Review of Fearless Hyena (1979) by Jason A — 23 Dec 2008
Jackie Chan's first directorial effort; I would argue this is the best of his movies from the 1978-1982 "comedy chop socky" genre. It could be argued that Young Master is perhaps the more polished, better put together film, but none of his efforts (yes, not even Snake in Eagle's Shadow) can match the energy and naive charm of this 1979 classic.
The action choreography is still in the wooden Lo Wei style he had for those years, but the fluidity is coming, and would culminate in Young Master and Dragon Lord years later. Worth watching.
This review of Fearless Hyena (1979) was written by Jason A on 23 December 2008.
Fearless Hyena has generally received positive reviews.
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