@sam park you have to view it in the context of the era. 80's and 90's martial arts films were all pretty cheesy and campy. That doesn't mean the fight and stunt choreography isn't incredible.
Likewise..I was just 9 yrs old when i watched this movie and I will always love this movie.. The Rhee Brother Philip Rhee and Sinom Rhee(Tommy Lee and Dae Han Park) and Eeic Roberts...
Here's a cool fact.... the coach for the Korean team ( He Il Cho ) in the movie, his son Kya Ha Cho taught Taekwondo in my hometown of Houston, Tx from around 1978 until he passed in 2014. I met him many times in my classes there. Kya Ha Cho's son, Jason Cho is the main instructor now. This movie was personal to me in that respect.
Except for the fact that we’re suppose to believe James Earl Jones was a martial arts instructor, this is one of the greatest martial arts movies of all time
"To save a life in defeat, is to earn victory and honor within. Your Brother too, was a great fighter. I deeply regret your loss and I offer myself as your Brother!"
This movie is one of the best movies ever made. It deserves to be in some hall of fame. I 1st saw it in 1989 and it still holds a special place in my heart
This movie was so damn WELL directed! No matter how many times I watch this, it always feels like my first time. Alex and Tommy's friendship was everything.
Yeah I know bro I do like Tommy was thinking should I kill him or let him live with defeat and otherwise show Mercy that's why I say they did another Mortal Kombat before the new one he will be perfect for a young Shang Tsung😎💯🤔
Thats scene and the ending made me tear up when I first saw it this movie. He wanted to end his life for his brother 😪. But he chose not to. Then at the end he came to him and apologized and to be his brother.
This is a great scene from a decent movie. To add some context Dae Han killed Tommy's brother in a tournament like that one. In the scene that follows this, Dae Han approaches during the award ceremony, gives him the medal and regrets the loss of his brother.
as a young kid i cried watching this scene and as a 40yr old man i still cry...having empathy and showing mercy to someone that killed a close family member has to be difficult...yea yea i know its just a movie lol
One of the best movies of my childhood. After all this time... still amazing movie, yet the shock I had once I found out these 2 are actually brothers.
I only found this out last week!! After like over 25 years. But actually when I look at them closely, there's quite a bit of resemblance... You just have to look past the beard.
@@spidermoon3574 Dae Han killed Lees brother. I would say it doesn't get more personal to despise a person more than that. But in the sequel they do know each other very well (The two are brothers in real life).
That line is kind of a plot hole. Alex knows Tommy wants to kill Dae Han but he didn't see him perform the kick he is setting up when he says that line.
@@lordoffaiyum9727 True, they were training for months before hand but he had also never done that before or someone would have stopped him before he kicked Virgil like that
I totally agree with you! I can't remember another movie with fight scenes looking so natural like this one... By the way, it would be great if someone could upload more parts :)
I used to love this movie, its kinda wild to look back on it now and see that Tommy was the only one on his team that looked like he knows how to fight in real life lol. I dont know what they were thinking putting a cowboy in this movie lol.
I'm not sure if anyone noticed that part when deihan places the medal on Tommy and his hands run down Tommy's chest - the gesture to touch Tommy's heart in a begging for forgiveness way. What a beautiful movie!
Japanese stylists have "Kuro Obi". Chinese stylists have every Hong Kong made movie ever. Kenpo stylists have "Perfect Weapon" and slew of shitty Speakman movies that came afterwards. Jiu-Jitsu stylists have "Red Belt", which I'm sure many would rather forget. Korean stylists have "Best of the Best". All the Korean fighters along with their coach and Tommy were either Tang Soo Do, Taekwondo or Hapkido stylists in real life
I watched this movie not long after it came out when I was like 9 years old and for some reason that line has stuck in my head and I hear it every time I see someone get knocked down hard in a fight lol.
I was first introduced to Tang Soo Do in 1984. We had few role models- Norris, of course, Pat Johnson, the rest were either taboo (Darnell Garcia) or just known to us. Tae Kwon Do was related, both based on Moo Duk Kwan, so except for a few things the old forms and training were so similar you would have to be very petty to find major differences. The Rhee brothers did some great work in the first 2 movies, bringing a level of skill that made us all proud to belong to the Korean family of styles. I still get pumped up to train when I see these clips!
I love this movie.saw it when i was like 3.lol yea i know but i was a huge martial arts fan.noone could deny me movies like these lol.i wanna cry watching this :-)
It’s amazing Philip Rhee took a real hook kick from his brother Simon. Although it was a foot slap instead of the heel to make impactful for the screen
Didn'y yall watch and understand the movie, the Korean team won because Tommy didn't "KNOCKOUT" Dae Han... But when you look at it the other way, the American team won because Tommy was told by his coach and one of his team members to not kill Dae Han:)
I came for the "TOMMMMMMY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO", but stayed for the "Drop him like a tawlet seat..." HAHAHA
Coach, coach....he's gonna kill him!
One of the best fight scenes of all time. No wires, no flashy over the top moves. Just two great martial artists doing their thing.
The Rhee brothers for the win!
Absolutely! One of my favorite 80s films
You will never see quality shit like this today
Facts
@sam park you have to view it in the context of the era. 80's and 90's martial arts films were all pretty cheesy and campy. That doesn't mean the fight and stunt choreography isn't incredible.
No matter how many times I watch this movie, I can't hold my tears at the end. One of the best martial arts movies!
It's not a romance movie, my word
@@ericmacnichol3791 🤣🤣🤣😂😂
me aswell .
Likewise..I was just 9 yrs old when i watched this movie and I will always love this movie..
The Rhee Brother Philip Rhee and Sinom Rhee(Tommy Lee and Dae Han Park) and Eeic Roberts...
Me too
Here's a cool fact.... the coach for the Korean team ( He Il Cho ) in the movie, his son Kya Ha Cho taught Taekwondo in my hometown of Houston, Tx from around 1978 until he passed in 2014. I met him many times in my classes there. Kya Ha Cho's son, Jason Cho is the main instructor now. This movie was personal to me in that respect.
Respect 🙏🏾
@@lm7913Dae Han and Tommy Lee are real life brothers
To this day it remains the most heartfelt, brutal and brilliant display of martial arts choreography.
5:54 "Coach coach he is gonna kill him" The most passionately delivered lines in the movie
I saw this on TV as kid in the 90s, It taught me Humility, Forgiveness and Strength.
I recon I saw it around 92 93? On tv I was 8
На то и есть название Лучшие из Лучших
Except for the fact that we’re suppose to believe James Earl Jones was a martial arts instructor, this is one of the greatest martial arts movies of all time
I agree
He was the coach of the team, not an instructor like a Sensei 💯🤷🏿♂️
Eric Roberts - played his character with so much passion and soul
He got pretty ripped for the sequel, probably the best shape Eric was ever in.
Better actor than his sister.
He always does
@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 his sister is a better singer than her brother. Balance works perfekt in that family
@@boss2650 what are you going on about.. Juile is not a singer. Dummies
It makes me come back 30 years of my life
"To save a life in defeat, is to earn victory and honor within. Your Brother too, was a great fighter. I deeply regret your loss and I offer myself as your Brother!"
Э
The meta joke is that the two actors ARE brothers in real life.
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
I cried at that scene .. it was very emotionally 😥
That speech made me cry
This movie never gets old.
This movie is one of the best movies ever made. It deserves to be in some hall of fame. I 1st saw it in 1989 and it still holds a special place in my heart
This movie was so damn WELL directed! No matter how many times I watch this, it always feels like my first time. Alex and Tommy's friendship was everything.
I watched this classic so many times as a kid.
Unlike the sequels that got more and more ridiculous with each one.
The end ALWAYS gets me!! Can’t help but tear up!!
Also
Yeah I know bro I do like Tommy was thinking should I kill him or let him live with defeat and otherwise show Mercy that's why I say they did another Mortal Kombat before the new one he will be perfect for a young Shang Tsung😎💯🤔
Crazy 2 watch 2 brothers really landing hard shots on each other. Some kicks were landing man
Did you see that "beautiful spinning heel kick". All that hair sweat just misting everywhere. AWESOME!
Thats scene and the ending made me tear up when I first saw it this movie. He wanted to end his life for his brother 😪. But he chose not to. Then at the end he came to him and apologized and to be his brother.
Darth Vader is just standing there, waiting for a good moment to reveal that he's their father.
This is a great scene from a decent movie. To add some context Dae Han killed Tommy's brother in a tournament like that one. In the scene that follows this, Dae Han approaches during the award ceremony, gives him the medal and regrets the loss of his brother.
“Drop him like a toilet seat Tommy!” 😂😂👏👏👏
The end was very powerful to watch. Brilliant film still after all these years !
as a young kid i cried watching this scene and as a 40yr old man i still cry...having empathy and showing mercy to someone that killed a close family member has to be difficult...yea yea i know its just a movie lol
One of the best movies of my childhood. After all this time... still amazing movie, yet the shock I had once I found out these 2 are actually brothers.
I only found this out last week!! After like over 25 years.
But actually when I look at them closely, there's quite a bit of resemblance... You just have to look past the beard.
Real Life Brothers...AMAZING MARTIAL ARTISTS
I just turned 45 year's old....and I STILL cry at the end of the movie.
Such a noble and sad ending...love it forever 💯
i used to love this film when i was younger, got me into Taekwondo
they shouldve renamed this movie.
"How Many Times Will Eric Roberts Cry in the next 85 Minutes?"
its his signature
I am a man that also cries often, in private. It releases a lot of emotional poison from the body and soul. But not nearly as often as Eric Roberts.
Oh God!!!
one of the best and most underrated martial arts movies ever
“You won that match. Don’t ever forget that.”
🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂😀😀😀😀😀😀
This is my all time fav movie, i was 8 when i first watched it
This movie is truly a classic. It was very accurate to how Korea trains in Tae Kwon Do. Its 2021 and I still watch this movie.
Chopping trees bare-chested in the snow and meditating under waterfalls!
In all fairness two of the Koreans aren't even taekwondo guys, their tang soo do stylists. So it's not all taekwondo.
Legendary, one of my favourite fighting movies. A good story with it for once instead of aimless fighting and it has Tae Kwon Do....
To this day this movie and fight scence still holds up a classic one of if not the best martial arts flim of all time period
One of my all time favorite movies, can't get much better than this.
I really love this bit of the movie i think i must have watched it atleast 28 timez
One of the best fight scenes to this day no trick photography or wires required. 😎👍🤘
God Bless Tommy...
He did the right thing!!!
Classic fight scene. Good to see real life brothers playing their part against each other for this movie.
Travis: “Are you yellow?” Tommy: “Obviously…” 😂😂😂😂
"To spare a life in defeat, is the true victory".
And his worst enemy became his best friend.
@@spidermoon3574 Dae Han killed Lees brother. I would say it doesn't get more personal to despise a person more than that. But in the sequel they do know each other very well (The two are brothers in real life).
“Tommy, NO! Coach! Coach! He’s gonna kill him!”
That line is kind of a plot hole. Alex knows Tommy wants to kill Dae Han but he didn't see him perform the kick he is setting up when he says that line.
It's okay, don't worry. They fight like this all the time. They're real brothers ya know. Probably why kicking him in the crotch was so funny to him.
@@christinadoxstader3004..... he sees Tommy shift his weight and stance.... he knows.
@@christinadoxstader3004 he still knows Tommy skill set. He would know of thay kick and stance. Trained for months before this event.
@@lordoffaiyum9727 True, they were training for months before hand but he had also never done that before or someone would have stopped him before he kicked Virgil like that
I totally agree with you! I can't remember another movie with fight scenes looking so natural like this one... By the way, it would be great if someone could upload more parts :)
Tears always come to eyes at the last part
Must have watched this film about 10 times. Brilliant 😎
One of the best martial arts movies of all time, can't believe how unknown it is!
Just loving the three last finishing moves Tommy Lee does on Dae Han, I keep replaying them over and over.....:::::))
Awesome movie. People showing respect for each other.
One of my favorite fight scenes...
Classic!!!! I wish they had this on DVD. Simply the Best!!
I have all 4 parts on dvd. Number 4 sucks tho
I can never get tired watching this movie it's that good especially all the fight scenes**
I remember i watched this movie when i was kid back in 1998 i still love it
It's been 18years today since I saw this movie, I remember as kids we used to act this movie and everyone wanted to play Tommy Lee's position.
Alex :coach he's gonna kill him
Tommy: damn it, you're blowing up my spot
Awesome post...I love this movie...
Brother verses Brother... Simon & Philip Rhee are doing the fighting, and I think the choreography for all the fights for the entire film..
I used to love this movie, its kinda wild to look back on it now and see that Tommy was the only one on his team that looked like he knows how to fight in real life lol. I dont know what they were thinking putting a cowboy in this movie lol.
I'm not sure if anyone noticed that part when deihan places the medal on Tommy and his hands run down Tommy's chest - the gesture to touch Tommy's heart in a begging for forgiveness way. What a beautiful movie!
The kick dayhon gave tommy at 1:01 Awsome kick 😮
Japanese stylists have "Kuro Obi". Chinese stylists have every Hong Kong made movie ever. Kenpo stylists have "Perfect Weapon" and slew of shitty Speakman movies that came afterwards. Jiu-Jitsu stylists have "Red Belt", which I'm sure many would rather forget. Korean stylists have "Best of the Best". All the Korean fighters along with their coach and Tommy were either Tang Soo Do, Taekwondo or Hapkido stylists in real life
For a fight film it has surprising substance. It ain't your typical fight film. Well balanced in my opinion.
2:23 "Drop him like a toilet seat Tommy!"
I watched this movie not long after it came out when I was like 9 years old and for some reason that line has stuck in my head and I hear it every time I see someone get knocked down hard in a fight lol.
I woke up thinking about this movie. Awesome!
The best part of THE BEST OF THE BEST some of the guys like Tommy knew martial arts for real...I love all his moves...
If you ever feel like crying... just watch the end of this movie.😥😢😭
I have this in VHS and CD one of my favorite movies
Ip man is freaking unbelievable!!
I was first introduced to Tang Soo Do in 1984. We had few role models- Norris, of course, Pat Johnson, the rest were either taboo (Darnell Garcia) or just known to us. Tae Kwon Do was related, both based on Moo Duk Kwan, so except for a few things the old forms and training were so similar you would have to be very petty to find major differences. The Rhee brothers did some great work in the first 2 movies, bringing a level of skill that made us all proud to belong to the Korean family of styles. I still get pumped up to train when I see these clips!
You do know that Darnell was released and cleared several years ago? His "buddies" who testified against him recanted their testimony.
@@barrettokarate I did not! Makes you wonder. On the other hand, he was living pretty well for a DEA agent.
I am with you. I never thought I would love this movie but I did.
I love this movie.saw it when i was like 3.lol yea i know but i was a huge martial arts fan.noone could deny me movies like these lol.i wanna cry watching this :-)
Was early 90's when I 1st saw this. Watching again now, doesn't seem like it was that long ago :(
Bad ass. This was THE SHIT in its time. I still have the original movie on VHS.
this the first movie that made me ever shed a tear
Man I just love this movie. When my bro and I used to do demos we'd borrow some of the moves from this scene.
Love this movie, I have the first movie "Best Of The Best", never had any idea the second and third even came out....
And they are brothers! Love this
James Earl Jones with the greatest motivational speach in history.
Brothers in real life, Fight was Epic!
I didn't know until recently that these two fighters are real life brothers.
I LOVES THIS FILM!!!
God, loved this movie when I was a kid
It’s amazing Philip Rhee took a real hook kick from his brother Simon. Although it was a foot slap instead of the heel to make impactful for the screen
I love this movie. Fkn awesome. Especially the end were dai han makes amends cuz he knows tommy spared his life
What a film philip rhee I hope you have read all these comments
Love this, the move at 2:23, just makes me laugh every time!
Awsome movie. Loved it.
That triple kick always gives me goosebumps. So pretty!
Love that triple roundhouse kick.
Absolutely brilliant film ❤️
Didn'y yall watch and understand the movie, the Korean team won because Tommy didn't "KNOCKOUT" Dae Han... But when you look at it the other way, the American team won because Tommy was told by his coach and one of his team members to not kill Dae Han:)
I always loved that triple kick at 02:11
HaHa! Thats hilarious when Dae Han kicks him in the groin and laughs! LMFAO
psionic-dope fight great clips scene.
Those two are real brothers.
Always liked this movie been watching it since i was a young lad part 2 is pretty cool too
Loved this film. The second one is also awsome.
underrated classic
favorite fighting movie
Incredible!