I am no stranger to the martial arts movies. which is why seeing this movie was a must. Now this was no Bruce Lee kind of movie, but it was very interesting. With that being said, let's get started. Today's topic........
The Man With The Iron Fists
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In this movie we have RZA (Blacksmith), Rick Yune (Zen Yi/X-Blade), Russell Crowe (Jack Knife), Lucy Liu (Madam Blossom), Dave Bautista (Brass Body), Jamie Chung (Lady Silk), Byron Mann (Silver Lion), Daniel Wu (Poison Dagger), Grace Huang (Gemini Female), and Andrew Lin (Gemini Male). With all of these characters listed above, there was one that I found to be very funny. That character is Silver Lion. He just seemed so........pretty, and not in a good way. He would wipe his hair and the way he talked, this man was just something else. It was like watching the Dave Chappelle show where he would make fun of Prince. This man was just funny.
The movie starts with the story of a man who swore to protect a lot of gold. Once the agreement was made, the man was killed by the Poison Dagger. Zen Yi is the man's son. He was ready to spend the rest of his life with Chi Chi. Awaiting his father's return so that his father can marry them, he promises to never leave her side. Unfortunately, that was a promise her couldn't keep. When Zen Yi heard of his father's death, he knew what he had to do. During his trip, he stopped for something to eat. While he was eating, he was attacked. This man was kicking a** and taking names. Then he was captured, or at least that's how it looked for a moment. He got himself free, but not before bowing his head killing the man in front of him as well as the other men and then continuing his journey.
In the town where Zen and his brothers were headed, there was a man that only went by the name Blacksmith to many people. Blacksmith was good at making weapons. There was no weapon he couldn't make. Also, in this town was a gentleman's club, owned and operated by Madam Blossom. The Blacksmith was in love with one of Madam Blossom's girls named Lady Silk. He was trying to help buy her freedom from Madam Blossom so that they could be together and run off somewhere. After becoming worn out from all the work he had been doing, he went to go see Lady Silk as he always had after a days work. Mean while, Zen Yi and his brothers had a run in with Brass Body, a man who is almost unstoppable. With the two brothers dead and Zen very injured, the Blacksmith grabs Zen and tries to help him recover. With the help of Lady Silk, Zen gets back on his feet in no time. The Blacksmith on the other hand was captured and beaten nearly to death. Brass Body was told to make sure the Blacksmith would never be able to work again. With that being said, he chopped off half of the Blacksmith's arms.
Now before any of that happened, a man who goes by the name Jack Knife walks into Madam Blossom's club. When she saw Jack, she ordered her finest brown liquor for both of them to drink while she helped him out. Jack stated he needed a room and her best girls. She allowed him to choose three of her finest girls. When he got ready to choose his third girl, he looked around and picked a young woman that was already taken. The man she was with was BIG and the girl was clearly disgusted by the man. Jack just knew this would be the end for her. Jack felt she was with the wrong guy. Well, that guy wasn't happy about that. Jack was on "vacation" and wasn't planing on fighting, but the man wasn't backing down. Jack has this knife that has a bit of saw action going. Split the man's stomach open. Ouch!!!!
The gold that was suppose to make it to its destination was causing a lot of problems for everyone. Too many wanted this gold. The gold was being protected by the Geminis'. The Geminis' were two great warriors, man and wife. These two didn't need much help when it came down to defending themselves. However, the Poison Dagger had other plans. The Poison Dagger has a unique weapon. Looking like a flute that shoots out very small and skinny needle like pins with Mercury on it. The Mercury kills almost instantly depending on where it's shot at. The Poison Dagger took out the Geminis. with the gold unprotected, Silver Lion and his crew took it. As he made a deal with Madam Blossom to hide the gold and giving her a share of it, Jack and the Blacksmith were making other plans. While the gold was being hidden in the basement of the club, Madam Blossom was making plans of her own to keep the gold.
When Zen Yi was completely recovered, he found out where the Blacksmith was hiding out. When he found the Blacksmith, he wanted in on the plan. The Blacksmith was good at making weapons, but this time he was making his last as well as creating a new suit for Zen. I know what you're thinking, "How in the world can he do that without his arms and hands?" He had help of course, but his weapon was the "Iron Fists," hints the title of the movie. Silver Lion and his crew wanted to celebrate with Madam Blossom and her girls. So, as everyone celebrated, everything else was in order. the Lions had planed on killing all the girls. Madam Blossom and her girls had planed on killing the Lions. The Blacksmith, Zen Yi, and Jack had also planed on killing the Lions. The General and his solders on the other hand, had planed on killing any and everyone who got in the way of them retrieving the gold. The General was sent to retrieve the gold no matter the cost. We soon find out that Jack was also sent to retrieve the gold. Everyone had their reasons for killing somebody. The Blacksmith's reasons was because they took his arms and his woman Lady Silk and Zen Yi needed to avenge his father's death.
As Madam Blossom walks passed the rooms her girls were in, she tapped these wooden sticks together twice. When the girls heard that, these silver things came out of their mouths and the tips looked like snake tongues. They were supposed to stick the guys in the neck with them, but Lady Silk wasn't as lucky as the others because she had Brass Body. When your body is nothing but brass, it's a little hard to get rid of you. That is unless you know all the sensitive key points in the human body. Brass Body tossed Lady Silk around like she was a rag doll. Barely hanging on to live, she died in Blacksmith's arms. Madam Blossom does good on her own as well, unless she turns her back or tries to save an innocent child. In this case, she does both, but she did think that the other guy was already dead. Jack had a different mission other than getting the gold back. Jack was no stranger to the Poison Dagger. In fact, he was living with a constant reminder, the scar on the side of his face. The Poison Dagger wasn't leaving alive. In the end there were only three men left standing before the General was ready to kill everyone, Zen Yi/X-Blade, jack Knife, and The Man With The Iron Fists: Blacksmith.
This was a different kind of martial arts movie for me, but still enjoyable. It didn't fall to far away from a Kung Fu type of movie. It did show off a lot of martial art moves. I give this movie a 4 star rating. Well, that's all for now folks, til next time.........
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The Twilight Saga Series!
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