Its simple, look for the remastered version. Don't get just any version. The movie is a classic and gets 5 stars from me. They worked hard on this one. But, anything other then remastered of this classic isn't worth it. Look for sellers stating remastered version.
Duel of the Iron Fist was made and released before Bruce Lee took the world by storm, so the fight choreography in this movie is not the best, not saying that it is the worst either. Bruce Lee would later provide the formula for martial arts choreography. Duel of the Iron Fist is still worth viewing. The story is great, the acting is great and the fights are entertaining. It stars both David Chiang and Ti Lung, who are 2 of the better actors in Kung-Fu Cinema and it's directed by my favorite martial arts director Chang Cheh. So if you love old school Shaw Brothers than view this flick, if your'e expecting something like Jackie Chan or Jet Li, look elsewhere
A YOUNG STREETFIGHTER RETURNS HOME TO FIND OUT WHO KILLED HIS GODFATHER. GREAT STORYLINE AND GOOD FIGHT SCENES. IF YOU LIKE OLD SCHOOL MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES, YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS ENJOYING THIS MOVIE. IT EVEN HAS AN ENDING I DIDN'T SEE COMING.
For those not in the know, this was the second martial arts film shown in America (Yes, even before the late, great Bruce Lee's Golden Harvest classics became available). Being a Shaw Brothers movie directed by the greatest HK director ever, Chang Cheh, this film has its merits, but considering the talent behind it, it's somewhat disappointing in the choreography department. It has a decent story with good performances by Ti Lung & David Chiang, arresting visuals by Chang Cheh, glossy cinematography by Kung Mu-To, but what is up with the sloppy choreography by Tang Chia?! Being an old-school fan who saw this on a rainy Saturday afternoon as a kid, I can be forgiving (to be fair, it does have an action-packed ending including a bamboo pole duel between David & Lung in the rain), but I do NOT recommend this for younger fans raised on Jackie Chan or Jet Li. If you're a fan of Shaw Brothers (like me) and/or Chang Cheh (like me), then you probably already saw this movie and can decide for yourself. If you're not familiar with the aforementioned names, then I suggest you check out some later Chang Cheh films he made with the Venoms. They never disappoint!
Do not be fooled by the change of title, this is NOT Duel Of The Iron Fist...not entirely.The VHS version of this classic film is called Duel Of The Shaolin Fist, and is edited for TV, minus much of the fight scenes, especially the final one. It's at least in wide screen, which is a plus. It clocks in at 90 minutes.This DVD version clocks in at 98 minutes, but is full screen (meaning that we get to miss the sides of it all, including half their faces, at times). In addition, the ending is once again cut out of the film.When will we be able to get the full-length, uncut version, in glorious wide screen? I doubt that I'll live long enough to see it again.Awful work on this fantastic film. Don't waste your money.
Although the movie is decent, the quality of the dvd is not, it has problems with sudden freezes at times, que quality of the picture is below standards and the ending of the movie is cutoff so there's no ending scene. A very dissapointing dvd.
*This review refers to the version with the green and blue border on the cover*The main reason that I purchased this DVD was because it was cheap, what a mistake! Let me start off by saying that The Duel aka Duel of the Iron Fist is a Shaw Brothers classic, but this disc does the film no favours at all! It clearly states on the cover that this is the remastered and restored version of the film. What you actually get is a full screen VHS transfer which is not only dreadful quality it also cuts off about 50% of the picture due to very poor framing (A Celestial remaster, it most definitely is not). And to top it off it's also on a very cheap DVD-R! I had to send mine back for a refund. Avoid it like the plague, you have been warned!
Ok
glad to finally have a copy of movie, but the visual quality of the movie was disappointing
Picture quality very poor.
Don't buy anything from person the movie I received was a illegal bootleg film and got charged for a real production film.
This is a DVD product review. I know the movie kicks booty to hell.DO NOT BUY THE Mr. FAT-W Video version. It's in fullscreen , not remastered and uncut, and worst of all, IT'S A DVD-R!! Please Amazon, don't sell this crude anymore. Mr. Fat is a dumb ****!
Best karate movie in the world.
love this classic very much...had 2 tell some friends of mine, they thought ti lung was bruce lee when he was younger and i had 2 school dem fools...just because ur' a nationality , we all suppose 2 look-a-like...go figure?!!