The teacher saves the students. After revisiting “Double Impact” and in which I was impressed with the image of B. Yeng, I suddenly wanted to refresh in my memory another film from childhood, where the same Bolo plays this time a positive character and, as I thought, the most important. I completely forgot the picture, as it turned out that the charismatic Chinese role is significant, but not the main one. In the frame it is not very much, episodes with his participation are short, there are few dialogues, fighting scenes only two, one at the beginning, the second at the end (the case in the restaurant does not count - there are only a couple of punches).
The focus is on other people, namely Bolo's apprentice and the first's best friend. The story is primarily about the two of them. Much is said about their relationship. About their friendships and disagreements over the course of the film and how they overcome them. I have never seen actors W. Zabka and M. Bernardo before. And after that movie, too. At least I don't remember them. They don't have such a memorable appearance, unlike Yang. Of course, they are both martial artists. This becomes immediately clear with the appearance of the first action scenes, whether it is a serious fight, training, play or show.
Fights with these guys in the tape is enough. You won't have to suffer from a lack of them. Of course, I have no doubt that as a child, I liked the scenes of fights in the ring, now, with an experienced look, I willfully and unwittingly notice all the shortcomings of the production of which in total there will be not so little. And, as it seemed to me, the operator is most disturbed. Somewhere the angle will take such that the blow is not visible properly, somewhere it will take too close a plan in which nothing is also visible. I like it when all the punches are clearly visible. What was always good to shoot was all sorts of throws. There are also flaws in the choreography of fights and sometimes lack a bit of dynamics. Despite all the shortcomings, it is clear that those who converge in hand-to-hand, especially those who enter the ring, know a lot about martial arts. Maybe someone uses stunt doubles, but I couldn't see it. The final fight between the character of Bolo and the main villain, which is the culmination, disappointed a little with its production. M. Cove also seems to be versed in martial arts, but his image was not memorable and not particularly impressive.
Overall, the film seemed to me not bad. In those days, it was pretty good. And then, during the creation of the film, the topic of underground fighting was not as much as it is now. I’m going to watch the second part and I hope it’s at least as good.
6 out of 10