Daredevil
Alan is a Kung Fu badass who mostly tries to keep to himself. When a local gangster has trouble with
someone muscling in on his territory, he turns to Daredevil Alan for help. D.A. naturally refuses, so the gangster
resorts to kidnapping his mother to ensure he’ll play ball.
That’s
right, there’s no one named Bruce in this movie. Nor does he have even a passing resemblance
to Bruce Lee. While we’re on the subject,
I’m starting to suspect this movie didn’t even place in Dragon Town! What the hell?
The
fights occur at a generally non-stop clip.
Normally, this wouldn’t be much of a problem, but we rarely know who’s
trying to beat up Daredevil Alan or why.
They just jump out of nowhere and attack him. The longest stretch of non-fighting comes
during a long, boring flashback to Alan’s childhood, so maybe the random ass
fights weren’t such a bad idea after all.
There
are enough memorable moments to make Bruce Takes Dragon Town a hair or two
better than your average chopsocky extravaganza. I liked the part where some bad dudes try to
throw a rope around Daredevil Alan and he confiscates it and starts jumping
rope with it. There’s also a flashback
scene in which his brothers are killed in rapid succession that is good for an
unintended laugh or two. Other funny
shit: Daredevil Alan hangs a guard while
he’s taking a pee and the odd scene in which his love interest plays with
dolls.
The
thing that makes Bruce Takes Dragon Town an (almost) winner for me was the fact
that it blatantly steals music for Bernard Herrmann’s score from Taxi
Driver! Hearing one of the best scores
from one of the most iconic composers during a slapdash Kung Fu flick is
certainly a memorably WTF moment. I
can’t say it makes the movie or anything, but I can honestly say I won’t soon
forget it.
AKA: Dare You Touch Me?
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