Fist of Legend

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Summary: Fist of Legend is Martial Arts Masterpiece!
Review: Fist of Legend is a Martial Arts Masterpiece! I am not really a fan of Martial Arts films and Jet Li. But When I watched the film, I was amazed by Jet Li's performance as Martial Arts expert who defends his Masters death from the Japanese. The Martial Arts scenes in Fist of Legend are well done. The fight scenes are very realistic without wires and special effects. I normally don't watch Jet Li's movies but this one caught my attention! It is really good! Fist of Legend has lots of action and is very exciting! I recommended it to anyone who likes Jet Li. Jet Li is a great actor and Martial artist. Fist of Legend should get some kind of Martial arts film arward. Highest Possible Recommendation!

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Summary: Jet Li, undeafeated
Review: Chinese vs Japanese.In fist of fury, we see bruce lee. in fist of legend, we see jet li. i am in love with bruce lee, but i would say that fist of legend is the best film i have watched in the whole of my life.
five stars is not enough for this movie. i love to watch this movie that i shared it with all of my goods friends. so paying a huge sum of money for this movie is worth it. it is nice to see two best martial arts (kung fu and karate)in the challenge.

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Summary: To Sean "Dragon NInja"....
Review: Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but your extremely high level of ignorance is what has warranted this feedback to you.

I could really care less if youre a Bruce Lee fan or not, but you have obviously not seen any non film footage of Mr. Lee in action. His one inch punch would break your sternum. This man spent his entire life perfecting his techniques. According to his Green Hornet director he moved too fast for the camera and the stuntmen to follow. And you obviously have not watched the Enter the Dragon scene where he fights Mr. Han and gives him a series of leg sweeps. I had to watch it in slow motion because I couldnt believe how quickly he faked one way and swept the other. Oh, and the intercepting back spin kicks used on O'Hara during the tournament, theyd intecept anything and everything you could ever imagine throwing his way. I have been training in martial arts for 16 years and althuogh I consider myself a good fighter, I can never compare what I can do to someone Ive never met or had the chance to spar against.

Not only that, but for someone who thinks theyre a superior fighter to Bruce Lee, the three films you recommend are all wire fu feasts. Bruce Lee didnt use any wires. He didnt use any CGI. He didnt use guns. He didnt use any backup, either. And check out Jet Li in Kiss of the Dragon. You tell me where the wires are when he fights the 20+ person dojo and the blonde haired twins.

And whats the big deal with dubbing and subtitles? Its not like the actors requested it. The films were made overseas man. And many Asian martial arts film fans only care about the fighting. Thats why theres not much plot you ninny. And you dont like comedies? I see you live a life full of, uh, whatever life is like when you dont laugh. Whatever it is, it doesnt sound like fun.

Furthermore, the films you recommended are all super polished glossy big budget time killers (I loved Kill Bill, but still). Thats what you are, huh. A callous, self centered trendy poser who thinks that he can fight and run his mouth about subjects hes dumb as a rock about. You are the perfect example of a mainstream loser. But hey, thats what people like me were put on Earth for: to combat poison like you that tries to play your Avril Lavigne CD louder than my Sebadoh record and to remind you of how much you need to learn before opening your mouth again.

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Summary: Dare I say it? Better than Bruce Lee's original
Review: "Fist Of Fury" (or "The Chinese Connection", as it was released in Western markets) is arguably Bruce Lee's most popular movie among Asian audiences. In other words, the target audience at whom martial arts movies are aimed tend to elevate that one above most others. Which means it takes a lot of guts to try to remake it.

Having a talent like Jet Li available to play Bruce Lee's part helps a ton...but talent alone is not what places this remake above the Bruce Lee original. Simply put, this is one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. The colors just jump off the screen, much as they are used to similar spectacular effect in Jet Li's later success "Hero". The costuming is top shelf, and the fight sequences are worthy of Bruce Lee's original (particularly the final showdown), and as noted in a previous review, there is significantly less wirework in this movie than in other Jet Li movies from the same era. The result is that the fight sequences, while awe-inspiring, are realistic and believable.

The characters are also well-delivered in spite of potentially crippling English dubbing that plagues most martial arts DVD's available in the West (Dimension should be better about this than most; this is not a low-budget distributor); you tend to feel good about the good guys and bad about the bad guys.

And the twists that separated the remake from Bruce's original are also very interesting and help to give this movie a strong identity of its own...the romantic ties involving both protagonists add a layer of depth unseen in most similar movies (the contrast between both female romantic leads is interesting and adds much to the substance of this film, absolutely shading the original) and before you know what's hit you, you find that you're actually watching a morality play concerning the evils of bigotry and racial intolerance (this was also a theme in Bruce Lee's original, but the remake does a better job of detailing how this is also a two-sided problem). And I much prefer the ending of the remake to that of the original, though there are those who will complain that the remake is more of a "Hollywood"-ized bastardization of the Asian soul of the original. But to me it just feels more satisfying.

This is a good recommendation to people who remember "The Chinese Connection" warmly and are skeptical over the notion of remaking it, as well as old-skool martial arts fans who believe that wirework is an abomination to the genre. And if you're at best a casual martial arts film buff, see this just for the care that was taken in its filming; truly a beautiful film, very easy on the eyes. Something for everyone.