"Fist of Dragon" tells the story of Li, who comes to South East Asia by the request of his father to help out his uncle who has been facing financial difficulties. Li, upon arriving in the town, feels out of place due to the differences in cultures of the people here. When he discovers that his uncle has been facing many hardships posed by the local mobsters, Li decided to stay and to help his uncle and get rid of them. However, Li encounter numerous resistances from the locals as Li's action brings the wrath of the triad and drags the whole town into turmoil. Moreover, his uncle's daughter, Lily is on the triad side, and their relationship is badly affected when the confrontation between the two groups reach its peak.
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Don't Believe the Hype
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
Although a little disjointed between scenes, this movie will keep you on the edge of your seat right from the very beginning. If you are looking for a great martial arts choreographed movie this is one of them. Michael Chuah, the director and male lead, can give a good punch where it hurts.One of my favorite fight sequences is towards the end with the ropes as the backdrop. It was pretty cool and well orchestrated. For comic relief Henry Thia provides quite a handful of them which makes the movie a little lighthearted against some bloody and brutal action.I would have liked some of the emotional scenes to last a little bit longer but hey this is an action flick. And after such a great and tense finale I thought it wrapped up a little too quick, too soon for me to have something to savor.6.5
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