Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

1978
Comedy, Action
1h 30m
Jackie Chan is a boy who is used as a janitor at his kung-fu school. Jackie Chan can't fight and is always getting bullied by the teachers and pupils... (imdb)
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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

1978
Comedy, Action
1h 30m
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Avg Percentile 62.54% from 234 total ratings

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Rated 17 Apr 2012
73
73rd
Excellent kung-fu antics and really funny too. The fights and use of props are fantastic and so much fun. Favourite bit was definately when Jackie finished off The Preacher with a deadly blow to the nutsack. Class.
Rated 09 May 2021
40
30th
It feels like most of the movie was just showing off the snake and cat style, but the fights tend to go on for too long and were not too imaginative. Jackie Chan's later films where he actually directs shows off his skills more. Not enough comedy here. Fav scene: trying to take the bowl from the master.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
95th
Classic kung fu comedy from Jackie Chan, directed by the great Yuen Woo-Ping. This is the movie that made Jackie a star in Asia. Fantastic kung fu and mindblowing object manipulation on display.
Rated 02 Apr 2010
78
74th
In essence this is a by-the-numbers martial arts movie, but the moves on display are definitely impressive and Chan just adds a ton of charm.
Rated 28 Mar 2015
75
85th
A fun little movie that's pretty light on plot. It's middle of the road Jackie Chan which means it's still better than most martial arts movies out there. And if you watch close you can watch Jackie get one of his front teeth knocked out during the climactic battle.
Rated 16 May 2007
100
88th
Classic Chan. Unbelievable choreography!
Rated 21 May 2007
90
88th
This is one of THE classic Kung-Fu action flics. its entertaining, funny, full of incedible fightingmoves and worth watching every minute.
Rated 26 Aug 2007
25
26th
ok
Rated 05 Jun 2008
83
91st
The best of Jackie Chan's 70's films.
Rated 12 May 2010
75
35th
Though it lacks the polish of Jackie's later movies, this is still a fun movie to watch, if only to see what Jackie Chan was like when he was first starting out.
Rated 09 Mar 2011
83
93rd
Nice Movie
Rated 17 Nov 2011
74
74th
fun. :>
Rated 18 May 2012
70
57th
WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING THIS??? YOU ARE EYES ARE MISGUIDED.
Rated 13 Jul 2013
4
91st
Jarringly camp at first, but once won over by the moves and juggling it's a real treat with some good gags as a bonus.
Rated 28 Feb 2014
70
75th
The martial arts on display are spectacular, rich and inventive, not to mention plentiful, and since the silly plot and goofy humor aren't too pervasive, this movie's status as a top tier Kung Fu movie seems well-earned to me.
Rated 17 Oct 2014
86
92nd
This rules so hard.
Rated 25 Sep 2016
70
41st
In terms of comedy it's a pretty inauspicious start for Chan (bwoing!) but the fights are super fun to watch and the absurd, nonsensical plot keeps things moving at an entertaining pace. The ending is hilariously, refreshingly abrupt.
Rated 03 Sep 2018
80
78th
When you watch a lot of martial arts films, you see the pattern: You did me (or my family or my school) wrong, now I want revenge -- let's fight! When Chan burst onto the scene, he helped push choreography further (like preventing the master from walking on the floor in this movie). He did so with quite a few winks and elbow pokes, infusing the fights with comedy. This was where he started. It's still worth watching.
Rated 03 Jul 2020
4
74th
What a joyful and jokey display of acrobatics. This movie is a blast, save for one major distraction and ethical pitfall, which is a fairly lengthy scene made of animal cruelty. Shame.
Rated 19 Jul 2020
75
43rd
Features a nail biting scene of a live cat winning a fight against what appears to be a live cobra, as well as a pretty interesting score, in addition to Jackie Chan's trademark style of goofball choreography already more or less in place.
Rated 16 Sep 2022
75
65th
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Rated 19 Feb 2024
80
87th
This flick never skips a beat. It's tense, action-packed, full of incredible choreography, and silly (often juvenile) humour which is nevertheless still funny. Featuring a bizarre soundtrack cobbled together from other films, and Jean-Michel Jarre put to use both effectively and incongruously. Also a man dying after Jackie hits him in the nuts. Brilliant and arresting entertainment.

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