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Lau Ka Leung's action lines and beats were the opposite of Sammo's: odd angles, often off-beat, and very Chinese (as opposed to Sammo's Chinese-Korean blend). LKL outclassed everybody because nobody had lines like him.
But having an opaque brand like LKL's made collaboration very difficult. Whether it was due to philosophical differences or an inability to dance together, LKL struggled to find a team for his brand after the early 80s. Sammo could hang (Pedicab Driver), but Sammo's a unicorn.
Jackie fired him from Drunken Master 2. After LKL did Operation Scorpio, that was about it. LKL's brand was too specific to him and his few proteges - Johnny Wang, Hsiao Hou, Gordon Liu. These were masters of a rare, beautiful action dialect that would soon become extinct.
For more examples of LKL's great action brand, see Mad Monkey Kung Fu, Legendary Weapons of China (with his brother Lau Ka Wing), and though it's overall light on action the finale of Lady Is the Boss is pure gold.
