Member PaiLum Posted November 6, 2012 Member Share Posted November 6, 2012 Sorry guys but I feel the need to talk about this movie. Love it? Hate it? Let's talk about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PaiLum Posted November 6, 2012 Author Member Share Posted November 6, 2012 Personally not enough actual kung fu in this movie. Enjoyed the concept of the different clans and different clan weapons and a way to define each one based on weapons/clothes and the such. Liked Russel Crowe's character however felt that it was not needed. Didn't like RZA in it at all and it was waaaay too late for backstory in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin swords Posted November 6, 2012 Member Share Posted November 6, 2012 thanks for your thoughts on the movie im just going to wait for it to come out on dvd any way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMK Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I will be going to see it tomorrow afternoon, sucks that I hear there really isn't too much action in the film. I am aware that they filmed about 3 hours worth, and RZA said the Director's Cut will feature I believe the complete full version, just not sure how much action was cut, or how much more we can expect from the DVD/Blu-ray release. Regardless how much I like the film tomorrow, the theatrical cut, I am still looking forward to watching the Director's Cut when it gets released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PaiLum Posted November 8, 2012 Author Member Share Posted November 8, 2012 I will be getting the directors cut as well. I hear that they filmed almost a movies worth before it actually got to the movie they released. I read that RZA fleshed out the story of Golden Lion quite a bit. I can't wait to watch that version, I don't care that it's about 3 hrs long. It's supposed to go into more detail with the different clan weapons too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin swords Posted November 9, 2012 Member Share Posted November 9, 2012 that sounds good pailum let us know how it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted January 18, 2013 Member Share Posted January 18, 2013 So far it doesn't seem to be screened in my area and when I mentionned it to an employee at a local theater, the guy looked clueless. Guess I'll have to wait until the DVD comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMK Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I did see it in theaters, and there is a "copy" floating around online, but I still look forward to watching the Directors Cut when that gets released. If I had to compare 'Iron Fists' with QT's film 'Django', I enjoyed 'Django' a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member derwood Posted January 18, 2013 Member Share Posted January 18, 2013 U know what, I actually enjoyed MWTIF, at least a helluva lot more than I expected too considering all the ragging it was getting It did feel incomplete, in that by comparison, it was like watching the western single film release of Red Cliff (although not on the same scale, & not of the same niche) as opposed to seeing the 2 films that got massacred to make that 'matinee' release there was a lot of 'accepting' (read*ignoring plotlines & continuity) stuff to be done & the narration felt forced, as if to try & fill those gaps of edited story. Which did not work at all, but rather assisted in undermining any fun that could be had in watching by trying to make it seem more serious & dramatic than it was. another major flaw I found was in having rapping in the score. Now I love me some rap music, but this was meant to be a homage, not 'kung faux' (which I loathed). The instrumentals would have been fine, but the lyrics, just unnecessary. As with SMK & the vast majority, I would love to see a full release of this film with its 4+ hours of footage giving the story its time to unfold visually. Even a version just shy of 3hrs could pull it off nicely. There were a lot of problems in the cinematography too, but I was willing to overlook them as a first effort from RZA. Hopefully this isnt the last effort he makes in bringing back the classic style we live for as I think with experience he could bring us something to stand up and applaud & as for comparing to Django...well, its kinda like owning a pontiac firebird, you'll still never be Burt Reynolds jumping a river in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PaiLum Posted January 24, 2013 Author Member Share Posted January 24, 2013 lol awesome response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member weier78 Posted July 16, 2015 Member Share Posted July 16, 2015 I recently watched it, and I am glad I borrowed it, than buying it. Felt like I wasted my evening watching it. Not into the over graphic scenes, had a ok story/plot to the movie, but it just doesn't come together with the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted July 16, 2015 Member Share Posted July 16, 2015 I actually have this on DVD, but I barely made it past the first few minutes when I tried to watch it. Really not that engaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sym8 Posted July 16, 2015 Member Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not a good film but I read somewhere that a lot of the actual Kung fu got left on the cutting room floor.Seeing that rza is a huge Kung fu movie fan this seems a bit strange(maybe the studio got too involved) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member massa_yoda Posted July 16, 2015 Member Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not a fan of MWTIF 1, but the sequel was shocking pretty good. Some decent grounded fu during the tournament fights. The plot felt like an old-school Kung Fu plot. Still not great, but it's got some good points. Available for streaming on Netflix I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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