I am a huge Bruce Lee fan and when my brother told me Jet Li's remake of Fist Of Fury was being shown on TV I was excited to see what it would be like. I did not believe it to be a touch on the original, he's just not Bruce Lee. Despite this, I felt it was enjoyable with a few Bruce Lee tribute shots/scenes thrown in for good measure. One main reason that I felt it didn't match the original is that some fight scenes were sped up and not as believable as Bruce Lee's. One of Bruce's main objectives with his work in cinema was to get rid of unrealistic action in eastern movies but sadly s soon as he passed things went back to the way they were. Also the plot changes a fair bit, for the worse. Bruce's character was portrayed as dark (commiting murders and hanging the bodies in the street) while still fighting for justice, whereas Jet Li's character is not the same. I felt the remake was changed to be more light hearted which is a shame because I liked the dark parts. They also lost all the parts of Bruce in disguise from the original which I really enjoyed. The action scenes, as well as being less realistic, were shot from too many angles, and they changed too frequently for my liking. I like it in Bruce Lee's movies where you can comfortably see all the action. I don't really think it's fair to compare him to Bruce Lee but that's inevitable with a remake. Still an enjoyable watch.
Review of Fist of Legend
