Fist of Fury
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Movie Reviews of Fist of Fury
Movie Review: Condensing the TV series into a movie was a bad idea
Summary: 3 Stars
Cramming a 25+ episodes TV series into a short movie doesn't give this movie the credit it deserves. Donnie Yen is a great fighter and is currently one of the best fighters alive today. The movie would have been much better had he used his own style, especially since his martial arts skills do rival those of Bruce Lee's. But all-in-all, if you want to watch this movie, try to find copies of the long version to do this movie justice.Movie Review: I Am So Sorry Donnie Yen!
Summary: 2 Stars
I think Donnie Yen is a kung fu god but this movie falls so far short it is a huge disappointment. The movie is based on a television series in China and the story is actually not that bad, although it seems a little crammed together. The fighting is great, full of style and power, but what ruins it and the rest of the movie is the horrible production of the film. I think every fight scene is sped up to the point of ridiculous(I am NOT exaggerating at all). It is as if you had your DVD player on 4x fast foward. What could have been an awesome fight scene when Donnie Yen wields some nunchuks and works a room full of bad guys is ruined by this! Also, if you watch it dubbed in english, when Yen fights he never shuts up! He will literally yell Woo, woo, woo, woo... for 60 straight seconds! The most evident flaw is the type of film that is used. I am not joking, it is the same film quality as a soap opera. It doesn't even look like a movie! It looks like it belongs on TV during the day when only your mom is home to watch her stories!
(and it is full screen)
If you can get passed all I just said it could be a really cool flick. Too bad I can't and you probably can't either.
Movie Review: An insult to Bruce
Summary: 1 Stars
After Bruce Lee's death, there were a motley crew of imposters trying to jump on the fame band wagon of the "Dragon", there was Bruce Le, Bruce Li and Dragon Le, some were good most were corny, but they were given some note of credibility; to an occidental audience due to the well known actors who worked with them in these films, (this is what made Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle a hit, by using wen Wo Ping as choreographer and veteran actors and real masters like Chiu Chi Liang and Yuen Wah.
The most incredible thing about Bruce Lee is that some of his fight movements had to be slowed down in order to be visible to the audience,
hence shooting scenes were the camera is obviously speeded up cheapens the integrity of the kung fu, such as in this mediocre flik and the overated Iron Monkey.
Movie Review: Extremely Disappointing - Donnie does "Dis" Service
Summary: 1 Stars
Out of all the Huo Yuan Jia and his student Chen Zhen films - this is by far the worst. I am so glad that Donnie has come to be a much better actor - it's a wonder anyone would cast him after this role... bad acting overshadowed his kung fu talent. The saddest part - this movie had a large budget and still couldn't compare to any of the old movies or series. Worse there is NOTHING original about this version - NOTHING. A matter of fact if you have seen the Bruce Lee version you may notice some of the same camera angles!! PS Chen Zhen never had a Japanese girlfriend (in case you were wondering). All I can say, in the words of Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen) "WOOOOOO OOOO WO OW WOO - Stay away!"Movie Review: There can only be one original
Summary: 1 Stars
My goodness!! I expected more than this from Donnie Yen after seeing 'Iron Monkey' part 1. Just too much camera tricks to enjoy the beauty of martial art physical skill. In closing,you cant redo the famous painting "Sun Flowers" buy Van Gough,and expect to resell it as the original.I know its harsh,but there is only one 'Fist of Fury" ,also done by an original master in his field.