Taiwanese marrtial actor George Wen Chiang Lung (Man Koon loong) made about 70 Martial Arts pics from 1970 to 1981, then he left the industry because of Chinese Mafia invasion, went in US and opened a restaurant in Tempe (Arizona). He was a good performer. This TIGER JUNGLE (aka BLACK BELT FURY) was directed by Tin Chung, who made a real cult-item like KUNG FU OF SEVEN STEPS in 1979. Wen Chiang Lung plays a warrior from a tribe that the ruthless business-man Hon Ying Kit (Bruce Lee's co-star and co-Martial Arts director in THE BIG BOSS, FIST OF FURY) wants to take over. Tons of fightings and some good acting from Su Chen Ping (the old Lama in THE ONE-ARMED BOXER), the untimely late Cindy Tang (also from THE ONE-ARMED BOXER), the beauty Tang Mei Fong (THE BAMBOO BROTHERHOOD), the always reliables Shao Lo Hui and Liu Li Tsu (both from another Wen Chiang Lung-'s vehicle, Joseph Kuo's THE IRON MAN). Camerawork and photography are below the average and the action is standard fare, even if Hon Yong Kit helped actor-stuntman He Ming Hsiao (THE IRON MAN) in directing the combats, so the wilderness setting is the main attractive here, but being not a National Geographic opus, it's not strong enough. I rated it 5 just because of the cast and the presence of good stuntmen like Hsiao Min Hsiung (BOXER REBELLION). For Wen Chiang Lung's completists only, if there are any.
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