The two-disc DVD was loaded with goodies you really couldn't ask for more, except for maybe a better commentary. And you gotta love that 70's soundtrack! This is a classic action film that will never be forgotten. The variety of exciting fights are skillfully choreographed and there's not too much downtime from the action either even in the flash back we have some excellent female butt-kicking. While some of the fight scenes from Lee's Chinese Connection (I think that's the one) may rival the ones here, ETD is a far more well-rounded film. Bruce Lee's presence, of course, steals the show.
The characters are one of the main attractions here though, with the gambling but honorable Roper (John Saxon), the feisty and unorthodox (but effective!) Williams (Jim Kelly), Chinese Hercules Bolo, and the great baddie Han, the hand man.
The locations and setting are wonderful as well. Bruce Lee Enter the Dragon Addeddate 21:42:40 Identifier. Bruce Lee Enter The Dragon 1973 ( 10) Topics Bruce Lee Enter the Dragon.
Software An illustration of two photographs. In other words, you owe it to yourself to see this flick! The story is relatively simple but quite sufficient and sprinkled with humor. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. When it comes to kung fu cinema, Enter the Dragon is the most highly regarded. demanded the producers use Lee’s script changes so that production could resume.When it comes to kung fu, Bruce Lee is a legend. Shannon Lee writes that the producers “created cover-up stories about how my father was so nervous about being in a Hollywood movie and being a failure that he was terrified to show up to set.” Lee refused to give in, and finally Warner Bros. As Shannon writes, “He knew that if he didn’t take a stand, he would be marginalized over and over again by people who ‘knew better.'”Ī two-week standoff between Bruce Lee and the production ensued. The letter did not solve Bruce Lee’s problems, as the actor refused to show up to set on the first day of filming after discovering the producers were not using any of his script changes. In return, I, Bruce Lee, will always feel the deepest appreciation for the intensity of your involvement.” In closing, I will give you my heart, but please do not give me your head only. Pardon my bluntness, but that is me! You see, my obsession is to make, pardon the expression, the f-ingest action motion picture that has ever been made. In short, this is it, and ain’t nobody knows it like I know it. Unsurprisingly, theres frequent martial arts-style violence - lots of kicking and punching, but also characters killed by having their necks broken, a scene in which a woman commits suicide through hari-kari, a death by hanging, and another character getting impaled by a spear. My twenty years of experience, both in martial arts and acting has led to the successful harmony of showmanship and genuine, efficient, artful expression. Parents need to know that Enter the Dragon is a classic 1973 Bruce Lee martial arts movie. chairman Ted Ashley to express his excitement over the project and drive home his commitment to make a great film.īruce Lee’s letter reads: “I am sure you agree with me that quality, extreme hard work, and professionalism is what cinema is all about. Amid the clash over the script, Lee sent a letter to Warner Bros. The studio also tapped Lee to choreograph the fight scenes. Under the impression that he was getting creative control over the script, Bruce Lee began “training like he had never trained before” for the project. “No ‘finger pointing at the moon.’ No ‘art of fighting without fighting.’ No philosophical scene with the monk discussing the true nature of mastery - ‘I do not hit. “This original script had none of the iconic scenes that exist today,” Shannon Lee writes. Slams 'Duplicitous' Village Roadshow Lawsuit Over 'Matrix 4' Releaseįrom 'Nymphomaniac' to 'Shortbus,' a History of Unsimulated Sex Scenes in 32 Films 'The Batman' and Russia: F1, Eurovision, and YouTube Take Action, but Box Office Is Business as Usual