Hi im new to the forums, just like to say these forums are really cool! My faviroute classic kung fu films have to be...
Shaolin vs Lama
War of the shaolin temple
Crippled Avengers
Magnificent Ruffians
The Master Strikes
Warriors Two
Knockabout
Prodigal Son
Shaolin vs Ninja
7 Steps of kung fu
Five Superfighters
Disciples of the 36th chamber.
Would Project A count?

[myspace/hkactioncinema]

Good List! although i would put Drunken master above Snake In The Eagles Shadow. also Sammo's Magnificent Butcher i would have put that higher up to!

[Drunken Master]

my top ten would be:

Drunken Master (kind of obvious looking at my nick)
Warriors Two
Snake in the eagle shadow
The prodigal son
The 36th chamber of shaolin
Disciples of the 36th chamber of shaolin
Crippled avengers
18 legendary weapons of china
Heroes of the east
Shaolin drunkard (funny as hell!)

[AlbertV]

Here's my list:

1) Fist of Fury
2) Way of the Dragon
3) Duel of Fists
4) Drunken Master
5) Challenge of the Masters
6) 7 Grandmasters
7) The Old Master (the only film from Sifu Yu Jim-Yuen)
8) The Five Venoms
9) Chinatown Kid
10) Master Killers
11) 36 Deadly Styles
12) King Boxer
13) 36th Chamber of Shaolin
14) The 18 Bronzemen
15) Hap Ki Do
16) When Tae Kwon Do Strikes
17) Lady Whirlwind
18) Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
19) Crippled Avengers
20) Disciples of Shaolin (The Invincible One)
21) Knockabout
22) The Prodigal Son
23) Enter the Fat Dragon
24) Duel of the Seven Tigers
25) Showdown at the Cotton Mill

[GhostFaceKiller]

There are way too many amazing Gung Fu movies out there, but I'll list a couple in no particular order. Anything made by Lau Kar Leung is amazing, and Sammo has done some breathtaking stuff too. I'm sure I've missed so many absolutely amazing movies, but these are all must see Gung Fu.

-Drunken Master
-Legend of Drunken Master (Drunken Master II)
-Snake in Eagle's Shadow
-Invincible Armor
-Secret Rivals
-Magnificent Butcher
-Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog
-Warriors 2
-Eternal Conflict
-Knockabout
-Mystery of Chess Boxing
-7 Grand Masters
-My Young Auntie
-Heroes of the East
-36th Chamber of Shaolin
-Return to the 36th CHamber of Shaolin
-Disciples of the 36th Chamber of Shaolin
-Mad Monkey Kung Fu
-Challenge of the Masters
-Martial Club
-18 Legendary weapons of China
-8 Diagram Pole Fighter
-5 Shaolin Masters
-Fist of Fury
-Shaolin vs. Lama

[Rezkicage]

Here's some of my favorites:

7 Grand Masters
Drunken Master
Prodigal Son
Magnificent Butcher
Snake in the Eagle Shadow
Dreadnaught
Duel to the Death
Shaolin Wooden Men
Five Deadly Venoms
The Shaolin Prince

[theportlykicker]

The Victim, nuff said.

[kinetik]

Shaolin vs Wu Tang
The Buddhist Fist
Magnificent Butcher
Chinese Superninjas
My Young Auntie
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Drunken Master
36th Chamber of Shaolin
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
Shaolin Challenges Ninja(aka Heroes of the East)
Duel To The Death
The Victim
The Prodigal Son
Shanghai 13
5 Deadly Venoms
Crippled Avengers
5 Superfighters
Killer Army
Return to the 36th Chamber
Legend of a Fighter

[Bus]

enter the dragon
36th chamber of shaolin
incredible kung fu mission
master of the flying guillotine
ninja in the dragon’s den
legend of a fighter
5 deadly venoms
8 diagram pole fighter
a touch of zen
return of the 5 deadly venoms
the secret rivals 1&2
magnificent butcher
the prodigal son
shogun’s samurai
drunken master
boxer from shantung
fist of fury
five element ninjas
the hot, the cool, the vicious
king boxer
incredible kung fu mission
street fighter
7 grand masters
mystery of chess boxing
snake in the eagle’s shadow
knockabout
invincible armor

[shaolinblade]

Here are 10 of my faves in no particular order.

Challenege Of The Masters
36 Chambers Of Shaolin
8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Shaolin vs lama
Prodigal Son
Master Of The Flying Guillotine
Fist Of fury
Crippled Avengers
Warriors Two
Mystery Of Chess Boxing

[irons]

No real order.

Master Of The Flying Guillotine.
Hapkido.
Legend Of A Fighter.
Magnificent Butcher.
Secret Rivals 1+2.
Prodigal Son.

[Drunken Monk]

Dirty Ho
Chinese Super Ninjas
Crippled Avengers (I believe it's better than Five Venoms)
The Odd Couple
Drunken Master
Mystery of Chess Boxing
The Magnificent Butcher
Prodigal Son
Young Master
8 Diagram Pole Fighter
3 Evil Masters
Born Invincible
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

[Sifu]

My list!

1) Drunken Master

2) 36th Chamber of Shaolin

3) Legendary Weapons of China

4) 7 Grandmasters

5) The Water Margin

[Iron_Jinon]

[QUOTE=Ninja Sinai;3455]Here is a list of the Ninjas ALL time FAV Old Skool Kung Fu movies, that every die hearted Kung Fu movie fan has to have in his collection! (please note: only titles with scores of 8/10 or higher are must haves and Shaw Bros titles are excluded from my list).

MUST HAVES - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Those that I think deserve 9/10 or higher are:

1. Snake In The Eagles Shadow simply awesome

2. Drunken Master thunder kicks vs drunken fist

3. Snake In The Monkeys Shadow terrific,3 awesome styles.double snakes are really tough


7. Ninja In The Dragons Den saw this well over 20 years ago,conan lee kicks ass big time

9. The Young Master this one is ok,jackie has done lot better though.

10. The Secret Rivals II does not compare to part 1 but still 8.5/10


1. The Secret Rivals read above


5. The Victim I dun remember this now..samo hung and beardy in end fight=

6. 7 Grandmasters not one of jopeph kuos best

8. Snuff Bottle Connection 10/10

9. Invincible Armour 8/10 hwang jang lees armour gets destroyed and those 2 kids who take their revenge


11. Hellz Windstaff - I dun remember this anymore tho...another hwang jang lee?if yes it cannot be bad

The Leg Fighters � 7/10<==7?????there is that awesome long chinese actress who can kick like hell




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2. World Of Drunken Master - 5/10<==woohoo among drunks this is one of best.8/10




6. Mars Villa - 5/10<=what the fuck?john liu in action and 5/10???



4. The Master With Cracked Fingers<=jesus christ!old drunk,hwang jang lee and jackie chan!blindfolded fight was awesome and so it beginning when hwang shows his kicking skill by breaking jars

[AlbertV]

My favorites:

1) Fist of Fury
2) Enter the Dragon
3) The Secret Rivals
4) Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
5) 36th Chamber of Shaolin
6) Shaolin Temple (Jet Li)
7) The Young Master
8) Chinatown Kid
9) Showdown at the Cotton Mill
10) Drunken Master

[Sifu]

I just bought and saw the Cotton Mill, I enjoyed it very much. It had a spectacular finale and great production values for an independent feature, but why is it in your top ten? AND ABOVE DRUNKEN MASTER NO LESS!

[WhiteTiger1]

I just bought and saw the Cotton Mill, I enjoyed it very much. It had a spectacular finale and great production values for an independent feature, but why is it in your top ten? AND ABOVE DRUNKEN MASTER NO LESS!This guy must be the biggest jerk on this forum
Who are you to tell anybody what there favorite's should be, to each his own...
I think this guy should be banned from this site for all the trouble making he is causing.What a Loser!!:cool:

[Iron_Jinon]

drunken master would not be even in my top#30..it does not have any build up of tension,just moving from one action scene to another(but they are very well made).Snake in the eagles shadow I would prolly choose into often changing:p top5,it`s jackie at his best.watched it last nite 108th time,timeless classic.

[Tantheman]

Having just joined up and looking through all your posts, I agree with most of them. A couple of questions: Are Billy Chong movies actually that good? Ive heard loads about them but never got one. Also is 7 Grandmasters really that good?

A couple of movies I would include to the already extensive lists are ones which I will be reviewing for the HK and cult film news website.

Shaolin Plot. Huang Feng directed Sammo action directed with Chen Sing and Casanova Wong, choreography is up there with Warriors 2, et al

Revenge of the Shaolin Master. being a huge admirer of the man Tan Tao Liang, this really lives up to the billing of Yuen Woo Ping action choreography. Constant action, every fight is brilliant

Look out for the views of both coming soon!

[Iron_Jinon]

chrystal fist is really good.and billy is taught by our rednose Simon Yuen,worth getting definitely:D
Kung-Fu zombie was ghastly IMO but bet I there are people around who love it.
about 7 grandmasters..Well I dun rate it that high.Story is extremely thin,acting sucks,costumes and sets look cheap.But if you do not care about those then it`s your film.there is lots of fighting and really well made.

[tinmann]

American names of my favorite old school Kung Fu Films (so far):

The Five Masters of Death - David Chiang, Ti Lung, Fu Sheng
Queen Boxer - Chia Ling (aka Judy Lee)
Ten Tigers from Kwantung - venoms plus Ti Lung
Two Champions of Shaolin - venoms
Shaolin Rescuers - venoms
Magnificant Ruffians - venoms
Stranger From Shaolin - Wong Hang Sau
Killer Bs - Hsia Kwan Lee (famous female high-kicker)
Wu Tang Death Squad - Barry Tze, Chan Wing Bo
Return of the Dragon - Bruce Lee
Enter the Dragon - Bruce Lee
Lady Whirlwind - Angela Mayo Ying
Dragon Inn & other films - Carter Wong, Polly Shang Kwan Lee Fung

Just purchased Shaw Brothers 'Killer Army' on DVD and I understand that Kuo Chui (aka Philip Kwok) was in charge of the action. I allowed a friend to view it first (he begged me) so I'll have to wait a couple days to view it.

So Far the only person to mention Wu Tang Death Squad. And Ninja vs Ninja is not the worst film. Nine Demons has that honor.

[Graeme Noble]

Drunken Master because of Jackie.

[Jstn]

Here's my list...in no particular order

Dirty Ho
Prodigal Son
Butcher Wing
7 Grandmasters
My Young Auntie
Odd Couple
Fearless Dragons
Buddhist Fist
36 Deadly Styles
Drunken Master

[jackpot]

Drunken Master
Buddhist Fist

[Sifu]

Buddhist Fist

That movie was awesome! It's one of Yuen Woo Ping's most underrated films, kinda sad :(

[Jstn]

That movie was awesome! It's one of Yuen Woo Ping's most underrated films, kinda sad :(

I completely agree, personally, I loved it....esp. with Tsui Sui Ming : )

[Sifu]

Tsui Sui Ming : )

:D :cool:

[batista]

Shaolin Wooden Men

[jaimejr]

how can I watch these movies, I am a new member please help. Jaimejr

[jaimejr]

How can I watch these kung fu movies, Can anyone help me please, I am a new member Jaimejr.

[Sifu]

How can I watch these kung fu movies, Can anyone help me please, I am a new member Jaimejr.

Check HKFlix.com or even your local Suncoast store :D Good places to start off, Suncoast for only the basic big ones from like Columbia/Tristar and Dragon Dynasty. HKFlix.com for the more obscure, yet still excellent cult classics.

[Ethereal_Pictures]

At the moment my top 10 would be:

1. 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN
2. 7 GRANDMASTERS
3. MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE
4. FIST OF THE WHITE LOTUS
5. CRIPPLED AVENGERS
6. INVINCIBLE ARMOR
7. SHAOLIN VS LAMA
8. THE HOT, THE COOL AND THE VICIOUS
9. 8 DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER
10. MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING

[shawntez]

i would like to download some of these movies if anyone has them please.

[achiever]

What do you mean by download?

some people buy (commercially available stuff)& some trade (rares) as far as i know.

[achiever]

Strife for mastery (GREAT mystery & incredible swordplay)- try to find widescreen- FS is hard to follow all the action)!

Snake In monkey's shadow (BEST ALL TIME FLICK- check out the double snake fighters!!!)- try to find uncut

Bloody Fists- AWESOME basher movie

[Kwok Choi]

I kinda like these and of course most of those already listed plus many more so here goes:

5 Pattern Dragon Claws
Born Invincible
The Buddhist Fist
Crane Fighter
Fearless Duo
Five Superfighters
The Incredible Kung Fu Mission
Invincible Armour
The Killer Wears White
Knockabout
The Cheeky Chap
Seven Steps Of Kung Fu
Leg Fighters
Legend Of A Fighter
Monkey Kung Fu
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Long Road To Gallantry
The Magnificent Butcher
Iron Fisted Monk
Mantis Fist And Tiger Claws Of Shaolin
Lady From The Shaolin Temple aka Lady Constables
Mission Kiss And Kill
7 Grandmasters
The Mystery Of Chess Boxing
One Foot Crane
18 Claws Of Shaolin aka 18 Jade Arhats
New Tales Of The Flying Fox
The Prodigal Son
Tiger Over Wall
The Victim
The Hot The Cool And The Vicious
Warriors Two
Ways Of Kung Fu
The Fearless Hyena
Woman Avenger
Young Hero
Broken Oath
Scorching Sun,Fierce Wind,Wild Fire
The Green Jade Statuette
Guards From Shaolin
Devil Killer
Secret Ninja Roaring Tiger
Rebellious Reign
Showdown At The Cotton Mill
The Big Rascal
Shaolin Temple vs Lama
The Secret Of Shaolin Poles
8 Diagram Pole Fighters
Heroes Of The East
Executioners From Shaolin
Shaolin Wooden Men
Shaolin Devils And Angels
Shaolin Ex Monk
Shaolin Temple - Shaws
Shaolin Temple - Jet Li
Ninja In The Dragon's Den
The Sleeping Fist
The Thundering Mantis
My Life Is On The Ling
Method Man
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow
Snake In The Monkey's Shadow
Super Power
Sun Dragon
Adventures At Shaolin
Snake And Crane Arts Of Shaolin
The Magic Ring
Heroes Of The Late Ming Dynasty
Super Power
Adventures At Shaolin
Unbeaten 28
The Secret Rivals
The Secret Rivals Part 2
Snake Crane Secret
Two Great Cavaliers


More to come.

[Sifu]

Holy crap! That's a lot of Kung Fu. I wouldn't even think to put that many.

The Cheeky Chap

That sounds interesting :D Definitely a UK retitle.

[MasterDrunk]

Some nice lists this would be a guess at my top 10 70's

Enter The Dragon
Fist of Fury [chinese connection]
The Invincible Armour
Secret Rivals 1&2
Master of The Flying Gulliotine
Crippled Avengers [Return of the 5 deadly venoms]
8 Diagram Pole Fighter [Invincible pole Fighter]
The Magnificent Butcher
Warriors Two
Snake In The Eagles Shadow

Dam 10's not enuff had to leave out some vintage The Victim Knockabout Hellz Windstaff Drunken Master etc etc

[MasterDrunk]

Just to add to that list ,Heres a small list of Fu's that were well regarded but it i thought were Silly

The Young master [Farcical fight scenes esp end fight {JC shud have been dead about 10 times made 'Rocky's' beatings look like 'handbags'} apart from a brief kicking spell by Wong In Sik.
The Buddhist Fst {silly fights/characters again only to be watched when looking for some laughs]
Chinese Super Ninjas [weird}
Dance of the Drunk Mantis [Silly but amusing]
Dreadnaught [Still havnt managed to watch this dozy 1 to the end ..one of these days]

[kowloon]

fist of fury
one armed boxer
chinese boxer
chinese iron man

[Morgoth]

I listed my favorites awhile ago, but my list is always changing, and I don't think there's a way to edit old posts, so please excuse my posting again on this thread. I know I'm probably forgetting a couple , but here it goes-



SHAW BROTHERS-

Killer Constable
Shaolin Intruders
Shaolin Prince
36th Chamber of Shaolin
Return to the 36th Chamber
Shaolin Mantis
Dirty Ho
Heroes of the East
3 Evil Masters aka The Master
Avenging Eagle
Blood Brothers
Shaolin Rescuers
Kid with the Golden Arm
Crippled Avengers
Chinese Super Ninjas
8 Diagram Pole Fighter
The Magic Blade
Secret Service of the Imperial Court
What Price Honesty



NON SHAW-

Legend of a Fighter
Shaolin Temple Strikes Back
Magnificent Butcher
Carry On Pickpocket
Little Super Man
Rebellious Reign
One armed Boxer
Knockabout
Dance of the Drunken Mantis
Seven Grandmasters
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
The Young Master
Shaolin vs Lama
Fist of Fury
Seven Steps of Kung Fu
The Woman Avenger
Killer in White
Shanghai 13
Showdown at the Cottonmill
The Sword (Adam Cheng)
King of Kings

[Rebornman]

how about half a loaf of kung fu?

[DongFangSue]

how about half a loaf of kung fu?

I like Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu. I think it is very underrated movie. But the only good widescreen version these days is on the german and austrian market (Europe)

[nicaraguan23]

The following list is not in any order.

Fist of legend
crouching tiger hidden dragon
7 grand masters
The prodigal son
Born Invincible
Super cop
Kung Fu Hustle
Hero
Once Upon a Time in China 2
Legend of drunken master 2

Honorable mention: Blood Sport, Samurai Seven(anime) Afro Samurai(Anime)

I challenge anyone to come up with a better list. I also challenge anyone to replace any of my candidates.

[nicaraguan23]

You need to tell me which movie you would remove and what shaw movie you would replace it with. The list was not meant to be nostalgic I was considering the actual fight coreagraphy that is why there are no Kurosawa movies here. Even though movies like 36 chambers and the 5 deadly venoms have cool stories the fighting is not better then the movies I mentioned above. I may be wrong about 36th chamber though.

[CarterWong]

Here's a list of my favs so far in alpha order...

The 18 Bronzemen
36th Chamber of Shaolin
7 Grand Masters
7 Steps of Kung Fu
8 Masters
Born Invincible
Chinese Super Ninjas
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Death Duel of Kung Fu
Drunken Master
Fist of the White Lotus
Five Deadly Venoms
Incredible Kung Fu Mission
Invincible Armour
Kung Fu Genius
Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu
Mar's Villa
Mystery of Chessboxing
Shaolin Challenges Ninja
Shaolin Traitorous
Shaolin vs Lama
Sword Stained with Royal Blood

[inframan]

I'll take a stab at it

Crippled Avengers
Masked Avengers
Heroes of the East
Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Prodigal Son
Magnificent Butcher
Snake in Eagle's Shadow
36 Chambers
Legendary Weapons of China
Shaolin V Lama

Still need to see and hopefully add to the list of favorites:
8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Heroes 2
7 Grandmasters
many more...

[coffey77]

maybe this has been asked before by what is the best Kung Fu movie ever made .just wanted to know?:D