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Version: English dub.

Woah. I bought this movie for $10 - it had Jackie Chan on the cover (at the time, I didn't recognize the cover of "Eagle Shadow Fist" was also the cover of "Battle Creek Brawl"), and the blurb talked about Jackie Chan. So I'd never heard of it before - $10 isn't much for a movie I've never heard of, or so I thought.

So I put the movie on. Where's Jackie? And who is that guy who is apparently the main character? Wait, that guy looks like a very young Jackie Chan - wait, that guy IS a very young Jackie Chan (the young Jackie is shown in small photos on the back, in contrast the older Jackie on the front). Anyway, so Jackie isn't the main character, I can still enjoy this movie, right?

Wrong, so very wrong. Story wise, it is similar to Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury", and Jackie Chan's sequel "New Fist of Fury". Unfortunately, "Eagle Shadow Fist" lacks a real plot, and any watchable action sequences. The dubbing is bad, and not even in a funny way. Simply put, "Eagle Shadow Fist" is just horrible. It should not be viewed by ANYONE - this includes Jackie Chan fans, martial arts fans, b-movie fans, etc. NO ONE should watch this movie. Don't even buy it for 50 cents.

1/10. Have I mentioned that this is one horrible movie, and should not be watched by anyone?

I love this film as I do all early martial arts films.

This film is typical of the 1970's style of early martial arts films, ie not much plot, same plot as other films, more choreographed fighting than dialogue, bad dubbing, etc etc, because of this it is what it is, and highly enjoyable too.

Don't be fooled by the film cover Jackie Chan is not the lead actor and does not get much screen time nor do you see him fight up close much, but you can still see the development of his unique style.

All in all its still a great movie. Try and get the US uncut version so the fight scenes don't feel too disjointed and enjoy it for what it is.

Those who out and out disparage the film should appreciate that without these early films Chan would not have developed as he has.

This movie is a typical low budget 70s Kung fu with the Chinese heroes against the Japanese occupying army and local bad guys.

It is pretty mediocre compared to some of the great 70s Bruce Lee and Sonny Chiba flicks that came out during that same time period.

Jackie Chan is really young in his movie and doesn't get much screen time. You can tell that he is going to be big though. His personality shines through.

This was recently broadcast under the name Eagle Shadow Fist. This version claimed to be the unedited /director's cut.

It is decent if you need a kung fu cheese fix.

Eagle Shadow. Fist is a great movie. Every actor gives a great performance. The action is superbly choreographed. The movie has great emotional resonance. Compared to Jackie's other Chinese vs Japanese movie New Fist of Fury, Eagle Shadow Fist presents very clear motivations to fight whereas NFOF had the protagonists fight the Japanese because they don't want to change the name of their school. In Eagle Shadow Fist, the Japanese rape and murder innocents. They steal money from the Chinese and kill children. One thing that differentiates Eagle Shadow Fist from lots of martial arts films is that most of the protagonists can't fight whatsoever. That creates great sympathy for these characters. The storyline and pacing in the movie are great as is the music and the way it is implemented. Jackie has a small supporting role in the film and he does decent. The movie is fully engaging and one of the best martial movies I've seen. I liked it as a child and it still holds up extremely well to this day. 9/10. P.S. the final moves in the ending battle are beyond great.

EAGLE SHADOW FIST is one of the very earliest movies in the career of Jackie Chan, one where he's actually got a largish role rather than a mere cameo as in the likes of ENTER THE DRAGON. The story offers the usual historical backdrop of a repressed China under the cruel Japanese regime, where various partisans decide to rise up and save their town from the imperial forces. Chan has a supporting role as one of the township heroes, but the main good guy role is taken by regular Shaw villain Wong Ching. The action is undistinguished and the plot largely dull, which is a pity given the familiarity of the cast.