Review of Lei tai

Lei tai (1983)
7/10
Good cameos and a Plot partly borrowed from Quan Ji (1971)
1 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Sun Dai (Lee Chung-Yat) accidentally kills a rival for a woman's affection and runs away at her father's (Chen Kuan-Tai) behest. Sun Dai moves to Thailand but returns 3 years later to see his fiance, whom he tells about a "one-night stand" with a woman in Thailand. He encounters the father (Chan Sing) of the dead man while enroute back to Thailand. Ti Lung appears and prevents Sing from killing Sun Dai. Ti, in turn fights with Sing, giving him the same blows Sun Dai received, severely injuring Sing. Years pass and Sun Dai's son, Dai Ching, goes in search of his father.

This is where the movie became a revision of Quan Ji for me. It is Fang Ko (now Dai Ching) and Wen Lieh (now Selic). Unlike Fang Ko, however, Dai Ching is not aware he has a brother. He is simply searching for his absent father. Selic, is a Thai Kick Boxer (like Wen Lieh). Dad had two families and two sons. There are similar issues with shady Thai Fighter managers. Throw in Lu Feng as the youngest son of Chan Sing, seeking revenge for the death of his brother after Chan Sing dies. Sing dies as a result of the beating he received from Ti, yet blames Sun Dai for it.

The ending is not the "happy" one Quan Ji had. Dai Ching learns Selic is his brother, but arrives too late at the arena to save him. Lu Feng seems a last minute thought in this movie. The fight hardly gives Lu a chance to show off his great skills. it is wound up in less than ten minutes.

I give this a 7 for the cameos - Chen Kuan-Tai, Ti Lung, Chan Sing, Lu Feng and Lau Fong Sai. The plot is a rehash - Quan Ji and it's follow up E Ke were far better.
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