Review of Enter the Dragon (1973) by Lorenzo V — 07 Aug 2010
"Remember: the enemy has only images and illusions behind which he hides his true motives. Destroy the image and you will break the enemy.".
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
REVIEW.
Who knows what could have been had Bruce Lee lived. Would he ever have made another film as good as this one? Or, would he have ended up making a string of duds and eventually become a straight to video actor like his counterpart Chuck Norris?
Enter the Dragon still stands today as the greatest martial arts film ever, the movie others are judged by. Forget that Jim Kelley can't act his way out of a paper bag or that bad haired John Saxon obviously isn't a black belt. This film has great action, Bruce Lee at his finest, attention grabbing martial arts scenes and some of the best action movie music ever laid to film.
There have been tons of copy cats but none equal the original. Buy the DVD (although the added previously cut scene is pretty boring) and enjoy this movie over and over. And if you really want to have some fun, rent Kentucky Fried Movie and watch it right after. The Enter the Dragon spoof "Fist Full of Yen" is a scene for scene hilarious parody.
This review of Enter the Dragon (1973) was written by Lorenzo V on 07 Aug 2010.
Enter the Dragon has generally received very positive reviews.
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