Game of Death
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Movie Reviews of Game of Death
Movie Review: 4 STARS TO BRUCE ONLY!
Summary: 4 Stars
... They will forever be criticized for this movie. Game Of Death was unfinished and...they should of left it alone! Now they could have been smart and think into the future and tried to complete the movie with look-alikes, but with the original script and characters, brought in Lee's top students like Dan Inosanto and Ted Wong and so on for second hand knowledge of Bruce's style. Later in the future, like now! They could use CGI or Computer Animation to complete it. This is not far fetched because George Lucas thought of computer technology in the future when he filmed STAR WARS in 1977! This movie came out in 1978. Well I don't think it's impossible, but now half the cast is old and two are dead so they would all be CGI if Film Makers could complete the Game Of Death.Movie Review: A GREAT MOVIE THAT SHOWS A FINAL GLIMPSE OF THE TRUE MASTER
Summary: 4 Stars
BRUCE LEE DIED HALFWAY THROUGH THE MAKING OF THIS MOVIE, SIX YEARS LATER, WITH THE USE OF DOUBLES FILLING IN FOR LEE AND WITH THE SURVIVING CAST MEMBERS, THEY COMPLETED THIS MOVIE. IN LEE'S FINAL FILM OF HIS LIFE, HE PLAYS BILLY LO, A RISING MARTIAL ARTS FILM STAR THAT'S BEING HARASSED BY A CRIME SYNDICATE. WHEN HE IS SHOT, HE FAKES HIS DEATH AND SEEKS REVENGE. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE IS VERY LITTLE OF THE REAL BRUCE LEE SEEN HERE, SOME OF THE GREATEST FIGHT SCENES ARE SEEN HERE. THE FIGHT BETWEEN LEE AND KAREEM ABDUL-JABAR IS A MUST SEE. DESPITE THE NEGATIVE THINGS THAT MOST BRUCE LEE FANS SAY BOUT THIS MOVIE, THIS IS A CLASSIC THAT OFFERS ONE FINAL GLIMPSE OF A TRUE MASTER OF THE MARTIAL ARTS. I GUARANTEE ANY MARTIAL ARTS SHOULD LIKE IT.Movie Review: A Real Bruce Lee Fan
Summary: 4 Stars
Although only 11 minutes of the movie is shot by the actual Bruce Lee, it is still the best 11 minutes of fight scenes I've ever seen in one of his movies. The condition of the item was pretty accurate and delivery was speedy.Movie Review: Bruce Lee is a legend
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie had the potential to be one of the greatest martial arts films ever. If only the real Lee was able to finish this film to the end. He is truly a legend !Movie Review: The last film Bruce Lee made before his tragic death
Summary: 3 Stars
Bruce Lee (AKA: Lee Jun Fan), is one of film history's most talented action stars of all time, and it shows on every movie he made ! He was respected by a whole lot of people from the US and in Hong Kong during his existence in the early '70s. He has made four smash hit martial arts movies like "Fists of Fury", "The Chinese Connection", "Return of the Dragon", and "Enter The Dragon". All of these films shot Lee to stardom. And finally, it comes down to Lee's fifth and final movie "Game of Death". This movie was originally filmed, months after "Enter The Dragon". Unfortunately, after he died of cerebral edema in July 20, 1973, Bruce Lee only completed a third of the film. The film remained incomplete for five years. Finally in 1978, Raymond Chow and Robert Clouse finished the film and threw in the scenes Lee was in before his death, and some additional with a Bruce Lee lookalike, Tang Lung. This movie turned out okay, but unfotunately for my taste, it was a little dull, since a third of the film didn't include the REAL Bruce Lee. It's very simple to realize that when Lee is fighting sloppily, everyone knows it's just the lookalike, Tang Lung himself, but at least he looks like Lee in almost every way. Besides, if it weren't for Tang Lung, "Game of Death" would've remained incomplete for 25 years, and I give him credit for that. Everybody else should ! Another drawback of the movie is the voice acting on some characters. One of the fighters sounded like an answering machine voice with an Asian accent. I laughed a bit, but all in all, I thought it was ridiculous ! Granted, I really liked the action sequecnes, especially the big fight between Bruce Lee and former Basketball sensation, Kareem Abdul Jabbar. However, some of the fight scenes turned out a little plain, when Tang Lung tags along as the Lee lookalike, but his fighting skills are fairly interesting, but not as good as the real thing, and you know who I'm talking about ! All in all, this turned out to be a unique martial arts classic like all of Bruce Lee's films, but not what I have come to expect ! The flaws of the film were too noticeable and the fact that Bruce Lee was replaced by his double, Tang Lung, is way too noticeable. That's what I didn't like about the film. But still, I enjoyed it a lot ! If you wanna spice up your DVD collection with Lee's films, you have to get this one !