Fist Of Legend

Pros: incredible fight sequences, interesting updating of Fists of Fury
Cons: Jet-Li seems a little flat in the non-fighting scenes, some scenes drag a bit

Fist of Legend: Eastern Productions/ Miramax Films
Rating: USA: R/ UK: 18

As a hardcore Hong Kong cinephile, I’m a bit torn over Jet-Li. Yes, he’s one of the most gifted film martial artists I’ve ever had the pleasure of...

Pros: There is a story plot.
Cons: Way too many Uncle's.

Fist of Legend

Rated R
103 Minutes long
It is a movie that was first released in Asia.
English was added in later and it flows very well with the movie..
A Golden Harvest Production

Fist of Legend...

Pros: Great story, characterization & fights, Excellent DVD extras
Cons: A minor issue with the dubbing.

"Fist of Legend" is the tribute film to Bruce Lee's "The Chinese" Connection aka "Fist of Fury". Jet Li(Chen Zhen) hears the news of his masters death. He returns to his school and later feuds with his masters killer. He then learns, there was more to ...

Pros: The fight scenes are extraordinary.
Cons: I know of some people that got bored from too muc fighting!

Among the many highly acclaimed Hong Kong martial arts films that Jet Li has starred in, Fist Of Legend probably ranks near the top. This ranking is maybe not for his acting and maybe not for the story, but probably for it having the best fight ...

Pros: Jet Li, Yuen Woo Ping, a director who knows what he's doing
Cons: Dubbing on DVD

If you’ve read my other missives on martial arts movies, you know I am great fan of Jet Li’s "Fist of Legend," ultimately using it as a standard to judge Li’s more recent work. As I’ve watched and re-watched this movie and experienced the...

Pros: Fighting is amazing, Jet Li is awesome
Cons: Dubbing (not particularly this film, just dubbing in general)

Fist of Legend is Jet Li's tribute to Bruce Lee (considered by most to be the best martial artist ever, especially on film). Jet Li turns in an amazing performance.

Fist of Legend is set in pre-World War 2 Japan and China. Jet Li plays an...

Pros: Some great fight sequences.
Cons: Bad English dubbing, some fight fakery a little too obvious.

Fist of Legend is an awesome movie that doesn't take too much time to worry about things that are unimportant to good action movies...like plot. I mean, it has enough to get by, but that's it. The cruz of the movie is the fighting and Jet Li is good at...

Pros: Brilliant acting, soundtrack, camera-work, action and plot
Cons: Maybe sped-up in places

Having seen the trailer on Drunken Master 2, I knew I just had to see this film. And I was right.
From the moment the title credits started to roll, I could see I was in for a treat. The soundtrack set the atmosphere and I could tell that this was...

Pros: excellent martial arts action
Cons: significant changes in the dubbed version

First off, I have rented the dubbed version (multiple times) and own the subtitled version in wide screen, so notes in this review will talk about some of the differences. Both have their strong parts and they are different stories (slightly).
The...

Pros: lots of great action, with a substantive story behind it
Cons: "wire-fu" is not real

A re-make of a popular Bruce Lee flick, this is the best Jet Li film I have seen to date. Every line of dialogue is absolutely
integral to the story and the choreography of the action sequences is first rate. Many of the fights are carefully planned...

Pros: intense fighting and amazing story but...
Cons: re makes are never as good.

When I was new to the filming scene I came accross a little known star outside the Far East. His name Lee Lin Kit. The film Fist of Legend, it was my first major introduction to the Hong Kong cinema arena. And my what an introduction. Bursting with...

Pros: Great Action, Great story
Cons: slow-mo

I'm going to go completely against popular opinion here: Fist of Legend's action sequences and choreography aren't extraordinary by Hong Kong standards, but in terms of story, dialogue (the version I saw was in the original Cantonese) character depth and...

Pros: Awesome Fighting
Cons: not much

Let me start out by saying, this movie is amazing. Jet Li is one of the greatest fighters I have ever seen on camera. This movie is a remake of Bruce Lee's The Chinese Connection. Gordon Chan, the director, had a basic plot and was probably able to...

Pros: Great fight sequences
Cons: Bad dubbing.....better with subtitles

This movie was the first Jet Li movie I ever saw. I borrowed it from a friend 3 years ago and I have loved it ever since. The story is a remake and tribute to Bruce Lee's "The Chinese Connection"(also an excellent movie). This movie actually...

Pros: Action, performances, historical ambiance.
Cons: Jet Li is no Bruce, sorry. Some bad dubbing.

This is a big-budget remake of the Bruce Lee classic "Chinese Connection" (also known as "Fist of Fury"), with Jet Li stepping in to fill Bruce's formidable shoes as the hero Chen Zhen. The first movie cruised on an interesting vibe of the arrogant ...