FIRST TIME WATCHING: Enter the Dragon - Bruce Lee (1973) REACTION (Movie Commentary)
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One of the most rewatchable films ever. Give Bruce and company a WB budget , tight script and solid direction and you have magic.
WB were still tightfisted with them, they gave them $500000 which wasn't a lot to make a film even in them days. But it was filmed in Honk Kong where it was much cheaper to film and the five hundred grand went a long way. After Bruce died and WB saw the film they pumped a load of money into advertising it. Cos it was obviously stupendous..
too bad bruce lee never saw the finished product :(
Tea Mr Braithwaite
@@christopheclaus8505 you know it. Still so sad.
It's still the most profitable martial arts film to this day as well.
I was a teenager in '73 when this movie came out. I saw it at the State-Lake Theatre in downtown Chicago on the first day! The theatre was jammed packed, every seat was sold and people were standing in the aisles! It was non-stop screaming and shouting, and everybody had a great time! I will never forget Enter The Dragon.
Me too my man! I remember it well, it was crazy. I watched the movie with my mouth wide open and in complete amazement!👍🥋😄 Thanks to Bruce Lee I still practice the martial arts even now and I'm still in good shape.
OMG, I was a 17 year old in 1973 and saw Enter The Dragon at the State-Lake Theatre also! Not the first day, but I had just started college and my mom gave me three dollars for transportation downtown and lunch (yeah, THREE DOLLARS!). I would save one dollar until I had three and after my Friday class, walked into the theatre 20 minutes into the movie (Angela Mao was about to commit suicide). After the movie was over, I sat through it a second time (remember when you could do that?!) Seeing that movie was the best experience of my life up to that point.
@RONALD MILNAR @Wayne man of faith @Howard Moore Sheeeeeeeet, I did not C this movie at State-Lake Theatre in 1973 but really really want 2 B in UR gang!!! 🤩
Jackie tells a story of working on this film where Bruce accidentally hit him really hard with the sticks and Jackie said it didn't really hurt but he played it up so Bruce could baby a little haha love this movie so much
That's Jackie at 20:42 lol
On e of the episodes of "Jackie Chan Adventures" was a parody of this movie. He talked about that scene, and even had a "standee" from that scene in the movie of when Bruce Lee hit him. BTW, The fellow who Lee he was sparring with in the opening of the movie is Sammo Hung. He and Chan did a number of movies together.
When Bruce does the backflips after beating Sammo Hung in the first fight scene, that's actor Yuen Wah as his stunt double. Wah played as the landlord in Kung Fu Hustle.
He also did the flip when Bob wall had Bruce lee foot.
All The Three Brothers (Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao) are in this too.
That dude is awesome. He was my favorite character in kung fu hustle. Honestly, all the characters in that movie were great.
I think his wife in the movie is his real wife. They also acted together in the kung fu mahjong movies, but I haven't found a subbed or dubbed version of those.
@@davespringer777 he has been in many great movies.. Some of his best are iceman cometh, kid from Tibet, and the master with jet li.
@@mitchclement3773 hey, thanks. I'll look into them.
You're the first TH-cam reactor that gave one of Bruce Lee movies a chance, you just earn yourself another subscriber
@jamalbryant it's because every other reactor does the same film its like it's on a permanent repeat rubbish all those channels with there fake tears etc
Nail on the head comment. So very true.
He needs to watch "Return of the Dragon" next. B.Lee vs Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum!
Just saying the same thing no one reacts to Bruce Lee movies and i wish someone would react to his other movies but most reactors do follow the crowd but very few take the lead. I need to see all the Bruce movies reacted by someone but it takes 1 to create the trend 💯
@@andylikesstuffchannel its weird how movies will make a rotation - like one channel does shawshank, now oddly everyone does shawshank, - I love that this guy does his own thing, running man, bloodsport, some of my favorite 80s flicks
Sad that our three lead heroes in this are now all gone. R.I.P.
Yes---all gone! And Bruce was the MOST FIT.
But Chuck Norris will never die.
@@anonincognito617 Chuck Norris did die, it’s just death is too afraid to tell him
Yeah that truly sucks. John Saxon was the last one and sadly he died last year. May him, Jim Kelly and Bruce Lee all RIP.
@@alucard624 I know it doesn't quite count because he's not one of the heroes but Yang Sze is still alive at least.
“This guy?" That guy is the late sensei Jim Kelly, Karate champion, master of Shorin Ryu Karate, Black Belt Jones himself!🥋😎 R.I.P.
That school; BKF, Black Karate Federation turned out some legendary fighters in the ‘70s. Steve Sanders, Everett Eddy, & Donnie Williams can all b seen in that karate class sequence.... 🤙🏽😎
@@chrisinfiesto835 Thanks for the info! 👍 😎
Black Belt Jones was also directed by Robert Clouse, so there is some great martial arts action on display there, too! Kelly was awesome!
@@kevinpauley-dadbodstyle2935 I was hoping someone other than myself would say that. 😎😉 lol
Jim Kelly was a trailblazer in martial arts and film, he and Bruce Lee faced many of the same prejudices in their careers.
R.I.P Mr. Kelly…..Osss 🙇♂️
Bruce is the fucking king man. No one like him before or since. He passed away about 3 weeks before this came out so he never lived to see the films success or become a global icon. He was also at his lightest during this film, wasn’t eating that much and was super stressed. People often quote his weight from this film like it was him at his healthiest but he was his unhealthiest when he made this film. Such a huge loss, his charisma, skills and talent was undeniable.
Indeed he was so thin and stressed and battling with so much during enter . i think the scene with Sammo at the beggining was shot last and he didnt have his chinese Elvis good looks that he had when he was in longstreet big boss Marlowe . So very sad the way he went
He looks pretty much the same here as he does in, "Return of the Dragon". Bruce was always shredded.
@@danielosullivan2256 yeh it was shot last you’re right.
@@axelstone3131 when i was a kid in 90s the local chinese resturaunt had a worker and when he was a little boy was playing and they met bruce filming that scene in enter the dragon in the country ill never forget that . Sure buddy have a nice day
I thought it was after game of death
Those weren't grasshoppers, those were praying mantises, the kung fu experts of the insect world.
Calling a Praying Mantis a Grasshopper was an unforgivable deal breaker for me. Had to give him a thumbs down for that little indiscretion.
@@ckobo84 Word.
THEY have south n northern mantis styles my best kung fu actor is southern mantis boxing.....aka lo meng/ming....started as a member in and five deadly venoms, kid with the golden arm much more....i left samurai list no usa trash shit....i own over 400 kung fu films!!! hundreds samurai films...many are on here as all zatoichi are he would love!!!
Praying Mantises are great to have in the garden, as they kill harmful insects. Grasshoppers, not so much.
1:22 - Fighting Sammo Hung in the first scene.
20:41 - That's Jackie Chan as one of the guards.
when they were still just stuntmen. Jackie went by a different name then
Bruce accidentally kicked Jackie in the head and immediately yelled cut and tended to him. Years later Jackie admitted to milking it because Bruce was the star and he liked attention.
@@robertnguyen9493 Bruce didn't call cut. He remained in character for the rest of the shot, but he did tend to Jackie after the director called cut because he realised he'd potatoed him.
@@seraphinaaizen6278 ah, my bad. Thank you
@@robertnguyen9493 Yea I think it was during the scene Bruce told Jackie not to move when Bruce performed the kick..Jackie moved and thus got hurt.
This movie should be required viewing for anyone interested in martial arts.
Just required viewing full stop.
I think that goes for every bruce lee movie. Fist of Fury because of the dojo fight, Way/Return of the Dragon because of his double nunchuck and Chuck Norris fight, and Big Boss for the night time ice factory fight
@Jay Ryan Repeat after me:
- "interested in martial arts" does not correlate only with "martial arts training"
- "interested in martial arts" = another way of saying 'interested in things-that-contain/pertain to-martial-arts'
- I will now chill
When Bruce broke the guards neck that was Jackie Chan.
Yes he was one of the stuntmen
20:42.
He recovered quite nicely.
Yep.
He used him again on Fist of Fury too
When "Enter The Dragon" was first released, I lost count of how many times I went to see it at the theater. The expression on Bruce Lee's face; when Han slams on to the spear, looks like Bruce was cheated out of beating Han to death. I swear, it really looks like he wanted the beat down to go a lot longer.
First time I ever seen enter the dragon was 1978 I was 10 years old I was hooked even to this very day at 52 blessings Bruce Lee 🙏🏽
Bruce Lee's best movie by far. I remember first watching this at a drive-in back in the day. Everybody who saw it wanted to be Bruce Lee. This movie was like a lower budget James Bond film and I always loved how they put it on an island and gave an explanation for why there were no guns. It gave a preview of what Lee would have been if he had lived.
Lol no. Way of the dragon is just as good.
Okay the technique that Bruce Lee use is called "Jeet Kune Do", roughly translated means "the way of the intercepting fist" the whole concept of this relies on attack first meaning the best way to avoid an attack is to attack on your own. So instead of blocking attacks attack first as a form of blocking or preventing your opponent from advancing forward. So if you notice when Mr. Han was trying to move forward he kept getting kicked because Bruce Lee was utilizing the Jeet Kune Do method.
Finally, a reaction to a whole Bruce Lee film and not just a fight scene. Always best to have context.
Also gotta check out his sons work, The Crow and Rapid Fire are dope watches and classics to me.
Brandon had so much potential. Its sad he only got to make a few movies.
the crow is a must react . its in my top 10 best movies .brandon was an amazing actor .
And Showdown in Little Tokyo, where he and Dolph Lundgren fight against Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa and keep Tia Carrere safe from the Yakuza
His son was so talented he would have been a huge star as well
@@nebulous8389 He proved it with The Crow, and Little Tokyo before that
"Bullshit Mr. Han man!" One of the finest lines in a film ever!
Underrated as hell 😂 I want that on a shirt
Been a fan of him since I was a little girl. He also did films as a little boy/teenager in Hong Kong. He was very educated, talented, a good dancer.😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
The first time I watched this movie I had known the creators of Mortal Kombat were "inspired" by it but holy shit the plot of MK1 is essentially Enter the Dragon with some Bloodsport and Big Trouble in Little China thrown in.
They're real blatant about it too. Lo pan/Shang Tsung Three storms/raiden (and arguably Kung Lao in part 2) Jean Claude/Johny Cage Bruce lee/Liu Kang Scorpion and sub zero/every ninja movie ever. Video games were so small time back then you only needed five coders and a paragraph of fan fiction. Some colleges kids with a smart phone could make Mk 1 today.
Exactly.
Yep. All 3 of those mixed together is essentially Mortal Kombat.
Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Wah are three of the Yuen's stunt team, active in many HK action movies. Mr Han was played by Shih Kien, alternatively spelt as Sek Kin, or Shek Kin, a veteran action movie star who almost invariably played the "big bad"; everyone who worked with him said besides being a top-flight martial artist he was the nicest dude ever.
The most obvious blooper is that, when Mr Han was chased by Lee's character, where were his daughters, his personal guards?
Also, the music by Lalo Schifrin is pretty much the most dangerous piece of music ever.
Shih Kien was dubbed by Keye Luke(Master Po in "Kung Fu") for this film. It's odd to hear the same voice of the sage blind master coming out of evil Han's mouth LOL!
The fat guy who fights Bruce at the beggining is Sammo Hung. 3 years later he starred in the movie "Enter the Fat Dragon", a very funny and good movie, where he plays the role of a super Bruce Lee fan. It worths to watch it.
And Jackie Chan is one of the guys he fights underground, who he grabs and off-camera breaks his neck. Funny thing is, he accidentally hit him in the face with a fighting stick, and to make up, promised to have him on every film he did from then on...... Can you imagine Jackie once he broke out in HK being in Bruce Lee's films....sigh.
What? I didnt know about enter the fat dragon.
@@RRR-is3rf "Enter the Fat Dragon" was released in 1978, 5 years later. I thought it was released in 1976.
Sammi Hung also starred in the TV series, "Martial Law."
@@jeffthompson9622 Great show. Sammo is super fast too with his martial arts skills.
One more thing too is that also the actor John Saxon who played Roper, had mentioned that he had always had an interest in martial arts prior to this movie, but after finishing this movie he mentioned he was done doing martial arts in film because of how grueling it was learning everything and all the choreography training with Bruce lol. Almost 50 years later up until John Saxon died he always talked about working with Bruce Lee on set and of how great of a martial artist, friend and person Bruce was.
My favourite kung fu movie of all time. Bruce Lee, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan briefly as a henchman, Jim Kelly, and Bolo Yeung. All Legands.
Also pat johnson who did action for the karate kid and ninja turtles... He is the guy saying it's the dough roper or we got break something lol.
Thank you so much for giving Bruce Lee’s “Enter The Dragon” it’s proper reaction. You’re the first streamer I’ve ever encountered that gave its proper respect and I thank you for that as a lifetime Bruce Lee fan and follower.
Thanks man. Was a great film to react to
Are there people out there that don't give respect to "Enter The Dragon"!?! I've never watched any video that didn't have reverence for Bruce Lee. Even in the 2010's, there are documentaries that interview actors, musicians, etc. that cite Bruce Lee as their motivational inspiration.
@@CapedInformer Scarface sampled the Song that is playing when Bruce knocked out the Guard type in Scarface ft Dr Dre ice cube Too short song called game over
Watched Bruce Lee 's ENTER THE DRAGON quite a number if times since the 70's.. It is really the BEST of the BESTS ever. Still excites n awakens my blood .. everytime I watched this movie.
That roaring kick would’ve decommissioned anybody, still feel that kick to this day every time I watch this film.
Look at all the fighting styles he uses in the first fight, Grandfather of MMA
Bro, that was so funny when you said run when nunchuck came in Bruce Lee’s hand 😄
In my top three movies of all time. Watching Bruce for the first time, got me into martial arts.
LOL, every time I watch an action movie, if the hero starts to bleed and he notices it and goes crazy-eyed, I think: "uh-oh, he's going Bruce Lee!"
It’s a shame we’ve never seen Bruce fight outside of film except for that one sparring match he had with a student. At least his speed’s been captured beautifully.
Han: “Are you shocked, Mr. Williams?”
Williams: “Only at how sloppy your man works.”
Jim Kelly cool 😎
Wow, this is the first time I’ve watched a reaction video for Enter The Dragon! 🐉 I must say I really enjoyed your first impression of this amazing classic! 👍🏼 What you said about Bruce Lee toward the end, how no other actor can duplicate what he brought to the screen, is so true! I am very happy you enjoyed your experience with the movie, and finally got to see the film that set the stage for all martial arts films that followed!
Bruce laid down the first and most important rule-Never take your eye's off your opponent!
You nailed the slow motion. In Green Hornet, they had to slow him down because he was too fast for the camera, and still, there were frames you couldn't see what he did.
Aside from his skill, his charisma was off the charts. And yes without the special effects used after his death and today in movies. Straight up skill.
I love how one of the first things he asks is "Why not pull out a 45 and bang, settle it?"
That is true wisdom. Why bring a kick to a gunfight.
To answer the question regarding Lee's speed, as far back as the Green Hornet series, the cameras normally ran at 24 frames a second..in order to catch Lee's moves, the cameras had to be ran at the cameras top speed of 32 frames a second.
I'd heard Lee just slowed down for the camera.
@@KittyBoom360 I heard Bruce was so incredibly fast even his shadow couldn't keep up.
@@juniorkawai6131 That's hilarious, but seriously, a lot of actors do actually slow down their movements for film and it just looks faster onscreen, given our slow standards for fps in tv and movies even today which are shown at around 20-30 fps.
Glad to see they used the trope wherein "The Brother Always Dies First." j/k lol Great reaction!
Every scene where it’s suppose to be Bruce doing flips, it was the Landlord from “Kung Fu Hustle”.
He was a close friend of Lee’s and his acrobatics stunt double.
It's definitely a fun movie that still holds up today and inspired a lot of other martial arts movies, video games and even UFC fighters. I could tell you really enjoyed it.
a fun movie that they tried their hardest to ban in Britain for nearly 30 years. they finally gave up in 2001 when they realized everybody had seen it!
@@leeeastwood6368 what?!! Really?!! Why would they try to ban it?!!
@@afranks8566, because they believed they could. the right people said it was too violent for adults and children to watch, and for a long time, the government gave the censors the right to ban any film they wanted!
in 1988 about 2500 films disappeared from cinemas and video shops. eventually, the courts stopped them. but it's a safe bet that because Britain has left the EU, the censors will be back, trying to drag the country back to the 1950s again!
you would have to have lived through it to understand what these assholes were like, and the power the government gave them. at the moment they are trying to control the internet. simply because they don't like people having the right to see what is happening in the world. think China, or Iran. or Russia under communist rule!
23:08 That lil walk or strut, does it for me every time.
Like, you can't beat me fool.
Awesome reaction Sir! Couple of fun facts about this movie is that the actor playing Han was well into his 70's and still did most of his fight scenes! Also that scene with the monk at the beginning and the recalling of that at the end in the room of mirrors wasn't originally in the movie on release. Smashing the mirrors came out of nowhere but made more sense when the scenes were reinstated 😉
Bruce Lee is the father of mixed martial arts. He's literally the first person (at least in the 20th century until now) to learn multiple styles of fighting. He didn't believe in one style of fighting is the best. That's what made him unbeatable during his time.
Eh, that's not really true. While he's certainly one of the pioneers of what would become the modern concept of mixed martial arts, learning more than one martial art wasn't a new thing. People have been doing that for centuries, and it was very common in Japan for example for martial artists to study multiple different disciplines.
His concept of modernizing martial arts though WAS original. A number of other fighters had similar concepts at around the same time (e.g. Joe Lewis), but Bruce certainly spearheaded the notion and is likely the primary inspiration for it. I would say it's less accurate to say that Bruce was the first person to learn more than one style of fighting (because he wasn't) so much as he was the first person to do it the way he did; creating his no-style style. He was certainly one of the first true mixed martial artists.
Fake news : Vale Tudo existed in the 1920s (even the Gracie's competed in it.
Russian Sambo since the 1920s (mix of Boxing, Judo, Wrestling, Karate)
Nihon Kempo 1932 mix of Boxing, Judo, Wrestling, Karate
Krav Maga 1940s mix of Boxing, Judo, Wrestling, Karate and other martial arts
Jon Bluming 1950s mixing his backgound in Boxing, Judo, Karate adnf military martial arts
Bruce Lee Jeet Kune do came in the end of the 1960s.
Unbeatable ? Bruce Lee fought tomato cans, not one legit ranked fight against any world champion or high ranking master.
Jon Bluming, Anton Geesink, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman also the Vale Tudo and the Russian Sambo and Olympic Greco Roman world champions and BJJ world champions of his era would have destroyed Bruce as they would have destroyed his American Karate champion friends.
Stop that fanfiction fantasy Bruce wasunbeatable claim. World level Bruce was around Gene LeBell level and that is far from World champion level.
I was told inaccurate information. So I stand corrected.
The mother of all modern martial arts movies and video games. I am glad you watch this , great reaction. Keep up the great work my friend
Enter the Dragon is THE martial arts movie of any generation. With Shang Chi coming out from Marvel, it's a good warm up! Bruce Lee was instructor to many celebrities back in the days. Especially Kareem Abdul Jabar. Bruce Lee used him in his last movie "The Game of Death." What an awesome site to see these two go up against each other! Good to see your reaction!
you should watch way of the dragon next I think you will like the fight between bruce lee and chuck norriss
This movie is classic..brings bsck so many memories from our student life..
A lot of the guys in this film (Bob Wall, Pat Johnson, etc.) were on my black belt testing panel. I was very nervous.
I failed. Not unusual.
Then Chuck decided to go into the movies, closed his dojos, and I had to shrug and move on to something else. But it was a very worthwhile few years of training :).
I seen this in its Day in 1973, you have to imagine in those days there was no Internet, No VHS, no DVDs, no way of just seeing it again and again when you wanted too, so that Christmas Holidays in 1973 I returned to the Drive Inn Theatre 46 times in 4 weeks and watched it Back to Back night after night, I was 17 years old, these were absolutely amazing times in the 70s with the Huge Twin Drive Inn Theatre's to watch those Movies on, people who lived around the Theatre's would stand out in the Street and on top of their Houses with out sound and just watch Bruce Lee from a far, so this is nearly 50 years ago, with Bell Bottom Flared Pants, and Elvis like Sideburns, so if you enjoyed this Movie as it certainly looks like you did, then imagine seeing something like this in 1973...it literally changed the World on Martial Arts forever till this day...thank you so much for your Reaction, I now love watching it through someone else's eyes in 2021 🤗
Jim Kelly is so fucking swag. What a great guy. 'I was outside. But I wasn't the only one'. Great reaction man, love a bit of Bruce Lee, what a legend.
True fact: Bruce told one is his best friends Jim Kelly about his deepest secret. 'Til his death, Kelly carried Bruce's deep secrets to his grave; that's loyalty for you.
All of the scenes were filmed without sound, dialogue and sound effects were added in during post-production.
Ok, now you have to watch "Kentucky Fried Movie". You'll know why when you get ti the "Fist Full of Yen" segment of the movie.
I was thinking the same thing. Love that segment in particular. 😄
Yeah he should see that spoof. this is not a Charade :)
Agreed 1,000%! He needs to see the brilliance of a Samuel L. Bronkowitz production on full display!
I know what you mean, I've seen that movie before. It's so funny and that guy doing the alarm, had me in tears, crying and laughing so hard.😆😆
YES YES YES! You absolutely, positively have to watch Kentucky Fried Movie (by the makers of Airplane and made before Airplane), especially while details of Enter the Dragon are still fresh in your mind. Because "A Fistful of Yen" is truly a spoof of extraordinary magnitude.
I watch this movie every time it's on tv.
I’m addicted to your. „Daaaaaaaaamn!“ call. It sounds too good. 👍🏻
Precision was so important they spent hours on every fight scene. A mistake of even one inch would have resulted in serious injury. Badass!!
At 5:52 The guy with mustache is the also the referee in Karate Kid. Pat E. Johnson. He’s been apart of all the KK movies either acting in them or the fight choreographer or stunt choreographer. He’s also did the choreography for Showdown In Little Tokyo with Bruce’s son Brandon Lee.
Watched Bruce all my life, was lucky enough to meet his daughter Shannon.
Massive Bruce Lee fan here!! Loved your reaction to this film. "Focus" :)
Thanks!
Sammo Hung,Bruce Lee's opponent at the films beginning is also a highly skilled martial artist starring in countless martial arts films and tv shows as well as working as a fight and stunt coordinator.
I saw this back in the 70's when I was a kid and believe me you would want to go back in time to watch it on the big screen
Bruce Lee also played Kato in the original Green Hornet show, made in the sixties.
Samo Hung ? Slow ? You should watch more movies with him has principal character. He's really fast, and have incredible technicals skills.
He said compared to Bruce Lee.
Very agile for a big man!
Very agile for a big man!
yeah he is fast for a fatman
Yes. Since the green hornet series, where Bruce first appeared, he was asked to slow down because the cameras couldn’t catch what he was doing.
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3 future Chinese action stars in this.. Sammo Hung (the Fat Dragon), and Jackie Chan. Sammo is the chubby fighter in the opening scene. He was Jackie's "Big Brother" from Chinese Opera school.. and became a major Hong Kong star, choreographer and director. Jackie who followed in his footsteps, and became one of the biggest Chinese stars post Bruce Lee, is the guy who's neck Bruce snaps in that underground fight. Also, Bolo Yeung, the bodybuilder guy, became "Chinese Hercules", and sought after for villian roles.
Yuen Biao is in this too. He unnoticeable cause all the henchmen are wearing white and it’s quick when they show him
12:28 "First Day?" That killed me!
Jim Kelly and John Saxon were absolute beasts in this film.
Yes agree included Bruce Lee and I figure like Jim Kelly should have not died in the movie he should have joined that fight at the end of the movie along with Bruce Lee and John Saxon
Okay the guy who says "Freddy this is for your own good." That is Pat E Johnson who knew Bruce Lee and trained under Chuck Norris that guy will later be in The Karate kid movie he was the referee at the all valley tournament near the end of the movie.
Oh f*ck how come I never spotted him as the same guy!? Thanks for the info
22:39 - Biting. Bruce himself promoted that technique. UFC doesn't allow it (nor eye gouging), and that's why grapplers always had an unfair advantage in the Octagon.
No it wasn't.
Biting a person in a rear naked choke, arm bar, knee bar or any kind of lock would only lead the grappler doing the technique to pull through full force and break the neck, arm, knee, shoulder. Those who do real effective martial arts know. The rest are keyboard warriors commenting about things they never experienced.
If biting is so ineffective, "keyboard warrior," then why does UFC prohibit that technique?
To paraphrase Shakespeare, thou doth protest too much. Again, if the technique is so ineffective, then why is it banned?
Bruce lee is one of the main reasons for my fascination with Martial Arts and i still pratice with my Nunchucks till this day in honor of him 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The actor who plays Roper, John Saxon also plays Nancy's father in A Nightmare On Elm Street parts 1 and 3. He practiced martial arts since 1957 being proficient in judo and Shotokan karate, he also trained with Bruce Lee as well. Sadly he passed away on July 25, 2020. His remains were laid to rest at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington, the same location as Bruce Lee, 25 to 30 feet to the right of him and Brandon Lee.
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This is not a chawade
Alot of people behind and on this movie became HongKong and even Marial Arts Movie Legends even after bruce lee retired
Absolutely Fantastic!!! It brought me back to when I first saw it and love your reaction to the master ..ETD never gets old..it continues to get Young..er..continue OSH!!!
I would run into Jim Kelly at Jimbos grocery store in San Diego where he lived and was raised most of his youth. RIP Black Belt Jones.
I saw every bruce lee movie ever made he is the real MVP OF MARTIAL ARTS❤ I grew up in nyc in that Era me and my son every weekend we'd go to kung-fu theater on Broadway in Manhattan, that's how my son learned how to defend himself lol he was an only child. U must watch fist of fury with Bruce lee
I have this movie on DVD and i never get tired of watching it
in 1968 bruce lee began training kareem abdul jabbar in martial arts. 4 years later, when kareem was reaching the black belt level, his immense height advantage started to make him a very difficult sparring opponent for bruce. so lee had to train harder in certain styles and moves, emphasizing leg sweeps and stuff to regain dominance over jabbar. they fought each other at the end of the movie "game of death", which you need to see.
this i believe was his finally full length film he did before he passed away while filming Game Of Death from a brain aneurysm at age 32! he was my idol! in my opinion he was the best Marital Artist ever! Master Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee was amazing, he was only 130 lbs. but he had the punch force of a 250 lb. boxer. He was no joke, and he even has 7 martial arts world records. In this movie when he does the big side kick on the bodyguard with the scar on his face, he actually broke the guys ribs. Bruce told he he would hold back, and the actor playing the bodyguard said give me all you got, do Bruce kicked him with his full power and broke his ribs.
His punches were so fast the camera could not pick them up very good, so he had to hit with about 70% power so the camera could see them better. He had his own style of kung fu, he invented it, he said it was all styles and no styles, and he even gave karate lessons to many famous people in Hollywood.
Speed equals power, and he was one of the fastest punchers in the world, which is why he could hit with so much force. They say he had the same punch force as Muhammad Ali the famous boxer, and he weighed 100 lbs. more than Bruce did.
That lady is Angela Mao Ying. Black Belt Hall of Famer, and Hapkido master.
She's no joke!
Some classics:
Kickboxer
American kickboxer
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interesting piece of Trivia, when Bruce Kicks Ken Wall into the crowd, he fell back so hard he broke the arm of one of the extra's behind him.
By the way this is bolo's first martial arts movie and when he shot this scene he actually challenge Bruce Lee directly, thinking he was a joke, well Bruce Lee tour his ass up
Sure, he'd just flex his pecs and give that maniacal grin and Bruce would pass out with fear.
I honestly can't pick a favorite Bruce Lee film. They're all so good.
I think it was the best Bruce Lee movie of his career.
it's so tragic that deer stopped there. also for his son.
we will never forget what he stood for
11:38 That's John Saxon. He had a good career in TV and movies. He was one of Bruce's celebrity students.
Fist of Fury, Chinese connection, Return of the dragon all Good Bruce Lee movies. He is simply the best!!!!
Hey. I really liked watching this movie again through your younger eyes. I also loved your commentary. I saw this movie around the time it was released. Thanks for the memories. Good job!
Hans bodyguard, O'Herra (actor Robert Wall) was Bruce Lee's "movie student", Lee said he was the best student who could take hit to the nuts.... and yes, they would use slow motion for some of his moves as he was that fast.
Bruce is the special effect!! Enjoyed it reaction. Thanks 😁
Bruce was my hero at school growing up and still is. shame he died so young .
Sup, great reaction! Love me some Bruce Lee. It's kool that you could tell the difference in skill by the way he moves! Subbed.
The scene where Bruce kicks the white dude in the chest so hard he knocks over like 3 dudes behind him? The impact broke the arm of one of THOSE dudes.
Stuffed with hilarious one liners more than action. He he he ain't goin to Hawaii!👊👊👊👊
In 1974, I was stationed down at Camp Pendleton.....and there was this theater in neighboring Oceanside...that use to show double-features of the old kung fu movies. They always included at least one Bruce Lee film. 'Fists of Fury' was my first.
Enter The Dragon's original title was Blood And Steel . It was offered to Bruce Lee while he was filming The Game of Death in Hong Kong . Bruce Lee had the title changed to ETD. The original budget for the movie was only $500K. The original script was heavily re-written. The opening scenes where Lee fight Samu Hong was not in the script. So is the lesson with the kid . Lee did not perform the back flip, flip over the monks and cart wheel kick on Ohara. They used a double for those scenes . The original bad guy Mr Han was supposed to be played by William Smith . He was replaced by Shih Kien. Kien did not speak English. They dubbed his voice and he memorized the lip patterns for his speaking parts. John Saxon and his wife also did some rewrite of the script. They made Baker have a bigger part in the movie . They wrote the dungeon dialogue with Mr. Han. Roper was also not supposed to fight Bolo in the end. It was supposed to be Lee but Saxon insisted he did . And it worked out really well. Jim Kelly was a late substitute for the movie as well. The soundtrack was written by the famous musician, Lalo Schifrin. Bruce Lee insisted to the studios, Lalo write the soundtrack . Lee loved the theme of Mission Impossible. ETD is one of the most profitable movies ever . Some countries had some of the topless and violent scenes deleted . ETD circulated for years in different countries .
Timeless movie. Remember, this was made 1973!!! there were no movies like this back then, not even close!!