Rating: 
Summary: Same problem with DVD(freeze defect)
Review: Got my copy yesterday and was watching it last night. Was I dissapointed with the defect I experienced with the disc. At 57:58 (fight in the bar scene with the big guy), the disc freezes. You have to press the FF key and it will move to the scene 2-3 seconds later. Kind of annoying cause while enjoying and anticipating a big fight ...it stops....duh!....To Tadashi and Mr. Tindall... we're now victims of this frustrating defect..
Seems we are owners of defective dvds. I bought the dvd cause I loved the movie...still remember my reaction to the fresh new fight scenes.... now we have the DVD but...... 4 .5 stars for the movie(for the action) but 2 for the DVD(video defect and lousy 4.0 audio)...
Rating:
Summary: Same problem with DVD(freeze defect)
Review: Got my copy yesterday and was watching it last night. Was I dissapointed with the defect I experienced with the disc. At 57:58 (fight in the bar scene with the big guy), the disc freezes. You have to press the FF key and it will move to the scene 2-3 seconds later. Kind of annoying cause while enjoying and anticipating a big fight ...it stops....duh!....To Tadashi and Mr. Tindall... we're now victims of this frustrating defect..
Seems we are owners of defective dvds. I bought the dvd cause I loved the movie...still remember my reaction to the fresh new fight scenes.... now we have the DVD but...... 4 .5 stars for the movie(for the action) but 2 for the DVD(video defect and lousy 4.0 audio)...
Rating: 
Summary: Rapid Fire
Review: Great movie finally availabe on dvd! The only problem is that
in the big shootout towards the end of the movie the picture
freezes in the middle of the chapter. Unable to make it move
without fast forwarding i returned it and got another copy which
did exactly the same thing. Has anyone else encountered this
problem?
Rating: 
Summary: Problems with "Rapid Fire" disc
Review: I agree with Mr. Tindall of Colorado, I would have given "Rapid Fire" 4 and a 1/2 stars but with the problems with the discs I lower my rating to 3 stars. (I realize this is not a 2-disc set, I will clarify my statement in a sec!) I enjoyed this film in which Brandon Lee starred as student Jake Lo.
It was a great film, and it was great to see veteran stunt actor Gene LeBell as one of Cerano's ( Nick Mancuso ) thugs. Gene LeBell ( former pro-wrestler Hank Hangman ) has been in tons of movies over the years most recently ( to my mind ) as the cabbie that pulls his gun on both Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in the first "Rush Hour" movie. It's ironic and rather fitting that Gene also appeared with Brandon's dad Bruce / "Kato" on the TV show "The Green Hornet" as seen on the Brentwood Home Video DVD collection. Gene the burly redhead can be seen in "Rapid Fire" in the big shootout in the bar between Powers Boothe's cops and Cerano's thugs in the middle of the movie. Gene is the one wheeling out the big portable mounted machine gun.
It is here notably, that I experienced my problem with the disc. The next scene where Brandon / Jake fights with Cerano's big Lummox behind the bar, like Mr. Tindall I experience a pause flutter that I have to skip to get around. I've returned the DVD and bought other copies to have them all stop / "flutter" in the same spot. I have a second generation DVD player (i.e. pre- DTS, progressive scan) yet I have played 100's of DVD's in my collection without such problems. I've only experienced one other American DVD problem (I won't touch on problematic import discs) and that is Disney's "Emperor's New Groove" (Similar pause-stop/ flutter at the beginning of that film). I'm curious if this was a bad print run of discs, if anyone else has experienced this problem, or if the defect is in the "Master". I would appreciate if anyone who has bought this DVD without this problem would state so, just so I know good copies exist!
I have been a big fan of Brandon Lee and have eagerly awaited this film to be made available on DVD. Brandon's death greatly affected me, more so than his famous father's for I was very young when Bruce died (I'm close to Brandon's age). It's hard to imagine what a vacuum Bruce's untimely death left in young Brandon's life. I can only begin to imagine what a large shadow Brandon had to grow into manhood under! I followed Brandon's career closely and rooted for his successes. I know "Laser Mission" sucks, but as a completist I have it in my collection. Brandon's fans are doing themselves a disservice if they ignore the little known Hong Kong film "Legacy of Rage". I enjoyed "Showdown in Little Tokyo" when Brandon played second fiddle to "Duh-Dolph", I felt he should have been first chair! (I understand! He was paying his dues) I enjoyed the fight choreography, Brandon's quips, the ever present Cary- Hariyuki Tagawa ("Pearl Harbor", "Planet of the Apes"2001). It was great up until Brandon uttered that embarrassing BS ego-trip line for Dolph's bruised self-esteem (talk about "cutting the cables" to the suspension of disbelief). "Rapid Fire" is a great fight fan film! With inventive choreography (for Hollywood!), remember this was pre- "Matrix", "Crouching Tiger"... Brandon displayed blossoming acting chops as well as kicks, which fans know bloomed in his poignant performance in "The Crow". His performances foretold of greatness tragically cut short by his accidental death. I viewed both "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story", and "The Crow" with a heavy heart haunted by the prophetic nature of both films.
On a lighter note, I agree with the lady down under, who's review stated she enjoyed the fight at the end of "Rapid Fire" between Brandon and the little guy coming down the stairs. That "little guy" was Al Leong (not to be confused with "Aki"Al Leong). Al Leong the veteran Martial Artist / choreographer has been in many memorable movies (most notably as "Endo" the torturer in the first "Lethal Weapon", or as the candy eating terrorist in Alan Rickman's "crew"in "Die Hard". Al's presence these days seem relegated to quick death cameos (if you blinked you missed him in the Japanese fish cannery boat in "Godzilla"*American flop*, and in the end gun battle of Chow Yun Fat's American Debut "The Replacement Killers". Al seems to be more behind the scenes now choreographing films like "The Scorpion King" (Al's visible in the fight choreography documentary on that DVD) Al Leong can be seen in the films "Big Trouble in Little China"(a personal fave!), "The Perfect Weapon", as well as "Showdown in Little Tokyo".
I noted, as any fan of Hong Kong / Jackie Chan films would, that many Jackie Chan specific fight moves were borrowed and used in "Rapid Fire". Most notably Brandon's use of the rolling clothes rack to sweep the legs out from under the thugs at the laundry, and the motorcycle "crash / ride" of the thug on the front of the bike through glass cases was lifted from Jackie Chan's first "Police Story" movie. Oh well, as Colton said "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery".
Rating:
Summary: Problems with "Rapid Fire" disc
Review: I agree with Mr. Tindall of Colorado, I would have given "Rapid Fire" 4 and a 1/2 stars but with the problems with the discs I lower my rating to 3 stars. (I realize this is not a 2-disc set, I will clarify my statement in a sec!) I enjoyed this film in which Brandon Lee starred as student Jake Lo.
It was a great film, and it was great to see veteran stunt actor Gene LeBell as one of Cerano's ( Nick Mancuso ) thugs. Gene LeBell ( former pro-wrestler Hank Hangman ) has been in tons of movies over the years most recently ( to my mind ) as the cabbie that pulls his gun on both Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in the first "Rush Hour" movie. It's ironic and rather fitting that Gene also appeared with Brandon's dad Bruce / "Kato" on the TV show "The Green Hornet" as seen on the Brentwood Home Video DVD collection. Gene the burly redhead can be seen in "Rapid Fire" in the big shootout in the bar between Powers Boothe's cops and Cerano's thugs in the middle of the movie. Gene is the one wheeling out the big portable mounted machine gun.
It is here notably, that I experienced my problem with the disc. The next scene where Brandon / Jake fights with Cerano's big Lummox behind the bar, like Mr. Tindall I experience a pause flutter that I have to skip to get around. I've returned the DVD and bought other copies to have them all stop / "flutter" in the same spot. I have a second generation DVD player (i.e. pre- DTS, progressive scan) yet I have played 100's of DVD's in my collection without such problems. I've only experienced one other American DVD problem (I won't touch on problematic import discs) and that is Disney's "Emperor's New Groove" (Similar pause-stop/ flutter at the beginning of that film). I'm curious if this was a bad print run of discs, if anyone else has experienced this problem, or if the defect is in the "Master". I would appreciate if anyone who has bought this DVD without this problem would state so, just so I know good copies exist!
I have been a big fan of Brandon Lee and have eagerly awaited this film to be made available on DVD. Brandon's death greatly affected me, more so than his famous father's for I was very young when Bruce died (I'm close to Brandon's age). It's hard to imagine what a vacuum Bruce's untimely death left in young Brandon's life. I can only begin to imagine what a large shadow Brandon had to grow into manhood under! I followed Brandon's career closely and rooted for his successes. I know "Laser Mission" sucks, but as a completist I have it in my collection. Brandon's fans are doing themselves a disservice if they ignore the little known Hong Kong film "Legacy of Rage". I enjoyed "Showdown in Little Tokyo" when Brandon played second fiddle to "Duh-Dolph", I felt he should have been first chair! (I understand! He was paying his dues) I enjoyed the fight choreography, Brandon's quips, the ever present Cary- Hariyuki Tagawa ("Pearl Harbor", "Planet of the Apes"2001). It was great up until Brandon uttered that embarrassing BS ego-trip line for Dolph's bruised self-esteem (talk about "cutting the cables" to the suspension of disbelief). "Rapid Fire" is a great fight fan film! With inventive choreography (for Hollywood!), remember this was pre- "Matrix", "Crouching Tiger"... Brandon displayed blossoming acting chops as well as kicks, which fans know bloomed in his poignant performance in "The Crow". His performances foretold of greatness tragically cut short by his accidental death. I viewed both "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story", and "The Crow" with a heavy heart haunted by the prophetic nature of both films.
On a lighter note, I agree with the lady down under, who's review stated she enjoyed the fight at the end of "Rapid Fire" between Brandon and the little guy coming down the stairs. That "little guy" was Al Leong (not to be confused with "Aki"Al Leong). Al Leong the veteran Martial Artist / choreographer has been in many memorable movies (most notably as "Endo" the torturer in the first "Lethal Weapon", or as the candy eating terrorist in Alan Rickman's "crew"in "Die Hard". Al's presence these days seem relegated to quick death cameos (if you blinked you missed him in the Japanese fish cannery boat in "Godzilla"*American flop*, and in the end gun battle of Chow Yun Fat's American Debut "The Replacement Killers". Al seems to be more behind the scenes now choreographing films like "The Scorpion King" (Al's visible in the fight choreography documentary on that DVD) Al Leong can be seen in the films "Big Trouble in Little China"(a personal fave!), "The Perfect Weapon", as well as "Showdown in Little Tokyo".
I noted, as any fan of Hong Kong / Jackie Chan films would, that many Jackie Chan specific fight moves were borrowed and used in "Rapid Fire". Most notably Brandon's use of the rolling clothes rack to sweep the legs out from under the thugs at the laundry, and the motorcycle "crash / ride" of the thug on the front of the bike through glass cases was lifted from Jackie Chan's first "Police Story" movie. Oh well, as Colton said "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery".
Rating: 
Summary: excelllent
Review: i just bought it today andlike some peoples was saying that the dvd freeze mine work perfectly
Rating:
Summary: Brandon Lee is truly the best martial artist of the 90s'!
Review: In this movie,Lee shines throughout as Jake Lo,an college student who witness a brutal mob hit and is targeted by a tauting mob boss and is helped by Ray(well performed by Powers Boothe)and his sexy,femme-fatale partner(the ever lovely Kate Hodges)Jake fights the mob with his martial arts knowledge.Brandon Lee shows why he is the best there ever was(even better than Van Damme or Seagal).It's too damn bad his life got cut short cause I believed he could have stolen many of Van Damme and Seagal's roles for those movies.A+!
Rating:
Summary: Brandon Lee Lives Up To The Legenday Status Of Bruce Lee
Review: Jake Lo, A college student who lost his father in the Tiananmen Square Massacre, is somewhat tricked in attending a political rally to raise money for dissident Chinese Students. The party
is held by a wealthy drug dealer who works for Kinman Tau, a criminal mastermind behind an internationl drug racket, as the
party continues a down on his luck american gangster kills the
host of the party in a fit of rage And Jake Lo ends up being
a witness to the murder and finds himself caught in the crossfire
of a vicious drug war between two mob boses. Mindless Viloence, Well worn out charcters the viewer has seen
time and time before in these type of films but somehow thanks
to Branden Lee's competent style and the grace of the fight sequnces this film is way above most others in the genre. It's
hard to live up to The Sheer Brillance His Father Bruce Lee
has acomplished But Brandon Lee Does Deliver the one liners and
the action in grand style.
Rating:
Summary: YOU SAW ME WACK THAT GUY RIGHT!
Review: JUST LIKE HIS FATHER,BRANDON LEE WAS TAKEN FROM US WAY TOO EARLY.FROM THE OPENING SEQUENCE WE CAN SEE A LITTLE OF BRUCE LEE IN HIM.RAPID FIRE IS AN EXCELLENT MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE WITH SOME VERY GOOD FIGHT SCENES AND EXPLOSIVE ACTION.BRANDON LEE USING ONLY HIS HANDS AS WEAPONS UNLEASHES HIS OWN FIST'S OF FURY.WHAT THIS MOVIE LACKS IN DIALOGUE IT DEFINITELY MAKES UP IN ACTION.I HAVE READ THAT SOME OF THE REVIEWERS HAVE HAD FREEZING WITH THEIR DISC'S,FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM.THE PICTURE IS VERY CLEAR AND THE SOUND IN 4.0 IS GOOD BUT INCONSISTENT AT TIMES.THERE IS A BRANDON LEE PROFILE,FEATURETTE AND TRAILER BUT THATS ABOUT IT.IF YOUR A FAN OF MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES CHECK THIS ONE OUT,I'M SURE IT WON'T DISAPPOINT.IF YOU WANT TO THE ULTIMATE BRANDON LEE CHECK OUT THE CROW.
Rating:
Summary: Lee blazes!!!
Review: Lee blazes and fights away in this sometimes good action movie but Lee is the glue that holds this up...remember the fridge part in the movie..yeah, yeah....though Lee sprouts some crappy dialouge you just cant get enough of his beautiful baby face..yes I said that...I highly recommened THE CROW because its his best and last work ever..though if you rent SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO starring him and oppisite sucky Doplh Lundgren..somethings wrong with you
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