Fist of Fury
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Movie Reviews of Fist of Fury
Movie Review: It's Ok, but the whole TV series should have been released instead
Summary: 4 Stars
This is actually an edit of the 25 episode TV series Donnie Yen starred in called Fist of Fury. I wanted to point that out because the previous reviews thinks this is a standalone movie or gives that impression. This is not the case. This is essentially a part 2 to condensing the TV series. Think of the recent 'recap' DVDs put out for shows [most noted, Heroes]. Part 1 is Fist of Fury: Sworn Revenge. I give this 4 out of 5 because the series was a stage for Donnie Yen's range to shine through early in his career as an actor. I recommend this for any recent Donne Yen fan [especially in light of recent films SPL, Dragon Tiger Gate and the upcoming Flashpoint formerly called City With No Mercy] or fans that haven't seen his TV work. The commentary is a nice bonus for fans of hearing how scenes were put together and the ideas for doing what they did. If you can, try to get ahold of the actual full 25 eps. Pretty sure eng subbed versions are really rare.Movie Review: fist of fury
Summary: 3 Stars
It;s supposed to be an awesome TV series about Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" ( "Chinese Connection" in US) played by Donnie Yen. I saw the whole series on TV. But cramping it into one 2 hour movie?!! it's not easy at all. The story line is still good (of course it's still way far if you compare it with the real 27 series/ episodes) but you can catch the resumed story. Fighting scenes are awesome but I agreed that they fastforward it as about 2-3XX on your DVD. Donnie is fast but not that fast. He was a world Tai Chi Champion. I love him in certain way he's better than Bruce Lee, in other ways, Bruce Lee is much better than him, so he just did that movie coz he appreciate Bruce Lee and Chen Jen legend. It's a tribute to Bruce Lee. Not trying to make a copycat at all. So just enjoy it as the movie itself, don't compare it to Fist of Fury by Bruce Lee (Chinese Connection), Jackie Chan (The New Fist of Fury) or Jet Lee (Fist of Legend). They all have their own positive and negative side.
I just dissapointed with the back cover of this DVD, the show the scenes which is not in the DVD at all. They are the Korean kickboxer and Chen Jen's senior who is jealous to Chen Jen. That was two great fighting scenes in this movie but the just hook me up on the back cover, I didn't find it at all in the movie.
Overall if you don't see the TV series, don't judge Donnie Yen and this movie, this is a pretty good movie. Thanks.
Movie Review: not really a movie....
Summary: 3 Stars
After a long wait, I finally had the chance to watch another remake of Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" (aka Chinese Connection) this time starring a worthy Donnie Yen. However, I was a bit disappointed understandably that this 25+ episode TV show being compiled into a 2 hour movie. If you did not see the original movie or Jet Li's "Fist of Legend", you'll be asking yourself many questions such as "huh?" and "who is this guy?" throughout the movie. Character development is nonexistent and there are tons of missing plotlines. The fighting is obviously sped up and seems more comical than realistic. I'm not sure why they did this, but the fight scenes at regular speed would've been just fine. The "Enter the Dragon" opening theme music gets annoying since they keep playing it before or during a fight scene. I hope Tai Seng or another company will release the entire 25 episode series on DVD to fill in the plot holes.
3 stars for Donnie Yen doing his best Bruce Lee impersonation.
Movie Review: 28 T.V. Episodes squeezed into a 2 hour DVD?!
Summary: 3 Stars
WHY????!!! If you have seen the entire ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC 28 episode T.V. Series then there is absolutely no reason to purchase this DVD. If you haven't seen the entire series and you don't feel like spending [money] to purchase it(depending on where you buy it), then definitely buy this DVD just for the amazing Donnie Yen who respectfully pays homage to Bruce Lee and pulls off some pretty spectacular fight scenes. You will also probally be annoyed that any semblance of a plot that originally took 28 episodes to unfold is quite noticeably absent. The score is ripped from Dragon:The Bruce Lee Story and there is a piece that begins with the first few bars from the Enter the Dragon theme song. Over all 28 hours worth of footage sliced, diced and crammed into 120 minutes. If you are a serious martial arts film fan then purchase the entire VCD set. Most DVD players also play VCD's. It is more than well worth it.Movie Review: An okay remake, but be forewarned...
Summary: 3 Stars
Donnie Yen has great on-screen presence and acting ability, but his portrayal of Bruce Lee falls short. He has the ha-yah and stance down, but the fight scenes fall way short of the original movie. All of the fight scenes are sped up and the ones with Donnie tend to look weak because he's trying too hard to redo the scenes that Bruce Lee did. The fights end up being overdone or too weak. If the fights hadn't been sped up the film would have been way better. Donnie tries to be Bruce Lee as best he can, but he ends up being Donnie Yen again after the brief tell-tale Bruce Lee stare. I would've been much happier if they had given Donnie his own unique fighting style and personality instead of trying to pay homage to Bruce Lee (much like Fist of Legend did). Overall, the fighting scenes will leave you disgusted because they seem like cheap Bruce Lee ripoffs.