Hong Kong martial arts movies had a distinctive style in the '80s. The filmmakers typically started with a series of martial arts sequences that felt fresh and innovative to the rest of the world, then worked on plot elements to fit those action scenes. Of course, the plots were often predictable and sometimes downright pointless, with 90% of them revolving around revenge in some form - almost always involving gangs. Over time, however, these movies gradually ceased to be made.
Despite their silliness, Hong Kong movies were a guilty pleasure for many fans, and have influenced co....