Of the ones ive seen, its a toss up between 13 Assassins and Wu Xia, both of which are excellently directed. I picked Wu Xia in the end as i felt it was more origin in storytelling.... 13 Assassins was more akin to Seven Samurai. Not that it was bad, (its very entertaining) but the plot was a little generic.
I like martial art films and sadly I only watched the Green Hornet in the movies mentioned. The film is great but I can't also compare the martial films way back when there are no so much special effects yet. I love martial art films when they look more natural. That's why Chinese action movies and the best for me.
have u guys ever heard Merantau? release at 2009. i think the martial arts quite good. and officialy selected for Pifan check out the trailer:
and the new movie, The Raid, combine action with martial arts. selected for Toronto, Sitges, and Busan International film festival. and the remake by Hollywood is coming.
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