Enter The Dragon
25th Anniversary
Twenty-five years following his untimely death, Bruce Lee remains the movies' supreme martial-arts star. And Enter the Dragon, fully restored, in stereo for the first time and containing 3 minutes not included in the original U.S. theatrical release, stands the test of time as the most popular martial-arts epic in film history. This 25th anniversary edition also includes Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, sharing film, video and audio material from the Lee family archives with fans for the first time ever!
Member Reviews
Not Bad ... but something's missing - Doom
Though it is always a blast to see Martial Arts cinema's most enduring icon on screen, there's something missing from Enter The Dragon.
And frankly, I feel that's because it was an American made film. It lacks the innovative, on the fly, low budget feel of a Hong Kong actioner.The Unscene Punch - ShawnSwanky
The scenario is simple. A martial arts tournament. A remote island. The host, Han, a renegade Shaolin. His tournament? A cover for recruiting muscle to a cynical and cruel drug business. To expose Han, a CIA-like agency recruits a good Shaolin played by Bruce Lee. With the tournament as cover, he is to get on the island and look for incriminating evidence. Visiting his father before leaving, Lee suddenly discovers Han’s right-hand man had victimized his own family. His sister chose suicide rather than suffer a humiliating rape by his thugs. Now, our hero has a burning personal motive to fight Han. Yet violent revenge would dishonor the dead sister’s code. Can our hero keep his own violence within the rules? Or just for self defence? Or will the all-too human desire for justice reduce him to becoming an outlaw to the code? One no better than Han?
Bang! As our attention is glued left, the great fighter delivers a subtle knock-out from the right. The movie’s power is not in story, or style. And that is also the wrong place to look when evaluating this movie.
Due to limited space, see my full review on ShawnSwanky.com: http://www.shawnswanky.com/articles/reviews/enterTheDragon.htmlBruce Lee's Last and Best Film - bwod
One of the problems I have had with Bruce Lee's Hong Kong movies is the bad dubbing (Chinese to English). I would sooner have seen them in the original language, with English subtitles. Finally, with "Enter The Dragon", we get to hear Bruce speaking in English. That alone makes this a good movie. But there's more. Since this was a co-production, between Hong Kong and America, the quality of the production is far superior to his earlier films.
The location where the majority of the story takes place is beautiful. There is a cast of hundreds, and some of the scenes are so elaborate you will be amazed.
Needless to say Bruce achieved world-wide fame with this movie. He was in peak form once again demonstrating his unparalleled strengths and artistry in the martial arts.
Two thumbs up!
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Not Bad ... but something's missing - Doom
Though it is always a blast to see Martial Arts cinema's most enduring icon on screen, there's something missing from Enter The Dragon.
And frankly, I feel that's because it was an American made film. It lacks the innovative, on the fly, low budget ...The Unscene Punch - ShawnSwanky
The scenario is simple. A martial arts tournament. A remote island. The host, Han, a renegade Shaolin. His tournament? A cover for recruiting muscle to a cynical and cruel drug business. To expose Han, a CIA-like agency recruits a good Shaolin played by Bruce ...Bruce Lee's Last and Best Film - bwod
One of the problems I have had with Bruce Lee's Hong Kong movies is the bad dubbing (Chinese to English). I would sooner have seen them in the original language, with English subtitles. Finally, with "Enter The Dragon", we get to hear Bruce speaking in English. ...