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Hot Potato [VHS]

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Oh man.

Absolutely horrible. Not even good horrible, either, and it has all the elements to be a kung fu B movie classic: Terrible editing, atrocious acting, ridiculous action, and brain-numbing dialogue. And yet... what a horrible movie!

The editing is TOO terrible, the acting TOO atrocious, the action (if you can call it action) TOO very ridiculous, and the dialogue... The dialogue. Oh God, the dialogue.

The cast is terrible. Jim Kelly would be the movie's only saving grace, if only he were in top form. His afro is nice and picked out, but even his 'fro-blowing skills are not enough to pull this motley crew out of the Toilet of the Sucks. The guy who plays "Rhino" -- I don't remember his name because I tried to block out as much of this movie as possible -- is... is... well, I'm sure he's a good guy in real life. It's just that his character needs to be pushed off a cliff. Same goes for... uh, Joe Chicago, or whatever. The movie is absolutely filled with their, erm, interaction, much to its detriment.

Do not watch this movie. Never watch this movie. If you want a horrible movie that makes no sense, watch Fantasy Mission Force. If you want a good Jim Kelly movie, watch Black Belt Jones. If you want to torture yourself for 88 minutes, go right ahead and watch Hot Potato. Do it. I dare you.

This films so hot you cant grab it off the shelf, cause if you do your in for the burnout day, waste of time, money and brainwaves.
Good lord this movie sucked.
All you black belt fans, do not watch this, your probably going to now just to see for yourself.
THis was a little kids spoof!
It was wacky land meets barney with big trouble in little china except no trouble in china because the..........
I cannot waste any more time reviewing this poor excuse for a vhs tape!

How did this movie ever make my local video store shelf? I too, love "B" movies, but this one left me in shock! Are we to take this flick seriously? One question..........how did Rhino keep that toy car under that poncho as he traveled through the jungle fighting off armies of little men dressed like cavemen??? What about the scene where the armies run out in pairs and stand with their backs to the camera looking at the forest?? My mouth was hanging open throughout this film, trying to figure out if it was a martial arts movie or a comedy. I told my son that he was in for a thrill when he watched it after me. He's the one that paid the 50 cents to rent it anyway. I liked the other reviews and laughed when I read them too.

Jim Kelly is truly a genius. This is the best kung-fu film ever made. It has it all: cheap, '70s-style music, slide whistles for sound effects, jive talk. It takes itself way too seriously, and as a result is one of the most hilarious movies I've ever had the good fortune to experience. Bruce Lee looks like an amateur in light of Jim Kelly and "Hot Potato", the greatest kung-fu movie (and one of the best movies of any kind) ever made.

The only good thing about this movie is the fight scenes with Kelly looking cool and smooth as usual. Yes Kelly is an outstanding martial artist but Bruce Lee he is not. Kelly only wished to achieve Lee's popularity and skill. But by making movies like this one its a no brainer why Kelly is all but UNKNOWN!

This is easily one of the best 70's martial arts films. Jim Kelly is the coolest character of them all. He really does put Bruce Lee to shame.