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Chinese Connection

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Historical Significants!
Review: Most people really miss the historical significants of the movie Chinese Connection. If you look closely at the time period which the movie takes place which is around the early 1900's, it illustrates the Japanese government occupation and oppression of the Chinese people. The Japanese, were like the British of the far east part of the world during that time period. Bruce Lee being of the Chinese ethnicity and the underdog, beautifully humiliates the Japanese councilate government officals as wells as destroys their top notch martial arts schools in the area of Shanghai. This movie truely has more to offer than just martial arts.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: a must for fans of lee or the kung fu genre, and for chinese
Review: not lee's best movie? who are you kidding....he only has a handful of them, and the only reason you think enter the dragon topped this one (i doubt you were referring to any of his other movies) probably was because it was more upscale and americanized. Anyone who does not appreciate this film is obviously a newbie to the kung fu genre or not part of it at all. This is simply a classic....but for the average movie fan not schooled in this genre they may not be able to appreciate it and see the theme as being to simple or something. This is bruce playing one of his toughest, vengence seeking characters ever......being driven by his teachers death and hatred towards the chinese to seek revenge in every way. He starts by single handedly bashing thier whole school, and then killing and hanging publicly anyone he finds who had anything to do with the killing of his teacher. When this movie came out in China, it's pro-chinese theme was so emotionally moving that when lee smashed the "No Dogs or Chinese Allowed" sign, people jumped out of thier seats in excitement cheering, or so i'm told. A must for any Lee fan who wants to see him at his finest and toughest....there is nonstop action from him in this movie (unlike other movies where he tries to limit his violence), also for any fans of the "revenge" theme.....and finally for anyone with chinese blood in thier veins

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bruce Lee at his Best.
Review: This movie features Bruce Lee as Chen Chen, who returns to his former school where he learns that his instructor has been murdered. While probing the man's death and seeking vengeance, Chen discovers that a drug smuggling operation, a rival school, and simmering racial tensions between Chinese and Japanese locals are factors in the dealings at his alma mater and in his master's slaying. Chen's got his work cut out for him as he takes on assassins.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Bruce Lee's first starring role
Review: Released in Asia as "The Big Boss", this is Bruce Lee's first film in the starring role. The setting is in Thailand where a group of immigrant Chinese find work at an ice factory run by the local mob. After a number of his co-workers mysteriously disappear, Lee finds himself having to confront the Thai mob and eventually the Big Boss himself.

Bruce's skills are superb as always but his opposition are a ragtag bunch of petty hoodlums with little martial skill. A good lesson in how to take on 10 guys with knives and iron rods.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Hilarious Kung Fu Action!
Review: The Chinese Connection is a truly exemplary kung fu movie. Replete with laughable fight scenes, whiplash sound effects, and attrocious dubbing, the Chinese Connection will satisfy your cravings for random violence and unintentional humor!

When Bruce Lee's kung-fu teacher is killed, an evil Japanese kung fu school comes to take over the Chinese dojo! Countless brawls ensue as the leader of the Japanese dojo, fearsome fat man with horn-rimmed glasses, leads his students into battle.

The only downside to this movie is a dull middle. The beginning and end are crammed full of action, but nothing happens in the middle.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Good martial art movie
Review: This one is not Bruce Lee's the best movie, but it is worth watching. The story is just naive and primitive, but the fight is great.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: FIST OF FURY, NOT CHINESE CONNECTION
Review: True this is Bruce Lee at his best, BUT, this DVD is TERRIBLE! The video transfer is poor and the audio (and I don't mean the dubbing)is low, low, low. Definitely get the Media Asia Version which is in it's original language (Cantanese/Mandarin)with an optional English track in GET THIS, 5.1 Dolby Digital. The picture is crisp and bright. And also please refer to this movie as "FIST OF FURY" and Not "The Chinese Connection" when you purchase this from the Media Asia Version. That said I also suggest you buy all of Bruce Lee's other movies (The Big Boss, Way of the Dragon, Game of Death) from Media Asia you'll be very happy with your money's worth.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A classic martial arts movie.
Review: This movie has a simple plot and great fight scenes. What more do you want. My favorite part in the movie was when Bruce wanted passage through a public park, but is not allowed because he is Chinese. Buy it to see what he does (although you could probably make a good guess!) The end fight is well worth the money (especially when Bruce hits the boss and he goes flying 20ft out of a window onto solid concrete.)(The stunt was actually performed by Jackie Chan). A great film.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A true classic movie !!
Review: This is one of the best Bruce Lee movies. A true classic!! I have seen the movie more than 20 years ago and the fighting scenes in the movie are still as good or better ! It is the same as watching the "Star Wars" series.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: CONFUSED ABOUT CONFLICTING TITLES OF THE LEE MOVIES???
Review: Are you confused as I was about all the titles of the Bruce Lee movies overlapping!? Ok. Take a deep breath. Sigh. And read . . . . in 1972 THE BIG BOSS came out in Hong Kong. It was released in the US later as FISTS OF FURY (notice the "s" on the end of "FISTS"). In 1973, THE CHINESE CONNECTION was released in Hong Kong. Same director and leading actress as Big Boss. It was released as FIST OF FURY in the United states (notice, no "s" on the end of "FIST"). That is what this video is. Don't buy it thinking that you are getting the BIG BOSS. You're not. I've also seen the CHINESE CONNECTION confused with RETURN OF THE DRAGON that was originally released as WAY OF THE DRAGON. Ugh! Luckily, Return of the Dragon is a standard title now. Those described above, however, will trick you--even when buying Amazon videos. Be careful--look for the date of release and read the reviews CAREFULLY!


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