Post by hman on Oct 22, 2004 19:11:44 GMT -8
Today I watched the DVD of Fist of Fury. It's the second half of a Chinese TV show edited into a two hour movie. It stars Donnie Yen and is basically a lengthy series based on Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury (Chinese Connection).
As you can imagine, several hours of a TV series edited down into a two hour feature is sure have hole and a lot of other stuff. That's definitely there. The fighting is really good, although it's very undercranked...even more so than Donnie Yen movies tend to be. Donnie Yen does more Bruce Lee impersonating than his usual trademark style, although I understand that the first part of the series is more traditional Donnie. I think that because of the way it's filmed, the undercranking is a lot more jarring than it is on a regular film. It's worth a look though, for curiosity's sake.
As you can imagine, several hours of a TV series edited down into a two hour feature is sure have hole and a lot of other stuff. That's definitely there. The fighting is really good, although it's very undercranked...even more so than Donnie Yen movies tend to be. Donnie Yen does more Bruce Lee impersonating than his usual trademark style, although I understand that the first part of the series is more traditional Donnie. I think that because of the way it's filmed, the undercranking is a lot more jarring than it is on a regular film. It's worth a look though, for curiosity's sake.
