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Don't confuse this.
This is NOT the movie staaring Dragon Lee. This is another movie and Dragon Lee is not the main character.

DRAGON LEE'S MASTERPIECE
CLASSIC! All star cast. Dragon Lee (Bruce Lei), Bruce Lea, Bruce Li, Samuel Walls. Get this at all costs.

Sorry - This Movie Is Waaaay Overrated
I'm not sure why people have given this film such good reviews.Maybe it's one of the reasons why I disliked it even more.I was expecting a film with great fighting, even without the good storyline, but I was very disappointed.My main beef with this film is the way Godfrey Ho manipulates the speed of the fighting sequences.I think he should have just undercranked to make it look like they were fighting faster.Instead, he snips out frames, so for example, at one second, a guys hands at his waist, while in the next instance it's above his head!Not to mention the fact that the coreography itself isn't memorable.Philip Ko is a great fighter (at least, he is in other films I've seen, like 'Tiger Over Wall'), but boy is wasted in this film.Tino Wong and John Liu are also not impressive in this film.And what's up with Dragon Lee?His character goes around making bruce lee faces and manneurisms, but what is the point of his character?I guess one interesting fact about this film is that it features some 'voodoo kung fu', which would become a popular genre during the early 80's.
If you really are curious about this film, I'd suggest getting it as a cheapie in that 'Dragon Lee' set by BCI Eclipse/Brentwood.At least, if you dislike it, you won't have wasted your money, and if you really liked it, you'd feel satisfied about getting your money's worth and more.

Dragon on Fire (Joseph Kong as Director)
This movie called, "Dragon on Fire" is the TITEST MOVIE in the whole WIDE WORLD!I'd give it 10 STARS for the highest scale!

I really admire Dragon Lee in this movie!He is my IDOL!He is my MOST favorite actor of all time!Lots of awesome fighting sequences makes this movie ROCK the WORLD!I like the way he wastes the gang members!The movie makes me keep my eyes stuck to the television screen for hours!The movie is very addicing to watch!I can watch it over and over like many times and still not get used to it!Dragon Lee's fighting sequences are EXTREMELY EXTRAORDINARY!The VERY BEST BRUCE LEE IMPERSONATOR!This is a very must see movie for all Dragon Lee/Bruce Lee fans!

I really love it when Dragon Lee turns villains and enemies on FIRE every time he kicks and punches them plus he also uses Bruce Lee's nunchucks!That makes people on fire, too!Lots of blood makes this movie an AWESOME MARTIAL ARTS THRILLER!I think Dragon Lee is at his very best performance on screen!His fighting keeps me mesmerized forever!I think Dragon Lee's fighting is a lot better than Bruce Lee!He is a total awesome international star for the whole world to see!

Action, Action, and infinite styles!
Two men enemies by blood, forced to be partners is battle.Trained in complimenting styles they come together in order to kill the master of many styles.Can they work together, or are there hidden ogendas?Some of the best fights you'll see. Phillip Kao, John Liu, Wilson Tong, and Dragon Lee star in this definite classic. ... Read more

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Hey Where Is Part 1 !!!!!
A good Martial Arts B movie. This is one of my Bolo Yeung Favorites, he is just dirty in this flick. Both 1 & 2 are good, 1 is better. Why is Tiger Claws 1 not on DVD but 2&3 are? I don't know what they are thinking but I like to see my movies in order! Wait for part one on DVD First(on Widscreen) before buying two.
Nuff said!

Save your money and your valuable time.
Even if you don't think your time is valuable, it would be better spent and enjoyed if you stared at the off-white wall in your bedroom. At least your wall has texture. This movie is total trash. A big waste. And the martial arts, if you can call them that, are a joke. ... Read more

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Lee rages his bone crushing..slambanging revenge
Lee is framed for murder and then several years later hes out and looking for blood..with great set pieces...bonecrushing..car cashes..this keeps you at suspense...Lee's second best next to THE CROW.....Ronny Yu(Formula 51) directs this great actioner.

Interesting
You probably realized that Brandon Lee doesn't play in this movie, for the most part. He was not in any of the fight scenes; there were someone else --a stunner. Movie has no plot. It is just another movie that tries to catch attention from small kids. One can even see that all punches and kicks DO NOT EVEN TOUCH AN OPPONENT. The movie is [bad]; there is nothing else to add. If you really want to watch it, because Brandon is playing, RENT IT DON'T BUY IT.

mmmmmhhhhhhhmmm
Let me tell you a little story about this being the best movie ever. the

Brandon Lee shows what he is capable of...
I watched Legacy of Rage after I saw Brandon's final film, The Crow, and I was literally blown away. Unlike most dubbed films, Brandon's sheer presence and force of character made the film very watchable--I never had a sense that I was missing a part of his performance (although of course I was) because of the intense physical acting of his character.

For The Crow fans who are already familiar with the intensity of Brandon's performance, this is a rare treat--we have proof now that he didn't just miraculously portray The Crow's Eric Draven, but was capable of portraying the angst, confusion and rage of extreme situations in a believable and caring way very early in his too short career.

It is hard to believe that Brandon was so young when he filmed Legacy of Rage--he carries himself with a poise and confidence that belies his tender years...he is believable as a man who has suffered the unbelievable.

In Legacy of Rage, Lee portrays Brandon Ma, a hardworking Chinese youth, holding down two jobs, and saving his money to wed his beloved. Ma's best friend is Michael, whose father is part of the organized crime syndicate, who is being groomed to take his over the family business. When a Michael sets Brandon up to take the fall for a mob hit, sending him to prison for eight years. Brandon loses his love while in prison, and only later learns of Michael's betrayal. After he is released from prison, Brandon is provoked to revenge to save his beloved and the son he didn't know he had from the power maddened Michael.

The fight and shooting scenes are well balance with thoughtful character development. The final confrontation between Brandon and Michael is often compared to John Woo style Hollywood action epics, and rightly so...you will rewind it again and again to catch all the action! The initial fight scene between Brandon and the bully is a treat for Bruce Lee fans. Brandon does several "Brucisms," like cracking his knuckles by clenching his fists, and such. This is the only time you will see Brandon emulate his father on film.

If you are a Brandon fan, this is a must see...forget about Laser Mission and Showdown in Little Tokyo...this is Brandon as good as Rapid Fire, with distinct foreshadowings of The Crow. Get it.

Totally cool. The Lee Legends continue to be the best.
Brandon Lee won the newcomer award in Hong Kong for his portrayal of a guy plagued with adversity, but a passionate will to overcome. Bruce Lee had advised his followers to "try again," but by being his son, Brandon had no alternative but to "try harder." His Hong Kong martial arts style demonstated in Legacy of Rage is without equal. ... Read more

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Not Bad
BREATHING FIRE tells the story of two young martial arts masters, Vietnamese Charlie (Johnathan Ke Quan) and Tony (Eddie Saavedra) who live together as brothers, but actually are not. In truth, Tony's father, Michael Moore (Jerry Trimble) killed Charlie's mother back in 'Nam, and his brother David (Ed Neil) gave Michael a nice guilt trip and forced him to to raise Charlie, then an infant, as his own son. That has been kept from Charlie long into his teen years.

In fact, Michael hides alot of things from his family. He and his chopsocky gang have robbed a bank of several million dollars. It was successful in part because the bank executive Peter Stern (Drake Diamond) is on their side. After locking up their stolen haul, the bad guys destroy the keys to their vault, but not before making impressions of them in a plastic pizza and dividing it equally to keep the honor amongst themselves.

After Stern decides to turn himself and the gang into the cops, the gang shows up and kills him and his wife, but thier daughter Annie (Laura Hamilton) escapes with her father's slice of the pizza and heads to David, Charlie, and Tony, who agree to protect her.

BREATHING FIRE, like so many other "kickboxing" martial arts movies, has a cast that is composed mostly of real-life martial arts champions. That's a wise choice to satisfy martial arts fans. Those in search of riveting, oscar-worthy performances, however, I would advise to steer clear. PKC Kickboxing Champ Jerry Trimble may have a well-molded physique and that overall look of pure evil, (He was also the bad guy in the kick-{ing}Jet Li 1989 Hong Kong movie, THE MASTER, which is now finally seeing a stateside release) but it doesn't much help him. Trimble is so lacking in any acting ability, his performance in BREATHING FIRE achieves somekind of benchmark : it may not be possible for another martial arts champion to give a worse performance.

However, who does watch these movies for their crummy dialouge and tacky acting? Not me, but we do watch for the martial arts action, which BREATHING FIRE has plenty of. It's so loaded with hyperactive karate mayhem, it more than makes up for the lousy acting. BREATHING FIRE certainly lives up to it's title.

THE ULTIMATE KICKBOXING SHOWDOWN
Charlie Moore is a Vietnamese teenage being raised in the lap of Southern California luxury togeather with his American brother, Tony. What they don't know is that father ex-GI Michael, is the ring leader in an armed bank robbery.

All hell breaks loose when the bank manager, a reluctant participant in the robbery, is murdered - a bloody event witnessed by his daughter, Annie. Now the focus of the gang is turned toward this lone eye-witness, and Charlie and Tony find themselves pitted against their own father and his gang in an effort to protect the young girl. The action culminates in an explosive final battle that gives new meaning to the word "KICKBOXING"!
Starring: Bolo Yeung . Jerry Trimble . Jonathan Ke Quan

Very Good
This movie was good. VERY GOOD! I am not saying it was a normal very good movie. IT WAS A TRULY VERY GOOD MOVIE!! ... Read more

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A mediocre Bruce clone film saved by the amazing Dana Lei
Like the vast majority of Bruceploitation films, 1978's Image of Bruce Lee (with the exception of one throwaway line) has absolutely nothing at all to do with Bruce Lee. This film stars Bruce Li, the best known of the Bruce Lee clones of the 70s, and it's quite unlike any other Bruce Li film I have seen up to this point. Bruce and his sidekick "Moustache" (who looks for all the world like Tony Orlando to me, meaning I couldn't take him the least bit seriously) are detectives - to be more specific, they are probably the worst detectives in Hong Kong. These guys couldn't sneak up on a dead log in the middle of a hurricane, which means they end up fighting all the time. The movie opens with some guy threatening to jump off a building (the end result of which is quite comical in a sadistic sort of way); there is something about jewelry smuggling mentioned here and there, but the only real purpose the scene seems to serve is to make Bruce Li dress up in a hideous yellow jumpsuit like that worn by Bruce Lee in Game of Death. The real crime here is counterfeiting, and the men behind it are Han Ying Kit (whom martial arts fans will easily recognize as the The Big Boss from Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury aka The Big Boss) and his buff son Stephen. Bolo Yeung, another familiar face to Bruce Lee fans, plays Kimura, a Japanese criminal who brings his own agenda to his dealings with the counterfeiters. This film is by and large pretty boring, with some of the most uninspired fight scenes I've ever seen (at least until the final showdowns); I couldn't tell if the guys were fighting or dancing half the time.

Image of Bruce Lee has an ace up its sleeve, though, in the form of Dana Lei. She is the most gorgeous Asian lady I've ever seen in my life. She, much to my surprise, also does a couple of completely nude scenes in this movie, thereby making up for a lot of the inane plot points and boring stretches of non-action. This movie is all about Dana Lei as far as I'm concerned; beautiful, smart, much more than meets the eye, and she can fight too. What a woman! She even supplies the big twist that helps get Image of Bruce Lee over the hump. Of course, it is up to Bruce Li to supply the climactic action sequence at the end, and we finally get some decent fighting to enjoy. There's a silly little comedic epilogue-type ending, but Dana Lei's performance plus the memorable final kung fu conflict earns an otherwise mediocre film four stars in my book.

SOME OF THE BEST MARTIAL ARTS EVER CAUHT ON FILM
This movie is the James Bond skool of martial arts. A slick HK triller that features cars, naked women and ground breaking fight scenes. Fake bank notes are making their way into Hong Kong after the suicide of a diamond cutter. The police chief (Bruce Lee), another cop and a female interpole agent intend to put an end to the madness. Obviously Bruce Lee isn't playing Bruce Lee in this movie and this leads to a classic line. The female interpole agent says to Bruce, "You ought to be in movies you look exactly like Bruce Lee". Was this Bruce Lee's idea? The main reason why this movie is so great is because of it's amazing fight choreography.The movie also features to villains from previous Bruce Lee movies. These guys are Han Yin Kit and the popular Bolo Yeung. I dare say this movie probably has better fights than Enter the Dragon. Dubbed and in color.

AN EMBARASSMENT TO BRUCE LEE
A JEWELER IS ROBBED OF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DIAMONDS AND BRUCE LI GOES AFTER THE THIEVES. JUST ANOTHER POOR EXCUSE FOR A MARTIAL ARTS FILM. THE MOVIE OPENS WITH A SENSELESS SUICIDE AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO GO MUCH OF ANYWHERE. THE SAD PART IS THAT EVEN THE FIGHT SCENES ARE BORING. BRUCE LI MAY LOOK LIKE BRUCE LEE, BUT HE'LL NEVER BE HALF THE MAN BRUCE LEE WAS. MAKES ''NEW FIST OF FURY'' LOOK LIKE ''ENTER THE DRAGON''. ... Read more

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The Sequal That's Worst Than The First One.
My Lucky Stars is a Sequal to Winners And Sinners, which wasn't so good. This one is worse than Winners And Sinners because the humor in this one is ten times more stupid, less action, and the quality is not good at all. Once again the reason I give this movie any stars at all because of Jackie Chan and his action scenes. The ending is one of the best action scenes you will find.

A good movie, but not Chan's best.
This is a great movie, and it has a wonderful plot. The humor is dead-on, and I really enjoyed the action in it. Might not be one of the movies you watch to see just Jackie, but it's wonderful to see Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao (though he's not in it very much) and Jackie Chan working together. The acting is good, and it's great to watch in subtitles or voice-over. I'd suggest anyone who's a fan of Jackie Chan or of Chinese import action-comedy movies to buy this movie. You won't regret it.

not a great jackie move
ok this move is funny but the only good action is at the end and it is mosle fist fiting no using odd objects like a lader ect but the fiting at the end was wiy it got a 3 not a 1. If you like the odd objects that he fits with than this move is not for you but than agin this is my opion not yours

VERY GOOD, BUT DON'T BUY IT TO SEE JACKIE CHAN
IN THIS SEQUEL TO WINNERS & SINNERS, A COP [JACKIE CHAN] ORDERS FIVE OF HIS CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO BE RELEASED FROM JAIL SO THAT THEY CAN HELP HIM CATCH A CRIMINAL MASTERMIND AND HELP RESCUE HIS KIDNAPPED PARTNER [YUEN BIAO]. EVEN THOUGH JACKIE CHAN IS ON THE COVER, YOU'RE NOT REALLY GONNA SEE TOO MUCH OF JACKIE CHAN IN THIS MOVIE. THIS IS REALLY A SAMMO HUNG MOVIE. OTHER THAN THAT, THIS MOVIE FEATURES SPECTACULAR FIGHTS FROM BEGINNING TO END. ALSO HAS SOME HILLARIOUS MOMENTS. THIS DVD HAS AN ENGLISH-DUBBED TRACK AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL CANTONESE TRACK.

My Lucky Stars (1985)
This film is silly and NOT A JACKIE CHAN FILM!!! Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan play officers tracking down a drug lord. When Yuen gets kidnapped Jackie enlist his childhood buddies, the Luck Stars, to help Jackie save him. ... Read more

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Dragon on Fire (Joseph Kong as Director)
This movie called, "Dragon on Fire" is the TITEST MOVIE in the whole WIDE WORLD! I'd give it 10 STARS for the highest scale!

I really admire Dragon Lee in this movie! He is my IDOL! He is my MOST favorite actor of all time! Lots of awesome fighting sequences makes this movie ROCK the WORLD! I like the way he wastes the gang members! The movie makes me keep my eyes stuck to the television screen for hours! The movie is very addicing to watch! I can watch it over and over like many times and still not get used to it! Dragon Lee's fighting sequences are EXTREMELY EXTRAORDINARY! The VERY BEST BRUCE LEE IMPERSONATOR! This is a very must see movie for all Dragon Lee/Bruce Lee fans!

I really love it when Dragon Lee turns villains and enemies on FIRE every time he kicks and punches them plus he also uses Bruce Lee's nunchucks! That makes people on fire, too! Lots of blood makes this movie an AWESOME MARTIAL ARTS THRILLER! I think Dragon Lee is at his very best performance on screen! His fighting keeps me mesmerized forever! I think Dragon Lee's fighting is a lot better than Bruce Lee! He is a total awesome international star for the whole world to see!

The Best Kung-Fu Movie I have ever seen
This is the Best Kung-fu Movie I have ever seen to come from hong Kong ,it is a shame that it is not on "DVD". That is a hope for the Future. Phillip Kuo(MA-Tee) and John Liu( The Wanderer) put on an Exhibtion of Entertaining Kung-fu I saw this movie 7 times when it Originally came to the Theathers in New York 42nd St. I did not see it again until 14yrs later and it still gives me the same sensation that it did in 84. The only Bad thing about the Movie is that Dragon(no Talent )Lee Is one of the stars, other than that,Every fan of Hong Kong Kung-fu Movies should own a copy of this .

Don't confuse this.
This is NOT the movie staaring Dragon Lee. This is another movie and Dragon Lee is not the main character.

DRAGON LEE'S MASTERPIECE
CLASSIC! All star cast. Dragon Lee (Bruce Lei), Bruce Lea, Bruce Li, Samuel Walls. Get this at all costs.

Sorry - This Movie Is Waaaay Overrated
I'm not sure why people have given this film such good reviews. Maybe it's one of the reasons why I disliked it even more. I was expecting a film with great fighting, even without the good storyline, but I was very disappointed. My main beef with this film is the way Godfrey Ho manipulates the speed of the fighting sequences. I think he should have just undercranked to make it look like they were fighting faster. Instead, he snips out frames, so for example, at one second, a guys hands at his waist, while in the next instance it's above his head! Not to mention the fact that the coreography itself isn't memorable. Philip Ko is a great fighter (at least, he is in other films I've seen, like 'Tiger Over Wall'), but boy is wasted in this film. Tino Wong and John Liu are also not impressive in this film. And what's up with Dragon Lee? His character goes around making bruce lee faces and manneurisms, but what is the point of his character? I guess one interesting fact about this film is that it features some 'voodoo kung fu', which would become a popular genre during the early 80's.
If you really are curious about this film, I'd suggest getting it as a cheapie in that 'Dragon Lee' set by BCI Eclipse/Brentwood. At least, if you dislike it, you won't have wasted your money, and if you really liked it, you'd feel satisfied about getting your money's worth and more. ... Read more

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Lee rages his bone crushing..slambanging revenge
Lee is framed for murder and then several years later hes out and looking for blood..with great set pieces...bonecrushing..car cashes..this keeps you at suspense...Lee's second best next to THE CROW.....Ronny Yu(Formula 51) directs this great actioner.

Interesting
You probably realized that Brandon Lee doesn't play in this movie, for the most part. He was not in any of the fight scenes; there were someone else --a stunner. Movie has no plot. It is just another movie that tries to catch attention from small kids. One can even see that all punches and kicks DO NOT EVEN TOUCH AN OPPONENT. The movie is [bad]; there is nothing else to add. If you really want to watch it, because Brandon is playing, RENT IT DON'T BUY IT.

mmmmmhhhhhhhmmm
Let me tell you a little story about this being the best movie ever. the

Brandon Lee shows what he is capable of...
I watched Legacy of Rage after I saw Brandon's final film, The Crow, and I was literally blown away. Unlike most dubbed films, Brandon's sheer presence and force of character made the film very watchable--I never had a sense that I was missing a part of his performance (although of course I was) because of the intense physical acting of his character.

For The Crow fans who are already familiar with the intensity of Brandon's performance, this is a rare treat--we have proof now that he didn't just miraculously portray The Crow's Eric Draven, but was capable of portraying the angst, confusion and rage of extreme situations in a believable and caring way very early in his too short career.

It is hard to believe that Brandon was so young when he filmed Legacy of Rage--he carries himself with a poise and confidence that belies his tender years...he is believable as a man who has suffered the unbelievable.

In Legacy of Rage, Lee portrays Brandon Ma, a hardworking Chinese youth, holding down two jobs, and saving his money to wed his beloved. Ma's best friend is Michael, whose father is part of the organized crime syndicate, who is being groomed to take his over the family business. When a Michael sets Brandon up to take the fall for a mob hit, sending him to prison for eight years. Brandon loses his love while in prison, and only later learns of Michael's betrayal. After he is released from prison, Brandon is provoked to revenge to save his beloved and the son he didn't know he had from the power maddened Michael.

The fight and shooting scenes are well balance with thoughtful character development. The final confrontation between Brandon and Michael is often compared to John Woo style Hollywood action epics, and rightly so...you will rewind it again and again to catch all the action! The initial fight scene between Brandon and the bully is a treat for Bruce Lee fans. Brandon does several "Brucisms," like cracking his knuckles by clenching his fists, and such. This is the only time you will see Brandon emulate his father on film.

If you are a Brandon fan, this is a must see...forget about Laser Mission and Showdown in Little Tokyo...this is Brandon as good as Rapid Fire, with distinct foreshadowings of The Crow. Get it.

Totally cool. The Lee Legends continue to be the best.
Brandon Lee won the newcomer award in Hong Kong for his portrayal of a guy plagued with adversity, but a passionate will to overcome. Bruce Lee had advised his followers to "try again," but by being his son, Brandon had no alternative but to "try harder." His Hong Kong martial arts style demonstated in Legacy of Rage is without equal. ... Read more

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Not Bad
BREATHING FIRE tells the story of two young martial arts masters, Vietnamese Charlie (Johnathan Ke Quan) and Tony (Eddie Saavedra) who live together as brothers, but actually are not. In truth, Tony's father, Michael Moore (Jerry Trimble) killed Charlie's mother back in 'Nam, and his brother David (Ed Neil) gave Michael a nice guilt trip and forced him to to raise Charlie, then an infant, as his own son. That has been kept from Charlie long into his teen years.

In fact, Michael hides alot of things from his family. He and his chopsocky gang have robbed a bank of several million dollars. It was successful in part because the bank executive Peter Stern (Drake Diamond) is on their side. After locking up their stolen haul, the bad guys destroy the keys to their vault, but not before making impressions of them in a plastic pizza and dividing it equally to keep the honor amongst themselves.

After Stern decides to turn himself and the gang into the cops, the gang shows up and kills him and his wife, but thier daughter Annie (Laura Hamilton) escapes with her father's slice of the pizza and heads to David, Charlie, and Tony, who agree to protect her.

BREATHING FIRE, like so many other "kickboxing" martial arts movies, has a cast that is composed mostly of real-life martial arts champions. That's a wise choice to satisfy martial arts fans. Those in search of riveting, oscar-worthy performances, however, I would advise to steer clear. PKC Kickboxing Champ Jerry Trimble may have a well-molded physique and that overall look of pure evil, (He was also the bad guy in the kick-{ing}Jet Li 1989 Hong Kong movie, THE MASTER, which is now finally seeing a stateside release) but it doesn't much help him. Trimble is so lacking in any acting ability, his performance in BREATHING FIRE achieves somekind of benchmark : it may not be possible for another martial arts champion to give a worse performance.

However, who does watch these movies for their crummy dialouge and tacky acting? Not me, but we do watch for the martial arts action, which BREATHING FIRE has plenty of. It's so loaded with hyperactive karate mayhem, it more than makes up for the lousy acting. BREATHING FIRE certainly lives up to it's title.

THE ULTIMATE KICKBOXING SHOWDOWN
Charlie Moore is a Vietnamese teenage being raised in the lap of Southern California luxury togeather with his American brother, Tony. What they don't know is that father ex-GI Michael, is the ring leader in an armed bank robbery.

All hell breaks loose when the bank manager, a reluctant participant in the robbery, is murdered - a bloody event witnessed by his daughter, Annie. Now the focus of the gang is turned toward this lone eye-witness, and Charlie and Tony find themselves pitted against their own father and his gang in an effort to protect the young girl. The action culminates in an explosive final battle that gives new meaning to the word "KICKBOXING"!
Starring: Bolo Yeung . Jerry Trimble . Jonathan Ke Quan

Very Good
This movie was good. VERY GOOD! I am not saying it was a normal very good movie. IT WAS A TRULY VERY GOOD MOVIE!! ... Read more

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Above-average kung fu tale of simmering revenge
SNAKE DEADLY ACT (1980) is an exciting kung fu film with several well-staged fights, some interesting characters, and a cast of kung fu favorites. Of chief interest is the casting of Fung Hak On, normally a villain, in the central role of a snake fist expert who waits a generation to get revenge on the monkey style expert, Kuo (Wilson Tong), who defeated him in the spectacular fight scene that opens the movie. Twenty years after that fight, he returns to the town where Kuo rules the roost and very gradually befriends Kuo's son (Ng Kwan Lung), a skilled fighter in his own right who, despite his privileges, uses his power to help the town's underdogs. Fung endeavors to teach the son snake fist (along with some "drunken footwork") and puts young Kuo through a series of grueling training exercises that are much more intense than normal for the genre. Fung keeps his ultimate agenda well-hidden until the very end.

With his beady eyes, bulging cheekbones and square jaw, Fung Hak On (sometimes billed as Feng Ko-An) boasted a powerful tough-guy presence reminiscent of such American action stars as Charles Bronson and Jack Palance. Fung normally played rather flamboyant kung fu bad guys (WARRIORS TWO, ENTER THE FAT DRAGON, MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER), but here he plays a more layered personality, someone who gains our sympathies early on and draws us into the story. Also in the cast are Angela Mao, as a shady brothel owner; Cheng Kang Yeh, as a hapless con man; Bolo Yeung, as a traveling strong man; and all-purpose villain Phillip Ko as Kuo's mysterious housekeeper.

The tape comes in a low-cost edition that, surprisingly, offers a letter-boxed transfer of a widescreen print in its original language, Cantonese, with English subtitles. It's rare to see an old-school kung fu movie in its proper widescreen dimensions and without the usual awkward English dubbing.

Awsome Movie
This movie begins with a fight. No words, no music. Just a great opening fight. That sets the tone for this Old School classic. Snake style & Eagle claw are spotlighted here. Good movie with a unexpected ending. A Must get if you like animal style movies. Subs are sometimes hard to read but who needs subs when its mostly fighting.

WOW!!! The best Snake style film ever.
A star studded cast showcase the deadly art of Snake style Kung fu in this violent free for all. A must for any Kung fu collectors. Features: Wilson Tong, Philip Ko, Angela Moa, and even Bolo.

If you woke up wishing to see Kung-Fu, watch this movie!!!
Amazing action in this movie with one of the best story lines/plots I have ever watched unfold! I have seen many martial art films and I rate this movie as the best one I have seen, because of the many traits the movie has for, like in Hidden Dragon, this movie is also shown in english subtitles. But, do not let that steer you away because the subtitles in this movie make it all the more better, for dubed movies are a joke; one dubed movie I have seen, I never knew that an 18th centruy marital arts master could have a western/John Wayne acent!! These poor dubs take away a great deal from the movie, while with subtitled movies you are able to hear the real emotion that is expresed in their voices, something that dubed versions take away. Yet this is not the case in Snake Deadly Act, for it is run in original Cantonese with the english subtitles. The story line in this movie is one of the best I have ever seen, I will not spoil it and tell you what happens but there is all sorts revenge, battles, trickery, and many twists and turns all through the 90 minutes of playing time!! Have you ever been upset with poor camra angles durring a martial arts film, where all you see is maby an arm or a leg, well not in Snake Deadly Act, for it is run in WIDESCREEN, so durring the movie you will be able to see EVERYTHING!!

One problem is, sometimes, durring a few scenes of the movie it is a little difficult to read the subtitles, but this only happens a few times. Snake Deadly Act is one of the best martial arts films round by all of the reasosn above. ... Read more

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BLACK BELT JONES 2 ? NEVER HEARD OF IT
This typical Hong Kong 1970's kung fu flick has now been re-released as BLACK BELT JONES 2, although originally released as THE TATTOO CONNECTION.Obviously the distributers have called it BBJ2 to tie in with the popularity of the original movie.This movie is no BBJ but it's quite entertaining if you are a Kelly fan.The film is let down by a scene where a rather choppy fight scene goes horribly wrong,the illusion is ruined and the fight looks fake.What's more, Jim Kelly is hardly in this movie and looks a bit of a fool surrounded by all those unknown Chinese actors.

The Tattoo Connection for Kelly fans!
This film is for die hard Jim Kelly fans! "The Tattoo Connection" (TTC) is promoted as "Black Belt Jones 2" although it has no connection with the original Kelly classic. The producers of this title probably used the tie in to entice the casual fan to check this DVD out based on the popularity of "Black Belt Jones." The plot is sketchy as Kelly's secret agent character Lucas is given the assignment of retrieving a stolen diamond some where in Asia. The film never really gathers up enough steam to be considered as a top rate martial arts offering. However, TTC is at its best when Kelly is on the screen (as the star Kelly is notoriously absent during several rather long sequences) chopping up guys and laying down that ultra smooth soul brother rap. The highlight of the film occurs during the climatic fight on a ship were Kelly goes toe to toe with fellow "Enter the Dragon" alumni Bolo Yeung in a fight to the death. Kelly is fit and in fine form through out TTC. It's a shame that he wasn't given more to do in this effort it might have raised the over all quality of the film.

what do i remember about THE TATTOO CONNECTION?
i remember watching this 70s jim kelly classic on saturday afternoon tv in new york when a local tv station played kung fu movies every week. ah those were the good ol' days of the late 70s/80s. THE TATTOO CONNECTION sticks out as the best of those kung fu flicks i have seen. i remember jim kelly ... as an agent named lucas sent overseas to find some diamond. i remember some goofy disco theme song titled 'diamond'. i remember a good car chase scene with kelly at some lumber or junk yard. i remember kelly making love to an asian girl while switching drinks where 1 contained a drug meant for him but the girl wound up drinking it and got high. i remember jim kelly telling his bosses that he's "the black six million dollar man". i remember in the bad dubbing 1 of the bad guys called kelly not lucas but "black man!" racist! i remember the climax on a ship and kelly kicking rear. what else? that's all i know. i am just happy that TATTOO CONNECTION will be out on dvd in april (why so many delays after original dates of feb., march 25 and now april 22?!) and i will buy it. hope it will be widescreen and remastered. i will have a good time. congrats to pathfinder video for releasing this treasure, ok 3 1/2 stars. if only they can put out other old kung fu classics like STREETS GANGS OF HONG KONG, STONER (w/ george lazenby post-007), DUEL OF THE IRON FIST. A HARD WAY TO DIE, SLAUGHTER IN SAN FRANCISCO with chuck norris, & ROOTS OF EVIL (with christian anders---who?).

it is june 9, and FINALLY, i bought THE TATTOO CONNECTION which sadly it isn't letterboxed and it is in need of windex w/ its filthy film prints. still, i had a good time. the fighting is surprising ly terrific and jim kelly is very good. to my surprise there is a lotta (A LOT! ) nudity that wasn't in the U.S. print when it first came out in theaters. there is commentary by 2 film critics who sound like a combo of beavis and butthead, dennis miller (one of 'em sounds like him) and MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000. and it is helpful and hilarious. 4 stars! if only those 2 critics can poke fun @ george lazenby's awful acting and kung-fu-ing in STONER.

WOW!!!
This movie, although made back in 1978 is a explosive action movie with adrenaline rushing scenes. Not much of a plot, as a gang-type group steel diamonds worth millions of dollars. Forcing the US to pay a ransom for their precious diamond. The Us sends a lone warrior [Jim kelly] to investigate the mischevious work of the gang leader[chen sing]. As Jim kelly get's closer to solving the case chen sing sends his hitmen [bolo yeung] to stop anymore info. Very good action movie with a little bit of comedy like Bolo Yeung singing.An allstar cast to say the least. Starring Jim kelly,Bolo yeung,Chen sing. Rated R for Martial arts violence,nudity,and profanity

In my opinion the film was pretty good.
Jim Kelly has been one of my long-time favorite American martial artists,and there aren't many.However,I do have a problem with the voice dubs.Kelly does not sound like the guy that voiced over this movie at all,and it is kind of annoying.It contains a pretty good star cast that features Bolo Yeung,Chiang Tao,Chen Sing,Tan-Tao Liang & Jim Kelly. I have heard by few that this film was one of Kelly's worst,But one who is a true Kelly fan will enjoy. ... Read more

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A mediocre Bruce clone film saved by the amazing Dana Lei
Like the vast majority of Bruceploitation films, 1978's Image of Bruce Lee (with the exception of one throwaway line) has absolutely nothing at all to do with Bruce Lee. This film stars Bruce Li, the best known of the Bruce Lee clones of the 70s, and it's quite unlike any other Bruce Li film I have seen up to this point. Bruce and his sidekick "Moustache" (who looks for all the world like Tony Orlando to me, meaning I couldn't take him the least bit seriously) are detectives - to be more specific, they are probably the worst detectives in Hong Kong. These guys couldn't sneak up on a dead log in the middle of a hurricane, which means they end up fighting all the time. The movie opens with some guy threatening to jump off a building (the end result of which is quite comical in a sadistic sort of way); there is something about jewelry smuggling mentioned here and there, but the only real purpose the scene seems to serve is to make Bruce Li dress up in a hideous yellow jumpsuit like that worn by Bruce Lee in Game of Death. The real crime here is counterfeiting, and the men behind it are Han Ying Kit (whom martial arts fans will easily recognize as the The Big Boss from Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury aka The Big Boss) and his buff son Stephen. Bolo Yeung, another familiar face to Bruce Lee fans, plays Kimura, a Japanese criminal who brings his own agenda to his dealings with the counterfeiters. This film is by and large pretty boring, with some of the most uninspired fight scenes I've ever seen (at least until the final showdowns); I couldn't tell if the guys were fighting or dancing half the time.

Image of Bruce Lee has an ace up its sleeve, though, in the form of Dana Lei. She is the most gorgeous Asian lady I've ever seen in my life. She, much to my surprise, also does a couple of completely nude scenes in this movie, thereby making up for a lot of the inane plot points and boring stretches of non-action. This movie is all about Dana Lei as far as I'm concerned; beautiful, smart, much more than meets the eye, and she can fight too. What a woman! She even supplies the big twist that helps get Image of Bruce Lee over the hump. Of course, it is up to Bruce Li to supply the climactic action sequence at the end, and we finally get some decent fighting to enjoy. There's a silly little comedic epilogue-type ending, but Dana Lei's performance plus the memorable final kung fu conflict earns an otherwise mediocre film four stars in my book.

SOME OF THE BEST MARTIAL ARTS EVER CAUHT ON FILM
This movie is the James Bond skool of martial arts. A slick HK triller that features cars, naked women and ground breaking fight scenes. Fake bank notes are making their way into Hong Kong after the suicide of a diamond cutter. The police chief (Bruce Lee), another cop and a female interpole agent intend to put an end to the madness. Obviously Bruce Lee isn't playing Bruce Lee in this movie and this leads to a classic line. The female interpole agent says to Bruce, "You ought to be in movies you look exactly like Bruce Lee". Was this Bruce Lee's idea? The main reason why this movie is so great is because of it's amazing fight choreography.The movie also features to villains from previous Bruce Lee movies. These guys are Han Yin Kit and the popular Bolo Yeung. I dare say this movie probably has better fights than Enter the Dragon. Dubbed and in color.

AN EMBARASSMENT TO BRUCE LEE
A JEWELER IS ROBBED OF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DIAMONDS AND BRUCE LI GOES AFTER THE THIEVES. JUST ANOTHER POOR EXCUSE FOR A MARTIAL ARTS FILM. THE MOVIE OPENS WITH A SENSELESS SUICIDE AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO GO MUCH OF ANYWHERE. THE SAD PART IS THAT EVEN THE FIGHT SCENES ARE BORING. BRUCE LI MAY LOOK LIKE BRUCE LEE, BUT HE'LL NEVER BE HALF THE MAN BRUCE LEE WAS. MAKES ''NEW FIST OF FURY'' LOOK LIKE ''ENTER THE DRAGON''. ... Read more

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2 stars,well i couldnt see the fights the dvd is garbage
Im not sure about the movie i dont think it was very good,what do i mean when i say i think it was no good.....I couldnt watch the film becouse the video was poor first off lets get this out of the way again.Dont buy fullscreen movies especially action movies, buy them as they were meant to be shown or your gonna miss some, in the case here we miss alot fights break out and you cant see them becouse the stupid pan and scan has got to pan over to catch the action in Kung Fu flix the fight could have already been over.People still holding on to that belief that fullscreen is better becouse no black lines and it fills your screen up,that might be true but you cant say you've seen the matrix untill you see it in widescreen becouse literally you havnt seen all the movie,you just watched a little over half even though you may have watched it to the end.So i guess im off topic with this movie but this is a prime example of awful video

Don't Do It!!!
Do not buy this DVD. It seems all of a sudden that Wu Tang collaborations on Kung Fu flicks has taken a serious nosedive! Volumes 1 through to 10 were great, but so far, volume 11 onwards are surely taking the proverbial....!
The transfers are (to put it nicely) absolute and utter RUBBISH! It's no good trying to watch a film if it constantly breaks up and feezes over half the duration of the film. I've been involved with martial arts for over thirty years and have over 500 martial arts titles of which 236 are DVD's. I've seen much better transfers on much cheaper titles!
I will not be buying into the Wu Tang joint again until they get their act together (I'd recommend all their albums though!).

Story is fine, but transfer is poor...
The fullscreen picture cuts off the left and right sides of original widescreen picture which becomes very noticable a number of times and interferes with the story. The sound sometimes gets quite a bit louder (usually the music) and then gets softer during the dialog. The last 10 seconds or so of the movie is just a black screen.

But otherwise, the story and humor is pretty good and the kung-fu fair. At these prices and considering the (lack of) competition, I give it 3 stars. So far the other 5 Wu-tang kung-fu movies I have seen are also good (somewhat better than this).

A very rare film-and treat!
I've been watching kung fu films for ages and have to say this one is a total rarity.Never heard of it.It must have been made at the height of the Jackie Chan craze in the early 1980's,since it stars `Jackie Chen'!The guy looks and moves like the real Jackie!He fights Bolo,and it also stars John Chang,who made Snake in the Monkey's Shadow.The film quality is great,but it's a full screen transfer.It is in 5.1 sound though.And the extra features are terrific-loads of cast and crew clips(including one on Jackie imitators!),and plenty of Wu Tang Clan material.These guys really live what they preach!I recommend this and the other Wu Tang Clan DVD's like-Shaolin Drunkard,Incredible Kung Fu Master,Snake Shadow Lama Fist,Kung Fu of 8 Drunkards, Revenge of the Patriots and 18 Fatal Strikes. ... Read more

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I THINK THIS RIPPED OFF BLOODSPORT
THOUGH THIS STEALS IDEAS FROM BLOODSPORT, THIS MOVIE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY GOOD ANYWAY. A TRAINER COMES BACK OUT OF RETIREMENT TO FIGHT A RUTHLESS FIGHTER [BOLO YEUNG] WHO KILLED A YOUNG FIGHTER HE TRAINED. THIS VIOLENT MARTIAL ARTS FEST HAS PLENTY OF GOOD FIGHT SCENES, BUT THE THING THAT SEEMS TO HURT THIS MOVIE IS ITS SHODDY FILMING. MARTIAL ARTS FANS SHOULD BE SATISFIED WITH THIS NONETHELESS.

this movie kicks ...!
bloodsport totally ripped this asian movie off! even going so far as to hire bolo to play the same charachter! that aside both are worth watching. ... ... Read more

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Not Bad
BREATHING FIRE tells the story of two young martial arts masters, Vietnamese Charlie (Johnathan Ke Quan) and Tony (Eddie Saavedra) who live together as brothers, but actually are not. In truth, Tony's father, Michael Moore (Jerry Trimble) killed Charlie's mother back in 'Nam, and his brother David (Ed Neil) gave Michael a nice guilt trip and forced him to to raise Charlie, then an infant, as his own son. That has been kept from Charlie long into his teen years.

In fact, Michael hides alot of things from his family. He and his chopsocky gang have robbed a bank of several million dollars. It was successful in part because the bank executive Peter Stern (Drake Diamond) is on their side. After locking up their stolen haul, the bad guys destroy the keys to their vault, but not before making impressions of them in a plastic pizza and dividing it equally to keep the honor amongst themselves.

After Stern decides to turn himself and the gang into the cops, the gang shows up and kills him and his wife, but thier daughter Annie (Laura Hamilton) escapes with her father's slice of the pizza and heads to David, Charlie, and Tony, who agree to protect her.

BREATHING FIRE, like so many other "kickboxing" martial arts movies, has a cast that is composed mostly of real-life martial arts champions. That's a wise choice to satisfy martial arts fans. Those in search of riveting, oscar-worthy performances, however, I would advise to steer clear. PKC Kickboxing Champ Jerry Trimble may have a well-molded physique and that overall look of pure evil, (He was also the bad guy in the kick-{ing}Jet Li 1989 Hong Kong movie, THE MASTER, which is now finally seeing a stateside release) but it doesn't much help him. Trimble is so lacking in any acting ability, his performance in BREATHING FIRE achieves somekind of benchmark : it may not be possible for another martial arts champion to give a worse performance.

However, who does watch these movies for their crummy dialouge and tacky acting? Not me, but we do watch for the martial arts action, which BREATHING FIRE has plenty of. It's so loaded with hyperactive karate mayhem, it more than makes up for the lousy acting. BREATHING FIRE certainly lives up to it's title.

THE ULTIMATE KICKBOXING SHOWDOWN
Charlie Moore is a Vietnamese teenage being raised in the lap of Southern California luxury togeather with his American brother, Tony. What they don't know is that father ex-GI Michael, is the ring leader in an armed bank robbery.

All hell breaks loose when the bank manager, a reluctant participant in the robbery, is murdered - a bloody event witnessed by his daughter, Annie. Now the focus of the gang is turned toward this lone eye-witness, and Charlie and Tony find themselves pitted against their own father and his gang in an effort to protect the young girl. The action culminates in an explosive final battle that gives new meaning to the word "KICKBOXING"!
Starring: Bolo Yeung . Jerry Trimble . Jonathan Ke Quan

Very Good
This movie was good. VERY GOOD! I am not saying it was a normal very good movie. IT WAS A TRULY VERY GOOD MOVIE!! ... Read more