The movie stars Bruce Lee (Fist of Fury, Return of the Dragon), John Saxon (The Party Crashers, Bottom Feeders), Kien Shih (The Young Master, Duel at the Supreme Gate), Yang Sze (Kung Fu Master, Dragon Attacks), and Bob Wall (The Game of Death, Return of the Dragon).
The plot of the movie is Lee enters a contest, run by a monk from his Monistary, to get information on the illegal drug trade for the British government.
I dont know where to start. The vocal choices of some of the characters seem they are trying to come off as Western. It did not work on any level except to come off as bad theater. The sound effects were bad technically and seem just wrong for the choices.
I thought some of the blocking in the fight scenes were bad. The characters were just waiting like they hit there mark early and had nothing to do for a few seconds so they just stood there. The flashbacks for the backstory of the other two Americans was almost farce. Also it did not seem to have anything to do with the story. I thought the betting on the matches was out of place and distracting.
I got no sence of hstory of the martial arts culture in this movie. I think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a much better movie. I have not seen it since it came out but visually it was a much better movie. Kung Fu Hustle was a farce that worked for me (even though I think it made a worst movie of all time so be forewarned). Enter came across as a movie they wanted to be a hit in America and catered to what they thought Americans wanted to see or there ideas of Eastern culture.
I may just not like some of the classics. I thought Raging Bull was a very inconsistant movie. Im rating this movie as a C- or D. Not worth the time.
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