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Game of Death

Game of Death

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A disrepectful movie to Bruce Lee and his fans.
Review: I was very dissapointed when I bought this movie. After watching about fifteen minutes of it I discovered that it wasn't really Bruce Lee. The fights are very crappy (except for the one with Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar)and badly choreographed. The actor who filled in for Bruce did not resemble him at all especially in the fighting and muscular sense. The "Fake" Bruce is always covering his face and when it shows Bruce's face it is a clip from his other movies. I think it really ruins Bruce's reputation.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Sounds Great in Surround
Review: The sound was very poor on the original VHS copies that were released. This latest release has been issued with a surround track. John Barry's score sounds great.

We all know that this film was made several years after Bruce Lee's death and it included some unused footage of Lee that had been filmed by Robert Clouse. A stand-in for Lee was used for the other scenes (about 90 percent screen time of Lee's character).

The fun thing about this movie is watching it and observing just how it was pieced together. I don't think they fooled anyone, but it was a clever idea.

It's just a real goof.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: totally disgraceful
Review: I totally agree with the people who honestly know about the movie and it's disgraceful dubbing, The great Sigung("master")Bruce lee would be turning in his grave for cutting those brilliant fight sequences that he perfected in the movie, so, in addition, I personally think that those producer's should pull there finger's out, throw the old game of death movie's away, and redo the movie so that every Bruce Lee fan can truely see the master at his best, so if you do own the video, you should know that fast forwarding to end is a very good move. Thank you.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Last but least
Review: This movie is horrible,like the part when Bily gets shot and they think he is dead when really he isn't.But I did like the end when He fought kareem aldabar was interesting,Even a Bruce Lee fan wondnt like it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: What people don't know...
Review: This film is a disgrace like no other. Not only do they use a 'double', as well as scenes from other Lee films, but they cut out most of the fight scenes he actually shot! How do I know this? Because my brother and I saw ALL the fight scenes back in 1974. Being so long ago, its hard to remember exact details, but this much my brother and I remember...the final fight had at least 6 floors of battle. Also, 2 other fighters went into the building with Bruce, one of which you see lying dead on Kareems' floor. Of the floors you don't see...the first floor was a room full of fighters, probably around 15 guys. Another was a tae-kwon-do fighter. My personal favourite was an old man who never stood up, but instead sat cross-legged, hiding a weapon(a 3 section staff I believe) behind his back, hopping around and lashing out with it, only to hide it again. My brother says he remembers a sword fighter, but I can't recall him. There were also a lot of outdoor fight scenes shot, none of which is in this film. As for whats in this pathetic film, Bruce would never have allowed the blunder of bonking himself on the head with the nanchuka when fighting Dan Inosanto. As stated by other reviewers, this was made to cash in on Bruce Lee's name, without any care about what he actually filmed. I'm hoping this review sparks interest in the missing footage, so it might turn up in a documentary or something. I've tried to locate it with no luck.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Pathetic
Review: For those who don't know, Game of Death was intended to be a Kung Fu film in which Bruce Lee climbs up a temple and fights different challengers on each floor. Unfortunatly he died while making it and rather than giving up on the film, the producers decided to use a double for most of the movie and splice in shots from Lee's other films and the 15 minutes he shot for the movie. I wanna start by saying whoever did the editing for this movie should be shot. It's terrible. It's very easy to tell when shots were mixed in. In fact, it's so bad it's funny. The only reason I don't give this film one star is because the 15 minutes that were actually shot by Lee are remarkable. They are some of the best fight scenes I have ever seen. My advice is to fast forward to the end and watch the real Bruce Lee.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: One of the worst Bruce Lee movies I have ever seen
Review: This movie was a really pathetic attempt to make another Bruce Lee movie after he died. In fact it was completed about 6 years after his death. Only 20 minutes at the end of the movie show Bruce himself, and those 20 minutes are the only reason I bother sitting through the rest of the movie 'cuz they got some good fight scenes, like when Bruce fought against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dan Inosanto (and I might add, those are two of his JKD students). If you bother to watch this at all, be prepared for a long and boring movie with Bruce look-alikes. I only suggest this movie to fans of Bruce Lee (and only fans that will not be offended at the funeral scene in the movie, which was bootleg footage from Bruce's funeral).

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: It seems even a Master gets no respect after they are gone.
Review: This pathetic attempt at filmaking only goes to show you how far Hollywood will go to make the all mighty dollar. Bruce Lee was a true master of his art and deserves the respect of one. This was supposed to be Master Lee's masterpiece. Instead, the producers were too worried about making a quick buck off of a star's death than keeping Mr. Lee's vision intact. The use of his funeral in the film is the most blatant example of disrespect I have ever seen on film. On behalf of the idiot's who supposedly finished this disaster, Mr. Lee, we your true fans appologize. Obviously your life and work weren't as important to them as it is to many of us. Dont buy this video out of sheer respect for Bruce Lee; or at least out of taste.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: More disrespectful than Bruce Le
Review: This is BRUCEPLOITATION at its worst. To start with during the opening sequence they have just cut together scenes from RETURN (WAY) OF THE DRAGON. Then we get Bruce Lee body doubles until the end then three fights then back to the double who gets beaten up by an old man. The scenes of Lees real funeral are in extremely poor taste and they even body double Abdul Jabar at the begining. And look for James Tiens body lying in the room during the Lee vs Hakim fight. This could have been great but it ain`t.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Game of Deception
Review: Regardless of what the filmmakers want you to believe, Bruce Lee completed only 15 minutes of fight scenes for "Game of Death" before his untimely death in 1973. Those exciting 15 minutes can be found in the last half-hour of this ludicrous ripoff. When will producers learn that they cannot resurrect a corpse from the cutting-room floor. It didn't work with Bela Lugosi or Peter Sellers -- and it fails miserably in "Game of Death." However, the actual Lee footage is worth seeing.


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