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Stars: Ng Kun Lung, Wilson Tong, Fong Hak On, Angela Mao, Chan Wai Man, Phillip Kao

Director: Wilson Tong

1979, Hong Kong

 

It starts with an amazing fight between two Snake fighters named Kuo (Wilson Tong) and Yue Yi (Fong Hak On) who supposedly raped each other’s wife’s. Yue Yi escapes and swears to take revenge on all of the Kuo’s.

Some years later, Kwok Chung (Ng Kun Lung), the son of the rich and kind Mr. Kuo, is always getting into trouble when trying to help people. When he makes trouble in a brothel, a mysterious Snake fist fighter, Yue Yi, saves him. But without learning a lesson the energetic fellow gets into trouble again and after getting seriously hurt Yue Yi saves him again and takes him to his little shack. When Kwok wakes up he is told that his style is ineffective and nothing compared with the Snake fist. Kwok begs to become his student and after a while Yue Yi agrees, but only in one condition Kwok has to obey his slightest wish. Then he teaches him the rigorous Snake Fist which requires patients.

When some antiques are stolen he sends Kwok to investigate his suspicious housekeeper (Phillip Kao). Kwok finds out something and is very surprised, what can it be? Find out.

 

Flipping, acrobatic, fast, intricate and poisonous Snake Styles!!!

Wilson "the foot doctor" Tong plays Mr. Kuo who invents his own lobster style and kicks ass as usual.

Chan Wai Man is very good as the casino owner using eagle claw.

Bolo has a cameo showing his muscles and lets people break stuff on his body.

Ng Kun Lung's first and only movie, so here's your only chance to witness his kicking skills and snake styles. I mean, this guy can really kick and has pretty good leg control too.

Fong Hak On is out for revenge and snakes up lots of people.

The beautiful totally Angela Mao cameos for good measure. This girl is great!

 

The bad thing I can say about this is that it doesn't really keep you awake for the entire film, I'm not saying it was boring but although it had some incredible kung fu styles on display and some great training scenes it never makes you go wild of amazement like (for ex) "Drunken Master". Maybe the charisma was missing.

Anyway, this is a classic old school with some amazing Snake Fist fights, and training scenes that you shouldn’t miss. More reason for you to buy it is that Eastern Heroes recently made a new cool sleeve for this movie for the "late night classics collection" (other titles at the same collection are "The Hot, the Cool & the Vicious", "Eagle's Claw", and "Iron Monkey" from 1977).

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