Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure > Martial Arts: 300 Films to Buy & Rent
Tuxedo, The (2002)
- Dir. Kevin Donovan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Novelty Hollywood vehicle for Jackie Chan outfits the star as a chauffeur–turned–secret agent with an Inspector Gadget–type tuxedo…
Vampire Hunters (2002)
- Dir. Wellson Chin
Feat. Ken Chang
- Typically enjoyable and overblown Hong Kong mayhem, where five powerful warriors battle the Vampire King and his followers.
Written and produced…
Invincible (2001)
- Dir. Jefery Levy
Feat. Billy Zane
- Four contemporary samurais must defeat their hereditary enemies the Shadowmen in this high–gloss–low–concept actioner.
Musa - The Warrior (2001)
- Dir. Kim Sung-Su
Feat. Woo-sung Jung, Ahn Sung-Ki, Zhang Ziyi
- Genuinely spectacular 14th century restaging of "The Seven Samurai" that was the (then) most expensive film made in its native…
Princess Blade (Shurayuki-Hime) (2001)
- Dir. Shinsuke Sato
- Post–apocalyptic Japanese samurai action adapted from a graphic novel, employs a stark visual style to convey its tale of a disturbed young…
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone
- Sturdy followup to the action–comedy pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, as LAPD cops on the trail of Triad boss John Lone, Chan’s…
Versus (2001)
- Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Tak Sakaguchi, Kenji Matsuda
- The zombie genre is resurrected yet again, here spliced with Asian combat routines and punk–gangster gunplay, and set in the local woods on an…
Bang Rajan (2000)
- Dir. Tanit Jitnukul
- Truly ferocious action spectacular based on the true tale of how a small Siamese village tried to withstand the efforts of 100 000 invading Burmese…
Bichunmoo (2000)
- Dir. Young-Jun Kim
- Boasting the biggest budget of any Korean film, this period epic, a kind–of "Once Upon a Time in Korea", blends the usual ingredients with…
Charlie's Angels (2000)
- Dir. McG
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu…
- TV's favourite female crimefighters get the big screen makeover. Not quite the phenomenon that were Farrah and co., contemporary imposters Drew…