"You can call it the art of fighting without fighting."
-- Lee (Bruce Lee)
When you watch Enter the Dragon these days, it becomes pretty obvious, almost immediately, where films like Mortal Kombat and Conan the Destroyer got their inspiration from.
This, the first kung film to be produced by a major Hollywood studio, and the last completed Bruce Lee film before his death "by misadventure", is credited with popularizing the martial art in America and establishing Lee as a cultural icon.
And the reason that the film is considered such a quintessential film of the 1970s is not because of the plot or acting (both are appalling, to say the least) but because of the action. The fight choreography in Enter the Dragon is so good that we needn't bother dwelling on what's bad here.
So ignore the paper-thin, James Bond-type plot, and the piss-poor attempts at emotional expressiveness, and enjoy Enter the Dragon for what it is: Jaw-breaking kicks, high- pitched squeals, and incredibly-ripped male bodies.
Indeed, Lee's phenomenal fitness has to be witnessed to be believed.
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Advantages: Superb fight sequences, compelling plot and excellent acting. Disadvantages: Standard of fighting is not as magnificent as Way of the Dragon.
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Advantages: Bruce Lee's best and final film, tons of special features, sharp and detailed picture. Disadvantages: A poor audio track which only appears to use the front two speakers of a 5.1 surround system
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Advantages: Superb fight sequences, compelling plot and excellent acting. Disadvantages: Standard of fighting is not as magnificent as Way of the Dragon.
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Advantages: Bruce Lee's best and final film, tons of special features, sharp and detailed picture. Disadvantages: A poor audio track which only appears to use the front two speakers of a 5.1 surround system
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