Worst American Martial Arts Movies: American film has always loved martial arts, with its action-packed sequences and mind-boggling stunts. Yet some martial arts movies are a complete miss. Here is a list of the 10 worst American martial arts movies ever made, starting with bad and moving towards absolutely terrible.
1Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
“Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li” was an epic failure in an attempt to translate the iconic video game series onto the big screen. With a decent cast including Kristin Kreuk and Neal McDonough, this movie had potential but had too weak of a story line along with poor dialogues and lackluster fight scenes which led it’s downfall. Fans were left disappointed at this adaptation which did no justice to their beloved game.
2Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
The plotline for “Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever” is so convoluted that it becomes impossible to follow what is actually happening during this movie other than lots of things blowing up and people shooting at each other without any reason why or wherefore behind it all being given here on-screen. Antonio Banderas stars opposite Lucy Liu in what promises intense martial arts action but delivers nothing more than confusion wrapped up as boredom packaged inside dullness wearing monotony as skin; no wonder critics hated this film – there’s not one character you care about nor single fight scene worth remembering making it among worst ever made within genre.
3The Next Karate Kid (1994)
“The Next Karate Kid” failed as an installment in the much-loved Karate Kid trilogy released during 1980s starring Hilary Swank as Mr Miagi’s new student didn’t do too well either because its plot was weak while martial art sequences lacked creativity or inspiration so even though she won two Academy Awards afterwards for her performances such failures like these can still happen if magic from previous movies isn’t captured again here.
4DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
“DOA: Dead or Alive” is a cheesy movie with unrealistic fight scenes and nonsensical plot; moreover, characters are not developed at all while their relationships remain shallow throughout this film which also relies heavily upon showing women scantily clad so as to distract viewers’ attention from its shortcomings – needless to say that such approach did nothing good for it either.
5Double Dragon (1994)
Based on the popular arcade game of same name, “Double Dragon” did little justice towards it due to having low budget special effects along with uninspired action sequences where Mark Dacascos and Scott Wolf played Lee brothers but failed in making any lasting impression amongst audiences because they were given campy lines which were forgettable within seconds during watching this martial arts-themed flick.
6The King of Fighters (2010)
“The King of Fighters” was another disastrous attempt at bringing a fighting video game onto the big screen as its plotline confused both fans and critics who were left unimpressed by poor acting mixed together with lackluster fight choreography – obviously failing in capturing essence from original material made this adaptation major disappointment for everyone involved into making or watching such rubbish like these!
7Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Following up on relative success achieved through first installment, “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation” turned out be critical failure due to bad special effects combined alongside wooden acting supported by nonsensical storyline too; lack coherence within fights scenes just added insult upon injury thus ensuring that it would become one among worst martial arts movies ever done till now.
8Dragonball Evolution (2009)
“Dragonball Evolution” represented a huge misstep in trying to bring beloved anime series alive because here we have weak performances plus uninspired fight scenes which not only alienated both fans and newcomers but also made it very clear that filmmakers did not understand what this franchise is all about – hence why many consider it as being one of most hated martial arts films ever created.
91985’s Gymkata
The unintentionally funny movie which starred Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas combined martial arts and gymnastics in what can only be called a bizarre way. The absurdity of the plot, cheesy dialogue, and badly staged fight scenes have made it a cult classic for all the wrong reasons—this film is campy as hell with almost no actual martial arts action to speak of, so that’s why it ranks among my favorites on this list.
101995’s Fist Of The North Star
This live-action adaptation from popular anime series does everything wrong; low budget just shows right through – acting sucks big time too. You can’t even tell that this should be a kung fu flick at all by watching it – what were they thinking? It fails hard when trying to capture any essence from original materials nor does it deliver exciting martial art sequences which could’ve saved its place as worst American Martial Arts Movie ever made!
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