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Dirty Kung Fu
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    by John Richards




Wong Yue plays a cowardly conman known as the 'Rubber Ball Kid' who tries to make his way as a bounty hunter. Unfortunately his greed isn't matched by kung fu skill and he has to enlist the help of kung fu fighters to bring in the criminals.

'The Kid' struggles to make money from his venture as the fighters he hires always want to keep the reward money for themselves. Even when he does manage to bring a criminal in on his own, such as Dean Shek in a typically comic appearance, the 'Kid' still manages to lose the money and in one case gets into trouble with the police himself so that he actually has a price on his own head.

The Kid decides to have one last try and sets his sights, rather ambitiously, on the most wanted man in the region, played by Wilson Tong. The Kid soon realises he is no match for the killer and manages to persuade two powerful kung fu masters (Liu Chia Yung and Tsui Siu Keung) to help him. However the criminal is too powerful even for them and the Kid rethinks his plan developing his own style of kung fu, the highly unlikely 'Wriggly Eel' style, with which to defeat the seemingly invincible Wilson.

Liu Chia Yung creates another entertaining kung fu romp with a simple but adequate script mixing action with comedy. Although Wong Yue isn't the most convincing of screen fighters this is more than made up for by the abundance of talent from the film's co-stars. The film features some complex kung fu sequences with highly imaginative and original styles. The director's own appearance as the 'Snake Pipe' master is one of the film's highlights. The film also features some excellent swordplay sequences especially in the pivotal scene which sees Wilson Tong fight Tsui Siu Keung. Although Wilson Tong has already been introduced this is the first time we get to see his true power as the film's villain. The impact of the finale is perhaps lessened by Wong Yue's limited fighting skill (he is completely outclassed by Wilson Tong) but overall the film is highly enjoyable.

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