Good concept, poorly executed.

Admirable film.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

There some good bits pieced together from outtakes and other films; but this is not Fearless Hyena II, there IS no fearless Hyena II.After Jackie Chan finally got out of his contract with Lo Wei, Lo Wei too the le4ft-overs from Chan's last film with Lo Wei's production company (fearless Hyena, obviously), which Chan himself had written and directed, and pasted it together with no rhyme or reason other than to make some extra dough.A more cynical hack than Lo Wei could hardly be imagined.Fearless Hyena is an excellent film.This "II" thing - total junk. Skip it.

I only saw this for my idol Jackie Chan. But even before I decided to rent it I knew it wasn't going to be very good since Jackie plays a villain. The first thing any viewer would notice is that the cover is very misleading. According to the cover Jackie is star of this movie, even though all he has is a supporting role. In every scene, I found myself trying to catch glimpses of Jackie, but of course he was only a supporting actor. Now keep in mind, I've seen many of Jackie's movies including some of the oldest ones. But even with that impartial opinion the fighting just wasn't very good either. It could stem from the fact that Director Lo Wei just wouldn't let go of the past. He was the man who directed the classic martial arts film 'Enter the Dragon' starring the legendary Bruce Lee. In a way, this was just another attempt to make Jackie into another Bruce Lee clone. He was even given the name 'Sing Lung' (already a dragon) for his movies with Lo Wei productions.Another problem with this movie is the big mole Jackie had to wear on his face. I've read his book 'Jackie Chan: My life in Action' and he never mentions what the decision for that was. This could make viewers uncomfortable or something of that sort whenever they see him. I know I couldn't ignore it.By the end I really wouldn't be able to recommend to anyone. Unless you're like me since I'm starting a Jackie Chan movie collection. And this would be a very important part of it since this was Jackie's last unfinished film with Lo Wei Productions and was released only after Jackie became a big time star in Asia under another production company. This made Director Lo Wei, who had hit some very hard times by then, finish the movie using a look-a-like and stock footage of others movies that could be used. If you'd really like to see it, I would say rent it first then decide what you'd like to do.Final Score: 3/10

The fact that legendary Hong Kong hack Lo Wei directs this film should be enough warning to anyone thinking of viewing it. This is supposedly a sequel to The Fearless Hyena, 1979. What we get is Jackie Chan in a few new scenes combined with scenes of a Chan look-alike. At least two-thirds of the film is with the look-alike. The plot is pretty lame; two brothers try to battle those responsible for their father's death. Nothing new there. Jackie Chan plays one of the brothers. In true Lo Wei style, he uses much of the final fight sequence from The Fearless Hyena and other outtakes to make this film. As a result, the film has a choppy quality that is hard to follow. Scenes follow scenes with no logical progression or connection at times. The dialog and dubbing are laughable, and the music is terrible. Chan lost a law suit trying to prevent Lo Wei from releasing this film. Too bad Jackie Chan wasn't directed by a Lo Wei look-alike with a head for better direction. 1/2 star of 4.

The Fearless hyena II as being reviewed here is Fearless Hyena I in Holland which was distributed by Prime Time. This is a big mistake, because Fearless Hyena I (II in Holland) was done by Jackie himself (fighting scenes) and in nr II he was doubled some times and there were even scenes cut and pasted from part one.