Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Variance Films | Release Date: April 22, 2011

6.0	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Ratings

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JollyRogerOmniJul 17, 2011

About average as martial arts pics go anymore. Donnie Yen is fun to watch as always. This Chinese-language film takes the typical anti-Japanese stance which is understandable given the setting. I would however for once like to see westernAbout average as martial arts pics go anymore. Donnie Yen is fun to watch as always. This Chinese-language film takes the typical anti-Japanese stance which is understandable given the setting. I would however for once like to see western actors in an Asian film be proficient enough in the language they're speaking as not to look like Jar Jar Binks attempting to perform Shakespere. Poor dubbing aside Return of Chen Zhen is a pretty good film. It is well choreographed and should satisfy action lovers.… Expand

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JesterOnCokeJun 28, 2011

Legend of the Fist maybe a little boring at times due to the average story, but going through that to see the spectacular choreography of the fight scenes are totally worth it. Every fight scene is handled with care and will entice any fanLegend of the Fist maybe a little boring at times due to the average story, but going through that to see the spectacular choreography of the fight scenes are totally worth it. Every fight scene is handled with care and will entice any fan of martial arts films.… Expand

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clem666Feb 16, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The film begins with a Chinese regiment operating on the French front in WWI. What the hell are they doing here? After some doing some research I found the information that Chinese people were employed in that time in France to do the dirty work (construction, burriyng the dead) and not as soldiers. It is really weird because the rest of the movie sticks much more with reality. I guess it was just to have the opportunity to show a Chinese man doing parkour in the middle of a battlefield while killing every one around him without getting hurt.

Scenario is a bit confusing and even more since the movie decides to totally change its temper without any decent reason. To the middle everything looks like a silent war between Chinese and Japanese but it all suddenly becomes an open violent and bloody war. Out of nowehere you see dozens of throats cut and tortured men. And obviously the end has to be that amazing climax with the hurt but living and stiking hero beating his opponent in an awesome martial arts scene. How common and unoriginal. I must however underline the services of Donnie Yen: an incredible fighter and choregrapher but poor actor. Overall bare-hands fights are marvelous and really pleasant to see.

Special effects are okay: some environments appear to be gorgeous but sometimes it is just too much as the light and buildings become ugly. Dubbing is so terrible that I watched it in Chinese.… Expand

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