Review of Enter the Dragon (1973) by Dean M — 07 Mar 2013
The most entertaining and spectaclur kung fu classic film as well as this is my all-the-time favourite Bruce Lee film better than his latest four kung-fu movies. It is a joint American-Chinese production that was intended to be Bruce Lee's introduction to Western audiences, but due to his tragic death just weeks before the film's release.
The plot really resembles a James Bond film in my opinion. Director Robert Clouse does an awesome job with camera work, great shots during the fighting scenes, and keep the film at a very fast pace.
Lee makes an amazing performance as a hero, spiritual and complex character, so is John Saxon who is extremely likable and kicked Bolo Yeung's ass. Kien Shih is fantastic as the main villain, extremely menace and pretty creepy looking.
There are also several cameos made by future Hong Kong martial arts stars that would eventually reach stardom, most notably Jackie Chan (as a henchman during the "Cavern Fight" sequence who has his neck broken by Lee) and Sammo Hung (as Lee's sparring partner in the opening fight sequence).
Highly recommendation!
This review of Enter the Dragon (1973) was written by Dean M on 07 Mar 2013.
Enter the Dragon has generally received very positive reviews.
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