Kuen sun (2001)

A futuristic research compound develops a new police tool called the Power Glove. Supposedly, it gives the wearer incredible powers by letting him tap into the 'unused 80%' of his mental ... See full summary »

Directors:

Wai-keung Lau, Corey Yuen

Writer:

Sap Sam Chan

Stars:

Leehom Wang, Stephen Fung, Gigi Leung

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Leehom Wang	...	Nova / Kong
Stephen Fung	...	Iron Surfer
Gigi Leung	...	Erika
Kristy Yang	...	Belle
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Inspector Dark
Yuen Biao	...	Thunder
Kar Lok Chin	...	Jazz
Roy Cheung	...	Combat 21
Cecilia Yip	...	Aunt Wing
Ekin Cheng	...	Young Inspector Dark
Ka Ho Yu	...	Sing
Ron Smoorenburg	...	Iron Surfer's 1st Opponent

Storyline

A futuristic research compound develops a new police tool called the Power Glove. Supposedly, it gives the wearer incredible powers by letting him tap into the 'unused 80%' of his mental potential. It turns out that the glove also enables the wearer to take over the minds of others, and one unbalanced police volunteer tries to use this to stage a coup. In the end, one of the three test cops is killed, another survives to stay on the force, and the rogue cop makes his escape. 20 years later, the dead officer's son gives away his identity by using his father's personal martial arts technique in a fighting competition, thus drawing the attention of both the remaining good and evil supercops. The kids and the old guys must then start getting ready for a multi-generational final battle of good vs. evil.

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Plot Keywords:

battle | fighting | martial arts | cult film | near future | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese English

Release Date:

7 December 2001 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Legend of Tekken

Company Credits

Production Co:

B.O.B. and Partners, Sil-Metropole Organisation, Star East

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS-ES (DVD version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first Hong Kong movie to be recorded in Dolby Digital Surround EX.

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Goofs

The position of Yuen Biao's metal mask varies from scene to scene - sometimes in the correct position, sometimes too low on his face so his nose appears much longer than it really is.

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Connections

Version of Tekken (1990)

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Soundtracks

"An Quan Gan (Sense of Security)"
Music and Lyrics by Leehom Wang
Performed by Leehom Wang

User Reviews

Action Packed Computer Graphical Mayhem

Take Demolition Man, Final Fantasy, The Matrix, Star Wars, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and put into a food blender. Mix well for an hour an a half, pour into container, put in the fridge for a little while, serve with icing sugar...

In watching this film, you easily can make comparisons with the five films listed above and more, as The Avenging Fist has taken many of the ideas off them and crammed them into this fast-and-furious, high adrenalin, backside-kicking thriller. Oh, and add in 'Tekken' for good measure as well, although the end credits explicitly state that this film was not based on Tekken and not endorsed by Namco.

Tekken, sorry, The Avenging Fist tells of Nova, a son of a police officer who was the master of the Avenging Fist, a series of martial arts moves that were highly lethal. Whilst at the police force, Nova's father was brainwashed by Combat 21, who steals the Power Glove that, to cut a long story short, gives him powers literally untapped by anyone else. Twenty years on, Nova learns of his father's fate, and he seeks to prevent Combat 21's world domination plans.

Ultimately, a film of this description is always going to be targeted at a younger audience, and inevitably a certain amount of cheesiness and unimaginative fantasy are both always going to appear. But, the film does go beyond that. Computer graphics reminiscent of The Matrix and Final Fantasy and choreographed martial arts of CTHD quality add immensely to the film. Also a little bit of subplot (yes it has some!) does go a long way too in the movie.

But one of interesting decisions in the film were the choice of leads, who are a young bunch, and yet were teamed up with veterans of the the martial arts genre. With the success of The Stormriders and the like, you might have expected Ekin Cheng to lead the cast. But all credit to Wang Leehom and Stephen Fung as they did an excellent performance. I would have loved to have seen more of Kristy Yang, though.

Ultimately, the young cast do equal the performances of the veterans, and despite all the criticism I seem to have written more about than I probably should have, it is a thoroughly enjoyable film. One for a good-spirited evening.