The Best and Wackiest Out There Martial Arts Movies I've Ever Seen or Own.
Here will be an ever growing list of over the top and Wackiest Martial Arts Movies I have ever seen or Own. I have always loved the over the top Martial arts movies of Asian Cinema. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.
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- DirectorNgai Choi LamStarsLouis FanFan Mei-ShengKa-Kui HoRiki-Oh, a young man who has superhuman strength, is incarcerated in a private prison, where inmates are treated like slaves. He is forced to use his unstoppable form of martial arts to destroy the corrupt officials and their lackeys.This one had to go on the list! You can't get much more over the top.
- DirectorJohnnie ToStarsMichelle YeohAnita MuiMaggie CheungWhile one tough woman with an invisible robe has stolen 18 babies for her powerful master, two other tough women and the cops try to stop her.This is Hong Kong Cinema's version of a super hero movie!
- DirectorsSiu-Tung ChingJohnnie ToStarsMaggie CheungMichelle YeohAnita MuiSet some time after the original 'Heroic Trio' the city has been devastated by nuclear attack. An evil deformed villain controls the city's scarce water supply, exerting influence over both a popular leader and a militarist colonel. The trio of Chat the Thief catcher, Ching and Wonder Woman (along with her young daughter) have to avert a military takeover and find clean headwaters to save the city.I had to put the more over the top sequel to The Heroic Trio! Yes it is awesome!
- DirectorWai Keung LauStarsAaron KwokEkin ChengShin'ichi ChibaAn evil warlord takes in 2 students (Wind & Cloud) in an effort to become invincible so he can take over the world.I fell in love with this movie the first time I saw it! Over the top fighting, wire-fu, and special effects.
- DirectorsDanny PangOxide Chun PangStarsAaron KwokEkin ChengKenny HoWind and Cloud find themselves up against a ruthless Japanese warlord intent on invading China.The sequel to The Storm Riders the original cast for the most part return for more!
- DirectorsStephen ChowChi-Kin KwokStarsZhang WenShu QiHuang BoTang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King.This is one wacky and crazy over the top movie with the great Stephen Chow.
- DirectorWing-Cheong LawStarsDonnie YenBaoqiang WangShengyi HuangAn imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later passes and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind.This is one of Donnie Yen's best wire-fu movies!
- DirectorRicky LauStarsChing-Ying LamSiu-Ho ChinRicky HuiThe planned reburial of a town elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, targeting everyone responsible for digging the grave. A Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.This is one of my all time favorite out there movies of all time! This movie spawned many sequels and knock offs.
- DirectorChing-Ying LamStarsChing-Ying LamSiu-Ho ChinFong LuiA priest discovers that the water supply in his village has been contaminated by bats, and while in the process of digging a well to find new water supply, he inadvertently unearths the corpse of an evil Western priest.Another great hopping Vampire film with the late great Lam Ching Ying!
- DirectorWei TungStarsChing-Ying LamWilson LamMichael Kiu Wai MiuA former cop rejoins the police department to investigate a drug ring that employs ghosts and vampires.Another Lam Ching Ying classic!
- DirectorDante LamStarsGillian ChungCharlene ChoiAnthony Chau-Sang WongIt's a high-kicking battle on the dark side when an ace vampire slayer and his beautiful sidekicks wage the ultimate martial-arts showdown with one of the most dangerous of the undead.This one has the whole shebang including a hilarious Jackie Chan cameo!
- DirectorsPatrick LeungCorey YuenStarsCharlene ChoiGillian ChungYing QuIn the mythical land of Huadu, Charcoal Head, a humble boy born to rule an empire must undertake his journey to claim his throne. It is an epic action adventure combining romance, fantasy, comedy and cutting edge Hong Kong style martial artistry.A semi-retired in name to Vampire Effect(The original name was The Twins Effect). Donnie Yen's is awesome to watch.
- DirectorYuen Woo-PingStarsRongguang YuDonnie YenJean WangA martial artist/doctor steals from the corrupt authorities as a masked thief to give to the poor while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt him down. But a major threat unites them as a powerful and traitorous shaolin monk takes over the authorities.This film is awe-inspiring! You have to see this one to believe it. Donnie Yen plays Wong Fei Hung's father Wong Kai Ying(I think that was the name) who is blackmailed into finding the Iron Monkey!
- DirectorsGordon ChanJanet ChunStarsChao DengYifei LiuRonald ChengA government department known as the Six Panels appoints their best officer to infiltrate a special force called the Divine Constabulary, to ensure their way in stopping the circulation of counterfeit coin currency in the capital.Another great Martial arts film with great special effects and out there fights!
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsLeslie CheungJoey WangWu MaAfter a string of bad luck, a debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a ravishing female ghost and later battles to save her soul from the control of a wicked tree demon.This one is a classic! It has two sequels that are good too!
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsEkin ChengLouis KooZiyi ZhangBetween the heaven and the Earth exist the Zu's mountain range, where live the immortals of Omei, the highest mountain of Zu, but the kingdom is in danger by Amnesia, a renegade immortal what want to rule Zu and all the world. White Eyebrows, Zu's leader, call to his most experts fighters for to defeat Amnesia until destroy It, but Amnesia hides in the legendary and almost myth Blood Cavern in order to make stronger his powers. While Red, Eyebrows' servant, watches the enter of Blood Cavern, King Sky and the others warriors will try to find a way of exterminate Amnesia with an ancient and powerful mystical swords, hoping to be free of the Amnesia's threat.This is amazing and has incredible special effects!
- DirectorsJing WongSammo Kam-Bo HungStarsJet LiSharla CheungChingmy YauA wild, rollicking martial-arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder (yup!), serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.Try to find this movie a great wire-fu Jet Li movie.
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsJet LiBrigitte LinMichelle ReisLing Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying has been abducted.A Jet Li classic with amazing wire-fu!
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsJet LiXun ZhouKun ChenSet three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared and a new inn has risen from the ashes - one that's staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens, who hope to unearth the fabled lost city buried in the desert.Jet Li goes back to his roots in this outrageous movie!
- DirectorWilson YipStarsYuk Long WongLouis KooIsabella LeongThree young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.I have no words for this Donnie Yen movie other than find it!
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsJet LiChing-Wan LauKaren MokA survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.Jet Li playing a super hero? Yeah it is as good as it sounds!
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsDonnie YenWei ZhaoChun WuA kung fu thriller set during the Ming Dynasty and centered on a secret service agent (Donnie Yen) in the emperor's court who is betrayed and then hunted by his colleagues.It is hard not to like Donnie Yen. The sword play is incredible.
- DirectorsFelix ChongAlan MakStarsDonnie YenWen JiangLi SunThe story of legendary Guan Yu crossing five passes & slaying six generals. He played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of Han Dynasty & the establishment of Shu Han of the 3 Kingdoms, making Liu Bei its first emperor.Another Donnie Yen sword play epic.
- DirectorWai Keung LauStarsXiaoming HuangEthan JuanPurba RgyalAn elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.This one is hard to believe! You will have to watch it.