The best Fighter Movie

[saebrtooth]

well thats tru that Hollywood dont use much hard core martial arts, I would love to see more of that stuff but then I think there are only a few well known out there that can do the moves and are big draw cards

[tokiodrift1]

I am sure that there are more martial artists than people expect, but sometimes they've lack of acting experience.
In HongKong/Japan/Korea/China/Thailand, its the other way: There are a lots of martial artists which learn acting while shooting the movies.
As mister Jackie Chan once said, Hollywood is all about dialogues n' dialogues, in Asia it's all about Action (regarding to Action-Movies with Martial Arts Content).

[saebrtooth]

but sometimes they've lack of acting experience.

yup thats partly what I mean by big draw card

I watch a lot of asian particularily martial arts stuff, the fighting is just so much better than average candy hollywood types

[tokiodrift1]

Okay, I was not sure what a big draw card is..., but thanks for clarifying

[saebrtooth]

sorry my phrasing was not that good

good acting and well known (big draw cards)

[tokiodrift1]

Now you're phrasing is officially pimped...^^

[slikrapid]

Looks like as the directors of hollywood-movies are currently trying to restart the martial arts genre.
First Mortal Kombat, then Tekken, ..What next ?

karate kid, ong bak 3

as if it matters, none of these remakes/sequels were worth watching, the dilettantism/incompetence/sterility displayed in all of them is almost unbelievable, a good indicator of the current overall filmmaking crisis/lows

Hollywood dont use much hard core martial arts,

and they won't in the future either, its way too limiting visually and not even necessary - nowadays they just need an average stuntman with superficial martial arts skills/moves, some heavy computer editing, slow-motions, zooms, and whathaveyou, to deliver a supernatural/exaggerated illusion of skills/abilities, whereas the main actor may just as well be almost a complete n00b at it, yet famous/recognizable in appearance - it all becomes focused on the appearance, the superficial, the shallow, the visually exciting, leaving a gaping hollow interior with no substance or depth worth mentioning - a mere technological wankery for the new generations of virtual-reality addicts

As mister Jackie Chan once said, Hollywood is all about dialogues n' dialogues, in Asia it's all about Action

i wouldn't be so sure about that, it could be said though that asian movies like their fighting scenes to be longer and more elaborate