What are your top 10 (or 20) non-Shaw Kung fu CLASSICS??

[achiever]

The best movies I've seen are the ones fellow fanatics suggest (rather than the "highly rated" ones on the MANY kung fu websites)

What are YOUR favorites?

:eek

[5th Yang]

In no order, mine are:

Rebellious Reign
Daggers 8
Super Power
Warriors Two
The Loot aka Bloody Tattoo
The Challenger
Prodigal Son
The Victim
The Buddhist Fist
Snake Deadly Act
7 Grand Masters
Fist of Legend

[teako170]

FYI, there's a sticky for this topic

p081.ezboard.com/fkungfuf...9161.topic (http://p081.ezboard.com/fkungfufandomfrm1.showMessage?topicID=9161.topic)

[fabhui]

I'm going to throw in a few Wuxia titles too. This is my top 10 (I think!!) at this moment in time:



Big Boss
Fist of Fury
Way of the Dragon
Prodigal Son
Invincible Armour
7 Grand Masters
The Sword (Wang Yu)
Duel to the Death
Hapkido
Dragon Gate Inn

[daTOAD]

top 10 "mainstream"

1.Broken Oath
2.The Victim
3.Shaolin vs Wu Tang
4.Shaolin vs Lama
5.Drunken Master 2
6.Snuff Bottle Connection
7.Invincible Armour
8.Eagles Claws
9.One Armed Boxer 2
10.Fist of Fury

[shadow kick]

1) INVINVIBLE ARMOUR

2) HEROES OF THE WILD /HEROES OF SHAOLIN

3 ) BORN INVINCIBLE

4 ) SNUFF BOTTLE CONNECTION

5) DEATH DUEL OF KUNG FU

6) SNAKE IN THE EAGLES SHADOW

7) SHAOLIN VS. LAMA

8 ) SHAOLIN DEVIL AND SHAOLIN ANGEL

9 ) EAGLES CLAWS

10 ) 7 GRANDMASTERS

11 ) HELL'S WINDS STAFF

12 ) NINJA CHECKMATE / MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING

13 ) SNAKE IN THE EAGLE'S SHADOW 2

14 ) IRON MONKEY ---chen kuan tai ; 1977.

15 ) WOMAN AVENGER

16 ) BUDDHA'S PALM AND DRAGON FIST

17 ) 5 FIGHTERS FROM SHAOLIN

18) 7 STEPS OF KUNG FU

19 ) SHAOLIN TEMPLE AGAINST LAMA

20 ) WARRIORS TWO



Some mention should be made for :
one foot crane
ninja hunter
bloody mission
buddhist fist
mars villa
dance of death
drunken master
dragon fist
snake and crane arts of shaolin
kung fu trouble maker
two great cavalier
shaolin ex-monk
magnificent butcher
shaolin magnificent armour

and the list goes on......

Please bear in mind that these are all NON-SHAW flicks

[Linn1]

matter of fact, I know they're not. But they are the films that I've found myself watching more than once. Which is rare nowadays for me. Now,if you were to limit the years, I think it would be more interesting, say 1971-75, etc.

Legend of a Fighter
Thundering Mantis
Buddha Assassinator
Iron Monkey
The Victim
Warriors Two
Snake In The Monkeys Shadow
Secret Rivals
Rebellious Reign
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Prodigal Son
Snake In The Eagles Shadow
Seven Grandmasters
Shaolin vs Wu Tang
Invincible Armor
the young master
Born Invincible
Snuff Bottle Connection
Bloody Fists

[Chinatown Kid]

Way of the Dragon
Drunken Master
Drunken Master II
The Hot, the Cool, and the Vicious
Operation Scorpio
The Master Strikes
Fearless Young Boxer
Game of Death II
Dynamo
Lama Avenger
Knockabout
Fist of Legend
Eastern Condors
Wheels On Meals
Sun Dragon
Super Power
Zenkwando Strikes in Paris
Invincible Armour
Incredible Kung Fu Mission
Mystery of Chessboxing

There's more I would include but you said only 20. :D

[Iron_Jinon]

my list goes about same way as others
*eagles claw
*snake in the eagles shadow
*leg fighters
*shaolin vs wu tang
*hand of death
*last hurrah for chivalry
*10 brothers of shaolin
*crystal fist
*showdown at cotton mill
*sacred knives of vengeance
stop here...

[WhiteTiger1]

Eagles Claw
Snake in The Eagles Shadow
The Loot aka Bloody Tattoo
The Victim
Hellz Windstaff
Warriors Two
Drunken Master 1 & 2
The Prodigal Son
Iron Monkey-Chen Kuan Tai
Invincible Armor
Super Power
Green Jade Statuette
Snake Deadly Act
7 Grandmasters
Iron Fisted Monk
Knockabout
The Challengers
Along Comes A Tiger
Shaolin vs Lama
I have a lot more but these come to mind...:cool:

[will91XingYu]

This is hard! I think these 20 are my faviroutes but it'll probably change next week!(in no paticular order)
Shaolin vs. Lama
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Knockabout
Prodigal Son
Warriors Two
Master Strikes
Young Master
Shaolin Drunkard
Seven Steps of Kung fu
Shaolin vs Ninja
Daggers 8
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Drunken Master
Hells Windstaff
Iron Fisted Monk
Ninja in the Deadly Trap
South Shaolin vs North Shaolin
Drunken Dragon
Rebelliouse Reign
Snuff Bottle Connection
Method Man
also Project A if that counts!

[5 Element Boxer]

It would usually take me a while to come up with a top 10 list. But I'm not home right now, and I'm bored. So off the top of my head, in no particular order...


7 Grandmasters
Mystery of Chess Boxing
Shaolin vs Lama
The Victim
Shaolin & Wu Tang
Invincible Armour
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
The Prodigal Son
Rebellious Reign
Legend of a Fighter

[jklaic]

My favourites(in no particular order):

*Drunken Master
*Knockabout
*Snake in the Eagles Shadow
*Shaolin and wu-tang
*the victim
*fist of fury
*Once upon a time in china
*Iron fisted monk
*Dreadnaught
*Warriors two

[The Dragon]

In order:

1 Fist of Fury
2 Enter The Dragon
3 The One-Armed Boxer
4 Master of The Flying Guillotine
5 The Odd Couple
6 Way of The Dragon
7 Drunken Master
8 The Victim
9 Hapkido
10 Lady Whirlwind
11 When Tae Kwan Do Strikes
12 The Bloody Fists
13 The Himalayan
14 Duel To The Death
15 Fearless Hyena
16 The Young Master
17 Thunderkick
18 The Magnificent Butcher
19 Once Upon A Time In China
20 Beach of War Gods

Put one of these on anytime, and I'll watch 'til the end!
:bigsmile:

[butcher wing]

shaolin and wu tang
shaolin vs lama
the blade
snake in the monkeys shadow
drunken master 1
shaolin temple 1
iron monkey
sleeping fist
drunken tai chi
warriors two
the prodical son
dragons forever
the victim
mystery of chess boxing
snake and crane arts of shoalin
knockabout
18 bronze men

there are just so much to choose from.

[BlackLamaFaction]

18 Jade Arhats
Battle of Shaolin
2 Great Cavaliers
Snake and Crane Secret
Mask of Death
Heroes of the Wild
Mystery of Chessboxing
Shaolin Vs. Lama
Revenge of the Patriots
Invicible Armor

Most Joeseph Kuo movies are pretty good eventhough I only named one.

[jrcma]

My favourites at the moment in no particular order:

Knockabout
the Oddly Couple
The Victim
Fist of Fury
Magnificent Bodyguards (only wish i could see it in 3-D)
Thundering Mantis
Fearless Dragons
Fearless Hyena
Invincible Armour
Duel To The Death
7 Grandmasters
Warriors Two
the prodigal son
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Millineries Express, Police Story(if they count)
Legend of a Fighter
Young Master
Drunken tai chi
Shaolin temple (Jet Li)

[jmend1]

These are definitely in no particular order:


Drunken Master
Knockabout
7 Grandmasters
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
The Magnificent Butcher
The Young Master
Dance of the Drunken Mantis
Mystery of Chess Boxing
Hells Windstaff
The Prodigal Son

[peringaten]

Here's 20 martial-y type films I got a lot of love for...

Last Hurrah For Chivalry
Shaolin Plot
Rebellious Reign
Fistful Of Talons
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind
Miraculous Flower
Mystery Of Chess Boxing
12 Animals
Beheaded 1000
18 Bronzemen Part 2
Buddhist Fist
Deadly Silver Spear
Hot, The Cool & The Vicious
My Life's On The Line
New Dragon Gate Inn
Prodigal Boxer
Thundering Mantis
The Victim
Swordsman In Double-Flag Town, not really kung, but still...
Zu Warriors

[crazedjustice888]

My Top 10 would be...

1. Showdown at the Cottonmill
2. The Green Jade Statuette
3. Shaolin Red Master
4. Magnificent Butcher
5. The Golden Mask
6. He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
7. Eagle's Claw
8. Dragon Force
9. Snake in the Eagles Shadow
10. Iron Monkey - CKT

[Hwanginshikfan]

Warriors 2
Shaolin tiger claw
Broken oath
When taekwondo strikes
Duel of the seven tigers
Black belt
The dragon,the lizard,the boxer
Young master
Fistful of talons
The star the rouge and the kung fu kid

[jrcma]

My favourites at the moment in no particular order:

Knockabout
the Oddly Couple
The Victim
Fist of Fury
Magnificent Bodyguards (only wish i could see it in 3-D)
Thundering Mantis
Fearless Dragons
Fearless Hyena
Invincible Armour
Duel To The Death
7 Grandmasters
Warriors Two
the prodigal son
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Millineries Express, Police Story(if they count)
Legend of a Fighter
Young Master
Drunken tai chi
Shaolin temple (Jet Li)

Dam i missed out The Magnificent Butcher