The Review of the Jet Li’s Best Film ‘Fist of Legend’

Jet Li's Fist of Legend was a remake of Bruce Lee’s movie ‘The Chinese Connection’ in 1972, that’s an iconic movie, but actually Jet Li was never going to match Lee’s intense, glowering charisma. In fact, he comes off as something of a passive figure during much of this movie, only fighting because it’s the only way to handle a situation that he can understand. He never shows malice or anger.

We know, Jet Li’s ‘Fist of Legend’ is just as much a classic as ‘The Chinese Connection’, and that’s because of the fights scene in the film. It’s one of the all-time great fight movies in the Kung Fu film history, it was probably the best thing that Jet Li has ever done in his other films.

In 1994, when Jet Li and the film director Gordon Chan shoot this film, the fights in Hong Kong martial arts movies were fantastical affairs, in the film ‘Fist of Legend’, everything is fast and grounded and brutal. Li’s always been something of a charisma black hole, but he’s a star because of the way he moves, with a speed and precision and elegance that his peers just couldn’t match.

In fact, one of the strangest things about JetLi’s film ‘Fist of Legend’ is the idea that anyone wants to fight this guy at all. He’s practically a superhero, and you’d think that everyone on both sides would just want to stand back and watch him work. Instead, the Japanese are mad at him for beating up all their guys and for being Chinese, while the Chinese are mad at him for falling in love with a Japanese woman. This is one of those moments where it doesn’t exactly help to be a clueless Westerner when you’re watching these movies.

The best reason to see the film ‘Fist of Legend’ is probably its final fight scene, a long and varied throw down that pits Li against a towering and indestructible Japanese general, played by Billy Chau. This is one of those perfect fight scenes, a visceral and kinetic battle that honestly couldn’t possibly be any better than it is.

The film told the story as just about every other Hong Kong martial-arts period piece. It also put together the fact that Fist of Legend was a Chinese Connection remake. The great Yuen Woo-ping did the movie’s fight choreography, and his work in it is supposedly what got him the job in the first Matrix movie.

Jet Li’s Wonderful Performance in the Film ‘The Expendables 3’

The international super star Jet Li was already a national wushu champion as a teenager in China before he made his film debut at age 19 in 1982’s ‘Shaolin Temple’ which had made him become very famous, In the next three decades, he would make over 40 films in both the US and China, and in recent years, he has been part of ‘Sylvester Stallone’ team of action heroes, playing the important role in the popular ‘The Expendables’ film series, including ‘The Expendables’ in 2010, ‘The Expendables 2’ in 2012, and ‘The Expendables 3’ in 2014, Jet Li performance in the film ‘The Expendables was shocking to the people.

Jet Li‘s movie 'The Expendables 3' is a 2014 American ensemble action film directed by Patrick Hughes, it features an ensemble cast that includes Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz. The film was released on August 15, 2014, it is the first film in the Expendables series not to be rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America.

The story follows the mercenary group known as "The Expendables" as they come into conflict with ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), the Expendables' co-founder, who is determined to destroy the team. It is instead rated PG-13.[5] The film grossed $206.2 million in box offices sales.

Jet Li’s performance in this film was wonderful, Jet Li must have been busy: He's in the film for about 30 seconds and has only one line. There are still three jokes from other characters about how short he is. Besides this film, let’s take a look at highlights from his filmography over the years.

1. ‘Jet Li’s Fearless’— The 2006 film is loosely based on the life of Huo Yuanjia, a Chinese martial artist who challenged foreign fighters for the pride of his country and became a symbol of patriotism in China.

2. ‘Lethal Weapon 4’, The 1998 action film from the Mel Gibson “Lethal Weapon” franchise was Jet Li’s Hollywood debut. He plays a high-ranking triad negotiator.

3. ‘Romeo Must Di’, The 2000 film was an action Romeo & Juliet story co-starring the late Aaliyah.

4. ‘Kiss of the Dragon’, This 2001 English-language French action thriller film has Li playing a Chinese intelligence agent sent to Paris to apprehend a mob boss.

5. ‘Unleashed’, in the 2005 film, Li stars as Danny the Dog, a mentally-slow protagonist who has been raised like a dog by his gangster owner and turns into a violently skilled fighter when his collar is removed.

6. ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’, the 2008 film was the much-anticipated pairing of Jet Li and Jackie Chan, two of the most popular Chinese martial arts stars of our time. The two would join forces to tell the epic Chinese tale of The Monkey King, played by Li. The story is based on the famous “Journey to the West” novel.

The Top 5 Jet Li’s Action Movies in the 1980s and ‘90s

As a famous Kung Fu star, Jet Li has appeared in many films and he has worked with Once Upon a Time in China director Tsui Hark on five occasions. Jet Li's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. Jet Li has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Jet Li movie of all time is.

Jet Li is no stranger to working with popular directors, including Rob Cohen, Simon West and Andrzej Bartkowiak. If you're a fan of Jet Li, Here is the run down for the top 5 Jet Li movie in 1980s and ‘90s.

1. Fong Sai Yuk (1993)

The film’Fong Sai-yuk’ is a 1993 Hong Kong action and comedy film directed by Corey Yuen, starring Jet Li as Chinese folk hero Fong Sai-yuk. The film won the Hong Kong Film Award and Golden Horse Award for best action choreography. The film received positive reviews praising Josephine Siao's acting and the action choreography.

2. Shaolin Temple (1982)

The Shaolin Temple is a 1982 Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts film directed by Chang Hsin Yen and starring Jet Li in his debut role. The film is based on the Shaolin Monastery in China and depicts Shaolin Kung Fu. The film was the first Hong Kong production to be filmed in mainland China. A remake of the film was released in 2011 titled Shaolin and starred Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse and Jackie Chan.

3. Fist of Legend (1994)

Fist of Legend is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan, featuring action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping, and produced by Jet Li, who also starred in the lead role. The film was released on 22 December 1994. It is a remake of the 1972 Fist of Fury, which starred Bruce Lee as the lead character. The film is set in the Shanghai International Settlement in 1914 during the First World War as the Japanese forces are on their way to besiege the German port of Tsingtao in China.

4. Once Upon A Time In China (1991)

Once Upon a Time in China is a 1991 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Tsui Hark, starring Jet Li as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung. It is the first installment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series.

5. Once Upon A Time In China II (1993)

Once Upon a Time in China II is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Tsui Hark, and starring Jet Li as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung. It is the second instalment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series. The iconic theme song, A Man Should Better Himself, was performed in Cantonese by George Lam at the beginning of the film, and by Jackie Chan in the end credits.