callanvass This is an astounding Martial arts film, that has lots of great comedy and jaw dropping fight scenes!. All the characters are wonderful, and the story was awesome, plus Jet Li is simply amazing in this!. The dubbing is once again, pretty good, and the final fight was simply fantastic!, plus Jet Li had a great sense of humor!. A lot of the laughs come from the scenes with Fong and his mother, they are absolutely hilarious, and the ending especially had me cracking up, plus there are lots of great serious and dramatic moments too!.The plot is really cool and the use of wires was actually incredible, plus you do get to see some of Jet's natural ability too!. The character development isn't too shabby and the costumes were pretty cool, plus Jet had awesome chemistry with both Josephine Siao and Michelle Reis!. This has to be one of the 1st Jet Li films i have seen him act sort of goofy, and i loved it!, plus some of the dialog was absolutely hilarious!. This is an astounding martial arts film, that has lots of great comedy and jaw dropping fight scenes, and i say Go see it right this instant!. The direction is wonderful!. Corey Yuen does a wonderful job here, with amazing camera work,great angles, incredible fight choreography, and keeping the film at an extremely fast pace!. The Acting is fantastic!. Jet Li is AMAZING as always, and is amazing here, he is extremely likable, had a fantastic sense of humor,was fantastic in the acting department,seemed to be enjoying himself, showed off an incredible acrobatic display as usual, and just did an amazing job overall!. (Jet Rules!!). Man Cheuk Chiu is great as the main villain, and was quite menacing, he is also a wonderful martial artist!. Josephine Siao is absolutely hilarious, the scenes with her and Jet are a scream,she was also extremely likable, and just did a fantastic job overall!, i loved her. Michelle Reis is very cute, and was very energetic and bubbly, she had great chemistry with Jet,and just did an awesome job overall!. Kong Chu is great as the Father i liked him lots. Rest of the cast do fine. Overall Go see it right this instant, it's my 2nd favorite Jet Li film next to Once Upon A Time In China!. ***** out of 5

Theo Robertson FONG SAI YUK is known as THE LEGEND in Britain and was broadcast on BBC 1 earlier tonight probably because it ties in with the release of Jet Li`s up coming HERO and since we`re also treated to an athletics contest very early into the film I guess someone thought it might have been a good idea to broadcast it after the BBC`s Olympic coverage THE LEGEND isn`t a bad martial arts movie , it features romance , comedy and action which is what entertainment is all about . It`s not going to win any Oscars and is in no way comparable to CROUCHING TIGER , HIDDEN DRAGON ( There`s a few revealing errors which adds to its entertainment value ) but at least it`s not as irritating as all those Jackie Chan and Jean Claude Van Damme star vehicles .There is one problem to THE LEGEND and that is the dubbing on the English language version - It`s quite awful . We see 70 year old men , their voices dubbed by actors who sound like their straight out of high school while their is no emotion or inflexion put into their voices . It`s quite ridiculous watching characters screaming and bawling on screen with their dubbed voices being calm and relaxed to the point of politeness . Unfortunately it`s not as funny as it sounds

Proud_Canadian Joel Silver has said the Jet Li doesn't need special effects because Jet Li is a special effect. Fong Sai Yuk is one of his better films. It's typical of Hong Kong films by having some romance, drama, comedy, and action. Basically it's an Indian movie without the singing and martial arts substituted for dancing. The fight scenes are well choreographed with a moderate amount of wirework. If possible get a Hong Kong version that has subtitles rather than dubbing. The American version "The Legend" is about four minutes shorter than the original and there's a subtle joke that's missed in the American version: Sai Yuk is questioned by the authorities for fighting and afterwards tells his friends that he gave an alias. He starts out by saying the alias he gave was Wong, at this point he does a stance and the Wong Fei Hung music starts to play suggesting that he used the name Wong Fei Hung (another character he's played in films) when he completes the name Wong Jing. Now Wong Jing is a famous Hong Kong director who has directed Jet Li in a number of films. He is also called the "Madman of Hong Kong" for the outrageousness/strangeness of some of his movies. It's a little inside joke if you know Hong Kong martial arts films. Another scene they cut from the American version is Sai Yuk praying in the morning to protest to his future father-in-law his captivity. The American DVD has a better transfer than most Hong Kong DVDs and the translation is pretty good but if you want the whole film then go to Chinatown and get an original.

nickthegun A few spoilers, but what the hey.I was quite amazed by Fong Sai Yuk. The beginning, to be honest, didn't exactly inspire me with confidence. Sai Yuk enters a race and runs so fast his pony tail extends straight behind him. It really looks stupid. But, from then on the pace picked up.Sai Yuk was just a normal boy (albeit hard as a coffin nail), his mum nagged him to study and he was often told off. But then the plot thickens and it turns out his family are involved in an underground resistance movement. It then all kicks off as a top fighter from the government tries to track them down.We have comedy (which, for once, works well in a martial arts film) romance and, most of all, action. And boy howdy do we have action. It has some of the best scenes I have seen.All in all The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk is a superb film. Its perfect late night action fodder.