Zhan long 2 (2002) User Reviews

Shot on video kung fu mayhem

[Leofwine_draca · 3/10 · 2 September 2016]

It turns out that Joseph Lai and his infamous IFD Film and Arts studio is still going strong, putting out THE REAL BRUCE LEE 2 which purports to be a sequel to the 1970s Bruce Lee documentary. In fact, like many IFD films, it's something else entirely. The first ten minutes of the film goes back to featuring clips from Bruce Lee's early films as well as shots of various Bruce Lee imitators, but it turns out that this is additional footage simply tacked on to one of IFD's newest films - BIG BOSS UNTOUCHABLE, starring Dragon Shek, bizarrely called Sky Dragon for this release.

BIG BOSS UNTOUCHABLE, aka DRAGON THE MASTER 2, is a sequel to a film I never saw (and have no urgency to see, having watched this). It's shot on video kung fu antics from China, featuring an aged Bruce Lee impersonator in Dragon Shek, a guy who has the usual whoops and noises dubbed over his fight scenes. It's an even cheaper looking production than IFD's HERO THE GREAT, which at least offered the pleasure of seeing old timer Carter Wong back on the screen and fighting once more.

The plot is a piece of fluff about gangsters muscling in on innocent village people and interrupting their livelihoods. A lot of people get beaten up or bashed as the running time goes on, and Dragon Shek teams up with a beautiful female fighter in order to mete out some much-deserved punishment to the transgressors. The fight scenes are fluid in places but there's no hiding the cheapness of the camera or that the movie is filmed in just a couple of locations. One for the die hards only, then...

Almost Comedic, But Ultimately Bad!

[Movie-Misfit · 3/10 · 25 June 2020]

Jesus Christ!

By the 20 minute mark of this Joseph Lai presentation, I was ready to switch it off. This release from MIA comes with an English dub only, and I can honestly say I don't think I've ever heard a more atrocious dub than this. Lazy, badly written and not even unintentionally funny, matters are only made worse with the dreadful acting from some of its main cast members, namely its lead Dragon Sek, and co-star Karel Wong Chi Yeung, who starred in classics such as Once Upon A Time In China, Fight Back To School, and Angel Terminators 2...

Dragon Sek, real name Shi Tian Long, made a handful of movies between 1998 and 2005 as the latest Bruce Lee impersonator; none of which were particularly spectacular I might add. While he may show a few decent moves here and there, and a few moves that would have Bruce turning in his grave, Sek looks more like an old-man version of Alexander Lo Rei, and comes across with about as much on-screen personality (here) as a block of cheese!

This shot-for-TV production from China, was made the same year as The Dragon, The Master, and although this is also known as Dragon The Master 2 elsewhere, isn't a direct sequel of sorts. The other has a more film-look quality to it - possibly due to a better budget, and is a bit more fun in my eyes. This story sees Dragon arrive in town looking for his fiancée, only to find her kidnapped and the town taken over by the evil Tang gang, who control gambling, loans and prostitution with an iron fist. Only Dragon can stop the gang and save his girl - albeit with the help of a couple of friends. The big boss is played by Ben Ng who has starred in hits such as A True Mob Story, Sex & Zen 2, Red To Kill and many more. The highlight for me is with Sek's female sidekick, Karen Cheung Bo Man, who acts and fights the best throughout the whole film.

Although distributed by IFD Films, the film is produced by Ricky Wong Ga Kui, and directed by Kant Leung Wang Fat (who also penned it).. Leung was an actor in Her Name Is Cat, and also directed the underwhelming Roaring Dragon, Bluffing Tiger with Collin Chou and Anthony Wong, as well as a few others. The fights are handled by Lung Sang (here listed as Willie Ho), who worked as an action director on Donnie Yen flicks, Crystal Hunt, Cheetah On Fire, and Holy Virgin Versus The Evil Dead - but there's very few amazing moments here that come close to the excitement of either of those.

Overall: Plenty of fights but slow, badly acted, and not really pretty to look at, Big Boss Untouchable is, ironically, just that. For hardened kung-fu and Bruce fans only!