RIP, Bruce Lee. 1940-1973 John Saxon. 1936-2020 Ahna Capri. 1944-2010 Shih Kien. 1913-2009 Bob Wall. 1939-2022 Jim Kelly. 1946-2013 Gone but not forgotten.
I think Bruce Lee's was the celebrity death that hit me the hardest. He was just about to become an international superstar. Just think about what films we missed.
@@richardb6260 When he was being rejected in the mid to late 60s, Went back to Hong Kong and made the films for GOLDEN HARVEST that made him a superstar in Asia! Finally, Warner Bros came to him And was the BIG OPPORTUNITY he was waiting for!! And him dying BEFORE getting to see the film is so heartbreaking! It was like Macaulay Culkin achieving INTERNATIONAL FAME with Home Alone Leo Dicaprio with TITANIC ( Previous credits include This Boy's Life, What's eating gilbert Grape, basketball diaries) Tobey Maguire with Spider-Man Paul Walker with THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS ( before , he had done she's all that and varsity blues) Bruce Lee became like The Beatles or Elvis in ASIA with The Big Boss/ Fists Of Fury The Chinese Connection/ Fist Of Fury Return/ Way of the Dragon But ENTER THE DRAGON ( Hollywood produced) ......made him an INTERNATIONAL STAR!!! He's definitely an inspiration One of my idols!
As a 70's kid, " *_Black Belt Jones_* " starring Jim Kelly was another perennial martial arts favorite. TBR couple would really enjoy that one. Lots of action sequences with generous dollops of humour thrown in. ET Dragon, BB Jones etc were essentially " *B* " movies of the time, but boy were they fun movies to watch. They don't make movies like that anymore. The fun element is gone in Hollywood. They take themselves too seriously now.
49 years on, this film is still accessible and highly watchable. Bruce Lee was so ahead of his time, such a visionary, talented and motivated man. He's a massive influence on everything you see today in films and in the martial arts.
Bruce Lee was a talented actor with great comic timing on top of being a great martial artist, fight choreographer, & dancer. Such a shame; he died so young. He obviously had a lot of great movie performances in him. People say, that he was killed by The Triad, but actually, he died from encephalitis due to accidentally taking aspirin, after he'd developed Reye's Syndrome. He had a headache, & his friend gave him some of her Equagesic to take, not realizing that it was a combination of aspirin & Equanil. He'd had Encephalitis 3 months before, but he got to the doctor in time, & that's when he found out, that he had Reye's Syndrome. He apparently got it from taking massive doses of aspirin, so he could still work out with a sprained back.
The actor who portrayed Mr. Han was the legendary Shih Kien, commonly rated as the greatest villain actor in 20th Century Hong Kong cinema. His resume spanned the 1940s - 2000s (RIP, 2009). His name became synonymous with "villain" for generations of Hong Kong movie and TV buffs, and he set the standard for playing charismatic, memorable bad guys who just oozed evil out of every pore. Though most of his roles were known for being brutal and mean, the real life Mr. Shih was a very nice man loved and admired by his peers and respected as a mentor by younger actors. Shih was also renowned for his martial arts skills, and Bruce Lee himself held Shih in high esteem. He was a screen legend who enjoyed a long and remarkable career.
Shih Kien was his stage name which literally means "Rockhard", for the family name Shih - with alternative spellings including the most popular "Shek", is "Rock" or "Stone" in Chinese. Shih Kien's role as a villain became so entrenched in the Hong Kong collective psyche that it took a funny turn: when the Swiss confection Ricola first landed in HK, they used the typical way to promote a candy which failed completely. Then they changed their campaign using Shih as spokesman with the catchphrase "the candy for bad guys", and it became a roaring success.
@@Seele2015au he was my great uncle :D (my grandmother's maiden name was Shek, he was her oldest brother). I unfortunately never got to meet him, but according to my parents he was a great guy; very unassuming and nice despite his fame and reputation of playing villains. He was quite short, but had a very commanding presence. His martial arts specialties were praying mantis style, and using the weapon three-section staff. I never knew that story about the candy, thank you for sharing!
1:10 "Guy is pretty nimble for his size" WELL, if you end up going down a martial arts rabbit hole, that man is the legendary Sammo Hung. One on Jackie Chan's best friends, one of the best fight choreograpers in the 70s to 90s, and movie legend, known for his agility and speed at his size.
Sammo said him and Lee did a speed kicking match. He said Bruce was so fast Sammo barely had his leg off the ground and Bruce's foot was already in his face. He also said in an interview when Bruce was in Barcelona he challenged all the martial arts schools but in a respectful way.
Hung was also a friend of Lee's,Bruce wanted him in this film ( devised the fight scene )it wasn't included in the original script,but,what away to open a movie.
During the scene where Bruce Lee kicked Ohara and Ohara flew back into the extras, one of the extras who caught Ohara actually broke his arm from the force. Also, an extra on the movie actually challenged Bruce to a real fight to test out Bruce's Jeet Kune Do, a martial arts style and philosophy that Bruce created. It didn't go too well for the challenger.
During practice for the scene Bob Wall accidentally cut Bruce(using real glass instead of sugar glass.), legend has it when they filmed the next day Bruce kicked Wall that hard with intent. Hard enough to injure the extra he got kicked into.
@@boman3132 That was just a normal kick for Bruce, Wall had one of those full body pads on under his uniform, him & Bruce were great friends, the Director spread the rumor that Bruce wanted to actually Kill wall, Bob even went over to Bruce's house to make sure they both knew it was a Rumor being spread, it was not done on purpose, Bruce wanted the force of his Kick shown on film, so that's why Bob was fully padded up and he was not hurt but someone that he was knocked into, Bruce also asked for Bob in his next Movie.
So glad you have reacted to this, my favourite movie of all time…. 21:59 when you said, poor guy, that’s when Bruce Lee breaks Jackie Chan’s neck. Jackie was a stuntman on this movie.
In the scene before Bruce break his neck, it's almost as if Bruce was thinking: "This guy (Jackie Chan) is gonna be big one day, but today in this movie I'll beat his ass."
My God I was 12 when this movie came out. I rode the city bus downtown to see this movie and I stayed in the theater all day and came home at 9 30 at night. I watched it 4 times that day. What you can't get from watching this at home is the people reaction in the movie. People cheering and clapping with every Bruce fight. Thank you for taking me back there!! You guys are great!!!!
True. Jackie Chan is also in Way of The Dragon. Chan originally was being marketed as Bruce Lee's successor but did not like it and went his own way with his comedic style. .
During the underground dungeon fight, Bruce takes out then-unknown stuntman Jackie Chan at least 3 times over the course of the scene. Jackie is most visible when he grabs Bruce from behind and then gets his neck snapped (the "Poor guy").
This still wipes the floor with a lot of today's martial art movies. It's sad and ironic that both Bruce Lee and his son, Brandon, had superstardom in their reach before both passed away.
Bruce was so fast, he had to slow down most of his moves for the camera to actually capture him on film. The one shot in this towards the end, the super fast kick where the guy goes flying, they had to use a dummy, cause he actually went full speed and power on that kick, and would have permanently damaged an actual human.
No he didn't , that's a lie . The cameras film speed had to be increased . The average film speed is 24 frames per second . They had to practically double the film speed for the match between Master Lee and Bob Wall . The match had more separate shots at different angles . If you look closer you'll notice much less blur when Bruce Lee fights and there's more blur in an average martial arts movie . I'm tired of people saying he had to slow down .
@@akfreed6949 If I recall correctly, the "slowing down" he did, wasn't for movies, but for the TV show "The Green Hornet". Several people who worked on and for the show mention about it. Movies is a different ball game altogether. They have the extra cameras with higher speeds, etc. For a TV show, they would use the same camera/s for everything, including other shows... Hence Bruce _Occasionally_ needing to slow down a little. If I remember even more detail though, the original reason wasn't "Because the camera's couldn't catch his moves." but instead because the _Audience_ wouldn't be able to understand what happened and _WHY_ the bad guy fell down.... I.E. In this movie when he's fighting Oharra 1v1 (15:55) _What_ Bruce does there *IS* captured by the film, but 90% or more people, really do not see nor understand *EVERYTHING* Bruce did in those 2 seconds... or less... in that it was Three separate Attacks, (low, high, high), that the first two are blocked, so Bruce grabs and removes the blocking arm for the 3rd strike..... Most people maybe see the first block, a blur, and then the bad guy fall... So, again if I remember correctly, for the TV show they wanted the audience to be able to see and comprehend what happened as opposed to "Kato showing up, getting close to a "Bad Guy", *_Something_* happens, and the "bad guy" falls. But as I said, I could be remembering wrong.... but I'm probably not.
what's crazy it wasn't even a full roundhouse. He didn't even turn all the way when he made contact (from corridor crew stuntman reacts). Imagine if he followed through and turned his hip O.O
@@James-iu2km in his wife's biography , she mentioned he was so fast when he started working again in Hong Kong they literally had to increase the film speed . His arms and legs would disappear and reappear @ regular 24 frames per second . There's some rare 8mm home movies made when Bruce Lee would do some demonstrations @ Ed's karate tournaments . I don't remember her mentioning information on his early American shows and movies .
As a trivia, villian Hans voice was dubbed by Keye Luke, a very famous American actor known for his role in the TV series KUNG FU. He has done many voice over dubbing through the years. Also, he was indeed that fast. No scene was sped up. In fact, the nunchaku scene had to be slowed slightly to see the sticks properly.
Bruce is a Legend for a reason. Brilliant and utterly magnetic onscreen. There are so many scenes in this that become tropes and are parodied endlessly. Iconic
This was a fun one to watch you guys react to. I am a Dialog and ADR sound editor for film and television, and yeah, the audio for this - for the most part - was shot later and edited in. Some of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti Western's were also shot this way... and Sam is right, it's a very tedious process to have to re-record all the dialog, as well as edit it in post. I know from personal experience lol.
Except "Game of Death" - it was uncompleted at the time of his death and the studio took the existing footage, shot new footage with unconvincing doubles, and edited it together into a horribly tasteless and disrespectful monstrosity. Instead see "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey" (2000) it's a documentary that has all of Bruce's Game-of-Death footage in it's original director's cut.
@@chrisleebowers I respectfully disagree. It is the weakest film in his filmography, I won’t argue against that. But the fact that they were able to cut the footage that they had together with the new footage, recycled footage from his other films, as well as stunt doubles and look alikes and get a somewhat cohesive movie out of it at all is something of a minor miracle. Don’t get me wrong, I would love it if someone would get the original script, the original uncut footage, and then use a combination of Bruce Lee look alikes and stunt doubles with modern Deep Fake computer technology to remake Game Of Death the way it was originally supposed to be. I'm just saying that given the limitations of the technology available to them at the time, it's amazing that Game Of Death came out as well as it did.
Some cool things to note. The guy Lee's sister knees in the groin is Jackie Chan. Roper is played by John Saxon who played Nancys dad in A Nightmare on Elm Street. It would be worth watching the Ip Man movies especially since the real Ip Man is the one who trained Bruce Lee.
That's true but Ip Man really just trained Lee as a teenager in Wing Chun. Lee greatly expanded his style when he moved to the U.S. He was the true founder of MMA.
Another good Bruce Lee film is "Way Of The Dragon". Probably his most famous film next to this one. Due to the simple fact that he fights Chuck Norris in that movie, who at the time was a Karate World Champion.
Thanks for another great reaction video guys. Not sure if it's already been mentioned but the guard who has his neck dramatically broken by Bruce at the 22:00 mark is none other than Jackie Chan himself. This iconic film directly influenced the creators of Mortal Kombat.
Roper was played by John Saxon. You should recognize him from Nightmare on Elm Street as Nancy's father. He was a student of Bruce Lee in real life. The guy who disiplined the guards, Bolo, is Bolo Young. He' was Chong Li in Bloodsport (1988)
@@ckobo84 - Yeah, the studios wanted a white guy in the movie as one of the hero characters but very few white guys (in those times) were expert enough in martial arts. There was a rumor that someone at the studio wanted Chuck Norris, but since Chuck had already appeared as a villain character in a Bruce Lee film they went with John Saxon.
I remember seeing John Saxon play the villain on the seventies TV show, The Six Million Dollar Man, when I was a kid. He also had roles in The Unforgiven (1960) (Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn), Posse from Hell (1961) (Audie Murphy and Vic Morrow), The Appaloosa (1966) (Marlon Brando), and Joe Kidd (1972) (Clint Eastwood).
Now this is a pleasant surprise..! You've come across a masterpiece classic martial arts movie and not to mention, the master, the father of modern martial arts and even MMA. Dude was/is a great influence on many from all walks of life including myself. I remember watching this movie as a kid and getting all pumped up. It's truly unfortunate that he died pretty young but the impact he still has in this world is a solid proof of his legacy regardless of how some try to downplay him. RIP Master lee Fun fact : @22:00 that's young Jackie Chan
I understand that some of the kicks and punches actually had to be slowed down slightly for us to see them,Bruce Lee is that fast.I'm a total fan of B.L,he accomplished so much and made such an impact around the world during his short life
Bruce Lee was the side kick (Kato) in the American TV series "The Green Hornet" from 1966-1967. He married Linda Lee Caldwell in 1964; she has written a biography of her husband (he died in 1973 from an allergic reaction to an analgesic). His son Brandon Lee was also a very good martial artist; unfortunately Brandon was accidentally shot to death by a prop gun while filming "The Crow" in 1993.
I was so happy when I saw this was uploaded. ❤️❤️❤️ This hits sooo many levels for me! You just watched Dirty Harry... and Lalo Schifrin did the music for that aswell as Enter The Dragon (and many more) At a time when Eastern actors weren't accepted fully in Hollywood - Bruce paved the way during his very short time on the big screen. This film made him a household name in the West aswell as already a legend in the East. He changed not just action cinema but Martial Arts as he was a philosopher and developed his own style of Martial Art (Jeet Kune Do) which was the only style with no fixed positions at the time (which is very different to the Wing Chun he learned and mastered from his Sifu Ip Man) he's credited unofficially as the creator of MMA (mixed martial arts) Also the late great Jim Kelly was the 1st black Martial Arts film star. Bruce was so quick the camera couldn't capture his movements in real time! An extra broke his arm "catching" Ohara after that slow mo kick from the power! Poor Jackie Chan as an extra got his neck broke as one of the guards! I could go on forever but you almost need to see a video on YT about how amazing Bruce was but he worked soooo relentlessly hard on training and perfecting his craft (you mentioned his muscle definition!) for his size and weight he possessed an unimaginable power you couldn't believe. Tbh he only completed 4 martial arts films when he was alive. This was his last. All worth checking if you like the genre but being new to it you'll probably enjoy this most as it's regarded as the best. However, The Way Of The Dragon (set in Rome) has an epic fight with the great Chuck Norris. Thanks for a great reaction and choice. R.I.P. To all those involved in this movie masterpiece.
What's awesome about the two strikes between 15:48 and 15:54 are that it looks like Bruce just strikes Oharra to the face with his right hand, but it's so fast that you barely see that Bruce used his left hand to parry Oharra's blocking hand away first which opened up the face to be struck. Watch it in a slower speed and you'll be totally surprised because it's almost impossible to catch in full speed
Actually, if you watch frame by frame, Bruce at one point feints, grabs and pulls down oharra’s lead hand with his then punch him in the face. So not only can oharra not react in time but even if he did he was disarmed.
Not many reactors react to the whole movie, just the fight between Lee and O'Hara. It is my favourite film of all time, so was pleased when it came up on my page. Awesome reaction to an awesome movie.
Definitely one of the finest martial arts films of the 1970s and the highlight of Bruce Lee’s career. Had he lived beyond this, his tour de force “Game of Death” would’ve been his greatest contribution to cinema, martial arts and philosophy. I highly recommend watching the original, surviving footage of his project, which happened in 1972, before being pulled for this film! Amazing man he was. But the dragon lives on forever ❤❤
The original Game of Death footage, edited according to his notes, can be found in the documentary Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. Avoid the Hollywood bastardization like the plague (but listen to the cool John Barry soundtrack).
Yeah I’m so bummed that never got completed. The concept was awesome. The original footage that Bruce lee filmed to a point going up the pagoda with two others was completed and is found on a warriors journey and the special edition of game of death.
@@richardb6260 Don't avoid Game of Death like the plague. I think that a lot of the detractors are upset that Bruce Lee didn't finish the movie. That said I'm not saying that it's a good movie because it's not, but it's watchable.
Game of death still has one of the most amazing fight scenes ever. I thought the movie was okay, but if you want to skip most of it I just watched the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fight scene that would be good too
@@iaincowell9747 no reason to sit through that terrible movie to see the great fights at the end when you can see them as Lee intended in Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. GoD edited the fights differently, cropped characters out of frame, and changed how Bruce defeats Jabar at the end. They also went overboard with the sounds Lee makes.
For those who have watched the John Wick series, they had the mirrored room scene in the second film which was an homage to the iconic scene in this film. This is probably one of the most influential martial arts films ever. It really opened the door to mainstream America at the time. Even though Bruce had been in the U.S. on TV, the Hong Kong martial arts films hadn't really had more than a small cult following until this and it opened the door for many of the films and stars that followed. Sadly, Bruce passed away before he got to see what a profound effect it would have on popular culture.
One of the guys at the golf course was played by Pat Johnson, who not only choreographed the fights in the original Karate Kid but was also the referee of the final fight.
Additionally, Pat Johnson choregraphed the fights in all three live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies in the 1990's and also Mortal Kombat (1995) among many others.
Fun observations, guys! I'm old enough to have gone to the premiere of ETD in 1973, less than a month after Bruce Lee died. Held at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, it was an incredible event to attend at 13 years old with my family. Lines of people around the block, banners, movie premiere spotlights, red carpet, the whole deal. And the energy and reaction of the audience was amazing. Thanks for bringing up the memories for me - loved your comments! 👏👏👏✌👍
0:25 Oh, wow; it's interesting to see _Seven Samurai_ in this list. It deserves its place there for the martial arts, for sure. However, it more properly belongs to a different list: one about the very best movies ever made in the whole history of cinema! It's an absolute masterpiece!
7:13 Tsukahara Bokuden (1489 - March 6, 1571) was a famous japanese swordsman. He was challenged by a mannerless ruffian. When asked about his style, Bokuden replied that he studied the "Style of No Sword". The ruffian laughed and insultingly challenged Bokuden to fight him without a sword. Bokuden then agreed to fight the man without his sword but suggested they row out to a nearby island on Lake Biwa to avoid disturbing others. The ruffian agreed, but when he jumped from the boat to the shore of the island, drawing his blade, Bokuden pushed the boat back out, leaving the ruffian stranded on the island. Bokuden explained: "This is my no-sword school"
Classic film that helped make Bruce Lee a household name in the US. You two should definitely check out The Raid and IP Man which are two of the best modern martial arts films.
Yeah,this was the first western & eastern joint movie venture,there was so much trouble behind the scenes of this film.Language problems,extras challenging Lee into fights ( which he won easily )Bruce got bite by the cobra,it had been de-venomed tho.The men in the jail cells were members of various Triad gangs,in the final fight scene they were really trying to kill each other !!! LOL.
Oh for some reason I thought you were enjoying the cheesy and wild 80s THE LAST DRAGON. Which will have you laughing dead on the floor! I suggest have fun with it!
Basically, Mortal Kombat the movie. Has anyone ever noticed how similar the characters are as well? Goro-Bolo. Ohara-Kano. Han-Tseng. Lee-Kang. Roper-Cage. Also, a couple of other little tidbits. That guy who's gets his neck broken at 22:00 is a young Jackie Chan! Lee was also so fast on the nunchaku that they had to slow the camera down to capture it all properly.
27:08 Not to mention that Street Fighter characters Fei Long and Vega, were based on Bruce Lee, Vega losing his claws after blocking too much was inspired by Han losing his bear claw in the ending. This film and Game of Death also inspired Mortal Kombat games and films, with Bruce Lee being Liu Kang and Han basically being Shang Tsung. Great reaction.
One of the greatest martial arts movies of all time! I rewatched this movie last night and I’m about to go sign up to a Jeet Kune Do class RIP Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly Pat E Johnson and Robert Clause
"IP Man" has got to be on the watch list. Won't give too much away with the connection to anything, but it's a must see for any martial arts movie. Donnie Yen is amazing!
Born in America, raised in Hong Kong. Bruce Lee was an actor and martial artist since childhood. A career spanning nearly two decades, from film to tv and back to film. His art was taught to many people between his Kung Fu schools and close circle of known celebrities. Such philosophy and genius made him a renegade to the status quo. While in most free minds, he was revolutionary. Enter The Dragon aka Iron and Blood was prepped by filmmakers in Hollywood since Lee's stardom in HK. An opportunity of a lifetime for Lee to bring his creativity to a higher mass of people across cultures. It became the first-ever Hollywood made, Worldwide released, Martial Arts action feature. Bruce's untimely yet mysterious death rocked the world. His stardom in the aftermath of the film rose to worthy, legendary heights. He set the bar for so many and still he continues to inspire all walks of life. So many of the cast and filmmakers have passed away. But are just as remembered for their contribution to this history-making masterpiece. You just can't say enough about it without knowing it's importance.
Bruce is a legend.forever imitated but never duplicated...I recommend you guys check out Way Of The Dragon, Fist Of Fury, and The Big Boss,, and even The Last Dragon which is a great homage movie to Bruce Lee
The Scene where Bruce is fighting all of those guys in the opium factory, one of the thugs he fought was the legendary Jackie Chan. It was when he was still very young and hadn't yet become the huge Hong Kong action star he became. :)
This is another one of my favorite films. Bruce Lee is an absolute legend and lethal and unstoppable. His martial arts, his skills are so motivating. It's unfortunate for him to die so young. R.I.P Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a talented actor with great comic timing on top of being a great martial artist, fight choreographer, & dancer. Such a shame; he died so young. He obviously had a lot of great movie performances in him. People say, that he was killed by The Triad, but actually, he died from encephalitis due to accidentally taking aspirin, after he'd developed Reye's Syndrome. He had a headache, & his friend gave him some of her Equagesic to take, not realizing that it was a combination of aspirin & Equanil. He'd had Encephalitis 3 months before, but got to the doctor in time, & that's when he found out, that he had Reye's Syndrome. He apparently got it, from taking massive doses of aspirin, so he could still work out with a sprained back.
@@joe34012 Interesting. I did my research into Bruce Lee's death at least 20 years ago, so I am a bit foggy about the exact nature and cause of the injury, since I'm just going off the top of my head, but that sounds right. I thought, that I remembered, that it was a back injury, but I wasn't completely sure? The main point is, whatever injury it was or it's cause, it was a type of musculoskeletal injury, which it's inflammation & pain could be treated by aspirin. Aspirin, when taken on a full stomach and in reasonable amounts, is an amazing drug, but almost like the body becoming allergic to a substance, because it can't abide continued heavy doses of it, continued mega doses of aspirin not only can harm one's kidneys, it can cause Reye's syndrome. Bruce Lee was not only lucky, that the first time he had Encephalitis from Reye's syndrome, that he got to a doctor in time, but that he got to one of the few doctors in the World who would even recognize Reye's Syndrome, since Reye's Syndrome was a relatively new diagnosis in the early '70's. Before Continuing Education, medical doctors were notorious for not learning anything new after leaving medical school, so even though Reye's was on the books by the early 1970's, few doctors knew of it. As I mentioned in my earlier comment, Bruce then knew to absolutely not take aspirin, but apparently never thought of it as being a component of another drug, so one could imagine, that he mentioned to his friend, that he had a headache but couldn't take aspirin, and she saying, "This isn't aspirin; it's Equagesic...". Funny, when I found out this, I wasn't researching Bruce Lee, I was researching the tranquilizer, Equanil (meprobanate). It was also marketed as "Miltown", and it was used, before Valium was popular. That's when, I ran across "Equagesic", Equanil combined with aspirin ostensibly to help migraine or other tension headaches, since presumably the tranquilizer would relax tension. In some search results "Equagesic" came up in a matter of fact news artilcle just after Bruce Lee's death, that he had taken Equagesic given to him by a friend. In some places, Equagesic didn't require a prescription, but I can't remember, if it did in Hong Kong at that time? Anyhow, I went down the rabbit hole from there, since to myself, a younger American Baby Boomer, Bruce Lee was an enigmatic heroic cultural icon. He was born in America so was American, but grew up in China. One of his Grandmothers was either Dutch or German. I've seen both, but it could be a translation issue, since Germans call themselves "Deutsch", so could have been mistaken for "Dutch", making him even more of an outsider in China, than he otherwise would have been. ...Uh oh, I digress. Bottom line; too much of a good thing, aspirin, can be bad!
@@user-si9fx4xb6v Thanks. I'd read, that it was his grandmother who was "Dutch". Most sources said German but didn't specify grandmother or grandfather.
Without fail, every time a Bruce Lee film came to our cinema (small town in the west of Ireland) the schoolyard would be full of wannabes the following Monday. That was happening all over the world. :) A true and real icon. RIP
Samantha with the expert analysis. "there's alot of cracking happening and I'm pretty sure they're all dead". 😆 Bruce was a legend another excellent reaction.
The "nimble" guy in the first scene is Sammo Hung. He grew up with Jackie Chan in the same opera academy and is considered his senior. Sammo is a very respected actor, director and action choreographer himself. In Hong Kong films, he's know as the chubby guy that can do insane acrobats and stunts. Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan were the two guys that carried the torch after Bruce Lee died.
Such a fun reaction! John Saxon (Roper) made over 200 movies, from westerns to horror. He died in 2020 & is buried near Bruce Lee who died the same year this movie came out.
Watched this at the drive-in heater in Cocoa, Fl. Lee was uber cool and magnetic. The movies we all missed out on when he AND his son Branden died are only dreams now. Branden was a very good actor and martial artist and was about to own Hollywood when he died. Both just devastating losses.
Enter The Dragon stands as both an amazing martial arts movie and a culture spanning exploitation flick. Lee, Williams, and Roper are protagonists from very different backgrounds, helping audiences find someone to connect with and ensuring that it continues to resonate. For a few cinematic tributes/homages - The Last Dragon and Black Dynamite.
The sparring opponent that Lee was against at the very beginning became a legend in his own right: Sammo Hung! He is an absolute joy to watch and went on to star in and direct some amazing Hong Kong action movies that are still great to watch today.
The Airplane movie guys parodied this in their first movie Kentucky Fried Movie. A 20 minute segment of the movie, which is a bunch different sketches. The toy robot 🤖 bit is legendary.
funny thing is he really is that fast. he,s famous for his speed and power. The original theatrical release had some scenes cut out like the narration in the hall of mirrors and dialog in the opening scene. had a chance to see this in theaters shortly after his death in the 70,s. really was a showcase of his talent in a true large budget hollywood film. People were dying to see him in an american film.
Thanks so much for reacting to this! Really enjoyed watching one of my all time favorite flicks with my favorite reactors! I always have my fave TBR Scmitt lines and the one that got me from this one; TBR (during mirror room fight): "Who TF has a room like this?" I'm sure there's more but I was laughing so much during this that I'm going to have to watch again to see. All in all, great movie, great reac and looking forward to the next!!
You definitely picked the right martial arts movie and the right actor. Enter the Dragon was released in 1973 sadly right after his death. The other Bruce Lee films you have to react to are, 1. The Big Boss 2. Chinese Connection aka Fist Of Fury 3. Return of The Dragon aka Way Of The Dragon. 4. Game of Death (Bruce Lee died while filming this movie and they used a lookalike to finish it and you'll notice it.)
Everything about him screamed excellent focus and natural ability. A decent actor, gifted artist, legendary legacy of striving to be your best by pushing your limits....the world is a more interesting place because of his example. Rest in Peace, Sir....
YES!!! I literally have this movie poster in a frame on my living room wall. I am sitting like 4 feet from it. Needless to say, I'm excited to watch this!
This movie had so many scenes that became posters. Myself, I had the poster of Bruce with the claw marks on his face and abs ad the multi image face off off Bruce and Han in the mirror room.
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Han is played by actor *Shih Kien* who also plays the police chief, one of the main characters, in Jackie Chan's classic _The Young Master_ (1980). Also you must notice that the _Enter The Dragon's_ setting was ripped off for one of the main fighting stages of the original Mortal Kombat video game.
One of the first rated “R” movies I saw…I was about 12. Rented it from a supermarket video store. These days this would probably be PG-13. Great movie, ridiculous dubbing, amazing Bruce performance. A true legend. My favorite scene is when he’s showing off with the nunchucks.
Yeah, I believe the problem with the dubbing was that no sound was recorded as a lead track for most of the scenes. So the actors, when recording the ADR, only had visual cues for most of it. A common practice at the time for films made in Hong Kong.
For me, it's that *FULL* force kick to the dummy's head in the final fight. Had that been a person...life long, if not life taking Injuries. So glad he got to show a *REAL* strike in this.
another fun fact- Lee sister chased by O'Hara and his goons is Angela Mao, the queen of kung fu cinema. She played the Jade Fox in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as well.
@@dnish6673 Yeah, but slow motion wasn’t even thing at the time. Slow motion really kicked of f in ‘99 with the release of The Matrix. For this they could have changed the reel speed on the camera to compensate, but it wouldn’t do much
If you would of seen this back in 1973 with the audience reaction was amazing. Seeing Bruce Lee on the big screen was incredible and I had to get my parents to take me into see it because it was rated "R". Yes it is my all time favorite movie. Great review enjoy it very much.
Glad to see you're getting into the true master of martial arts. The Chinese Connection, Fists of Fury and Return of the Dragon (written and directed by Bruce Lee) are great movies. Game of Death was his last movie but he died before it was complete so a double and footages were used to finish the rest of the scenes....it may be the weakest of the four but the ultimate fight scenes with the real Bruce Lee are awesome. Also, I think you would enjoy "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" which is a pretty good biopic of Bruce Lee.
Linda Lee said in an interview-Return of the Dragon was Bruce's baby,he filmed the intro animation of Way,filmed the cat sequence.cheographied all the fight scenes,etc,etc,..scouted the locations.etc,etc,..
The guy Bruce Lee fought during practice, his name is Sammo Hung. I've seen him in older movies with Jackie Chan who was also in Enter The Dragon. Sammo Hung in his other movies he is very fast and flexible. It even surprised me. Research him a little bit and watch some of his movies.
Bruce Lee and James Dean are my 2 most favorite actors. They both died young, yet did so much with their limited time on Earth. They were the best at what they did and have my full respect as artists. There were no missteps in their brief careers!
What a surprise! Never expected to see a Bruce Lee movie being reacted to. Would love to see some Jackie Chan reactions but his movies from the 80s, and not any of his American ones because the 80s Jackie was ICONIC.
18:18 I have watched this film countless times since the late '70s and it is now I notice the skeleton hand is from the villain. 😂 22:55 Bruce Lee is the man who made the nunchaku famous, martial arts' magazines were selling them like crazy.
Love the reaction you guys did to this movie. Bruce Lee is a legend that will live on forever. I hope you two do decide to watch all the other 4 Bruce Lee movies. Can’t wait to see!
No matter what, before Mr Myaki and his "Look eye, always look eye", Bruce Lee said it first "Never take your eyes of your opponent even when you bow".
Movie inspired a lot of games and other movies, though most famously Mortal Kombat. The story of Mortal Kombat obviously involves a lot more characters, organizations, different dimensional and spiritual realms, sorcerers, time travel etc. - but the original game at its core is about a powerful person starting a secret, remote martial arts tournament who employs a massive, monstrous dude as his champion/main enforcer.
Now that you’ve watched “Enter The Dragon” You should absolutely watch in the following order, “The Crow” (1994) Starring Bruce Lee’s son, Brandon Lee and then the biopic (biographical picture) about Bruce Lee “Dragon The Bruce Lee Story” (1993) And yes in that order, that would be most powerful and effective.
Or.. maybe watch Bruce's other movies? Also, Dragon the Bruce Lee Story? the bio pic with about 2% accuracy? Nah, Watch a documentary on Bruce before you watch that thing.
At 27:52, Roper was probably thinking: "where are Han's daughters?" Since the Hong Kong director Lo Wei - who also directed Bruce Lee's early films - started using dubbing as a routine procure, much of HK films have been filmed using silent cameras and the audio was totally dependent on post production, and you have never heard Lee's own voice. By the way, the theme music was by Lalo Shifrin, best known for the "Mission: Impossible" theme; it's been described as the most dangerous piece of music ever written.
About your comment about the filming technique where the actors punch and kick at the camera. Usually that technique is used to hide the fact that the actors in question don’t actually know how to fight, especially in martial arts movies where the fighting styles are very important to the film. It wasn’t exactly necessary in this movie as most of the main actors were all competent, if not expert, martial artists and not just pretending to be for their roles. Another example of this technique being heavily used was in the TV series Kung Fu starring David Caradine. David Caradine, and often the actors playing his antagonist in each episode, were not martial artists. They didn’t know a karate chop from a pork chop. They were hired entirely for their look, and/or their acting ability. Thus they had to hide their lack of martial arts skills through heavy use of the “punch and kick the camera technique”. Which legitimately fooled a lot of people into believing that David Caradine actually knew Kung Fu.
Yes you reacted to Enter the Dragon! For the early '70's, the action in this movie isn't bad at all and in some scenes it's still pretty incredible considering the basic camera technology used in the film. But back then it was revolutionary for sure. Bruce Lee died pretty young so he doesn't have a lot of movies, but another one to react to would be Return of the Dragon or Way of the Dragon depending on what country you're in. It has Chuck Norris in it! Once you finish reacting to the Bruce Lee movies, Chuck Norris movies should be next. He was a legitimate 6-time middle-weight karate champion - actually he studied Tae Kwon Do which is a Korean fighting style.
Fun fact: One of those guys fighting Lee was a young Jackie Chan, at the time a stunt double and extra in the movie. Lee didn't hold back and really hit him, but Chan couldn't be too vocal, afraid of getting fired, so he just took it like a champ. If memory serves his arm got broken or something like that.
I love this movie very much. I have a very hard time watching it after seeing a spoof on it called "A Fist Full of Yen". Its a 20 minute sketch in the movie "The Kentucky Fried Movie". Its hilarious and has almost all the scenes from this movie super condensed and made fun of. I highly recommend it for the two of you. The entire movie is all sketch comedy stitched together. Again, love this movie. Bruce Lee was amazing and actually trained the Roper actor and others I think.
I watched this movie for the first time tonight specifically to prepare for this reaction. A bit slow to get going but I loved it. Lee is such an icon. Great reaction too.
There is an aspect of this movie that people tend to overlook. It was a product of its time. After WWII, Japan and the US had all sorts of ties, where Japanese martial arts became the defacto norm for what US audiences thought of as martial arts. The big studios couldn't see an Asian as the lead in a major production. He wrote the TV series Kung Fu, but the lead role went to David Caradine instead. Compromises needed to be made. Why do I explain this? Lee, Han and the Shaolin were ALL Chinese. The outfits worn by Lee and Han were traditional Chinese, yet almost everywhere else you look, all of the other fighters, and Han's guards were all wearing Gi's. Those tend to be associated with Japanese martial arts. It's a martial arts tournament, so you'd expect to see a variety of art forms. Lee does use his own variant of a Chinese style, but most of the other fighters use what looks like either Karate (Japanese) or Tae-Kwon Do (South Korean). So you have a story powered by the offence caused to the Shaolin Temple, by a Chinese Shaolin, who hires ALL Japanese, and his island trains ALL Japanese. It was the first, and only major US funded movie with Bruce Lee in the lead role. It was also his last movie. RIP Bruce Lee. He was the OG for good reason. There will never be another Bruce Lee.
Even going on into the 90's possibly. My username is a tribute to Bruce, I own 2 of his biographies: Bruce Lee-Fighting Spirit by Bruce Thomas and Bruce Lee-A Life by Matthew Polly. R.I.P Bruce and Brandon Lee, gone but never forgotten. 💪
Fun Fact: Originally it was meant to be Roper killed by Han and Williams survives. But John Saxon’s agent insisted that his client lives. Bob Wall playing O’Hara challenged Steven Segal to a real fight. Bruce Lee constantly got challenged by extras some of which he took up. They also found a dead body on set. Bolo decided to use his character name as his real name. Also the first fighter you see Bruce fight is Sammo Hung who is famous for his acrobatics even though he’s a big guy. He’s even done an American TV series.
Used to watch this a lot as a kid. My favourite two parts are (a) "Bullsh$t, Mr Han, man!", and (b) "Dash it all, I don't care *who* he's with! You bloody well put him on the line!" - the most British thing ever said! 😂
My step dad introduced me to this movie. Really loved it and it got me into the whole "ninja fighting thing" which is what I probably called it back then. The mirror scene did most of the work.
The thing to keep in mind about Bruce Lee movies is that they were very new and different for American/western audiences at the time and no one ever claimed they were anything more than great popcorn matinee type crowd pleasers, cheesy grindhouse , greasy kid stuff fun that sure delivered on the thrills, pure 70's pop culture to a T. They only scratched the surface of tapping into Bruce Lee's potential as a charismatic action movie superstar and helped pave the way for all the action movies that came later.
I really hope you watch more of Bruce Lee films. He was the absolute G.O.A.T., not only in his discipline to martial arts but also to his philosophy of life and nature that surrounds it. I hope you get a chance to watch Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Fun Fact: Jackie Chan was a stuntman *three* times in the cave fight - he gets his neck broken, he’s the last one hit by the bo staff, and he’s the one gets hit by the nunchaku and falls into the acid. Jackie’s friend, Sammo Hung played Bruce’s opponent in the opening fight scene.
When you get a chance, you’ll also want to check out The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), a crazy collection of parody sketches that includes a spoof of this classic. I laughed so hard the first time I saw it, my stomach hurt.
The man Bruce Lee fought and killed with the scar was one of his actual student. The kick that he sent scar face into the other fighter's. Was a show of how much power Bruce Lee had.
Hey TBR Schmitt and Samantha!! So, I'm sure everyone has already said it, but just in case, the "poor guy" that gets his neck broken at 22:00 was the immortal Jackie Chan (his best friend and legend Sammo Hung fought Bruce in the beginning). He was a young stunt performer for Bruce Lee in multiple films (both The Chinese Connection (1972) and Fist of Fury (1972). Also, Roper was played by the late John Saxon, who you should recognize as Sheriff Thompson, Nancy's father in A Nightmare On Elm St (1,3 and New Nightmare). Enter The Dragon was a true classic with Bruce Lee at his best!! Watch his other movies. There's only three more full feature films (Bruce died before he could finish Game of Death in 1973, which features Bruce fighting NBA legend and former student Kareem Abdul Jabber!!), one of which (Way of the Dragon (1972) showcases Bruce fighting Chuck Norris (Greatest Fight Ever!!!) You guys are awesome!!! Keep watching the martial art films!! I have a ton of suggestions, but for this review, I implore you both to please find and watch Jimmy Wang Yu's amazing Master Of The Flying Guillotine (1976) as it's the first genuine tournament martial arts film at predates Blood Sport (1988) which you've already seen, The Quest (1996 - another Van Damme classic!) and the original Mortal Kombat (1995). Fuck it you should watch them all!!! You'll enjoy them!! Lol!! Until next time!!!
What a CLASSIC ! Being born in '74, as for many Bruce Lee was almost like a role model to me. I just loved his movies, fighting skills. Seen this film probably 100 plus times. Loved your reactions.
RIP, Bruce Lee. 1940-1973
John Saxon. 1936-2020
Ahna Capri. 1944-2010
Shih Kien. 1913-2009
Bob Wall. 1939-2022
Jim Kelly. 1946-2013
Gone but not forgotten.
I think Bruce Lee's was the celebrity death that hit me the hardest. He was just about to become an international superstar. Just think about what films we missed.
Oh crap I didn't know Bob Wall died 😮
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When he was being rejected in the mid to late 60s,
Went back to Hong Kong and made the films for GOLDEN HARVEST that made him a superstar in Asia!
Finally, Warner Bros came to him
And was the BIG OPPORTUNITY he was waiting for!! And him dying BEFORE getting to see the film is so heartbreaking!
It was like Macaulay Culkin achieving INTERNATIONAL FAME with Home Alone
Leo Dicaprio with TITANIC
( Previous credits include This Boy's Life, What's eating gilbert Grape, basketball diaries)
Tobey Maguire with Spider-Man
Paul Walker with THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS ( before , he had done
she's all that and varsity blues)
Bruce Lee became like The Beatles or Elvis in ASIA with
The Big Boss/ Fists Of Fury
The Chinese Connection/ Fist Of Fury
Return/ Way of the Dragon
But ENTER THE DRAGON
( Hollywood produced) ......made him an INTERNATIONAL STAR!!!
He's definitely an inspiration
One of my idols!
As a 70's kid, " *_Black Belt Jones_* " starring Jim Kelly was another perennial martial arts favorite. TBR couple would really enjoy that one. Lots of action sequences with generous dollops of humour thrown in.
ET Dragon, BB Jones etc were essentially " *B* " movies of the time, but boy were they fun movies to watch. They don't make movies like that anymore. The fun element is gone in Hollywood. They take themselves too seriously now.
Keye Luke. 1904-1991(He was the dubbed voice of Han
49 years on, this film is still accessible and highly watchable. Bruce Lee was so ahead of his time, such a visionary, talented and motivated man. He's a massive influence on everything you see today in films and in the martial arts.
A movie so simple yet so iconic people can only dream what kind of career Lee would have had if he survived
My childhood in the 80s would have been even greater, and then Brandon shows up and it'd be even more epic.
Dude was high as a kite and trying to make a martial arts porno starring James Coburn.
Bruce Lee was a talented actor with great comic timing on top of being a great martial artist, fight choreographer, & dancer. Such a shame; he died so young. He obviously had a lot of great movie performances in him. People say, that he was killed by The Triad, but actually, he died from encephalitis due to accidentally taking aspirin, after he'd developed Reye's Syndrome. He had a headache, & his friend gave him some of her Equagesic to take, not realizing that it was a combination of aspirin & Equanil. He'd had Encephalitis 3 months before, but he got to the doctor in time, & that's when he found out, that he had Reye's Syndrome. He apparently got it from taking massive doses of aspirin, so he could still work out with a sprained back.
The greatest James Bond film never made.
Iconic movie
The actor who portrayed Mr. Han was the legendary Shih Kien, commonly rated as the greatest villain actor in 20th Century Hong Kong cinema. His resume spanned the 1940s - 2000s (RIP, 2009). His name became synonymous with "villain" for generations of Hong Kong movie and TV buffs, and he set the standard for playing charismatic, memorable bad guys who just oozed evil out of every pore. Though most of his roles were known for being brutal and mean, the real life Mr. Shih was a very nice man loved and admired by his peers and respected as a mentor by younger actors. Shih was also renowned for his martial arts skills, and Bruce Lee himself held Shih in high esteem. He was a screen legend who enjoyed a long and remarkable career.
Shih Kien was his stage name which literally means "Rockhard", for the family name Shih - with alternative spellings including the most popular "Shek", is "Rock" or "Stone" in Chinese. Shih Kien's role as a villain became so entrenched in the Hong Kong collective psyche that it took a funny turn: when the Swiss confection Ricola first landed in HK, they used the typical way to promote a candy which failed completely. Then they changed their campaign using Shih as spokesman with the catchphrase "the candy for bad guys", and it became a roaring success.
And his voice in this movie was dubbed by Keye Luke, Master Po himself.
@@Seele2015au he was my great uncle :D (my grandmother's maiden name was Shek, he was her oldest brother). I unfortunately never got to meet him, but according to my parents he was a great guy; very unassuming and nice despite his fame and reputation of playing villains. He was quite short, but had a very commanding presence. His martial arts specialties were praying mantis style, and using the weapon three-section staff. I never knew that story about the candy, thank you for sharing!
@@fionatsang9353 This is one of the many variations of the Ricola ad:
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And he knew Bruce Lee since Bruce was a child
1:10 "Guy is pretty nimble for his size"
WELL, if you end up going down a martial arts rabbit hole, that man is the legendary Sammo Hung. One on Jackie Chan's best friends, one of the best fight choreograpers in the 70s to 90s, and movie legend, known for his agility and speed at his size.
Sammo said him and Lee did a speed kicking match. He said Bruce was so fast Sammo barely had his leg off the ground and Bruce's foot was already in his face. He also said in an interview when Bruce was in Barcelona he challenged all the martial arts schools but in a respectful way.
I heard Sammo is considered the most elegant fighter amongst the "Seven Little Stars" and other HK action heroes.
Sammo was a Hong Kong movie legend. He was in an American TV series at one point but sadly it didn't last too long.
Bob
Hung was also a friend of Lee's,Bruce wanted him in this film ( devised the fight scene )it wasn't included in the original script,but,what away to open a movie.
During the scene where Bruce Lee kicked Ohara and Ohara flew back into the extras, one of the extras who caught Ohara actually broke his arm from the force. Also, an extra on the movie actually challenged Bruce to a real fight to test out Bruce's Jeet Kune Do, a martial arts style and philosophy that Bruce created. It didn't go too well for the challenger.
During practice for the scene Bob Wall accidentally cut Bruce(using real glass instead of sugar glass.), legend has it when they filmed the next day Bruce kicked Wall that hard with intent. Hard enough to injure the extra he got kicked into.
@@boman3132 That was just a normal kick for Bruce, Wall had one of those full body pads on under his uniform, him & Bruce were great friends, the Director spread the rumor that Bruce wanted to actually Kill wall, Bob even went over to Bruce's house to make sure they both knew it was a Rumor being spread, it was not done on purpose, Bruce wanted the force of his Kick shown on film, so that's why Bob was fully padded up and he was not hurt but someone that he was knocked into, Bruce also asked for Bob in his next Movie.
Also the prostitutes were REAL prostitutes from Hong Kong.
Also, Jim Kelly really shagged 4 of them!
So glad you have reacted to this, my favourite movie of all time….
21:59 when you said, poor guy, that’s when Bruce Lee breaks Jackie Chan’s neck. Jackie was a stuntman on this movie.
In the scene before Bruce break his neck, it's almost as if Bruce was thinking: "This guy (Jackie Chan) is gonna be big one day, but today in this movie I'll beat his ass."
@@danskyl7279 haha
I was just about to comment this exact thing lol
@J. DrinkWater Stop capitalizing words, it hurts my brain :P
My God I was 12 when this movie came out. I rode the city bus downtown to see this movie and I stayed in the theater all day and came home at 9 30 at night. I watched it 4 times that day. What you can't get from watching this at home is the people reaction in the movie. People cheering and clapping with every Bruce fight. Thank you for taking me back there!! You guys are great!!!!
Fun fact one of the men Bruce was fighting in the underground cavern was a young Jackie Chan.
Yes. The guy who gets his neck broken at 21:59, is Jackie Chan.
AND... he had very funny "senpai noticed me!!" moment:
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True. Jackie Chan is also in Way of The Dragon. Chan originally was being marketed as Bruce Lee's successor but did not like it and went his own way with his comedic style. .
Yup broke his neck after he kicked the one guard
@@davestang5454 not way of the dragon . he was in fist of fury tho
You two pick the best movies. This has been one of my favorite Martial Arts films since I was a kid.
During the underground dungeon fight, Bruce takes out then-unknown stuntman Jackie Chan at least 3 times over the course of the scene. Jackie is most visible when he grabs Bruce from behind and then gets his neck snapped (the "Poor guy").
Poor guy who Bruce told could work on every movie he did from now on after accidentally hitting Jackie harder than he thought he did.
This still wipes the floor with a lot of today's martial art movies. It's sad and ironic that both Bruce Lee and his son, Brandon, had superstardom in their reach before both passed away.
Bruce was so fast, he had to slow down most of his moves for the camera to actually capture him on film. The one shot in this towards the end, the super fast kick where the guy goes flying, they had to use a dummy, cause he actually went full speed and power on that kick, and would have permanently damaged an actual human.
No he didn't , that's a lie . The cameras film speed had to be increased . The average film speed is 24 frames per second . They had to practically double the film speed for the match between Master Lee and Bob Wall . The match had more separate shots at different angles . If you look closer you'll notice much less blur when Bruce Lee fights and there's more blur in an average martial arts movie . I'm tired of people saying he had to slow down .
@@akfreed6949 If I recall correctly, the "slowing down" he did, wasn't for movies, but for the TV show "The Green Hornet". Several people who worked on and for the show mention about it. Movies is a different ball game altogether. They have the extra cameras with higher speeds, etc. For a TV show, they would use the same camera/s for everything, including other shows... Hence Bruce _Occasionally_ needing to slow down a little. If I remember even more detail though, the original reason wasn't "Because the camera's couldn't catch his moves." but instead because the _Audience_ wouldn't be able to understand what happened and _WHY_ the bad guy fell down....
I.E. In this movie when he's fighting Oharra 1v1 (15:55) _What_ Bruce does there *IS* captured by the film, but 90% or more people, really do not see nor understand *EVERYTHING* Bruce did in those 2 seconds... or less... in that it was Three separate Attacks, (low, high, high), that the first two are blocked, so Bruce grabs and removes the blocking arm for the 3rd strike..... Most people maybe see the first block, a blur, and then the bad guy fall...
So, again if I remember correctly, for the TV show they wanted the audience to be able to see and comprehend what happened as opposed to "Kato showing up, getting close to a "Bad Guy", *_Something_* happens, and the "bad guy" falls.
But as I said, I could be remembering wrong.... but I'm probably not.
what's crazy it wasn't even a full roundhouse. He didn't even turn all the way when he made contact (from corridor crew stuntman reacts). Imagine if he followed through and turned his hip O.O
@@James-iu2km in his wife's biography , she mentioned he was so fast when he started working again in Hong Kong they literally had to increase the film speed . His arms and legs would disappear and reappear @ regular 24 frames per second . There's some rare 8mm home movies made when Bruce Lee would do some demonstrations @ Ed's karate tournaments . I don't remember her mentioning information on his early American shows and movies .
@@James-iu2km You got it right.
As a trivia, villian Hans voice was dubbed by Keye Luke, a very famous American actor known for his role in the TV series KUNG FU. He has done many voice over dubbing through the years.
Also, he was indeed that fast. No scene was sped up. In fact, the nunchaku scene had to be slowed slightly to see the sticks properly.
Bruce is a Legend for a reason. Brilliant and utterly magnetic onscreen. There are so many scenes in this that become tropes and are parodied endlessly. Iconic
just be water my friend
Have to admit Mr Han sliced Lee up pretty good
This was a fun one to watch you guys react to. I am a Dialog and ADR sound editor for film and television, and yeah, the audio for this - for the most part - was shot later and edited in. Some of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti Western's were also shot this way... and Sam is right, it's a very tedious process to have to re-record all the dialog, as well as edit it in post. I know from personal experience lol.
ALL of Bruce's films are worth watching. He didn't make a dud during his short, but brilliant career.
Except "Game of Death" - it was uncompleted at the time of his death and the studio took the existing footage, shot new footage with unconvincing doubles, and edited it together into a horribly tasteless and disrespectful monstrosity. Instead see "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey" (2000) it's a documentary that has all of Bruce's Game-of-Death footage in it's original director's cut.
@@chrisleebowers warriors journey is a must for Lee fans. The game of death footage is so different than what was used for the actual movie.
He was a late 60's/early '70's James Dean.
@@chrisleebowers I respectfully disagree. It is the weakest film in his filmography, I won’t argue against that. But the fact that they were able to cut the footage that they had together with the new footage, recycled footage from his other films, as well as stunt doubles and look alikes and get a somewhat cohesive movie out of it at all is something of a minor miracle.
Don’t get me wrong, I would love it if someone would get the original script, the original uncut footage, and then use a combination of Bruce Lee look alikes and stunt doubles with modern Deep Fake computer technology to remake Game Of Death the way it was originally supposed to be. I'm just saying that given the limitations of the technology available to them at the time, it's amazing that Game Of Death came out as well as it did.
It's a shame that Game of Death was never completed. I also wonder why noone has ever tried to DeepFake the rest of the movie.
Some cool things to note. The guy Lee's sister knees in the groin is Jackie Chan. Roper is played by John Saxon who played Nancys dad in A Nightmare on Elm Street. It would be worth watching the Ip Man movies especially since the real Ip Man is the one who trained Bruce Lee.
That's true but Ip Man really just trained Lee as a teenager in Wing Chun. Lee greatly expanded his style when he moved to the U.S. He was the true founder of MMA.
And his opponent in the opening sparring match (with the fun finger-gloves) is Sammo Hung, unless I'm mistaken.
Another good Bruce Lee film is "Way Of The Dragon". Probably his most famous film next to this one. Due to the simple fact that he fights Chuck Norris in that movie, who at the time was a Karate World Champion.
Thanks for another great reaction video guys. Not sure if it's already been mentioned but the guard who has his neck dramatically broken by Bruce at the 22:00 mark is none other than Jackie Chan himself.
This iconic film directly influenced the creators of Mortal Kombat.
Roper was played by John Saxon. You should recognize him from Nightmare on Elm Street as Nancy's father. He was a student of Bruce Lee in real life. The guy who disiplined the guards, Bolo, is Bolo Young. He' was Chong Li in Bloodsport (1988)
I generally think of John Saxon as a poor actor, but he was really good in this.
@@ckobo84 - Yeah, the studios wanted a white guy in the movie as one of the hero characters but very few white guys (in those times) were expert enough in martial arts. There was a rumor that someone at the studio wanted Chuck Norris, but since Chuck had already appeared as a villain character in a Bruce Lee film they went with John Saxon.
I remember seeing John Saxon play the villain on the seventies TV show, The Six Million Dollar Man, when I was a kid. He also had roles in The Unforgiven (1960) (Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn), Posse from Hell (1961) (Audie Murphy and Vic Morrow), The Appaloosa (1966) (Marlon Brando), and Joe Kidd (1972) (Clint Eastwood).
I thought I recognized him from somewhere.
@@ckobo84 I don't. He was kind of like Marlon Brando that was more everyday and a hint of a cool.
Now this is a pleasant surprise..! You've come across a masterpiece classic martial arts movie and not to mention, the master, the father of modern martial arts and even MMA. Dude was/is a great influence on many from all walks of life including myself. I remember watching this movie as a kid and getting all pumped up. It's truly unfortunate that he died pretty young but the impact he still has in this world is a solid proof of his legacy regardless of how some try to downplay him. RIP Master lee
Fun fact : @22:00 that's young Jackie Chan
I understand that some of the kicks and punches actually had to be slowed down slightly for us to see them,Bruce Lee is that fast.I'm a total fan of B.L,he accomplished so much and made such an impact around the world during his short life
Bruce Lee was the side kick (Kato) in the American TV series "The Green Hornet" from 1966-1967. He married Linda Lee Caldwell in 1964; she has written a biography of her husband (he died in 1973 from an allergic reaction to an analgesic). His son Brandon Lee was also a very good martial artist; unfortunately Brandon was accidentally shot to death by a prop gun while filming "The Crow" in 1993.
I was so happy when I saw this was uploaded. ❤️❤️❤️
This hits sooo many levels for me!
You just watched Dirty Harry... and Lalo Schifrin did the music for that aswell as Enter The Dragon (and many more)
At a time when Eastern actors weren't accepted fully in Hollywood - Bruce paved the way during his very short time on the big screen.
This film made him a household name in the West aswell as already a legend in the East.
He changed not just action cinema but Martial Arts as he was a philosopher and developed his own style of Martial Art (Jeet Kune Do) which was the only style with no fixed positions at the time (which is very different to the Wing Chun he learned and mastered from his Sifu Ip Man) he's credited unofficially as the creator of MMA (mixed martial arts)
Also the late great Jim Kelly was the 1st black Martial Arts film star.
Bruce was so quick the camera couldn't capture his movements in real time!
An extra broke his arm "catching" Ohara after that slow mo kick from the power!
Poor Jackie Chan as an extra got his neck broke as one of the guards!
I could go on forever but you almost need to see a video on YT about how amazing Bruce was but he worked soooo relentlessly hard on training and perfecting his craft (you mentioned his muscle definition!) for his size and weight he possessed an unimaginable power you couldn't believe.
Tbh he only completed 4 martial arts films when he was alive.
This was his last.
All worth checking if you like the genre but being new to it you'll probably enjoy this most as it's regarded as the best. However, The Way Of The Dragon (set in Rome) has an epic fight with the great Chuck Norris.
Thanks for a great reaction and choice.
R.I.P. To all those involved in this movie masterpiece.
Lalo Schifrin did many popular soundtracks, no wonder I love the background music in "The Big Valley" so much.
What's awesome about the two strikes between 15:48 and 15:54 are that it looks like Bruce just strikes Oharra to the face with his right hand, but it's so fast that you barely see that Bruce used his left hand to parry Oharra's blocking hand away first which opened up the face to be struck. Watch it in a slower speed and you'll be totally surprised because it's almost impossible to catch in full speed
The cameramen would ask him to slow down so they could catch what he was doing on the cameras
Actually, if you watch frame by frame, Bruce at one point feints, grabs and pulls down oharra’s lead hand with his then punch him in the face. So not only can oharra not react in time but even if he did he was disarmed.
Yes, and he didnt "telephone" wizh his right hand
Not many reactors react to the whole movie, just the fight between Lee and O'Hara. It is my favourite film of all time, so was pleased when it came up on my page. Awesome reaction to an awesome movie.
Definitely one of the finest martial arts films of the 1970s and the highlight of Bruce Lee’s career. Had he lived beyond this, his tour de force “Game of Death” would’ve been his greatest contribution to cinema, martial arts and philosophy. I highly recommend watching the original, surviving footage of his project, which happened in 1972, before being pulled for this film! Amazing man he was. But the dragon lives on forever ❤❤
The original Game of Death footage, edited according to his notes, can be found in the documentary Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. Avoid the Hollywood bastardization like the plague (but listen to the cool John Barry soundtrack).
Yeah I’m so bummed that never got completed. The concept was awesome. The original footage that Bruce lee filmed to a point going up the pagoda with two others was completed and is found on a warriors journey and the special edition of game of death.
@@richardb6260 Don't avoid Game of Death like the plague. I think that a lot of the detractors are upset that Bruce Lee didn't finish the movie. That said I'm not saying that it's a good movie because it's not, but it's watchable.
Game of death still has one of the most amazing fight scenes ever. I thought the movie was okay, but if you want to skip most of it I just watched the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fight scene that would be good too
@@iaincowell9747 no reason to sit through that terrible movie to see the great fights at the end when you can see them as Lee intended in Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. GoD edited the fights differently, cropped characters out of frame, and changed how Bruce defeats Jabar at the end. They also went overboard with the sounds Lee makes.
For those who have watched the John Wick series, they had the mirrored room scene in the second film which was an homage to the iconic scene in this film. This is probably one of the most influential martial arts films ever. It really opened the door to mainstream America at the time. Even though Bruce had been in the U.S. on TV, the Hong Kong martial arts films hadn't really had more than a small cult following until this and it opened the door for many of the films and stars that followed. Sadly, Bruce passed away before he got to see what a profound effect it would have on popular culture.
26:16 Sam's reaction is perfect! That kick to Han's head is so awesome.
John Saxon has been in an iconic movie in pretty much every genre
One of the guys at the golf course was played by Pat Johnson, who not only choreographed the fights in the original Karate Kid but was also the referee of the final fight.
Additionally, Pat Johnson choregraphed the fights in all three live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies in the 1990's and also Mortal Kombat (1995) among many others.
Fun observations, guys! I'm old enough to have gone to the premiere of ETD in 1973, less than a month after Bruce Lee died. Held at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, it was an incredible event to attend at 13 years old with my family. Lines of people around the block, banners, movie premiere spotlights, red carpet, the whole deal. And the energy and reaction of the audience was amazing. Thanks for bringing up the memories for me - loved your comments! 👏👏👏✌👍
0:25 Oh, wow; it's interesting to see _Seven Samurai_ in this list. It deserves its place there for the martial arts, for sure. However, it more properly belongs to a different list: one about the very best movies ever made in the whole history of cinema! It's an absolute masterpiece!
7:13
Tsukahara Bokuden (1489 - March 6, 1571) was a famous japanese swordsman.
He was challenged by a mannerless ruffian. When asked about his style, Bokuden replied that he studied the "Style of No Sword".
The ruffian laughed and insultingly challenged Bokuden to fight him without a sword. Bokuden then agreed to fight the man without his sword but suggested they row out to a nearby island on Lake Biwa to avoid disturbing others.
The ruffian agreed, but when he jumped from the boat to the shore of the island, drawing his blade, Bokuden pushed the boat back out, leaving the ruffian stranded on the island. Bokuden explained: "This is my no-sword school"
Classic film that helped make Bruce Lee a household name in the US. You two should definitely check out The Raid and IP Man which are two of the best modern martial arts films.
Yeah,this was the first western & eastern joint movie venture,there was so much trouble behind the scenes of this film.Language problems,extras challenging Lee into fights ( which he won easily )Bruce got bite by the cobra,it had been de-venomed tho.The men in the jail cells were members of various Triad gangs,in the final fight scene they were really trying to kill each other !!! LOL.
The Raid is great. The Raid 2 is even better.
Oh for some reason I thought you were enjoying the cheesy and wild 80s THE LAST DRAGON. Which will have you laughing dead on the floor! I suggest have fun with it!
Basically, Mortal Kombat the movie. Has anyone ever noticed how similar the characters are as well? Goro-Bolo. Ohara-Kano. Han-Tseng. Lee-Kang. Roper-Cage.
Also, a couple of other little tidbits. That guy who's gets his neck broken at 22:00 is a young Jackie Chan! Lee was also so fast on the nunchaku that they had to slow the camera down to capture it all properly.
The movie that spawned so much impact on gaming, such as Double Dragon's naming motif and Mortal Kombat's fighting tournament!
Also, that guard that Bruce Lee had in a hairlock in 21:59 is none other than Jackie Chan!
27:08 Not to mention that Street Fighter characters Fei Long and Vega, were based on Bruce Lee, Vega losing his claws after blocking too much was inspired by Han losing his bear claw in the ending. This film and Game of Death also inspired Mortal Kombat games and films, with Bruce Lee being Liu Kang and Han basically being Shang Tsung. Great reaction.
One of the greatest martial arts movies of all time! I rewatched this movie last night and I’m about to go sign up to a Jeet Kune Do class RIP Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly Pat E Johnson and Robert Clause
"IP Man" has got to be on the watch list. Won't give too much away with the connection to anything, but it's a must see for any martial arts movie. Donnie Yen is amazing!
Wasn't Donnie Yen in "Hero", Jet Li awesome movie?
I agree DC. All of the IP Man movies are a must see!
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Yes, he was! I knew his name. :) I love that movie.
@@pamosborn1956 Yes. Mainly Jet Li in an awesome role as "Nameless".
Born in America, raised in Hong Kong.
Bruce Lee was an actor and martial artist since childhood.
A career spanning nearly two decades, from film to tv and back to film.
His art was taught to many people between his Kung Fu schools and close circle of known celebrities.
Such philosophy and genius made him a renegade to the status quo.
While in most free minds, he was revolutionary.
Enter The Dragon aka Iron and Blood was prepped by filmmakers in Hollywood since Lee's stardom in HK.
An opportunity of a lifetime for Lee to bring his creativity to a higher mass of people across cultures.
It became the first-ever Hollywood made, Worldwide released, Martial Arts action feature.
Bruce's untimely yet mysterious death rocked the world.
His stardom in the aftermath of the film rose to worthy, legendary heights.
He set the bar for so many and still he continues to inspire all walks of life.
So many of the cast and filmmakers have passed away.
But are just as remembered for their contribution to this history-making masterpiece.
You just can't say enough about it without knowing it's importance.
Bruce is a legend.forever imitated but never duplicated...I recommend you guys check out Way Of The Dragon, Fist Of Fury, and The Big Boss,, and even The Last Dragon which is a great homage movie to Bruce Lee
They would absolutely love The Last Dragon!! Super cheesy but so much fun!!!
AGREED.
Well said
Yes please watch another Bruce Lee flick
The last part of Game Of Death
The Scene where Bruce is fighting all of those guys in the opium factory, one of the thugs he fought was the legendary Jackie Chan. It was when he was still very young and hadn't yet become the huge Hong Kong action star he became. :)
This is another one of my favorite films. Bruce Lee is an absolute legend and lethal and unstoppable. His martial arts, his skills are so motivating. It's unfortunate for him to die so young. R.I.P Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a talented actor with great comic timing on top of being a great martial artist, fight choreographer, & dancer. Such a shame; he died so young. He obviously had a lot of great movie performances in him. People say, that he was killed by The Triad, but actually, he died from encephalitis due to accidentally taking aspirin, after he'd developed Reye's Syndrome. He had a headache, & his friend gave him some of her Equagesic to take, not realizing that it was a combination of aspirin & Equanil. He'd had Encephalitis 3 months before, but got to the doctor in time, & that's when he found out, that he had Reye's Syndrome. He apparently got it, from taking massive doses of aspirin, so he could still work out with a sprained back.
@@joe34012 Interesting. I did my research into Bruce Lee's death at least 20 years ago, so I am a bit foggy about the exact nature and cause of the injury, since I'm just going off the top of my head, but that sounds right. I thought, that I remembered, that it was a back injury, but I wasn't completely sure?
The main point is, whatever injury it was or it's cause, it was a type of musculoskeletal injury, which it's inflammation & pain could be treated by aspirin. Aspirin, when taken on a full stomach and in reasonable amounts, is an amazing drug, but almost like the body becoming allergic to a substance, because it can't abide continued heavy doses of it, continued mega doses of aspirin not only can harm one's kidneys, it can cause Reye's syndrome. Bruce Lee was not only lucky, that the first time he had Encephalitis from Reye's syndrome, that he got to a doctor in time, but that he got to one of the few doctors in the World who would even recognize Reye's Syndrome, since Reye's Syndrome was a relatively new diagnosis in the early '70's. Before Continuing Education, medical doctors were notorious for not learning anything new after leaving medical school, so even though Reye's was on the books by the early 1970's, few doctors knew of it. As I mentioned in my earlier comment, Bruce then knew to absolutely not take aspirin, but apparently never thought of it as being a component of another drug, so one could imagine, that he mentioned to his friend, that he had a headache but couldn't take aspirin, and she saying, "This isn't aspirin; it's Equagesic...".
Funny, when I found out this, I wasn't researching Bruce Lee, I was researching the tranquilizer, Equanil (meprobanate). It was also marketed as "Miltown", and it was used, before Valium was popular. That's when, I ran across "Equagesic", Equanil combined with aspirin ostensibly to help migraine or other tension headaches, since presumably the tranquilizer would relax tension. In some search results "Equagesic" came up in a matter of fact news artilcle just after Bruce Lee's death, that he had taken Equagesic given to him by a friend. In some places, Equagesic didn't require a prescription, but I can't remember, if it did in Hong Kong at that time? Anyhow, I went down the rabbit hole from there, since to myself, a younger American Baby Boomer, Bruce Lee was an enigmatic heroic cultural icon. He was born in America so was American, but grew up in China. One of his Grandmothers was either Dutch or German. I've seen both, but it could be a translation issue, since Germans call themselves "Deutsch", so could have been mistaken for "Dutch", making him even more of an outsider in China, than he otherwise would have been.
...Uh oh, I digress. Bottom line; too much of a good thing, aspirin, can be bad!
@@sparky6086 Yes, Grace Lee, Bruce's mother was half Chinese and half German. Her mother was Chinese and her father was a German Christian missionary.
@@user-si9fx4xb6v Thanks. I'd read, that it was his grandmother who was "Dutch". Most sources said German but didn't specify grandmother or grandfather.
dudes like him with some language skills would be more than worth in gold with some great agent training
Without fail, every time a Bruce Lee film came to our cinema (small town in the west of Ireland) the schoolyard would be full of wannabes the following Monday. That was happening all over the world. :)
A true and real icon. RIP
Samantha with the expert analysis. "there's alot of cracking happening and I'm pretty sure they're all dead". 😆 Bruce was a legend another excellent reaction.
The "nimble" guy in the first scene is Sammo Hung. He grew up with Jackie Chan in the same opera academy and is considered his senior. Sammo is a very respected actor, director and action choreographer himself. In Hong Kong films, he's know as the chubby guy that can do insane acrobats and stunts. Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan were the two guys that carried the torch after Bruce Lee died.
Such a fun reaction! John Saxon (Roper) made over 200 movies, from westerns to horror. He died in 2020 & is buried near Bruce Lee who died the same year this movie came out.
Watched this at the drive-in heater in Cocoa, Fl. Lee was uber cool and magnetic. The movies we all missed out on when he AND his son Branden died are only dreams now. Branden was a very good actor and martial artist and was about to own Hollywood when he died. Both just devastating losses.
Enter The Dragon stands as both an amazing martial arts movie and a culture spanning exploitation flick. Lee, Williams, and Roper are protagonists from very different backgrounds, helping audiences find someone to connect with and ensuring that it continues to resonate.
For a few cinematic tributes/homages - The Last Dragon and Black Dynamite.
Black Dynamite is insanely brilliant. I wish more people discovered the film.
The sparring opponent that Lee was against at the very beginning became a legend in his own right: Sammo Hung! He is an absolute joy to watch and went on to star in and direct some amazing Hong Kong action movies that are still great to watch today.
This was the highest grossing Martial Arts movies to make $400 million dollars against a $850,000 dollar budget!
Bruce Lee... What a legend, very sad that over time his legacy is dimming to the general public but here is hoping that his legend never dies 😎
Bruce Lee was my inspiration to start my Jeet kune do training such a legend it’s upsetting that he died so young 😢
The Airplane movie guys parodied this in their first movie Kentucky Fried Movie. A 20 minute segment of the movie, which is a bunch different sketches. The toy robot 🤖 bit is legendary.
Super funny parody. Even funnier when you've seen "Enter the Dragon"
Take him to Detroit.
A toy robot? AAHH!! (dives through plate glass window)
A Fistful Of Yen! “we are building a fighting force of EXTRAORDINARY MAGNITUDE”
@@sgnguy2027 That one has only become funnier over the years.
funny thing is he really is that fast. he,s famous for his speed and power. The original theatrical release had some scenes cut out like the narration in the hall of mirrors and dialog in the opening scene. had a chance to see this in theaters shortly after his death in the 70,s. really was a showcase of his talent in a true large budget hollywood film. People were dying to see him in an american film.
The legend himself, Bruce Lee. The man that started the martial art revolution in the west.
Thanks so much for reacting to this! Really enjoyed watching one of my all time favorite flicks with my favorite reactors! I always have my fave TBR Scmitt lines and the one that got me from this one;
TBR (during mirror room fight): "Who TF has a room like this?"
I'm sure there's more but I was laughing so much during this that I'm going to have to watch again to see.
All in all, great movie, great reac and looking forward to the next!!
You definitely picked the right martial arts movie and the right actor. Enter the Dragon was released in 1973 sadly right after his death. The other Bruce Lee films you have to react to are,
1. The Big Boss
2. Chinese Connection aka Fist Of Fury
3. Return of The Dragon aka Way Of The Dragon.
4. Game of Death (Bruce Lee died while filming this movie and they used a lookalike to finish it and you'll notice it.)
It's a travesty what they did to Game of Death. Watch the unaltered original footage that's available instead.
Everything about him screamed excellent focus and natural ability. A decent actor, gifted artist, legendary legacy of striving to be your best by pushing your limits....the world is a more interesting place because of his example.
Rest in Peace, Sir....
YES!!! I literally have this movie poster in a frame on my living room wall. I am sitting like 4 feet from it. Needless to say, I'm excited to watch this!
eric? eric foreman? whyd u dump donna lol?
This movie had so many scenes that became posters. Myself, I had the poster of Bruce with the claw marks on his face and abs ad the multi image face off off Bruce and Han in the mirror room.
Han is played by actor *Shih Kien* who also plays the police chief, one of the main characters, in Jackie Chan's classic _The Young Master_ (1980). Also you must notice that the _Enter The Dragon's_ setting was ripped off for one of the main fighting stages of the original Mortal Kombat video game.
One of the first rated “R” movies I saw…I was about 12. Rented it from a supermarket video store. These days this would probably be PG-13. Great movie, ridiculous dubbing, amazing Bruce performance. A true legend. My favorite scene is when he’s showing off with the nunchucks.
Yeah, I believe the problem with the dubbing was that no sound was recorded as a lead track for most of the scenes. So the actors, when recording the ADR, only had visual cues for most of it. A common practice at the time for films made in Hong Kong.
I saw this at the movies.
Yeah,in Hong Kong they film movie without sound because it's so noisy there,don't know why this film was dubbed tho.
Then he outdose the nunchucks scene in Way of the Dragon with two nunchucks.
For me, it's that *FULL* force kick to the dummy's head in the final fight. Had that been a person...life long, if not life taking Injuries. So glad he got to show a *REAL* strike in this.
another fun fact- Lee sister chased by O'Hara and his goons is Angela Mao, the queen of kung fu cinema. She played the Jade Fox in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as well.
There were so many great martial artists here. Bob Wall, John Saxon, Sammo Hung, Bolo Yeung, etc. I think even Yuen Biao did stuntwork for Bruce Lee.
Anyone who has seen Bruce in person will tell you that videos do not do any justice to how fast he really is
I think he moved too fast especially for their cameras then, so they had got use slow mo a lot
@@dnish6673 Yeah, but slow motion wasn’t even thing at the time. Slow motion really kicked of f in ‘99 with the release of The Matrix. For this they could have changed the reel speed on the camera to compensate, but it wouldn’t do much
If you would of seen this back in 1973 with the audience reaction was amazing. Seeing Bruce Lee on the big screen was incredible and I had to get my parents to take me into see it because it was rated "R". Yes it is my all time favorite movie. Great review enjoy it very much.
Glad to see you're getting into the true master of martial arts.
The Chinese Connection, Fists of Fury and Return of the Dragon (written and directed by Bruce Lee) are great movies. Game of Death was his last movie but he died before it was complete so a double and footages were used to finish the rest of the scenes....it may be the weakest of the four but the ultimate fight scenes with the real Bruce Lee are awesome. Also, I think you would enjoy "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" which is a pretty good biopic of Bruce Lee.
Linda Lee said in an interview-Return of the Dragon was Bruce's baby,he filmed the intro animation of Way,filmed the cat sequence.cheographied all the fight scenes,etc,etc,..scouted the locations.etc,etc,..
The guy Bruce Lee fought during practice, his name is Sammo Hung. I've seen him in older movies with Jackie Chan who was also in Enter The Dragon. Sammo Hung in his other movies he is very fast and flexible. It even surprised me. Research him a little bit and watch some of his movies.
Awesome flick…great reaction. You guys nailed this one!
Bruce Lee and James Dean are my 2 most favorite actors. They both died young, yet did so much with their limited time on Earth. They were the best at what they did and have my full respect as artists. There were no missteps in their brief careers!
What a surprise! Never expected to see a Bruce Lee movie being reacted to. Would love to see some Jackie Chan reactions but his movies from the 80s, and not any of his American ones because the 80s Jackie was ICONIC.
Chan's in this.
I agree but I do really like rumble in the bronx, still remember waiting impatiently for its release
@@flaggerify The guard Bruce grabs by the neck and breaks. Got to see this in a theater back in 2017.
Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2 are both really good movies to react to.
@@flaggerify Yep.
18:18 I have watched this film countless times since the late '70s and it is now I notice the skeleton hand is from the villain. 😂
22:55 Bruce Lee is the man who made the nunchaku famous, martial arts' magazines were selling them like crazy.
Love the reaction you guys did to this movie. Bruce Lee is a legend that will live on forever. I hope you two do decide to watch all the other 4 Bruce Lee movies. Can’t wait to see!
A little trivia, during the battle with the guards, the one who has his neck snapped was a very young Jackie Chan (@22:00).
No matter what, before Mr Myaki and his "Look eye, always look eye", Bruce Lee said it first "Never take your eyes of your opponent even when you bow".
Miagi
Movie inspired a lot of games and other movies, though most famously Mortal Kombat.
The story of Mortal Kombat obviously involves a lot more characters, organizations, different dimensional and spiritual realms, sorcerers, time travel etc. - but the original game at its core is about a powerful person starting a secret, remote martial arts tournament who employs a massive, monstrous dude as his champion/main enforcer.
Now that you’ve watched
“Enter The Dragon”
You should absolutely watch in the following order,
“The Crow” (1994)
Starring Bruce Lee’s son, Brandon Lee
and then the biopic (biographical picture) about Bruce Lee
“Dragon The Bruce Lee Story” (1993)
And yes in that order, that would be most powerful and effective.
Or.. maybe watch Bruce's other movies? Also, Dragon the Bruce Lee Story? the bio pic with about 2% accuracy? Nah, Watch a documentary on Bruce before you watch that thing.
And then "Kentucky Fried Movie"
😉
And Rapid Fire with Brandon Lee too
At 27:52, Roper was probably thinking: "where are Han's daughters?"
Since the Hong Kong director Lo Wei - who also directed Bruce Lee's early films - started using dubbing as a routine procure, much of HK films have been filmed using silent cameras and the audio was totally dependent on post production, and you have never heard Lee's own voice.
By the way, the theme music was by Lalo Shifrin, best known for the "Mission: Impossible" theme; it's been described as the most dangerous piece of music ever written.
This is Lee’s own voice in this movie.
Great reaction like always! You should also react to "The Big Boss" Bruce Lee's first martial arts movie. Another classic.
Was released as “Fists of Fury “ when I saw it.
@@revo1336That’s the title I remember
About your comment about the filming technique where the actors punch and kick at the camera. Usually that technique is used to hide the fact that the actors in question don’t actually know how to fight, especially in martial arts movies where the fighting styles are very important to the film. It wasn’t exactly necessary in this movie as most of the main actors were all competent, if not expert, martial artists and not just pretending to be for their roles.
Another example of this technique being heavily used was in the TV series Kung Fu starring David Caradine. David Caradine, and often the actors playing his antagonist in each episode, were not martial artists. They didn’t know a karate chop from a pork chop. They were hired entirely for their look, and/or their acting ability. Thus they had to hide their lack of martial arts skills through heavy use of the “punch and kick the camera technique”. Which legitimately fooled a lot of people into believing that David Caradine actually knew Kung Fu.
I saw this in the theater when I was 14 years old. I had no idea who Bruce Lee was. I was instantly hooked on Hong Kong cinema.
That kick in 26.17 O M G
Perfect kick with superhuman speed 😮
Yes you reacted to Enter the Dragon! For the early '70's, the action in this movie isn't bad at all and in some scenes it's still pretty incredible considering the basic camera technology used in the film. But back then it was revolutionary for sure. Bruce Lee died pretty young so he doesn't have a lot of movies, but another one to react to would be Return of the Dragon or Way of the Dragon depending on what country you're in. It has Chuck Norris in it! Once you finish reacting to the Bruce Lee movies, Chuck Norris movies should be next. He was a legitimate 6-time middle-weight karate champion - actually he studied Tae Kwon Do which is a Korean fighting style.
Fun fact: One of those guys fighting Lee was a young Jackie Chan, at the time a stunt double and extra in the movie.
Lee didn't hold back and really hit him, but Chan couldn't be too vocal, afraid of getting fired, so he just took it like a champ. If memory serves his arm got broken or something like that.
I love this movie very much. I have a very hard time watching it after seeing a spoof on it called "A Fist Full of Yen". Its a 20 minute sketch in the movie "The Kentucky Fried Movie". Its hilarious and has almost all the scenes from this movie super condensed and made fun of. I highly recommend it for the two of you. The entire movie is all sketch comedy stitched together. Again, love this movie. Bruce Lee was amazing and actually trained the Roper actor and others I think.
This is not a charade
@@markwang77 chawade
I watched this movie for the first time tonight specifically to prepare for this reaction. A bit slow to get going but I loved it. Lee is such an icon. Great reaction too.
There is an aspect of this movie that people tend to overlook. It was a product of its time. After WWII, Japan and the US had all sorts of ties, where Japanese martial arts became the defacto norm for what US audiences thought of as martial arts. The big studios couldn't see an Asian as the lead in a major production. He wrote the TV series Kung Fu, but the lead role went to David Caradine instead. Compromises needed to be made. Why do I explain this?
Lee, Han and the Shaolin were ALL Chinese. The outfits worn by Lee and Han were traditional Chinese, yet almost everywhere else you look, all of the other fighters, and Han's guards were all wearing Gi's. Those tend to be associated with Japanese martial arts. It's a martial arts tournament, so you'd expect to see a variety of art forms. Lee does use his own variant of a Chinese style, but most of the other fighters use what looks like either Karate (Japanese) or Tae-Kwon Do (South Korean). So you have a story powered by the offence caused to the Shaolin Temple, by a Chinese Shaolin, who hires ALL Japanese, and his island trains ALL Japanese.
It was the first, and only major US funded movie with Bruce Lee in the lead role. It was also his last movie. RIP Bruce Lee. He was the OG for good reason. There will never be another Bruce Lee.
It's a shame that Lee was dying while he was just reaching his prime by this point. He could be very huge in the 70's.
God could you imagine what kind of amazing movies Bruce Lee could have made in the 80s?
Even going on into the 90's possibly. My username is a tribute to Bruce, I own 2 of his biographies: Bruce Lee-Fighting Spirit by Bruce Thomas and Bruce Lee-A Life by Matthew Polly. R.I.P Bruce and Brandon Lee, gone but never forgotten. 💪
The guy in Bruce's grip at the 22:00 mark, is none other than Jackie Chan.
This movie was amazingly successful for it's time. Like a top 5 movie ever, at the time. Which was unthinkable, for a Kung Fu movie.
Fun Fact: Originally it was meant to be Roper killed by Han and Williams survives. But John Saxon’s agent insisted that his client lives. Bob Wall playing O’Hara challenged Steven Segal to a real fight. Bruce Lee constantly got challenged by extras some of which he took up. They also found a dead body on set. Bolo decided to use his character name as his real name. Also the first fighter you see Bruce fight is Sammo Hung who is famous for his acrobatics even though he’s a big guy. He’s even done an American TV series.
0:26 ..... Please, watch "The Raid"....That movie is soooo goddam good.....
Used to watch this a lot as a kid. My favourite two parts are (a) "Bullsh$t, Mr Han, man!", and (b) "Dash it all, I don't care *who* he's with! You bloody well put him on the line!" - the most British thing ever said! 😂
My step dad introduced me to this movie. Really loved it and it got me into the whole "ninja fighting thing" which is what I probably called it back then. The mirror scene did most of the work.
The thing to keep in mind about Bruce Lee movies is that they were very new and different for American/western audiences at the time and no one ever claimed they were anything more than great popcorn matinee type crowd pleasers, cheesy grindhouse , greasy kid stuff fun that sure delivered on the thrills, pure 70's pop culture to a T. They only scratched the surface of tapping into Bruce Lee's potential as a charismatic action movie superstar and helped pave the way for all the action movies that came later.
I really hope you watch more of Bruce Lee films. He was the absolute G.O.A.T., not only in his discipline to martial arts but also to his philosophy of life and nature that surrounds it. I hope you get a chance to watch Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Fun Fact: Jackie Chan was a stuntman *three* times in the cave fight - he gets his neck broken, he’s the last one hit by the bo staff, and he’s the one gets hit by the nunchaku and falls into the acid.
Jackie’s friend, Sammo Hung played Bruce’s opponent in the opening fight scene.
When you get a chance, you’ll also want to check out The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), a crazy collection of parody sketches that includes a spoof of this classic. I laughed so hard the first time I saw it, my stomach hurt.
Thank you for posting this. It felt like I just went to the movies with two friends who were seeing this movie for the first time.
The man Bruce Lee fought and killed with the scar was one of his actual student. The kick that he sent scar face into the other fighter's. Was a show of how much power Bruce Lee had.
Hey TBR Schmitt and Samantha!! So, I'm sure everyone has already said it, but just in case, the "poor guy" that gets his neck broken at 22:00 was the immortal Jackie Chan (his best friend and legend Sammo Hung fought Bruce in the beginning). He was a young stunt performer for Bruce Lee in multiple films (both The Chinese Connection (1972) and Fist of Fury (1972). Also, Roper was played by the late John Saxon, who you should recognize as Sheriff Thompson, Nancy's father in A Nightmare On Elm St (1,3 and New Nightmare). Enter The Dragon was a true classic with Bruce Lee at his best!! Watch his other movies. There's only three more full feature films (Bruce died before he could finish Game of Death in 1973, which features Bruce fighting NBA legend and former student Kareem Abdul Jabber!!), one of which (Way of the Dragon (1972) showcases Bruce fighting Chuck Norris (Greatest Fight Ever!!!) You guys are awesome!!! Keep watching the martial art films!! I have a ton of suggestions, but for this review, I implore you both to please find and watch Jimmy Wang Yu's amazing Master Of The Flying Guillotine (1976) as it's the first genuine tournament martial arts film at predates Blood Sport (1988) which you've already seen, The Quest (1996 - another Van Damme classic!) and the original Mortal Kombat (1995). Fuck it you should watch them all!!! You'll enjoy them!! Lol!! Until next time!!!
What a CLASSIC ! Being born in '74, as for many Bruce Lee was almost like a role model to me. I just loved his movies, fighting skills. Seen this film probably 100 plus times. Loved your reactions.