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Summary: The most incredible martial arts on screen today!
Review: Good story, moderate acting, but one doesn't watch Jet Li imports looking for Oscar nominees. If you're looking for incredible martial arts unassisted by cables, blue screens, or camera tricks, this is the movie! Watch for the scene between Jet Li and his friend when they spar; Li jumps upside-down, kicks, and without even touching the ground, reverses his direction, rights himself just by twisting his hips. Absolutely amazing! Check this one out.
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Summary: A MUST SEE!
Review: This movie is just great. As a student of Wing Chun and Chin Na, the moves Jet Li displays are mindblowing. Not only are they great for the "Big Screen" but, they are actual moves we learn in class. I was never a big Jet Li fan until I saw this film. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves action and is interested in the martial arts.
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Summary: Good jet li flick
Review: This movie should not be R , theres only fighting! well any way yuen woo ping is amazing. he has done drunken master(the old one/wierd one) to crouching tiger hidden dragon.Jet li is no joke he is a becoming one of the most popular asian stars.Michele staring in crouching tiger is also kicking high. The movie is really named tai chi master and takes place in 19th century china. great action and all right acting. the fighting is simular to iron monkey...
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Summary: High Class Martial Arts
Review: This is one of the best martial arts flicks to hit American shores. It has got everything and a good mix of it. It only vaguely resembles 'Chinese Connection' and I didn't think of that picture at all while watching this beautifully shot film. Fist of Legend delivers not only as an action film, but as a morality play. Although it uses many old plot devices to get the best fighters into their cloud of fists, Fist of Legend does so with an evenhanded measure of respect. One can see the admiration of foes. The conflict over the status of women and the treachery of subordinates also figure in the larger drama of racial conflict between Chinese and Japanese. There is even a scene in which the hero, a Chinese is mistaken for Japanese - something almost unheard of to these American ears. The pacing of this film is unusually good. There is not so much grumbling and posturing by wise old uncles. Even on multiple viewings you are not so likely to fast-forward to the fight scenes to get over mumbling in the middle. That said, the fight sequences are extraordinary. Li uses a varitey of styles, even a bit of Bruce Lee's own Jeet Kune Do. The match against the Japanese master is breathtaking, and in my opinion, a far better show than the final battle. A fabulous set of hand grabs and unusual moves (not to spoil it) are displayed that I have seen nowhere else. Li's own stoic attitude works excellently here where in other films it just makes him distant. In his black tunic, he is the picture of young, harboiled arrogance, only softening his resolve for his lady. Even though it is rated R for violence, I found myself wanting my 7 year old boy to see how people can conflict and still respect each other. This is a fundamental tenet of any warrior code but it is often lost in Western action movies in which conflict (and destruction) is eagerly enjoined for its own sake or for the sake of some machiavellian end. In Fist of Legend despite the fact that there are clear heroes and villians you can clearly see the reasons combattants fight and respect those reasons. All in all this period piece is a great movie experience. The fights are brilliant, the gore is mimimal, the drama is good and the film itself is state of the art - no blurry off color stuff here. This one is not to be missed, a sure classic.
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Summary: this is a good jet li movie
Review: this is a good jet li movie. If you love martial arts and you like jet li i say you should buy this movie. if you wan't to sell your copy put your copy used for 7$ and i'll buy it
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Summary: Jet Li's Greatest Film
Review: An absolute must own. A remake of Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury," I actually prefer the story and action of this rendition. The anti-Japanese sentiment seen in the original is thankfully toned down while not sacrificing any feeling of tension so important to this story. Jet Li is amazing, and Yuen Woo Ping shows why he is the greatest action director ever.
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Summary: Among the Best Martial Arts Films Out There
Review: Bottomline is that Li is amzing and near the top of his form. The others are fun as well. Bruce Lee was better but this movie was better than Fist of Fury.Must Own.
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Summary: One of the greatest martial arts movies ever! Jet Li's best!
Review: This is the classic kung flick by Jet Li. Cheorograph by Yuen Wo Ping, the fighting scenes are both elegent and lethal, very realistic. For one-on-one fights, this is the best showcase. Including one with blindfolds and a 7 mins+ finale against a Japanese General.
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Summary: Fists Of The Legend, Jet Li
Review: This is one of the first Jet Li movies I've seen and I have seen many since then. When I compare this to the rest of his impressive movies, this is hands down his best and my most favorite. I own the VCD version with the Cantonese/Mandarine with Japanese language with Chinese/English subtitles. I've seen the English dubbed version on tv once, and I have to agree with a lot of people on this, it's not that good. If you can find the DVD of this in Chinese, buy it. The dubbed version is irritating to listen to. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", a good movie is irritating to watch when in English dubbed. This only proves that Chinese movies in its original language is way better. The English version also have scenes cut from the original Chinese version. "Fist Of Legend" is a remake of the original movie by Bruce Lee called "Fist Of Fury" or "Chinese Connection" (English dubbed) where Li plays Chen Zhen, a Shanghai hero who rebels against the Japanese during the Japanese occupation in China. This movie and the original Bruce Lee movie wasn't made to bash the Japanese, but it is used to paint a picture to show us how it was like in China before the second world war. The Chinese version of the Bruce Lee classic is also better than the English version. Anyway, "Fist Of Legend" is suppose to be a tribute to Bruce Lee and in a way, Jet Li has enhanced the story line and the fighting, not to take anything away from Bruce Lee's masterpiece. Jet Li does immitate Bruce Lee's style of Jeet Kun Do when he fights like a boxer shuffling his feet, and when he shows his fellow students his training style, which is very Lee. But we also see Jet Li's style blended in with his training in the Northern Shaolin style. We see Jet Li doing fancy kicks and punches which Bruce Lee doesn't emphasize on when he fights in his movies. In that sense, Jet Li makes it more fun to watch and more intense at times. It's obvious by the way the fights are choreographed that Yuen Woo Ping is the one responsible, and I think Yuen Woo Ping is an excellent martial arts choreographer. The story behind the movie is a Bruce Lee original, but now, it's also a Jet Li classic. I highly recommend you seeing this, in it's original Chinese language of course. I also recommend you watching Bruce Lee's original film to see where it all came from. I've read that Donnie Yen who stars in a television show in Asia called "Fist Of Fury" is going to make a movie called "Donnie Yen's Fist Of Fury". He will play Chen Zhen and will re-make it like Bruce Lee's original movie. I don't know if you have seen Donnie Yen in action, he is awesome and a big Bruce Lee fan, so this future movie should be amazing. "(Bruce Lee) Li Shao-Lung is a hero over there (Mainland China), just like everywhere else. Many young Chinese admire him and want to be like him. I'm not doing this film to say: 'Hey look, here is the new Bruce Lee!' No, it's to show my respect for his memory. Like the American movie Dragon." - Jet Li Lian-Jie
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Summary: NO CHINESE TRACK!
Review: What's the deal with no original Chinese track? I HATE movies that don't include the original voices. This is a great martial arts film. Probably one of the best Jet Li perfomances ever but... the voice dubbing bothered me so much I would not want anyone else to buy it. Think about it, it's a chinese martial arts film and they couldn't have included an english subtitle for the chinese track as an option? It's like like watching Star Wars with a French dub and no English version as an option. Now does that sound right?
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