It’s a sad fact that, a few occasional break-through movies aside, much of Hong Kong’s cinematic output fails to gain a significant audience in the West. Released in 2008, the martial arts movie Ip Man was colossally successful in the East, but didn’t even get a theatrical release in North America or Europe.
This is probably my favorite martial arts films. It was so well done, and the action is above and beyond just about anything else. Sadly I haven't had the chance to see the sequel yet, but it's high on my list.