An excellent film. This is Bruce Lee's best film, ever. Actually, when CBS-Fox released a "Bruce Lee Boxed Set" of four movies a few years back, I was surprised that this particular title wasn't included. Shame on them!
This film is rather short on plot, and the acting leaves some to be desired. However, the main attractions behind this film are the martial arts sequences, and they certainly won't disappoint. This film has the best martial arts action in the history of cinema.
Bruce Lee is amazing in this movie, and there are even a couple of those famous "close-up" shots of his face after obliterating an opponent with some fantastic move or another, along with that howl of his that just kind of tapers off very slowly along with the slow-motion action of the sequence. If you are a Bruce Lee fan, or a fan of martial arts in general, you will know what I'm talking about. Nobody did it better than Bruce.
John Saxon and Jim Kelly are pretty good here also, and Bolo Yeung can also be seen in this movie, his first major motion picture. (He is credited as Yang Sze here.) Actually, some people don't know that Yeung was a student of Lee's. As well, this movie contains an uncredited entrance by Jackie Chan. IMDb lists Jackie as being an extra in the finale of the movie, but I believe he is also seen in the beginning of the film when Lee's sister is being attacked by Oharra and his gang of malcontents. (I think he is the one that Lee's sister first defends herself against.) Watch closely... I'm not totally sure it's him, but it sure looks like him.
Overall, if you are a Bruce Lee fan, or a martial arts fan, or just adore fabulous action sequences, be sure and get this movie. It has recently been re-released for the 25th Anniversary of the movie, and that particular version is the one you should see. I was a bit bothered by the fact that the sound still doesn't seem the best, there are some parts that actually seem to be dubbed, even when english words are being spoken. But, after all, what would a martial arts movie be without at least some dubbing?
My Rating: 10/10
This film is rather short on plot, and the acting leaves some to be desired. However, the main attractions behind this film are the martial arts sequences, and they certainly won't disappoint. This film has the best martial arts action in the history of cinema.
Bruce Lee is amazing in this movie, and there are even a couple of those famous "close-up" shots of his face after obliterating an opponent with some fantastic move or another, along with that howl of his that just kind of tapers off very slowly along with the slow-motion action of the sequence. If you are a Bruce Lee fan, or a fan of martial arts in general, you will know what I'm talking about. Nobody did it better than Bruce.
John Saxon and Jim Kelly are pretty good here also, and Bolo Yeung can also be seen in this movie, his first major motion picture. (He is credited as Yang Sze here.) Actually, some people don't know that Yeung was a student of Lee's. As well, this movie contains an uncredited entrance by Jackie Chan. IMDb lists Jackie as being an extra in the finale of the movie, but I believe he is also seen in the beginning of the film when Lee's sister is being attacked by Oharra and his gang of malcontents. (I think he is the one that Lee's sister first defends herself against.) Watch closely... I'm not totally sure it's him, but it sure looks like him.
Overall, if you are a Bruce Lee fan, or a martial arts fan, or just adore fabulous action sequences, be sure and get this movie. It has recently been re-released for the 25th Anniversary of the movie, and that particular version is the one you should see. I was a bit bothered by the fact that the sound still doesn't seem the best, there are some parts that actually seem to be dubbed, even when english words are being spoken. But, after all, what would a martial arts movie be without at least some dubbing?
My Rating: 10/10