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Cast:
Bruce
Lee (old footage)
Tang
Lung
Roy
Horan
Hwang
Jang Lee
Yuen
Biao
Action:
Yuen
Clan
Producer:
Ng
See Yuen
Director:
Ng
See Yuen
Score:
 
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GAME
OF DEATH 2
AKA:
Tower Of Death ||
Game Of Death II
Year:
1981 Reviewer: Tony
Ryan
As
a Bruce Lee film, this is another rip-off to cash in on his
legacy and the audience's hope of seeing some new footage.
Alas, this is no Lee flick, nor does it provide much in the
way of new footage except for the odd deleted scene from other
films. However, what it does provide is almost 90 minutes of
pure fun featuring a number of great fight sequences and
cheesy performances.
When
Ng See Yuen realised the missing Bruce Lee footage he
was expecting to use was not forthcoming, he wisely killed of
Bruce's character (Billy Lo) and focused on his brother - Bobby Lo! Numerous script changes are apparent and the film
took an eternity to complete, but what we are left with is a
fine example of old-school choreography reminding us of how
things used to be. Kim Tai Chung (known in his Bruce Lee days
as Tang Lung after Bruce's 'Way
of the Dragon' character) shows that he is a truly
excellent martial artist and his Tae Kwon Do duel against
Hwang Jang Lee in the finale is one of the finest kicking
showcases around (albeit with a little help from Yuen Biao!).
Some of you may remember him as the ghost of Bruce Lee from
Yuen Kwai's 'No
Retreat, No Surrender' and if it wasn't for being typecast
as a Bruce Lee clone (real bad luck!) he would undoubtedly
have been a bigger star.
As
in every other film, Jang Lee is a joy to watch with near
perfect MA execution and his typical evil laugh, and Roy Horan
is excellent too with a bigger part than the earlier 'Snake
In The Eagle's Shadow'. All round this movie could (and
should) have been a complete disaster but is saved by not
taking itself too seriously and the numerous stunning fight
sequences styled Yuen Woo Ping and his brothers. Possibly not
for the Bruce Lee purists, but a fantastic old-school flick,
which is, another HKL must have!
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