Fist of Legend [2 Discs] [Ultimate Edition]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Jet Li stars in this historical Hong Kong action film, as Chen Zhen, a Chinese student in Japan in the 1920s. When his master is killed during the Japanese occupation of China, he returns to avenge his teacher's death. Back in China, he finds himself caught in the escalating racial tensions between the Chinese and the Japanese. The martial arts sequences in this 1994 film are handled more seriously than flashy acrobatics of other kung fu epics of the time and are perhaps a better showcase for Li's awe-inspiring fighting abilities. This story is inspired heavily by Bruce Lee's classic Fists of Fury. ~ Jonathan E. Laxamana, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Color
• Features:
  • Feature Length Commentary by Hong Kong Cinema Expert Bey Logan
  • Disc 2:
  • The Man Behind The Legend - An Exclusive Interview with Kung Fu Impresario Chin Siu-ho
  • Brother In Arms - An Exclusive Interview with Kung Fu Impresario Chin Siu-ho
  • The Way Of The Warrior - An Exclusive Interview with Japanese Action Legend Kurata Yasuaki
  • The School Of Hard Knocks - A Screen Fighting Seminar at the Celebrated Kurata Action School
  • A Look at Fist Of Legend With Director Brett Ratner & Critic Elvis Mitchell
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Trailer Gallery

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Jet Li - Chen Zhen
       Ada Choi

• Director:

  Gordon Chan

• Producer:

  Jet Li

• Screenwriter:

  Gordon Chan, Ip Kwong Kim, Lam Kay Toa

• Cinematographer:

  Derek Wan

• Composer (Music Score):

  Joseph Koo

• Editor:

  Chan Ki-hop

• Production Designer:

  Horace Ma

• Co-producer:

  Lam Chiu Yin

• Costume Designer:

  Shirley Chan

• Action Director:

  Yuen Cheung-Yan, Yuen Shun-Yi, Yuen Woo Ping

• Executive in Charge of Productio:

  Chui Po-chu

• Martial Arts Instructor/Coordina:

  Yuen Woo Ping

REVIEW:

• Considered by connoisseurs of the genre one of the finest martial arts films ever made, this remake of Bruce Lee's classic Fist of Fury is a star vehicle through and through. With his intense glower and purposeful cool, Jet Li is a commanding presence; his charisma almost eclipses the movie's standard-issue plot and perfunctory direction. As with most martial arts films, the highlight is the action, and there's a lot of it. Boasting a style that's closer to sinuous than acrobatic (though he's that too), Li breaks bones and flips bodies with stylish aplomb. The climactic fight scene alone, a lengthy, spectacularly choreographed tour de force, is worth the price of admission. Though it was co-directed by Hong Kong wire-fighting master Yuen Woo-ping, who has since gained U.S. acclaim with his fight choreography for The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the movie doesn't spend a lot of time in the air. With a minimum of wire work, the movie leaves the rules of gravity alone for the most part, giving audiences the chance to see Jet Li in his purest fighting form. Packed with awesome fight scenes and some of Li's coolest moves, the movie is as good as martial arts movies get. ~ Elbert Ventura, Rovi