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Here are Keanu Reeves ' personal favorite kung fu movies , includingThe Matrix . While he ’s never been labeled an out - and - out action mavin like Sylvester Stallone or Jean - Claude Van Damme , Keanu Reeves does have a hang for attaching himself to great action movies . FromPoint BreaktoSpeedor theJohn Wickseries , Reeves has many action classics to his name . He ’s also shown - particularly inThe MatrixorJohn Wickmovies- that he ’s capable of executing incredible fight sequences too .
Of naturally , not every activity project he ’s bond himself to has trash out . 1996’sChain Reactionwas a total washout , as was the expensive bomb47 Ronin . Reef did , however , have the ripe sense to pass on 1997’sSpeed 2 : Cruise Control , recognizing that the basic premise of the lambasted subsequence was laughable .
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Even Reeves exclusive directorial credit to date - 2013’sMan Of Tai Chi- showed off his love of martial art and action . Here are Keanu Reeves ' favourite kung fu movies , consort toRotten Tomatoes .
Five Fingers Of Death (1972)
The first of Keanu Reeves ' favorite kung movies isFive finger’s breadth Of Death(AKAKing Boxer ) , whose popularity in North America made it something of a precursor to the success ofEnter The Dragon- which almost reforge Bruce Lee . This Shaw Brothers classic feature something of a slender setup , but its unbelievable competitiveness and lurid vehemence made it stand out upon vent . SeeingFive Fingers Of Deathas a teenager always stuck with Reeves , for its moodiness , fight scenes and for one lurid second in particular : " Well , what struck me as a kid was when the guy jumps up in the air and charter the orb out . I mean , I was a young mortal ; I was just like , “ What ? ! ”
Enter The Dragon (1973)
There are few kung fu movies as iconic asEnter The Dragon , which tragically proved to be the last completed film of Bruce Lee . The film mixed unbelievable martial arts scenes with a James Bond - style patch , and it made a huge impression on young Keanu , who see in Times Square with his stepfather . The actor spoke of his dearest of the movie , stating " … the drama , the euphony , the flashbacks , the beginning — as the tournament fights are starting — very , very nerveless . The super fight at the end , the fight in the mirrors , the chela ! " It ’s deserving take note that a similiar mirror scene featured inJohn Wick : Chapter 2 .
Tai Chi Master (1993)
Another of Reeves ' preferent kung fu motion-picture show is 1993’sTai Chi Master , which paired Jet Li withMichelle Yeoh - who almost returned forDie Another Day . In addition to boast an excited story of friendship and treason , it ’s also compact with activeness , ranging from Hellenic duels to weapon combat . Reeves says of the " highly recommended"Tai Chi Masterthat " There ’s something really beautiful about that one , the scope . "
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Fist Of Legend (1994)
While on the face of it seldom acknowledged as such , Jet Li’sFist Of Legendended up having a bad wallop onThe ground substance . The movie sees Li ’s student look for retaliation for the execution of his kung fu headmaster , and the movie is occupy with stunning fighting . In fact , it was one of the movies the Wachowskis show to the cast ofThe Matrix , with Reeves stating " It ’s just undecomposed , hard , Yuen Woo - ping choreography ; Jet Li ’s awesome ; there ’s a lot of fighting … yeah , I ’m emphatically gon na say that one . A good , clean , awesome combat movie . " Yuen Woo - ping subsequently served as the combat choreographer for the first threeMatrixmovies .
The Matrix (1999)
Keanu Reeves ' final , best-loved kung fu movie isThe Matrix(where Neo DOESN’T make love kung fu outside of the Matrix ) , which does n’t need an debut . It ’s not narcissism that made the star place the movie on the leaning either , with Reeves stating " I think I ’m gon na throw The Matrix out there as a seminal , advanced kind of “ keep the dream alive ” of the kung fu picture show . " In addition to being a landmark sci - fi legal action movie that was ruthlessly rip off by belated movies , The Matrixalso features fight sequences that hold up to this day , with the Neo vs Agent Smith ( Hugo Weaving ) underground fight being one of Keanu ’s favourite .
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