This feature has comedy, gunplay, cheesy spaghetti sound effects, and dubbing. We also get some kung fu action from Lo Lieh, but not enough to qualify as a kung fu movie. Instead it qualifies as an episode of the series "Kung Fu", only made in Italy! An enjoyable feature which I recommend only for spaghetti western fans and hardcore Lo Lieh fans.

If the producers could have found a better actor, I believe the film would have been better. Not by much, because fans were expecting Jet and Jackie to be the main focus and not supporting characters on a mission of destiny for Michael Angarino. On the plus side, I thought the cinematography, costumes, and supporting cast in the fantasy world were good. The real world scenes left a lot to be desired due again to Angarino's personality. The plot was ambitous, about a teen transported to a land of immortals and tasked with freeing the imprisoned Monkey King. He is helped by a misfit group of companions in his quest and learns about not only kung fu but also friendship, loyalty, and life.

The Hollywood influence is clearly felt on this film. It was not what I expected, but it did keep my interest. As others have pointed out, if I saw this back in my sense-of-wonder days as a child, I would have loved it. Upon seeing it as a jaded adult, I expected more, but I did manage to enjoy what was there.

I actually enjoyed the film as a whole. Some of what Silver was shooting for worked and some things didn't. I thought the talented supporting cast did an excellent job in this film. Aaliyah in her first acting role was cute and funny. Isaiah "Drum Line" Washington turned in a convincing portrayal as Delroy Lindo's right hand man. Anthony Anderson was the comic relief, and Russell Wong was an excellent gang lieutenant for the Asian gang headed by Jet's father. I even liked DMX's line about guns don't kill, people do. What did not work was the limited use of Jet Li's fighting ability in the film. The x-ray sequences of breaking bones were annoying, but I guess if it worked in Sonny Chiba's "Street Fighter", why not here? I also thought the growing relationship between Jet and Aaliyah could have developed more. They could have at least let the man kiss her! Jet did his best in his second English-speaking role but he did seem limited by the script and his command of the English language at the time of this film.

With all this said, the total package for the script was entertaining in this mix of hip-hop stars and martial arts. Recommended for hip-hop fans, Joel Silver action fans, and Jet Li completists only.

Main star and choreographer Marko Zaror has some nice moves! For his first starring role I thought he did a good job. Even Jean Claude Van Damme shouted "No Retreat No Surrender" before he moved on to better screen projects. The plot has many holes and the pacing is slow at first, but there is a certain charm as you learn the crux of the story through flashbacks from Zammy (Zaror), and the villain of the story, Max Alba. Not an action extravaganza, but if you take into account the total package, you might like it.

Where else can you see a beautiful Korean schoolgirl, a dwarf leading a secret sect, a cane-wielding villain, and some good bad acting?

In "Chinese Hercules", Chan Wai-Man thinks that he accidently killed his girlfriend's brother in self-defense. He runs away, swearing to never fight again. However he soon has to fight the local mob, with Bolo Yeung as their main enforcer, in order to stop them from taking control of the local docks.

The problem with this is that the whole movie is a build-up waiting for Chan Wai-Man to finally fight.

In "The Black Dragon", Jason Pai-Piao portrays a naive country bumpkin that lands a job working for some opium dealers. It takes Ron Van Clief (in his first screen role) to show him that the people he works for are the bad guys!

I am partial to both films for nostalgic reasons, however make no mistake, they are both average and cheesy. The action is okay, and both films do tend to drag in places. Again, this is a bargain for both.

Recommended for hard core old school lovers!

Our hero, ignorant of the ways of life, is soon framed for a murder committed by the lookalike brother he never knew. This is all orchestrated by his evil rich father who in fact raped a maid that turned out to be his mother. The father is willing to sacrifice his bastard son in order to save his favorite son at all costs!

With this said, I thought the story, direction, and acting were good, especially Lily Li. Tsung Hua was just a little too naive for me, but that's how his character was scripted. There are some fight scenes, but you mainly get most of the action in the last twenty minutes of the film. Overall a good feature but I thought it could have been better. A nice drama for some, action lovers beware unless you fast forward to the end.