Lau Ka Leung& #39;s action lines and beats were the opposite of Sammo& #39;s: odd angles, often off-beat, and very Chinese (as opposed to Sammo& #39;s Chinese-Korean blend). LKL outclassed everybody because nobody had lines like him.

But having an opaque brand like LKL& #39;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& #39;s a unicorn.

Jackie fired him from Drunken Master 2. After LKL did Operation Scorpio, that was about it. LKL& #39;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& #39;s great action brand, see Mad Monkey Kung Fu, Legendary Weapons of China (with his brother Lau Ka Wing), and though it& #39;s overall light on action the finale of Lady Is the Boss is pure gold.