Fist of Fury [DVD]

... wonderful!... in the age of mma when every second idiot would reduce the gift of martial ARTS to mere functional brutality ( akin to reducing 2,000 years of western architecture to a microwave tower... or the Socratic method to the state schools system...), these films are a breath of fresh air... of course, fantasy... thats the point... performing art embedded in a rich cultural milieu and inspirational context... the chinese were doing no rules, bare knuckle mma 2,000 years ago... they grew out of it...realised they were decimating their talent pool...and okinawan kempo... pure fighting, but think... okinawans are the longest living race on the planet, but their karate masters generally die in their 60/70's... obviously something wrong with training methodolgy... choreography?.... expression of pursuit of a philosophic ideal, aesthetic principles and psychosomatic possibilities... bugger the realists... contemporary incarnation of the flat earth society... right up there with the political correctness clowns... peace y'all

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I love this but this is just an edited version.

Minus a few scenes, I love this movie, yes it is based upon Bruce Lee's Fists Of Fury. But it's a movie with a few twists too.

It;s supposed to be an awesome TV series about Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" ( "Chinese Connection" in US) played by Donnie Yen. I saw the whole series on TV. But cramping it into one 2 hour movie?!! it's not easy at all. The story line is still good (of course it's still way far if you compare it with the real 27 series/ episodes) but you can catch the resumed story. Fighting scenes are awesome but I agreed that they fastforward it as about 2-3XX on your DVD. Donnie is fast but not that fast. He was a world Tai Chi Champion. I love him in certain way he's better than Bruce Lee, in other ways, Bruce Lee is much better than him, so he just did that movie coz he appreciate Bruce Lee and Chen Jen legend. It's a tribute to Bruce Lee. Not trying to make a copycat at all. So just enjoy it as the movie itself, don't compare it to Fist of Fury by Bruce Lee (Chinese Connection), Jackie Chan (The New Fist of Fury) or Jet Lee (Fist of Legend). They all have their own positive and negative side. I just dissapointed with the back cover of this DVD, the show the scenes which is not in the DVD at all. They are the Korean kickboxer and Chen Jen's senior who is jealous to Chen Jen. That was two great fighting scenes in this movie but the just hook me up on the back cover, I didn't find it at all in the movie. Overall if you don't see the TV series, don't judge Donnie Yen and this movie, this is a pretty good movie. Thanks.

Awesome movie. Donnie Yen is definitely the next Bruce Lee.

Even if you don't consider Bruce Lee, this is one of the most disappointing martial arts movies I have seen. A couple of fights scenes are okay, but the overall quality of the movie is simply . . . bad! In fact some of the fight sequences look as though they have been sped up. They're like older movies, where everyone moves faster than they would normally would (when it looks unnatural) - that's this movie.I'm a big Donnie Yen fan (based mainly on his IP Man movies) and bought this without seeing it. A big mistake. After about 20-30 minutes of watching this, I found myself fast-forwarding to the action sequences because it was so bad. Then I was disappointed in those as well.Cinematography, story, acting, action, sound, music . . . all poor.Watch another martial arts movie and STAY AWAY from this "stinker."

I think Donnie Yen is a kung fu god but this movie falls so far short it is a huge disappointment. The movie is based on a television series in China and the story is actually not that bad, although it seems a little crammed together. The fighting is great, full of style and power, but what ruins it and the rest of the movie is the horrible production of the film. I think every fight scene is sped up to the point of ridiculous(I am NOT exaggerating at all). It is as if you had your DVD player on 4x fast foward. What could have been an awesome fight scene when Donnie Yen wields some nunchuks and works a room full of bad guys is ruined by this! Also, if you watch it dubbed in english, when Yen fights he never shuts up! He will literally yell Woo, woo, woo, woo... for 60 straight seconds! The most evident flaw is the type of film that is used. I am not joking, it is the same film quality as a soap opera. It doesn't even look like a movie! It looks like it belongs on TV during the day when only your mom is home to watch her stories!(and it is full screen) If you can get passed all I just said it could be a really cool flick. Too bad I can't and you probably can't either.

I watched this of Bruce Lee version but owing this of Donnie Yen is just as good.

Fist of Fury ist die beste Veröffentlichung der gesamten Fist of Fury Reihe.Leider in Deutschland nie veröffentlicht, erhält man diese Filme nur auf britsch. Wer allerdings ein paar Englischkenntnisse besitzt und sich für Martial Arts interessiert kommt an diesen, recht billig produzierten Filmen nicht herum. Die Kampftechniken von Donnie Yen sind die besten, die ich je in einem Film gesehen habe. Es kann auch nur einen würdigen Nachfolger für Bruce Lee geben und der heißt Donnie Yen. Denn Jackie Chan ist zu lieb und besitzt nur eine begrenzte Martial Art Kunst. Jet Li ist die Verkörperung des Wushu im modernen Film und hat einen zu edelen Charakter um in die Fußstapfen von Bruce Li zu treten. Auch wenn er in den Techniken Bruce in nichts nachsteht. Tja und über Tony Jaa dem eingefrorenen Thai Boxer, verliere ich jetzt besser keine Worte. Nein. Fakt ist von der Geschwindigkeit der Schläge und Tritte, dem durchtrainierten Körper, der Eleganz der cheographierten Kampfszenen und dem Draufgängersatus haben diese beiden Ikonen einiges gemeinsam. Die Fistof Fury Reihe ist für jeden weiterzuempfehlen der eine Schwäche für dieses Genre hat. Außerdem ist die fehlende Übersetzung nicht das größte Manko, da in Yen Filmen die Handlung sowieso nicht im Vordergrund steht.

there are a lot of similarities between Donnie Yen's protrait of Chen Zen and the one we all know from Bruce Lee. If you're looking for a performance a little different then I'd suggest watching Jet Li's Fist of Legend, which directly retells the events seen in Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury film.This of course is also a retelling of Lee's Fist of Fury film, here though the narrative is told through a short TV series. I'd recommend this for absolute Donnie Yen fans. Those who bought Kung Fu Master and Revenge of Kung Fu Master, also with Donnie Yen, shouldn't be disappointed. For those who occassional enjoy a martial arts film I'd advise caution. The acting is average, as is the production- this was after all made for TV. I do need to say as well that a lot of the fighting has been sped up. This kind of method in action making can been seen in Kung Fu Master as well, and stands as a means of conveying jet fuelled fighting. Lee's Fist of Fury had it's own note of exagerated action, such as Lee picking up an entire rickshaw and tossing around two Japanese fighters who were obviously dummies. Yen's Fist of Fury is entertaining for the ardent Hong King action fan who'll take a little of the silly with the story that's being told.The flow pretty much lives up to the narrative of Lee's Fist of Fury with Chen Zen's master dying at the hands of evil invading Japanese. Chen Zen swears revenge and his path of fists explodes.In all truth I think Donnie Yen's Fist of Fury: Sworn Vengeance was better. This was a prequel to the events of Fist of Fury and features 'Once Upon a Time in China 3's Clubfoot. Of course Sworn Vengeance was made after Fist of Fury, perhaps resulting in it's better action and general production, I thought.For those who're absolute Chen Zen fans there's always Chen Zen: Legend of the Fist, the film staring Donnie Yen, this was recently made and with Yen's outstanding performances in 'Dragon Tiger Gate'; 'SPL' (Kill Zone); and 'Flash Point' you can expect similar high octane action.