Shang Chi and the legend of the ten rings

[GloucesterChief]

They pretty much just copy pasted Iron Fist on to Shang Chi.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

They pretty much just copy pasted Iron Fist on to Shang Chi.

Anything they can do to wipe out the memory of the Netflix Iron Fist abortion is a favor to us all. I liked the movie. It was enjoyable. It did its job as an origin story and the character as he was at the end of the movie looks like an interesting addition to MCU.

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Anything they can do to wipe out the memory of the Netflix Iron Fist abortion is a favor to us all. I liked the movie. It was enjoyable. It did its job as an origin story and the character as he was at the end of the movie looks like an interesting addition to MCU.

The Iron Fist writing was terrible true but that doesn't mean you should take his origin and basically paste it on Shang Chi. Shang Chi has a great origin all by himself. The reason why he would be on the Avengers is the same reason Hawkeye or Black Widow are. He doesn't have super powers but is just the best in the world at what he does. His just happens to be all forms of unarmed combat.

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Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

The Iron Fist writing was terrible true but that doesn't mean you should take his origin and basically paste it on Shang Chi. Shang Chi has a great origin all by himself. The reason why he would be on the Avengers is the same reason Hawkeye or Black Widow are. He doesn't have super powers but is just the best in the world at what he does. His just happens to be all forms of unarmed combat.

I had never even heard of Shang Chi before this movie and I have no idea what his back story is other than what the movie covered, so it doesn't make any difference at all to me. As presented it was interesting and enjoyable though. Pretty much the exact opposite of the Iron Fist abortion.

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by listopencil

I had never even heard of Shang Chi before this movie and I have no idea what his back story is other than what the movie covered, so it doesn't make any difference at all to me. As presented it was interesting and enjoyable though. Pretty much the exact opposite of the Iron Fist abortion.

Basically, Shang Chi is raised by birth to be the enforcer for Fu Manchu. He was sent to assassinate and old foe of Fu Manchu, who at the time was just an old man. Shang Chi already suspicious of Fu Manchu's real intentions refuses to kill the old man and turns on Fu Manchu's organization.

No mystical cities, no rings. No demon dragons. Think more Bruce Lee meets James Bond.

[Ninerfan11]

predictable, cookie cutter, meh.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by listopencil

I had never even heard of Shang Chi before this movie and I have no idea what his back story is other than what the movie covered, so it doesn't make any difference at all to me. As presented it was interesting and enjoyable though. Pretty much the exact opposite of the Iron Fist abortion.

How does that abomination, Iron Fist tie into this?

Didn't know anything about this before hand either but it was a good popcorn movie.

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Basically, Shang Chi is raised by birth to be the enforcer for Fu Manchu. He was sent to assassinate and old foe of Fu Manchu, who at the time was just an old man. Shang Chi already suspicious of Fu Manchu's real intentions refuses to kill the old man and turns on Fu Manchu's organization.

No mystical cities, no rings. No demon dragons. Think more Bruce Lee meets James Bond.

That was a totally different story then, Why didn't they just make a new movie? It not an origin story then.

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

How does that abomination, Iron Fist tie into this?

Follow the conversation, Sparky.

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Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Basically, Shang Chi is raised by birth to be the enforcer for Fu Manchu. He was sent to assassinate and old foe of Fu Manchu, who at the time was just an old man. Shang Chi already suspicious of Fu Manchu's real intentions refuses to kill the old man and turns on Fu Manchu's organization.

No mystical cities, no rings. No demon dragons. Think more Bruce Lee meets James Bond.

That does sound like a cool story. And I can see why you'd think of him along the same lines as Hawkeye or Black Widow. I actually really like the Black Widow character and would have been into it even without ScarJo's hotness factored in. They've obviously thrown that away though and gone in a different direction.