Next up for the month is a look at movies that featured a
man by the name of Yang Sze. You would probably know him by another title:
BOLO. That’s right, folks! The guy who I said was my favorite henchman years ago gets his own post. I thought why not devote a post to the guy since I’ve
probably mentioned him a lot during these months.
While you can wiki this info, here’s a little information on
him. Yang Sze, aka Bolo Yeung, was born in China in 1946. He began to train in
martial arts at 10 years old. Later, he decided to take up body-building and even had the Mr.
Hong Kong championship title for a few years. Because of his muscle-bound
stature, he went into the movie business and was the stereotypical henchman for
years. The dude was in a lot of kung fu movies from the 70’s to the 90’s. He’s
most remembered for the role of Bolo (that’s where the stage name came from)
from Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon. He’s also known for being in Jean-Claude Van
Damme’s Bloodsport.
I got five movies for today. Most of them range from decent
to “what in the heck was that.” While Bolo (I’ll just call him by that) is
usually a bright point in movies, the movies aren’t always the best. First up
is Chinese Hercules from 1974. Next, we have Bloodspo--, I mean, Bloodfight
from 1989. Then, there’s the all time “classic”, Ironheart, from 1992. Finally,
I finish it off with the Shootfighter movies from 1993 and 1996. With all that
said, I’ll get to it.