Return of the Dragon
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Movie Reviews of Return of the Dragon
Movie Review: Great movie, but get the ORIGINAL!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
In my opinion this was Bruce's best movie based on his fight with (...)Norris...boy was I glad to see him get his hair pulled out and all...originally this movie is called Way of the Dragon and thats the version I suggest all of you to get instead of the american dub Return...even the sound is better on the HK version because the American release is still mono sound (bleh)...you'd figure that Fox would improve the sound on their dvds but this is not the case with Return...However, the best version of the film to get is the Hong Kong Legends dvd release of Way of the Dragon which requires a region free dvd player with PAL converter...this is a PAL (not NTSC as in US over here) dvd...if you got the equipment, this is the ultimate version to get because the sound and picture are all remastered to the fullest possible extent and you'd be surprised of the clarity of the redone picture and the loudness of the sound...nevertheless, this movie shows bruce at his best and in his top form...this film is the only film that Bruce directed entirely by himself and it broke records at the box office at the time in HK...the fight between bruce and norris alone is reason enough to own this masterpiece...this fight used to be tops for me until i saw Drunken Master 2 and of course Fist of Legend (the best kung fu movie ever by the way)...this is the only film I know of where double nunchakus are used and this scene was just magical...story?...pretty simple, Bruce must go to Rome where a sort of family restaurant business is being harassed by some gangsters that want their territory...his mission is to basically help them out...so if you want to see chucky get his (...) beat, this is the movie to get...wanna see bruce's best movie, here it is, but I cant urge you all enough...GET THE HK OR THE HONG KONG LEGENDS VERSION OF WAY OF THE DRAGON!!!!!While you're at it, get all his other movies too (ENTER, Fist of Fury, Big Boss, Game of Death)...afterall, he's probably the best serious martial artist caught on film.Movie Review: Bruce Lee's 2nd Best Film Behind Enter the Dragon!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a hardcore Bruce Lee fan, owning all 3 of Lee's Hong Kong movies (On the Hong Kong Legends un-cut original audio track versions), Enter the Dragon: 25th Anniversery Edition DVD, Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey, Bruce Lee: The Master Collection DVD Set and about half a dozen documentaries and I can tell you with all honesty this is his most thrilling and fun movie to see (Behind Enter the Dragon) There is plenty of awesome martial-arts sequences which are still very impressive, the American-dubbed versions from FOX is hilarious to watch and Chuck Norris provides Lee with his most challenging advesary he ever fought. Some of the scenes in this classic is down right side-spliting ("I'd like some Chinese spare ribs") And what about that stupid, irritating Chinese man with that gay giggle! Man, he gets on your nerves. (Although Bruce Lee kicked his butt in Fist of Fury) Anyway, the main highlight of the film is of course the battle between Chuck Norris and the dragon, Bruce Lee. This fight is probably, in my opinion, the most realistic, brutal and awesome fight sequence ever captured on film (Forget Jackie Chan, that crazy monkey! Ok, he's fun to watch but he is nothing like the Legend) Other great fight scenes include the nunchuku alley-fight, the boss's HQ fight, Lee vs. Japanese Fighter and European Fighter and Lee vs. Norris. My friends and I always get a kick out of this one and his other excellent movies. So if you have not seen Return of the Dragon before check it out now and all his other kick-butt films. Long live Bruce Lee!Movie Review: Phenominal !!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Return of the Dragon , although dated , in one of the best Lee movies filmed. The plot is rahter silly , but what do you want ? Terms of Endearment or Bruce Lee being forced into dilemmas, that make him kick, major...? Exactly. regardless of the plot , however , the viewer can't helped but become entranced in Lee's convincing and dedicated performance as an out of town relative, that comes to work for his uncle , who's being forced into selling his restaurant, by a gang of violent thugs. as you would expect , Lee won't stand for that. I mean that literally , because he's always off of his feet , kicking someone in the face. The alley scenes are hilarious and cleverly shot. But the definate highlight of this film is the showdown in the greek colosiums with a very young Chuck Norris. The filming was clever and imaginative , and there's an early attempt and a dolly shot (when Bruce is walking through the colosium). As for the showdown ? It's a classic fight that ends with even more class. I won't spoil it for you , but it goes to show that respect for an opponant is just as important as the actual fight itself. Ironic, that these philosophies are highlighted in Mr. Lee's overseas films , but not so much in the american one(s). I could get political and go into who decides what should be edited and why, but I won't get into a buch of rhetoric. i'll just say that this is a must have for any collector and a must see for any kung fu fan that hasn't.Movie Review: Bruce Lee's most fun film; a classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Set in Rome, Return of the Dragon (ROTD) is the last of Bruce's Hong Kong-produced films. Unlike Hollywood-produced Enter the Dragon, the English is dubbed, the production quality low by comparison. Yet, this movie is highly entertaining. Enter the Dragon was Bruce's biggest film, but there's something about ROTD that makes it his most exciting.
The fight-to-the-death showdown with martial arts legend, Chuck Norris, elevates ROTD to cult-classic status. Any kid that was a fan of the martial arts in the 1970's and 1980's wanted to see Bruce "beat" Chuck.
Like all of Bruce's movies, ROTD's fight scenes are brilliant, amazing, things of beauty. Though the fights are (obviously) staged, the athleticism displayed is otherworldly. They're quite funny, too. Bruce's charm and good sense of comic expression come through, particularly in the sparring/training scenes in the alley.
Enter the Dragon is really a James Bond film with lots of martial arts.(See my review.) ROTD, by contrast, is more in the tradition of Hong Kong kung fu films in which battles are fought for justice, honor, revenge, protection of family and loved ones, etc.
If you like martial arts films, ROTD is essential viewing. It's fun even if you're only mildly interested in -- or can just tolerate -- martial arts.
Movie Review: Bruce's finest hour
Summary: 5 Stars
According to Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee pitched the idea of their climactic, gladiatorial duel in the Roman Colloseum to him over the telephone. Norris, who was World Karate Champion at the time, responded "So you want to beat the World Champion?", and without missing a beat, Lee replied, "No, I want to kill the World Champion."
THE WAY OF THE DRAGON (the title Bruce gave his film, later titled RETURN OF THE DRAGON to link it to Bruce's signature piece) was Bruce's directorial debut, and features a cheesy story involving Bruce protecting a Chinese resturant from local Italian mafioso's, but the real sotry of the movie comes in the end.
During his climactic face-off in the Colloseum against Chuck Norris, Bruce stubbornly clings to his traditionalist method of Kung fu, and ends up getting his butt kicked. He then realizes that he must embody the essence of water: flow. Constant, ceaseless, unending flow. With this principal in mind, Bruce rises to his feet and adopts a more bouyant approach, and before long, he is victorious in one of the silver screen's most amazing (and brutal) martial arts duels.
Watch THE WAY OF THE DRAGON for this classic match up of two legends; even after thirty five years, the battle is as powerful as ever, and Bruce's philoshophy of flow has never been better represented.