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I'm pretty sure this list is from 1998. The original list was hand written by me in an old notebook I kept. There are plenty of films from 1997 and 1998 and no films from 1999 on the list, so my deduction is it's from 1998.

This was a period of serious film-geekitude for me, so the list clearly reflects my interests at the time.

So, here's one sentence (or fragment) on each of those films. I'm trying to do this without much editing or research so expect to see some weirdness follow I linked to full reviews of the films where applicable if you want to follow up and see how my original appraisal and my later recollections match up.

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My site is celebrating 10 glorious years on the internet and to honor that I'm going to be tossing out a few top ten lists over the next few months. This movie themed list hearkens back to the very origins of this site.

Ten years ago Drunkenfist.com was mostly a repository of my writing for Boston's late, lamented Shovel Magazine. At that point I'd been writing 1-2000 words a month on Hong Kong movies for a couple of years, so there was a lot of content to share. Since then, the site has transitioned from mostly film writing to mostly art, but at its heart the site still has a lot of cinema flowing through its veins.

Because of that, it's only right that I start with this list of ten films released over the past ten years that fit the Drunkenfist.com aesthetic to a tee. If I were still Mr. Movies the following 10 films would have been trotted out at every opportunity. For those of you who followed my writing back in the day, imagine the geeking out I did over Iron Monkey and you'll get a clear picture of how much I like the following films…

So, without further ado, here are 10 movies that have kicked my ass over the past ten years (in one way or another )

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If I was slightly disappointed by the last Shaw Brother movie I watched, Heroes of the East cleared that disappointment up in a hurry. While it's almost entirely plotless after the first 30 minutes, what plot is there serves its purpose admirably. That purpose? Setting up an hour of non-stop fights between Lau Kar-Fai and a stream of Japanese martial artists- each brandishing a different style or weapon. It's structured like kung fu porn.

Yes.
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Only about 30 minutes of The Magic Blade really grabbed me. It was 30 minutes of non-stop, lurid action. Weird characters, cannibalism, freaky weapons and sets- it had it all. The rest of the film? Not so much. It was good, just not as appealing to me as the mayhem filled middle section. Which is something of a disappointment as I'd heard good things about this film.

Oh well.
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