Fist of Legend
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Movie Reviews of Fist of Legend
Movie Review: A stunning kung fu film with believable martial arts
Summary: 5 Stars
There is no wire-fu. The fighting scenes look less choreographed. And the effects are more believable. If you pay attention, you will notice that the student kicked by Chen Zen didn't fly backwards in summersaults - as they often did in other martial arts films - but flew back plainly and then fell on the ground facing down. This is the best effect - seemingly no effect.Something about Jet Li: He is the most skillful kung fu master. When he made his film debut in 1979's Shaolin Temple, he had already won numerous championships in China's martial art contests. He was only 16 at that time. In Shaolin Temple, which I highly recommend, he displayed his unbelievable skills in different styles with different weapons. Maybe he is not as funny as Jackie Chan, nor as handsome as Chow Yun-Fat (who is actually a layman of martial arts), but he is definitely the greatest martial artist.
BTW, as great as Jet is, he is not the inventor of fighting with a belt. There is a traditional Chinese weapon called Jiu Jie Bian (Nine-Chain Whip), which looks like a long iron chain. Again, you can find an incredible display of that weapon by Jet in Shaolin Temple.
Movie Review: A stunning kung fu film with believable martial arts
Summary: 5 Stars
There is no wire-fu. The fighting scenes look less choreographed. The effects are more believable. If you pay attention, you will notice the student kicked by Chen Zen didn't fly backwards in summersaults - as they often did in other martial arts films - but flew back plainly and then fell on the ground facing down. This is the best effect - seemingly no effect.Something about Jet Li: He is the most skillful kung fu master. When he made his film debut in 1979's Shaolin Temple, he had already won numerous championships in China's martial art contests. He was only 16 at that time. In Shaolin Temple, which I highly recommend, he displayed his unbelievable skills in different styles with different weapons. Maybe he is not as funny as Jackie Chan, nor as handsome as Chow Yun-Fat (who is actually a layman of martial arts), but he is definitely the greatest martial artist.
BTW, as great as Jet is, he is not the inventor of fighting with a belt. There is a traditional Chinese weapon called Jiu Jie Bian (Nine-Chain Whip), which looks like a long iron chain. Again, you can find an incredible display of that weapon by Jet in Shaolin Temple.
Movie Review: A stunning kung fu film with believable martial arts
Summary: 5 Stars
There is no wire-fu. The fighting scenes look less choreographed. The effects are more believable. If you pay attention, you will notice the student kicked by Chen Zen didn't fly backwards in summersaults - as they often did in other martial arts films - but flew back plainly and then fell on the ground facing down. This is the best effect - seemingly no effect.Something about Jet Li: He is the most skillful kung fu master. When he made his film debut in 1979's Shaolin Temple, he had already won numerous championships in China's martial art contests. He was only 16 at that time. In Shaolin Temple, which I highly recommend, he displayed his unbelievable skills in different styles with different weapons. Maybe he is not as funny as Jackie Chan, nor as handsome as Chow Yun-Fat (who is actually a layman of martial arts), but he is definitely the greatest martial artist.
BTW, as great as Jet is, he is not the inventor of fighting with a belt. There is a traditional Chinese weapon called Jiu Jie Bian (Nine-Chain Whip), which looks like a long iron chain. Again, you can find an incredible display of that weapon by Jet in Shaolin Temple.
Movie Review: More than a martial arts flick
Summary: 5 Stars
As everyone says, this movie is one of the best of its genre. Unlike its original counter-part, Fist of fury (AKA The Chinese Connection), Fist of Legend has a more realistic story that does not portray all Japanese as cold-hearted imperialists. One of the best examples is the love between Jet's character and a Japanese woman. All of his other Chinese friends denounce her and say that she cannot be accepted. However, the master of Jet's school falls in love with a prostitute. She is later bought out from the brothel and begins to live at the school. A maid makes a comment that Mitsuko (the Japanese woman) should have been accepted as well. One of the older men of the school makes an excuse by saying that she is Japanese, and therefore, cannot be accepted. I believe that the writer and director wanted to make a political statement, as well as an entertaining film. Just because a country is at war with another, that does not mean that every single person is an enemy. There are some who cannot help the way their country operates. If you look past the fighting, there is more to this film, which makes it exceptional.Movie Review: It is never good to tell a Li
Summary: 5 Stars
There are only a few movies that amuse me no matter how many times I watch them. Martial arts movies are usually in this catagory, however not even all martial arts films can really withstand this test. I have seen this movie at least twenty times now, and I am not in the least bit sick of watching. Fist of Legend is also one of the few kicking-of-the-butt movies that I have seen that actually makes me think about the plot. I am as ignorant about Japanese and Chinese history as I am about abstract art, but for some reason I am inspired to learn more to understand the conflict between the two contries that hosts the story of Fist of Legend; that is rare indeed.I would give you a summary of the plot, however I think it all too likely that someone else has already done so, and thus why waste the time reiterating what has been said? As a summation, there are plenty of good fight scenes (which are held in a light sense; they go fast, and are fun) and a plot that is better than most of the genre.
You know what? I think that I am going to go and watch this movie right now... thanks for suggesting it.