Dragon Lord (1982)
9/10
Good choreography makes a big difference
2 June 2020
While the movie is only 1hr 40min (although it was 1hr 33min on my copy), it can appear to be a bit of a drag at some points. It still is a very good movie and was able to entertain me for it's duration. Since I watch with Western eyes I probably found it to be a bit slow but I still appreciated all it had to offer. One really great save that makes this movie so good to me is the penominal choreography that this movie displays. The opening egg football scene (if that's an actual game and that name is offensive I do apologise) was a very cool way to open the movie and it was awesome seeing everyone doing the actions on time and incredibly fast. The other game sequence was by far the most impressive because it was like shuttlecock Hackensack so all the moves where done with knees and ankles. The fact of how flawless it was just shows the talent (and the good eye for what the best take was) these men and Jackie had. The final two fights were impressive due to the length of the shots and complexity of the moves. While some can argue it's pretty much typical Jackie stuff it's still impressive to see it's from 1982.
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