I first saw this in the late 80s on a vhs. Reviewed by Fella_shibby 9 / 10 One of the most entertaining martial arts movie with an amazing music score. Of course, there are the usual problems of the martial arts genre - villains whose sense of honor for the most part only applies to life-threatening situations fighting would-be heroes, the lack of any weapons besides fists and unused knives, unnecessary nude scenes - it is very easy to overlook these problems and just enjoy the film. Worth seeing for the sets and settings alone, this film is driven well by its fast pace, simple but engaging story line, and the sheer talent of Bruce Lee. Though Saxon does a passable job, his performance is a bit fibrous at times. Lee and Shih are the performance highlights of the film. Kien Shih is absolutely compelling as the evil Han, even if his fight scenes are, at times, a bit less convincing than the master Lee's. The tournament is hosted by a mass-murdering heroin manufacturer who hides his production facilities, literally, beneath a martial arts school, using the instructors and students in the school as an army of body guards. John Saxon, a down-on-his luck playboy and brigand is the closest thing to a co-star, and comes to the tournament hoping for a solution to his financial problems. Lee enters a martial arts tournament to avenge the murder of his sister, and to defend the honor of the Shao Lin Temple, where he helps to train young martial artists. The pseudo-Taoisms are kept to a minimum and concentrated near the beginning of this film. And Enter the Dragon is one of his most stunning vehicles. He worked every muscle of his body in every beautifully choreographed fight scene of Enter The Dragon, and made art out of violence in ways that today's Hollywood gun violence schlock-directors can only dream of. Unlike his successors, what Lee excelled at was the intense physicality and drama of his performance.
For most Americans, this is the only Hollywood film worthy of mention with his name in the cast.ĭon't get me wrong, I love Jackie Chan and Jet Li and even the few Chow Yun Fat roles involving martial arts, but each of these actors have their own, very big, personalities, and - at least in the case of Chan - have built their own unique legend. Lee passed from this world very young, leaving a legend and a pair of shoes that have never really been filled.
My friend took a lot of abuse for this and other odd behaviors with dignity that his hero would have applauded. Reviewed by mstomaso 8 / 10 Very stylish and intense martial arts action filmĪs a child, one of my first and best friends was a strange boy who worshiped the ground Bruce Lee walked on - cutting his hair, taking Jiu Jitsu and Hapkido lessons, and often stalking around with that intense animal fury that only Lee could create all over his 7 year old face.
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