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There's only one 'soul brother' in this feature, released on video in the United States as part of the 'Mack Video' series. Anyone picking this up looking for black action thrills is going to be disappointed, as token African-American actor Carl Scott is really only a supporting character, and is burdened with a horrendous dubbing job by what sounds like a white Australian voice actor. Beyond the false advertising, however, this is actually an above average genre flick, featuring wall to wall, well choreographed action sequences and some unique training techniques, including a light up mannequin and what look to be bear traps! Additionally, the video is letterboxed and was decently mastered, and the film features a bit more sex and nudity than you might expect. On the other hand, this print features the usual bad dubbing as well as numerous bizarre jump cuts. Like many films of its type and era, Soul Brothers of Kung Fu also shamelessly cribs musical cues, featuring generous (and undoubtedly uncleared) segments of Bill Conti's Rocky themes, plus Paul McCartney's Live and Let Die, Silver Connection's disco classic Fly Robin Fly, and what sounds like Santo and Johnny's version of Happy Birthday!

This starts with the look and feel of "A Better Tomorrow" and delivers the same heroic bloodshed. If you are familiar with these types of Hong Kong movies you know the characters will all die at the end or at most only one will survive. I'm surprised to learn about the alternate cuts/endings and now I have to find those versions also. Yes, Carl Scott was the token and under-used so every minute more of screen time for him would improve the final cut. The fights are fabulous in every respect particularly in Bruce Li's execution and power. The pacing of the story is perfect and the fights each seem unique. I rate it a well above average eight out of ten.

Hugely affable HK action hunk, Bruce Li, and fiesty newbie Carl Scott make for a dynamically quad-fisted, thug-thrashing team in this heroically hectic, combat crazy Kung Fu spectacular! Soul Brothers of Kung Fu is a truly epic Brucesploitation brawler, and, happily, there's little in the way of a plot to dilute the street tough, skull shattering, solar plexus punishing action!!!! Excitingly choreographed fight sequences, super amplified Foley, minimal clowning, Bruce Li's Iron Finger'd insanity, righteous coming back from a near-fatal beating power-training, plus a bone-crunching final act make this some objectively top-tier Brucesploitation.

Seriously this movie is amazing! Great story line with a surprise at the end and no sugar coating. It's a gritty action movie that delivers like very few can!!! Only cheesy part was rocky music but other than that? Stars on every level!

I was expecting a more lightheaded attempt to cash in the blaxsploitation genre, but the black actor is a lesser character. So pay no mind to the title, Soul Brothers Of Kung Fu. This film is serious as a heart attack and quite dark. This film is about brothers that end up going against each other and is set in the grimy Hong Kong underworld. This predates A Better Tomorrow by almost a decade, but all the action is Kung Fu style and there is a lot of it. The story is choppy and poorly edited, but most viewers should be satisfied with the awesome fight scenes contained within. The film is a little different for star Bruce Li, but shows his strength as a leading man and while he may have been billed as a Bruce Lee imitator, he is the best of them. Bruce Li was in phenomenal shape and possessed some excellent fighting skills. Shaw Brothers star Lo Meng is the brother gone bad that Bruce Li must square off with. In closing, Soul Brothers Of Kung Fu has its flaws, but is a very interesting and well choreographed Kung Fu movie.