Jet Li, Siu-hou Chin, Ada Choi

Chen Zhen (Li) returns home in 1937 to learn that his childhood school has been overtaken by Japanese fighters and that they have killed his beloved master. Zhen goes on a quest to bring the killers t...( read more  read more... )o justice in an effort to restore honor to his mentor and school.

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Gordon Chan

Release Date: September 1, 2008

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DVD Release Date: September 9, 2008

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  • October 15, 2009
    This is one of my favourite kung fu films of all time. Woo Ping + Jet Li = quality and this is his best. The fight scenes are superb. I didn't think Iron monkey could be beaten until I watched this. The end fight is my favourite fight of all time and I've seen a few! I can't reco...( read more)mmend this film enough. The film is a remake of the Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury which is a classic itself. This takes it to a new level though. There is a bit of poor acting in parts as you would expect in a 90's kung fu flic but the action more than makes up for it. The music also stays with you and builds the fights up really well. If your a kung fu fan and haven't seen this film I suggest you get hold of it.
  • August 15, 2009
    Jet Li is nothing short of amazing in this fast paced, action packed remake of Bruce Lee's 'Fist of Fury'. I've seen a bunch of martial arts movies in my time, but Jet Li's stunningly kinetic fight scenes are truly something to behold. Yeah the story has been seen before and it's...( read more) really nothing special, but the action coreography more than compensates for some typically silly dialogue. Undoubtably it's Jet doing what he does best and every martial arts fan should see this at least once. Astounding and the Dragon Dynasty DVD really does it justice.
  • November 22, 2008
    it is my dream in life to be able to be flying kicked in the face and not even blink
  • July 5, 2008
    Fist of Legend is a loose remake of one of Bruce Lee's most popular Chinese films, Fist of Fury (a.k.a. The Chinese Connection). The plot is basically the same, but some details differ greatly. Fist of Fury had a simple moral: The Japanese are bad. Set during a time when the Ch...( read more)inese were second class citizens in their own country, Bruce Lee's acts of defiance against the Japanese authorities were big crowd pleasers.

    Jet Li's version of the story is a different take on the material. The only evil Japanese character in the whole film is Fujita, and Chen Zhen is a victim of discrimination, not from the Japanese, but from the Chinese of Shanghai because he has a Japanese girlfriend. Murder, intrigue, deception and most importantly, some of my most favorite fight sequences in all of the kung-fu movies I've seen. Each fight in the film gets better and better.
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  • June 10, 2008
    A remake done in the right way, watch and learn Hollywood.
  • October 27, 2009
    Jet Li at his physical best in an action packed movie of Japanese imperialists invading China.
  • August 31, 2009
    Good like anything Jet li
  • July 20, 2009
    One of the greatest martial art movies ever! If you want to see what Kung Fu movies are all about make sure to check this one out! Jet Li's best physical performance!
  • July 15, 2009
    Fist of Legend is sort of a remake of a classic Bruce Lee film the Chinese Connection. The film is of course full of action and martial arts. Jet Li is outstanding with his style of martial arts in the film. The story is quite good and has decent enough acting. It is the action a...( read more)nd fighting scenes that makes this such a fun film to watch.
  • July 3, 2009
    Alot of love is given to Fist of legend, but most of it is given on the fact of it's action. now that isn't a bad thing in any way, this film has some of the greatest martial arts fights ever put on celluloid in the history of film. But I always loved how it represented the occup...( read more)ation of shanghai by the Japanese and brought up Chinese-Japanese racism. In bruce Lees fist of fury, the japanese are seen as evil and the scum of the earth while the chinese are veiwed

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