an amiable and amusing mockumentary and 18 finger of death stand roughly in the same relation to kung fu movie a spinal tap do to rock music . low rent action star buford lee ( james lew and familiar from support role big trouble in little china and the replacement killer and traffic ) and sport a certifiable bruce lee accent and be try to get his new martial art film 18 finger . off the ground . his travail be record by first time documentary maker and ever enthusiastic fan ronald mack ( maurice patten ) . along the way there be gentle parody of martial art hero stephen seafood chuck snorris and most memorably and antonio bandana etc and extract from buford previous release and scene of the rehearsal and shooting of his late one . much of the act on offer here be fine and the cinematography be excellent too ( my dvd box claim the ratio be 4 represent3 but it be actually 1 . 85 represent1 ) . the relationship between lee and mack be what give the film it gravity one especially relish the scene when the star proudly show him his collection of treasured kung fu memorabilia and include the actual sock wear by bruce lee in enter the dragon ( sadly unwashed ) and the obvious affection show the genre by the principal shin through constantly . it a shame that the film somewhat run out of steam at the end and especially once mack have leave the story . occasionally too and joke could have be sharp and a fact especially true of the late and extended fight scene between bandana and lee which play out the old farting routine for too long and it introduction a sure sign that invention be flag . one miss the insane surreality which appear in kung pow it absence due and perhaps wisely and to 18 finger recognition that such element would appear somewhat jar in the context of a suppose factual format . but the buoyant patten be a real find and one of the best thing in the picture in fact and clearly a talent to watch and lew more restrained performance allow his co star his head . on my copy some of the action scene seem a bit dark and but this be not too much of a distraction . all in all and this be worth watch and with no real slow patch and although a one might expect martial art fan and lover of straight to video chock socky will laugh the most .