Nonrevenge Nonwar Nontypical Kung Fu Movies

[HuangKaiVun]

I get a bit sick and tired of the standard kung fu movie topic.

Almost invariably, a movie is about

1. a heroic rescue
2. revenge
3. a secret tournament of champions
4. a homicidal mystery
4. all of the above.

That's why it was nice to see these kung fu movies:

1) Circle of Iron: a walk through the phases of self-discovery

2) Pushing Hands: a Taijiquan master finds himself in America, where he gets totally culture shocked:

3) Gorgeous: Jackie Chan plays a rich boy who learns how to love

Any other suggestions?

[Shadow Dragon]

Originally posted by HuangKaiVun
I get a bit sick and tired of the standard kung fu movie topic.
1) Circle of Iron: a walk through the phases of self-discovery


Haven't seen that one.



2) Pushing Hands: a Taijiquan master finds himself in America, where he gets totally culture shocked:


I REALLY enjoyed this movie.



3) Gorgeous: Jackie Chan plays a rich boy who learns how to love


Wasn't too bad, but still a bit to stereotypical in the love story department.

Seeya.

[SanSoo Student]

How is the hong kong version and american version of gorgeous different? I heard that the Amercian one was missing alot from the film.

[Shadow Dragon]

Can't help only saw the HK Version.

Cheers.

[Chang Style Novice]

It has about a dozen alternate titles, but "Miracles" is Jackie Chan's tribute to Frank Capra, and definitely has a nonstandard plot.

[NorthernMantis]

Well I for one don't get itred of the same old story.

[HuangKaiVun]

I'll also suggest Jackie Chan's "The Big Boss", which is one of my absolute favorite Chan movies because of its novelty.

[Hai_To]

Gorgeous is pretty good. Any movie with Shu Qi is going to rate pretty highly. :D

An old school flick that would fall outside of your criteria is Shaolin Challenges Ninja. All the fighting is a result of a misunderstanding between the main characters. Plus, I think it is the only Shaw Brothers flick where no one dies.