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Cast:
Stephen
Chow Sing Chi
Yuen
Wah
Teresa
Mo
Leung
Kar Yan
Shing
Fui On
Action:
Yuen
Wah
Yuen
Kwai
Producer:
Danny
Lee
Director:
Danny
Lee
Score:
 
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LEGEND
OF THE DRAGON
AKA:
N/A
Year:
1991 Reviewer: Phil
Mills
Hung
(Yuen Wah) is a rich land owner on Lantau island and the
master of the local kung fu school. His son Lung (Chow)
is probably one of his most disobedient pupils as he neglects
his studies and spends the majority of his time playing
snooker or fooling around with fellow classmate Mao (Mo).
Life is good until Yan (Leung Kar Yan), an old family friend,
arrives in town preaching about the highs of living life in
Hong Kong. Lung is instantly fixated by the stories of
the big city and decides to return with Yan to seek his fame
and fortune. On arrival, Yan's money problems become
apparent as Lung is put up in his cramped apartment and forced
to accompany Yan on a tour of the local betting
establishments. However, when Lung's uncanny talent for
snooker is exposed, Yan decides that this could be an
opportunity for the two of them to make it big.
Stephen
Chow Sing Chi has never been one to hide his admiration for
Bruce Lee and it is a common on-screen occurrence to see him
imitating his expressions or movements. 'Legend Of The
Dragon' is no exception to this and is probably the
closest Chow has actually come to making his own personal
version of a Lee movie. The plot in particular is very
familiar and takes the "fish out of water" approach
that Lee liked so much but, as is to be expected with Chow,
everything is done in humourous form. Even though there
are flashes of Chow's fighting ability, the main joke is that
all the combat takes place on the Snooker table and director
Lee manages to give it the same stylistic overhaul that Poker
received in 'God Of Gamblers'. All of this makes for a
very entertaining film that is packed with trademark Chow
humour (with several noticeable parodies) and an all-star cast
that keep this movie ahead of the chasing pack.
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