The greatest movie ever made..!

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Somewhat a sequel (really in-name-only, although there are minor character references and the dangerous title name method gets used without the same affect) to Lo Wei's "Fist of Fury" that starred martial arts legend Bruce Lee, Wei would go on to direct having Jackie Chan on the main mantle, in what is a virtual remake in the political theme of China vs. Japan and certain story plots. Chinese academies fighting to stay alive against Japanese martial arts school. Spirited, but the impact and charisma of Chan just doesn't feel right. A young Chan is quite raw, in a more aggressive and vengeance-filled role. But it's far from a Jackie Chan vehicle, as he doesn't really come into play until midway through due to his character's reckless and carefree attitude that sees him constantly being beaten up. Still there are some outstanding martial art sequences, namely the final long-winded confrontation where it's brutal and bloody (and those nun-chucks get a work out) with an out-of-the-blue payoff that tries to be as iconic as the film it's wanting to be. Pacing can be a little uneven (excluding those kung-fu slow-motion shots), but director Wei keeps the story straight-forward adding enough interest and tension with Chan Sing making a terrific deadly opponent for Chan and Nora Miao is good too.

First I will say that, yes I did enjoy Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury", but I also enjoyed this pseudo-sequel as well. There wasn't all that much reference back to the first movie if you look at it, sure Chen Zhen was mentioned, as was Jing Wu, but beyond that, then there wasn't all that much reference. And I found that "New Fist of Fury" was actually an adequate movie in itself. Watch it for what it is, a Kung Fu movie meant for entertaining.The story is fairly simple, a young man living as a thief comes to be forced into learning Kung Fu at the Jing Wu academy during the time when Taiwan was occupied by Japanese troops. And this young man embodies the Taiwanese spirit and fights for an independent Taiwan, standing up to the Japenese occupational force.Bear in mind that this is an early Jackie Chan movie, and it was before all the slapstick comedy became his trademark, so this is a more serious Kung Fu movie compared to most other of his movies. Being a movie from 1976, you of course have the odd sound effects during the Kung Fu scenes and fairly questionable acting compared to today's standards.There was a good amount of nice fighting throughout the movie, however I think the last showdown, the climax of the movie, was actually a little bit too much drawn out, taking a bit too long to finish. And then the scene when the movie ends was rather anti-climatic.The movie in itself is a well worthy addition to any Jackie Chan fan's DVD collection, especially because it is outside of the usual slapstick comedy genre of Kung Fu.

"New Fist of Fury" is a sequel to Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" (also known as "The Chinese Connection"). Bruce Lee's movie takes place in Japanese-controlled Shanghai, where Bruce Lee's character (whose name I've forgotten) tries to take revenge on the Japanese who poisoned and killed the leader of his Chiang Wu kung fu school. Bruce Lee eventually solves the murder and gets his revenge, but with severe consequences - both his and the Japanese schools are destroyed, and he is killed in the end."New Fist of Fury" starts out with the police inspector from Shanghai smuggling the three remaining members of the Chiang Wu school to Taiwan. At Taiwan, these three plan to take revenge on the Japanese, and the story goes on from there.In this movie, Jackie Chan plays a petty thief who initially has no kung fu skills and has no interest in learning martial arts or fighting against the Japanese. With time however, he gets fed up with the Japanese oppression, and joins Chiang Wu.If you are expecting a typical Jackie Chan movie, you won't find it here. "New Fist of Fury" does NOT have much fighting until the latter half of the movie. Additionally, this movie does NOT have the usual goofy Jackie Chan-type humor.Note that in "New Fist of Fury," the Japanese are portrayed as jerks, and any Chinese that cooperate with them are jerks AND traitors. If you can't handle the extreme one-sidedness, you may not like this movie or Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury," which has a very similar vibe.For you Girl Power types, it is worth noting that Nora Miao plays a strong female protagonist as the leader of the revived Chiang Wu school.All in all, I liked this movie, even more so than Bruce Lee's original. It's not a great movie, but good nonetheless. It has some good martial arts action, including some nice weapon fights. And the story is actually not that bad compared to the horrid stuff in other films of the genre.

Ok, call me crazy but I think good Kung-Fu films should have a lot of fighting.....don't you? In the first hour of this film, there's about 30 seconds of fighting. Why? What's the point of this film? This film is said to be a sequel to the original. It is not. This movie is a waste of time if you're looking to watch some good Kung-Fu action films. This movie is a drag. There's no character development, no good action sequences, and no story line.Leave this one on the shelf and rent the original Fists of Fury instead.