Jet Li: The Legend
When Forces Collide...Only One Survives!
Hard-hitting international superstar Jet Li (Romeo Must Die, Lethal Weapon4) delivers nonstop action in this thrilling story of a young martial arts expert fighting to save his father's life! A ruthless emperor is targeting members of an underground revolutionary group that is attempting to overthrow his powerful regime. When Fong Sai Yuk (Li) learns that his father is part of the resistance movement and has been marked for retribution, he boldly seeks a head-on confrontation with the mighty of this evil empire! Another outstanding addition to the action-packed Jet Li Film Collection -- you won't want to miss a minute of the excitement as the unstoppable Jet Li performs all of his own amazing hand-to-hand combat in spectacular martial arts fight sequences!
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A good place to start watching martial arts films - Superdave
Most martial arts movies have a few good fight scenes and practically no plot - just random wandering to transition between the fight scenes or some kind of revenge vendetta. This one, however, has enough plot devices for five movies (secret societies, secret identities, romantic misunderstandings, petty jealousies) and some of the most elaborate martial arts scenes ever staged. Jet Li is likable as Fong Sai Yuk (a genuine hero to the Chinese, about whom tall tales are spun, sort of like Daniel Boone), a young do-gooder who seems perpetually caught up in one mess after another despite his good intentions. Veteran action actress Sibelle Hu, not surprisingly, steals the picture as Fong's future mother in law Tiger Lily, a sentimental romantic and kick-ass martial artist. She winds up accompanying him on his adventure to make certain he doesn't cheat on her daughter, thereby becoming a rare thing in the movies - a mother in law who is also an action sidekick! Any of the big set piece fight scenes are worth the rental, especially the one early in the movie on a huge and rather unsteady looking tower. Plus there is real humor here which is integrated into the situations rather than tacked on in the fashion of so many Chinese movies. Very entertaining and can be watched again and again.Jet Li Has Fun In "The Legend" - bwod
This movie, starring Chinese Wu Shu master Jet Li, demonstrates his ability to act and perform amazing martial arts in a very acrobatic way (sort of like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"). There is a comedic element to the film, which surprised me at first, but did enhance the experience somewhat. In a way, it reminded me of Jackie Chan's style of performing, incorporating humour into a dramatic story, for comic relief.
I had a problem following the plot lines, a little, and that may be due to the English dubbed version, which doesn't offer the choice of a Cantonese sound-track with English subtitles. However, overall it was fun to watch. I give it one thumb up.
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A good place to start watching martial arts films - Superdave
Most martial arts movies have a few good fight scenes and practically no plot - just random wandering to transition between the fight scenes or some kind of revenge vendetta. This one, however, has enough plot devices for five movies (secret societies, secret ...Jet Li Has Fun In "The Legend" - bwod
This movie, starring Chinese Wu Shu master Jet Li, demonstrates his ability to act and perform amazing martial arts in a very acrobatic way (sort of like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"). There is a comedic element to the film, which surprised me at first, ...