Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting! A Write Off.
Jun 30 '09 (Updated Aug 28 '09)
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This is an open invitation to write about anything Martial Arts related. Let's see how diverse a group of reviews we can build, and Whose Kung Fu is Strongest!
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting! An Invitation to a Write off.
Several events have conspired to make me consider this Write Off; the tragic death of David Carradine, the anniversary of the death of Bruce Lee on July 20, the success of my First Write Off. At any rate, I thought I would take as my theme all the wonder martial arts movies that have inspired a generation; from Enter the Dragon, to Karate Kid, to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The works of Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Segall, and Chuck Norris are all fair game. In fact, if there is human conflict, settled man to man and hand to hand, have at it. Ninja, Wire Fu, even boxing movies are fair game. I certainly think of the Rocky Series as being prime examples of a Martial Art, even if it is not particularly Eastern.
Martial Arts movies range from glorious exploitations of violence, to sentimental explorations of boys becoming men. They range from Oscar Worthy, to Mystery Science Theater 3 Thousand fodder. They have shaped our psyche since Bruce Lee burst onto the screen as Kato, the Green Hornet's manservant and side kick, emphasis on kick. Now Tae Kwon Do Dojos dot the landscape in small town America. Comic Book heroes are more than barroom brawlers, and according to Joss Whedon, vampirism comes with a complete set of Jeet Kun Do moves.
And it goes beyond movies; books range from the Art of Jeet Kun Do by Bruce Lee, to The Art of War and biographies of Chuck Norris. Even music can find a link, from Carl Douglas to Wu Tang Clan. And of course, this is a natural for Sports, from fighting pads and athletic supporters, to Ninja-to and nunchuks.
So, let's take the months of July and August and see Whose Kung Fu is the Strongest!
And here are the entries!
Thank you cripper, for being the first!
1.) Wu Tang Clan by cripper.
2.) The Big Boss by Talyseon
3.) Dragon Fist by Talyseon
4.) Enter the Dragon by Wulfsden
5.) The Chinese Connection by Talyseon.
6.) Fire Down Below by dlstewart
7.) 300 by bigtruckseries
8.) Where A Good Man Goes by Stephen_Murray
9.) Triad Election by Stephen_Murray
10.) Forbidden Kingdom by truckturner
11.) The Way of the Dragon by Talyseon.
12.) Red Cliff by Talyseon
13.) Batman: Gotham Knight by Elvisdo
14.) Love and Honor by Stephen_Murray
15.) Game of Death by Talyseon
16.) City of Conquest by George Chabot
17.) Fight Club by Talyseon
18.) The Warriors by desslok
19.) Rumble In the Bronx by pmills1210
20.) Kung Fu Panda by Talyseon
21.) Shogun's Shadow by Talyseon
22.) Sword of the Stranger by yakkowarner
23.) Fist of the North Star by boodapuffmonk
24.) Bleach Box Set 1 by boodapuffmonk
25.) Bleach Box Set 2 by boodapuffmonk
26.) Bleach Box Set 3 by boodapuffmonk
27.) Ong Bak: The Muay Thai Warrior by Talyseon
28.) A Gladiator Only Dies Once. by Talyseon.
29.) Bleach: Memories of Nobody by boodapuffmonk
30.) Afro Samurai: Season One by boodapuffmonk
31.) Red Cliff II by Talyseon
32.) Never Back Down by Talyseon
33.) Versus by Talyseon
34.) New Fist of the North Star by boodapuffmonk
35.) Battle Angel by boodapuffmonk
36.) Knives of the Avenger by andaryl
37.) G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra by boodapuffmonk
38.) Warlord by Stephen Murray
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