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Cast:
Dragon Lee as Lee Wan
Charlie Han as ?
Doris Tsui as ?
Champ vs. Champ (1983): This Hong Kong-produced martial arts epic is spectacular fun! Dragon Lee is awesome; one of the best Bruce Lee "imitators". Most Asian-made martial arts films have action, but lack story. This has both! I was really surprised to find this movie so entertaining.
Set in ancient China, Dragon Lee is Lee Wan. Lee Wan and his father return to the district of the Hell Lord, from which they were once banished. Not looking for trouble, Lee Wan simply wants to marry the bride his father had arranged for him, who lives in this area.
Kai, the Hell Lord, fears a plot against him and sends his minions to attack Lee Wan. In the process, Lee's father is killed and Tai, Lee's future father-in-law, is imprisoned and tortured by the evil Kai. What's worse, Kai throws a poison arrow at Lee's right leg and leaves him for dead in the forest.
Lee is found by a beautiful girl he soon discovers to be his planned bride. His life was saved, but at a high cost; his right leg had to be amputated before the poison spread to the rest of his body. Initially distressed, Lee remembers the legend of Ti Kung, a great fighter who had a steel leg. He then decides to fashion for himself a steel leg of his own. With some time to heal and practice, Lee learns to use his new leg. He also learns that Ti Kung was the grandfather of his future bride. Wow! She takes him to Ti Kung's long abandoned, secret training quarters. It is there that Lee Wan finds the document of the 18 Kicks, a technique that Ti Kung developed that made him nearly invincible. Along with great martial arts mastery over his new limb, Lee Wan also develops some magical powers through the 18 Kicks document. Lee's power is so great, he can even shred trees with a flying kick!
After all this, Lee continues his journey to the Hell Lord's palace and kicks a** along the way. There is a reason Kai is called the "Hell Lord"; he and his followers have great supernatural powers given by Satan. Kai, himself, is a nearly invulnerable fighter. He has beautiful witch love slaves that do his evil bidding. And he has a host of odd-looking goons with odd-weaponry and super-natural fighting ability. The lead man, Chang, has red hair and a staff that has more gadgets in it than a James Bond film. Another guy has two metal hoops, and another guy has fire breath.
All the major bad guys die (Lee lets most of the witches live), his future father-in-law is rescued, and Lee Wan returns home to marry his bride-to-be.
This is a fun movie that kids can see. If it had a rating, I'd say it would be PG-13. The violence is minimal, and there's next to nothing for gore, but the language alone would merit a PG-13 rating. Just about every word except the "f" word is said, mostly within the first 20 minutes of the movie. First of all, it's funny to hear cursing in these Asian-to-English movies. It sounds so silly, and looks sillier when it's out of time with their mouths. The soundtrack is that wacky 1970s disco music; it's dated, but a product of the times, and kind of funny. The movie, itself, has a lot of intentional humor, so it doesn't take itself too seriously. The character of the innkeeper is very funny and I'm glad he doesn't get killed. Everybody who sees this movie will find the innkeeper amusing. The fight scenes are spectacular and the filming is incredible with a lot of nice scenery. Overall, this is an entertaining, fast-moving, and surprisingly well-done martial arts movie.
Photos:
Alternate Titles For This Film:
Champ Against Champ [Hong Kong title]
Wutang Champ Vs. Champ [US alternate title]
Dragon Lee as Lee Wan
Charlie Han as ?
Doris Tsui as ?
Champ vs. Champ (1983): This Hong Kong-produced martial arts epic is spectacular fun! Dragon Lee is awesome; one of the best Bruce Lee "imitators". Most Asian-made martial arts films have action, but lack story. This has both! I was really surprised to find this movie so entertaining.
Set in ancient China, Dragon Lee is Lee Wan. Lee Wan and his father return to the district of the Hell Lord, from which they were once banished. Not looking for trouble, Lee Wan simply wants to marry the bride his father had arranged for him, who lives in this area.
Kai, the Hell Lord, fears a plot against him and sends his minions to attack Lee Wan. In the process, Lee's father is killed and Tai, Lee's future father-in-law, is imprisoned and tortured by the evil Kai. What's worse, Kai throws a poison arrow at Lee's right leg and leaves him for dead in the forest.
Lee is found by a beautiful girl he soon discovers to be his planned bride. His life was saved, but at a high cost; his right leg had to be amputated before the poison spread to the rest of his body. Initially distressed, Lee remembers the legend of Ti Kung, a great fighter who had a steel leg. He then decides to fashion for himself a steel leg of his own. With some time to heal and practice, Lee learns to use his new leg. He also learns that Ti Kung was the grandfather of his future bride. Wow! She takes him to Ti Kung's long abandoned, secret training quarters. It is there that Lee Wan finds the document of the 18 Kicks, a technique that Ti Kung developed that made him nearly invincible. Along with great martial arts mastery over his new limb, Lee Wan also develops some magical powers through the 18 Kicks document. Lee's power is so great, he can even shred trees with a flying kick!
After all this, Lee continues his journey to the Hell Lord's palace and kicks a** along the way. There is a reason Kai is called the "Hell Lord"; he and his followers have great supernatural powers given by Satan. Kai, himself, is a nearly invulnerable fighter. He has beautiful witch love slaves that do his evil bidding. And he has a host of odd-looking goons with odd-weaponry and super-natural fighting ability. The lead man, Chang, has red hair and a staff that has more gadgets in it than a James Bond film. Another guy has two metal hoops, and another guy has fire breath.
All the major bad guys die (Lee lets most of the witches live), his future father-in-law is rescued, and Lee Wan returns home to marry his bride-to-be.
This is a fun movie that kids can see. If it had a rating, I'd say it would be PG-13. The violence is minimal, and there's next to nothing for gore, but the language alone would merit a PG-13 rating. Just about every word except the "f" word is said, mostly within the first 20 minutes of the movie. First of all, it's funny to hear cursing in these Asian-to-English movies. It sounds so silly, and looks sillier when it's out of time with their mouths. The soundtrack is that wacky 1970s disco music; it's dated, but a product of the times, and kind of funny. The movie, itself, has a lot of intentional humor, so it doesn't take itself too seriously. The character of the innkeeper is very funny and I'm glad he doesn't get killed. Everybody who sees this movie will find the innkeeper amusing. The fight scenes are spectacular and the filming is incredible with a lot of nice scenery. Overall, this is an entertaining, fast-moving, and surprisingly well-done martial arts movie.
Photos:
Alternate Titles For This Film:
Champ Against Champ [Hong Kong title]
Wutang Champ Vs. Champ [US alternate title]