Jackie w/ Fan vs fat Dude: 3.5/5
3 Outlaws vs Officers: 3.75/5
Hwang in Shik vs Officers: 4.25/5
Sword Fight: 3.5/5
Jackie vs Yuen Biao: 3.5/5
Jackie vs Yuen Biao 2: 4/5
Jackie vs Chief: 3.25/5
Jackie vs Chief's daughter: 3/5
Jackie vs 2 Outlaws: 3.75/5
Jackie vs Hwang in Shik: 4.75/5
Man, when I think about this movie I don't usually think about it as one of my favorite fighting movies of all time. But upon review, it's probably up there. The thing with a lot of old school kung fu films is the choreo tends to be slower but more about showcasing the art. But there's some beautiful stuff here. Even the first fight with the fan, though it has no real drama to it, features beautiful fan work from Jackie. He makes the fan look like a viable weapon.
I love that Yuan Biao's in this, and that he's a total asshole to Jackie in the movie. The two clash a couple times and Yuen Biao fights with a bench, of all things. That's why old school movies can be so fun. Strange weapons are commonplace.
Hwang In Shik is a total badass every moment he's onscreen. He showcases hapkido brilliantly in this. The end fight between him and Jackie is glorious. It's a short film unto itself. 15 minutes of action, with Jackie taking heavy damage for 12 of those minutes. Young Jackie sure was durable. A tour de force of a finale.
Highly recommended.
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