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The Fearless Hyena

The Fearless Hyena

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Classic Jackie Chan
Review: A classic. I 'll give this five stars relative to other movies in the genre. If you love vintage Jackie Chan (RE Drunken Master)then you'll love this. A great combination of Chan's comedic talents and superb acrobatic martial arts skills, this movie will have you feeling the pain and laughing at the same time.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Fearless Heyena
Review: A movie about a defiant student not listening to the teacher, and the teacher dies because of it. The student goes about trying to seek revenge for the death of his master but cant do it without the help from his teachers friend(the unicorn). I thought this movie was filled with action and the fight or training scene's werent far between

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: old school kung fu
Review: Awesome old school jackie chan movie great fighting scenes tons
of training scenes and also digitally remastered and widescreen, great picture quality for such a old movie a must by for any jackie chan movie fan. Dont listen to anybody talking about this
movie is not good just run to the store and pick it up. The ending fights scenes with the three guys with the spears and the evil master jackie fights is mindblowing buy this movie now.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: good old school kung fu
Review: Except for the cheezy sound effects and music I think this is a very good kung fu flick.This stars a young Jackie Chan who has to learn a special technigque to defeat the killer of his uncle.This movie has great fight scenes,as one would expect for a Jackie Chan movie.The voice overs get a little bad at some points unfortunently but the comedy that Jackie Chan provides more than makes up for it.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: I like this one .......but it was a little silly.
Review: Fearless Hyena starts out well then vollies up and down as far as fight scenes go.None of the scenes were bad but they are really silly at times and even alittle stupid.All and all I like this one and recommend it to anyone.The evil character is Hawg Jang Lee and he clearly is the better in the last fight scene.I just call him "Supreme".

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: chantastic
Review: Have you ever watched one of the numerous Hong Kong or Chinese made movies where the various characters defy gravity, performing stunts like those in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"? This movie is a lot like those, but without resorting to the stunts that overcome the laws of physics.

I had to watch the movie twice because I missed a key connection at the beginning. Even catching on to the connection, portions of the movie remain a bit murky and the plot flow is somewhat jerky. The movie begins with The (Evil) Master and his henchmen chasing after three individuals. One of these individuals has an injured leg and escapes thanks to the self-sacrifice of the other two individuals, both of whom are killed.

We immediately jump to a long-haired, young Jacky Chan (yes, that's the way it was spelled in the credits) performing some sort of practice Kung-Fu routine for his grandfather. From this point forward, the movie plays like The Three Kung-Fu Stooges. I have to admit that as bad as the acting and the dubbing was, I laughed throughout this portion of the movie because it was funny. It was stupid, but it was funny too. The dubbing is atrocious, with weird English accents for each of the Chinese actors. This movie could definitely use a re-dub.

I enjoyed the martial arts throughout this movie because they all appeared real. I cringed when the actors fought, because when they hit each other, they HIT EACH OTHER! I can see where there had to have been a lot of bruises after each day of filming. There was nothing fake about any of the fight scenes. The actors' martial arts skills were very, very good. However, the "elderly" martial artists looked like 20-something actors with white hair and eyebrows.

We see Jackie's character as he goes through this interlude of comedy until The Master shows up and, by connecting the sign at Jackie's Kung Fu school to Jackie's grandfather, tracks him down and kills him. There isn't really any justification given for tracking down and killing these people by The Master, so we have to accept on faith that there is some sort of vendetta or history we are not privy to. Jackie tries to kill The Master, but of course does not. Instead Jackie encounters The Unicorn, who has a gimpy leg (recalling the beginning of this review). The Unicorn teaches Jacky a number of tricks and some really serious martial arts to go off and wreak vengeance on The Master and his henchmen.

This movie is corny, the acting is weak and often excessively overdone, and the plot is formulaic. However, it is still funny, and somehow it all works. As long as you aren't expecting a serious Kung-Fu movie, and as long as you are expecting very light entertainment, and particularly if you are a fan of Jackie Chan, you might find this movie interesting. Three stars because of the flaws, but I still like the movie and plan to watch it again.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Kung-Fu Comedy with a Young Jackie Chan
Review: Have you ever watched one of the numerous Hong Kong or Chinese made movies where the various characters defy gravity, performing stunts like those in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"? This movie is a lot like those, but without resorting to the stunts that overcome the laws of physics.

I had to watch the movie twice because I missed a key connection at the beginning. Even catching on to the connection, portions of the movie remain a bit murky and the plot flow is somewhat jerky. The movie begins with The (Evil) Master and his henchmen chasing after three individuals. One of these individuals has an injured leg and escapes thanks to the self-sacrifice of the other two individuals, both of whom are killed.

We immediately jump to a long-haired, young Jacky Chan (yes, that's the way it was spelled in the credits) performing some sort of practice Kung-Fu routine for his grandfather. From this point forward, the movie plays like The Three Kung-Fu Stooges. I have to admit that as bad as the acting and the dubbing was, I laughed throughout this portion of the movie because it was funny. It was stupid, but it was funny too. The dubbing is atrocious, with weird English accents for each of the Chinese actors. This movie could definitely use a re-dub.

I enjoyed the martial arts throughout this movie because they all appeared real. I cringed when the actors fought, because when they hit each other, they HIT EACH OTHER! I can see where there had to have been a lot of bruises after each day of filming. There was nothing fake about any of the fight scenes. The actors' martial arts skills were very, very good. However, the "elderly" martial artists looked like 20-something actors with white hair and eyebrows.

We see Jackie's character as he goes through this interlude of comedy until The Master shows up and, by connecting the sign at Jackie's Kung Fu school to Jackie's grandfather, tracks him down and kills him. There isn't really any justification given for tracking down and killing these people by The Master, so we have to accept on faith that there is some sort of vendetta or history we are not privy to. Jackie tries to kill The Master, but of course does not. Instead Jackie encounters The Unicorn, who has a gimpy leg (recalling the beginning of this review). The Unicorn teaches Jacky a number of tricks and some really serious martial arts to go off and wreak vengeance on The Master and his henchmen.

This movie is corny, the acting is weak and often excessively overdone, and the plot is formulaic. However, it is still funny, and somehow it all works. As long as you aren't expecting a serious Kung-Fu movie, and as long as you are expecting very light entertainment, and particularly if you are a fan of Jackie Chan, you might find this movie interesting. Three stars because of the flaws, but I still like the movie and plan to watch it again.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Chan Action
Review: I own almost all of Jackie's movies and about 400 other martial arts movies. Fearless Hyena is a diamond in the ruff. Great fight scences and pretty funny too. One reviewer Stated that he was embarressed for Jackie I guess he thought they were trying to make fun of him but I think he had a little more say in this film then you think. When Jackie first came out, the industry was looking for the next Bruce Lee. Most of Jackie's early work like Dragon fist(no Comedy) was an attempt to tap into Lee's fan base. In many of his interviews he states that they tried to make him into the next Lee but in his mind he could not be the serious Bruce, only the funny Jackie. This movie is the start of classic Jackie Chan minus the stunts still well worth getting for a fan.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Really embarassing!
Review: I'm sorry, but I really didn't like this movie. I thought Drunken Master, Half a Loaf of Kung Fu and Snake in Eagle's Shadow were all far superior. The comedy in this is so low it makes the Three Stooges look like sophisticated intellectuals. I just cringed through the ridiculous cross-eyed beggar scenes, and Jackie in drag. I actually thought Fearless Hyena 2 was better (or maybe I should say it was less bad), even though I know Lo Wei made it without Chan's input or approval, and using a look-alike in some scenes.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: total agreement
Review: Much in the tradition of the great comics, such as Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin, this movie really shines on Jackie's comic genius. You can turn off the sound and the comic scenes would still be hilarious. However, this isn't just about comedy... the movie shows his range as an actor, from humor to grief, and his heroic final fight has some incredible work, as well as -- of course -- more humor. In all, it is probably one of his best films. It's a shame they used some dork to dub over his voice, but still that wouldn't have kept me from buying this film. If you want to appreciate Jackie Chan at his best... this is one of the better movies you could watch!


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