WRITING KUNG FU is a low rent and obscure kung fu film featuring John Cheung. It follows a late '70s trend to find the most obscure forms of kung fu imaginable; the last one of these I watched featured 'chicken fu' which turns out to be terrible. You can guess the subject of this film from the title, although it's more of a gimmick than a real plot point. John Cheung stars as a mild mannered school teacher who runs afoul of a violent criminal gang and must subsequently learn to fight in order to defend himself and those he loves.
This cheapjack feature is notable for featuring direction from none other than Bolo Yeung, who also appears as the main villain of the piece. Yeung only directed two films in his lengthy career - this and the previous BOLO THE BRUTE - and his direction is acceptable rather than interesting. However, once again he dominates the proceedings in this film, appearing in just three fight scenes but coming across as extremely bad-ass throughout. With long, billowing robes and a fantastic white moustache, Bolo plays his hired killer role with relish and is a delight. He plays a flute and uses it for fighting which is cool too. It says something that you never quite believe that Cheung would really be able to beat him if things came to a fight between the pair.
This cheapjack feature is notable for featuring direction from none other than Bolo Yeung, who also appears as the main villain of the piece. Yeung only directed two films in his lengthy career - this and the previous BOLO THE BRUTE - and his direction is acceptable rather than interesting. However, once again he dominates the proceedings in this film, appearing in just three fight scenes but coming across as extremely bad-ass throughout. With long, billowing robes and a fantastic white moustache, Bolo plays his hired killer role with relish and is a delight. He plays a flute and uses it for fighting which is cool too. It says something that you never quite believe that Cheung would really be able to beat him if things came to a fight between the pair.