Fist of Legend
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Movie Reviews of Fist of Legend
Movie Review: Amazing film
Summary: 5 Stars
The problem with a movie like this is conveying the utter awe that I feel. This is the perennial "martial arts flick"; utter perfection in its style.The mythology is strong, and the sense of history evoked is excellent. The plot is simple, but enjoyable. The performances are good, but diminished somewhat by the nuances lost in the translation.
The movie distinguishes itself in the action. The fight scenes left me stunned; the choreography is beautiful, intense and intelligent. All the little details are there: if you watch closely, you can see that the characters are adapting to each other's style in mid-fight, and smiling at the adaptation! While the primary review laughs at how the action ties into the plot, I found myself emotionally engaged by the acting throughout the movie, including the action scenes.
It seems that the other reviewers' main problem with this version is the dubbing. I agree with them somewhat, but at least the dubbing studio seems to use the same voice across all of Jet Li's movies. So for an American fan who might not be able to get ahold of original audio (like me) for his work, the dubbed voice is consistant. And to be honest, the Jet Li dubbed voice isn't that bad, it's the surrounding cast's dubs that fall apart.
Also, for those who are curious, this is a bare bones DVD, with no extra features to speak of.
Overall, I would strongly recommend this movie to anyone even vaugely interested in martial arts or action movies... it is without parallel.
Movie Review: Great Fighting! Story Resembles Chinese Connection...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is another twist on the Janpanese versus Chinese ongoing feud movie, with the Japanese being the bad guys. Usually these scripts start with the foremost Master being killed and their finding there was foul play in the death. So does this movie.
The initial part of the plot is to find the killer. However pride and envy become the downfall of the new Master who is jealous of Chen (Jet's character), the former Master's best student.
Although I LOVE Bruce Li's version of this story, the fight scenes were better in THIS one - namely because there were fighters of equal magnitude to Jet all throughout the movie.
Most memorable in this movie is the blindfolded battle between Chen and his Japanese girlfriend's uncle...and how each comment on their fighting abilities. Jet learns from this Japanese Master. Their interplay was quite amusing...and you just marveled at each's skill.
Jet's posture early in the movie sets the serious tone of his character. The really big bad guy shows up face early on in the movie and you know the battle will be with this killer, the General, in the end. He even kills his own people.
The movie is worthwhile to see the skill of the excellent fighters involved and the multiple styles that are showcased.
The final fight scene is a bit long...but you anticipate that defeating the General would not be an easy task. If you are a Jet Li fan, this is one deserves to be in your collection.
Movie Review: Best Kungfu Movie ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a new fan of Jet Li and Hong Kong action flicks. However I have only purchased about three movies. Fist of Legend is by far the most action packed kung-fu movie I have ever seen. As far as story goes it has a decent story to support the fight scenes in the movie. But story is not important the fight scenes are what we watch these movies for and Fist of Legend has some of the best fight scenes in any movie peroid. Woo-Pings choreography is second to none in this particular movie out doing even himself. Actors Jet li and Kurata(Funakoshi)deliver the best fight scene seen in any kung-fu movie. While there is some wire work involved the way the scenes are shot and the speed with which they are delivered make the action very belevable. The other noteable thing to mention about the fight scenes is the camera angles and how frequent they change. It seems that you are viewing the action from three angles at once which gives the viewer some awesome perspectives. In addition there are a lot of little nuances that make the action so enjoyable. I highly recommend this movie to any one who enjoys really good martial arts. Every one I have showed this movie to has been left with gaping jaws at the incredible actions scenes, that includes my mother and kung-fu haters alike. BUY THIS MOVIE!!!!Movie Review: Fist of Legend: Best Movie Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Fist of Legend is arguably my favorite movie (rivaling "Top Gun," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," and "Superman"). What appealsto 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....
Movie Review: A Great Remake of a Great Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
There are SOOO many bad reviews here from people who don't know what they're talking about - who don't understand what's going on in the movie.
There was NO kickboxing in this movie. There was a tribute to Bruce Lee, who starred in the original movie (this is a remake) - wherein Jet Li attempted to use Jeet Kun Do, the fighting style that Bruce Lee created. Sorry some people didn't understand this, but for those who did - it made this movie even better and more amusing; and it was a worthy tribute even though Jet Li clearly struggled to understand that style.
This movie was great. The fighting sequences were great. I wish they hadn't sped up the footage - but that's okay. The music was pretty good, the choreography and sequencing was excellent. I DO agree that Jet Li could have done a better job portraying Chen. More emotion would have been better, as Chen was a rebel... but he did a decent job and his immaturity was showcased on several occasions.
If you don't know anything about martial arts or martial art movies - well then you might want to pass this one up. BUT if you know a thing or two before watching, you can definitely appreciate this as a great remake of a great classic.