Enter The Dragon (DVD)

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

"Enter the Dragon", with an effective enough story, is one of the best choreographed and cleverly done action/Kung-fu films you will ever see. The film was very influential at the time of it's release in 1973, showcasing Jeet Kune Do expert and actor, Bruce Lee to worldwide fame for his incredible grasp of martial arts fighting and stamina. The film made over 90 million profit worldwide from a reasonably small budget. It also helped rise the profile of many of the cast including John Saxon and Bolo Yeung, as well as raising western awareness of legendary Chinese actor and martial artist Shih Kien, who played the role of the main villain, Han. With some great ...  Read the complete review

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

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

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