 The style of action in this movie was heavily influenced by comments  made during series of messages posted by fans on the Jet Li (qv)  website forum, immediately after the release of  _Romeo Must Die (2000)_ (qv) in the United States. The fans wanted  more realistic fighting as in Jet Lis movie  _Jing wu ying xiong (1994)_ (qv) (Fist of Legend).