Stunt/Brutality films

[bolofan]

Basically, I'm a huge fan of martial art movies but my buddies ain't. The only time I can get them to sit through a martial arts film is if it is a pretty jaw dropping brutal spectacle, something pleasing on the eyes.
Films I've watched with them that they enjoyed:
Ong Bak
Tom Yum Goong
Born To Fight (New one and a bit of the old one)
Jackie Chans 80's movies like Police Story, Project A 1 and 2 etc,
Dragon Tiger Gate
SPL
Flashpoint
Chocolate

Could anyone recommend some more bone crunching fight fests that they reckon would entertain someone who liked most of the above.
(Sick stuntwork is a big help, always gets them chuffed)
That way I can make them watch more of these type of films and less of that comic book shite.

[inframan]

Have you seen Yuen Biao's Above the Law? Crazy stunts in that one.

[bolofan]

I've seen it a few years ago but I don't own a copy, I will add that to the list. Cheers.

[Markgway]

Banlieue 13 (District 13)

They'll love that one.

[bolofan]

Yeah we rented that a few months back, was pretty damn popular to say the least.

[Endsang]

Got the same problem with my friends. You can't go wrong with Fist Of Legend there.

[thehangman]

Theres a nasty stunt at the start of wheres officer Tuba,alaways makes me cringe

[Alex]

there's some really nasty falls in Crime Story. Overall, since the movie is meant to be more serious than Jackie's other outings, it's much darker and more violent than one would expect from him

[Markgway]

You could try Eastern Condors.

[bolofan]

there's some really nasty falls in Crime Story. Overall, since the movie is meant to be more serious than Jackie's other outings, it's much darker and more violent than one would expect from him
I thought Crime Story was really good actually, I brought it a couple of months back and was pleasantly surprised to see some pretty horrendous falls, including one from a ceiling to the top of a cupboard.
Good stuff.

[inframan]

You could try Eastern Condors.
Yes that is a great one. Just thought of a couple more
Yes, Madam!
Royal Warriors

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Not modern, but I remember some brutal stunts during the end fight in Shaolin Temple Strikes Back. And the body slamming in Shaolin vs Lama always gets me excited. also Drunken Dragon. There's loads of Taiwanese movies where they do crazy stunts. And then you have Sammo movies like The Victim and Magnificent Butcher. Good brutal stuff in there. Sammo likes to hurt his actors, and himself.

[thehangman]

I think theres some good stunts from Jackie in Dragon Lord like the scene on the roof when the spears are coming up and he falls down the roof with bare arms Ouch! and the Flip that Whang in Shik does on him when there fighting.
And also the pyramid scene where he falls off and his head bounces off the ground!

[rdenn]

check out tsiu siu mings movie "mirage" with yu rung guang really sick stuntwork in that one

[greenfan]

You should get 'In the Line of Duty 4' and 'Tiger Cage 2'. I dont like either film, but if you're a fan of Donnie Yen action, you'll love those two.

If you don't mind watching a film without subs then you should try getting hold of Panna Rittikrai's 'Plook Mun Kuen Ma Kah' It's a solid fight fest with some nasty full contact hits.

[Alex]

^^ i'm with green fan re: early paana stuff. You will never see more brutal stunt work anywhere. I'm talking people getting routinely hit in the head with 2x4s several times in a row, close range body hits with no armor, falls with no mats where the stunt man crashes a motorcycle into the back of a pickup truck and then flies over the truck to land on the ground in front, etc.... None of those movies are available subbed though, or in anything remotely resembling good quality.

The newer post-Ong Bak stuff has a decent amount of this kind of stuff as well. The opening car chase from Born to Fight where the guy falls off the top of an 18wheeler as it's going a good 40/50 mph, bounces of another 18wheeler and then bounces a few times on the concrete is insane.

rdenn what's Mirage? is it new? I'm a big fan of Ron Yu Guang, but i don't think i've seen that one

[odioustrident]

Try The Rebel with Johnny Nguyen.

I have had success showing Tiger Cage II and In the Line of Duty IV/V, but they're too dated for many non-MA oriented people. Book of Heroes is all stunts basically, but it might be too repetitive or slapstick. Two Toothless Tigers is all about falls with a twist on old school kung fu. Oh yeah... High Voltage, Donnie Yen's precursor to Flash Point more or less.

[Morgoth Bauglir]

check out tsiu siu mings movie "mirage" with yu rung guang really sick stuntwork in that one

Is that the one with the car stunt where they drive off the cliff and... I don't know how to explain it. That's one of the craziest hings I've ever seen in a movie.

[The Amazing Psycho Per]

Dragons Forever, the best of the trio's movies IMO.

Also Millionaire's express, Wheels on meals and Armour of God have amazing finales, but they might find those painful to watch from start to finish. Better keep the remote close. Yes Madam might also fall in that category.

Plus of course, most of what was mentionned before me...

[Morgoth Bauglir]

There's just soooo many good ones out there. I agree about Millionaire's Express (and all the other movies mentioned). That stunt that Yuen Biao does off the building is one of the greatest physical achievements I've ever seen.

[bolofan]

Early panna stuff is cool.
New Born to Fight I've had for ages, I love it despite how cheesy it turns out, and as for "the rebel" I finished that a couple of days ago and thought it was a phenomenal all round film.

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Yeah The Rebel must have been a painful movie to make. Great stuff there. And those 2 Born To fight movies are amazing because of the danger of the stunts and brutality in the fights. I can watch those over and over again. I like seeing brutal stuff like thatXD

[Bus]

contour, operation scorpio, tai chi master (jet li), tai chi master (jacky wu jing),bloodmoon, rumble in the bronx, swordsman 2, and even legend of the wolf, redwolf, and perfect weapon

[inframan]

operation scorpio
Everytime I see that scene where the guy crashes throught the window and lands on the stairs I have to watch it twice. Somebody got hurt on that one:o

[rdenn]

rdenn what's Mirage? is it new? I'm a big fan of Ron Yu Guang, but i don't think i've seen that one[/QUOTE]


here is a clip from mirage, insane

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VaF4hTPjJmw

[Morgoth Bauglir]

rdenn if it wasn't for you I would have never heard of Mirage. That is the definition of a "stunt/brutality" movie.

[bolofan]

I just watched the Mirage clip, looks pretty insane to say the least.

[Alex]

wow that looks great, where can i get that

[greenfan]

It's a bit hard to get hold of. There's a raw VCD and DVD, but theyre tricky to find. FLK are opening again for Christmas...they'll have it.

[gunswordfist]

Have you seen Yuen Biao's Above the Law? Crazy stunts in that one.

I still need to watch that one myself.

Jackie Chan's Police Story is my favorite hardcore brutal sunt movie. The last battle is INSANELY hardcore. I rewatched it so many times. Plus PS has my favorite Jackie Chan acting performance.

[Alex]

thanks for the info greenfan

[thedirtytiger]

Mirage came out on video in Africa full creen English dub. As for stunt films, you all absolutely must see NAUGHTY BOYS starring Jackie Chan's number 1 stuntman Mars, it is jaw dropping in the extreme !!!! The stunts are just mind bogglingly amazing ! Some of the best action I ever saw, Mars is the number one guy for me.

[inframan]

I still need to watch that one myself.

Jackie Chan's Police Story is my favorite hardcore brutal sunt movie. The last battle is INSANELY hardcore. I rewatched it so many times. Plus PS has my favorite Jackie Chan acting performance.

I agree, I used to have a dubbed VHS copy of PS years ago, I made everyone watch it. You'll love Above the Law, Biao might even be a little crazier that Jackie with some of the stunts in that movie.

I'll look for NAUGHTY BOYS but I'm worried what I might find on line searching with that title.

[Drunken Monk]

Fight scene from "Naughty Boys"...

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Looks ace.

[bolofan]

That film looks mad.
I'm all over that like a rash.
I'll have to find a place to buy it. Any suggestions?

[Lionclaw]

Undisputed 2 sounds like the perfect film for your friends, has some really hard hitting moves. City of Violence is also great.

[bolofan]

City of violence was O.K, I watched it when it came out. I thought the plot was pretty cool but I didn't really get into the film as a whole.
Cheers for the suggestions guys.

[Lionclaw]

City of violence was O.K, I watched it when it came out. I thought the plot was pretty cool but I didn't really get into the film as a whole.
Cheers for the suggestions guys.

did u try any of the transporter movies? the hose fight in the 2nd movie was very brutal. the 3rd one will be in theaters late this month.

[Drunken Monk]

You may want to try some of the Stunt People movies and shorts. While not exactly Oscar worthy plot of acting wise some of the action and stunts are really something to behold...

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[greenfan]

Damn, I forgot how awesome Contour is.

[One Armed Boxer]

I have to say this is one of the coolest threads I've come across while being a member on this forum...'Mirage' & 'Naughty Boys' have now pushed their way to the top of my movies I need to buy yesterday list!

It makes me wonder how many more films like this are out there that I've never heard of!

[silver hermit]

the deltmac version of naughty boys origonal is still being sold here

mirage is high level brutality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcEE678bCRg

[blueCobra]

I have never heard of Mirage. I watched all of the youtube clips and I really want to see this movie now. Has anyone seen the flk version? How's the quality?

[rdenn]

check out the stunt falls in this one http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jH0QDzVsfUw

[silver hermit]

holy $hit ridley t$ui is sick!!!! any more sick stunts in that film???

[dragonherb]

Retreat of the Godfather is pretty wild..

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rd94ToFG-B8
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SIa-ZfWEvzU
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4PWSnsJP5w

[silver hermit]

i think i remember linn saying something about image releasing retreat of the godfather. did that ever happen???

[AbeRudder]

Great thread, im always on the lookout for more of these type of flicks unfortunately a lot of em are hard to get a hold of.

This stunt from Fatal Termination is pretty crazy though i haven't seen it, its got Moon Lee in it.

pt 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6c8eZy5bgY
pt 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wRQWoetHNo&feature=related

Tiger on the Beat 2 is supposed to have some outreageous stunts in it too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Fkg97_ZXs

In the Line of Duty 4 is pretty good for brutal fights and crazy stunts although it is VERY dated (obvious use of doubles, second rate acting, cheesy slow motion shots) lol

[rdenn]

what about three against the world http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=12zLlUSITSE

[silver hermit]

that looks pretty mad. i admit i would have skipped an andy lau rosamund kwan based actioneer but those stunts are pretty sick.

[thedirtytiger]

There was an Americn video of Retreat Of The Godfather, I forgot who but I do have it. It was rather mad, I really liked it. I have some cool stills in a mag too ;)

[Morgoth Bauglir]

I just watched Kung Fu Kids 2, and I had to add it to this thread.





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[make believe]

Kung Fu Kids 2 looks great. It's what the Power Kids should have been. Is this easily found on dvd? Amazon and Ebay have it listed on VHS for some absurd prices.


I definitely want to see Mirage as well.

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Yeah Mirage looks amazing.

I got Kung Fu Kids 2 in the Jackie Chan and the Karate Kids Collection. It comes with Kung Fu Kids 1 and 2, The Incredible Kids aka The 5 Kung Fu Kids, Kung Fu Kids Break Away, Old Master starring Jackie Chan's teacher Yu Jim Yuen, Kung Fu Cook, Jackie Chan Invincible Fighter and Killer Meteors.

I found Kung Fu Kids 2 to be the best movie in the collection by far, so you may want to go to the trade forum.

[blue_skies]

I have to say this is one of the coolest threads I've come across while being a member on this forum...'Mirage' & 'Naughty Boys' have now pushed their way to the top of my movies I need to buy yesterday list!

It makes me wonder how many more films like this are out there that I've never heard of!

One Armed Boxer, how were those films?

[Delirious]

I just watched Kung Fu Kids 2, and I had to add it to this thread.





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at 1:57, how the hell did he spin like that, I could not see any wire :ooh::ooh:

[One Armed Boxer]

One Armed Boxer, how were those films?

Naughty Boys - buy now...it's readily available from the Joy Sales Legendary Collection! Some silliness involved as with any movie from that period, but based on pure martial arts and stunt insanity, hard to go wrong!

Mirage - remains completely elusive, I'd kill to get my hands on a copy though!

[Battousai]

Lets not forget The Death Games too thats another film id love to have yet cant find anywhere :/

[IgaNinja]

at 1:57, how the hell did he spin like that, I could not see any wire :ooh::ooh:

dunno but it was funny,maybe they sling shotted him or something.

[TrickyNicky]

So, anyone know where one can find a copy of Mirage on DVD?

[blue_skies]

Naughty Boys - buy now...it's readily available from the Joy Sales Legendary Collection! Some silliness involved as with any movie from that period, but based on pure martial arts and stunt insanity, hard to go wrong!



once I have some cash I'll give it a go. :bigsmile:

[blue_skies]

rdenn what's Mirage? is it new? I'm a big fan of Ron Yu Guang, but i don't think i've seen that one


here is a clip from mirage, insane

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VaF4hTPjJmw

the clip has gone.:frown:

[T-Bag]

Could always try the Thai film "born to fight", Just a small description.


Born to Fight (Thai: เกิดมาลุย, Kerd Ma Lui) is a 2004 Thai action film directed by Panna Rittikrai. It followed Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, on which Panna served as martial arts choreographer, and featured more of his "no strings attached" stuntwork. Many of the actors in Born to Fight were Thai national athletes. The film was a remake in name only of Panna's first films, a B-movie action movie that he made in 1979. While the remake contains a couple of similar stunts to the original, the two films are otherwise vastly unrelated.