You have nothing to fear but Fearless itself.
Added 3/10/2010
Jet Li's Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) : 6 out of 10: This movie is a true near miss. For most of its running time it is action packed with handsome photography and gritty realistic fight scenes. To bad a too predictable by half story and Jet Li's performance hold it back from greatness.
What the move does right however it does very well indeed. The fight scenes are extremely well choreographed and differ in tone and skill from each other. Except for the final fight they are all very satisfying. They range from an acrophobic set piece early on above a busy city square to a humorous match between Li and a boxer that reminds one of Rocky's fight against Hulk Hogan in Rocky 3.
There is no obvious wire work or CGI involved this is the real deal. Had the movie stuck with it's strengths it would have been much better off.
Unfortunately halfway through the film Jet Li's character (A loosely interpreted version of a real historical Chinese patriot) decides to forgo fighting for a life in an idyllic rice patty. Like the picture perfect Japanese village in the Last Samurai the rice patty is an idolized place with supermodel blind girls and hobbits. (Okay I made the hobbits part up; but try to watch those scenes and not think of Middle Earth.)
Jet Li's acting in the transformation scenes is wanting and his costars (especially best friend Dong Yong) steal every scene they are in. It is hard to get emotionally connected with the character (Who goes from brash youth to wise old man after a couple of rice plantings with little transformation and no gray area or shadings of personality. Both characterizations are extremely broad and simply seem two different people.)
This leads to a surprisingly sterile finale. I simply couldn't care about the character or his cause. Though the story is more fleshed out than say in Hero the character is simply to broad to identify with as an individual. That said I did love the fight scenes.
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Bought it brand new... Perfect condition... Great price! Couldn't find it any where... found it on Amazon!
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Very good
Added 1/11/2010
I like this movie. It has alot of action, good martial arts, and a good story line. I was never bored. K.L.
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Jet Li s Fearless
Added 1/2/2010
The son of a great fighter who did not wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, the bullied Huo Yuanjia resolves to teach himself how to fight--and win. Years of training enable him to ace match after match in his home region of Tianjin. But as his fame as a martial arts master grows, so does his pride. After an ill-advised fight leads to another master's death, members of Huo's family are slain in revenge. Grieving and ashamed, Huo wanders the country in shock. Near death, he is rescued by women from an idyllic village, and is offered simple kindness and generosity that help him heal and regain his equilibrium over a period of several years. Huo realizes that the future of martial arts lies in sportsmanship and not brutality, and he rejoins society to apply what he has learned. Returning to Tianjin, Huo takes steps to come to terms with his past and restore his family's name. His evolving, graceful Mizong (Missing) Fist method of fighting brings Huo renewed success, and he forms the progressive Jingwu Sports Federation. Taking note, duplicitous members of the Foreign Chamber of Commerce engineer a Shanghai tournament pitting Huo against four fighters, each representing the major foreign powers in China. Huo commits to the bout and faces off against, respectively, a British boxer, a Spanish swordsman, a Belgian soldier and a Japanese martial artist. What happened that day in 1910 has never been, and will never be, forgotten in China. This movie achieves a way to balance story and philosophy just like his last great film Hero.
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Jet Li's Fearless (Unrated Director's Cut)
Added 12/13/2009
What can one accomplish in 42 years of life? Fearless gives an answer to that question. The film is based on the life of Huo Yuanjia, a national sports hero of old China.
From a young age, Huo watched as his father trained students. His dream was to become like his father, a master fighter. Eventually, he became an excellent stage fighter.
Jet Li gives a moving performance as Huo Yuanjia. On top of his game he makes one tragic decision which leads to fatal consequences for his family. He delivers on a man who loses everything that he loves and falls into the depths of despair.
Wandering aimlessly, Huo finds himself rescued and nursed back to health. A blind girl teaches him the true meaning of life. The scene in the rice paddies is one of the most inspirational parts of this film. From the pit of despair he rises like the phoenix to become the man which Chinese history remembers.
Destiny and fate take over as the course of events lead to the ultimate showdown with four fighters-three Westerners and Japan's national champion. The pride of China is at stake. The ending is truly unexpected but believable.
The marital arts sequences are well choreographed. They are very realistic in comparison to other recent films-no tree dancing in this film.
This film delivers a beautiful tapestry. The action sequences, the scenery and the music make this Chinese composition a graceful work of artistry.
Other reviewers have commented on the DVD quality. Overall, a great story!
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You have nothing to fear but Fearless itself.
Added 3/10/2010
Jet Li's Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) : 6 out of 10: This movie is a true near miss. For most of its running time it is action packed with handsome photography and gritty realistic fight scenes. To bad a too predictable by half story and Jet Li's performance hold it back from greatness.
What the move does right however it does very well indeed. The fight scenes are extremely well choreographed and differ in tone and skill from each other. Except for the final fight they are all very satisfying. They range from an acrophobic set piece early on above a busy city square to a humorous match between Li and a boxer that reminds one of Rocky's fight against Hulk Hogan in Rocky 3.
There is no obvious wire work or CGI involved this is the real deal. Had the movie stuck with it's strengths it would have been much better off.
Unfortunately halfway through the film Jet Li's character (A loosely interpreted version of a real historical Chinese patriot) decides to forgo fighting for a life in an idyllic rice patty. Like the picture perfect Japanese village in the Last Samurai the rice patty is an idolized place with supermodel blind girls and hobbits. (Okay I made the hobbits part up; but try to watch those scenes and not think of Middle Earth.)
Jet Li's acting in the transformation scenes is wanting and his costars (especially best friend Dong Yong) steal every scene they are in. It is hard to get emotionally connected with the character (Who goes from brash youth to wise old man after a couple of rice plantings with little transformation and no gray area or shadings of personality. Both characterizations are extremely broad and simply seem two different people.)
This leads to a surprisingly sterile finale. I simply couldn't care about the character or his cause. Though the story is more fleshed out than say in Hero the character is simply to broad to identify with as an individual. That said I did love the fight scenes.
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Bought it brand new... Perfect condition... Great price! Couldn't find it any where... found it on Amazon!
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Very good
Added 1/11/2010
I like this movie. It has alot of action, good martial arts, and a good story line. I was never bored. K.L.
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