Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

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Audience Member How do you make a sequel to Bruce Lee's Fists of Fury? You turn the character of Chen Zhen into a Kung Fu superhero that, based on his costume, asked the question what if Kato was the lead and not the Green Hornet? Donnie Yen does his best to honor a legend of Martial Arts film in Bruce Lee while cementing himself as the premiere star of the genre. Yen's Chen Zhen is fighting the Japanese invasion of China with tremendous fighting skills and an army of supporters within the community. When Japan tightens it's grip the audience isn't spared the gory results. The Death List section of the movie brings the stakes of the fight against this invasion front and center sparing none of the gory details. The strengths of the movie are in its's energetic choreography, the pulp hero tone of the film that moves it along a brisk pace, and a view of the inspirational power of the hero showing us young children dressed up like the "Black Mask" fighting the evil Japanese invaders and one point even catching and tying up some soldiers during their push to control the city. Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen is an enjoyable watch. It would welcome addition to any Kung Fu movie fan's library. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Liam D A real disappointment but it's not awful This Thriller is a major underwhelming sequel to Fist of Legend but as a normal action movie it's fine Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/08/21 Full Review Audience Member Overall enjoyable movie. Donnie Yen is consistently watchable and adept at capturing your attention as a viewer. The anti-Japanese sentiment and struggle in pre-War China is very engaging here. The main issue is that most of the fighting is done with cinematography that doesn't bode well for the real martial arts fan. Very blurry, shaky, and hurried. However, the last 15 minutes contains redemption in this area. The film pays much tribute to the work of Bruce Lee in an interesting way. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Really pretty bad. No character building, exaggerated moves and just all round cringe w a lot of bits that don't seem to connect Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member It's hard to believe they obviously spent so much money on this production yet were so careless about keeping it authentic. There were more anachronisms than you could shake a chopstick at. The German Army did not outfit its soldiers in World War I in spiffy, spotless brown uniforms. They wore battlefield gray, same as in WW2. Likewise, the French Army did not wear the helmets of British soldiers. The bulk of the movie is supposed to take place in Shanghai in the 1920's, yet whenever we see an automobile, it's an American make from the late 1940's. I'm sure other viewers could pick up even more. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the best Donnie Yen flick. Opens well but moves quite slowly. There are some good fight scenes though. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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