Fists of Iron

Buy This Item Fists of Iron by Lions Gate/Live Home Video  Available from Amazon  $94.98  on 11-4-2008     I have to say I was pretty suprised by this flick. Most good martial arts flicks have to have a big name actor like "Jet Li" or "Jackie Chan", but "Fists of Iron" gets by a couple of unknown actors, and the fact that the characters are likeable and intense. <br /> <br />The film is a cross between "Kickboxer" and "Lionheart". It's about a guy named whose friends dies when he competes in a martial arts fight against a guy named Gallagher, who <br />is supposed to be the best martial artist in town. The promoter of the fights is a scumbag like Gallagher, and worse yet, the promoter has stolen Pete girlsfriend named Julie <br />(played by the still pretty Jenilee Harrison). <br /> <br />Who is Jennilee Harrison? Why she is Cindy Snow, the tall and goodlooking cousin of Chrissy Snow from "Three's Company". She didn't turn to be a big actress, mainly appearing in <br />independent flicks like this one. Now she gets by doing alot of informercials. <br /> <br />Anyhow Pete, vows revenge for the death of his so he enlists the aid of a martial arts trainer named Mr. Greene, and his <br />friend Daniel to train him to be the best martial artist. <br /> <br />Pete's revenge will take place on a martial arts tournament, where he hopes to get his hands on the person who killed his <br />friend, Gallagher and the scumbag promoter. <br /> <br />The movie has pretty good, and the fighting is pretty well choreograhed and intense. <br /> <br />Peter is pretty good as the hero, although his character could have been more macho, but overall his character is pretty good. <br />Other cheap sites like Epinions lists this movie at $70.00!!! LOL Haha. That is a ridiculous price for a tape, but luckily you can catch this flick this week/month on Showtime and on video. Reader Reviews Fists of Iron gave me mixed feeling when watching. Some parts of the movie are really good, and I even got into the plot but then the next scene can get real cheesy, and then vice versa. Overall, the plot was ok, nothing original and the character cast overall was decent, but the amount of action in the movie still makes for good entertainment. Biggest reason I wanted Fists of Iron was Matthias Hues, probably one of my favorite martial art bad guys who stars in many movies such as Kickboxer 2, No Retreat No Surrender 2, Blackbelt, Death Match, and Talons of the Eagle to name a few. Again he plays the bad guy in Fists of Iron who gets the big final fight scene versus the character played by Michael Worth (To Be The Best, Final Impact). Michael Worth is the star and gives an alright performance, though his character seems to similar to that of his other films. Every moment in the film seems to have a fight, either in the ring, in a bar, or outside at a variety of locale. The main stage for the movie takes place in the ring, located on the lawn in front of a mansion owned by a gambling fight promoter, whos fighter is the Matthias Hues character. A fight kills the Michael Worth character's brother early on, setting the stage for revenge - seen it a hundred times but whatever, its the fights that still make this movie worth it. Fists of Iron is not a bad martial movie at all, its just not very original. The bright spot is the amount of action, and hard hitting action thanks to the style of directing. Matthias Hues fans will dig this.

Fists of Iron Available from Amazon Price: $94.98 Updated on 11-4-2008.

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