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Classic martial arts action. Chen Chen (Bruce Lee) returns to Shanghai for the funeral of his martial arts mentor, who died in suspicious circumstances. Whilst he is mourning his old friend, members of a rival school arrive and taunt Chen and his friends, who do not react at first. Chen later visits the rival school and humiliates them by beating every single one of them, but this causes bloody repercussions and begins to uncover the real reasons behind the mentor's death.
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By Siamese
Format:DVD
Who would have known that one of Bruce Lee's greatest cinematic achievements could sound and, especially, look as good as it does in this recent DVD edition? Considering that this movie, much in the same way as the other early martial arts pictures that Lee made for Golden Harvest, was typically shot on a relatively low budget, with poor to average film stock being used, this restored version is nothing short of miraculous. The Fortune Star print makes it look like it was shot a few months ago, as it looks as clear as it probably never was when it first came out in March of 1972.
The colour balance, the picture resolution and the correct aspect ratio are rendered so perfectly that you start noticing small details that were always missed thus far. I will give you an example: in the major fight scene where Bruce's character faces all the Japanese students in their dojo, while he's holding the famed nunchaku ready to strike his opponents yet again, there's a very tight close-up of Lee's face. Here you can clearly see the little veins in the eyes, which were fuzzy in the previous DVD edition.
This is truly a classic brought back to its full glory that had previously faded, and enhances all the great qualities it possesses, namely the fact that this turned out to be one of the most dynamic, intense and spectacular performances that Bruce Lee has forever recorded on celluloid.
Don't miss this DVD, you won't regret it!
The colour balance, the picture resolution and the correct aspect ratio are rendered so perfectly that you start noticing small details that were always missed thus far. I will give you an example: in the major fight scene where Bruce's character faces all the Japanese students in their dojo, while he's holding the famed nunchaku ready to strike his opponents yet again, there's a very tight close-up of Lee's face. Here you can clearly see the little veins in the eyes, which were fuzzy in the previous DVD edition.
This is truly a classic brought back to its full glory that had previously faded, and enhances all the great qualities it possesses, namely the fact that this turned out to be one of the most dynamic, intense and spectacular performances that Bruce Lee has forever recorded on celluloid.
Don't miss this DVD, you won't regret it!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By J. Smith
Format:DVD
THIS WAS THE MOVIE THAT MADE BRUCE LEE INTO THE LEGEND THAT HE WAS, AND RIGHTLY DESERVED TO BE! DO NOT for one second, take heed to 'MADGE's' review, as it is quite frankly not right, and is an insult to Bruce's legacy. This movie displays such a brilliant array of pre-arranged and improvised martial arts that it's just stunning. The fights are realistic and bloody brilliant!!! The dubbing is absolute CRAP, but hey-ho, that's not what we're here for is it? You don't watch an Arnold Schwartzennegar film for the acting abilities do you? You watch it for the kick-ass action. And so it should be for a Bruce Lee film (although his acting was very good)!
Plus, this new Platinum Edition is wonderful, including far too many extras for any sociable person to watch all of in one session and still be considered human! It even includes a small programme about the locatons and details of the film, made by good old 'Bey Logan' himself!!!
The Chinese audiences cheered when they first saw this film at the cinema, they absolutely loved it, and so should we! If all we can do to celebrate Bruce Lee's short but revelutionary career, is to spend hours of our time watching his works of pure genius, then hell let's do it!!!
Buy this film! A brilliant edition to anyone's DVD Collection!
(Now perhaps I show my appreciation for Arnie's cinematic legacy by spelling his damned name right)!
Plus, this new Platinum Edition is wonderful, including far too many extras for any sociable person to watch all of in one session and still be considered human! It even includes a small programme about the locatons and details of the film, made by good old 'Bey Logan' himself!!!
The Chinese audiences cheered when they first saw this film at the cinema, they absolutely loved it, and so should we! If all we can do to celebrate Bruce Lee's short but revelutionary career, is to spend hours of our time watching his works of pure genius, then hell let's do it!!!
Buy this film! A brilliant edition to anyone's DVD Collection!
(Now perhaps I show my appreciation for Arnie's cinematic legacy by spelling his damned name right)!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This, for me has to be the best Bruce Lee film there is. It contains every part of Bruce's dynamism that I don't think is visible in his other films.
Based on a true story, Bruce portrays the character Chen Jun, a past student of a school of martial arts at which his sifu (master) has just died. On returning, Bruce does not believe his sifu died of natural causes and after a while discovers the truth, at which point he goes on a killing rampage. For every second that Bruce is on the screen he has an aura which surrounds him that I think gives you an insight into why he is a legend. His performance is unlike any other, not only in this film but in the era also.
Scenes to remember for me are;
Bruce seeking revenge in the Bushido school, returning the 'sick men' sign.
the scenes in which before and after he discovers the real reasons for his sifu's death
and the climactic battle with Petrov.
I've watched this film again and again and I'm always amazed at Bruce's on screen presence, even now.
Based on a true story, Bruce portrays the character Chen Jun, a past student of a school of martial arts at which his sifu (master) has just died. On returning, Bruce does not believe his sifu died of natural causes and after a while discovers the truth, at which point he goes on a killing rampage. For every second that Bruce is on the screen he has an aura which surrounds him that I think gives you an insight into why he is a legend. His performance is unlike any other, not only in this film but in the era also.
Scenes to remember for me are;
Bruce seeking revenge in the Bushido school, returning the 'sick men' sign.
the scenes in which before and after he discovers the real reasons for his sifu's death
and the climactic battle with Petrov.
I've watched this film again and again and I'm always amazed at Bruce's on screen presence, even now.
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Bruce Lee is and will be forever the greatest,young up and coming actors may be good but never will anyone be as good as Bruce.
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Classic Bruce Lee and a whole lot more!
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