THE ROARING LION is a typical kung fu movie of the decade, and an open rip-off of the Bruce Lee hit THE BIG BOSS (a personal favourite of mine). The star is rubber-faced Cliff Lok, who starts off killing an evil boss and being forced to flee to Thailand as a result. There, he finds work in the ring as a Thai boxer, but soon discovers that boss Shih Kien is an evil mastermind with murder in mind. Eddy Ko plays a good guy and Bai Ying is Kien's son. The film has plenty of action to recommend it, but most of it is undistinguished and of the typical 'basher' variety, so don't expect much in the way of style or finesse. The ending picks things up a bit.
