Fist of Legend
by Gordon Chan
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Actor: Billy Chow, Jet Li, Shinobu Nakayama, Siu-hou Chin, Yasuaki KurataDirector: Gordon Chan
Producer: Jet Li
Cinematographer: Derek Wan
Writer: Gordon Chan
Producer: Chui Yin Lam
Writer: Kee-To Lam
Writer: Kwong Kim Yip
Writer: Lan Kay Toa
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-02-15
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Dimension Films
Movie Reviews of Fist of Legend
Movie Review: Fists Of The Legend, Jet Li
Summary: 5 Stars
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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