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Summary: Best Martial Arts Movie! Amazing Skills
Review: Ok, I must admit. This movie was the BEST martial arts movie, amazing moves, and amazing skills. I was watching the movie on my own, and I kept saying "Woooow". However, again, the story line was identical to one of Bruce Lee's movies: The Japanese Connections (I think!) All about the war between the Chinese and Japanese, and that the Japanese were very evel people, and the typical story of "taking revenge of my master's murderer".
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Summary: Best Kung Fu Movie Ever
Review: Jet Li's Fist of Legend is a wonderful remake of the original Bruce Lee movie. It takes place in China and Japan prior to World War 2. Jet Li is a talented martial artist from China who goes to Japan for school. When he hears that his master has been killed, he goes back to his old school, investigates his masters death, and many spectacular fights ensue. One of the reasons I enjoyed this movie so much was the plot. It wasn't a complex plot, but it wasn't a generic movie plot, and it didn't get to complex to follow in a translated version. There was a sub plot with a love interest, but it didn't take up much of the time which could have been filled with fight scenes. Where this movie really excels, is in the fight scenes. Unlike many Hong Kong movies, Fist of Legend didn't rely on wires and other corny special effects. Each of the fight scenes were cool because of the martial arts being used. This is what sets this movie apart from Iron monkey, Lord of the Wu-tang, Deadly China Hero, and many other popular Jet Li movies. For all of the fights, you could see each of the manuevers in great detail. When someone threw a punch, the camera would zoom in and you could see exactly how it was blocked or counterred. Another cool thing about the fight scenes, is that the different styles played an important part. You could see when Jet Li changed from Chinese to Japanese styles and how it affected the fight.
All in all, this was a kung fu masterpiece. I've seen this movie 20 times at least, and it never gets old.
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Summary: this is a remake of Bruce lees movie...
Review: what can i say about this movie? it's a remake and it is pretty good it matches up to the first one very close.
Jet li is Chen Zen, that fights Japanese Officers and masters because his master was poisned and killed by Japanese.
you kno whats funny tho? his gf is JApanese! Jet Li's master's son is the guy from Tai Chi Master aka Twin Warriror. that guy is pretty good too.
anywayz, this movie is very good but kinda short. fighting scenes were off the hook fa sho.
but i recommend watchin " sholin temple' and ' iron monekey' first to get really into this genre
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Summary: It is never good to tell a Li
Review: There are only a few movies that amuse me no matter how many times I watch them. Martial arts movies are usually in this catagory, however not even all martial arts films can really withstand this test. I have seen this movie at least twenty times now, and I am not in the least bit sick of watching. Fist of Legend is also one of the few kicking-of-the-butt movies that I have seen that actually makes me think about the plot. I am as ignorant about Japanese and Chinese history as I am about abstract art, but for some reason I am inspired to learn more to understand the conflict between the two contries that hosts the story of Fist of Legend; that is rare indeed.
I would give you a summary of the plot, however I think it all too likely that someone else has already done so, and thus why waste the time reiterating what has been said? As a summation, there are plenty of good fight scenes (which are held in a light sense; they go fast, and are fun) and a plot that is better than most of the genre.
You know what? I think that I am going to go and watch this movie right now... thanks for suggesting it.
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Summary: ONE OF JET LI'S BEST
Review: As everyone probably knows, Fist of Legend is a remake of Bruce Lee's Fists of Fury, in which the Japanese and Chinese are both portrayed in a less black and white context. In pre-World War II China, Jet Li returns from his studies in Japan in order to attend the funeral of his sifu, who died in a martial arts match against a rival Japanese master. When it becomes apparent that Li's sifu died as a result of being poisioned, a feud between Li's kung fu school and the Japanese school erupts and trancends beyond a martial arts match and into an international incident. While I didn't like it as much as everyone else, it is still undeniably a good film with plenty of finely done fight scenes without the wire work for which Li is usually noted.
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Summary: interesting tidbit
Review: Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, the fight choreographer, the indomitable Yuen Woo Ping has a little role in this movie. He's character is the old police head, who got demoted at the middle of the movie.
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Summary: Woo-Ping rocks!
Review: I bought this DVD sight-unseen after watching the extras on The Matrix, since it was specifically mentioned as the reason the Wachowski Bros. got Yuen Woo-Ping to do their fight choreography. Now I am a huge fan of Jet Li as well as them and Woo-Ping. Before this I had only seen Black Mask and Lethal Weapon 4 (Riggs and Murtaugh beat him--yeah, that's realistic). This is one martial arts fans will definitely want to watch repeatedly for its fantastic (mostly wire-free) fight scenes, and it has a decent story as well, with an underlying theme on the evils of racism. I gave the DVD four stars instead of five only because some extras and 5.1 channel sound would be nice, but the Dolby Surround is very good, and the widescreen picture is excellent (I think it's non-anamorphic, but I don't have a 16:9 TV so it looks just as sharp as any DVD I've seen).
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Summary: Too Cool
Review: I am a fan of the kung fu movie genre. I am guessing that if you are reading this, so are you (if not, why are you here? Shouldn't you be looking at My Best Friend's Wedding or something?) This movie has all that a healthy growing fan of the genre of butt-kicking would need: A great director, a great main couple of stars, and a mediocre story that involves lots of action. My personal favorite scenes in these types of movies are the one on one scenes, and there are two particularly moving ones that made me so happy I almost cried. Although I gave this movie five stars I do reconize that, like most movies of this sort, it doesn't have the best plot. So, if you are looking for only the best of the best martial arts films... Go get Crouching Tiger or another one of those meaningful ones. But, if you are one of those neat people who thrive on the vicarious living through people who have almost superman like abilities to kick some rear, and you are looking for a movie to boost your alter, or imagined, self... get this one.
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Summary: Brilliant displays of open-hand techniques!
Review: Woo Ping (Black Mask, Tai Chi Master, Crouching Tiger...) choreographed this masterpiece of Kung Fu techniques. Unlike most of his films, there is very little (if any) wire-work, and the actors are actually performing these amazing techniques. What makes this film unique is that Jet Li uses many different styles throughout the film, each suited to his various opponents. Whether it's the deadly Chin Na system of joint manipulation or standard Wushu, Li proves himself to be adaptable to any style. A veritable lesson in timing, accuracy, and counter-attacks. A must have for fans or students of martial arts. The only draw-back is the dubbing.
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Summary: Fist of Legend: Best Movie Ever!
Review: Fist of Legend is arguably my favorite movie (rivaling "Top Gun," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," and "Superman"). What appeals
to me about it is that it takes itself seriously; the movie actually has a worthwile storyline instead of the usual super silly, comic, slapstic antics that typically occur in Chinese cinema (consider "Once Upon a Time in China" or "Fong Sai Yuk" aka "The Legend"). The wire work in such movies usually spoils the action for me, too. If there is any wire work in "Fist of Legend, however, it is not at all apperent. What makes an action movie entertaining is its ability to convince the audience that it isn't a movie. Seeing "Fist of Legend" makes me believe that what Jet Li does on camera is the same as what he does in real life.
The fight sequences in this movie are also much more "down to earth" than in other typical Chinese movies. We don't see the hero, Chen Zan, for example, knocking out fifty OTHER kung fu masters with a single swing of a quarterstaff (as in "Twin Warriors"). Instead, when confronted by multiple assailants, he has to fight to disable each one as quickly as possible by breaking their arms and legs etc.
All in all, "Fist of Legend" combines fantastic, yet realistic kung fu action with a good story and great conflict....
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