Production Year: 1972 - Martial Arts - Director: Bruce Lee - Original Language: English\Cantonese\Chinese - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Chuck Norris, Robert Wall, Jon T. Benn
Martial Arts - Director: Prachya Pinkaew - Original Language: English\Vietnamese\Thai\Mandarin - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Tony Jaa, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Petchtai Wongkamlao
Production Year: 1981 - Martial Arts - Director: Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ohki, Akiji Kobayashi, Shin Kishida, Masahiro Tomikawa, Tomisaburo Wakayama
Advantages: Some good gags. Disadvantages: There are more misses than hits and director and star are off their game.
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"Balls of Fury" is a silly but unoriginal pastiche of the sports movie genre that shoots itself in the foot by failing to stick to a single story. Both the director and star's comic timing are off, which curtails the opportunities for belly laughs. The writing is patchy, with poor characterisation and abrupt shifts in tack. But if you're in the mood for something unashamedly daft, then there are worse things you could watch. If you don't expect anything earth-shattering or innovative, there's enough here to enjoy. ...
Advantages: Silly humour, Easy to follow. Disadvantages: Jokes of a good quality are few and far between
I brought balls of fury after seeing an amusing trailer and it being £3 in a sale!
The Story
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Randy Daytona is a childhood genius when it come to the art of ping pong, Although making it to the 1988 olympics, a 12 year old Randy falls apart with nerves, after learning his father has placed a large bet on his winning, and looses. Randy's father was killed when he could not pay the money he owed to Su Feng, the man he placed the bet with. Randy vowes to never play ping pong again.
Fast forward 18 years, and Randy, now working for a very cheesy circus show doing ping pong tricks is approached by the FBI who are onto a lead to catch Su Feng. At a mysterious ping pong tournament. Randy has the skills to get into the competition and get the FBI close to Su Feng.
Meeting ping pong masters and a rather attractive ...
Advantages: Bruce Lee, silly little aspects,fight scenes, Bobby Baker, first ever nunchaku use on film Disadvantages: nothing really except the direction.... very static
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The DVD comes with some great little extra's such as the production stills and some mini-documentaries which add greatly to the value. One of the most interesting additions for the Lee fan is the commentary by Hong Kong film historian Bey Logan. He presents some great insights into the background and nuances of the film and of Lee himself.
There are also interviews with cast members and students which together give you some more little snippets into the film and its star. Perhaps one of the more forgettable inclusions was a mini-documentary walk around the Shaw Brothers set where the film was shot. Although this could have been an interesting feature, the way it was done makes it more cringe-worthy than 'must see'. Other appealing inclusions in this super-duper platinum edition are a seminar with Lee ...
The ARHATS IN FURY of the title refer to the animals, observed by a monk (Lao), who live around a temple. When foreigners try to take over his temple, the monk uses the martial arts he has learned from the animals to help defend himself.
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