Subgenre Sampler
Martial Arts: 372 Films to Buy & Rent
- Bunraku (2010)
- Dir. Guy Moshe
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman…
- A gaudy east–west actioner in the spirit of recent martial arts mish–mashes (a la THE WARRIOR'S WAY) that comes off a little cheap at…
- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Andy Lau, Tony Leung (Kar-fai), Carina Lau…
- Historical–whodunit, breathlessly paced, with Andy Lau as the dissident detective racing to hunt down a team of mysterious assassins attempting…
- Gallants (2010)
- Dir. Chi-kin Kwok, Clement Sze-Kit Cheng
Feat. Siu-Lung Leung, Kuan Tai Chen
- An exuberant homage to the Shaw Brothers films of yesteryear, this kung–fu comedy delights as an old–school actioner, replete with…
- Ip Man 2 (2010)
- Dir. Wilson Yip
Feat. Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Simon Yam…
- The kick–ass legend of Ip Man continues with the wushu grandmaster immigrating to Hong Kong to school other Kung Fu practitioners in the art of…
- Ip Man: The Legend is Born (2010)
- Dir. Herman Yau
Feat. To Yue Hong, Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen…
- Worthy prequel to the popular IP MAN series centres on our hero's early life as he studies the martial art Wing Chun. Unpretentious film–making…
- Karate Kid, The (2010)
- Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson
- Solid remake of the '80s classic with Jaden Smith as the bullied teen learning to fight back with the help of Jackie Chan.
- Legend of the Fist - The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
- Dir. Andrew Lau
Feat. Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong…
- Belated sequel to Bruce Lee's FIST OF FURY (remade with Jet Li as FIST OF LEGEND) picks up well after the Dojo–busting triumphs of those films,…
- Reign of Assassins (2010)
- Dir. Chao-Bin Su
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Woo-sung Jung, Kelly Lin…
- Classy John Woo–produced swordplay, with Kelly Lin as a feared wuxia assassin who, seeking a new life, surgically alters her appearance (to…
- Spy Next Door, The (2010)
- Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll…
- Cheesy chop–socky for the kids with Jackie Chan as an international spy who gets more than he bargained for while looking after three…
- Warrior's Way, The (2010)
- Dir. Sngmoo Lee
Feat. Jang Dong-Gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush…
- A ninja assassin (Jang Dong–Gun) on the run from his former clan is forced to hide in the American Badlands after refusing a mission to kill a…