There are many types of Martial Arts/Kung Fu film including The genre setters like: the Once upon a time in China series
The great fight films: Fist of Legend, Tai Chi Master - Jet Li Prodigal Son - Sammo Hung Warriors two
The classics (those that suck part 1): (I'll probably get flamed for this:-) Shaw brothers
Those that suck part 2: Any American Kung Fu film except maybe ONE:
Drive with Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison is one of those rare films which isn't widely known (much like Mistery Men), but is a gem of a film).
Mark Dacascos is martial arts expert Toby Wong who has a device in his body that some criminals want. Kadeem Hardison is the poor sap who gets involved just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nothing original! Just great fight scenes that would give Jet Li a run for his money and use of props that would make Jackie Chan envious. Kadeems' ad-libs are excellent and he is basically the comic element. Kadeem seems to attract trailer trash as well as trouble whereever he goes :-) The chemistry between Mark and Kadeem works real well. Mark kicks mucho butt, Kadeem kicks some butt, and this other girl who looks like sherylyn fenn from Twin Peaks (very dippy and very funny) kills people with a machine gun attached to a sawn off arm.
The main criminal has no kung-fu, just a mean face, a southern twang in his voice, some serious guns and great comic pathos when things go wrong.
Its violent, a little gory, fast, well scripted for a kung fu film and very funny.
What more do you want!
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