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Drunken Monk

This afternoon I opted for Treasure of Bruce Lee which, save for its name, doesn't really have a lot to do with Bruce Lee as Bruce Le is busting out the animal styles rather than Bruce's usual stuff.
Now, what do you get when you watch a film that literally gives you a fight every two minutes but the fights are, for the most part, average. They're perfectly watchable. Enjoyable, in fact. But they feel far more 1975 than 1978. I don't think they'll suit everyone's tastes. But I enjoyed them for what they were.

The plot is hilarious. There's a five animal styles Shaolin kung fu book and who wants to steal it? Those pesky Japanese! Basically, Bruce Le fights the Japanese, loses and learns a new style. Then he fights them again, loses and learns a new style. So on and so forth.
Then Chan Sing and Bolo pop up out of nowhere. Apparently they're very out of place fight is spliced in footage and has no business being in this film. I can't say it's any good either. Which is a shame because I was really beginning to like Chan Sing after not seeing much of his stuff.

There's a villain in this film with half his face painted white. Then later it's all painted white. The dub doesn't explain this in the slightest.

Bruce Le's got talent. He's just a bit wonky here and there. Lots of extreme dodging rather than actual hand-to-hand exchanges if that makes any sense, But overall this was a fun film. Not a masterpiece but worth a watch. Like a 2.75 out of 5. A smidgen above average.

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23 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said:

doesn't really have a lot to do with Bruce Lee as Bruce Le is busting out the animal styles rather than Bruce's usual stuff.

Huang Kin-Lung's original training was in hung gar and not wing chun, like Bruce Lee, Ho Chung-Tao, and Leung Siu-Lung (who studied Northern styles and wing chun).

23 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said:

Lots of extreme dodging rather than actual hand-to-hand exchanges if that makes any sense

Yes, I've noticed that in some of his films. That happens a lot in early 1970s bashers, hence your remark about it looking like it was made years earlier. I also think that the films of his I've seen suffer from bad camerawork (i.e. filming from behind the person who's kicking, so you don't get to see the actual move) that doesn't flatter the performers.

 

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I have no idea why I decided to watch this one but this afternoon I chose Bruce vs Bill. Let me get this out of the way first: I had no fucking clue who Bill Louie was. And I still don't. According to HKMDB he was in three movies and this was his final one. I don't know who I expected Bill to be, exactly. Bill Nye? Bill Hicks? Bill...bo Baggins? Needles to say, I saw Bruce Le was in it and decided to give it a whirl.

You know what? This isn't bad! In fact, it's quite good. The plot is simple: some special keys end up in the hands of Bill Louie. The bad guys want said keys so they hire Bruce Le to fight Bill. Then Bruce gets double crossed so he teams up with Bill to take care of the villainous thieves.

Much like every other Bruceploitation film, this isn't for everyone. It does meander at times. But I loved Bruce Le as a cocky villain (with a parrot on his arm, no less) and felt like the fights were very solid. There's a great sequence atop and inside a speeding train that was a highlight for me.
My only gripe is that when Bruce and Bill were fighting on screen together, Bill's skills didn't seem to compare to Bruce's. He doesn't quite have the hands old Brucie has. It feels like his takes are a little shorter. That's not to say he's bad. He's not.

This one's low on big names. No Bolo, Lee Hoi San or Ku Feng. Which kind of leads me to a low point: the film needed a better final villain. The last fight feels very "henchmeny" and I kind of wanted Chan Sing to jump out of the shadows and cause a ruckus. Alas, it was not to be.

I'll admit, much like Bruce Li, Bruce Le is better than I thought he'd be. I haven't seen any quintessential classics of his yet and I'm not sure I ever will, but I think he might have a few roses among the thorns.

Thanks to @DrNgor I'll probably be watching Challenge of the Tiger and Bruce Strikes Back tomorrow.

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Here are a few Bruce Liang films from old Mutual Review Threads:

Showdown at the Equator (1978)

Starring: Lo Lieh, Nora Miao, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, Larry Lee, Ng Ming-Choi, Fung Ngai, Tong Tin-Hei

Director: Gwan Jing-Leung

Action Director: Ng Ming-Choi

While certainly entertaining (at least in spurts), Showdown at the Equator features two important bait and switches. First, the film suffers from some terrible B-movie titling. You see, the title suggests a Central African, Indonesian or Northern Brazilian setting. Any one of those places would certainly make for a unique kung fu movie experience, although Indonesia would most likely be the place that the filmmakers would have money to film. Sadly, the movie is set in Hong Kong, rendering the English title completely null. I can’t blame the writer, as the Chinese title translates into something akin to “Martial Law Armed Venture”. The second lie is in the casting, which places Lo Lieh in top billing and Bruce Leung Siu-Lung in third place. That’s not very accurate, as Lo Lieh’s role amounts to little more than a glorified cameo and Leung Siu-Lung in a supporting role.

The movie opens up with a non-sequitur action sequence in which a couple of guys drive up to a building and make a beeline to a room where some schmo is hurriedly packing his suitcase. A fight—complete with the most primitive early 70s basher choreography—breaks out and goes on for almost five minutes until the suitcase guy is knocked off the roof to his doom. I *think* this scene is referenced later on when Leung Siu-Lung, who plays an undercover cop, is asked by his superior to investigate the murder, but it’s quickly forgotten about. The next scene takes us to a restaurant where much of the action will take place, owned by some guy and his daughter, played by Nora Miao. The local gang shows up and demands “insurance” money, tearing up the place when the owner won’t pay up. They’re visited later by a loner (frequent Leung Siu-Lung collaborator Larry Lee) who offers to help them out. He first beats up the employees of the gang leader’s bar, and then the gang leader and his men when they come back to the restaurant to settle accounts.

Well, that gang leader is actually a low-level enforcer in a larger racket that the police want to take down. His boss is a bald fellow (Tong Tin-Hei) who runs a casino. In turn, he answers to Fung Ngai (who played the overweight sensei in Fist of Fury), who in turn, answers to the mysterious figure known only as “Steve” (Lo Lieh, whose name is spelled “Law Lieed” in the opening credits). As it turns out, Larry Lee is an undercover cop trying to bust the gang, but his boss (whose assistant, interestingly enough, is not Chinese, but Indian) wants to find out who the big kahuna is before making his move. In any case, there a bunch of fights and Larry has his cover blown and Nora Miao is kidnapped in the most unconvincing scene of the movie: Nora has already established herself as a top fighter in this movie, but the villains  grab her arms and drag her to a waiting car in broad daylight. Couldn’t she just karate chop the piss out of these guys?

And then there’s Bruce Leung. Early in the movie, we meet his character, who apparently is an undercover cop posing as a mechanic who’s being courted by Fung Ngai’s men. An early scene with his mother suggests that he’ll be one of the main characters. His cover is blown in the first act, mainly because his idiot boss (also Larry Lee’s boss) has the unfortunately habit of meeting his undercovers for status updates in public places. Nice work, stupid. But after that, Leung’s character just sort of appears occasionally and doesn’t do much…until the climax, when he takes over and the final fight revolves solely around him and Lo Lieh. That’s some weird (re: bad) writing right there, folks.

Obviously, films like this live or die on their action and this one gets a solid B. The action duties are given to Ng Ming-Choi, a heavyset fellow whom perceptive fans will recognize as being one of the Japanese students in Fist of Fury and one of the guards that Bolo Yeung kills in Enter the Dragon. He also doubles as a thug in this movie. The fights are of the basher style popular in the early 70s, but which had more or less fallen out of favor by 1978. The first fight is something out of a Jimmy Wang Yu film, but thankfully things improve once the more talented people get involved. Most of the fights belong to Larry Lee, whose the main star of the movie, despite being fourth billed. He looks pretty good in his fights: he’s fast, intense and his kicks reach a decent height. His punches are mainly Mississippi Haymakers, but there’s more power behind them than your average early 70s chopsockey.

Despite the bulk of the fighting going to Larry Lee, it’s Bruce Leung whose fights really stand out. He only has three (two of which are in the last 10 minutes), but his kicks are quite good. I liked his alternating-feet roundhouse kicks, which he pulled off in rather quick succession. Even cooler is watching him perform some pre-Ip Man machine gun punches during his initial fight. He doesn’t quite match Donnie Yen for quantity, but it’s still pretty neat to see something like that in a 70s movie. Also impressive is Nora Miao, who steps on the scene fighting off thugs with nunchaku! She doesn’t perform any flashy moves, but she chops and ridge hands her opponents like she means it (her natural (and cute) scowl helps sells the intensity of her blows).

I’m disappointed that there wasn’t more from Bruce Leung Siu-Lung and the finale is a bit disappointing, especially when they interrupt the Leung/Lo Lieh fight for a car chase involving a VW bug, but the movie wasn’t a total waste. The fights range from pretty good to quite impressive and the cast is solid as well. Not particularly memorable, but I think hardcore old school fans should find something to enjoy here.

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Iron Fisted Eagle’s Claws (1979) aka Iron Claw aka Iron Fist, Eagle Claw aka Yongmun Swordsman

Starring: Chi Kuan-Chun, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, Chen Sing, Park Jong-Kuk, Gwok Mu-Seong, Philip Ko Fei

Director: To Man-Bo

I watched this on the off-chance that it might be a Secret Rivals film that *didn’t* star John Liu or Tan Tao-Liang as the kicker and one of the Wongs (Don and Tino) as the hand specialist. And to be honest, it kind of is. There’s no rivalry in the movie, and it has more comedy than many of the other Fist/Kicks movies did, but I think it still belongs in that grouping. Yes, the budget is quite a bit lower even by those films’ low standards, but when you have a kicker and a Southern stylist teaming up against the all-powerful villain, you have a Fist/Kicks movie on your hands.

The plot is relatively simple. During the Republic Era, a sheriff (Park Jong-Kuk of Snake Strikes Back) arrests some criminal who is the “Dai dai” (Cantonese for “little brother”) of another criminal/kung fu teacher, played by the great Chen Sing. Not too long afterward, the same sheriff arrests two brothers (Chi Kuan-Chun and Leung Siu-Lung, who need no introduction here) who go around putting on kung fu demonstrations. Crime? Some rich guy was trying to force a lady’s daughter into prostitution and Chi Kuan-Chun decided to show the crowd his kung fu was real by killing the bastard with a single punch (much like Hung Hey-Kwun, the founder of Hung Gar did). I think (I watched this in Mandarin without subs) this was actually a ploy for the Sheriff to get these two to follow him on his trip to escort that other criminal to the Republic Era equivalent to the penitentiary, because sure enough, some of Chen Sing’s men show up to try to free the guy. The sheriff and Leung Siu-Lung fight off the thugs while Chi Kuan-Chun guarantees that the criminal doesn’t run away of his own accord.

Upon arriving in the penitentiary, the sheriff frees our two heroes and sends them on their way. A few days later, Chen Sing’s men sneak into the pitifully-guarded prison and free their compatriot. After that, the next item of business is to get revenge of the sheriff. They invade his household and kill his family (including his baby son), rape and murder his wife, and kill his younger brother (Gwok Mu-Seong, the hero of Eagle vs. Silver Fox, who puts up a pretty good fight). They then ambush the sheriff and maim him, keeping him captive. He escapes and is rescued by Leung and Chi, who fight off Cheng Sing’s thugs. He’s then nursed back to health by a drunken master (Philip Ko Fei in a cameo), while Chi and Leung train themselves to get revenge for their friend.

There’s not much of a plot here, and costumes and sets are pretty threadbare, so you’ll have to content yourself with the action. Thankfully, the film delivers. At first I was worried, since Leung Siu-Lung was playing the comic foil to Chi Kuan-Chun during their initial kung fu demonstration scenes. Thankfully, he plays it relatively straight in most of his fights and the film doesn’t waste much time at all with drawn-out scenes of failed get-rich schemes and stuff like that. Chi Kuan-Chun uses his usual hung gar with emphasis on the Five Animals Form. His character is the straight man to Leung’s goof, but he sometimes jokes around a little in his fights. I’m not sure if this is his best fight, but he does a good job with the animal styles and gets to show off some nice forms, too. Chen Sing doesn’t have anything to do until the final fight, but he’s his usual reliable self with this strong hand-based tiger claw attacks. He wears a metal claw on one hand during the climax, but it’s not so much a gimmick as it is just a visual tic. Interestingly enough, Chi Kuan-Chun is also given an iron fist gauntlet to use in the later fights, but he almost forgets he has it until the end of the climatic fight. Sort of like how Ultraman never uses his ray attack until *after* he’s done wrestling against his opponent.

Korean actors Park Jong-Kuk and Gwok Mu-Seong make strong showings for themselves. Park demonstrates some nice, powerful kicks, reminiscent of Kam Kong on his best days. His handwork is a bit stiff, reminiscent of Keanu Reeves in the Matrix movies. I’m sure that he practiced more of the kicking side of tae kwon do than anything else. Gwok Mu-Seong gets to fake a hung gar form in his initial appearance and then kicks up a storm once he faces off with Cheng Sing’s ruffians. Sadly, he exits stage left after that fight.

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung pretty much steals the show here. Although he’s the film designated kicker, he’s versatile enough that he doesn’t depend on his feet to sell his fights here, unlike Tan Tao-Liang and John Liu. His handwork—an eclectic mix of monkey kung fu, ying jao pai (Eagle’s Claw), and wing chun--is actually more impressive than Chi Kuan-Chun’s standard hung gar strikes. His kicking is interesting.  You see, Dorian Tan and John Liu were masters of high kicks and kicking multiple times without lowering their legs. Legendary Superkicker Hwang Jang Lee could do it all. Leung Siu-Lung was more about the kicking combinations and chain kicks. Here, he unleashes barrages of roundhouse and spin kicks one after the other and it looks great. His performance certainly dwarfs that of Fists, Kicks and Evils and Four Shaolin Challengers, both of which were made around the same time.

Fans of the Secret Rivals films should easily find something to like here and, if you can get past the low production values, there’s more than enough quality fighting to satisfy.

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27 minutes ago, DrNgor said:

I’m disappointed that there wasn’t more from Bruce Leung Siu-Lung and the finale is a bit disappointing, especially when they interrupt the Leung/Lo Lieh fight for a car chase involving a VW bug, but the movie wasn’t a total waste. The fights range from pretty good to quite impressive and the cast is solid as well. Not particularly memorable, but I think hardcore old school fans should find something to enjoy here.

 

All I can recall from this one, is Larry Lee's over the top drunk-inspired performance. Which only lasts for his first couple of scenes?.

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Let me preface my review of Challenge of the Tiger by saying I like tits. Positively love them. But when it comes to cinematic sleaze, there needs to be somewhat of a balance. Horror movies usually do it right: tits, death scene, tits, death scene etc.

Challenge of the Tiger does not do it right. For the the first hour or so, the film gives us a veritable platter of nudity mixed with some yawn inducing “Hey, look at where we’re shooting!” location shots. The core problem is that, for a kung fu movie, there is very little kung fu. Sure, there’s a few mild fights here and there but even those are rather boring.

It isn’t until the final act where the action kicks into gear and when it does, it’s pretty damn good. Granted, Richard Harrison looks a bit Captain Kirk with his movies but Bruce Le really can fight. But, of course, when Hwang Kang Lee’s in your movie, you’re always going to pale in comparison.

I won’t even go into the plot. Something about a formula that can destroy sperm, bull fighting and topless tennis. That’s all you need.

If this film was less uneven, I think I’d really enjoy it. I needed a few more fights and I neeed them at the Hwang Jang Lee versus Bruce Le level. Unfortunately, the scenes of Harrison soaping up some lady’s boobs lasts longer than most of the martial arts moments.

Sleazy and cheesy, but nothing to write home about. I can see why people might like this as “trash cinema” and, at times, I did too. But, in a soft core porn kung fu movie, I need both tits and hits.

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25 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said:

Let me preface my review of Challenge of the Tiger by saying I like tits. Positively love them. But when it comes to cinematic sleaze, there needs to be somewhat of a balance. Horror movies usually do it right: tits, death scene, tits, death scene etc.

Challenge of the Tiger does not do it right.

I think Bruce Strikes Back, which was made with the same sensibilities, gets it right by your definition. And the final fight is a lot better.

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10 minutes ago, DrNgor said:

I think Bruce Strikes Back, which was made with the same sensibilities, gets it right by your definition. And the final fight is a lot better.

I’m actually watching it right now, haha!

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I don’t know how it’s possible but Bruce Strikes Back goes a million times harder with the sleaze and it all miraculously works. There are boobs every two scenes and yet the film is injected with enough action to make it all not feel like flat-out smut. 
Is this a good movie? It’s okay. It’s fine. It’s average. I think one of the main problems I’m seeing with Bruce Le films is that, for some reason, he’s often fighting white men in their fifties. I have nothing against white men in their fifties but they’re not exactly as sort as your Lee Hoi Sans and Bolo Yeungs.

Le has the skill but most of his fights are a barrage of punches to a guy’s chest. He has no one he can actually FIGHT against. It makes for an exhausting experience sometimes because I find myself needing more.

Of course, at the end we get Bruce versus Hwang yet again and it’s a very good fight. Excellent, even. It just goes to show what he can do against a true martial artist.

Oh by the way, Chiu Chi Ling is in this film for about fourteen seconds before his head gets chopped off.

I don’t think this one will truly disappoint Bruceploitation fans. It is fun. It’s dirty and kickass in all the right places. There even a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it butthole shot. There’s definitely enough kung fu and it’s fairly varied (even Oddjob turns up!). I’d say five it a go, just don’t expect The Grandmaster. This is good trash cinema.

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5 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said:

I don’t think this one will truly disappoint Bruceploitation fans. It is fun. It’s dirty and kickass in all the right places. There even a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it butthole shot. There’s definitely enough kung fu and it’s fairly varied (even Oddjob turns up!). I’d say five it a go, just don’t expect The Grandmaster. This is good trash cinema.

Do you know what the next film on your Bruce Le list is?

Glad to read your thoughts on both films. 

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11 minutes ago, DrNgor said:

Do you know what the next film on your Bruce Le list is?

Glad to read your thoughts on both films. 

Bruce and the Shaolin Bronzemen is my third Bruce Le film of the day.

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4 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said:

Bruce and the Shaolin Bronzemen is my third Bruce Le film of the day.

The review I read at the HKMDB makes it sound like you'll have a blast. We'll see. I wonder if you'll find a Top 5 for Bruce Le.

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Bruce and the Shaolin Bronzemen is unwatchable. Not because it’s bad but because everyone on the dub is doing an accent and I can’t make out what’s being said.

I’m going to leave that one for another day.

Bruce the Super Hero it is!

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Bruce the Super Hero is shockingly good. In fact, I’d say it’s possibly the best Bruce Le film I’ve seen so far. It’s a little flabby and would benefit from being ten minutes shorter but for a seemingly low on the ladder Bruceploitation flick, it’s pretty great!

The plot is simple. The handle of a samurai sword contains the map to one billion dollars worth of gold. Bruce’s sister has the handle, she’s murdered, yadda, yadda, yadda. Things get a little more complicated than they should but it’s a relatively easy watch.

One thing to know is that Bruce kind of plays second fiddle. Or co-fiddle if you will. The film is obviously made to showcase Filipino boxing champion Lido Lapid. Who, by the way, does a great job. He’s obviously not a screen fighter but considering this is his only movie, he should be applauded.

The fight work is where this film excels. The choreograph is crisp and brutal and Bolo and Chiang Tao freshen things up as seasoned vets. I really enjoyed the fight scenes. Definitely Bruce’s best. Although they do beet into the absurd at the end where Chiang Tao fights with a fake plastic cobra covering his arm. Very odd.

I hope to find more gems like these out there. It’s not a five star film by any stretch of the imagination but as far as c grade Bruceploitation movies go, it’s a highly enjoyable nugget of gold. If you’ve run out of movies to watch, throw it on. You might be surprised.

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3 hours ago, Drunken Monk said:

Bruce the Super Hero is shockingly good. In fact, I’d say it’s possibly the best Bruce Le film I’ve seen so far. It’s a little flabby and would benefit from being ten minutes shorter but for a seemingly low on the ladder Bruceploitation flick, it’s pretty great!

His directorial debut no less!

@Drunken Monk's Bruce Le kick inspired me to watch his Korean actioner 'Return of Red Tiger'.  Talk about instant regret.  I gave it the full review treatment over at COF (& just check out that poster!) -

https://cityonfire.com/return-of-red-tiger-aka-the-return-of-bul-bom-1977-review-bruce-le-huang-kin-long-eagle-han-ying/

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15 hours ago, One Armed Boxer said:

His directorial debut no less!

@Drunken Monk's Bruce Le kick inspired me to watch his Korean actioner 'Return of Red Tiger'.  Talk about instant regret.  I gave it the full review treatment over at COF (& just check out that poster!) -

https://cityonfire.com/return-of-red-tiger-aka-the-return-of-bul-bom-1977-review-bruce-le-huang-kin-long-eagle-han-ying/

I was going to watch this one the other day. I’m glad I didn’t.

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1 minute ago, Drunken Monk said:

I was going to watch this one the other day. I’m glad I didn’t.

I can't wait to see what's next on your list.

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On ‎5‎/‎10‎/‎2020 at 1:33 AM, Drunken Monk said:

I was going to watch this one the other day. I’m glad I didn’t.

If you got enjoyment out of 'The Clones of Bruce Lee', then you might just get enjoyment out of 'Return of Red Tiger'.

Plus, I'd pay good money to read your opinion on it.

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This morning I went for Ninja Over the Great Wall. Not really a Bruceploitation movie but hey, Bruce Le's in it.

It's a surprisingly mature effort for Le. What starts off as a relatively simply Japanese vs Chinese story line builds to a battle of two warriors; both looking for two different types of revenge. For a Le film, it's very well shot and incorporates some beautiful locations (not just the Great Wall of China). There's a particularly good looking snow fight scenes where Le takes on a gaggle of white-clad ninjas.
As for the fights, I'd say they're the best I've seen so for when it comes to Bruce Le. There's obvious (sometimes silly) undercranking but the choreography is crisp and complex. There's some really impressive fight work here.
But this film commits a cardinal kung fu sin: NIGHT FIGHTS. There's three of four if them and I couldn't see a damn thing. A complete shame as I feel like if I'd been able to make out what was going on, this would have been a solid four star movie. 

Otherwise, it's a three star, maybe three and a half star movie. Even without the visible fights, it's very good. The final fight between the honorable Chinese and Japanese warriors is like an empty-handed version of the final of Duel to the Death.

Recommended.

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1 minute ago, Drunken Monk said:

By the way, for those interested, I've watched 34 Bruceploitation movies in 22 days.

You are a madman!

2 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said:

Otherwise, it's a three star, maybe three and a half star movie. Even without the visible fights, it's very good. The final fight between the honorable Chinese and Japanese warriors is like an empty-handed version of the final of Duel to the Death.

Glad you enjoyed it. Some of the night fights were a disappointment, and a few fights (probably the snow one) just sort of happen without much rhyme or reason. But it's a good film overall.

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I’ve just sat through The Super Gang. I’ll be honest, I just could not make heads or tails of this one. I might be an idiot but I couldn’t tell who was who, who was doing what and what Bruce Le’s character was all about. I was utterly confused.

To make matters even frustrating, the fight scenes are actually very good! I’d just never sit through this again to watch them. I really enjoyed Bruce Le here.

Bolo pops up only to be killed within seconds. Chiang Tao pops up only to be killed in seconds.

I felt like the YouTube version I watched was cut. It only ran for 70 minutes which is weird. Maybe some of the plot was trimmed? 
 

Not a fun watch at all.

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On 5/11/2020 at 11:06 AM, Drunken Monk said:

By the way, for those interested, I've watched 34 Bruceploitation movies in 22 days.

Bruce Li:

Bruce Lee - The Man, the Myth
Deadly Strike
Soul Brothers of Kung Fu
Chinese Stuntman
The Lama Avenger
Dynamo 

Bruce Lee’s Secret 
Fist of Fury 2
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Bruce vs The Iron Hand
Fists of Bruce Lee
Return of the Tiger
Bruce Li the Invincible
Bruce Lee in New Guinea
Bruce Lee We Miss You
Iron Dragon Strikes Back
Bruce Lee Against Supermen
Image of Bruce Lee
Fist of Fury III
Bruce Lee Superstar
Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death
Edge of Fury
Blind Fist of Bruce

Bruce Lee’s Magnum Fist

Bruce Le:

Enter the Game of Death
Clones of Bruce Lee
Bruce Le’s Greatest Revenge
Treasure of Bruce Lee
Bruce vs Bill
Challenge of the Tiger
Bruce Strikes Back
Bruce the Super Hero
Ninja Over the Great Wall
The Super Gang

Bruce - King of Kung Fu
Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu
Concorde of Bruce Lee
Mad Cold Blooded Murder

Bruce Liang:

Dragon Lives Again
Fists, Kicks and Evils


Dragon Lee:

The Dragon's Snake Fist
Golden Dragon, Silver Snake
Dragon, Bruce Lee Part 2
Mission for the Dragon
The Dragon, the Hero (aka Dragon on Fire)
Dragon’s Infernal Showdown
Enter Three Dragons (aka Dragon on Fire)
Dragon Lee Fights Again (aka Big Boss II)
Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger
Dragon Lee vs The Five Brothers
Martial Monks of Shaolin Temple

Five Pattern Dragon Claws
The Last Fist of Fury
The Dragon, the Young Hero

Misc:

Black Dragon's Revenge
New Fist of Fury

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29 minutes ago, DrNgor said:

Bruce Li:

Bruce Lee - The Man, the Myth
Deadly Strike
Soul Brothers of Kung Fu
Chinese Stuntman
The Lama Avenger
Dynamo 

Bruce Lee’s Secret 
Fist of Fury 2
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Bruce vs The Iron Hand
Fists of Bruce Lee
Return of the Tiger
Bruce Li the Invincible
Bruce Lee in New Guinea
Bruce Lee We Miss You
Iron Dragon Strikes Back
Bruce Lee Against Supermen
Image of Bruce Lee
Fist of Fury III
Bruce Lee Superstar
Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death
Edge of Fury
Blind Fist of Bruce

Bruce Lee’s Magnum Fist

Bruce Le:

Enter the Game of Death
Clones of Bruce Lee
Bruce Le’s Greatest Revenge
Treasure of Bruce Lee
Bruce vs Bill
Challenge of the Tiger
Bruce Strikes Back
Bruce the Super Hero
Ninja Over the Great Wall
The Super Gang

Bruce Liang:

Dragon Lives Again
Fists, Kicks and Evils

Thanks doe compiling this list! I only have it on Letterboxd at the moment.

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