Anyone who's familiar with Hong Kong kung fu movies will know that the name of Yuen Wo- Ping is pretty much a seal of quality. LEGEND OF A FIGHTER is one of his earlier offerings, and though the star Leung Ka-Yan isn't the best martial artist in movies, his acting is pretty good, so you become more involved in the drama of the story.
Yuen has concentrated on the quality of the drama here, and though the storyline is a bit familiar ("son in conflict with his father, then later with teacher/father-substitute"), it's the treatment of the story that carries the burden of the film's emotional drama.
The kung fu scenes are - as you might expect from a Yuen movie - very well choreographed, but because the characters are so sympathetically played by the better than average acting the audience's involvement is more intensely felt.
Yes, it's old-school, but it's top quality old-school, so well worth a look ...
Yuen has concentrated on the quality of the drama here, and though the storyline is a bit familiar ("son in conflict with his father, then later with teacher/father-substitute"), it's the treatment of the story that carries the burden of the film's emotional drama.
The kung fu scenes are - as you might expect from a Yuen movie - very well choreographed, but because the characters are so sympathetically played by the better than average acting the audience's involvement is more intensely felt.
Yes, it's old-school, but it's top quality old-school, so well worth a look ...