A Saga do Dragão

There some good bits pieced together from outtakes and other films; but this is not Fearless Hyena II, there IS no fearless Hyena II.

After Jackie Chan finally got out of his contract with Lo Wei, Lo Wei too the le4ft-overs from Chan's last film with Lo Wei's production company (fearless Hyena, obviously), which Chan himself had written and directed, and pasted it together with no rhyme or reason other than to make some extra dough.

A more cynical hack than Lo Wei could hardly be imagined.

Fearless Hyena is an excellent film.

This "II" thing - total junk. Skip it.

I only saw this for my idol Jackie Chan. But even before I decided to rent it I knew it wasn't going to be very good since Jackie plays a villain.

The first thing any viewer would notice is that the cover is very misleading. According to the cover Jackie is star of this movie, even though all he has is a supporting role. In every scene, I found myself trying to catch glimpses of Jackie, but of course he was only a supporting actor.

Now keep in mind, I've seen many of Jackie's movies including some of the oldest ones. But even with that impartial opinion the fighting just wasn't very good either. It could stem from the fact that Director Lo Wei just wouldn't let go of the past. He was the man who directed the classic martial arts film 'Enter the Dragon' starring the legendary Bruce Lee. In a way, this was just another attempt to make Jackie into another Bruce Lee clone. He was even given the name 'Sing Lung' (already a dragon) for his movies with Lo Wei productions.

Another problem with this movie is the big mole Jackie had to wear on his face. I've read his book 'Jackie Chan: My life in Action' and he never mentions what the decision for that was. This could make viewers uncomfortable or something of that sort whenever they see him. I know I couldn't ignore it.

By the end I really wouldn't be able to recommend to anyone. Unless you're like me since I'm starting a Jackie Chan movie collection. And this would be a very important part of it since this was Jackie's last unfinished film with Lo Wei Productions and was released only after Jackie became a big time star in Asia under another production company. This made Director Lo Wei, who had hit some very hard times by then, finish the movie using a look-a-like and stock footage of others movies that could be used.

If you'd really like to see it, I would say rent it first then decide what you'd like to do.

Final Score: 3/10

jackie didnt want this film released, and hes only really in it a little of the time. so i hated it. jackie should have ot his way and this should have never been released. because chan is the man and is always right. by the way, this is a terrible movie. if it had chan more, i might have liked it more. if chan would have endorsed it, i might have liked it more. but he isnt, and he didnt, so im with him all the way.

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 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.