The Way of the Dragon
Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and they are unable to defeat him. The syndicate boss hires the best Japanese and European martial artists to fight Tang, but he easily finishes them off.
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- Cast:
- Bruce Lee , Nora Miao , Chuck Norris , Wei Ping-ao , Huang Tsung-Hsun , Robert Wall , Hwang In-shik
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Very best movie i ever watch
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
This film is a masterpiece, directed, written, produced by and starring Bruce Lee. Lee cleverly uses the camera in the sense that he knows to shoot from the perspective of a character. So you will notice the scenes that one actor is kicking towards the camera. The action sequences are well-choreographed, as always shown in Lee's films. Moreover, apart from the brilliant physical performances, there are more emotional performances, especially at the end of the final fight scene between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.
For an action comedy, "The Way of the Dragon" isn't all that funny, and it drags when Bruce Lee isn't putting the bad guys in a hurt locker. But for someone like me who''s never been exposed to this man's magic, this was a pretty good place to start. I came to this thing for the fight scenes, and they don't actually happen until half an hour in. Up until that point, it's mostly Lee's goofy charm that keeps this going. But even I have to admit to a squeal of glee when he went to town with those nunchucks. It is a thing of beauty to watch this man work.And things got serious in that final fight with Chuck Norris. That was exciting, and a great way to end the movie. I really dig those sound effects, too.6/10
Upon the death of her father a young woman named "Chen Ching-Hua" (Nora Miao) inherits a Chinese restaurant in the heart of Rome. Unfortunately, a mobster decides that he wants possession of it and begins to pressure Ms. Chen in the hope that she will eventually sign it over to him. Not wanting to sell it she write to her uncle in Hong Kong who sends a young man named "Tang Lung" (Bruce Lee) to fix things. However, Ms. Chen is disappointed when he arrives because rather than being a lawyer or a savvy businessman Tang Lung has no discernible skills that will help at all. Anyway, rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this film is basically the extended version of "Return of the Dragon" with two particular scenes more fully covered. The first scene involves Tang Lung going into a restaurant in the airport at the beginning of the movie and the second gives more detail about his adventure with a prostitute. Both scenes are somewhat comical but neither really affect the overall storyline. In any case, this movie is clearly one of the better martial arts films ever made with Bruce Lee clearly being the main attraction but with both Nora Miao and Chuck Norris (as "Colt") providing excellent support. That said I would definitely recommend this movie for all fans of this genre and rate it as above average.
"Fury of the Dragon" or "Return of the Dragon" or ¨Way of the Dragon¨ is a classic Chop-Socky in which wild fighting scenes provide an overwhelming view of Bruce lee's skills. A man named Tang Lung (Bruce Lee choreographed his own fight scenes) arrives in Rome to visit his relatives , he help his cousins (Nora Miao who along with Lee played ¨Fists of Fury¨) in the restaurant business . There Tang has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them and attempting to take over . The syndicate boss hires the best foreign martial artists (Robert Wall who played some films with Lee) to fight Tang , but he easily finishes them off . The American martial artist Colt (Chuck Norris film debut) is also hired and takes place a deadly ending combat .This violent Chop-Socky displays action-packed , thrills , fast-paced and wild fighting images . It is a corny , action-filled and violent film , being filmed in Rome , Italy . Breathtaking fights and embarrassing acting , the whole thing was shot without sound, with the actors looping their lines in post-production. Overwhelming final duel between Lee and Norris , in fact it was last movie to be filmed in the actual Roman Colosseum ; Bruce Lee had Chuck Norris put on weight so he would looks less impressive by comparison . This is a top-notch Kung-Fu movie with the unforgettable Bruce Lee , though he does not fight till almost 30 minutes into the movie. It was billed "Return of the Dragon" during its western release in order to cash in on the success of "Enter the Dragon" as its "sequel". Bruce Lee produced , directed and even wrote the death threat note which the mafia gave to Uncle Wang and also dubbed almost all of the English speaking characters in this film including one line for the boss . Bruce Lee formerly played one of the biggest international hit smashes , ¨Fist of Fury¨ , it was previously realized to his American box office ¨Enter the dragon¨. This one was made later but released before ¨Lee's Return of dragon¨ , and Lee had formerly starred ¨Fists of fury¨ or ¨The big boss¨. ¨Enter the dragon¨ was realized by an expert on Chop-Socky movies , Robert Clouse , and he directed Bruce Lee's last film . ¨Enter the Dragon¨ is his last complete movie character but his next film ¨ Game of death¨ was absurdly edited after his death . This Kung-Fu actioner titled ¨Return of Dragon¨ was realized by the same Bruce Lee . According to the Bruce Lee documentary, this is Linda Lee Cadwell's (Bruce's wife) favorite of all her husband's films. ¨Return of Dragon¨ is indispensable and essential seeing for Lee fans and Karate enthusiastic . It is not ¨Enter the Dragon¨ but his fans -who have so few to choose from- undoubtedly will want to see it again .