The Man With the Iron Fists

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  • Opened November 2, 2012 
  • 1 hr 35 min
  • R | Brief Drug Use, Bloody Violence, Language and Strong Sexuality
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • In 19th-century China, a stranger (RZA) settles in a jungle village and becomes its blacksmith. Radical tribal factions force him to fashion elaborate tools of destruction, and the clans' conflict soon erupts into a full war. Knowing he must take action, the blacksmith channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. Fighting beside iconic heroes, the blacksmith harnesses this incredible power to defend his adopted people from an army of soulless villains. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, RZA, Cung Le, Byron Mann
  • Director: RZA
  • Genres: Action/Adventure

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Classic Kung Fu

by MedRed

I remember in the early 90's when the RZA talked about his passion for classic Kung Fu movies. He's finally had a chance to make one of his own... and it's faithful to its predecessors. What does...

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Saturday Kung Fu

by TwinsNoles

This was great! It reminded me of the Saturday Kung fu flicks I watched as a kid. Not a lot of plot but lots of action. The story is decent. But I didn't go for the story. I went for excellent...

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The RZA knows his Shiznit

by Karga

Rotten Tomatoes only gave this movie a 53 which is sad, because it's clear that the Rza loves kung fu movies. Iron Fists is as good if not better than all the old timey chop socky movies the Shaw...

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Critic Reviews

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Todd McCarthy

It's all sufficiently well done and amusing enough to satisfy the appetites of fans who mainline this sort of thing, but it also sports a concocted, second-hand feel common to this sort of throwback homage. Read full review

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Boxoffice Magazine
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It's a real film, and a fun one, made with gonzo good humor and plenty of action from the opening brutal battle over which the sound of The Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 single "Shame on a N***a" roars. Read full review

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Total Film
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Grisly and goofy, this ode to the Shaw Brothers' '70s-era kung fu epics serves up 96 minutes of murder and mutilation and not a lot else. Sweet soundtrack, though. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

The movie plays things relatively straight, acknowledging clichés without the winking irony in which modern homages usually indulge. As such, it's giddy fun - a well-made genre picture that sends up its influences even as it clearly reveres them. Read full review

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Cung Le in "The Man With The Iron Fists."