TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

dworldeater Bruce Lee The Man, The Myth is probably the first martial arts movie that I remember seeing. I remember on Saturday afternoons after Saturday morning cartoons channel 29 had "Kung Fu Theater" and played all kinds of old school kung fu movies. This was one that they played a lot and is also my introduction to Bruce Lee. The film is chronologically correct, but for the most part the story and the amount of fights Bruce got in are greatly exaggerated or fiction. If you want to learn about Bruce Lee, there are some excellent documentaries and books to learn about the man and his life. However, Bruce Lee The Man, The Myth is a very entertaining film and everything I want in a classic kung fu movie. Even though Bruce Li is a Bruce Lee imitator, he is really good. While pretty much nobody was in the shape Bruce Lee was in, or had the explosive power that he had, Bruce Li was in great shape and possesses great fighting skills. Plus, he has plenty of charisma and kind of resembles Bruce Lee. The fights are incredible and there is a lot of them here. When watching foreign films, I normally prefer to watch them in its original language and subtitles. This is one notable exception and the ridiculous dialouge put this movie over the top with some truly memorable, hilarious dialouge that I find myself quoting all time. While the film is more fiction than fact, this is highly entertaining and has a larger budget than most of the other Brucespoitation movies that came out during this period. Shot on location in Hong Kong, the US and Europe, this is bar far the most well made of these films as well as a big personal favorite. For anyone that might remember The Headbanger's Ball on MTV in the 80's, you might recall them showing clips from this movie with SOD playing in the background. While I highly doubt Bruce Lee told everyone their martial arts are garbage, laughed at them and beat them up, Bruce Lee The Man, The Myth is a beautiful movie man and if you have'nt seen this, you are truly missing out.

lguard This is one of the "Bruceploitation" movies that Hong Kong produced in the 1970's and 80's. And "Bruce Li" (aka Ho Tsung Dao) was the premier actor in those days. Here he plays the legendary fighter from his teenage years up until his untimely death. This movie was actually better than most so called bios. It was more true to his life than most. Included was his relationship with his Wing Chun Kung Fu master Yip Man, friends in Seattle, Oakland, and Hong Kong. His wife Linda and 2 kids were also shown. Betty Ting Pei , who was there when he died, also is shown. This film was also chronologically correct, for the most part ( showing first Hong Kong, then Seattle, San Francisco/Oakland, Hollywood, and finally Hong Kong). Of course this film had it's exaggerated moments ( to put it mildly) such as Lee fighting mafioso in Rome ( while filming Way of the Dragon) or the fight to teach non-Chinese in San Francisco ( which in reality was in his Oakland school, not the street in San Francisco). They also at the end put out the various "theories" about his death , including the idea that he's still alive, hiding out in the New Territories ( maybe he's teaching Elvis how to fight and Elvis is teaching him how to sing and play guitar)! Still this film was actually more accurate than most films, including in many cases Dragon:The Bruce Lee Story ( maybe thanks to director Ng See Yuen who helped launch Jackie Chan's career). Overall, it's pretty good ( for the genre).

jim-ludtke I think this is the filck I first saw during a stormy night in San Francisco's Chinatown - terribly dubbed, choppily edited and I have been looking for this movie ever since. It was more fun that I remember having had watching a fake Bruce Lee movie -- ever!There are several heavily symbolic montages with sappy lounge-style romantic musical themes, my personal favorite involved cross-cutting between the usual "romping at the beach" footage with what I think was a dachshund running down a hill ... an obvious tribute to "Battleship Potemkin" -- foreshadowing a life out of control.I was so certain that this grindhouse goodie would disappear forever that I saw it 5 times in the course of the week it played at that Chinatown Cinema(THIS IS NOT A SPOILER, BUT SCROLL DOWN ANYWAY> I NEED TO REMARK ON THE FINAL FOOTAGEThere is a wonderfully unintentionally hilarious tribute in song to Bruce Lee --- as Bruce Li, that is... which ends with the repeated cry of "Bruuuuuce! -- Bruuuuuce!", with mondo echo effects.It just doesn't get better.

InzyWimzy Bruce Lee: The Dragon Lives carries the legacy of classic Bruceploitation flicks and starring the forerunner of that movement Chung Tao Ho a.k.a. Bruce Li. This one strays far and away from Bruce's life, but that doesn't mean it's not funny!The film delves into the curse of Bruce Lee, symbolized by lightning, rain, and strong winds. Then, ZIP to the U.S. where Bruce is hassled by the man, does martial arts training at a conveniently found wooden pole park, and tries to hitch a ride. Unfortunately, motorists are very wary of giving Bruce Li a lift, so much so he is almost run off the road by a sadistic hippie. Bruce responds by yelling "BASTARDS, damn you!" I'm not so sure if Bruce Lee was quite so hostile. Then, at the tournament, he sees his cop friend. Gee, thanks Officer for offering me a lift! Maybe Bruce should've just asked him.The tournament: I swear the thai guy is based on the thai villain in Master of Flying Guillotine; a much MORE credible martial arts film. The battles include no hold barred, blood spilling action and even a Chinese Hitler joins in. Don't forget Sammuel Curtis who has the most 70s jive turkey voice EVER and taunts with remarks like "Look at this kid!" and "Go on home China boy and take your kung fu with you!" Remember, Bruce hates wearing ponytails and anyone putting down kung fu. Not only does he draw boos, laughs, and ridicule from the crowd, he also manages to get beat up during fights and almost knocked into unconsciousness. This is Bruce??They go through Bruce's rise to fame including shooting Fist of Fury with Bruce sporting a mustache! Eventually, Bruce's training goes extreme and his obsession with his idol from the depths-of-hell punching machine. Man, if he was so worried about being cursed, it'd be wiser not to keep an evil deity apparatus in your home. Oh, and Bruce cheated on his wife and laughed maniacally after doing the nasty.Watch this one and know this was not even a glimmer of the real Bruce Lee. Not as great as "Bruce Lee True Story", but way better than "Bruce Lee A Dragon's Story". How could I forget the awesome theme song? "He's a Legend, he's a hero" is still emblazed in my mind.