Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

hellraiser7 Bruce Lee is one of my favorite action stars and martial artists. He was another one of the inspirations/factors next to Jackie Chan whom has inspired me to be a martial artist. And if it wasn't for him the martial arts even action genre and martial arts world wouldn't be where it is now.This film of course was his starting point, and I thought it was a solid start for him. I'm just going to get two bad points from the film out first. I really didn't like the fight scenes with James Tian's character, the actor I think is a martial artist but it clearly looked like he needed more training in the chirography because it looked like an amateur was fighting. You could say those scenes sereve a purpose where I was thinking, "Who the hell is this guy, I don't want him I want Bruce Lee." Also it takes a while for things to get going as Bruce throughout some of the first half doesn't get to do anything.Now those are out of the way, lets get to business. The plot line is pretty basic as it's simply about Bruce having to thwart a drug smuggling operation. But really the plot's not that important, by it's nature it's a clothes line for the action.And that's what were in this film for the action and of course Bruce Lee. Bruce has some presence, emotion as well as quiet charisma, like those little moments where some jerk then tears and shatters that necklace from his mom, which of course was the vow that kept him from fighting (as if that's ever going to last) and of coruse when that happens we just see him explode. In a way it was kinda sweet relief for him and us because at that moment we know he's springing to action and there is no stopping him. Or even other moments like kicking a few guys while chomping on a few Fredos, which I just thought was a fun touch sort of touch, yeah no one ruins his meal.The music is solid the mandarin track is the best since that is the authentic track and it just fits the film better.And of coruse the fight scenes with Bruce are just excellent, the chirography is just spot on. As usual with Bruce there is so much grace, fluency and power to his moves. From the first fight however it's really the fight at the final half of the film that I love. From that fight at the ice factory at night which is one of my favorite battles of all time, it was just great seeing Bruce do all kinds of things, that factory in a way was like his playground.From seeing him throw a flashlight at someone and breaking the guy's skull, may'be Bruce's character should try out for the majors. Or seeing Bruce kick some guy though a wall which was I'll admit cartoonish as we saw the guys body outline, but I didn't mind because it showed Bruce had power to his moves. Using an ice pick and stabling the hell out of some baddies, even liked some of the blood effect.And of course the final battle another favorite battle of mine in the open field where he is kicking and using two knives at some baddies also armed with knives. I really loved seeing him do a combo of crescent kicks against one baddie and knock him down the pool.Then it leads to one of my favorite one on ones of all time, where we see Bruce fight against the Big Boss and it doesn't disappoint. As we see both go at it in both unarmed and armed combat.Overall, this was a solid marital arts film. If you're into Bruce Lee or are just discovering him this would be a pretty good starting point, hence the fact it was his. "The Big Boss" is a knockout.Rating: 3 stars

SnoopyStyle Cheng Chao-an (Bruce Lee) leaves his Chinese village to join relatives in Thailand. He is greeted by cousin Hsiu Chien who readily fights for others while Cheng promised his mother never to fight again. He joins his relatives at an ice factory owned by drug-lord big boss Hsiao Mi. When two of his cousins find drugs hidden in the ice, they are offered money but they politely refuse. They are killed and their bodies chopped up. Hsu Chien and Ah Pei go to ask questions but then they disappear. The men riot and Cheng is made foreman to appease them. Chiao Mei berates them for forgetting her brother. The boss throws him a party to get him drunk. Chiao Mei runs into him sneaking out of the brothel and the men are not happy that he forgot about Hsu Chien once again. Eventually, the hooker Sun reveals the truth and is killed. The boss's henchmen attack Chiao Mei and the family while Cheng is breaking into the factory. He finds drugs and the hidden bodies. He's confronted by the boss's son and numerous henchmen.It's a functional kung fu story. The idea that he promised not to fight is great one. It allows him to be on another level when he actually does fight. It also allows him to be human. He gets tricked by the boss. He falls for a hooker. He's restrained by his promise. That makes the fights so much better. It's like he had saved all of his energy for his big fights. The movie is also more brutal and bloodier than I expected. The main thing is that this is a Bruce Lee movie and he shows that he's obviously a superstar. He's burning with charisma and it comes across on the screen.

callanvass I like Bruce Lee, but he had a couple of misfires in his career. Most people consider Game of Death to be Bruce's worst film, but I give that dubious honor to this movie. Bruce Lee's dormant attitude by promising to never fight gets old very quickly. He doesn't start fighting until around the 45 minute mark. Throughout the movie, when Bruce isn't fighting or somebody else is, it's very talky. I really shouldn't be surprised though, considering Wei Lo directed it. Even Bruce's fight scenes in this one are somewhat disappointing. I'm used to Bruce's fights being one-sided in movies, but at least they contained excitement. This doesn't really have any of it, aside from the final fight at the end. He's never in any immediate danger, even when he looks to be heavily outnumbered. Let's face it, Bruce Lee is probably the only reason you decided to watch this movie to begin with. He's so fast and acrobatic. He has to deal with poor camera work and fight scenes that aren't exactly fluid. His performance is nothing to write home about, he relies on intensity and facial expressions. It works very well. What was up with that internal monologue of his? I don't get why this is rated so highly. It's poorly paced, unexciting, atrociously dubbed (At least the version I watched is) , and hard to get through. Stick to Enter The Dragon and Chinese Connection in lieu of this one4.6/10

gavin6942 A young man (Bruce Lee) sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.I have been watching Bruce Lee movies this week, and so far this one was probably the snoozer. There are some good fights in it. Heck, there is an incredible mêlée about a third of the way in where twenty or more men were kung fu fighting. Their moves were fast as lightning. Frankly, it was a little bit frightening. But that was the highlight of the film.Before this big fight, and after this fight, there is a lot of monotony. In other movies, this would be where you build a plot or work on character development. But here, I just did not get that feeling... it felt like an excuse to build the running time of the film.