Review of Enter the Dragon (1973) by Casey B — 14 Aug 2012

I've sort of come around to this. It's not a good martial arts movie, but it is a good ultra-70s blaxploitation acid kung-fu spy movie, or something like that. The scene where afro man and the persian-stroking James Bond bad guy burst through the wall of his imperial Chinese looking office and into a psychedelic lounge full of drugged up prostitutes perfectly encapsulates the movie's curious sense of cultural juxtaposition. This really only could have been made in a very specific time and place.

It's sleazy, brainless, and the philosophical bent Bruce Lee brought to a few scenes feels a little contrived, but I have to admit practically every scene bursts with life; it's just beat after beat of good (or at least interesting) ideas. Well, a soundtrack like this could get me to love a horrible movie, so who knows.