The Man with the Iron Fists: East vs West Battle Royal in Ancient China

The Man with the Iron Fists is a 2012 martial arts action film under the screenplay and direction of RZA along with Eli Roth distributed by Universal Pictures and TriStar Pictures. The film stars Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, RZA, Cung Le, Byron Mann, Rick Yune, David Bautista, and Jamie Chung. Let's check out what's the big fuzz about this Western martial arts battle royal action film set in Ancient China.

The Man with the Iron Fists
Plot / Synopsis

In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.

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The Man with the Iron Fists Official Movie Trailer Impressions
The Man with the Iron Fists Film Trailer Review

If you're a fan of action, martial arts, beautiful women films, and a kick ass soundtrack then you might already got pretty hyped up with what The Man with the Iron Fists has to offer in this initial trailer. It is quite refreshing to see some Western or non-Asian characters in a martial arts film set in China. This freshness in concept along with the cool fight sequences, stunning visuals and musical scoring is what is this trailer showcased, but is it all too good to be true?

One thing that we can be sure is to never trust a film based on its trailers... well we can only hope. According to a information first featured in various movie-centric websites, "The first cut of the film was 4 hours long and RZA suggested splitting it into two films, but Roth disagreed and it was ultimately cut down to approximately 90 minutes." This does not bid well for the film. From four hours to just 90 minutes? Hopefully the editing is flawless, and they should for the people know about this blunder so the best the production team could do is to at least do a pretty darn good job to make up for it. I am not hoping for a convoluted story line nor a deeper meaning to life or any of those piece of somethings, this is an action film and they should at least live up to what the trailer has built now. Let's just hope that it is a great entertaining action flick.

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Looper Trailer Impressions: When a Looper Targets Himself

Looper is a science-fiction action film directed by Rian Johnson and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. Looper is another film with a time travel plot and slated for a September 2012 international release by TriStar Pictures. Let's take this Levitt-Willis action sci-fi here.

Looper

Plot / Synopsis

In the year 2042, a man working for a group of killers called "Loopers" (they work for the mob and kill people who are sent blindfolded back in time from the year 2072 by their bosses) recognizes a victim as himself. He hesitates resulting in the escape of his older self.

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Looper Official Movie Trailer Impressions
Looper Film Trailer Review

They just wanna have fun... Now after that stupid pop culture reference is out of the way. Looper is a another one of those time travel sci-fi films that pits the main character with himself. The usual question in this sort of films is to who, what, when, and how did he end up confronting the version of himself?

The film's main selling feature is the Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis team up. Next would just be the story and the film's Noir setting. I am not really hyped up about the plot, but am curious as to how will the action and mystery element unfold. Not to mention seeing Willis and Levitt in a solid action mystery sci-fi title. Hopefully it would not be as predictable as I initially think of movies of these genres. 2012 is truly shaping to be the year of Sci-Fi action films.

How about you guys? What do you think of this 2012 sci-fi action film from TriStar Pictures? Share your thoughts about the Looper trailer in the comments section below: