In an age where CGI effects and wires can make the most impossible move possible and can turn your average Hollywood actor into a fighting machine, I feel great relief when I watch a movie like "Way Of The Dragon". Because its real, all of it. Because I know that someone has taken the time to study and perfect his skills. Instead of the usual post production editing so that the fight scenes and moves could look cooler, they are great and without the need of it. Bruce Lee's amazing skill is what made this movie so good, no wires, no need for fast forward photography, just pure skill.
Way Of The Dragon casts Lee as a simple man from the outskirts of Hong Kong who is sent to Rome to help some relatives fight of members of the mob. Not the strongest of premises but then again this is a Bruce Lee movie (even more so then the rest since it is also his debut as a director) so chances are you're not watching it for the plot but for the action scenes. And boy are they something, starting from the restaurant fights with the two nunchaku to the final fight against Chuck Norris , this Lee in his best form, giving his best. You could easily forget the bad dubbing and the not so good picture quality , when Lee is on the screen.
A definite must have for any kung-fu enthusiasts out there. This is one of if not the best martial arts movies of the seventies.
Way Of The Dragon casts Lee as a simple man from the outskirts of Hong Kong who is sent to Rome to help some relatives fight of members of the mob. Not the strongest of premises but then again this is a Bruce Lee movie (even more so then the rest since it is also his debut as a director) so chances are you're not watching it for the plot but for the action scenes. And boy are they something, starting from the restaurant fights with the two nunchaku to the final fight against Chuck Norris , this Lee in his best form, giving his best. You could easily forget the bad dubbing and the not so good picture quality , when Lee is on the screen.
A definite must have for any kung-fu enthusiasts out there. This is one of if not the best martial arts movies of the seventies.