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Starring
:
Simon
Yam
Donnie
Yen
Do
Do Cheng
Jacky
Cheung
Irene
Wan
Michael
Woods
Action
:
Yuen
Clan
Donnie
Yen
Producer
:
Stephen
Shin
Director
:
Yuen
Woo Ping
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TIGER
CAGE (1988)
Reviewed
by Tony Ryan
Let's
get straight to the point. This is quite clearly one of the
finest martial arts/action flicks to come out of Hong Kong in
the 80's, possibly ever (except for its sequel!). It contains
everything most Hong Kong action cinema fans want, from
blisteringly powerful, well-choreographed fight sequences to
gunfights, plot twists and untamed graphic violence.
The
criminally under-used Michael Woods makes another fantastic
cameo to face Donnie Yen in a match up to rival that of the 'ITLOD4'
finale, only a little shorter. It is always a joy to watch
these two fight, as they seem to have an unconscious
connection allowing them to move with each other at an amazing
pace. Jacky Cheung is made to look like a competent fighter,
something which has never occurred at other times, and every
instance where someone takes a kick or strikes out, the
audience really feel it.
While
'Tiger Cage' is not quite as good as the amazing sequel, it is
certainly a flick which no Hong Kong, or action fan should
miss out on. A five star movie if ever there was one and a
perfect example of HK’s 80's action heyday.
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