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In a year when studios like Golden Harvest, Cinema City, and Shaw Brothers were giving us some incredible productions and the unbeatable trio of Chan, Hung and Biao were taking over, a film such as The Angry Young Man seem almost pointless and a wasted effort in terms of trying to keep up with such hits!

Basically focusing on rival martial arts schools in a modern day setting (Chinese Vs Japanese), the film does have moments of gangster action throughout, some dated comedy and dreadful dubbing (in this version). The fights range from okay to a-wee-bit-better, with a good cast that gets lost among the crap. Alan Chui and Pai Ying in action is always a treat, and the arrival of the great Hwang Jang Lee in the last half hour does help a little, but its certainly not enough to make this a classic...

While the film often boarders on the ridiculous (with the quarry fight being a prime example), it definitely has a better second half leading to a decent showdown of the schools with the mighty Hwang as head of the Japanese and, obviously, showing some fantastic moves!

Overall: Apart from a decent final 20 minutes, the film entertains mainly for the wrong reasons...