5 comments about Game of Death.

1. Most people are pissed (and rightly so) that this is Not what Bruce Lee had envisioned the film to be, he died suddenly in 1973 and what remained was just unfinished ideas.
   Most of the footage left shot was re-takes after re-takes being Lee was such a perfectionist.
   
   In a Warriors Story documentary, you see the remaining footage edited together nicely in what would have been the ending of the movie.
   That being said........the directors of Games of Death did not have access to Lee's notes or what his vision was for the movie, this movie came out in 1978....5 full years after he died, and who knows when they actually started on it...1976? who knows.
   
   What you get is a decent story line, good Amircian actors, good mucic score. Actually the production quality of this movie ranks about the best of any Lee movie (exception Enter the Dragon).
   
   The stand in are good.
   
   If you just watched this movie for the very first time and knew NOTHING about its background, you'd say it wasnt bad at all.
   
   What we get is a directors vision of a movie and uses the last footage of Bruce Lee, to me thats not bad.
   I do wish the director used all of the Lee footage, and got them other 2 guys with him back to make it a better movie, but it is what it is.
   
   BUT I must say this.........now that the original Bruce Lee notes and ideas and lost footage has been found.
   
   Please Hollywood.....or Harvest Moon Productions, make a authentic "Games Of Death" to the best of your abilities, making it what Lees vision was. Using todays computer enhancements and technology, Im sure a decent film came be rendered......actually, one could almost make a version themselves on their own personal computer using all the footage available, maybe someone will.



2. The dvd was shipped in the time frame, perfect packaging & shape of dvd. Thank you & I would order from you again :)



3. The first scene is a rare fight between Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee.
   Late in a reenactment of the last scene of "Fist of Fury"
   that actor Bruce Lee is playing is shot in the face.
   He stages his death and sets out to exact his revenge.
   His girl friend is kidnapped sparking the final showdown.
   This movie has many later martial arts stars in it and is the last Bruce Lee
   movie as he died under mysterious circumstances during the filming.



4. This was the film Bruce Lee was working on when he died. He had stopped working on this film to work on Enter the Dragon and never had the chance to come back and finish this. The good news is that Lee shot a good 30 minutes worth of footage for Game of Death. The bad news is Robert Clouse came around and tried to make an entire film leading up to the Bruce Lee footage that was shot including Bruce Lee look-a-likes and cardboard cut-outs. The entire film is pretty awful since the story is lame and the acting is over dramatic. I'm surprised Sammo Hung agreed to be a part of this at all. The archived footage of Bruce Lee just seems forced and thrown in to try and make a buck while the actual footage of Lee's funeral just feels tasteless and inconsiderate. Clouse would unfortunately give birth to something that would spawn many films including Bruce Lee clones starring the likes of Bruce Li. The actual Bruce Lee footage is some of his best, but is shown in its entirety in the documentary A Warrior's Journey included in the special edition of Enter the Dragon. If you're a Bruce Lee fan, don't waste your time with this. Stick to the films he actually completed and watch A Warrior's Journey to see the reconstruction of Lee's intended cut of this film.



5. Bruce Lee, I love his martial arts. He left us too early in his life.

5 comments about Love Story.

1. Whatever else can be said about Love Story, most viewers will agree that its not for the casual fan. Indeed, it is likely that only hard-core fans will even be interested in seeing it. That is because proper appreciation can only be attained when the viewer comes to it with competent knowledge of the music it celebrates.
   The documentary's main focus is on the formative years of the band and the creation of the first three albums. So those who cut their teeth on the earliest incarnations of the enigmatic musical phenomenon that is Arthur Lee and Love will enjoy Love Story most.
   What you get is a series of interviews with former band members and a few music industry personalities who were crucial to the band's introduction to the wider listening public all interspersed with live clips of the band and shots of its former haunts. An appropriate soundtrack augments discussions of the chronology of Love's development and eventual demise.
   In the course of the documentary, Arthur Lee is often charming but sometimes comes off as an obnoxious boor. You can feel his intellectual heft, but you will also see how his arrogance and caprice kept the band from going on to the heights merited by its rarefied talent. Lee and Johnny Echols blame the putative racism of both the public and the record company, but the reality is that Lee's aversion to the discipline and hard work of touring ensured that Love's base was largely restricted to California.
   Lee's musical resurrection and his triumphant Forever Changes concert in England following his release from prison is one of the high points. But in some of the later clips, it is almost painful to watch as an apparently dying Lee(leukemia)struggles to collect and express his thoughts.
   Echols contributes almost as much to one's understanding of the band as does Lee and obviously enjoys having been given the opportunity to expound on his memories. Other former members contribute much less with Ken Forssi being heard only on a recorded interview. I find the segments featuring the thoughts of Bryan MacLean to be humorous mainly because he looks like he's facing a firing squad while speaking. The few appearances of Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer are almost as absurd as his nickname and his successor on drums, Michael Stuart-Ware, is given scant opportunity to pontificate.
   There are a seven bonus features, the best of which are the illuminating additional commentary of Johnny Echols and Canter's Revisited. Snoopy Goes Solo and When Arthur Met Shack are the worst. Enthusiastic liner notes by Bobby Gillespie would have been more enjoyable if he would have cut the unnecessary profanity in half.
   Several good books have been written about Arthur Lee and Love. Love Story fills the documentary void. If you are an old-time Love fan, you will certainly want to add this to your DVD collection.



2. being a huge fan of Arthur Lee and company this is a fantastic documentary.as much as i enjoy listening to Arthur(sadly his last interviews)his tour of the area near Dorsey high,Capitol records,and the "castle"(Love's residence during the recording of their first 3 albums),to me it was Johnny Echols who provided absolutely fascinating insight into the band(Johnny's story of the Manson clan on the bonus features--WOW!!).yeah i hear what people are saying about not enough vintage performances,but from what i read about him Arthur Lee was not that crazy about being filmed while performing,so maybe that is why,who knows?along with the first 3 classic Love cds get this dvd--this band in their prime could give any group(I MEAN ANY GROUP)a run for their money!!



3. It is all here--the entire story of one of LA's greatest Rock bands, Love. It is engaging and entertaining, albeit sad. A must for Rock and Roll history buffs.



4. I am a huge Love fan, but I was disappointed by this documentary, which relies far too heavily on interviews with the (at that time) remaining members of the band, and has far too little actual performance footage. I consider myself a major Love fan but I found myself fast forwarding through a good portion of the DVD. Frankly, much of the interview dialog borders on being dull. I do not plan on watching a second time. Not for the casual fan.



5. Being a fan and having seen the reunion band in 2006 I wanted to know as much as I could about one of the seminal psychedelic rock bands that never quite received the recognition they were due. This documentary takes us back to that time in the late 60's when flower power was preeminant and we thought we could change the world. We were naively innocent and idealistic. We all probably took too many drugs to our detriment and Love was no exception. If Love had been from San Francisco they might have gone much further but who knows what might have been. Arthur Lee was a shooting star that made one more pass 40 years later and now has joined the ancestors.

5 comments about The Chinese Connection.

1. When I first bought the 2-sided dvd, I thought cool, I get two movies for a good price, but no. I would stay away from this and highly recommend buying the Box set or Bruce Lee collection, as it is a much better buy. This dvd is unrestored, has no option for subtitles, comes only in fullscreen, has no extra content that I think is worthwhile, and furthermore, both movies were not uncut as in the box set, which I bought later on. So anyways, go for the Bruce Lee Collection instead.



2. The Product was just as I expected and recieved in a timely manner.
   thank you for servicing me!
   
   Oliver T



3. It has been well over a month since I ordered this CD, and here it is 31 July 2009 and I still have not received this order:-(



4. loved the movie although it was a little lighter than i remember meaning that you could see it lost some color/clarity as a copy of the original. Worth buying delivery was a little slow, and the packaging that it arrived in was just acceptible overall a good experience and i would order from them again...



5. Arrived early and brand new just like describe! Very pleased, am building collection as gift for friend who's a big Bruce Lee fan. Amazon is making it easy and affordable!

5 comments about Switchblade Sisters.

1. you really need to enjoy this genre to appreciate this movie. If you watch it with some popcorn and some good blacksploitation movies to follow, you will love it.
   
   Great one liner quotes,and more.
   
   the movie itself actually is really entertaining for its day and style.



2. Falls short on the Raunch "B" movie fans have grown to love. I purchased this movie, because it was not at my local video store, I wish it had been. Some of the worst acting I have ever seen.



3. Ahhhhh, yes "Switchblade Sisters", let me see if I can classify this movie: IT'S ONE OF THOSE MOVIES THAT IS SO UTTERLY BAD, THE ACTING IS SO OUT THERE BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S ENTERTAINING ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN SIT THERE AND ENJOY IT!.
   This is another one of my classic VHS to DVD transfer purchases, I've had this movie on VHS for so long, I just had to have it on DVD. My girlfriend even sat and watched it with me and the funny part is that movies that she has watched with me that were 10 times better than this one was, she fell asleep for, this one, she stayed awake to watch it and when the credits were rolling at the end of the movie, she uttered that now famous quote you saw up in the title of my review.
   
   On a serious note?, the acting is nothing to write home to Mom about but Quentin Tarentino had a hand in this so how bad could it be?



4. I loved this Jack Hill film from 1975.It was fun to watch from start to finish.2 gangs go up against each other in an all out duel in a roller ring shoot out,then wild in the streets with the help of a black panther female run like gang.The one gang called The Silver Daggers reminded me of a greaser stlye gang with the leather jackets and switch blade knives,also complete with a girl that has an eye patch(she lost an eye in a fight of course).Really just over the top and unrealistic but so much fun with action and dialouge that seemed to come off of the pages of a comic book.The Dagger Debs(the gangs girlfriends) kick the guys out of their own gang the Silver Daggers(they think maybe these guys are too soft) after their leader gets knocked off in a roller rink shootout.Then the girls change their gangs name to the Jezebells and go out to seek revenge for their dead leader and go up agaisnt their rival .There happens to be a rift among the Jezebell girls as there might be a traitor or traitors within their she gang.I highly recommend the "Switch Blade Sisters".I've watched this more then once and will see it again.



5. If your a fan of Jack Hill's or are curious to know more about him, this is the DVD to get. I've seen a lot of his movies on DVD and none comes close to being as great as this one.
   
   The movie itself is an amusing, entertaining, and unbelieveable take on Shakespeare's Othello, believe it or not, put into the context of a 70's girl-gang exploitation movie. First and foremost Jack Hill made his movies to be enjoyable for the viewer, and this one excels in the fun department! The dialog is great and done with toungue firmly in cheek. The characters are great and handled with a suprising dignity despite the humorous approach. Some say this is Hill's magnum opus, and while I personally would give that designation to his film Coffy, this one is certainly essential viewing if youre going to discuss Jack Hill or 70's Drive-in movies in general.
   
   The widescreen print looks great, and the extras are voluminous, informative and entertaining. Quentin Tarantino has done a great thing in providing this much insight into the often overlooked Hill, who is obviously one Tarantino's heroes. It's rare to find a DVD that becomes indespensible due largely to it's extras, but here one is. Included are trailers to Jack Hill's films, selected scenes from some of his films, an intro and outro to the feature film by Tarantino, and Jack Hill's student film starring Sid Haig presented in it's entirety. Now that's a deal movie fans!

5 comments about The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant/The Thing With Two Heads.

1. The first movie with Rosey Grier is funny. Not hilarious. But it does have some decent laughs. It does try to be a serious movie which makes it less worthwhile to laugh at. But there is a long scene of a motorcycle chase that seemed like the director had no idea what else to shoot or was writing the story as he/she was shooting the movie.
   
   The second movie was more serious than the previous. But it does have some funny scenes. It is just too bad that both of these films tried to pull off a strong message about experimenting with the dead (ala: Frankenstein). It just was not necessary. Well, it is worth seeing if you know what two heads in a movie means. Otherwise, stick with one head.
   
   MV



2. THE INCREDIBLE TWO-HEADED TRANSPLANT! Man, I love saying that! A mad scientist (Bruce Dern) perfects his method of grafting an extra head onto one body. His assistant convinces him to use humans instead of the lab animals he's used to. This works out well, since the lumbering handyman (John Bloom from The Dark) is available, along w/ Cass, a notorious mass murderer who happens along. The good doctor performs his magic, creating a lumbering mass-murderer! This doesn't go over well w/ the doc's wife (Pat "Marilyn Munster" Priest), who had just escaped the eeevil Cass' clutches that same day! Enter Casey Kasem as the family friend and we're off! THE THING WITH TWO HEADS concerns a bigoted surgeon (Ray Milland from X: The Man W/ The X-Ray Eyes, The Premature Burial, and Frogs) whose head is stitched onto the body of a convict from death row (Rosie Grier from The Glove). Hilarity ensues when we see Milland's head next to Grier's, like some mutated toadstool! Lots of racial slurs and typical 70s groove-music keep things moving. This movie also contains one of the most idiotic multi-car chase scenes ever filmed! Yepper, buy this double-headed double-header immediately...



3. Two of the best forgotten classics. The Incredible Two-headed Transplant is a classic horror that have not been seen on tv for years. A killer/rapist head is put on a retarded handyman. That's when all hell break loose. The killer convinces the handyman to do his biddings. I get a great laugh when the handyman is called a bunch of names. The Thing with Two Heads is a classic about a bigot head is put on a black guy. This one is more of a comedy, then horror. Both classic are great to own I strongly recommend in your horror collection. Once again many thanks to MGM/Midnite movie for releasing great forgotten horror classic.



4. The Thing With Two Heads is a decent Blaxsploitation twist on the two headed man flick. A White bigot needing a Black man's body for survival actually was kind of cool and funny back in the day. Ray Milland and Rosey Grier really seem to be enjoying themselves and this is more comical than scary. It's the reason I gave this double feature a three star rating. Neither one of these films is a classic in my opinion but they are good time wasters and lately, people have been buying this dvd like mad. The Incredible Two Headed Transplant terrified me when I was a child and the idea of a serial rapist using a retarded man's body as an instrument of destruction is still disturbing. Albert Cole as psycho Manuel Cass was no Michael Myers but those glazed eyes and that demented laugh can really mess with a kid's mind. This is probably why you don't see it on television anymore. Bruce Dern will probably never live this cheesefest down but he wasn't bad in it. Overall, this double about unlikely doubles is beyond schlock with funky pimped out music (in both films), bad acting, choppy editing, lousy continuity, and some of the worst effects (if you can call them that) ever. Buy this only if you truly know what you're getting yourself into. I mean, look at all the used copies for sale on Amazon. After a good viewing or two, the average person will probably trade this dvd for a cold beer.



5. If you like two headed things. Then this is the movie set for you. In the first movie ("The two headed transplant") You have doctors grafting a head to put two people into one. But its the second movie that I liked the most. In the ("Thing with two head") You have doctors putting a racist white mans head next to a black man. You really have to see this one to believe it. It had me laughing so I gave it four stars. Im sure you'll like it too.

5 comments about Dreamcatcher (Full Screen Edition).

1. Dreamcatcher is quite simply one of the most entertaining "bad" films of recent years. It needs to be included on those "worst films of all time" lists -- movies that manage to be more interesting & memorable that more respectable cinema. You've already seen Plan Nine from Outer Space, Robot Monster, and the entire catalog of infamously "bad" filmmakers like Ed Wood, H.G. Lewis, Doris Wishman, and Dwain Esper? Think you've seen it all -- seen how low it can go? Think again. This film has a lot of things that will stick in your mind, and possibly in your alimentary canal. You simply have to see:
   
   1. Aliens that invade rectal cavities, causing all kinds of rude noises and messy splatters.
   2. Morgan Freeman giving an over-the-top performance of a lifetime, ranting about "s--t weasels" and the like.
   3. A possessed character begins speaking, for no particular reason, with a ridiculous English accent. (Possessed by Malcolm McDowell, perhaps? Who knows?)
   4. A mentally-handicapped character is subjected to all manner of horrid abuse, in a scene that manages to combine the homo-erotic, the sadistic, and the scatological. You won't believe your eyes...
   5. A puzzling, out-of-left-field finale that will have you rolling on the floor in further disbelief. There's an "alternate ending" that's just as baffling.
   
   Plan a party. Invite all your friends...and enemies. Serve a lot of cheese, baked beans, and ginger ale. Close off any ventilation. Make your guests watch Dreamcatcher -- and you will live on in their dreams and nightmares -- FOREVER!!!



2. i actually like this movie very much. it just has an eerie appeal to it. its really one of those movies where you'll either love it or hate it. just wish it was on bluray lol



3. "Dreamcatcher" certainly falls under the 'so bad, it's funny' category. The scare tactics are obvious and cliché, awkward script equates to characters delivering awkward lines, and the plot gets sillier and sillier that I'm not sure if Lawrence Kasdan is simply toying with me or not. He probably isn't, given his quite nature after the film's release, which makes the movie even more amusing. It made me wish this film had more wacky moments spread out to abstain its boring serious nature.
   
   The story is about four buddies who can read minds, although one can also find directions by wigging his finger and the other can also manifest his own mind as a library; they acquired their abilities from a mentally-challenged kid named Duddits back when they were children, fending off bullies by threatening bullies to call their parents. One of the buddies, Jonesy (Damian Lewis), got ran over by a car because he walking towards what he thought he saw the ghost of Duddits from across the street; he died, but then he didn't, and six months later he and his pals bunk in a cabin at Alaska for some reason. Eventually, the buddies would be under great threats by a quarantined military unit led by an irrational Morgan Freeman, an extraterrestrial smoke that infected humans into crapping flesh-eating leeches, and a lead alien named Mr. Gray that can control a person's body and give it a Cockney accent.
   
   I could talk about just how stupid the characters acted for important dire situations, how the story elements draw a thin line between convenient and absurdity, how it made that stupid sharp 'woosh' effect whenever someone puts on their hoodie, and how insensitive to have a special kid be 'special' for an unironic reason, but the ideas of 'leeches coming out of a human's sphincter' and 'Cockney-accented alien' made me giggle. If anyone plans on viewing "Dreamcatcher", don't see it for the sci-fi/horror element because that was a weak effort. Watch it for its unintended goofiness, like people crying out for a guy named Beaver, seeing Seth Bullock get his crotch bitten by an alien leech, and Mr. Gray; Mr. Gray in possessed mode was a riot because of how silly he acted, not to mentioned made some of the most hilarious facial expressions I ever saw. It's worth a viewing at least once.



4. I had to watch this several times to decide how I felt about it.
   
   The biggest problem with this film is that the story is simply too big to tell in 2:13. That's generally the problem with film adaptations of King. He tells really sprawling stories most of the time. That's great if you've got a 1000 page novel to flesh out all your ideas. It doesn't usually work cramming into a 2 hour movie. The best King adaptations have been tight, simple stories (Carrie, The Shining, Stand By Me, Misery), or given the room to breathe in a miniseries (The Stand, It, Desolation).
   
   The casting and acting is impeccable throughout. With Lawrence Kasdan directing, and William Goldman writing, you'd expect the script and pace to be equally impeccable, you'd be wrong. There are times that the script takes jumps that simply make no sense, there are times it is flat-out silly. And Kasdan stated in the DVD interview that he had never directed an "effects" movie, unfortunately, it shows.
   
   Up to about the 1 hour mark, it is some of the best adaptation of King ever. Intensely personal and genuine and just pitch-perfect. After that, brilliant moments mixed with a lot of confusion and muddle. It feels like it jumps into a completely different movie, with different cast, pacing, plot.
   
   I rec. the movie based on it's very real strengths, but caution that it also has very real flaws, and will leave you dissatisfied at the end. I really wish it had been given mini-series treatment (but then you wouldn't have Kasdan, Goldman, Freeman, Oliphaunt et al.) Bt if you're a Stephen King fan, you gotta watch it.
   
   I avoided talking about the potty as long as possible. Yes it's gross. In both good and bad ways. Nuff said.
   
   4 stars, with the 1st hour getting a solid 5.



5. I love this movie! Out of the 1,300+ movies that I own on DVD or BlueRay (OK, a few are still VHS), this one is easily in the top 20 and probably a fourth of them I rate at 4 stars or above. This one is easily a five star.
   
   Now, I confess to a penchant for the strange, magical, mysterious, or horrific, but I abhor poor plot, inane dialog, or just plain stupid thinking and behavior from characters. This movie meets all of my likes and contains none of my dislikes.
   
   I grant that I may be "very different" from many of the other reviewers of this movie, but I know that I am mostly in agreement with the average Amazon rating of all of the movies in my collection. I have those two columns for comparison in my movie library spread sheet as proof.
   
   This one is among only a handful of those about which I strongly disagree with the Amazon average rating.
   
   Watch this movie, then judge for yourself whether or not to discount my other movie reviews.
   
   Regards,
   EdB

4 comments about Crossplot.

1. This is a wonderful, over-looked film made by star Moore between The Saint and The Persuaders. Actually, the technical credits are similar to both these series, and it seems at times like a longer episode of either of them at times, but that's no bad thing. The plot is standard "39 Steps" territory -- innocent man on the run from cops and villians. However, it's done in a great 60s style, reminiscent of "Charade" and "Arabesque". OK, it's not quite in that class (it does look as if it was shot for TV), and some of the back projection is decidedly ropey, but it's a thrilling ride back through the sort of adventure series and films the British used to make well in the past and sadly don't make any more. If you liked the old ITC series of the 60s, or Moore in his prime, then this is a great reminder of how good they could be at their best. And don't forget to watch out for the helicopter chase -- it's a corker that would grace a film with a much bigger budget. The UK cast is great, too. Watch out particularly for Francis Matthews (the voice of the original Captain Scarlet and Paul Temple on TV).



2. This 1969 feature was Sir Roger Moore's first film after finishing his long running role as Simon Templar on the television series `The Saint'. Crossplot, has many `Saintly' influences as producer Robert S. Baker, director Alvin Rakoff, and writers Leigh Vance and John Kruse, were all involved in the series. Filmed at Elstree Studios, with Moore as a co-producer, the film very much has the look and flavor of a Saint adventure, only without Simon Templar.
   
   Roger Moore is Gary Fenn, a good natured and fun loving London advertising executive. Due to some deception, Fenn is bent on locating a missing Hungarian model, one Marla Kugash (Claudie Lange), for an advertising campaign. Without knowing it, the lovely Miss Kugash is a key figure in a criminal conspiracy, and there are those who would like very much to find her, and keep her from revealing what she may know.
   
   The story has twists and turns that lead to unexpected places, and though the journey may not always make sense, it's fun to follow along with Fenn and Kugash. The action highlight features a helicopter chasing a vintage roadster across the countryside, with predictable results. Claudie Lange's comic ability, charm, and chemistry with her leading man, make the film worth watching. Marla's Aunt, a television director, is played by Martha Hyer. Bernard Lee, `M' in the James Bond films, appears with Sir Roger, the future Bond to be, for the first time.
   
   Not a great film by any means, but worth a look if you like Roger Moore, or British light adventure comedies. The double-sided disc contains both letterbox and fullscreen versions. Crossplot is subtitled, scored by composer Stanley Black, and the title credits song `I'll Find My Love' is sung by John Rowles.



3. Recently, we read Roger Moore's book "My Word is my Bond" and thanks to this excellent biography of all the work accomplished by Roger Moore, we became familiar with movies we had never seen by our favorite... Bond, James Bond. So, we are trying to see all his films.
   
   In Crossplot, Roger Moore stars with Claudie Lange, who plays the part of a model by the name of Marla Kugash, in what is a prelude to a Bond movie.
   
   The movie is filmed in London, providing wonderful scenery from that lovely city as the stars encounter all sorts of troubles. Roger Moore plays the part of a Marketing executive who is always after the ladies. He tries to get one of his ladies into an ad campaign but finds himself involved with Marla Kugash, whose picture is planted in his portfolio by total strangers who want him to find this model for them because they fear she overheard a plot they have concocted to eliminate a high ranking official.
   
   As with Bond films, the action is packed, the suspenseful plot is riveting and the filming is gorgeous as we travel through the manicured country side of England. Seeing Bernard Lee play a part in this movie was rather fun for he was the character "M" from 1962 through 1979, playing in many of the films during Roger Moore's time as James Bond.
   
   Thanks to Roger Moore's book, My Word is my bond; we have found this movie which we did not know existed. Reading Roger Moore's book has opened the door to a new way to enjoy these films because we know the tid-bits of information that would otherwise go unnoticed, making the film more interesting and enjoyable.
   
   If you enjoy film history, read the book and keep a list of the movies mentioned by Moore. See these through the eyes of the actor, sometimes director, and you will find yourselves immersed in a world of fun travel opportunities. Don't miss it!



4. Not a particularly good movie, but not particularly awful either. It has some delightfully silly/cheesy moments, and if you are a Roger Moore fan you will definitely get a kick out of it.

5 comments about Way Of The Dragon.

1. I enjoyed this film a lot. Not much of a story,but not many martial arts films of that era had deep story lines. Great fighting scenes and lee is incredible as always. The fights against chuck norris and the hired thugs at the end are excellent. Not as good as enter the dragon,but a great film. Buy this film.



2. I have seen this film numerous times since the 70's. This is the best video transfer that I've seen yet. This alone makes it worthwhile, if you are a fan of Bruce Lee. This is the Hong Kong version which I actually did see once in the US once many years ago and it was most likely on television. Anyway, to have the original Manadrin makes the dialogue work with the lip movements and is an excellent addition. I recommend watching it this way. One little thing missing is that when Bruce gets a bloody lip in the final fight, he tastes his own blood before continuing the fight. If you look closely there is a cut at this point. Parts of the country had that in the original release and parts didn't. Enter the Dragon stillhas this blood tasting. The real reason to watch is for the martial arts scenes which were done by the best martial artists in the world at the time -Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Bob Wall and In-Sik Whang.



3. Sent by "Uncle" to rescue the young lady who owns a Cantonese restaurant
   in Rome, Ah Lung Tang finds that he doesn't know the language
   and some of the customs puzzle him,
   like when he is picked off the street by an Italian girl.
   There is a sub-theme of love between Ah Lung and the restaurant owner
   that is never really developed.
   Mostly the movie is about beating up gangsters who are trying to get the restaurant property.
   Finally an American Kung Fu ( actually kick boxing) master is brought in.
   As his next to the last movie, this is Bruce Lee's style piece
   and for that is probably a classic no matter how bad the plot and dialog are.
   Some of the characterizations are very badly done.



4. I saw this film when it was first released in the Philippines. My ship, the Francis Hammond of the US Navy, was in port in Manila and being a film lover, I wanted to experience a film the way the Philippinos did. A friend and I went to a theater and this film was playing. I was not an martial arts fan, but I knew martial arts films were very popular in the far east so we bought our tickets. Did I say popular?!!! The theatre was as large as a large theater in the US. The seating was made of continuous rows of wooden benches, no backs, stretched out in curves like a Roman theater, and people were squashed in. The isles on the sides were filled (no fire code?) and people spilled out the entry double doors. We had to stand about four feet outside the entrance. However, we could see the whole screen. I was ready to leave, not looking forward to an hour and a half of standing. BOY, was I glad I stayed! Bruce Lee plays a country boy from China, who is looked on at first as a bit of a bumpkin by his cousins whom he is visiting in Italy. The dialog is in Mandarin, Italian and English. We had two sets of subtitles, Tagolog (the national language of the Philippines), and English. Most of the humor comes from the various groups not being able to understand each other. The audience loved the film, laughing, cheering, and tensely silent in all the right places. The story has great charm as well as great action. By the end, we all liked Bruce Lee's character so much that when he is losing to Chuck Norris we were desperate for him to come back and win. This was one of the best film experiences of my life. So, when I came back to the US, I discovered that the US distributors had dubbed the film. It was a disaster. The film was brushed off as being bad except for the marvelously choreographed fight scenes and for Bruce Lee. I have since seen all of Bruce Lee's films since then, and with the original sound track, this one is one of the best. Watch it with the original soundtrack.



5. I have always liked Chinese Connection a little more than this movie, but Return of the Dragon takes second best for me because of one reason, the epic battle between Bruce and Chuck. It was a fight scene for the ages. The movie is worth owning just for the fight, even if you are not a Bruce Lee fan. Although, the karate rivalry in the story was pretty cool too.

5 comments about Enter the Dragon (Rpkg) [Blu-ray].

1. Probably the best Martial arts film ever made. But in this addition the additional dick with the interviews makes it even better. Jim Kelly and John Saxon are also very good in this film and of coarse Bruce at his best. The speculation as to his death is both interesting and disturbing. It is discussed in the interview portion of this DVD as well.



2. Ya gotta luv Bruce Lee. He's the greatest. This is by far his best film!



3. IT IS A GOOD MOVIE. THE QUALITY OF PICTURE IS GOOD. BUT IT IS NOT FULL SCREEN LIKE IT SAID IN THE INFORMATION TO PURCHASE THE MOVIE. BRUCE LEE IS DEFINITELY THE BEST MARTIAL ARTIST ON SCREEN.



4. It was sent to me in great condition for a good price, and of course the movie is a classic!



5. Bruce Lee's most popular movie ever made and considered by many to be the best martial arts movie ever made, PERIOD. Although not modern in many ways, it doesn't have to be. It was meant to look a little more natural. The movie that started it all from Bloodsport to Mortal Kombat to Above the Law. All of them owe Enter the Dragon their success. Nuff' said. Pil Sung!

5 comments about Dungeons & Dragons (New Line Platinum Series).

1. It has been many years since I watched this travesty of a film, but even after thousands of competitors, I still find Dungeons & Dragons to be the worst film I have seen. As a big fan of the D&D game (I grew up playing it for years) I had high hopes for the movie. A budget of 35 Million dollars at the time was quite a lot of money, and Jeremy Irons is one of my favorite actors (for Irons at his best, try the original Brideshead Revisited miniseries). It gives me no pleasure to pan the film, or Irons' performance in it, but there is just no other way... they just were both *terrible*. With cheezy special effects, ridiculous dialogue and acting that is scary bad, you wind up with one big mess. My favorite line from Irons as Profion was "I'm looking for my stone... I want my stone!" You can imagine with dialogue like *that,* the actors did not have a chance. Avoid at all cost.



2. I saw this as a teenager and it made me sick. I tried to watch it again on cable TV as an adult and it STILL sucks!



3. I thought this movie based on the game wasn't satisfying and left much to be desired. Even the most grizzled D & D vet will have a hard time sitting throught the mediocrity of this picture. The animated Dragons of Autumn Twilight was considerably better.



4. The reason for 4 stars is because it is a good laugh.
   
   It is a BAD movie. A heck of a lot of the acting is awful (the empress mostly), the scenes are hokey, the plot is generally predictable, and sometimes it flows poorly.
   
   I enjoy watching it however. I own the movie, and it is perfect when I need comedy. It is still a pretty classic "oh no evil wizard, lets save the empire!" story, and it has humorous lines. The rogues are entertaining, and who doesn't like watching a drunken dwarf fail to ride a horse? The mage is fairly whiny, but that's expected of a spoiled brat.
   The dragon animation is decent (for the time) and I always enjoy the end with the dragon um... having a little snack... at the end.
   
   It is a cheap movie, but worth it for that price. Don't expect a lot, and you'll get plenty. Expect too much, and you'll be disappointed.



5. You are faced with an excess of very unrealistic-looking CGI. The whole of the Empress' castle, not to mention the entire city, all of the dragons, most of the weapons, the fantastic landscapes, all look somewhat less beautiful and less real than the average Larry Elmore Dragon cover. You have 10 weeks and $10 million to try to make them better. What do you do?
   
   You miss, sorry, the THACO on this attack was 6 and you rolled a 4.
   
   There is a screenplay before you, filled with gaping holes in the action (why are they suddenly in an empty forest at least twice? why is the female magician unable to use magic except when it's convenient? why is our callow hero, Ridley, so special and the only one who can complete this quest, ad infinitum) and some of the worst dialogue you've ever heard:
   
   Norda: How old are you? Snails: Twenty-three. Yeah, I know I'm a little young for you, but what if I get my hands on an aging potion, huh? I'll sacrifice a couple of years for you. Norda: I'm two hundred and thirty-four.
   
   Not to mention an ending that's beyond pathetic.
   
   This one doesn't look too hard to beat, go ahead and give it a shot...oh, a swing and a miss. Sorry you rolled a 1, you only needed a 2.
   
   The actors are as miserable as the screenplay, before you are Thora Birch, a petulant child spouting modern notions of equality; Justin Whalin, dull as dishwater and completely unconvincing as our "chosen hero"; Lee Arenberg having no more conviction than most hyper 12-year olds that choose to play dwarven fighters; etc etc. Only Jeremy Irons seems to know what he's doing, and that's taking the money and running with it and having a fine time playing totally over-the-top - and totally off from everybody else.
   
   Separate attacks please -- oh, miss miss miss miss miss...but you HIT on Irons; he's actually providing a good show! He chews the scenery, he knows it's not serious for an instant. Would that he could have imparted some of this to anyone else....
   
   How about the director? This all-seeing beholder-type monster has put his foot in almost every action sequence, directing in the most unimaginative ways possible, and paraphrasing (that's a kind word for "ripping off") Indiana Jones more than once, most notably in an awful fight in the thieve's guild. This one should almost be as easy as the script to knock out...
   
   Sorry. Another 1. Although if it makes you feel better, the THACO here was 4.
   
   A bonus for you, intrepid dungeoneer. As you've persevered despite your horrible losses, I give you a bonus. It is the Marlon Wayans monster, AKA Stepin Fetchit for the D&D crowd. Whether he's whining about doing the dirty work, wailing like a stuck pig, or spouting (PG) urbanisms even more out of place than most of the rest of the dialogue in this turkey, good ol' Marlon gives one of the most solid Uncle Tom performances seen in ages. Yassuh, give him a shot.
   
   Wow. Miss again. You really don't know how to play this game, do you? Please start rolling up a new character....