Avenging Fist
2001
Loosely based on the popular TEKKEN series of video games, THE AVENGING FIST stars HK luminaries Sammo Hung, Ekin Cheng, and Yuen Biao as three of the cadre of martial artists who have joined in the fight to reclaim the Power Glove. Stolen by the devious special agent Combat 21, the glove confers upon its owner unimaginable .. Read more
| Starring | Sammo Hung, Stephen Fung, Yuen Biao, Kristy Yang |
|---|---|
| Director | Andy Lau, Corey Yuen-Kwai |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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Avenging Fist
Loosely based on the popular TEKKEN series of video games, THE AVENGING FIST stars HK luminaries Sammo Hung, Ekin Cheng, and Yuen Biao as three of the cadre of martial artists who have joined in the fight to reclaim the Power Glove. Stolen by the devious special agent Combat 21, the glove confers upon its owner unimaginable power. After hiding out for over two decades, Combat 21 has come back, calling himself the "God of Fists" and ready to rule the world. Humanity's only hope lies in the fighters who gather to take on this powerful foe.
| Starring | Sammo Hung, Stephen Fung, Yuen Biao, Kristy Yang, Gigi Leung, Kar Lok Chin |
|---|---|
| Director | Andy Lau, Corey Yuen-Kwai |
| Studio | E1 ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 19 Aug 2002 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
A Special FX fest
It's nice to see a film with a newer plot idea other than the usual 'you killed my friends/family, now i must learn to fight to get vengance' type films.
The setting is the future, when scientists have been working to use the 'no access zone' in the brain (generally we only use 10% of the brain while the rest lies dormant - this is the no acces zone). Using this makes you faster and stronger....
I won't go into the whole plot here. Be warned though: although there are a few fairly good fights, there is relatively little classic hand to hand combat as a lot of the fights descend into special effects like chucking fireball type things at each other etc.
It's not a bad film, but if you want classic hand to hand extensive fight scenes then this isn't for you. If you like fx driven films though, then you'll love it. It's worth renting, but probably not buying as you probably won't want to watch it again and again -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Shame, what potential.
This isn't as bad as made out but could have been amazing, what with a big budget and big cast. Some of the effects are hit and miss and so are some of the characters. The humour is also pretty juvenile. This feels like it is trying too hard. The best character is Sammo's cop but he is under used and Yeun Baio's character is all wrong. All in all, quite watchable but be prepared to be let down.
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Avenging Fist
Loosely based on the popular TEKKEN series of video games, THE AVENGING FIST stars HK luminaries Sammo Hung, Ekin Cheng, and Yuen Biao as three of the cadre of martial artists who have joined in the fight to reclaim the Power Glove. Stolen by the devious special agent Combat 21, the glove confers ...
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