Enter The Fat Dragon

Enter The Fat Dragon

Rejissyor: KonCATIII. Enter the Fat Dragon (1978) Review Posted on January 30, 2011 by JJ Bona “Enter the Fat Dragon” Japanese Theatrical Poster Director: Sammo Hung Writer: Ni Kuang Cast: Sammo Hung, Peter Yang, Meg Lam, Leung Kar Yan, Fung Fung, Lee Hoi San, Roy Chiao, Fung Hak On, Ankie Lau, Luk Chu Sek, Chan Dik Hak, Chik Ngai Hung, Ching Chu, Huang Ha, Lam Ching Ying, Lee Hoi Suk, Tony Leung Running Time: 100 min. By Joseph Kuby Watching this flick for the second time made me realize that I’d rather take this on a bad day than Bruce Le on a good day. At first glance, the film appears to be a spoof of Enter the Dragon but when one looks underneath the surface it’s really more of a spoof of Way of the Dragon with nods to Enter The Dragon and Fist of Fury , particularly in the style of music chosen (like what Stephen Chow did in Shaolin Soccer for the opening credit sequence, Sammo does his own remix of Way of the Dragon’s theme during this fight with stuntmen on a Bruceploitation movie set). With this film, Sammo makes several points about the Bruceploitation movie genre through the use of satire. Sammo clearly has an affection for Bruce Lee so I never felt he was lampooning Bruce as he was humourously referencing him. In one scene, set during this party which takes place outside this villa, Sammo simultaneously piss-takes Drunken Master and Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow (like how the makers of the Shaw Bros. classic Killer Army threw a sly wink towards the Seasonal boys). Actually, the scene draws parallels with a scene in The Incredible Kung Fu Master * (another Sammo Hung flick made in the same year but released in 1979) where Sammo equates kung fu with food! On one side of the metaphorical tennis court, you could say that maybe Sammo was making a slam towards the makers of K iller Army by throwing back the tennis ball into their court with their dismissal of Jackie’s snake fist escapades. Once again, Dai gaw (big brother) comes to the rescue! Heck, it’s probably more of a genuinely

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