Growing up I had a lot of Chinese kung fu movies to watch. We never seemed to be able to run out of them no matter how many we watched.
I grew up in the early 2000s, and by then there was a lot from Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Stephen Chow, Sammo Hung, etc.
Damn, the nostalgia I'm feeling just mentioning those names. 🌚
These weren't the only genre of movies I watched but they were my favorites and I'm sure there are many of you who are like me.
So I think those who grew up being huge fans of these movies also noticed that movies like these are now kinda scarce. Not just because they're no longer being made but because other genres we get from Marvel, DC, and the big Hollywood stars have taken our attention.
Also I find that anytime I check for Kung fu movies I usually find a few but I'm usually not impressed like I used to be, except in few cases. But at the same time many of us fans have had our attention hugely diverted in the past 1-2 decades.
Every now and then, though, I come across a good Chinese martial arts movie that I fall in love with, and today Kingdom (2019) is that one.
I just found this movie today, and if you're a fan of Chinese martial arts movies set in the sword fighting era, this is a movie you'd enjoy.
It's got three sequels. I've just watched the first one from 2019 and I'm about to watch the rest. And you know, usually, a movie don't get those many parts if they're not good and successful.
The story is great, engaging and suspenseful. It's from a Manga Series, so you can imagine the story was well thought out before the movie. The acting is good enough and the most important thing for martial arts movies fans is the action!
The fight scenes and choreography is on point and it's got some different fighting styles that spices movies like these up.
So if you're a fan and you've been finding it difficult to find a movie from this genre you can trust, this is it. Not a 10/10 but definitely better than "good". All the little flaws you might find are no worse than the flaws we see everyday in Hollywood movies.
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