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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, World Cinema

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- - 5
  - 0
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - York, England
  - 09 Mar 2004 at 12:04
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- - 0
  - 1
  Psycho Crusher!
  
  A futuristic martial arts film 'loosely based on Tekken', features M. Bison in full psycho power mode, shows someone kicking a lightning bolt into the ... read more »
  
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- - JulianCAO
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Dec 2009 at 12:34
- - 1
  - 0
  AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE
  
  NOTHING LIKE TEKKEN
  
  I NEARLY SHOT MY SELF WATCHING THIS
  
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- 792351
- - OSo
  - 403 reviews
  - Tooting London
  - 01 Aug 2009 at 13:07
- - 1
  - 0
  Not like Tekken at all
  
  'Loosely based on Tekken' - equates to two hairstyles being somewhat similar.
  
  I was hoping for a Mortal Kombat (the films) style Martial Arts... read more »
  
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- 773319
- - nealmc
  - 13 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 20 Jun 2009 at 08:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Not all that
  
  Still worth a watch
  
  although a little too like Tekken or something similar got bored of it pretty easily but still watched it
  
  not one of ... read more »
  
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  - Waterlooville
  - 08 Feb 2008 at 03:32
- - 0
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  for kids
  
  star line up, crap film
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 20 Nov 2007 at 10:54
- - 0
  - 0
  A thoroughly pointless piece of work
  
  In which a future society gains access to the ninety percent of our brains which we (allegedly) don't use via a large biomechanical glove. Alas, this has ... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 26 Sep 2007 at 16:14
- - 2
  - 0
  KUNG-FUTURISTIC MASTERPIECE!!
  
  This is one of the best and most Cinematic FX Fantasy Films that I've seen in the past few years, Better than any of that American-... read more »
  
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- - Sammo Silvertits
  - Neo-Mongkok2099
  - 11 Feb 2007 at 20:24
- - 0
  - 0
  silver hat
  
  Nice credit sequence, let down by a very tame film, the silver hat just takes the piss.
  
  If you like crap films with shiny ... read more »
  
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- - Honest Joe
  - Suffolk
  - 27 Nov 2006 at 15:39
- - 1
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  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 ... read more »
  
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  - Carlisle, N.W. England
  - 04 Jul 2005 at 14:36
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  - 0
  FX Overkill.
  
  This film is effects heavy to the point that it is just a bore. A film featuring so much tallent should be better. The likes of Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao are ... read more »
  
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- - Ian Davies
  - South Wales
  - 15 May 2005 at 10:50
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- - 5
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  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 ... read more »
  
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- 3053
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  - York, England
  - 09 Mar 2004 at 12:04
- - 4
  - 0
  Lots of style, no substance.
  
  Avenging Fist is one of a new breed of Hong Kong action movies (along with Stormriders and Return to Zu Mountain) that pride special effects over everything ... read more »
  
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  - Bristol, England
  - 08 Dec 2003 at 15:12
- - 3
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  It was absolutely dreadful
  
  This film is absolutely boring and pointless with a waste of talent from actors such as Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung. The script is absolutely boring, fight scenes ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 18 Aug 2004 at 10:05
- - 3
  - 0
  This is one of the ...
  
  This is one of the poorest hong Kong movies i have seen. I really can't hink of a good thing to say about it. At, unlike the directors (there were 2), i ... read more »
  
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  - DUNFERMLINE
  - 25 May 2004 at 22:20
- - 2
  - 0
  KUNG-FUTURISTIC MASTERPIECE!!
  
  This is one of the best and most Cinematic FX Fantasy Films that I've seen in the past few years, Better than any of that American-... read more »
  
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- 411075
- - Sammo Silvertits
  - Neo-Mongkok2099
  - 11 Feb 2007 at 20:24
- - 1
  - 0
  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 ... read more »
  
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- 120483
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  - Carlisle, N.W. England
  - 04 Jul 2005 at 14:36
- - 1
  - 0
  Live action Tekken ?
  
  Sci-fi story, lots of manga style fights and Samo Hung in a silver hat.
  
  Read somewhere this was a live action version of Tekken?
  
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- 322492
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - zzzzzz
  - 112 reviews
  - at home
  - 10 Feb 2005 at 00:09
- - 1
  - 0
  Not like Tekken at all
  
  'Loosely based on Tekken' - equates to two hairstyles being somewhat similar.
  
  I was hoping for a Mortal Kombat (the films) style Martial Arts... read more »
  
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- 773319
- - nealmc
  - 13 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 20 Jun 2009 at 08:39
- - 1
  - 0
  AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE
  
  NOTHING LIKE TEKKEN
  
  I NEARLY SHOT MY SELF WATCHING THIS
  
  Report this review
- 792351
- - OSo
  - 403 reviews
  - Tooting London
  - 01 Aug 2009 at 13:07
- - 1
  - 1
  Final Fantasy/Tekken... without a heart
  
  If I'd been in my early teens (my son liked this) or it had been one of those usual Friday nights with a little leaf and some munchies to keep me company, ... read more »
  
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- - The Dawn Riser
  - Penicuik, Scotland
  - 24 Sep 2004 at 06:49

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  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 ...