Enter the Dragon is probably the best known film made by the remarkable talent that was Bruce Lee. The first actor to make the transition from the east to Hollywood Lee looked to have a long and illustrious career ahead of him before his untimely death which has been the subject of endless amounts of speculation.
With any other actor the plot of this film may have been too weak. However as a vehicle for Lee's spectacular art it works very well. Put simply(and it is relatively simple) the James Bond-style plot runs as follows.
Some British secret agency which seems to conduct its business out of a small room in Stepney have detected something fishy going on, on a remote island off Hong Kong. They have therefore enlisted the well known skills of Mr.Lee to see what the evil mastermind Han is up to (no doubt he is harbouring plans for world domination).
Conveniently Lee has the perfect opportunity to go snooping around as the reclusive Han is hosting a kung fu tournament. The tournament comprises some great characters from the brusque New Zealander to the suave but hapless Mr. Roper. What ensues is a great kung fu tournament closely followed by that old martial arts film favourite the fight between two or three main characters and seemingly endless numbers of gormless enemies.
Lee's acting although often mocked is certainly individual. When he's on screen he emanates an all encompassing calm that seems to transcend arrogance. With his fantastic facial expressions, particularly in the fight scene when he ruthlessly finishes off Chuck Norris his peculiar accent is easily overlooked.
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Your opinion gives a good overall plot line, and hopefully will entice people to see it! I can watch it over and over again just for the great Martial Arts action. Bruce Lee's truly a legend!
Advantages: martial arts sequences, one of Bruce Lee's best films Disadvantages: Cheesy script, could have been better for the timid anti-oriental producers
Feb 9th, 2001
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