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Summary: Bruce Lee at his finest!
Review: This is the best of Bruce Lee's work. The fight sequences are amazing! And director Lo Wei did a perfect job as well - camera angles, zooms, script, everything! The Chinese Connection is a must have for any martial arts fan. Even if you've never seen a Bruce Lee film, YOU MUST SEE THIS ONE! The only complaint I have is that it is dubbed in English. I wish there was a DVD in the States that had the original audio with English subtitles, but I think the only way to get it is to special order an import. Still, it's a great movie well worth owning.
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Summary: Great film......bad dvd
Review: This particular dvd version does Bruce Lee an incredible injustice. Not only , is it converted to dvd in the worst possible way (cheap), but it's a widescreen version that leaves alot of the actors off the screen. I have this same film on vhs , and guess what ? It's alot better , and a studio version (Fox). I was highly dissappointed in this one , put out by a noname distributor. But that's what I get for trying to save a few bucks.If you stick with the Fox (20th Century) version , you can't lose. Once again , this version comes off as a cheap bootleg copy without any extras (commentary ect.). As for the film itself , excellent. It has Bruce taking revenge for his teacher's death. So what, if the plot's simple and a transparent effort to show off it's lead's ability to kick .... This movie , in particular , has the famous back yard brawl (hint's of Muhammad Ali's boxing influence on Mr. Lee are prvalent , here), and the dojo fight scene (with the num-chuck's). Plus , you get to see Bruce go undercover , as a nerd and an ending that is very special, because it never happens in any other Bruce Lee movie. His "Hollywood" charisma and intense acting skills have improved tremendously from his previous roles, and his presence is as hallucinating and electric ,as ever. Based on the fact that it is a great, Bruce Lee film , is the only reason I gave it three stars. I highly recommend the studio version , because you'll get your money's worth and will see it in a format that I'm sure Mr. Lee would've been proud of.
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Summary: Morality and a pretty girl
Review: This story is set in Shanghai about a riot between a Japanese and Chinese group. Bruce Lee wants to revenge the death of the master and kills some Japanese. Meanwhile his people cannot find him, at night he stays in a graveyard. Only his beautiful fiancee knows his whereabouts. In the end he is taken in by the Chinese police, because he wants to have justice. The very end of the movie shows justice in a different way... (Think Butch Cassidy).It's another great Bruce Lee movie with of course amazing fighting scenes. His screams and faces sometimes are a little silly but his moves are amazing.
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Summary: this thing blows!!!
Review: This thing blows!!! - Crappy production, not funny, and a bad attempt at copying a good idea.- damn it don't get much worse than this piece of junk. York needs to stick to those cheap and grimey street gang flicks they have been putting out and leave the comedy and kung fu to people who know how to get down. Take a pass on this joint big time, and pick up "Kung Faux : Volume 1" on dvd if you want the real deal.
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Summary: Awesome movie, but GET THE ORIGINAL!!!!!!
Review: Well, I'll be one of many to say it...the sound for this version of Bruce's timeless classic truly [stinks]!! Wow, Fox sure does not know how to remaster a great film. Anyways, the original name for this film is Fist of Fury (not Fists of Fury, which is the replacement name for The Big Boss). Now that the confusion is out of the way hopefully, this is about Chen (Bruce) who comes back to his martial arts school to find his master suspiciously dead. Japanese own the territory, and Chen suspects a murder. He finds out that a Japanese official was behind it, and fights his way to confront him. Thin plot, but the fighting was way ahead of its time. This is the beginning of what everyone remembers of Bruce. His amazing technique and the power that he puts in all of his attacks are mindblowing. Hands down, he is the best realistic fighter to be caught on film. What version to get?? Definitely not this one for the sound is completely mono and only an English dub is available. If you can play Region 2 PAL dvds, then the Hong Kong Legends version entitled Fist of Fury is the one to own. Awesome remastered sound (5.1 dbd Chinese and English) and video (shockingly clear) and uncut. There is also a DTS version which is pretty hard to find, but plays on any dvd player. I can't say much for this one, but DTS for an early 70's film can't be too much better than dbd 5.1. There is also a standard HK version of this film as well, which is still way better than this Chinese Connection release. Just look for the film titled Fist(not Fists) of Fury and you got yourself a classic. This film is such a classic that Jet Li did the infamous remake of it called Fist of Legend, which is probably my favorite martial arts movie of all time. This film is essential for any martial arts collection, and I urge all of you to own it. Actually, all of Bruce's films are a must own...Big Boss (Fists of Fury here in US), Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon here), Enter the Dragon, and Game of Death...Way of the Dragon (or Return) was my favorite, check out my review on that and check my other HK reviews too...Hope this was helpful.
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Summary: Intense action
Review: While this film doesn't have the noteriety of Lee's other films such as Enter the Dragon or Game of Death, it has some of the most violent and intense action of all of them. The English dubbing is immediately off-putting and most of the acting is just so-so, but never have I seen Bruce Lee act with such intensity in his fight scenes. His acting is the best by far, especially when he is on the run and acting in disguise, such as the goofy telephone repairman. As in most of Lee's films, there's also some female "skin" scenes thrown in, which is never a bad thing. But watch this movie and take note of the super-intensity Lee exhibits in the fight scenes, which may indeed have its roots in Chinese-Japanese racism (a reality, but fading with new generations.)
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Summary: ALWAYS stay with ORIGINAL
Review: Why American production make HK movies look so cheap? First of all, they cut off so much scene, second of all ruin it by making look acting so dumb by English Dubb. For ANY of HK movies, ALWAYS stick with ORIGINAL LICENSED HK RELEASE. Be careful with cheap imports, boots though.
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