Cobra (1982) User Reviews (3)

Lei acceptable but second rate Lee

[mancalleddog1 · 6/10 · 29 March 2007]

Contemporary (1970s) setting doesn't improve standard melodrama involving smuggling circle. Film does have twist conclusion and some good kung fu action but also funky discotheque muzak (elevator versions of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and 'C.H.I.P.S.' Theme!!!) and a trite 'Death Wish' plot.

Dashes of Lee's 'Chinese Connection' & 'Fists Of Fury' with the classic style of the first ten minutes are the best thing about this bland actioner. Note to collectors: the tape had no video label distributor listed and the film had a running time of 92 minutes. Also the tape listed 1978 as the year of release.

Standard basher for Bruceploitation star Le

[Leofwine_draca · 5/10 · 13 September 2017]

No, this isn't the Stallone film but instead a cheap 1982 kung fu movie from 1982. Made in Hong Kong, this standard basher stars Bruce Le, still doing his Bruceploitation bit years after the genre boomed in the late 1970s. The story sees Le playing the dumbest guy ever, joining up with a street gang only to realise (very late in the proceedings) that they're responsible for a crime wave including the murder of his loved ones. This stock and routine effort features lots of hitting and kicking, none of it particularly entertaining, but it passes the time for genre fans. Watch out for the cheesy rendition of Bridge Over Troubled Water playing on the soundtrack at one point.

If you like your kung-fu served raw, look no further!

[emm · 7/10 · 23 November 1998]

I'm a sucker for Asian martial arts flicks. Even though I can easily withstand the poor dubbing, bad dialogue, and lack of plot, the brutally violent action is where most of my fun and enjoyment comes from. And COBRA (starring Bruce Le, not Sylvester Stallone) serves all of your satisfying needs. Those kung-fu chop-sockies were built to stay that way! A few scenes bored me to tears within the first hour, but the movie manages to get more exciting as time ticks by. Bruce Le delivers huge blows to his bloody opponents combining some swift (and sometimes jerky) choreography. Watch Le kick the bad guy's groins from behind! YEEE-OWWWCH!!! The deaths of Le's wife and child are the most shocking aspects of COBRA than any martial arts movie I've seen, and it all comes down to a long revengeful conclusion with a big surprise on the last second before you can say "THE END". Without any further adieu, listen very hard for a stolen Simon & Garfunkel tune, "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Other Asian kung-fu movies had borrowed our American music in them, too. Be sure to find this one, 'cause it's got all the pain, blood, and suffering life can buy!