{"id":7771,"date":"2013-07-25T13:12:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T19:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=7771"},"modified":"2013-07-25T13:12:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T19:12:37","slug":"the-man-with-the-iron-fists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=7771","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Man With the Iron Fists\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret that producer\/rapper RZA \u2014 nee Robert Fitzgerald Diggs \u2014 is a big fan of vintage chop-socky films; his group Wu-Tang Clan lifted its name from one such flick. RZA has worked steadily at crossing over into cinema, starting with a soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch\u2019s Zen hit-man film \u201cGhost Dog\u201d before moving onto \u201cKill Bill: Vol. 1,\u201d where he reportedly spent a month on set taking notes.<\/p>\n<p>It shows. RZA\u2019s directorial debut, \u201cThe Man With the Iron Fists,\u201d is clearly Tarantino-esque, a triple-chocolate-chunk overkill of a homage to the genre. It\u2019s also pretty good, in a straight-up B-movie kind of way, refreshingly free of irony and chock full of authentic over-the-top Hong Kong gag-stunts.<br \/>\nThe Man With the Iron Fists Rating\t<\/p>\n<p>RZA stars as The Blacksmith, a decent guy in a lawless town who is caught up in the struggle between dueling gangs over a convoy of gold, even though he just wants to elope with Lady Silk (Jamie Chung) from the local bordello. With a great soundtrack of oriental spaghetti-western breakbeats, 1970s split-screen effects and psychedelic Skittles-colored sets that would make Zhang Yimou (\u201cHero\u201d) green with envy, this is one of the better neo-grindhouse films to date.<\/p>\n<p>For a chance to win one of five \u201cThe Man with the Iron Fists\u201d towels, visit jtimes.jp\/film. 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