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Summary: Roper, Williams, and Lee...
Review: Roper: He was in it for the money. Williams: He was in it because he had to be. Lee: He was there to get them out... ALIVE. This film is a RIOT! I was expecting a cliched kung-fu action flick with some of the greatest martial arts moves ever put on film from the Master himself, Bruce Lee. Well... I got that, but I wasn't expecting some truly hysterical 70's blaxploitation comedy mixed together with the cliched James Bond plot. Lee may steal the scenes with his truly uncanny physical moves, but it is Jim Kelly who burns up the film as Williams with his outrageous polyester funk and his super-fly fro! It is a crying shame that Black Belt Jones is not on DVD... yet. It would be a fitting companion piece to this film. I've not laughed this hard in a LONG time. Ohhhh, my stomach feels bruised from laughing out of my chair! To top it off, this DVD has 4 trailers. Two of them have the most hysterical announcer commentaries I've ever heard. They sure don't make movie trailers like this anymore (I wish they would)! This DVD is a sure-buy for the vintage trailers alone. Some truly classic one-liners too! Williams: "Man... you come right out of a comic book!" A great ensemble cast of characters. John Saxon, Jim Kelly and Bruce "The Legend" Lee are Roper, Williams, and Lee!
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Summary: Wataaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!
Review: This movie remains one of my favorites. The movie follows Bruce Lee to an island fortress where he has been sent to participate in a shady martial arts tournament and take down a druglord. The movie is excellent for being as old as it is. Lee delivers an awesome performance in his last feature film. I would recommend this film to any action or martial arts enthusiast.
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Summary: This is how DVDs of the classic movies should be done!
Review: I don't say a word about the movie itself as almost everybody know it. What I want to say is that if you like your oldie-goldies to be perfectly transferred into DVD - this one is THE one. Picture: 5, Sound: 5 (not much of the back channels for obvious reasons), Movie itself (in its category): 5. Average: 5!
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Summary: Bruce Lee and the movie..
Review: Considered a classic by many, it's an entertaining American-made martial arts movie (esp. as a martial arts movie, as U.S. standards go at the time), if only because Bruce Lee's moves are so quick, and has great screen charisma. Sure, plotwise, there's not much here, but that's not the driving force of the movie, for that matter. Although watching it nowadays, there's an entertaining campiness fun with the now cookie-cutter characters, the lingo, and the styles that are fun to watch in that 70's sort of way. Everybody now like to say the famous "Man..you come right out of a comic book" line. The downside is that Bruce Lee doesn't really get to fight as much as in his other works (eg."Chinese Connection") due to plot and semi-interesting characters. DVD has some interesting extras and a little bit of documentary. For a DVD, I found the extras to be well-done.
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Summary: Master Piece
Review: This is a martial arts masterpiece. Bruce Lee finally being given the chance to prove himself in a big movie. His Hong Films were good if you forget the tacky sets, story lines and the cheesy acting. This however is a classic. Some big name martial artists worked on this film and you can tell. You'd never believe that Jim Kelly didn't know any martial arts before this film. The only bad point in the film is Roper but as usual you have to put an American in a film so that Amercians will watch it. But Jim Kelly on his own would have been better. The fight scenes are fantastic, apparently they had to slow the film down in Bruce's fight scene with Bob Wall so that the camera could pick up his quick hand movements. The nunchaka scene is awesome, banned in England in 1986 and cut from the film because some fool killed someone with nunchaka's copying Bruce Lee. It is good to see the scene that I remembered seeing as a kid and being better than I remembered. If you only buy one Bruce Lee film in your life buy this one you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: the best martial arts film ever
Review: Bruce Lee was the greatest martial artist ever, and I think this was his best film. The martial arts action is excellent in this movie. Bruce Lee's match against Bob Wall is one of the best fight sequences filmed. The only other fight scene that compares is Bruce Lee's fight against Chuck Norris in Return of the Dragon. Bob Wall could really take some punishment which makes the fight scene look all the more realistic. Even the other stars, Jim Kelly and John Saxon, are adequate, though we'd much rather see Bruce. We're cheated of seeing Bruce take on Bolo in one scene so that John Saxon could get some more screen time. Still, there's plenty of action from Bruce as he takes on teams of palace gaurds who are actual tri-ad members. John Saxon actually went into the film thinking that he would be the star, and Warner Bros., concerned that Bruce Lee wouldn't be able to carry the film as an asian actor, let Saxon believe this as they filmed it. I think this is better than BL's other films for several reasons. For one thing, this is the only Lee film with Bruce's actual voice, and not some stupid sounding dubbed voice-over. Also, the choreography is more realistic than the others, with the possible exception of Return of the Dragon, which was entirely choreographed by Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee did much of the choregraphy for the Raymond Chow films, Fists of Fury and The Chinese Connection, but not all of it. Therefore there's a lot of phony looking wire-work in those movies. Return of the Dragon was the only movie directed by Bruce and is definately worth getting after ETD. However it sometimes looks a little amateurish and the soundtrack and production's not nearly as good as ETD. Game of Death is the last Bruce Lee film anyone should get as he only had 28 minutes of it done before he died. A double was used for the rest of the movie. The movie is notable for Bruce's fight with Kareem Abdul Jabar and also his nunchaku fight with Dan Inosanto, Bruce's training partner. This version of ETD features a cut scene where Bruce discusses eastern philosophy with a monk. The dialogue is crucial to a later scene where Bruce figures out a way to defeat his adversary. Warner Bros. originally cut the scene because they thought western audiences wouldn't understand it. The source print is very good and I didn't see any flaws. The soundtrack is remastered in DD but still mostly comes out of the center channel. It also has extensive interview with Bruce and original trailors. If you get only one martial arts movie, get this one!
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Summary: Bruce Lee, we hardly knew you...
Review: I rarely watch martial arts movies, but I purchased this DVD after reading a recommendation in a magazine. To my pleasant surprise, I found the movie very enjoyable and Bruce Lee quite engaging. Even though Bruce Lee planned on this movie being his introduction to mainstream American audiences, sadly, he died shortly after the completion of the film and before it was released. I think that it is therefore fitting that this movie seems to be more about Bruce Lee than about the actual plot of the film. Lee shows a vibrancy that is touching, and he has an obvious zest for life. Particularly poignant is the interview with Lee, which is included among the extras on the DVD. If you are a martial arts fan, you probably already know that this is a great movie. If you, like me, rarely watch movies in this genre, pick up a copy of this film. You will find much good material here.
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Summary: Bruce "Jesus Christ" Lee.
Review: Well, it's in Letterbox, hifi, and remastered from the original reels. It's also the best action movie that's ever seen the light of day. What impressed me the most (of course) is the video quality. It looks as if it was shot maybe 5 years ago instead of 30. If you've ever seen this movie on TNT or whatever and enjoyed it, get it on DVD, it's way better. The only (minor) annoyance is that the movie opens with an intro with Lind Lee going on about Bruce. I always skip it, but when I click "Watch The Movie", I want to watch the movie. (Note: the featurette is good, watch it the first time.)
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Summary: The most professionally done Bruce Lee flick.
Review: I just finished watching "Enter the Dragon" and my first impression was "Wow, was that professionally done compared to his earlier movies!" The settings, script and scenery are more realistic , colorful and entertaining. Although the fight scenes don't allow Bruce to demonstrate quite as many skills as some of his previous movies and the villains weren't quite as deadly, I felt these factors were overshadowed by Bruce's most engaging acting performance to date. John Saxon and Jim Kelley also contribute good supporting performances as American martial artists who join Bruce in resisting the villain. The only factor which kept me from grading this at 5 stars was the tight camera angles which made the action scenes a little tough to follow at times. Overall, a very good film, and one which will certainly impress any Lee fan.
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Summary: Overrated Crap
Review: Its funny how 'classics' can be so damn over rated. This movie really isn't that good, but it shows where the creators of MOrtal Kombat stole there idea from. The movie was boring, the fight scenes were so cheap and not even impressive. With his reputation, I trust that Bruce Lee has done more impressive stuff than this. Even the legendary final end scenes with the mirrors, never amounted to anything. I'll stick with Drunken Master II as the best martial arts film of all time, this movie is just embarassing to watch.
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