The Legend
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Movie Reviews of The Legend
Movie Review: Not even worth bothering with
Summary: 1 Stars
After I saw Fong Sai Yuk, I thought that it came very close to being the best Jet Li movie ever, challenged only by Swordsman 2 and Tai Chi Master. The Legend can hardly be viewed as the same film as Fong Sai Yuk. The picture quality is excellent, just as it was for the Twin Warriors/Tai Chi Master release.Yet the same major problem with Twin Warriors is present here, and it is so much worse.
Firstly there are some edits. Some of these are small and there is no logical reason why it should have been cut. Some cuts are major that spanned minutes of the original movie.
The second is the main reason I would give this movie zero stars if that were possible. NO ORIGINAL LANGUAGE TRACK. This sin is unforgivable. To compound this error, the English actors don't know what they are doing. They seem to be confused and sound serious in the comedic moments, and vise versa. I fail to see how the publisher could justify this, especially when the original track exists, all they would have to do is put it on the DVD.
Overall there is no reason to buy this movie, especially when the Chinese version is region free and subtitled in English. Do a little searching ..to find it (zshops or auctions work well). Please do not support this.. of a good movie.
Movie Review: Original is better~!
Summary: 1 Stars
If you want UNCUT ORIGINAL version, ALWAYS look for ORIGINAL LICENSED Production. NOT US Release. Its a foreign film, it should not be US version to begin with~! HELLO!!!?? Why settle for LESS with US Version where they edit and cut so many excellent scenes especially with Jackie's Fighting Scenes. And US Release ruins the speed and sound as well. I have been collecting JET Li movies both HK and US Release Version for quite some time now. I found HK Version to be MUCH MORE in enjoyable, and HIGHER in Quality. American Market always like to "Americanize" and "Control". Regional Code Regulation thing is one of the example to CONTROL the Market. Why not let everyone enjoy the same HK Original Release move the same way REST OF THE WORLD enjoys it ?? No one makes Hollywood American movies to "French version" or "Chinese Version" ~! This what Americans are doing~! Well, enjoy the cheap "American version" then~! LOLMovie Review: Americanized destruction of a masterpiece
Summary: 1 Stars
I recently saw a Hong Kong import of this film, titled The Legend of Fung Sai Yuk. The only audio tracks available were Canton or Mandarin Chinese, with English sub-titles available. It was easily one of the best Hong kong films I have ever seen. So when the American release version became available, with Li at the helm of the remastering, I was ecstatic! I immediately purchased the DVD and ran home to watch it.My God, was I dissappointed. The English dub, while being okay, was *completely* different from the original; scenes cropped or deleted altogether, and the story was not only much different than the original, was nearly incoherent! I sold this version as fast as I could, and located an original version.
Before purchasing, make sure you get the *original*, Chinese-only version!
Movie Review: Do not buy this... dubbed and cut garbage.
Summary: 1 Stars
This is a great movie starring Jet Li (or Li Lian-Jie in his native Mandarin) and Josephine Siao (Siao Fong-Fong) but this ... version of the movie has been poorly dubbed losing some great acting and comedy and some actual fighting has even been cut from it. Why I have no idea. Please do yourself a favor and seek out the original version called "Fong Sai Yuk". Even if you do not understand Chinese you will understand the story well enough from the subtitles and you will enjoy it much better. Trust me on this. Do not encourage [the film industry]in their butchering of quality movies. The original version of this movie is a wonderful mix of action and comedy which I would rate 5 stars....
Movie Review: Don't buy this...
Summary: 1 Stars
The legend (1 & 2), originally "Fong Sai Yuk (1 & 2)" is/are maybe some of Jet Li's and China's best contributions to Kung-fu films (making, the "Once....in China" films look like tea-time)BUT, these versions are DUBBED, in English and unless you like your movies -- set nearly 100 years ago -- making random refrences to Nintendo, fast food, or COMPLETELY changing the entire story-line, get....FONG SAI YUK...
If you want a movie, dubbed inconsistently (or wasted with american fodder), your better of getting KUNG-POW, enter the turkey, or Scarface (dubbed with new voices, for a kids network, with the scenes reordered, and the ending cut)