Fearless Hyena 2 (1983)

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

The fact that legendary Hong Kong hack Lo Wei directs this film should be enough warning to anyone thinking of viewing it. This is supposedly a sequel to The Fearless Hyena, 1979. What we get is Jackie Chan in a few new scenes combined with scenes of a Chan look-alike. At least two-thirds of the film is with the look-alike. The plot is pretty lame; two brothers try to battle those responsible for their father's death. Nothing new there. Jackie Chan plays one of the brothers. In true Lo Wei style, he uses much of the final fight sequence from The Fearless Hyena and other outtakes to make this film. As a result, the film has a choppy quality that is hard to follow. Scenes follow scenes with no logical progression or connection at times. The dialog and dubbing are laughable, and the music is terrible. Chan lost a law suit trying to prevent Lo Wei from releasing this film. Too bad Jackie Chan wasn't directed by a Lo Wei look-alike with a head for better direction. 1/2 star of 4.

The Fearless hyena II as being reviewed here is Fearless Hyena I in Holland which was distributed by Prime Time. This is a big mistake, because Fearless Hyena I (II in Holland) was done by Jackie himself (fighting scenes) and in nr II he was doubled some times and there were even scenes cut and pasted from part one.

Compared to Fearless Hyena this movie lacks almost everything that made its predecessor so good. Granted it has a few pleasing fight scenes, but after that it's complicated plot lines and characters, makes the movie hard to watch. I can understand why Jackie left the movie halfway through. The obvious double for Jackie and the footage from the original Fearless Hyena make the final fight scene laughable. Watch Fearless Hyena before watching Fearless Hyena 2. The movie isn't a complete waste, there are several amusing sequences, but overall the movie is a flop.

The second movie compared to the first, is not as good as the first, even though Jackie is good and they try to devise new tricks, eg, Jackie defeats a guy with a pair of slippers, and there is a hilarious shirt tugging twisting scene.However, the movie still falls a little flat.Martial rating 6 out of 10Overall Rating 4 out of 10