Early Bruce Liang suggestions please!

[will91XingYu]

Hi i was wondering if anyone could recomend me some good Bruce Leung movies, mainly older ones but newer ones as well, all apreciated thanks! I suppose it'd be easier to list some of the ones i have got or i've seen.
Broken Oath
Call me Dragon
Magnificent Bodyguards
Look forward to hearibng from you guys! Thanks.

[deathdunt]

Bruce Liang=Tan Tao Liang? or Bruce Leung=Leung Siu Lung? Maybe I'm have my facts wrong...were both of these guys Bruce Liang? As far as I knew Magnificent Bodyguards(which I love, by the way) was Bruce Leung?

[Jesse Smooth]

Tan Tao Liang is Dorian Tan or Delon Tan. Bruce Liang(Leung) is Leung Siu Lung. However in his book Hong Kong Action Cinema, Bey Logan incorrectly named TTL "Bruce" Liang. He's never been known or credited by that name.

For an excellent Bruce Liang film, check out Little Superman AKA Bruce, D-Day At Macao(1972). The choreography on the film was top notch for that time.

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[will91XingYu]

Cool thanks, that end fight is amazing! Do you know if it's avalible in the uk?

[Morgoth]

Yeah Little Superman AKA Kung Fu Superman is the one to see. There is like 40 minutes of awesome fighting in that one. I have the videoasia version.

[D_Davis]

I don't know if this is the right guy or not, but if it is, this film is AWESOME:
If it's not, well, the film is still awesome, it just doesn't belong in this thread!
:lol:


The Dragon Lives Again
Dir: Law Kei

http://www.genrebusters.com/images/dragon1.jpg

If you're like me, then you probably spend a significant portion of your day contemplating the finer details of the afterlife, and what would happen if certain celebrities and fictional characters were to meet there. For instance, last Saturday I spent a good ten hours wondering what would happen if someone like Bruce Lee went to the afterlife, and teamed up with Popeye and Caine (from television’s Kung Fu), to fight for justice against an evil god, Zatoichi, James Bond, the man with no name, Dracula, Emmanuelle, the exorcist, and a bunch of mummies and skeletal-suit wearing henchmen. Some might think such thoughts a bit bizarre, but when you have as much rampant free time to wantonly devote to such flippant topics as I have, you learn to take advantage and entertain even the most out-there of ideas.

Well apparently, someone else, perhaps a heterosexual soul mate to myself, also had, and spent time contemplating, exactly the same thought. Oh how great it is to know that other geniuses do exist! Not only did this person ponder that exact situation I spent my day mulling over, but he also had the gumption to commit his thoughts to film. And just who is this modern mental master? He is none other than director extraordinaire, Law Kei, the illustrious and prolific filmmaker of, well I don’t know what else he did, and it doesn’t matter. As the director of The Dragon Lives Again, he has proven himself to be a filmmaker of untouchable creativity and gonzo-sensibilities. As the absolute best of the “Brucesploitation” explosion, The Dragon Lives Again represents how to handle the death of a superstar, and highly regarded public figure, with anything but respect and dignity.

http://www.genrebusters.com/images/dragon2.jpg

By focusing on a purely outlandish narrative, in lieu of any kind of realism, the filmmakers here managed to craft one of the most bizarre, and down right entertaining, kung fu-comedies ever made. Yes, after Bruce Lee died, the HK film industry was met with an onslaught of young “talent” ready to be exploited in hopes of becoming the next rising star. Rather than just make a straight forward “me too” film, Law Kei went the complete opposite direction. In the film, the narrative explains that sometimes when people die, their faces and bodies look different in the afterlife, and so we get a logical explanation as to why the star doesn’t look anything like Bruce Lee. The film then goes on to pull in bits and pieces from Lee’s life as characters mention his wife, Linda, and his move to Seattle.

What it doesn’t explain is why in Sam Hill anything else is going on – and this is a good thing. Why is Popeye (played by a young Eric Tsang, of Infernal Affairs fame) in the film, and why does he team up with Lee? What in the name of Buddha are James Bond and the man with no name doing in the film, and why are they evil? Why is Dracula included, and why can he summons zombie-like henchmen, and, what’s more, why can he walk around in broad daylight? Why is soft-core porn star Emmanuelle depicted as an evil conniving woman? Because the narrative refuses to even pretend to answer these questions, we are left at the mercy of pure, unadulterated, everything goes entertainment – and for this, we should all be thankful.

[Morgoth]

Yeah that is a great cheesy Bruce Leung movie. funny you bring it up because I just put a short review for it in the reviews section yesterday.

[will91XingYu]

Thanks i heard Cheung Lik is in that too he's a great kicker. I hated Magnificent Bodyguards but Bruce was good in that, i think i'll get gang master because Austin Wai is in it as well and i'd like to see more of him he was good in Five Superfighters.

[Morgoth]

Unfortunatey Cheung Lik doesn't really get to do anything in Dragon Lives Again. He does get to show off a bit of his one arm skills:p

[will91XingYu]

lol, morgoth you seem to have seen loads of cool films, what Bruce Leung films would you recomend?

[Morgoth]

what Bruce Leung films would you recomend?



Me and Jesse Smooth already mentioned this one- Little Superman AKA Kung Fu Superman

Call me Dragon with Yasuaki Kurata is also pretty good, but I would get Little Superman first.

[Yakuza954]

I'm not morgoth but I would recommend Bruce and the Iron Hand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMTz-zdriMs). Bruce Liang steals the show and it's also one of Bruce Li's better movies.

[Morgoth]

I'm not morgoth

And I thought all this time we were the same person!:eek:

[will91XingYu]

Thanks Yakuza i think i'll get that one, thanks for all the suggestions.

[AlbertV]

I have the old Ocean Shores video of some Bruce Liang classics. One of my favorites is Ruthless Revenge. He plays a mentally challenged man with glasses and buckteeth who at first has problems but later teams with Hon Kwok-Choi and after learning the usual kung fu, they take on Bolo Yeung and then famous stuntman "Rambo" Kong (aka Chiang Cheng), best known for playing the kung fu fighting chef Ho in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

[Morgoth]

I saw a clip of that on youtube. Looks hilarious.

[will91XingYu]

I saw on youtube clips from Fists, kicks and evils, where he fights Ko Fei it looked good, whats the rest of the film like?

[Morgoth]

I thought the fighting was only average, but Bolo looks good, and the movie is worth checking out to see Bruce Leung giving the best and worst acting performance at the same time. His facial expressions had me dying with laughter.

[ironfistedmonk]

Bruce Liang's acting can be waaaaay over the top but there is no denying his skills, he's one tough geeza and always worth a watch, except maybe in that crazy Dragon Lives Again which was too wacky for me, I did like the nunchaku boner bit tho lol

I've not seen too many of his earlier films but these are worth checking out

Hapkido - he has a small role as one of the villains thugs but you can tell his skills are off the chart

Call Me Dragon - bit of a daft film, you don't usually get comedy in bashers but this one has Hon Kwok Choi so expect some stupid humour, you get to see Bruce face of with Japans finest Yasuaki Kurata

Broken Oath - as discussed in the GH forum, great film

Magnificent Bodyguards - I'm not a huge fan of this film but if you wanna see him alongside superstar Jackie Chan then this is your chance

10 Tigers of Shaolin - I remember watching this the morning after a heavy night of boozing, I was feeling well rough and didn't want to get out of bed so I popped this one in the DVD and I felt much better for about an hour and a half :) It's not a classic by any means but it's got a great cast and plenty of action

The Fist, the Kicks and The Evils - starting to move into shapes nonsense comedy now but Bruce is still shining through as the total bad ass that he is, see him face off against all time kung fu bad boy Philip Ko and Bolo

Iron Fisted Eagles Claw - bit of a rarer one this, some nice action alongside Chi Kuan Chun as they take on Chen Sing and his gang of hoodlums

Gang Master - Great Shaw Bros movie, Bruce is starting to look a little chubby by now but he can still move like lightning

[will91XingYu]

Thanks! I'll definatley check out a few of those. I forgot he was in Hapkido he gets his ass kicked by Sammo twice!

[Morgoth]

The Fists, the Kicks and the Evils pissed me off a bit because Bruce Leung hardly kicks, but I still enjoyed the movie because he gives such a bad acting performance, and Bolo is the man.

[kungfood]

I'm new on the forum, so hi.
It wasn't overly early in his career, but Bruce Liang starred in The Star, The Rogue, and the Kung Fu Kid. I know it came out in the early '80s and co-starred Mi Hsueh (Michelle Mi) and Ku Feng. It was a modern-day film I saw once back in the day. Not a lot of fighting in it, but there is an end fight with Ku Feng that's pretty good.

He also was in one, I forgot the title (sorry) that co-starred Han Kwok-Choy and Bolo Yeung, in which Han was the southern hand fighter and Liang was the northern kicker. If I can remember that title, I will post it.

He also had a small role in Gang Master, getting beat on by Jason Pai Piao.

[Morgoth]

Hey welcome to the forum. Are you thinking of Ruthless Revenge- http://youtube.com/watch?v=wttqkqeVwGY

I have not seen it but it looks like a fun movie.

[kungfood]

Thanks, Morgoth. I won't be able to access youtubethat until next week, but don't remember that as the title. I'll really have to dig around and find out what it was, I used to know it, it's frustrating.

[will91XingYu]

Thanks for the suggestions and welcome to the board kung fu food! I won't bother with Fist, kicks and evils if he hardly kicks.

[daTOAD]

Theres Return Of the Deadly Blade[though he has more of a cameo]. Great fight with Yasuaki Kurata.

[will91XingYu]

Cool thanks, is this the one with Norman Chiu and David Chiang in as well?

[Morgoth]

Yep. Hopefully a good version comes out someday.

[will91XingYu]

It's being released in the uk in december under rarescope! Definatley have to get this one!

[Morgoth]

Rarescope? I thought Greenfan aquired this one.

[daTOAD]

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