Review of Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) by Vinnie B — 21 Jul 2006
An very early Jackie Chan effort. Its' a very solid kung fu film, full kung fu cliches like the cheesy zooms and god-awful lines. The story is ridiculously thin- a kung fu master who practices the Eagle's Claw boxing stance hates the Snake style, and wants to kill whoever knows it.
Somehwere along the way our man Jackie gets involved. In any case, this is well-shot film with some very inventive bits, especially involving the old man (the scene where he beats a bunch of guys with chopsticks is priceless).
The fights are not mind-blowing but they're very fun to watch. While, to me anyways, it doesn't match up to the kickass Rumble in the Bronx, its still a fun film.
This review of Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) was written by Vinnie B on 21 Jul 2006.
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow has generally received very positive reviews.
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