Subgenre Sampler
Tiger Blade, The (Seua khaap daap) (2005)- Dir. Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn
Feat. Atsadawut Luengsuntorn - Spiffy addition to the Thai martial arts boom, with action centered around the recovery of a magical ‘tiger blade’, by cops and robbers…
Unleashed (Danny the Dog) (2005)- Dir. Louis Leterrier
Feat. Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins - Aggressive action drama concerns an animalistic hitman (Li) who has been secretly raised by a Glaswegian mobster (Hoskins) as a dog trained to attack…
Arahan (2004)
- Dir. Ryoo Seung-Wan
Feat. Ryoo Seung-beom, Yoon So-yi, Ahn Sung-Ki - Urban martial arts injected with supernatural pep, this effects–laden action comedy has an ultimately limited box of tricks, but provides more…
Born to Fight (Kerd ma lui) (2004)- Dir. Panna Rittikrai
Feat. Chattapong Pantanaunkul - Created by the makers of the stupendous ONG BAK, this lesser action vehicle is contrived around a showdown in the Thai countryside between a…
Hidden Blade (Kakushi-ken: oni no tsume) (2004)- Dir. Yoji Yamada
Feat. Masatoshi Nagase - The fading glory of the Japanese feudal period in the Meiji Resoration is once again beautifully explored by the dir. of TWILIGHT SAMURAI through a…
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004)- Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau - The dir. of HERO follows up with an equally watchable oriental spectacle, inserting the same cartwheeling martial arts action, complete with torrents…
Kill Bill - Vol. 2 (2004)- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah… - The second half of Quentin Tarantino’s revenge saga is an uneven but redeeming affair that brings closure to his magnum opus with more character…
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Wah Yuen - Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow trumps all previous efforts (and that's saying something) with this dynamic, bust–a–gut funny…
New Police Story (2004)- Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu - A groundbreaking fourth (or possibly fifth) entry in Jackie Chan's martial arts series about the life of a reckless Hong Kong policeman, here…
Accidental Spy, The (2003)- Dir. Teddy Chen
Feat. Jackie Chan - One of Jackie Chan's 'Off–Hollywood' productions, an international action adventure filmed on the cheap in Hong Kong. Contains lashings of…
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