Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2095 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-10-23
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
• Formats: Dubbed, PAL
• Original language: Mandarin Chinese
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 99 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
A moving and inspiring story of redemption and personal triumph in the face of great odds, Jet Li's Fearless is the based-on-facts story of Chinese folk hero Huo Yuanjia (Jet Li). The son of a martial-arts master whose greatest strength was his restraint, Huo grows into an unbeatable fighter whose pride and thoughtlessness lead to a chain of tragic losses. After a classic wanderer-in-the-wilderness penance, Huo reinvents himself as a mature instructor of Wushu, a martial arts system that embraces all forms of fighting without preference or pre-judgement. He also becomes a populist symbol, at the dawn of the 20th century, of China's refusal to entirely capitulate to the boot of Western colonialists. Taking on whatever European, American, or Japanese fighter the outsiders bring in to demoralize the natives, Huo becomes a legend that, in real life, is still revered. Thrillingly directed by Ronny Yu (Warriors of Virtue), Jet Li's Fearless is a dazzling action movie that transcends its breathless fight sequences with Huo's sportsmanship virtues, i.e., knowing when you've won by example, rather than by the fist. Jet Li is superb in the role. --Tom Keogh

Synopsis
Following the death of his father in combat, Huo Yuanjia (Jet Li, Hero) vows to become a great martial artist and starts establishing himself as one of the greatest fighters in Tianjin, China. After a tragic incident that results in a number of deaths, Huo flees the region. When he returns to Tianjin he finds that the place is teeming with foreign merchants and soldiers. Huo challenges famous American wrestler Hercules O'Brien (Nathan Jones, Warrior King), resulting in the Foreign Chambers of Commerce challenging Huo to take on four foreign fighters. Billed as Jet Li's final martial arts epic, Fearless sees the Chinese superstar play the legendary martial artist Huo Yuanjia, the most famous Chinese fighter in the early 20th century. Yuanjia was the founder of the Jin Wu Sports Federation and challenged foreign fighters to bouts. As with Jet Li's Once Upon a Time in China films, Li plays a character that stands up for the Chinese people at a time when Western influence was having a significant impact on China. Fearless benefits from the teaming up of Jet Li's dynamic skills with Yuen Woo-Ping's inspired martial arts choreography--the pair had worked together with similar effect in the first two of the Once Upon a Time in China films--to create a stunning action-packed film that serves as a fitting finale to Jet Li's epic martial arts film career.

Customer Reviews

Just not that good
Some of the fighting is great. The fights against westerners are the best, other action sequences rely too heavily on clumsy computer effects.
There is a lack of story which is a shame considering the wealth of material on Huo Yuanjia. (The real life martial artist on whom the film is based)
The notion that it is propaganda is absurd, it is one sided but the west really did treat China badly at the time of the opium trade. Also the mutual respect between the Japanese and Chinese martial artists goes against a trend of frosty relations between the two countries. the film fails to live up to such an interesting premise

FEARLESS IS A MASTERPIECE! JET LI'S BEST FILM EVER!!! 10/10
Fearless is a lesson in how to make a high quality martial arts film...
It has a powerful and meaningful story which is a credit to Jet Li who is fantastic as the lead character. (based on the real life character of Huo Yuanjia a legendary fighter in China)

This is probably the best film i've ever seen him in, but it also has choreography from the legend that is Yuen Woo-ping (Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Drunken Master, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, to name but a few)
who directs fight scenes that are of the highest order... truly a brilliant film and highly recommended to anyone who likes good fights in there kung fu movies but also wants a good story with some half decent acting. Forget 5/5 this film deserves 10/10

Martial Arts Rule.
This was the first Martial Arts film that I watched last year. I had never watched Martial Arts films before but now after watching many including House of Flying Daggers and Hero I still think this is a good film.

FYI this film does have an English audio option but taking into account the kind of film you are watching I would suggest you watch it in the original language and have the English subtitles on. It may sound horrible having to read subtitles but you soon forget you are reading them and it makes the film see more authentic.