Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

LEGACY OF RAGE is a decent Hong Kong action thriller of the mid 1980s and a film that marked a rare foray into Hong Kong cinema for Bruce Lee's son Brandon. He plays a mild-mannered and somewhat simple young waiter whose romance with a fellow employee is soon destroyed by the misadventures of his crime boss buddy, as played by a slimy Michael Wong. The plot that follows is surprisingly serious and slow-paced, a prison film for much of the running time, although the last fifteen minutes makes up for the earlier lack of action by letting rip with some crazy vehicle stunts, explosives, and violent shoot-outs. This film boasts strong production values and an excellent cast of Hong Kong cinema greats, including Michael Chan Wai-Man as another gangster, Hoi Mang as a key ally, and Ku Feng as a prison guard. I loved it.

This was Brandon Lee's (the son of Bruce Lee) only Hong Kong movie. It was claimed that he was reluctant to do this movie because he did not believe that he could compete with the reputation of his father. Des Mangan says that he did a fine job in this movie but I disagree to an extent. I thought his acting ability was okay, and he martial arts were good, but the execution of the movie was very bad. As for competing with his father, the only decent Bruce Lee movie I have seen is his last one, Enter the Dragon.The action in this movie was very bad in my opinion. Most of the movie dealt with how he tried to come to terms with the fact that his best friend had betrayed him and sent him to gaol for eight years. In gaol he learns of his friend's betrayal and tries to escape but doesn't succeed. Instead his is given a lecture of how it is not something he wants to do because he will end up in worse trouble. This itself is good because it deals with his struggle between his desire for his revenge and his knowledge that if he let that desire overcome him he will be much worse off.In the end he lets his desire get the better of him when his girlfriend and son are kidnapped and he learns of this. He goes to his old friend and gets his help in going after his former friend. This is where the bad action scenes come in. The rest of the movie is Brandon Lee shooting up BMWs coming towards him. There are about five of them and they all seem to happen on the same stretch of road. This seems to be low budget action and really the movie could have done without it.With low budget movies, the story counts for much more than effects and action. In this movie the story is good, and concludes in the hollow victory - the one where they win, but at a huge cost. These hollow victories seem to be my favourite at the moment. Here, they win, but the woman dies, and both men land up in gaol. Sorry if I spoilt the end for you, but it is something that sets the movie apart. The problem is that this is really only tacked on at the end. The movie closes with them speeding off in a speedboat but a subtitle explains what happened - pretty poor I thought.This movie is okay, but I find that the attempts to improve it really fall flat on its face. As such, the Legacy of Rage does not stand out for me.

I'm not understanding the fellow reviews of other posters here, seems like the general negative consensus is that Brandon Lee didn't do enough martial arts or with the finesse of his father. Well this isn't a martial arts film, so if you were expecting the successor to Bruce Lee you'll be disappointed. Immediately push Bruce Lee out of your head. This is an overly melodramatic action film from Hong Kong, falls into the genre also known as "Heroic Bloodshed", and in that respect the movie's hokey but simultaneously keeps strong pacing and high entertainment value. This film is from 1986 coinciding with the release of John Woo's A Better Tomorrow, in which is set at the root of the new wave HK gangster genre. For being one of the first of its kind, it doesn't receive sufficient credit. This type of all-out gunplay in HK films doesn't appear until at least a year later. Brandon Lee plays a young waiter about to marry when a jealous/criminal friend purposely shatters his future. Brandon gets framed and sent to jail where he'll waste away for eight years. Luckily with some assistance from those on the outside who know the truth, he manages to escape where he wishes to find his fiancée and take vengeance on the friend who put him away. There are some twists in the story and the bullet-frenzied climax is very well done. The negative aspects about this movie are the shoddy soundtrack and dubbing, although once the plot takes off you forget about both. Lee is very charismatic in his character, and if you become attached to his story this should be a very fun ride. -7/10

Brandon Lee is mad as hell in this mid 80's action flick from Hong Kong. Lee and his buddy (Michael Wong) are the best of friends, that's until a strange twist of fate changes their lives for ever. Crazy action and fluid directing by Ronny Yu keeps this from turning into your average mindless chop socky flick. Bolo Yeung makes a cameo appearance (completing the circle). Hoi Mang co-stars (as well as directing the fight scenes) along with Regina Kent (A Better Tomorrow II) and Ng Man Tat. The final act of this film is definitely one-of-a-kind and it is simply mind blowing!Highly recommended for H.K. Cinema fans!! A Factoid: Michael Wong and Brandon Lee's voices are looped by other actors.