'The Kung Fu Connection' videotape has hilariously bad dubbing, the picture quality is poor and the sound scratchy, so the film has to work hard to impress. It also has a range of mood from goofy comedy to slow motion tragedy. The plot is basic and almost unsurprising. Yet there is a lot to admire.
The action is brisk and the actors perform it well. Eddie Ko is great as always. Leung Kar Yan as Ah Chi is in overdrive. He doesn't walk down the street, he leaps and his face and hands are always mobile. He is convincing when he goes from gurning clown to vengeful fighter. The last fifteen minutes of the film are a sting in the tail and you wonder how such a film that has such a silly start ends with such intense pain. A corker of a finish to a good solid fu film
The action is brisk and the actors perform it well. Eddie Ko is great as always. Leung Kar Yan as Ah Chi is in overdrive. He doesn't walk down the street, he leaps and his face and hands are always mobile. He is convincing when he goes from gurning clown to vengeful fighter. The last fifteen minutes of the film are a sting in the tail and you wonder how such a film that has such a silly start ends with such intense pain. A corker of a finish to a good solid fu film