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Plot Summary
On a television show billed as 'the greatest fight show on Earth,' eager amateurs with lots to prove boldly step into the ring and expect to leave bloody but victorious. The ratings hungry producers seek out 'legendary' but largely forgotten streetfighters and mine their desperation for recaptured glory and redemption into ratings gold. 'FISTS OF LEGEND' features three old friends and rivals from high school days who get their invitation to the big fight for the chance to win $200,000 and much more. 25 years later - Deok-kyu, whose Olympic dreams were dashed, now runs a struggling noodle shop. Jae-seok who always wanted to be number one but still finds himself in a third-rate gang. And Sang-hoon, a thug turned corporate executive who must go back and find his bloodlust one last time. The characters are portrayed in the present and in their 'glory days' by younger selves, with the movie featuring a blend of staged MMA alongside streetfights.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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71%- Reviews Counted: 7
- Fresh: 5
- Rotten: 2
- Average Rating: 6.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Shot with some wit and considerable speed, its short, sharp beatdowns are a refreshing change from the bloated action sequences favored by some of Mr. Kang's genre contemporaries.
Fresh: Director Kang Woo-Suk spins an epic swirl of masculine psychodrama over his many punishing fight sequences, including flashbacks to the trio's origins as gifted scrappers who take one too many wrong turns.
Rotten: Stretches its runtime to a ridiculous 154 minutes ...
Fresh: At 2 1/2 hours, Fists of Legend goes on too long. But Kang Woo-suk's take on a genre often relegated to the level of cartoon is a refreshing change of pace.
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