5/5 To meet Jet Li is on my Bucket List!!
  by L. Michael (Whisperwind)
OK, OK, OK my admiration (LOVE) will be self evident in this review, I'm not going to go in detail with spoilers of this movie, Your going to have to have to trust an ole' movieophile.
I can tell you I have been a avid Kung Fu Theater ( CH 6 in San Diego CA) fan since I could walk and I can tell the difference between Campy and Excellent Movies. THUS... This is a AWWwSOME FREeKIN' Movie.
I love(In LOVE with)Jet Li, he is a master of SEVERAL Wushu Martial Arts, A.K.A Li Lianjie known for movies such as Shaolin Temple, Black Mask, Once Upon A Time in China,Romeo Must Die with Aaliyah(may she rest in peace) Fist of Legend, Unleashed and many more I love and have watched more then 4 times a piece,
Well anywhoo... This is a Biopic, the person he is so wondrously portraying was the real person, Huo Yuanjia ,WHICH with out him we would have no idea of what Martial Arts are. At first he seems an unlikeable character then.. because some of the opening storyline scenes But, stuff happens, then some very touching and exciting stuff plus funny and endearing things happen during this, And not to mention the fight scenes in between all these and then a storyline that is poignant and wisdom filled.
All this makes for a very well made movie. (I will digress real quick and tell you In "Fist of Legend" He plays one of the students he trained. Get this movie too)
But then after all that, and which was close to the end of the movie I cried. I mean more then 1 (one) tissue cried.
Very LITTLE wire work , I mean down to the bare minimum, was adapted in this film, as far as I can tell and from what I was told. That's all I'm writing down A must See in other words, watch this then Fist of Legend

5/5 My favorite movie...
  by thepete8 (Naperville, IL)
...and I don't mean just favorite martial arts pic either. Also, please note that I'm writing about the full Director's Cut; I've never seen the other versions. And I had no problem with bad disks, so that issue's probably been taken care of by the manufacturer.

Briefly, 'Fearless' is about the son of a Wushu master (Jet Li) who becomes a famous master himself. However, he's a shallow man and his interest in wushu is based solely on arrogance. This leads to his downfall just as he achieves the pinnacle of success. With his life destroyed and only an empty shell of a person, he wanders aimlessly and almost dies until he slowly discovers the spirit that is supposed to go along with martial arts. He rebuilds himself, without any of the pat 'moments of truth' you'd find in most movies. As he finds a real sense of self and purpose, he returns home to reclaim his life and make amends.

'Fearless' doesn't scrimp on fight scenes, yet it also tells a very deep and moving story. Ronny Yu makes the film so epic and yet it is so simple, almost like an ancient parable you'd read about some Zen master. Much of the reason the movie is so powerful is that the script allows the story to unfold rather than letting dialogue tell us what to think. Also, importantly, Li does a fantastic job conveying the various stages of his character's journey through expressions, delivery, and body language. You can realy tell the difference in the character from the beginning of the movie to the end. As far as I'm concerned, that's what great acting is all about.

The Director's Cut makes this a long movie, but I never felt at any time that 'Fearless' had unnecessary scenes or dragged. If anything, I think the shorter versions must be lacking key scenes or subplots whose absence would lessen this very rich movie. As a result, I would not be at all interested in seeing the shorter versions. Some of the other reviews here seem to confirm my suspicion.

'Fearless' speaks to me in so many different ways: the importance of friendship, the importance of wisdom versus knowledge, what real success is all about, and what it is to be a man. For those reasons, as well as the sheer beauty of the film, the great story, and the terrific fight scenes, this is my favorite movie of all time.

5/5 Excellent
  by Rick_C___ (USA)
I purchased the Jet Li's Fearless (Unrated Director's Cut) (2006) 2 DVD set from "The_NPS_Store" here at Amazon. I received it Brand New, and most importantly Thankfully it was the Correct 2 DVD version set! It was only $9.98 delivered... and arrived a few days after I ordered it. Excellent indeed!

4/5 A must have
  by Mikael Pettersson (Sweden)
This is an excellent feature. It really gives the whole story much moore depth and understanding.

5/5 Wake up Assclowns!!!
  by Robert C. Buckingham (Bakersfield,CA)
Yes, I to had the problem of the disc's being jacked up! I solved the problem by returning it and getting A new copy! I would warn anybody buying this movie, don't buy it on the internet! (you might need to return it)

If your copy is bad, STOP CRYING, and return it!!!!

The Director's cut is like watching a whole new movie (not in english) - If you loved Fearless then this is a must buy!!!