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Jet Li Collection (Fist Of Legend/The Enforcer/Twin Warriors/The Defender)

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Do NOT order this if you are a serious Jet Li fan. The films are simply repackaged classics, and to add insult to injury; they are all DUBBED.

Take a stand against this type of opportunistic crap; it belittles a great genre and great artists.

Do not order this collection.

I dont hold anything against Amazon.com for selling it, I only hope they will make it clear to whomever they purchase it from that this doesnt fly and their customers are not having it.

-Jason Storm

this is not so much as a review but to let the public know that these movies also go by different titles. The Defender also goes by the title My Father Is A Hero. Twin Dragons goes by the title Tai-Chi. The Enforcer goes by the title The Bodyguard From Beijing. The title of Fist Of Legend remains the same. I have seen these movies and offer tis comment, if you are of the type that likes your martial arts movies to have highwire trapeze stunts in them, then the first three movies are for you. If you are a traditionalist, then fist of legend is for you.

I first saw Jet Li in 1980. He was 17 years old then. His first movie Shaolin Temple amazed me. I have never seen anyone handle a bamboo stick like he does. When I saw Defender, Jet Li's son in the movie reminded me of how good this kid was and how he reminds me of the young Jet Li. Jet Li's skill is superb and although he lack the comedic appeal of Jackie Chan, he makes up for his unbelievable martial arts move. I like the Fist of Legend as well. Like the remake of Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury, this is about a young Chinese who has to battle with the Japanese back when Japan took over China. The best scene is when Jet Li has to fight his girlfriend's uncle. One of the best fight scene I can recall. The Defender has it's moment. Jet Li plays a Bodyguard from Beijing. There is more guns than fight scene. Not the Jet Li movie I am used to. Twin Dragon is about 2 boys who grew up in the Shaolin Temple, one ending up fighting with the rebellion group (Li), the other becoming a bad Lieutenant of the Army. The best fight scene would be with Michelle Yeoh & her opponent in the restaurant. It is more Matrix like, but seeing 2 women fight with a dixterity & agility is unbelievable. The last scene where Li learn Tai Chi was great. I have to explain to my sons what Tai chi is and convince them there is really such an Art Form. I wish Li could have gone deeper with Art

Jetli Collection come with "the Enforcer, Fist of Legend, Defender, and Twin Warrior"", i had seen all the jetli movies, they are so good, more action, more comedy, and more thriller. I love twin warrior and Fist of Legend the most, the movies is self new style martial art moves by jetli himself, all disc are perfect picture, with Dob. Digital, Sound, and wide Screen Format, and come alone with English Sub, Dub, Spanish on 2 another disc., "" Jetli's Always Perfect on ACTION "" I sure u'll love it all.

This collection includes Fist of Legend, The Enforcer, Twin Warriors, and Defender. Fist fo Legend is one of the best martial arts films ever made. Jet Li is phenomenal and has great charisma. Fist has a good story and action sequences. The Enforcer was awesome. The bond between Father and son was shown well here with the acting of Jet Li and the boy who played his son. Their is a great scene were Jet Li slides down glass that has water running down it. The boy has some great action sequences, too. Twin Warriors had a great plot. It also featured some of Jet Li's funniest moments...he goes a little crazy. Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li had great chemistry. Defender showed again what and intense and nuanced actor Jet Li is and can be. He is the best martial artist as always. If you liked any of these films you must see Romeo Must Die. Jet Li never had such great chemistry with his leading lady, as he had with Aaliyah. Jet Li is the best and will always be a favorite of mine!

On first impression this appear to be a great collection. It contains 4 classic movies by Jet Li. The picture transfer are good and sometimes above average. However, the original soundtracks are completely removed and changed. It would be nice if they have just voice over the Cantonese to English but retained the great and wonderful original music and soundtracks. Take Defender. The original movie was released as Bodyguard from Beijing. It stars a talented pop singer in Hong Kong, Christy Chung and she contributed to the soundtracks by recording a few wonderful songs herself that enhanced the story line and provided appropriated musical theme in the background. In this collection all you will hear is dub over American voice actors and some basic `special effects' like guns and things breaking up. The whole production is now very cheesy and cheap. To make matter worse all 4 movies are similarly butchered.

ALl 4 movies in this set are dubbed in English. I was horribly disappointed. Dont make the same mistake I did. Find the dubbed ones.

There is quite a broad range of stories in this 4 movie collection box.

TWIN WARRIORS shows Jet Li's comic side...one that I wasn't aware that he had as he was always very serious in the movies I had seen him in...esp. Lethal Weapon 4 - this was my first introduction to this man of great talent. Basically, TWIN WARRIORS is about 2 boys who grow up together in the Shaolin temple but when they are both kicked out after starting a fight with the whole school they find themselves moving in different directions. One joins the military and the other (Li) helps the rebel cause.

THE DEFENDER sees Jet Li as a highly trained bodyguard, sent from Beijing, to protect a wealthy businessman's girlfriend who has witnessed a murder. Unfortunately, whilst protecting the girl he inadvertently kills the brother of one of the assasins and finds himself a target as well as the girl he's trying to protect. To further complicate matters, he and the girl start to develop feelings for each other. Quite a few similarities with THE BODYGUARD movie starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.

THE ENFORCER is a sentimental favorite as Li plays a father to a kid who's a martial arts expert himself. Little does his family know that he's an undercover cop trying to bust a big criminal in Hong Kong. Ultimately, Li joins forces with a lady HK Inspector, who initially tries to arrest Li for his involvment with the crime boss, and his son in bringing down the bad guys. The fight scene with Li and his son reminds me of the scene in ROMEO MUST DIE when Li teams up with Aaliyah's character to beat up a girl as he state's he can't hit one himself.

FIST OF LEGEND is a remake of Bruce Lee's version. Here, Chen (Li) goes back to Shanghai to avenge the murder of his beloved master. There are several fight scenes here that are quite phenominal but the relationship btwn Chen and his love interest is not very believable. But that's ok because I'm sure you all want to watch the spectacular fight scenes anyway.

All-in-all this is a great set of movies. However, there is ONE FATAL FLAW...all these movies are dubbed and for this reason a lot of the characters sound really "hammy"! This is a real disappointment for me as I think it detracts quite a lot from the story, leaving many of the characters sounding just plain stupid! If the original soundtrack with dialogue was included then at least you could see the movies in their original format and you would at least have a choice of languages and subtitles.

Now I would just like to find a copy of these movies in their original format, with subtitles. Especially THE DEFENDER (also called THE BODYGUARD FROM BEIJING) & THE ENFORCER. But if you are not fluent in Cantonese/Mandarin and don't like reading subtitles, then this is the version for you. This collection set would also be a great introduction to the world of Jet Li.

I will first and foremost explain the frustration of DUBBED movies. The films original format is not on this DVD. It takes away from the movie & actors. It should have been left in it's original sound format. Any real movie enthusiast frowns upon DUBBED. The dubbed voices are horrible, and it takes from the Kung-fu, and the plotline.

Jet Li is Awesome. Pretty much that sums it up. All four movies are good with Fist of Legand rising to the top. By far, the best martial arts movie I have ever seen. Fist of Legand, a remake of Bruce Lee's classic Chinese Connection, is truly remarkable. The story line was adapted from Chinese connction with a few added plot lines. The action is fluent and runs smoothly throughout the movie. The classic dojo fight where Chen fights the whole school at once was done perfectly. And the end fight scene is one of the best I've seen. It was amazing!
Then, my second favorite of this collection would have to be Twin Warriors. A truly outstanding traditional chinese Wire Fu masterpiece. The action throughout is incredible mixed with light humor. And, like Fist of Legand, the end fight scene was remarkable.
Next, I would say would be the Enforcer, although when I first saw it as a subtitled movie it was called Father is Hero. This one incorporates a little bit of a darker story line dealing with the deep undercover work of Li's character. The fight scenes are good, but do not really dazzle until the end. Overall it's not a bad flick for any Jet Li fan.
Now the reason I give this collection 4 stars is due to the fact that it has the Defender in it. It tried to be a story movie first and an action movie second, but in my opinion it didn't do that well of a job. The action is weak throughout and ends weak. Definately not one of my favorite movies, but I watch it every once in a while. A Jet Li fan can appreciate this movie but it probably will never make the top of anybody's list