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The Chinese Connection

The Chinese Connection

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: worst quality dvd transfer possible
Review: This DVD is the worst picture and dubbing quality I've ever had the displeasure to view and hear. The picture is very grainy and the voice dubbing is lousy. The picture clarity is likened to the old 8MM film quality. Half the time, I had trouble understanding what the characters are saying. Do not waste your money on this DVD version of Bruce Lee's finest movie. If the cover jacket has "Bruce Lee" in big red letters,and Bruce is shown throwing a punch, then this DVD version is the one to avoid. I can't speak of the other jacket cover versions out there, but I sure hope they are better than this one.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Poor quality DVD
Review: The "Chinese Connection" is one of my favorite Bruce Lee movies. I purchased the box set for my father as a Christmas gift. As we watched it, we noticed that though the DVD claimed it was "digitally remastered", it wasn't. There were lines, and the sound was skipping. Also, there is a favorite part in the movie which I enjoy..the dvd only revealed half of the action scene that was about to take place...but later, it suddenly cut off. I thought it was my DVD player, but I played it over, and over, and I also played it on a friend's DVD player as well. This DVD was poorly revised, and I am furious at the fact that the ones who had released this onto DVD lied about a few things. DON'T buy this DVD. Get some other one.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I got the connection alright..
Review: I know that the quality of the DVD isn't that great..but the movie still rocks. Incredible martial arts scenes..but we're talkin about THE LEGEND here..so it's no big whoop.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: bruce lees best
Review: I love this movie the FITE seens a great
eny one that likes kang fu will love it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Pathetic..and laughable.
Review: Although I'm an avid fan of Bruce Lee and his fighting abilities, Fist of Fury, like most of his movies, is pathetic in every conceivable way. The story is trite, ho-hum and moronic: Lee works in an ice factory and finds drugs in the ice blocks. Boy, I bet it took a lot of genius and originality to conceive THAT type of plot!!!

The acting is pathetic, the cast of actors are stupid, and the movie seems to get more dumber as it progresses. The culmination of this stupidity is when Bruce Lee returns home (during one scene) stamping around -in the stupidest gait imaginable- after he learns he's been promoted to a supervisor at the aspirable ice factory! The whole movie is so retarded that it should've been placed in the genre of "comedy" rather than "Martial Arts" and submitted for review to Mystery Science Theater.

The fight scenes are few and far between, making for a boring movie, and they aren't nearly as good as in other Lee movies, though the last two aren't bad.

A much better alternative to renting or buying this pathetic flic is renting out BRUCE LEE FIGHTS. It's a compilation of his best fight scenes from all of his movies, which means it's all action and no cheesiness and stupidity...

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: BUTCHER'S!
Review: Now any bruce lee fan will tell you that this film is actually called fists of fury, the title "the Chinese Connection" was actually meant for the film "the Big Boss" (called by the company who did the american DVD "fists of Fury") as it had drug references and was around the time of "French Connection". But the titles were accidently swapped before the theatrical release. This was all later fixed and the appropriate titles were given to the appropriate films when they were released on VHS in the 80's, this is also reflected in the far superior, dual language (and on occation Dual DVD) UK versions of Bruce Lee's films, which were done with much consideration to Bruce Lee fans and included plenty of extra's to go through.

I bought "the Chinese Connection" (fists of Fury) on DVD in Sydney expecting that the title was the only problem with the DVD. Soon after watching 15mins of the film and searching everywhere for something other than the play and chapter selection options i took the DVD back and exchanged it for a Bruce Lee documentory.
When i got home i went here to amazon to see what the international versions were like, after finding out that what i had bought was exactly the same as what the american public had to put up with i searched the UK site and found highly polished versions of all Bruce Lee's movies on DVD, i have already order 4 of them.
Anyone who considers themselves bruce lee fans should ignore these disgustingly lazy 10th rate DVD's, as they do nothing more than insult Bruce Lee, it is clear that the company in the U.S producing these versions is interested in nothing more than churning out these DVD's as fast as possible to make a quick buck.

The for the film i give 2 stars, as it is a good film but is killed by the Dub

for the DVD i give 1/2 a star, they have not made even the slightest attempt to utilise the DVD format and even got the title wrong, total neglegance.

Note: this review refers to the blue cased bruce lee film with the title "The Chinese Connection" placed under bruce lee's name in red.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Don't know what happened here
Review: This was marketed as ''Bruce Lee's most violent film ever.''But I for one couldn't help but find it strangely boring.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bruce Lee's best movie, hands down
Review: "The Big Boss" made Bruce Lee known, but "Chinese Connection" is the film that truly made the Chinese audience love him and worship him. Rightfully so, for this is Lee's best movie. He plays Chen, the top disciple of a revered kung fu master, recently killed under mysterious circumstances. Chen's spirit burns with a sense of duty, a desire for vengeance and an indomitable will to uphold the pride and rights of his people in a time where they are treated as second class citizens in their own land. Lee truly showcases his talent as an actor by bringing his character to life with such a wide range of emotion and depth. It totally overshadows his role in Enter the Dragon, where his character is little more than a subdued killer who gets to spout a few lines of philosophy. As for the fight sequences, Lee's characteristic fury is never as intense as it is here. This is also the first time Lee breaks out his infamous nunchakus. The storyline is somewhat simplistic (as is characteristic with all films of the genre) but it is still extremely heartfelt and symbolic if you understand the feelings and sentiments of Chinese people at the time. But even if you don't, the raw power of Bruce's performance along with the gritty, unorthodox fighting should win over any fan of the genre. In character and creativity, the only other Lee film that could match this one is Return of the Dragon. These two films represent Lee's best and overshadow the overrated Enter the Dragon.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: One of Bruce Lee's best films!
Review: In the China of 1908, respecting one's teacher is a sign of breeding, and avenging his murder a sacred duty. When a martial arts master Chen (Bruce Lee) learns his revered kung fu instructor has been murdered, his shock turns first to disbelief, then to anger. Determined to wrest vengeance from the gang responsible, he travels to Shangai to hunt down the killers - and ends up facing some of his most dangerous opponents. A combination of power, grace and humour, this action-packed thriller is a Bruce Lee Classic and one of his best films ever made!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: pretty good i suppose
Review: The fist of fury is a pretty good film the english translation was annoying but thats the reason why i gave it only 4 stars. Some of the martial arts screaming is pretty funny and intense. overall it is a great film,if you like the martial arts in The Matrix you love the martial arts in this.


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