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Summary: Bruce Lee At His Best
Review: Although "Enter the Dragon" remains he most popular of Bruce Lee's films, "The Chinese Connection" is, by far, my personal favorite. The film showcases not only Lee's remarkable versatility, grace, and power as a martial artist, but his formidable acting skills, as well. The fight scenes, as expected, are unforgettable (especially the two nunchaku scenes), but Lee's inimitable intensity, charisma, and charm make the rest of the film equally enjoyable. If you want to understand why Lee is a legend, "The Chinese Connection" is the perfect place to start your Bruce Lee education.
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Summary: A surprisingly good sequel to Lee's Chinese Connection
Review: Chinese Connection 2 (released as Fist of Fury 2 in many parts of the world) is a sequel to Bruce Lee's memorable film The Chinese Connection (Fist of Fury), taking up the story immediately following the death of Chen Chen, who was killed in a most memorable ending after avenging the murder of his Teacher. The Ching Wu school is, to put it mildly, in disarray, and this condition quickly begins to spread to the other Chinese martial arts schools in Shanghai. The Japanese, for their part, are more cruel and contemptible than ever, continuing to take out Ching Wu students and eventually, under the leadership of a new martial arts master named Miyamoto, taking over the Ching Wu school itself. It's actually rather hard to watch at times, as the defeated and demoralized Chinese fighters turn into weak cowards, and those who do stand up and fight back prove vastly unequal to the task. The Ching Wu teacher, believing he has failed his Teacher and his students, has become an alcoholic and a thoroughly broken man. At this point, Chen Chen's brother Chen Shan (Bruce Li) arrives in Shanghai determined to avenge his brother's killing. He alone shows no fear of the Japanese, delivering a number of up close and personal instruction sessions with those who try to get in his way. The Chinese actually berate the man and urge him to leave town so that the Japanese won't come after them, but Chen Shan refuses to stand down. I must say that Bruce Li really impressed me in this film with both his acting and his martial arts skills. The other Bruce Li films I have seen left me rather noncommittal as far he was concerned, but he really gives the Japanese what for in this surprisingly good sequel to the original film of Bruce Lee's. I keep wishing Li would break out the numchuks at some point, but he definitely lets his hands and feet do the talking here. Even on DVD, the film quality of Chinese Connection 2 leaves a little something to be desired; I believe that, among other things, the full screen presentation of the film causes viewers to miss a good bit of the visual information afforded by the original presentation aspect ratio. Unquestionably, this Hong Kong production is of an obviously inferior film type than that of the original Chinese Connection starring Bruce Lee. Still, this is one of the best Bruceploitation films I've seen, and fans of Bruce Lee should not be afraid to test the waters of this Chinese Connection sequel; it is much better than I expected it to be.
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Summary: Probably the Best Bruce Lee movie
Review: I have seen all of Bruce Lee's movie's and I seem to be watching Chinese Connection more than any of the others. The fighting scenes are great, especially when Lee takes on the whole Japanese school =) If you love Lee's work, this is a must!
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Summary: a strange film
Review: I have to say this is a very odd film, firstly, theres Bruce Lee's character, he's the 5th apprentice, when he's clearly the most talented student( I mean he can make mince meat out of a room full of Japanese, but the others in the school almost never win a fight) secondly its never explained why the Japanese kill his master( thats explained in the 1982 film legend of a fighter)
However, the action in this film is spectacular, Bruce shows his amazing talent as a martial artist and an actor.The fight scenes
are timeless in their intensity. I reccomend if you are a connoseur of action cinema, you watch this film.
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Summary: wow finaly someone did it
Review: I've been looking at anything related to bruce lee there is on the market. The this is the first (bruce lee clone) movie I see that trully reflects some of Bruce Lee real ideals. Even though it is impossible to say that the skills of Bruce Li, on martial arts, match those of Bruce Lee, he is very good. The quality of the dvd is good for movie made on the 1970's.
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Summary: A Bruce Lee movie with Jackie Chan in it!
Review: Sorry about the title of the review, I just wanted to get peoples' attention. But it's true, Jackie Chan was a stuntman in this movie and even doubled for the main bad guy in the part where Bruce did a flying side kick that sent him out a door! Well, anyways, onto my review. This is one of my most favorite Bruce Lee movies because it's actually based off of a true story! It might be offensive to Japanese people though, because the movie takes place at a time when the Japanese were prejudiced against the Chinese (note the "No Dogs or Chinese" sign that Bruce kicks down if you watch the movie). It was an innovative movie to me, because it was the first Bruce Lee movie that had his famous "WATTAAHH!" scream and the first movie where he used the nunchukus. It was also the only movie where he kissed a girl. Sure, the plot is your typical "You killed my master..." type of plot but it's still a classic, 'cuz at the end, the hero dies. I was kinda shocked the first time I saw the famous scene where Bruce Lee's character, Chen Zhen, does a flying side kick and gets gunned down by angry Japanese.
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Summary: The pinnacle of his film career
Review: This movie by far had the best plot, story, and action of all of the late Bruce Lee's films. The disguises he went through during the course of a movie, were going to progress into future films, that he didn't have an opportunity to make due to his untimely death.
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Summary: You can't go wrong with this movie
Review: This movie, in my opinion, is the best of Bruce Lee's late film career. it is superbly acted, and the fight sequences are amazing. Bruce shines as an old kung-fu student who comes back to get revenge for his master,whom the Japanese martial artists have assassinated. The final scene is pure Lee. This is also the movie that catapulted Lee to superstardom in China. The scene in front of the park when Lee smashes the board that says "No dogs or Chinese allowed" into pieces with a jump kick made the Chinese audiences go crazy with enthusiasm. An interesting bit of trivia: For those of you who read my Enter the Dragon review, Jackie Chan is a stuntman in this movie as well. Although you can't see his face, he doubles for the lead Japanese villian that gets kicked through the doors at the end of the film.
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Summary: BEST OF BRUCE LI
Review: Undoubtedly, Bruce Li is the best known Bruce Lee imitator. While the body of his work includes some stinkers, this film is a true classic. The film picks up right where Bruce Lee's original left off. Li plays Lee's brother who comes to avenge his death...and boy, does he kick some a##! Show stopping martial arts, and an ending that is much more satisfying than that of the original. The production values and acting are also way above typical bruce-ploitation fare. You must see this! Incredible!
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Summary: I Love This Movie
Review: When I use to live in nyc I had this movie now that I had fround it I'm going to bye it.
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