Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Most martial arts movies have a few good fight scenes and practically no plot - just random wandering to transition between the fight scenes or some kind of revenge vendetta. This one, however, has enough plot devices for five movies (secret societies, secret identities, romantic misunderstandings, petty jealousies) and some of the most elaborate martial arts scenes ever staged. Jet Li is likable as Fong Sai Yuk (a genuine hero to the Chinese, about whom tall tales are spun, sort of like Daniel Boone), a young do-gooder who seems perpetually caught up in one mess after another despite his good intentions. Veteran action actress Sibelle Hu, not surprisingly, steals the picture as Fong's future mother in law Tiger Lily, a sentimental romantic and kick-ass martial artist. She winds up accompanying him on his adventure to make certain he doesn't cheat on her daughter, thereby becoming a rare thing in the movies - a mother in law who is also an action sidekick! Any of the big set piece fight scenes are worth the rental, especially the one early in the movie on a huge and rather unsteady looking tower. Plus there is real humor here which is integrated into the situations rather than tacked on in the fashion of so many Chinese movies. Very entertaining and can be watched again and again.

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

Jet Li starred in this film shortly after making Once Upon A Time In China, and once again he kicks ass. The fight scenes are truly amazing for its time, and film is just brimming with entertainment from start to finish. The story starts off with our cheeky, smiling hero Jet Li getting into a fight with some guy over a girl, which leads to a sports competition to determine the winner, followed by some kung-fu ass whoopin. Fantastic. This film doesn't stop on the action, and although some of the humour is puzzling at times, and the soundtrack and sound effects pure hilarious, I am pleased I took the time to watch this. The story consists of Fong Sai Yuk (Jet Li) being forced into a family marriage, his romance with the girl, finding out his dad is part of some rebel movement, and protecting the whole family then on as they are on the run. Some of the choreagraphy is truly awesome, especially in one scene where Jet Li is fighting the evil govner with a small pole, wheras the govner has a huge f**k off 20 ft one. The action is superbly captured and the stunts are tremendous, and the comedy through the film is so cheesy it helps keep the film from not taking itself too seriously. There are a few stupid scenes in this, particulary one where Jet Li dresses up as a woman, and another one where Mother Fong covers her hair so people mistake her for a man (even though she has make up on and still looks like a chick). These are strange parts of the film but keeps it light hearted and I think if I had watched this film when I was a kid I would love it to bits. Kung fu enthusiasts should definately take a look at this for the action and to see Jet Li do his stuff, but it's not really one for the mainstream hollywood film lovers. Fans of Jet Li should check this out to see how how he progressed from this to classics such as Twin Warriors, Fists of Fury and the undoubtedly magnificent Hero. Mainstream film audiences should also see this so they can understand the truly aweful american martial arts films they have seen over the past decade, and appreciate some real skill and finesse from the middle east.

"The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk" (or "The Legend" as entitled by Dimension Films Home Entertainment) starring Jet Li as the title character captures some of the best martial arts ever placed on film. Oh, sure, the actors are sometimes aided by the help of wires, but "wire-fu" never does overstay it's welcome in this fun-filled comic, kung-fu drama.Jet Li (an executive producer on the film) and director Corey Yuen ("Kiss of the Dragon", "The Defender", "The One") have been able to come up with some of the most inventive fight scenes that rival those of "The Matrix", "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" and "The Legend of Drunken Master" (though I don't think Chan has ever used any wires in his work) or I should say vice versa since "Fong Sai Yuk" was filmed before any of the above mentioned.The movie itself is more or less the same as many other similar period piece kung-fu films (the "Once Upon A Time In China" series, which also starred Li, comes to mind). It details the heroics of Fong Sai-Yuk and his family (his father is the leader of a group of freedom fighters) as they try to evade and defeat an evil emperor's (who wants to rule China, of course) death squad.There's a subplot that involves a greedy land baron that's mostly played for laughs, but also introduces a female character who falls for Li and fleshes out a little bit of a love story between the two. However, as entertaining as those plot threads are, everytime the fighting begins, "Fong Sai-Yuk" kicks into overdrive with very thrilling scenes involving intricate, complex fight scenes.It's for those reasons that we go to see a martial art film and it's for those reasons alone that you should see "The Legend", I guarantee you won't be disappointed.