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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: ... with no laws, as it is under no international jurisdiction. Han exports drugs as well as testing them on vulnerable young ... more

 ... women, who are his servants. He has his own martial arts school on the island, and hosts a tournament every 3 years, to help recruit a personal army to serve only him. Lee is seen as the most designated candidate thanks to his non-armed combat skills. Han's island outlaws firearms. It is discovered that Han was a former student of Shaolin before being expelled. To the shock of Lee, his father tells him, Han and his gang are no stranger to his family. It was the reason her sister was forced to kill herself, to evade ...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, 228 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

Putley
Premium Review The Definitive Action/Kung-Fu Film... (1320 words)
by - written on 22/12/09 (Very useful, 25 readings)
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"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

MykReeve
Premium Review Enter The Dragon (DVD): Chasing the Dragon (979 words)
by - written on 22/11/00 (Very useful, 54 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 Blu-ray review - Martial Arts at it's best (993 words)
by - written on 12/09/08 (Very useful, 89 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 Enter The Dragon (DVD): 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

 
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