Review of Enter the Dragon (1973) by Tom R — 04 May 2012
A bellwether among martial arts films, Enter the Dragon was effectively the final film of Bruce Lee before his death at age 33 of brain edema (ouch). Dragon stands tall for both its high-flying, slow-motion kung fu stunts, its classic Lee vignettes (Lee tastes his own blood then flies into a rage), and its highly implausable plot involving Bruce as a fist-fighting spy recruited to infiltrate an ex-Shaolin Monk's island fortress during his triennial martial arts tournament. Naturally, there's a revenge subplot, loads of ladies for the combatants' diversion, and plenty of ass-busting fighting. A classic of its genre that must be seen by any self-respecting movie buff.
Cast:
Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Shih Kien, Bob Wall, Angela Mao Ying, Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, Sammo Hung, Mykelti Williamson, Allan Kent, Darnell Garcia.
This review of Enter the Dragon (1973) was written by Tom R on 04 May 2012.
Enter the Dragon has generally received very positive reviews.
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