Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Book (Paperback)

from Radaghast

Films of Fury is the perfect book for anyone with even a passing interest in martial arts or martial arts movies. Technically, the book is more about kung fu, and that is a very real distinction that you learn about as you read. But most fans will be like me, I suspect, and be ignorant of those d...

from aethercowboy

Films of Fury is a comprehensive overview of kung fu films from their early pre-WWII days to pretty close to present day (surprisingly close for a book). It is written by notable kung fuologist Ric Meyers, quite possibly the American leading expert on all things kung fu. Based on his introduction...

from Doctroid

You may have come across this review on, say, a web search, looking for reviews of this book by reviewers well versed in the subject of kung fu movies. If so, keep looking. I am far from an expert, indeed, I've seen at best a handful of the movies Meyers discusses. Nor am I knowledgeable about ku...

from Mantra

This is a wonderful book! Ric Meyers covers not only a little history of martial arts themselves but the careers of everyone from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Donnie Yen, he even touches on the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles and the Power Rangers. He covers the history of Kung Fu films fr...

from Mantra

This is a wonderful book! Ric Meyers covers not only a little history of martial arts themselves but the careers of everyone from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Donnie Yen, he even touches on the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles and the Power Rangers. He covers the history of Kung Fu films fr...