Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Kwai Chi Hung
Year: 1979
Plot:
The movie starts fast with a fight scene that features a lot
of weapons and a hand to hand combat, which drew me in immediately. “Iron
Dragon Strikes Back” has an overall plot that is simple enough. The plot is
with Bruce Li finding a stash of gold during a scuba diving expedition. When he
and his friends divide it, there is some stolen and Bruce and his friends go
after them and try to get the stolen property back.
Thoughts:
The first thing I noticed about “Iron Dragon Strikes Back”
is the pacing. It delivers you into the frenetic kung fu space right away, and
gives you fighting action. That’s not to say that the whole movie is like that,
but the beginning is definitely a strong point, giving you action right away.
It then slows down some to tell you the rest of the background, and it really
gets a lull. The movie has some high points, and it definitely got me going,
but then there are some soft spots where the story progresses and nothing
happens. Those moments are ok, as they build the story, but they lead to sloppy
fighting. The end fight, however, is a classic that you’ll want to take a
gander at, especially if you’re a fan of sword play. The villain is revealed,
the action is fast, and you get a real sense of the kung fu action you’d
expect. I for one am glad to have stuck with it, as it comes at you fast and
furious. I give this film a rating of 4 out of 5 especially for the end fight
which gives credence to the larger picture of kung fu cinema.
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