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ENTER THE INVINCIBLE HERO is a rather slapdash and cheap kung fu flick brought to us by Godfrey Ho and his studio. This filmmaker was responsible for riding many a trend and is particularly remembered for flooding the video market with ninja movies in the mid to late 1980s. Before then, though, he tried his hand at various period fu outings, and this is one of his more vigorous efforts.

Bruce Lee lookalike Dragon Lee - who has all the mannerisms (nose wiping etc.) - plays the usual upstanding hero type who gets a job with a security firm transporting money for clients. Unfortunately a ruthless criminal gang keep robbing the shipments, leading to violent confrontation.

As is usual with this genre of film, the plot comes second to the action, which is plentiful and fun. Lee is more than adequate as the hard-kicking hero and his opponents in this one are rather colourful. There's an evil hunchback with an eye patch who uses his own hump to beat on his opponents in some goofy scenes. Later, the bald guy with the magic belly button is another funny opponent, although much of the action is saved for the climax in which fellow high kicker Casanova Wong joins the fray.

ENTER THE INVINCIBLE HERO is slightly bizarre in that it has a longer-than-average running time for your usual kung fu flick. The climax comes around two thirds in, but the plot then plods along a while before another climax at the end. This film was made in South Korea on the cheap, but despite this it's still amusing and it still satisfies.

The long lasting love affair of Dragon Lee and director Godfrey Ho has always brought a hint of uncertainty on whether or not any one of their films will actually be worth the watch.

More often than not, they can be quite poor, both in a technical sense and in entertainment!

But recently, I have been picking up quite a few of their films on DVD in my local Poundland, albeit with terrible artwork and cheap prints, but it has allowed me to find a few more of he better films from their library.

Enter The Invincible Hero isn't perfect in any sense, but it is by far one of Dragon Lee's better. With a simple enough plot, we get to see a host of kung fu action decently choreographed and hardly boring. We also have the added bonus of super kicker Casanova Wong from Warriors Two and such, who delights with his fast foot and hand action against Lee.

Even with enough to keep us watching throughout, it is the final battle that just lets loose!

I think having Casanova Wong on board made Dragon Lee up his game, and here is when we see just how great a fighter he really is. With long shots and multiple moves, Dragon Lee gets to show off some incredible kicks and styles in a fast moving, ass kicking fight scene.

Worth the watch for any true kung fu fan, and one of Lee and Ho's best!