Battle Creek Brawl (1980)

BCB's plot has Asian action star Jackie Chan in a 1930s Chicago setting. A skilled fighter, he's blackmailed by the mafia into entering the brawl of the title, but there's more on the line than just his honour.
Chan's first attempt to break the US market is notable for being just that; i.e. a first attempt. Dir. Clouse may have struck gold with Bruce Lee in '73, but Chan isn't Lee - his style is different and requires a different approach. But the filmmakers appear to have had an almost complete lack of understanding with regards how to assemble a scene to accentuate his abilities. It was produced by Raymond Chow, but I suspect he was mostly hands-off this time.
The latter half is better than the first in almost every way, but it fails to finish the story in any kind of satisfactory manner.

2 clichéd strongmen out of 5

China O'Brien 2 (1990)

It's been two years since China and her two main deputies did some hick town cleaning. Thanks to her continued presence the crime rate is still down, but a recently escaped prisoner is on a murderous hunt for the people that put him away in the first place, which brings him to China's part of the world.
It's certainly a better film, and even has a villain with some actual menace to his character this time, but, once again, unless you're there for the high kicks there's really not much else to recommend.

2 cut-offs out of 5

China O'Brien (1990)

The movie's selling point is that it's from the director of Enter the Dragon (1973) and was produced by Raymond Chow under the Golden Harvest banner. China is the girl next door type but with an ability to topple villains twice her size. When she exchanges the big city for a small town she encounters a squad of unsavoury types in need of a disciplinary ass-kicking.
Cynthia Rothrock is light on her feet, able to effectively deliver the moves required. It's just as well because the plot is old hat, except for that election rally that's just awful. I felt embarrassed for everyone involved.

2 staff shuffles out of 5

Enter the Dragon (1973)

It’s ironic that Bruce’s masterpiece is an English language film. It was also his last ever film because he tragically died less than a week before it was released. Honour his memory by watching the restored version that reinserts the more spiritual moments the studio cut.
The film is iconic in every way. The combat is superb. Lee’s composure is majestic. The finale is mind-blowing. Lalo Schifrin’s funky score oozes 70’s charm from every brass parp and perfectly timed woodblock tap.

4½ hands of Han out of 5