The Big Boss Part II (1976) with Lo Leih and Bruce Le

[DrNgor]

The thread that detailed this information seems to have been lost, but how did the New Beverly Cinema get a hold of a 35 mm print of the film?

[dionbrother]

Tarantino bought a print years ago.  Probably from the back pages of The Big Reel. 

[Jesse Smooth]

David Walker of BadAzz MoFo would have certainly given this bad boy a greasy, dripping Jheri Curl. I nodded off on the theater a few times. The casino fight is the best part of the film. Dionbrother is right, the violence is quite tame.

[WarriorBloodCrest]

Here's the first 48 minutes or so of Big Boss Part 2. Very rough VHS recording, but still great news nonetheless. 

https://archive.org/details/20220224_20220224_0603

[DragonClaws]

4 hours ago, WarriorBloodCrest said:

Here's the first 48 minutes or so of Big Boss Part 2. Very rough VHS recording, but still great news nonetheless. 

https://archive.org/details/20220224_20220224_0603

 

From much discussed unreleased movie, and now theres more than half the film online publically. Thanks for sharing that link here @WarriorBloodCrest.

 

[TheKungFuRobber]

First 45 minutes of Big Boss Part II is on YouTube

The genuine article. Quality's dog shit though.

 

[Killer Meteor]

How random! The rest of their channel seems to be family home movies!

[laagi]

Thanks for posting. I never understood why so many in the Kung Fu fandom had such a "hard-on" for this movie. Everything I've seen so far looks like total horseshit. But I guess by now it's more about the rareness rather than anything else. Or maybe that's just me.

[Asmo]

@tinlunlau if you're stil around here from time to time, this might be of interest.

[Killer Meteor]

On 3/7/2022 at 7:28 PM, laagi said:

Thanks for posting. I never understood why so many in the Kung Fu fandom had such a "hard-on" for this movie. Everything I've seen so far looks like total horseshit. But I guess by now it's more about the rareness rather than anything else. Or maybe that's just me.

It's of interest to me because it is a semi-legit sequel and marks Bruce Le's debut as a Bruce clone.

 

But yeah, it looks lame!

[Killer Meteor]

Some interesting info on Big Boss 2's belated HK release in this fascinating article - http://www.coolasscinema.com/2022/09/the-wild-wild-east-duel-of-independent.html

 

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Released in Hong Kong in 1978, THE BIG BOSS PART II (1976) starring Lo Lieh, Chen Hui Min and Bruce Le was another in an assembly line of Bruce Lee clone movies that seldom made money in Hong Kong, but were made with the overseas markets in mind. This one played six days for a total of HK$82,661. While he's not credited on-screen, magazine sources list Lo Lieh co-directing with Chen Zhu (Chan Chue). Filmed in Thailand, the movie may have been a hit in that market as Wang Ping was essentially royalty there and was more popular in Japan than she was in Hong Kong.

 

[monk]

is there still interest In this one? I have a 35mm scan but would need help editing it.  I don't have that skill

[saltysam]

3 hours ago, monk said:

is there still interest In this one? I have a 35mm scan but would need help editing it.  I don't have that skill

definitely!

[Karlos]

Amazing that I've finally managed to see (half) of this

Less amazing is the realisation that it absolutely fucking stinks.

[WarriorBloodCrest]

5 hours ago, monk said:

is there still interest In this one? I have a 35mm scan but would need help editing it.  I don't have that skill

For the time being, I'm okay with just a cellphone recording of the whole movie on a project screen.

[ShawAngela]

6 hours ago, saltysam said:

definitely!

Me too !

[Killer Meteor]

My review of BIG BOSS 2 - https://cityonfire.com/the-big-boss-part-ii-1976-review-bruce-le-lo-lieh-asian-martial-arts-bruceploitation-rare-severin-boxed-set/

[ShawAngela]

I just finished to watch it.

Except for the non necessary love scene  I loved it.

Lo Lieh's performance is very good, here, and his fights were enjoyable.

James Bond's music during the boat pursuit !! Ha, ha !

And Bruce Le's mimics, staying for several seconds with his mouth wide opened!

All in all, it's an enjoyable movie and a good thing that it has finally been released for the fans!

[tinlunlau]

On 6/12/2024 at 4:04 PM, ShawAngela said:

I just finished to watch it.

Except for the non necessary love scene  I loved it.

Lo Lieh's performance is very good, here, and his fights were enjoyable.

James Bond's music during the boat pursuit !! Ha, ha !

And Bruce Le's mimics, staying for several seconds with his mouth wide opened!

All in all, it's an enjoyable movie and a good thing that it has finally been released for the fans!

I laughed my ass off upon watching that unexpected scene.  I knew my grandpa loved Category 3 films but I predicted this was gonna happen.  I saw my first Cat 3 film at the sweet age of 12 when he rented 聊齋 on laserdisc and made me watch it with him. 🤣🤣🤣

Yes, I've been in talks with David Gregory.  And I have received the Game of Clones box set.  Saw the documentary yesterday and even notified Celina Jade this morning since her father Roy Horan is featured in the documentary.

[tinlunlau]

On 3/8/2022 at 4:32 AM, Asmo said:

@tinlunlau if you're stil around here from time to time, this might be of interest.

Sorry for the late reply. I mean, it's a really late reply.  Two fricking years, lol!  But I haven't been looking at any Asian movies forums for a long time since many of them have kinda vanished.  I didn't even update my password until a few minutes ago.  But I've been well aware this entire time.

[Chorake]

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[Django]

Finally got to see this rare gem and I must say that I was entertained all the way to the end. Lo Lieh is always so fun to watch and Michael Wai Man's appearance towards the end elevated the action department nicely. Happy to have this in my collection!

[ShawAngela]

11 hours ago, Django said:

Finally got to see this rare gem and I must say that I was entertained all the way to the end. Lo Lieh is always so fun to watch and Michael Wai Man's appearance towards the end elevated the action department nicely. Happy to have this in my collection!

At least, we are two to appreciate this movie! 

[Drunken Monk]

I found this one to be pretty middling. Lo Lieh just doesn't work as a hero for me. He's so dour faced and lacks the charisma needed to spice this one up. On top of that, he's a ropey kicker.
It's not a terrible film but it's far from being one of the Bruceploitation greats. I'll probably have forgotten about it by the end of the month.

[Asmo]

On 6/14/2024 at 10:01 AM, tinlunlau said:

I laughed my ass off upon watching that unexpected scene.  I knew my grandpa loved Category 3 films but I predicted this was gonna happen.  I saw my first Cat 3 film at the sweet age of 12 when he rented 聊齋 on laserdisc and made me watch it with him. 🤣🤣🤣

Yes, I've been in talks with David Gregory.  And I have received the Game of Clones box set.  Saw the documentary yesterday and even notified Celina Jade this morning since her father Roy Horan is featured in the documentary.

I'm glad you got to see it, I know it's been a long journey.