Subgenre Sampler
Martial Arts: 374 Films to Buy & Rent
Sex and Zen Pt. 2 (1996)
- Dir. Chin Man-Kei
Feat. Loletta Lee, Tat-Wah Lok
- A creepy polygamist meets his match in the 'mirage woman' in this twice–as–smutty, half–as–funny sequel to the outlandish…
Sudden Death (1996)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Jean–Claude Van Damme goes DIE HARD when a wise–ass villain holds to ransom the U.S. Vice President and a stadium full of…
Top Fighter (1996)
- Dir. Toby Russell
Feat. Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme
- An extensive, action–packed look at martial art stars 'exploring the psychology of the combatant and how each has perfected his craft'.
Crying Freeman (1995)
- Dir. Christophe Gans
Feat. Mark Dacascos, Julie Condra
- Originally a Manga comic character, potter–turned–lethal martial–artist Freeman here becomes three–dimensional in the form of…
Mortal Kombat (1995)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby
- Finally, a computer–game–turned–movie that's worth it's salt, this dispenses with story so it can devote itself entirely to the…
Ashes of Time (1994)
- Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung
- From revered mo–hup novelist Jing Yong's East, South, West, North, Wong Kar–Wai trailblazes the Hong Kong art movie with a cyclical tale…
Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
- Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li
- Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
Burning Paradise (1994)
- Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. John Ching, Willi Chi
- Dir. Ringo Lam hits prime form in this Kung Fu excursion into the distant Chinese past. Previous hero Fong Sai Yuk and friends must quickstep…
City Hunter (1994)
- Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chingmy Yau, Joey Wong
- Jackie Chan is the popular Japanese comic book character Ryu Saeba: part detective, part mercenary, all womanizer – is contracted to return the…
Drunken Master II (Legend of Drunken Master) (1994)
- Dir. Lau Kar Leung
Feat. Jackie Chan
- Jackie Chan gets comic mileage with the dubious idea that he can only tap into his martial art prowess while pissed as a newt. Jackie continues to…