| Martial arts movies have come a long way since the | | | | Directors such as the "Wachowski brothers" who |
| first forays into the world of depicting the secret | | | | envisioned and made the Matrix movies used the |
| fighting arts on the big screen. | | | | most thorough and ambitious wire work for their flying |
| Whilst Hong Kong and Japan have long been making | | | | martial arts depictions. |
| kung fu and Karate based flicks and with names that | | | | These days nearly every film involving a tough hero or |
| are familiar to kung fu film buffs - Bruce Lee, Sonny | | | | heroine has them pulling out some fighting techniques |
| Chiba and so on, Wobbly sets and dodgy dialogue | | | | from their bag of tricks. |
| were the mainstays of cheap and quick turnaround | | | | Whilst in one way this is good for the fighting arts of |
| martial art flicks for a hungry crowd. In the wake of | | | | the world as well as sport combat on another way it |
| Bruce Lee's death dozens of copycat impersonators | | | | can help foster an incorrect impression of what martial |
| with similar names appeared on the scene as the | | | | arts actually are. |
| producers tried to find a replacement for the legendary | | | | When newcomers begin to learn their particular style |
| Jeet Kune Do expert. | | | | of combat they may soon be disappointed because |
| It is only recently that film makers have demanded | | | | they are not progressing as quickly as they would like |
| more sophistication from their combat scenes. | | | | or they are not jumping off walls and doing flying kicks. |