Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (1979)
Reviewed by: Inner Strength on 2002-04-24
Summary: VERY GOOD
I loved this film when I first saw it as a kid in the 80’s, which may be why I’ve rated it as high as I have. I’m not trying to be bias because of this reason, but I do think it is a good kung fu film. Though the only real problem is that it appears to rip off Jackie Chan’s earlier style of kung fu movies, and the English name (and Chinese name in fact too ‘Hou Ching Kou Shou’) is clearly based on Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow.

The mix of kung fu with comedy antics works very well in this film, and with the surprisingly good story and fights, it’s very entertaining and well worth seeing, whether you like Kung Fu or not.

Recommended.

Rating: [4/5]