That was an excellent one.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

BRUCE AGAINST THE ODDS (which I saw under the title THE MIGHTY FOUR) gives us Yang ("Casanova" Wong), orphaned by the murderous Ma Sing Ping, who grows to adulthood lusting for revenge. When Yang is captured, he finds himself beaten down by a trio of opponents. He's rescued- by his WIFE- and taken to a cave to recuperate. Seasons come and seasons go (which we know because we see the precipitation outside the cave entrance, which transitions from rain to falling leaves to snow to blossoming flowers, etc, etc); Yang's wounds heal; he trains; the local villains act out... His wife is captured and he and his Master attempt to rescue her. There's an AWKWARDNESS to most of the action in THE MIGHTY FOUR that camera-work just can't hide- and some woefully wonky wirework only makes matters worse. The hero's earnestness near the end is made all the more (unintentionally) amusing by the often just plain inept movie-making. Good for a laugh, if nothing else.

You know that this unconnected sequel to a Bruce Lee flick is going to be a piece of trash when you notice the names of the "unholy trio" appearing when the credits role - I'm talking about Godfrey Ho, Joseph Lai and Tomas Tang, three men responsible for bringing some of the cheapest, tackiest martial arts action to cinema screens. From the opening wannabe tragic scenes to the cheeky message "see you again" at the film's close - and we sure would see them again, thanks to the dozens of ninja movies they made that flooded the world's market in the mid '80s - Big Boss 2 is one big, fantastic spectacle.It doesn't start off too well, with an oh-so-predictable plot line to bore you. A boy's parents are brutally murdered, so as an adult he plans to revenge himself on the villain responsible. He goes in but is badly beaten by the enemy and barely escapes with his life - so enlisting the help of a teacher, he learns the true art of kung fu and returns for a fight to the death. Yadda yadda yadda. Sure, the first half hour of this flick is predictable and uninteresting... but then things start to get good. Events build up to the final half hour, one big long section of martial arts mayhem combining all kinds of fantastic elements to make things stranger and thus more entertaining. This is one of those films where fighters can fly up to stand in tree branches and train themselves by carrying buckets up hills and kicking out candles with their feet.Casanova Wong (GAME OF DEATH) is astonishing as the lead, utilising the length of his legs for some incredible high-kicking action towards the end. My favourite move sees him jump on to two men's shoulders, kicking them in the face and then jump-kicking a third guy, all in one quick fluid take. When some of his kicks are slowed down you realise just how good the guy is, and he's very good. Which is essential because the villains are really sneaky here - they hide in the floor and attack him with really nasty weapons - flails, poles, metal claws on chains, you name it. It may not be pure art, but this film sure is entertainingly trashy and its a hoot for fight flick fans.

I am a great fan of kung fu movies, and one of my favourites are Warriors Two directed by Sammo Hung. However, the tiresome comic relief scenes destroy the perfect ending, and also make the characters seem flat and ridiculous. My cousin had this great Casanova Wong film when we were kids, and I used to think it was very good. I still do. The training sequences are very good, and the bad guys are good too. The bad guy is the same as the steel plated man in Warriors Two. I do not think the other reviewer gives this movie due credit. I will admit a few of the fight scenes are a bit over the top, but it is that kind of film. I do think it is extremely violent, but this is a good thing, since the villains killed Casanovas parents when he was a kid and while he was watching, and it is very clear that they have no redeeming qualities. They need to be dispatched of like this. I recommend this movie, Casanova is a great martial artist, and this film is better than anything Bruce Lee ever made.

This film is not a good martial arts film. My copy is called Lone Shaolin Avenger. It stars Cassanova Wong. I cannot even remember the plot as it is so bad. The only reason I gave it a 4 out of 10 is that the special effects are so hilarious. The last 20 or so minutes is where it gets humorous. The dummies used in place of people in the fight scenes are not just apparent, but blatantly obvious. It is a lousy kung fu film. But it is worth watching for its great unintentional humor.