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DVD The Game of Death
Bruce Lee died after shooting only a few scenes of his ambitious Game of Death, but that didn't stop greedy producers from finishing and releasing "Lee's last film," even if he's doubled for most of it. Lee planned an ambitious expression of his fighting philosophy, and his story culminates in the rigorous challenge of the "Game of Death," in which combatants take on successively greater and greater masters as they fight their way to the top of a tower. Only a few fight scenes were completed, and the released film is about a martial arts movie star who takes on a syndicate of drug dealers. Lee faces down the towering Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in an impressive battle, one of the only surviving scenes from Lee's original shoot, while outtakes from his battle with Chuck Norris in Return of the Dragon are used along with real-life footage from Lee's funeral. The rest of the film is a mishmash of car chases and clumsily edited fights, complete with awkward inserts of Lee's face. His double remains hidden behind a pair of dark glasses or a motorcycle helmet throughout, and he abruptly changes into a yellow jumpsuit for no reason other than to match Lee's costume in the final scene. --Sean Axmaker
The last film Bruce Lee made before his tragic death
Bruce Lee (AKA: Lee Jun Fan), is one of film history's most talented action stars of all time, and it shows on every movie he made ! He was respected by a whole lot of people from the US and in Hong Kong during his existence in the early '70s. He has made four smash hit martial arts movies like "Fists of Fury", "The Chinese Connection", "Return of the Dragon", and "Enter The Dragon". All of these films shot Lee to stardom. And finally, it comes down to Lee's fifth and final movie "Game of Death". This movie was originally filmed, months after "Enter The Dragon". Unfortunately, after he died of cerebral edema in July 20, 1973, Bruce Lee only completed a third of the film. The film remained incomplete for five years. Finally in 1978, Raymond Chow and Robert Clouse finished the film and threw in the scenes Lee was in before his death, and some additional with a Bruce Lee lookalike, Tang Lung. This movie turned out okay, but unfotunately for my taste, it was a little dull, since a third of the film didn't include the REAL Bruce Lee. It's very simple to realize that when Lee is fighting sloppily, everyone knows it's just the lookalike, Tang Lung himself, but at least he looks like Lee in almost every way. Besides, if it weren't for Tang Lung, "Game of Death" would've remained incomplete for 25 years, and I give him credit for that. Everybody else should ! Another drawback of the movie is the voice acting on some characters. One of the fighters sounded like an answering machine voice with an Asian accent. I laughed a bit, but all in all, I thought it was ridiculous ! Granted, I really liked the action sequecnes, especially the big fight between Bruce Lee and former Basketball sensation, Kareem Abdul Jabbar. However, some of the fight scenes turned out a little plain, when Tang Lung tags along as the Lee lookalike, but his fighting skills are fairly interesting, but not as good as the real thing, and you know who I'm talking about ! All in all, this turned out to be a unique martial arts classic like all of Bruce Lee's films, but not what I have come to expect ! The flaws of the film were too noticeable and the fact that Bruce Lee was replaced by his double, Tang Lung, is way too noticeable. That's what I didn't like about the film. But still, I enjoyed it a lot ! If you wanna spice up your DVD collection with Lee's films, you have to get this one !
DO NOT BUY THIS FILM (READ THIS)
This film is an insult to everything Bruce Lee was. And they didn't even use all of the available fight footage. Instead, pick up "Bruce Lee - A Warrior's Journey". It contains all of the original fight footage Bruce shot, along with a VERY in depth documentary covering his whole life. If you are a Bruce Lee or kung fu fan, this is a must own. Cross my heart.
"Game Of Death" Review
While billed as the "final film of Bruce Lee", it is important to note that this movie just splices footage from other Lee films in with both shots of a Lee double and the only actual material that Bruce recorded for the film, which clocks in at just over 20 minutes. The way that the filmmakers try to pass off a poor double as the real Bruce reminds one of the infamous Bela Lugosi "Plan 9 From Outer Space" curtain call. While the first hour or so of the movie is laughably bad, one of the big anti-climatic fights involving Bruce and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is worth every dime you put in. The jaw-dropping battle uses well-placed fight choreography as opposed to today's fancy camera tricks to make for one of the best martial arts fight routines captured on film. For those who want to know, the plot of the film surrounds a martial arts film star who fakes his death and returns to seek revenge on the mob. In a twisted sense of irony, Bruce's character is shot on a movie set with a gun that is filled with real bullets instead of blanks, the very same accident that would claim his son, Brandon, on the set of "The Crow", nearly twenty years later.
Bruce Lee wrote and directed Return of the Dragon, his third film, a mix of hard-edged kung fu and goofy humor. Once again he plays the country boy who travels to a foreign land, in this case Italy, where his restaurant-owning cousins face trouble from the local syndicate. Their strong-arm tactics have driven customers away and now threaten the family, but Lee refuses to buckle under their pressure and takes them on in a series of impressive confrontations. The film ends with a memorable showdown with world-champion karate artist Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum (though much of it is staged in a rather cheap studio set), a brutal, almost inhuman battle that revels in the intense punishment taken by the combatants. Norris is one of Lee's best opponents and a marvelous physical... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Bruce Lee - Chuck Norris Director(s): Bruce Lee DVD Release Date: Released the 03 July 2001 This item is currently not available.
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The last film completed by Bruce Lee before his untimely death, Enter the Dragon was his entrée into Hollywood. The American-Hong Kong coproduction, shot in Asia by American director Robert Clouse, stars Lee as a British agent sent to infiltrate the criminal empire of bloodthirsty Asian crime lord Han (Shih Kien) through his annual international martial arts tournament. Lee spends his days taking on tournament combatants and nights breaking into the heavily guarded underground fortress, kicking the living tar out of anyone who stands in his way. The mix of kung fu fighting (choreographed by Lee himself) and James Bond intrigue (the plot has more than a passing resemblance to Dr. No) is pulpy by any standard, but the generous budget and talented cast of world-class... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Bruce Lee Director(s): Robert Clouse DVD Release Date: Released the 30 June 1998 Usually ships in 24 hours
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"The Chinese Connection" starting the legendary Bruce Lee also known as "Fist of Fury" has led some to confuse it with Lee's debut film of the same title. It appears that the films were mixed up and placed in wrong containers when they were originally shipped to the U.S. for distribution. Make no mistake about it because that's where the similarities end as "The Chinese Connection" is a far superior production in comparison to Lee's first film (originally titled "The Big Boss"). In "The Chinese Connection" Lee plays Chen Jeh a fictional student to real life martial arts hero Fok Yuen Gaap who was poisoned by Japanese in Shanghai during the 1930's. Using this basic premise the film follows the super human exploits of Chen Jeh who seeks revenge for the murder of his beloved teacher. ... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Bruce Lee - Nora Miao Director(s): Wei Lo DVD Release Date: Released the 03 July 2001 Usually ships in 6 to 7 days
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Bruce Lee kicked around Hollywood for years looking in vain for an American break when Hong Kong came calling. As Kato in the TV series The Green Hornet he had become an Asian star (the series was renamed for his character when it crossed the Pacific) and ripe for his own vehicle. This raw, low-budget effort, called The Big Boss in its native Hong Kong, is a generic revenge drama enlivened by Lee's intense screen presence and martial arts prowess. He's a country boy who takes a job at a Thailand ice-packing plant and discovers it's a cover for heroin smuggling. Lee is held back through the first half of the film by a promise he made his sweet, gray-haired mom not to brawl (which means you have to wait to see him in action), but his indignation turns to fury as friends and... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Bruce Lee Director(s): Wei Lo DVD Release Date: Released the 21 May 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Bruce Lee's life, philosophy, and final film are examined in this reverent documentary, which traces the master's path through the development of his own style, his battles with mainstream Hollywood and martial arts traditionalists, and his emergence as the world's top box-office draw. Just as interesting as Lee's life is the chance to see lost footage from The Game of Death, Lee's final, unfinished film. Outtakes offer the opportunity to see Lee's perfectionism in action, and the reconstructed storyline reveals how Lee's personal martial arts philosophy shaped the film. And yes, there is a spectacular nunchakau fight. Interviews with Lee and those close to him highlight his energy, intelligence, and remarkable charisma. Fans of Lee will welcome this new insight into his... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Bruce Lee - John Little (II) DVD Release Date: Released the 05 March 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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