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Nov 2, 2012 · In 19th-century China, a stranger (RZA) settles in a jungle village and becomes its blacksmith. Radical tribal factions force him to fashion elaborate tools of destruction, and the clans' conflict...
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By Chris Carle
Updated: Nov 24, 2018 6:49 pm
Posted: Nov 3, 2012 12:05 am
The Man with the Iron Fists is quite an oddity in modern cinema: a big budget kung fu movie released wide. It's an ambitious effort for lifelong martial arts enthusiast and Wu-Tang founder RZA, who adds the role of film director to his eclectic career.
Filmed on location in China with an international cast and crew, featuring complex fight choreography and CG sequences, The Man with the Iron Fists is a mighty complicated affair; maybe too complicated. Some of it works, some of it decidedly doesn't, but in the end it's chaotic fun despite its flaws.
The story seems complex, but is simple at its core. Several warring factions have converged on a small village in feudal China, all after the same thing: a supply of the emperor's gold. Jungle Village, as it's called, becomes the backdrop for a series of escalating fights and the village's famed Blacksmith (played by RZA) is caught up in the intrigue, as his legendary skill at crafting weapons is in demand from all sides.
If you're a kung fu fan, a Wu-Tang fan, or a fan of martial arts in general, going to see this is a no-brainer. For everyone else, it might be more of a mixed bag. In places The Man With the Iron Fists is a jubilant action movie, but it's uneven. Those able to look past some messiness will have a lot of fun.
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Nov 2, 2012 · The Man with the Iron Fists. On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.
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- RZA
- 2012-11-02
Nov 1, 2012 · The Man With the Iron Fists: Film Review. RZA's directorial debut starring Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu feels like both a lavish vanity project and an earnest attempt to deliver a compendium of...
Nov 3, 2012 · Rza makes a successful screenplay writing debut with The Man with the Iron Fists. The movie is a homage to classic great kung fu films and Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu are pitch perfect.
Nov 2, 2012 · Summary Since his arrival in China's Jungle Village, the town's blacksmith has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans' brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon.
Nov 2, 2012 · The action in Man with the Iron Fists - which is really the big selling point of the film - is just okay. Some of the fight choreography and 'wire-fu' acrobatics are wonderful and exciting, but too much of the film relies on tightly-framed quick-cut editing techniques and CGI blood spurts.
