Chinatown Kid (1977)
7/10
Great!
11 December 2021
Warning: Spoilers
As he fights the gangs of Hong Kong, Tan Tung (Alexander Fu Sheng) finally runs out of luck and barely escapes to San Francisco. However, America is just as full of gangs, but Tan Tung is able to fight his way to the top of the gangs and battle for control of Chinatown. But now that he has all that power, will he use it for good? Or will he give in to corruption?

Has Tung become a pawn of the White Dragons as he continues to battle the Green Tigers across the world? Will he continue to protect his studious friend Yang (Sun Chien)? Will the Venom Mob show up to have some of the best fights of any movie anywhere?

Chang Cheh made several movies where someone learns that fighting ability isn't enough to escape the path that you're on. This would be one more of them, but I could watch this story again and again and still return for more.

This movie was chopped up - frustrating many Shaw Brothers fans - when Celestial remastered it in the early 2000s. I'm happy to report that there are two versions in the Shaw Scope box set.
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