THE DRAGON KID is one of the cheapest and most unsatisfying martial arts films I've seen recently. It was filmed in Taiwanese which comes as no surprise but looks even cheaper than the usual fare from that country. A distinct lack of famous faces also makes it a rather dull watch and for once there's more talk than action here.
The plot is about the Japanese up to their usual tricks, this time buying up priceless Chinese antiquities thanks to some traitors. This plot was also done in Jackie Chan's DRUNKEN MASTER II which is about a million times better. There's a heck of a lot of plotting and a couple of routine fights, but the most noticeable thing about this film is the appalling dub job done by an American team. It makes things that much worse.
The plot is about the Japanese up to their usual tricks, this time buying up priceless Chinese antiquities thanks to some traitors. This plot was also done in Jackie Chan's DRUNKEN MASTER II which is about a million times better. There's a heck of a lot of plotting and a couple of routine fights, but the most noticeable thing about this film is the appalling dub job done by an American team. It makes things that much worse.