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The twin brother of the Silver Fox attempts to avenge his brother's death and get a hidden treasure using the 8 Diagram. It is up to one hero from the original and the brother of the 2nd original hero to stop him.
The Secret Rivals 2
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Secret Rivals 2: Revenge of the Gold Fox, Silver Fox Rivals II, Bruce Lee - Wir rächen dich
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
20 Apr 1977
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Hwang Jang Lee and John Liu are back doing what they do best, kicking people to death.
Light on plot but this film features wall to wall fights from the beginning to the end. The scenery looks a bit different since this sequel was filmed in Taiwan instead of South Korea like in the original. There's a myriad of different fighters but ultimately we know who will end up facing each other at the end.
Highly recommended for fans of the genre!
Watched via Youtube in English Dubbed.
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I was too zonked out to enjoy this properly, and Tubi having it squeezed into the wrong aspect ratio didn’t help, but the awful dub has some great Shatner-esque delivery.
“There are many… kung fu fighters… Some of them good… Better than me…”
“Trouble? We’ve come here to kill you!”
“I wonder who… we’ve offended?”
“The worst thing you can do is defend. Attacking is much more stylish. A good fighter would never defend.”
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"You don't even say hello, you just uh, fighting. That's great!"
Those poor bastards. They weren't prepared for John Liu's vicious kicks.
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basically just wall to fall fights with excellent direction from start to finish
there's a plot but it takes a backseat to the fights to be honest, but it's well worth it
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John Liu and Hwang Jang-lee rejoin director Ng See-yuen in this sequel that picks up just days after the events of the first film.
This is another to add to the list of sequels that are better than the original film, and I really liked the first one.
This time around we find out that Silver Fox (played by Hwang Jang-lee) had a twin brother, Gold Fox (played by Hwang Jang-lee). Not only does Gold Fox want revenge, but he also wants the amulet that, along with a map, reveals the hidng place of the stolen silver from the first Secret Rivals.
I'm not used to this kind of continuity in my Kung Fu films, so this is a welcome…
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Yo, this choreography SLAPS!
I wish I could be a bit more analytical, but my brain is tired and I couldn’t be bothered to describe my opinion any other way.
Hwang Jang-lee is as Hwang Jang-lee as Hwang Jang-lee could be…definitely on his A game. So there’s no reason not to watch it!
Go on YouTube, type in the title, give it a watch.
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A fun Taekwondo showcase for John Liu and Hwang Jang Lee. Ted Thomas' dubbing on Hwang is really hilarious. Gratuitous use of The Big Gundown soundtrack makes this ideal "Kung Fu Theater" viewing.
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John Liu and Hwang Jang-li return for this follow-up, which was produced in Taiwan presumably due to issues director Ng See-yuen had with his Korean partners last time. The plot is considerably more involved, encompassing not just Silver Fox's lookalike brother being out for revenge, but also a hunt for treasure that never does get resolved. But we're here for the fighting and, once again, the final battle is terrific enough to make up for a lot of the movie's sins. Also, thankfully, Hwang is in this entry right from the start.
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Nuts!! Balls to the wall, nonstop, crazy action! Even better than the first!
I love how much emphasis is placed on the group of villains (they get the first scene!!), and Tino Wong is revelatory, he's even better and more intense than John Liu!
Tons and tons of stolen spaghetti western music in this, great setups which pay off in the incredible ending fight scene, and a fun English dub too! John Liu's usual dubber (from Secret Rivals 1 and Invincible Armor, among others) seems to switch it up and plays Tino Wong in this one, or maybe he plays both roles, it was hard to tell! Makes it fun to imagine though, and I read an account from one…
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It's basically a direct continuation of the first one: light on plot, extra heavy on fights. Not a bad thing, all in all.
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The story is fuzzy... weak... pretty much non-existent. However, the majority of this movie (80 percent? 90? I dunno, I didn't time it out) is fight scenes, and they sure deliver. There are a bunch of cool showdowns dominated by impressive kicks (as to be expected from a Hwang Jang Lee picture) and punctuated by flips over flips over flips (not a typo--check out the final fight!). Lots of kung fu films have stories that are obligatory rather than meaningful ('Mystery of Chess Boxing', which I viewed a few days ago), so 'Secret Rivals II' merely cuts the fat and maximizes the content we want.
