Fists of Fury

Pros: Cheesey Bruce Lee fun
Cons: Slow at times, threadbare plot

THE PLOT (or lack thereof!) Bruce Lee plays Cheng, a man who promised his Mama he wouldn't harm a fly. Is Mama dead? Fists of Fury never really tells us, but we get that impression. He has gone to live with Uncle (Chia Ching Tu) and many of his ...

Pros: fighting scenes were done by real experts; it's Bruce Lee!
Cons: weak plot, boring except the martial art techniques

Who is Bruce Lee? Is he Lee Marvin's brother?
Is it a brand of underwear or sportshirt or
something? What is his new film? Never heard
of his films. I miss him, I mean his movies.
That's why I don't go for martial arts films
...

Pros: Lee's screen presence is strong and his skills evident even in this flawed vehicle.
Cons: Lee's tirades against Lo Wei's scripting and direction were largely justified. Without Lee, this would be a totally forgettable movie. With him, though, it shines.

This was Bruce Lee's first movie upon returning to Hong Kong from the United States. Lee, a former child actor in Hong Kong, left for the USA as an 18 year old. First a little background for those who don't know much about Lee's life.

Bruce Lee...

Pros: Bruce Lee
Cons: Generally poorly dubbed into English

Fists of Fury, like many Hong Kong Martial Arts films was released under several titles, including The Big Boss, Tang Shan Da Xiong, and China Mountain Big Brother.

This film stars Bruce Lee (Enter the...

Pros: Good martial arts scenes, engaging story
Cons: Too slow, some poor direction, obvious conclusion

Bruce Lee films became a part of my life ever since I saw his excellent ENTER THE DRAGON in 1997. Ever since, I've been hunting down other Lee movies. In 1999, I was very happy to see that Twentieth Century Fox was releasing a Bruce Lee box set. Among...

Pros: No special effects, no strings attached
Cons: Bad sound

Fists of Fury features Bruce Lee in his first starring role. However, he does not even start to fight until the second half of the movie, but when he does - watch out!

In this story, Bruce Lee comes to town to live with some family, and...

Pros: good fighting for an early Bruce Lee film, interesting disposal of bodies
Cons: gory, quite gross

I'm prejudiced. I think Bruce Lee is great, and I love his movies. The strange dubbing of FISTS OF FURY and THE CHINESE CONNECTION is all part of the Bruce Lee experience. Let us find perfection in the imperfect. With Bruce Lee movies, it's easy and...

Pros: seeing the MAN in action
Cons: dubbing

The Greatness was kicking major booty in '72. The man they call Bruce, was thrilling people over and over with his kicks, yells, and punches in almost all of his movies. I watched this movie because I am a diehard Bruce-aholic. Sure call me nutty,...