Enter The Dragon (Box Set) (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: You can see Bruce Lee at his best....
Disadvantages: ....non-kung-fu fans will of course disapprove.

Bruce Lee will have had fewer films that have touched upon the western psyche as this one did. With it’s inimitable style (much copied since including the recent Mortal Kombat), there is some logic in the plot. Many kuhg-fu films suffer from having a barely comprehensible plot and how and why it’s characters do what they do. With this film, the plot is simple, Bruce is recruited to be an undercover operative for the police who cannot infiltrate the ... Read review

Advantages: Great action throughout
Disadvantages: Being governed by British laws, we have to make do with a cut version.

"Arguably the most entertaining, colourful and spectacular kung-fu movie ever made." Well that's what it says on the packaging, but unfortunately although it's most likely true, the film is destroyed yet again by the industries video guardians, well at least it is for region 2 viewers. Why is it that these ignorant people have to continually cut out the most memorable scenes? They say it's too violent and teaches the kids to be violent. What a crock, ... Read review

Advantages: The majectic Bruce in action, generally entertaining
Disadvantages: poor story, bad acting, grainy colour, average sound, last proper Bruce Lee film

...limits and respected his art. Enter The Dragon is a poor film by modern day standards but remains perhaps the best visual example of natural martial arts anywhere! ... Read review

Advantages: martial arts sequences, one of Bruce Lee's best films
Disadvantages: Cheesy script, could have been better for the timid anti-oriental producers

By the far Bruce Lee's best film, I couldn't stop watching it, in the end I erased it. It got too much. This started the whole martial arts genre, the craze, it gave hope to bullied kids at school who now realised they could defend themselves and gain confidence at the same time, Bruce style. Of course back in the 70's only the rich and famous would train with Bruce, like Steve McQueen and various others. The film starts with the bad guy chasing ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic action scenes
Disadvantages: predictable, but who cares

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. ... Read review

Advantages: Classic martial arts movie restored to its former glory.
Disadvantages:

Hacked to within an inch if its life by the BBFC, the R1 Collector's Edition of Bruce Lee's classic kung-fu flick is a sight to behold. Not only do you finally get to see the fabled nunchuka fight in all its glory but you also have the privilege of witnessing a number of previously-deleted scenes that have been reintegrated into the movie, including a (very badly dubbed) conversation between Lee and his mentor. Then there are the extras, of which ... Read review

Advantages: Most action packed of all Bruce Lee films
Disadvantages: Isn't enough fight scenes containing Bruce Lee

Enter the Dragon is the most action packed of all of the Bruce Lee films. The film is based around Han's martial arts tornament that brings together many fighters of different styles into a story of new friendship, love and betrayal. Unlike many martial arts films there is a considerably original plot which consists of three individual fighters all seeking out Han, the leader of a dangerous fighting tornament for revenge. The roles that each ... Read review

Advantages: Bruce Lee
Disadvantages:

...Hollywood produced martial arts move, Enter The Dragon has the best of both worlds - dazzling fight scenes, and a production of the highest order. Although the story is a little flimsy and James Bond-esque it does get the characters where they need to be when they need be. There's drug smuggling, international kidnapping, secret service stuff, and a whole load of other elements but let's not kid ourselves - you're going to watch this for the action ... Read review

Advantages: Excellently Shot, Beautifully Directed
Disadvantages: At times is a bit dis-jointed

Enter the Dragon is probably the best film that Bruce Lee was ever involved with. While I would consider the fight scenes to be second to other films such as the 'Big Boss' and 'Way of the Dragon', I think that the storyline is compelling and clear throughout this film. Bruce Lee is on top form in this superb film and gives an excellent performance in his acting and his action sequences. The fight scenes were choreographed by Bruce himself and ... Read review

Advantages: Fight Scenes
Disadvantages: Even Though I Have Given It A Good Rating, It's Not For Non-Martial Arts Fans

...Lee, an agent who must enter a martial arts tournament so he can prove that the tournament host Han, is feeding drugs to women and then selling them all round the world. As well as Mr Lee and Han you have two other main characters, Williams played by Jim Kelly, whose entered the tournament to escape the racism he's suffering from his home and Roper played by John Saxon whose entered the tournament because of serious debts and he could do with the ... Read review

Advantages: After seeing this film you would want to go out and start learning wing chun.
Disadvantages: This was Bruce Lees final fully completed film before his death.

...his revenge he has to enter the tournament himself. There are also other characters in the fold like Roper who enters so he could pay off his loans. And his friend williams who has a run in with racists cops, who decides to enter the tournament for the money to make his life easy. The main guy in charge of the tournement is Han, with his hench men Bolo and Oharra (played by Bolo Yeung and Robert Wall). With these characters and with thier different ... Read review

Advantages: Well it's Bruce Lee init?
Disadvantages: If this copy has the weapon scenes then none, other than John Saxon's flared troosers!

Has been released many times and every time has more and more snippets of weapons scenes put back in. Totally cheesy dialogue but plenty chop sockey action. Bruce Lee kicks ass, Hollywood style. Black Belt Jones has some classic one liners, suitable for Message ringtones for your mobile-phone, like, "Hey mister Han-man, been practicing huh?" and "You come straight out of a comic book... hoot, hoot, hoot!" biff, baff crunch. Black Belt Jones unfortunately ... Read review