Review of Knockabout (1979) by Megan P — 13 Jul 2010

First movie to bring Fame to Biao! Yuen Biao at his best! and more to come! Also stars along side Shaw legend Lau Kar Wing and Lau Kar Yan and Sammo Hung of course!

The main selling point is the choreography and acrobatic stunts are jaw dropping, taken fresh out of the peking opera training, Sammo and Yuen recieved, and it looks awesome, (especially from Sammo, u wouldn't expect it form someone his size, seriously no wires, just watch in freeze frame, the jump and height ratio are authentic). Some the moves shows that these guys are essentially martial arts stuntmen, some of the best out there.

The plot is kinda refreshing for a martial arts movie as it starts of as a basic comedy with loads fo great action mixed with with great physical humour about two homeless conmen trying to make it, with their ingenius and comic cons at casinos, banks etc, (Yuen Biao & Lau Kar Yan). And u'd expect it's be that's all it's be till the end mixed in with kung fu action.

But the 2 protagonist soon train under the wing of a kung fu master 9Lau Kar Yan), but this master turns out to be the most wanted criminal and turns on the 2 protagonist/ his students.

Sammo helps our heroes out toward the end playing the comical kung fu beggar.

Lots off awesome fight scenes, choreography and early kung fu stunts. One of the most impressive I've seen for it's genre.

The skipping rope training scenes is deffo one of the highlights, and shows off how amazingly athletic Yuen Biao and Sammo hung are. Strangely enough the Adez soya fruit drink advert copys 30 years later, and it's nowhere near the level lol!