Fist Of Fury [1993]

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Quick Reviews!.......2008-02-03

Perhaps Lee's darkest and most violent film, Fist of Fury sees Lee famously taking on an entire school of fighters, and killing several bad guys in a more cold blooded and ruthless fashion than usual on his way to taking revenge on those who killed his master.

Lee's character hears of his master's death and returns to his school as their best pupil. He soon understands that his master was killed by a rival master, and uncovers a world of crime and prejudice. However, he knows that taking on the countless bad guys may cost him his own life and there are those still alive who care enough for him who try to stop him from going on this suicide mission.

While the script and story are simple, there is plenty of room for some of Lee's best fight scenes and for his views on racism and morality; The scene where Lee destroys the sign prohibiting dogs and Chinese people from entering is a classic. Again, (with all Lee's films strangely) the film has an excellent score and is well acted by everyone who has a major part, especially Lee. Nora Miao is sympathetic and looks gorgeous, and would go on to give a brilliant performance in Way of the Dragon. And it wouldn't be a Bruce Lee film without an ambiguous ending, as Lee's character...

This 2 disc DVD has plenty of great features worthy of The Man, The Myth. There are various documentaries, and priceless deleted scenes. The restoration job also is perfection, miles away from the blurry old VHS i used to rent in the eighties, or the recorded off TV copies. Like all of his films, a must have- and one all action fans, and genuine lovers of cinema should see.

Classic Bruce.......2007-07-04

One of the best movie from Bruce Lee...
...the greatest dvd edition
a must have !!

Intense and High Body Count.......2007-04-23

This is an intensely gritty Kung Fu film unlike Bruce's later films which were more escapist in nature and Fist Of Fury has the highest body count in terms of Bruce actually killing people with those fists. The legendary 'Sick Man Of Asia' scene is amazing and the end of Kill Bill clearly homage's this so any Tarantino fan's will get an added joy out of watching this beautiful sequence. DO get the uncut version.

THE DEFINITIVE MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE!.......2007-04-15

THIS WAS THE MOVIE THAT MADE BRUCE LEE INTO THE LEGEND THAT HE WAS, AND RIGHTLY DESERVED TO BE! DO NOT for one second, take heed to 'MADGE's' review, as it is quite frankly not right, and is an insult to Bruce's legacy. This movie displays such a brilliant array of pre-arranged and improvised martial arts that it's just stunning. The fights are realistic and bloody brilliant!!! The dubbing is absolute CRAP, but hey-ho, that's not what we're here for is it? You don't watch an Arnold Schwartzennegar film for the acting abilities do you? You watch it for the kick-ass action. And so it should be for a Bruce Lee film (although his acting was very good)!

Plus, this new Platinum Edition is wonderful, including far too many extras for any sociable person to watch all of in one session and still be considered human! It even includes a small programme about the locatons and details of the film, made by good old 'Bey Logan' himself!!!

The Chinese audiences cheered when they first saw this film at the cinema, they absolutely loved it, and so should we! If all we can do to celebrate Bruce Lee's short but revelutionary career, is to spend hours of our time watching his works of pure genius, then hell let's do it!!!

Buy this film! A brilliant edition to anyone's DVD Collection!

(Now perhaps I show my appreciation for Arnie's cinematic legacy by spelling his damned name right)!

And the world moved on..........2007-03-26

This may have been great 40 years ago but it looks quite pitiful nowadays. The appalling plot, Lees crazed martial arts chicken noise extravaganza... I felt acutely embarrassed for Lee everytime he made those damned noises. Poor fella. He sounded like such a jerk and never even cared.

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A BRUCE LEE CLASSIC
A Fantastic 2nd Film From A Martial Arts Legend!
Classic Bruce
Bruce's Spirit
The Little Dragon's most defining role is class!

Fist Of Fury [1993]
Starring: Donnie Yen , Yee-Man Man , Eddy Ko , and Chi-Wing Lau
Director: Shiu-Kee Lung
Manufacturer: Contender Entertainment Group
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ASIN: B000058A28
Release Date: 2001-02-19

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A BRUCE LEE CLASSIC.......2007-08-06

Film maker Lo Wei directed this Bruce Lee classic Fist of Fury immediately after the success of Lee's first martial art film, The Big Boss. Fist of Fury tells the story of Chen (Lee) who arrives in Shanghai to his martial art school, only to learn that his beloved teacher has died and the funeral is going on when he arrives. Soon it is revealed that the death was without a doubt a murder and our fierce hero is going to solve the mystery..With the power of his fists and kicks.

This film is prehaps little too racist towards Japanese since they are depicted as dirty and greedy criminals here and some lines in the script are very underlining and judge the Japanese people too much. Then again, the film makes me wonder about racism in general since there is so much mayhem in the film and so many Chinese and Japanese get killed by each other, so maybe this film was not meant to be racist at all. Maybe the intention was to tell something about us who cannot live in peace with each other. All these things happen even today, 30 years after the film's release so the subject matter is definitely universal as it was back then in 1972. Still I would have toned down some of the dialogue bits since they are little too strong, and I think Bruce Lee himself didn't like the film's racial elements.

On the other hand, this film is really beautiful as it depicts the sensitive love between Bruce and Nora Miao, who is very beautiful and sweet female in this film, and also in other Lee's films. The scene at the teacher's grave is one of the most sensitive scenes of love I've ever seen, and those two characters are hand touchingly full of emotion. The themes in this film are mainly about relationships between individuals and humans in general, so the film has many things to offer moreover mere action. This is action classic with heart.

The film is famous for its legendary first nunchaku fight scene at the Japanese' training camp as Bruce shows for the first time his personal fighting tool and weapon, a pair of nunchakus. That fight scene even before nunchakus is among the greatest ever filmed since the choreography and timing is totally marvellous as the one take lasts very long without edits, and Bruce kicks and hits about ten victims during that, and the timing and stunt men had to be really sharp in order to not to get hurt for real. Also, the nunchaku fights in the film are incredible as Bruce uses his weapon without flinching an eye and with fierce look on his face. This all is even more powerful in his next film, Way of the Dragon.

The film was shot mostly in studio and there are only few exteriors in Fist of Fury. The staging is very convincing and the film's bigger budget compared to that of The Big Boss' really shows. The last fight in night time at the Japanese yard is very beautifully lighted and full of cinematic magic. The film is full of details and elements from Chinese culture and traditions, so this is little more personal and interesting film than The Big Boss, which had some irritating little flaws like the sound of Bruce' necklace he got from his mother and the scene where Bruce punches a guy through a wall with funny and campy result, which director Lo definitely didn't meant to look that funny.

Fist of Fury is a stunning piece of Hong Kong and world cinema and easily among Lee's greatest films. The atmosphere is created so convincingly that even people who usually don't appreciate action films should appreciate this, since this film is many more things than just action and fighting. Fist of Fury hasn't lost any of its power and punch during these 30 years and will remain one of the most important martial arts movies ever made. 9/10

A Fantastic 2nd Film From A Martial Arts Legend!.......2006-06-06

After the huge success of Bruce Lee's first major film, 'The Big Boss', his second picture 'Fists Of Fury, released just a year later in Hong Kong, and arguably his best film, for the gripping fight scenes and standing up to the racism against chinese people at the time, was to become even more of a hit.

Lee plays Chen Zhen, a student at the Jing wu Mun school of martial arts, who arrives back in Shanghai to find that the one person he cares most about in world, his sifu (teacher) has died. The funeral is interupted by some members of a Japanese Bushido school who bring a who bring a sign saying 'sick man of Asia', refering to the Chinese. This angers Chen who takes the sign back later on and challenges the whole school to a fight. A revenge attack from the Bushido school follows, and Chen agrees to leave. However when he when he finds out that the death of his sifu was not due to illness, he goes on a revenge mission, with bloody consequences.

There are a few memorable scenes in this film, firstly when Chen returns the 'sick man of Asia' sign to the bushido school, where he promtly obliterates the entire school single handedly. The second memorable scene, or scenes really, is when Chen finds out the people who ordered the death of his sifu, and exacts justice on them all, again single handedly. Also in this film, we see the introduction of Bruce's partner in crime, his trusty nunchakus, which he had not been using long when this was made, but now have become legends in themselves.

As said, Bruce Lee plays Chen Zhen the top student at the Jing Wu Mun school of martial arts, and we also see the turn of many familiar faces from 'The Big Boss' and who also appear in some of Bruce's other films, such San Chin as Tung, and Chung-Hsin Huang as Tien.

In terms of extras on the DVD there are a few, which include: two trailers: an original theatrical trailer and a UK promotional one, there are rare interviews with two of the people involved in the film, photo galleries, an animated biographical showcase of Bruce Lee, and also a feature length audio commentary by Bey Logan, who gives some interesting insights into the film, and also points out th likes of Jackie Chan, Yuen Wah, and Lam Ching-Ying who appear briefly in the film. So enough here to keep die-hard fans happy.

Also on DVD you can choose whether you want the film in Cantonese with English subtitles or view it dubbed in English, and as well dubbed as can be expected aswell. So if you can't stand reading subtitles throughout a whole film, then you can simply have it in English and so theres no excuse for not buying it.

Overll, Bruce Lee's second major film is a huge hit with me, and as said before, is arguably his best. As with any Bruce Lee film, you won't be dissappointed in terms of action or fight scenes and if your expecting that on-screen pressence which you always get when he is on, you won't be dissappointed there either. A great film from a movie and martial arts legend and most certainly recommended.

Classic Bruce.......2004-03-28

This, for me has to be the best Bruce Lee film there is. It contains every part of Bruce's dynamism that I don't think is visible in his other films.
Based on a true story, Bruce portrays the character Chen Jun, a past student of a school of martial arts at which his sifu (master) has just died. On returning, Bruce does not believe his sifu died of natural causes and after a while discovers the truth, at which point he goes on a killing rampage. For every second that Bruce is on the screen he has an aura which surrounds him that I think gives you an insight into why he is a legend. His performance is unlike any other, not only in this film but in the era also.
Scenes to remember for me are;
Bruce seeking revenge in the Bushido school, returning the 'sick men' sign.
the scenes in which before and after he discovers the real reasons for his sifu's death
and the climactic battle with Petrov.
I've watched this film again and again and I'm always amazed at Bruce's on screen presence, even now.

Bruce's Spirit.......2003-10-26

I watched this movie first when I was still in a primary/elementary school.
I'm now aged 20 and I have watched it again. I think that what makes Bruce Lee's movie an everlasting one is his 'spirit'. His 'dragon-liked (as described by Chinese around Asia)' voice (when he was fighting) and what you can see from his eyes.

The Little Dragon's most defining role is class!.......2002-05-15

After the unexpected global success of 'The Big Boss', Bruce Lee followed it with the noticeably superior Lo Wei-directed 'Fist Of Fury'.

Chen Zhen (Lee), a student at the Jing-wu Mun School of martial arts, returns home to find that his master Fok Yun Gap (who was actually a real-life master - the photos you see in the movie on his shrine are those of the real guy) has died suddenly. The funeral and eulogy are broken up when members of Master Suzuki (Riki Hoshimoto)'s neighbouring Bushido School, together with their interpreter Mr Wu (Wei Ping-Ao, 'Way Of The Dragon', 'Ninja In The Dragon's Den'), who brings them a 'present' - a sign with the Chinese symbols for 'Sick Man Of Asia'. This greatly angers Chen, so, after having been forbidden to exact his ever-growing fury at the prejudice on Wu and the Japanese during the funeral, he later pays them a visit and single-handedly defeats all of the Japanese students with his incredible fighting skills.

After a revenge attack from the Japanese on the Jing-wu school and its students (which includes a guy played by a pre-cosmetic surgery Jackie Chan), Chen is asked to leave for the school's sake. He refuses, and stays the night, but soon has his peace disturbed when he finds out that something more sinister may have been responsible for the death of Sifu Fok Yun Gap...

This was not only considered to be Bruce Lee's most defining role as he defends his fellow Chinese against prejudice from the Japanese (his most famous scenes, which caused raucous cheer, are (a) the line where he says 'We Chinese are not sick', and (b) the bit involving the racially-discriminating 'No Dogs or Chinese Allowed' sign outside the park). He also shows some more realistic choreography that has less of the hokey moments present in 'The Big Boss' (although some still remain that Lee would have preferred weren't there, such as physically lifting a whole rickshaw with Wei Ping-Ao on it - even Lee wasn't that strong), and also introduced the weapon most famously linked to him, namely the previously-censored Nunchaku (although bits where he used them had to be sped up as he had only recently started using them at the time). He also had a Westerner (Robert Baker, a real-life student of Lee's) to contend with, where Lee really shows his stuff, particularly with the speed of his punches.

Note that even though Han Yin-Chieh is listed as the fight coordinator, Bruce Lee actually choreographed the fight scenes he was in (you can tell because of the different overall feel of those which did not feature him, which looked limp and unrealistic in comparison). Lee surrendered credit to Han out of respect for an elder.

Top marks for Hong Kong Legends for reintroducing the new generation of action fans to this classic, which (on DVD anyway) comes complete with the usual trailers, special features and an audio commentary with Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan, who adds some interesting and entertaining background to Lee and the movie itself, as well as pointing out key actors and actresses, including ones who would later make it big (look out for people such as Jackie Chan, Yuen Wah and a brief appearance from 'Mr Vampire' star Lam Ching-Ying). Also included is the usual Hong Kong Legends DVD choice of either the English dubbed version or the Cantonese (they redubbed it from the original Mandarin track it had on initial release in 1972) with remastered English subtitles (which I admit contain the occasional typo).

If you were a bit disappointed by the hokery in 'The Big Boss', don't let that put you off this one. Lee's first scrap doesn't take long to kick in (pun fully intended), and all his fights are far more impressive. In fact, fans cite this as containing the best fights of his tragically short career, as well as showing him and Nora Miao sharing what would be his only screen kiss.

This movie is a classic, and if you're a Lee fan (or any action fan) you'd be a fool to miss this!

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Fist Of Fury [1993]
Starring: Donnie Yen , Yee-Man Man , Eddy Ko , and Chi-Wing Lau
Director: Shiu-Kee Lung
Manufacturer: Contender Entertainment Group
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00009RRZI
Release Date: 2003-07-14

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