Story of the Dragon

Starring:Bruce Li, Carter Wong, Chang Kuei, Ching Chi Min, Jang Lee Hwang, Yi Pin Our, Lin Shao Hu, Robert Kerver, Roy Horan, Betty Ting Pei, Ping-Ao Wei, Ching Chin Min
Director: Chang Chee, Wah Chan
Studio: Beverly Wilshire
Product Type: DVD

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The Bruce Lee Story
Imitating Bruce....?
Excellent Movie
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inaccuracy of the real Bruce

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
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ASIN: 0783226985
Release Date: 1998-07-01

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This enjoyable and touching biography of martial-arts film star Bruce Lee stars Jason Scott Lee (no relation), an actor with a lively face and natural intensity, who makes every moment of this film compelling. Directed by Rob Cohen, Dragon traces Bruce Lee's slow rise over myriad obstacles--most of them race-based--to become an international superstar in films. Lee's origins are oddly set in San Francisco instead of his real home in Seattle, but then again there is plenty of artistic license going on as Cohen explores the actor's psyche through some powerful fantasy sequences. Lauren Holly is good as Lee's wife, Linda (whose book about her late husband inspired this movie). A scene involving Bruce's rescue of son Brandon (who died in a filmmaking accident in 1993) from a murderous spirit is plain spooky. The special-edition DVD release has a widescreen presentation, director interview, featurette, screen tests, closed captioning, optional French soundtrack, and optional Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

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The Bruce Lee Story.......2007-06-09

Story was well written, and Bruce's part was portrayed by his son, who is the most qualified to play his part.

Imitating Bruce....?.......2007-03-19

Well lets start this by saying no one can can emulate Bruce Lee!!!! But, u gotta give Jason Scott Lee props for doing this movie ( plus he can act)....he did a great job considering the pressure he was under. Yeah we know that there are parts that inacurate but, remember it didn't say the true story! Great acting, Great fight scenes (could've had more) but very well put together...it's still a collectors item ! Plus i gotta give any of my fellow Jeet Kune Do' brothers props for portraying the art of JKD' so people will better understand what Bruce Lee went through to share his art with the world! Put this one in ya collectors group!

Excellent Movie.......2007-01-19

I love this movie. I'll never get tired of this movie. Don't be fooled because it is the Bruce Lee Story. This Movie has more than just martial arts. I recommend it to everyone

Highly Entertaining.......2007-01-15

I'm not the biggest Bruce Lee fan in the world (heck, I haven't even seen one of his movies) but I thoroughly enjoyed this Dragon movie that follows the important events of his life.

We see him working as a dishwasher in Japan until he's offered a chance to go to college in America. When he takes advantage of this opportunity, he meets ultra-hot blonde chick Lauren Holly and they shower together and stuff. After graduation he struggles to open a martial arts school, and has a few bouts with a giant imaginary demon that has followed him from Japan to America. In addition to that, he has to fight a devestating paralysis while his wife (Lauren Holly) is pregnant with their first child. Man, talk about an uphill battle.

He is inspired to write a martial arts book during his recovery at the hospital and demonstrates its effectiveness in a martial arts ring, against the very man who paralyzed him in the first place. Some big shot producers see this and decide to put him in a bunch of action movies.

Too bad the darn imaginary demon just won't go away. In Bruce Lee's last vision, the demon abducts his firstborn son. Of course, Bruce flies into a rage and ends up choking the giant monster down with nunchucks. That's pretty much the end of the movie, and the last thing we see is a shot of Bruce Lee training a whole horde of martial arts students from his many, many opened schools. Great story, great action, and man, I like Lauren Holly.

inaccuracy of the real Bruce.......2006-12-18

To me, it is dissappointing.. Perhaps I'm narrow minded.. but judging from what I know from the documentary DVD "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey"..

1. He didn't broke his back because somebody kicked him from the back, he had it because an overtrain.
2. This movie portray Bruce as someone easily seduced by women before he was married.. I don't believe such a deep philosopher like that would do something silly such as seduced by the woman in the restaurant the first time he to got to america.
3. In the match where a combat was offered to decide upon his rights to teach other non-chinese students, according to Bruce Lee's wife LInda Lee.. she watched that match..

I think this movie is just like the case with Jet Li's fearless. People need to tell accurate stories, because this can be used as guide by youngsters and elders in order to pursue a better life.

Let people know what is the true story of Bruce Lee.

Jackie Chan's Police Story (Special Collector's Edition)

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Classic Jackie Chan
Jackie Getting Started
Absolutely Chan-tastic!
great action and humor you'd expect from classic Chan
Great film, but I wish they had kept the origonal English dub

Jackie Chan's Police Story (Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: Maggie Cheung , Brigitte Lin , Jackie Chan , Bill Tung , and Cho Yuen
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Release Date: 2006-12-19

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This classic Jackie Chan picture opens with one of the wildest police action set pieces ever filmed, an extended chase that includes the total destruction of a hillside shanty settlement, as fleeing crooks and pursing cops crash down through it with their vehicles. Overall, however, the picture is an awkward mixture of clashing elements. At first it is a little strange seeing Chan playing it (mostly) straight in a hard-edged police thriller. The fights are all extremely ferocious and real-looking, without the lighthearted slapstick stylization that leavens his best period vehicles, like Project A, Part II. The comedy elements (especially a recurrent cake-in-the-face gag) seem to come out of nowhere; they are no longer integral to the spirit of the movie. But there are wonderful set pieces, stunts, and action scenes, including Jackie struggling to answer a dozen jangling phones at once, when he's left alone at the police station, and the all-out, glass-smashing fervor of a climactic battle royal in a shopping mall. --David Chute

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Jackie Chan has become a genre unto himself, and watching Police Story, you'll understand why. The plot is minimal: Chan is a hero cop involved in a raid that goes wrong. He's assigned to guard a witness, the kingpin's attractive female secretary (Brigitte Lin). For the rest of the film, Chan's protecting himself from the secretary, from the gangsters out to silence her, and from his own jealous girlfriend (Maggie Cheung). But watching Chan for plot is like watching porno for existential themes. While most modern action films steal cues from Westerns, Chan condenses those open mesas into the dense throngs of modern Hong Kong--and tosses in Buster Keaton slapstick. For example, when the opening raid goes haywire, there's an unbelievable car chase through the steep huddle of a hillside shantytown. That's through. No roads, just shacks. Flimsy shacks. As the film progresses, Chan scales a speeding bus using an umbrella, uses cow dung as an excuse to break into some Shaolin moonwalking, and transforms an urban shopping mall into a demented gymnasium (think clothes racks, escalators, and lots of plate glass displays). Chan is amazingly versatile both physically and emotionally--and he's a secure enough star-director to let his costars shine, too. --Grant Balfour

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This classic Jackie Chan picture opens with one of the wildest police action set pieces ever filmed, an extended chase that includes the total destruction of a hillside shanty settlement, as fleeing crooks and pursing cops crash down through it with their vehicles. Overall, however, the picture is an awkward mixture of clashing elements. At first it is a little strange seeing Chan playing it (mostly) straight in a hard-edged police thriller. The fights are all extremely ferocious and real-looking, without the lighthearted slapstick stylization that leavens his best period vehicles, like Project A, Part II. The comedy elements (especially a recurrent cake-in-the-face gag) seem to come out of nowhere; they are no longer integral to the spirit of the movie. But there are wonderful set pieces, stunts, and action scenes, including Jackie struggling to answer a dozen jangling phones at once, when he's left alone at the police station, and the all-out, glass-smashing fervor of a climactic battle royal in a shopping mall. --David Chute

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Police Story breaks new ground with its breathtaking fights and incredible stunt sequences. Featuring a top-notch cast, which includes multi-award winning actresses Brigitte Lin & Maggie Cheung, director Chan combines a compelling storyline of an honest cop on the run from a false murder charge with dynamic visuals and full-blooded fight action which is electrified with emotional underscoring. In the case of this particular project the price of excellence was high, with many of Jackie's elite stunt team being seriously injured during the course of principal photography.

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Classic Jackie Chan.......2007-04-06

French film-maker Jean-Luc Godard once said that the best criticism of one film is to make another. Jackie Chan was so dissatisfied with his experience on the cop drama The Protector, his second staring lead in an American film that he decided to make his own Police Story under his underused vanity label Golden Ways Films Ltd. In Hong Kong, he would have much more control over script, stunt coordination and direction (he made sure he would direct this film) that if he was going to flounder it would be on his terms. The result of his efforts is one of my favorite action films as well as Jackie's personal favorite amongst his modern fare.

Jackie Chan plays Chan Ka Kui a model Hong Kong cop who gets involved in a police procedural code named Operation Boar Hunt to take down a triad led by Chu Tu (prolific director/actor Chor Yuen). This operation begins in a shanty town specifically built for the film. The detail is extraordinary in the design and like everything created for an action film it is short-lived. In one of the most awesome car chases I have ever witnessed on screen (up there with Bullitt and The Blue's Brother's mall scene) Chu Tu after being cornered by the police decide to drive through the hovels instead of being captured and Chan decides to chase after. The juxtaposition of having the camera in the vehicle and long shots in which stuntmen are scurrying to avoid being hit (several stuntmen were injured in this scene) are sagacious in displaying the maelstrom of destruction. That and it's pretty damn cool.

Most films would have given a respite after that tumultuous scene of car and house derby but as soon as Chan finishes the car chase he goes into foot mode while running after a double-decker bus that Chu Tu and a few of his cronies hijacked. In several of these scenes as he catches up to the bus he is literally hanging by an umbrella as he holds unto the outside of the bus trying to climb his way in while fighting people who do not want him aboard as well as dodging traffic as the bus speeds along. Two of the stuntmen got hurt at the end of this scene where Ka Kui forces the bus to stop and as they flew out of the top windows they were supposed to land on top of the car that was stopped in the middle of the road but the backward momentum of the brakes as the bus rocked backward after stopping made them undershoot the stunt and land on the road.

Police Story has a stronger storyline than most Chan movies to connect the action scenes. After the arrest of Chu Tu, Inspector Li sets up his secretary Selina Fong (Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia) by letting her go free of all charges to try to pit her against her boss. Ka Kui is assigned to protect her (several scenes of this scenario were cut out of the film). This, of course, will interfere and cause problems with his girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk whose relationship with Jackie is underplayed though that would change in the sequel). Chan tries to trick Selina into trusting him by pretending to save the day when Mars attacks Selina in her apartment. What ultimately happens because of this is predictable as well as the cop working for the triad but these are mere trifles.

The comedy is underrated in this film. There is a great sequence in which Jackie is assigned to the Sha Tau Kok Police Station, a rural area in the north eastern corner of Hong Kong, after he completely messes up the prosecution of Chu Tu. He deftly tries to answer several phones and juggle several conversations at the same time while not being really successful in solving any of them. Like Project A, his influence by silent film comedians is shown in how he performs this skit with physical perfection. This scene is so sublime I cannot fathom why this was missing in older American prints. I also enjoyed a nice little scene where Jackie does this beautiful car-slide stunt by doing the ultimate parallel parking literary by sliding the car parallel into a spot barely bigger than the car.

Another highlight of this film is the final sequence named "glass story" by the stuntmen. It takes place in a mall where Jackie has cornered Chu Tu and his cronies. It is 10 minutes of excellent martial arts, stunts and action. Some of the highlights is some great fights by Jackie with clothes racks, Brigitte Lin doing her own fighting, Chan doing a great jump into moving stairs, lots and lots of broken glass and the famous multi-story slide down a pole. Jackie severely burnt his hands on his slide down, partially attributed to the wrong voltage being set on the lights attached to it and it is also mentioned on several web sites and his own autobiography that he injured his spine and hip on that drop. This is a bit doubtful because on a camera with an alternate angle from the floor (shown in certain deleted footage) shows him bouncing up after the fall and slugging a stuntman (and according to Fung Hak-On hurting him). If you have ever had a back injury (I have several times) you usually do not do get up after it happens or beat up your stuntmen.

This movie not only influenced the Hong Kong action picture, it would also influence American action pictures. Sylvester Stallone would use the bus scene in Tango and Cash, several early scenes were copied in Rapid Fire, Brett Ratner took so much from this film in making Rush Hour (self-admitted in commentary in Rush Hour as well as Dragon Dynasty's Police Story DVD) and countless other action choreographers and directors would be directly or indirectly affected by this work. This movie was created because of the visionary ideas of Jackie Chan and also because of the backbreaking effort of Sing Ga Ban - Jackie Chan's Stuntman Association and their every increasing effort to out due rival stuntman association led by Sammo Hung. Their backbreaking effort helped make this a hit (26 million HK dollars and win the Best Film for the Hong Kong Film Awards) and became the favorite of action auteur directors everywhere.

DVD Notes: I was happy to get a R1 version of this film when Dragon Dynasty put out the DVD. The quality of the picture could be better (Police Story 2 has a much better print) but overall I am satisfied with it. The commentary with Hong Kong action movie expert Bey Logan and director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) was decent with Logan pointing out small tidbits of information like how Sammo Hung asked Bill Tung for horse advice during shooting, pointing out the cameo by Clarence Ford (Naked Killer) as the photographer and also pointing out who every person acting was (sometimes this got annoying). I did wish he would have put more info about one of my favorite actors Fung Hak-On who helped with the stunt choreography and played Danny Chu. Ratner would talk about how this movie influenced him and occasionally get his facts wrong (confuse Brigitte Lin with Maggie Cheung) and was completely ignorant about many Jackie Chan films (Winners and Sinners and every other early Jackie Chan film except Drunken Master) but was still decent to listen to.

Jackie Getting Started.......2007-02-17

Mostly a dated Chinese action movie. Some fun to be had - but mostly a lot of really stupid people running around firing pistols badly. To be fair, you can see how Jackie Chan was perfecting the special style that he brings to the big screen so effectively in his recent movies. See this flick once and move on.

Absolutely Chan-tastic!.......2007-02-08

Jackie Chan demonstates in this film that not only is he a great martial artist and dare-devil, but also a great director and a good actor. He wanted to prove that Hong Kong could produce movies as good or better than Hollywood for less money. I think in some ways he succeeded in that goal.

In an interview on this dvd, Jackie says that the financial constraints made shooting stunts more dangerous, because they couldn't rehearse them as much.

Another interesting fact from the interview is that Jackie's house in this movie was his house in real life.

This dvd is great as many others have attested. Regarding the dubbing, I doubt it would have been possible to retain the old English dub as this version is longer than the old vhs version. However, it would've been better if they had gotten an actor who sounded more like Jackie.

Depite a few slapstick scenes, this movie has a very real feel. The bad guys are not catoonish, and the action is not on a stage or in front of a blue screen. When you see somebody falling off a roof, it is a real person risking his or her life to make a stunning scene.

I personally agree with others that this may be Jackie's best movie. However, I must admit that my wife hated it. She thought the slapstick scenes were just dumb, and she is less impressed with stunts. So, you can't please everybody.

great action and humor you'd expect from classic Chan.......2006-12-31

Finally its on dvd, and long overdue - one of the best Jackie Chan movies ever made. Police Story is classic Chan at its best, including terrific action and great Chan humor. Jackie Chan plays "Kevin Chan", and is a one man army in this action blast.

After capturing a criminal drug lord in an explosive action-packed beginning sequence, the movie only begins to take off, as Chan constantly fights off goon after goon wherever he goes to protect a witness to the criminal. The drug lord only frames Chan for killing another cop, result, Chan becomes one angry and determined man to take matters on his own hands to capture the guy once and for all, who had escaped his first capture swiftly thanks to his ridiculous lawyer at the hearing.

The action is constant from beginning to end, and where there isn't Chan fighting and action, there is the comedy and humor, resulting in great pacing overall. The real treat of Poilce Story is the final fight in the shopping mall, where fist fly, glass breaks everywhere, motorcycles run, and Chan performs an outrageous stunt that is shown 3 times from different angles during the movie - sliding down a multi-story string of lights and crashing into a glass house. Simply amazing and one of his best known stunts ever.

Poilce Story is a must for the heart of any Jackie Chan collection, and now that its on dvd you can experience this much deserved movie in better than VHS quality. Thank God Poilce Story 2 is to be released soon too, another excellent Chan flick!

Great film, but I wish they had kept the origonal English dub.......2006-12-30

There's no need to mention what a great a film this is, as most other reviews already attest to it. Instead, I'll critique its presentation in this release.

The film is provided in its original length, making for about ten minutes of extra footage that hasn't been seen on this side of the Pacific. The added scenes give the movie a slightly grittier feel than the US cut, but Chan's comedy still shines. Also included are alternate beginnings, endings, and deleted scenes. Overall, the print is clean and looks great.

Unfortunately, commentary tracks feature the ramblings of inept American director Brett Ratner. Ratner directed Chan in the "Rush Hour" series, and because of this feels qualified to pontificate on a genre about which he knows nearly nothing. In addition to Ratner's inane blathering, there is also an interview with Chan, which is well worth watching.

Audio tracks include two subtitled Cantonese versions - one new, the other original - and a new English dub. Personally, I preferred the old dub and wish they had included it. The original dub used a voice actor that sounded like the real Jackie Chan, and that same voice was later employed for many of Chan's other US releases ("Project A", "Wheels on Meals", etc.). That voice has since developed a following, and to hear a new, non-descript American accent come out of Police Inspector Chan's mouth makes for real disappointment. The same goes for the supporting cast, including "Uncle Bill", who's US voice talent was similarly popular but discarded for this release.

Overall, this is a fine film that deserved this new, remastered DVD outing, but the original English dub should have been retained.

Cirque du Soleil - Alegria (Live in Sydney)

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no pause, ff, rewind...
good but not the best
Mostly Wonderful...
The Most Entertainment One DVD Can Hold!
Superlative!

Cirque du Soleil - Alegria (Live in Sydney)
Starring: Francesca Gagnon , Eve Montpetit , Ebon Grayman , Kristina Ivanova , and Cindy Whiteman
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ASIN: B00008EY7H
Release Date: 2003-10-07

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no pause, ff, rewind..........2007-04-05

The show itself is pretty typical cirque, some great acts and some terrible camera work/editing. But this one you can't even control the disc. When you try to pause, rewind,... it won't let you.

You get to sit there and watch. If you go to the bathroom or whatever, you miss stuff. Too bad.

good but not the best.......2007-03-18

I had seen alegria on bravo about 2 years ago, but had not caught the show from the beginning, overall it was a really good performance, my only complaint was the lead singer is good, but i feel she attempted to sing in a style at times her voice was not up to the challenge for, other than that "Kudos" to Cirque for another brilliant and mesmerizing performance.

Mostly Wonderful..........2007-01-25

Cirque du Soleil is always a joy to watch, but I do have a few problems of the DVD of Alegria. A couple of the acts kind of drag on a bit, particularly the fire twirler and the trapeze artists. The ringleader character annoyed the you know what out of me. I do like the music in this show a lot, and would like to get the soundtrack.

Some of the camera angles were wierd, and would cut away from the act and zero in on the audience or sideline performers at the worst times!

Amazing acts include the hula hoops, the strong man and the contortionist! I also like the sad clown.

The Most Entertainment One DVD Can Hold!.......2006-08-02

This is the most entertaining DVD I have ever watched. It is chock full of wonderful, breathtaking talent, giving non-stop delight. It moves from one spectacular, perfect performance to another--lots of variety. The music is superb, the characters are delightful. It's my first exposure to Cirque du Soleil. I loved all the acts, but my favorite was Elena Lev with the hoops. She is beautiful, graceful, very flexible, and she gives a flawless performance. I never tire of replaying her. I can't wait to get more CdS DVDs! I highly recommend this one.

Superlative!.......2006-08-02

The production and performances are beyond excellent! I have watched this DVD over and over again and each time I find myself completely spellbound by the Cirque du Soleil. Included in the special features of this disc is an introduction to the artists behind the make-up and the costumes. Alegria flows seamlessly and is one of my all time favorites filling the viewer with wonder, awe, and a great sense of joy. A truly worthwhile addition to any DVD library.

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STORY OF THE DRAGON IS KUNG FU MANIA!
THE BEST BRUCE LI MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!
Give it a chance, people!
One of Bruce Li's most impressive films
STORY OF THE DRAGON

Story of the Dragon
Starring: Bruce Li , Carter Wong , Chang Kuei , Ching Chi Min , and Alan Ellerton
Director: Wah Chan , and Chang Chee
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Release Date: 2001-09-28

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STORY OF THE DRAGON IS KUNG FU MANIA!.......2004-03-14

This is a GREAT movie. Yeah it's old and the picture is full of lines and everything but so what? I don't really care. This is better than RUSH HOUR. Jackie Chan is no match for Bruce Lee. Everyone knows that. Bruce Lee fans will enjoy this movie. I know I did.

THE BEST BRUCE LI MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-02-28

BRUCE LI. The successor to the late Bruce Lee, stars in what I consider the best movie ever made. Bruce Li is my HERO! My idol. Bruce plays a cook in San Francisco who is fired for fighting. Bruce opens a kung fu school but others don't like it. He falls out with a kung fu school owned by Mr Grace and in the final showdown, Bruce takes on Mr Grace and his entire kung fu school. If you're a Bruce Li fan, I reccomend you get this in the DRAGON 4 PACK from videoasia. It contains the original print of the film entitled BRUCE LEE'S DEADLY KUNG FU (a.k.a. Bruce Lee's Secret). The picture quality is pretty bad but remember that this is a low budget 1970's kung fu flick. Overall, I think this is the best Bruce Li movie and anybody who likes to see great fights will love it! A classic!

Give it a chance, people!.......2004-01-15

I agree 100 percent with DARKGENIUS!
I think people are too hard on Bruce Li and his movies.
I've been collecting Kung Fu movies since the 80's.
(I even paid $80 several years ago for an Encylopedia of Kung Fu movies. Yes, encyclopedia's for this genre do exist!!)
"Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu" is one of my all-time top
ten favorites!
One of the main reasons I love this film so much is that
the dialouge is so bad, IT'S GOOD! It's classic 70's!
One example, is when the "San Francisco Kid"(white guy)first comes in with the chinese guy(who always played a "traitor" in several Bruce Lee films), says, "Ha, ha, ha! Don't worry. Ha, ha. I'll make them sorry they stared this! Ha, ha, ha."
They made him sound like "Butthead"(from Beavis & Butthead!)
It's ...classic. There's nothing else like this genre!

Lastly, I would also like to point out that the fight scenes
are excellent(none of the ... wire-work that's rampant now-a-days)! And the story is not half bad either.

One of Bruce Li's most impressive films.......2003-10-24

I love this movie, but my praise will have to wait until I make sure a few important facts are established for those out there unfamiliar with Bruceploitation films. First and foremost, Bruce Lee does not appear in this picture, nor does it have the first thing to do with the real Bruce Lee; the star of the film is Ho Chung Tao (aka Li Shao Lung), better known as Bruce Li. I wasn't that impressed with Li in the first couple of films I saw, but I have now come to understand why he is regarded by and large as the best of the Bruce Lee clones (and I might point out he never really embraced the concept of being renamed after his idol). It is unfair to even compare him to Bruce Lee because Li is a pretty darn good martial arts star in his own right. With this movie, he has won me over completely. Another important fact about this film concerns the title: these Bruceploitation films of the mid- to late-70s are notorious for having different titles. This 1976 film is probably best known as Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu, although you may very well see it called Bruce Lee's Secret or Story of the Dragon; additional but less common titles include Bruce Li's Jeet Kune Do, A Dragon Story, and He's a Legend, He's a Hero. You really have to be careful when buying Bruceploitation films such as this because each movie bears multiple titles.

As for the movie itself, the plot is a very familiar one. Li plays "Bob" Lee, a young Chinese man working in San Francisco; he and his friend are bullied by a trio of thugs, and Bob's decision to teach the guys a little respect for the Chinese lands him and his buddy out of work. For some reason, the scraggly American guys Bob put a licking on exercise some control over Chinatown, making it very difficult for our hero to find a new job. When he does get a job working on the docks, the roughnecks show up along with some of their friends to beat everybody there up. Bob finally has to do his thing again, after which his coworkers convince him to open his own school and teach them kung fu. If you've seen The Chinese Connection (or just about any other martial arts film), you know this means trouble with the schools already in existence (all of which are, of course, rife with bad guys). Well, as you can well imagine, the conflict escalates. Two things make this particular film a little different, though. For one, Bob is defeated at one point by what I assume was supposed to be some type of Japanese karate expert, forcing him to rethink his strategy and thereby come up with his own personalized form of kung fu. This provides a window in which a tiny bit of the essence of kung fu is explained to the audience. Second, in the final conflict, Bob has to deal with an unusual weapon, which makes the predictable climax a little more interesting.

A good many Bruceploitation fans don't seem to care for Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu, but I loved it. As I said, the plot is pretty similar to that of many a martial arts film, but this story works for me, particularly with the emphasis Bob places on disproving the idea that the Chinese are cowards; everyone who gets in his way is made to respect the Chinese. Some who know more about kung fu than I do (and I basically know nothing about it) aren't that impressed with the fight scenes featured in the movie, but I thought they were outstanding. Bruce Li impressed me more here than in any other of his movies I have seen so far. The action is fast and furious, particularly the one fight between Bob and the Japanese assassin sent to kill him. The final battle scenes were especially good, as Bob had to single-handedly go through several heavy layers of bad guys in order to reach the man he was really after.

Formulaic it may be, but Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu is one of my favorite Bruceploitation films, and Bruce Li impressed the heck out of me with his fighting skills in this one. It can be hard for a fan of the real Bruce Lee to embrace the string of Bruceploitation films that were churned out in the years after his death, and many a Lee fan will not watch any of them. As long as they do nothing to tarnish the image of Lee, however, I can't get enough of them, and Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu is one of the best ones out there.

STORY OF THE DRAGON.......2003-10-22

Classic kung fu movie! Bruce Lee stars in this action-packed cheesy 1970's kung fu movie featuring hilarious dubbing and exciting kung fu. Based on a true story, Bruce comes to San Francisco and and starts a kung fu school. He quickly makes enemies from other schools and after escaping death, Bruce realises that his traditional kung fu moves are not that effective against American street fighting so he creates his own style, Jee Kune Do and combats his enemies in spectacular battles. Bruce plays Bob. Or at least I think it's Bob. He is refered to as Bruce once. I reccomend Story of the Dragon if you like great action movies.

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no pause, ff, rewind...
good but not the best
Mostly Wonderful...
The Most Entertainment One DVD Can Hold!
Superlative!

Cirque du Soleil: Alegria
Starring: Francesca Gagnon , Eve Montpetit , Ebon Grayman , Kristina Ivanova , and Cindy Whiteman
Director: Nick Morris
Manufacturer: Cirque Soleil Canada
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Cirque du Soleil - Varekai
Cirque du Soleil - Quidam
Cirque du Soleil - Dralion
Cirque du Soleil - La Nouba
Cirque Du Soleil - Corteo

ASIN: B00007GZWO
Release Date: 2003-02-04

Description

This DVD features Cirque du Soleil, in performance, live in Sydney. Special features include a music video, a look behind the scenes, meet the artists, more.

Customer Reviews:

no pause, ff, rewind..........2007-04-05

good but not the best.......2007-03-18

Mostly Wonderful..........2007-01-25

The Most Entertainment One DVD Can Hold!.......2006-08-02

Superlative!.......2006-08-02

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Crime Story (Ws Amar)
Starring: Chan , Wong , and Cheng
Manufacturer: Dragon Dynasty
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ASIN: B000Q7ZKWK
Release Date: 2007-08-07

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Worth a Few Laughs
Bruce Lee: EXPLOIATATION of A Dragon Story
probably the most factual of all the Bruce Lee biopics
The single worst biographical film I have ever seen
Dragon????? Story???????

Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story
Starring: Bruce Li
Manufacturer: Good Times Video
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The Real Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
The Legend of Bruce Lee
Fighting Fists Of Bruce Lee

ASIN: B00005B1X6
Release Date: 2001-05-29

Description

BRUCE LEE: A DRAGON STORY Bruce Lee's Life Both on and off the Screen Bruce Li (Bruce Lee the Invincible, Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth) portrays the legendary Bruce Lee, who died in 1973 at the age of thirty-two, in this biography concentrating on his film work and personal life. Beginning with his years in the United States, during which he runs a martial arts school and marries Linda Lee Cadwell, the film depicts his first step towards stardom as Kato on the 1966 series, The Green Hornet. Returning to Hong Kong, he works with director Lo Wei on two international hits and then persuades their producer, Raymond Chow, to finance his long-standing dream of directing himself in Return of the Dragon. Also shown are the constant challenges to his martial arts mastery offscreen; his affair with actress Betty Ting Pei, in whose home he passed away; and his untimely death of a brain edema at the peak of his fame. ©1980 Ocean Shores Video Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Approximately 90 minutes Color

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Worth a Few Laughs.......2005-06-26

"Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story" was probably the first of the phony, exploitative Bruce Lee biopics that came out shortly after his death. This one stars everyone's favourite Bruce Lee clone, Bruce Li. This mind-bogglingly innacurate movie pseudo-traces Bruce Lee's life from working in the United States on "The Green Hornet" to going back to Hong Kong to work for Golden Harvest Studios and director Lo Wei. These are about the only facts that it gets right, though, with Bruce Lee's alleged affair with Betty Ting Pei dominating the story (even going so far as to have Betty miscarry Bruce's child!). It blows big time, but honestly, it's good for a few unintentional laughs, particularly from the dubbing (listen to the director of the "Green Hornet" show - he's a riot) and parts of the melodramatic story. What few fight scenes there are aren't very impressive.
The DVD from Goodtimes has the obviously widescreen movie cropposed to full frame. It looks abominable, really faded with many scratches, but it's a budget disc that I found for $2 at Wal-Mart, so why should I complain?

Bruce Lee: EXPLOIATATION of A Dragon Story.......2005-01-31

Having watched this film from start to finish I am convinced that CD Now should give us the option of voting 0-1/2. Considering this "MOCKUMENTARY" isn't worth a whole paragraph...the whole movie can be summed up as follows: (1)The 1st fraction of the movie touches on Lee's college life, marriage, opening of a kung-fu school,and early film career, and (2) The rest of the movie is GARBAGE...Lee's pretty much portrayed as an infidel and emotionless adulterer who forsook his wife and kids to be with Betty Ting Pei and appeared to love her more than his own family. And the closing credits have Bety Ting Pei appearing to be the victim/widow as she walks alone on the beach. TRASH...a cruel joke. What's worst is the fact that Lee Roy Lung(Bruce Li) was supposed to have idolized Bruce Lee and wanted to carry on his legacy, yet he was a part of the TRASH! No love for this one.

probably the most factual of all the Bruce Lee biopics.......2004-05-27

Despite the poor acting and dialouge, this film does show alot of things that really happened to Bruce Lee. When Bruce goes back to Hong Kong to find work as an actor, he really was offered $200 a month when he wanted $10,000. The 1st director of the "Big Boss" was a loud mouthed sissy who cussed and screamed at all the actors. Another fact was that Mrs Lo Wei (the wife of the director of the Big Boss) did indeed get Bruce Lee his first film role and got her husband to direct it. All the key characters are portrayed: Raymond Chow, Nora Maio, Lo Wei, Betty Ting Pei. You can pretty much say that this movie has more facts than does "Dragon". Obviously this was the 1st Bruce Lee biopic and this probably was Bruce Li's first film role, because he acted terribly and his martial arts sucked. But don't get down on Bruce Li, he really is a good martial artist and decent actor. I give it 3 stars because the facts are there but all in all this movie sucks!!!!!!!!!!

The single worst biographical film I have ever seen.......2003-10-03

Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story is nothing short of horrible. It supposedly provides us a biographical look at the life, career, and death of the great Bruce Lee, yet half the time it doesn't even seem to have anything to do with him. I could not make heads or tails out of anything this "mockumentary" related, and what little light it does shine on the man is rather unfavorable. This story says absolutely nothing about Lee's fighting style, his personal philosophy, or anything else. After a few scenes from an early film or two in Hong Kong, no specific film is ever even mentioned; thus, nothing is revealed about the entertainment side of Lee's life and career. I was never sure who the business associates that plod through the story actually were; I'm not even sure how many of the "facts" presented here are actually even remotely true. And don't get me started on the dubbing. This feature has the worst dubbing I have ever heard in my life. The actors themselves look pretty untalented going about the motions onscreen, but the dubbing is atrocious. It is as if the speakers can read English words but have no comprehension of the meaning of any single one of them, and a couple of the voice actors scream every single one of their lines. In all honesty, I can't name one good thing about Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story. It is uninformative to the Bruce Lee novice and anathema to the Bruce Lee fan.

Dragon????? Story???????.......2001-05-22

I don't think so! What is it about these types of pseudo-documentary releases that the manufacturers think that they can throw a "cool"(?) sounding name and some flashy pictures on the cover and fool us into buying this tripe? Poor Bruce Lee would be spinning in his grave (If he's really dead that is!), at the thought of his life being exploited in this way! Certainly many superstars and celebreties have had lame "tributes" released in their names but surely poor Mr Lee has to be the most sinned against! This release being an example of such! How many times can the limited footage be re-hashed and recycled in such a frustrating way???? Theres nothing new here, no insights, no revelations, no interest! If you want to know Bruce Lee, watch his movies. For more, watch the movie he wanted to, but never got the chance to make.... "The Magic Flute" starring David Carradine (who also robbed him of "HIS" series "Kung Fu") Or just watch "Dragon- The Bruce Lee Story" for the basic outline followed by a better and more enlightening documentary, "Death By Misadventure" which as a bonus also includes a look at his son, Brandon and his brief but worthy career! Steer clear of this twaddle. Its cheap because its "CHEAP"!!!!!

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Super Dragon - Bruce Lee Story
Starring: Ou-Yang Chung , Chen Pei Ling , Lei Hsiao Lung , Bruce Li , and Tang Pei
Manufacturer: ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000A7BQQ0
Release Date: 2005-10-04

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Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story
Starring: Bruce Li
Manufacturer: Tai Seng
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0000AKC8G
Release Date: 2005-06-28

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STORY OF THE DRAGON IS KUNG FU MANIA!
THE BEST BRUCE LI MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!
Give it a chance, people!
One of Bruce Li's most impressive films
STORY OF THE DRAGON

Story of the Dragon
Starring: Bruce Li , Carter Wong , Chang Kuei , Ching Chi Min , and Alan Ellerton
Director: Wah Chan , and Chang Chee
Manufacturer: Cav Distribution
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Bruce Li - The Invincible
Return of the Tiger
Blind Fists of Bruce
Chinese Connection 2
Enter the Invincible Hero

ASIN: B00005NB9L
Release Date: 2002-10-01

Customer Reviews:

STORY OF THE DRAGON IS KUNG FU MANIA!.......2004-03-14

THE BEST BRUCE LI MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-02-28

Give it a chance, people!.......2004-01-15

Lastly, I would also like to point out that the fight scenes
are excellent(none of the ... wire-work that's rampant now-a-days)! And the story is not half bad either.

One of Bruce Li's most impressive films.......2003-10-24

STORY OF THE DRAGON.......2003-10-22

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