The greatest working martial artist today isn't Jet Li, it's Donnie Yen. While I like Jet Li as much as the next kungfu lover, I have to admit watching his recent movies, especially Fearless, gives me an impression of deja-vu. It seems like we have seen all his moves before.
Donnie Yen, on the other hand, doesn't stop trying to invent and improve himself. From Legend of the Wolf to SPL to Flash Point, he has given us some of the most inventive fights ever filmed in the history of cinema.
When Yen goes against Wu Jing, it's retractable baton against knife in what is arguably the most brutal, colorful, exciting and spectacular one-on-one combat ever.
The use of color and lighting, the soundtrack and the rhythms of the fight work exceptionally well. You have never seen anything like this before and you probably won't see anything like it again for a very long time.
The final showdown between Yen and Sammo Hung is also very well done, where Donnie Yen incorporated for the first time(?) MMA into the traditional style of onscreen fighting. It was an absolute success.
2 years later, Donnie Yen went on and outdo himself yet again in Flash Point (2007) where MMA is used to even greater effect.
SPL Fight 1: Donnie Yen vs Wu Jing.
Fight 1 Part 1Fight 1 Part 2(Download both parts then extract with winrar)
Specs:
File : 155 MB, duration: 0:03:24, type: AVI, 1 audio stream
Video : 144 MB, 5956 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 704*384 (16:9), XVID
Audio : 10.89 MB, 448 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 5 channels, AC3 CBR
SPL Fight 2: Donnie Yen vs Sammo Hung
Part 1
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QZ2YB2LRPart 2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ERXL3RY2Part 3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GO5N4OB4
