Post by josephkuby on Jan 30, 2010 18:07:13 GMT
This is a pretty cool Jing-esque flick that was originally titled An Eye for an Eye Shadow (before being released worldwide as The Super Gang). It was made in 1982.
Wong makes an appearance or two in a nightclub scene involving a Caucasian stripper. The director's name (Wong Siu-Jun) looks like a Alan Smithee-type credential, although it's Yellow John on the English version.
I would probably have given this film 7/10 if it weren't for three flaws:
1) An awful wig.
2) A person's head (being crushed by a tyrant ) is represented by a melon.
...and...
3) A death scene of a character is diminished in credibility by the fact that we can see their stand-in.
Regardless, there's still much to commend it. Le proves to be more than competent when it comes to the fights (this film does for him what The Chinese Stuntman did for Bruce Li). Kwan Yung Moon is given ample opportunities to strut his stuff. ;D
The movie has Bruce Le in a supporting role and Bolo has a small role. One of the actors looks like Sam Hui.
It's got a very different ambience for a Bruceploitation flick. It's more of a triad thriller than a martial arts movie.
Like Dreadnaught (which Jing wrote the story for), there's a small dose of the then-popular slasher genre injected into the proceedings.
Like some of Jing's movies, it has a Mahjong scene and a rape scene.
Coincidentally, Le would go on to make another film with Jing two years later. This shares the same title as a film he wrote for Shaw (Treasure Hunters). According to a review I came across, Bruce actually manages to give a very expressive performance and Yuen Biao contributed as the stunt co-ordinator.
Speaking of whom, the fight scenes in The Super Gang are quite slick and it seems like Biao worked on them. There's even a shot which foreshadows his most impressive stunt in Dragons Forever (a fat guy jumps through a window of broken glass).
Overall, The Supergang contains a fair amount of nudity and violence to be keep one entertained.
Here is the aforementioned review of Treasure Hunters (a film which does for Le what The Gold Connection did for Li).
6.7/10
Wong makes an appearance or two in a nightclub scene involving a Caucasian stripper. The director's name (Wong Siu-Jun) looks like a Alan Smithee-type credential, although it's Yellow John on the English version.
I would probably have given this film 7/10 if it weren't for three flaws:
1) An awful wig.
2) A person's head (being crushed by a tyrant ) is represented by a melon.
...and...
3) A death scene of a character is diminished in credibility by the fact that we can see their stand-in.
Regardless, there's still much to commend it. Le proves to be more than competent when it comes to the fights (this film does for him what The Chinese Stuntman did for Bruce Li). Kwan Yung Moon is given ample opportunities to strut his stuff. ;D
The movie has Bruce Le in a supporting role and Bolo has a small role. One of the actors looks like Sam Hui.
It's got a very different ambience for a Bruceploitation flick. It's more of a triad thriller than a martial arts movie.
Like Dreadnaught (which Jing wrote the story for), there's a small dose of the then-popular slasher genre injected into the proceedings.
Like some of Jing's movies, it has a Mahjong scene and a rape scene.
Coincidentally, Le would go on to make another film with Jing two years later. This shares the same title as a film he wrote for Shaw (Treasure Hunters). According to a review I came across, Bruce actually manages to give a very expressive performance and Yuen Biao contributed as the stunt co-ordinator.
Speaking of whom, the fight scenes in The Super Gang are quite slick and it seems like Biao worked on them. There's even a shot which foreshadows his most impressive stunt in Dragons Forever (a fat guy jumps through a window of broken glass).
Overall, The Supergang contains a fair amount of nudity and violence to be keep one entertained.
Here is the aforementioned review of Treasure Hunters (a film which does for Le what The Gold Connection did for Li).
6.7/10