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Enter The Dragon (DVD)

 
Description: Genre: Action & Adventure / Theatrical Release: 1973 / Director: Robert Clouse / Actors: Bruce Lee, John Saxon ... / ... more
Enter The Dragon (DVD) ... DVD released 15 October, 2001 at Warner Home Video / Features of the DVD: PAL, Widescreen / The last film completed by Bruce Lee before his untimely death, Enter the Dragon was his entrée into Hollywood. The American-Hong Kong co-production, shot in Asia by American director Robert Clouse, stars Lee as a British agent sent to infiltrate the criminal empire of bloodthirsty Asian crime lord Han (Shih Kien) through his annual international martial arts tournament. Lee spends his days taking on tournament combatants and nights breaking into the heavily guarded underground fortress, kicking the living tar out of anyone who stands in his way. The mix of kung fu fighting (choreographed by Lee himself) and James Bond intrigue (the plot has more than a passing resemblance to Dr. No) is pulpy by any standard, but the generous budget and talented cast of world-class martial artists puts this film in a category well above Lee's primitive Hong Kong productions. Unfortunately he's off the screen for large chunks of time as American maverick competitors (and champion martial artists) John Saxon and Jim Kelly take centre stage, but once the fighting starts Lee takes over. The tournament setting provides an ample display of martial arts mastery of many styles and climaxes with a huge free-for-all, but the highlight is Lee's brutal one-on-one with the claw-fisted Han in the dynamic hall-of-mirrors battle. Lee narrows his eyes and tenses into a wiry force of sinew, speed and ruthless determination. -- Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

Newest Review: ... has more devious plans than are first apparent. Lee therefore teams up with Roper (John Saxon - the Western link in the film) ... more

 ... and other underdogs to take down this dangerous operation, with whatever surprises it may behold. Although it's in many ways now quite a corny film, it stands as a cinematic landmark largely because it was the first martial arts film that was created in the Hollywood system. It then opened the floodgates not only for Lee to create a plethora of films, but also that his followers, such as Jackie Chan (who is actually a stuntman in the film) and Jet Li might get an easier time trying to get martial arts films m...more

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oxonian
Crowned Review Enter The Dragon (DVD): Enter as Dragon... Exit as Legend! (1526 words)
by - written on 17/02/08 (Very useful, 225 readings)
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A long time ago, way back in 1988, I watched a film which changed my life forever. The previous night, using our recently purchased VHS machine, my father had recorded a Kung Fu film for us to watch. At five years old, I had not had much exposure to films, and I had no idea what Kung Fu was or meant. All the family sat together, as we used to back in the days when we were all young and living at home, and my father pressed 'Play'. Enter the Dragon started, and it was to teach me about Kung Fu. Enter the Dragon was my first introduction to Bruce Lee, who is arguably the greatest Martial Artist of all time, and it was one I was never going to forget. I became a ...  Read the complete review

MykReeve
Premium Review Chasing the Dragon (979 words)
by - written on 22/11/00 (Very useful, 53 readings)
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If you compare the covers of the US and UK video or DVD releases of 'Enter The Dragon', you'll immediately notice one difference. The weapon that Bruce Lee is carrying is very different – in the US edition, he wields a nunchaku (two sticks joined by a chain), whereas in the UK edition, he holds a rather plain looking staff. This is something that the British Board of Film Classification have long held an over-protective stance on – there's obviously no way that the British audience could see someone yielding a nunchaku, without wanting to try it ourselves, apparently. Well, the BBFC have recently seen the light, and under the new progressive ...  Read the complete review

Bax88
Premium Review Enter The Dragon (DVD): Blu-ray review - Martial Arts at it's best (993 words)
by - written on 12/09/08 (Very useful, 85 readings)
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Way back in 1973, 35 years ago now, arguably the best martial artist the world has ever known filmed his final movie before his saddening and mysterious death in the same year. Bruce Lee starred in Enter the Dragon, a film that has made over $200 million worldwide to date and therefore is undoubtedly the most successful martial arts film to date, and a screening which helped propel the fighting style to fame. The charismatic Bruce Lee plays a martial arts teacher called Lee who travels and competes in tournaments around the world. An upcoming tournament is being ran by a man known as "Mr Han" who the British Government happen to have a keen interest ...  Read the complete review

huggy2009
Premium Review Classic Kung-Fu Action Flick (526 words)
by - written on 08/06/09 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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This is the only film Bruce Lee created as a big budget Hollywood film, it is ground breaking as a martial arts film and is still one of the greatest fighting films ever made. The Film - This was the last film Bruce Lee made before his death, just as he broke Hollywood, the film is directed by Robert Clouse and is hollywoods first ever Kung Fu film, the film follows Bruce Lee, fellow Martial Artist Jim Kelly and John Saxon. Lee is a mysterious Shao-Lin martial artist who is invited to a martial arts tournament held by the evil Han, Han is an international drug dealer and villain who invites the worlds greatest fighters to his island each year to fight. He ...  Read the complete review

richy77
Premium Review Enter The Dragon (DVD): Stands the test of time? (468 words)
by - written on 22/06/01 (Very useful, 84 readings)
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Bruce Lee is a legend in the Kung-Fu world and Enter The Dragon is one of his American made movies. This is the review of the uncut 25th Aniversary version of Enter the Dragon which was remastered. Enter the Dragon has a pretty simple plot. Bruce Lee is a martial arts expert who talked into talking part in a dnagerous tournament by the Police. The tournament is organised by Han(played by Shih Kien) a corrupt bad guy who has an underground smuggling operation on his Island. Lee takes part in the tournament with the aim of avenging his sisters death. She killed herself whilst being chased by some of Han's guards. Joining Lee in the tournament is Roper (John ...  Read the complete review

 
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